Astrology in Psychotherapy

Astrology in Psychotherapy

Psychotherapist and astrologer Shawna McGrath (AMFT) shares her experiences and inspirations on incorporating astrology into the therapy process. This monthly podcast is dedicated to exploring the philosophy and practice of working with astrology as a psychotherapeutic tool for healing, insight, and connection. Find out more: https://www.theastropsyche.com/

Episodes

July 1, 2024 • 44 mins

Episode 7: Let's talk about psychological complexes and how we can identify and work with them via the birth chart.

Astrology reflects psychological patterns and a healing potential. When things seem impossible to change, astrology shows us a wide spectrum of future potentials. But, discernment and curiosity are key to finding this healing potential within the chart.

In this episode, I reference psychotherapist and astrologer D...

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Episode 6: In Jungian psychology (one of the branches of depth psychology), individuation is the life long process of becoming yourself - as a unique individual. This process of becoming often has a feeling tone of moving toward what feels purposeful for you, maybe even elements of destiny or fate. The astrology birth chart is well suited to be a guide and connector to help us explore the multitude of potentials when we feel a lack...

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April 26, 2024 • 25 mins

Episode 5: your personal experiences are a valid way of understanding and learning astrology. We are conditioned to value the external methods of learning (via books, authors, teachers, and podcasts) as the authority on how to interpret a planet, sign, or house. But your inner reflections - what an astrological symbol means to you (!) - is an essential part of the process of cultivating an astrological worldview and a symbolic way ...

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In episode 4, I'm sharing some thoughts that came up for me recently while contemplating the question: "Where do you see that in the chart?" This question typically comes up when we're trying to understand a long-held psychological or generational pattern. While I was contemplating this process of where I "see" things in the chart, I realized a couple of themes: I see the chart as a synthesized being (ak...

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In episode 3 we explore the Saturn cycles that we all experience at different phases of life. This includes several Saturn returns that we will all hopefully experience over the course of a long and satisfying life. We’ll also talk about the minor 7 year segments that make up each Saturn return cycle. All of this will be viewed through a depth psychological lens. Essentially, today’s question is: How does Saturn correlate to our jo...

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September 6, 2023 • 44 mins

In episode 2 we explore the astrological signs of Virgo and Pisces as symbols of healing and of traveling through the otherworld. These signs viewed symbolically from a depth psychological perspective inform our understanding of healing, helping, and caregiving.


I'm offering a 2-hour workshop on Thursday 9/21 at 6pm PT called "Workshop for Healers: the Psychopomp Function" where we will move deeper into the theme...

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In episode 1, I'm excited to welcome you to the Depth Psychotherapy & Astrology Podcast. We explore and answer the questions: what exactly is depth psychotherapy, and how does astrology fit into this way of working? I also share some of my journey toward this work and why I love it so very much.

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Shawna McGrath, AMFT is a depth psychotherapist and astrologer. She offers depth psychotherapy and astrology sessions via zo...

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