Compatability and CUSP
On this special Valentines episode - we're talking about Compatibility and the CUSP Astrology App that Kirah launched last fall. Writers of the app Jo, Jared (Mercurious George), Erin & Pallas all join to talk about how they created the compatibility reports as well as the nuances of compatibility in astrology.
Keep scrolling for show notes and to learn more about this episode’s guest astrologers!
SHOW NOTES
Books referenced by Pallas in this episode:
Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement edited by Ejeris Dixon and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by adrienne maree brown
Shoutout to Quicksilver Tongue!
The CUSP App
EPISODE GUESTS
Jo
Jo (she/hers) is a consulting astrologer and writer based in Oklahoma City, OK. Jo's astrology practice is rooted in traditional Hellenistic techniques intended to provide a sound vessel for the holding and channeling of spirit, Story, and empowerment.
Find Jo at:
@jomakerofways on Twitter
@jomakerofways on Instagram
jomakerofways.com
Pallas K. Augustine
Pallas K. Augustine is a writer, astrologer, educator, and consultant. Their practice is rooted in a relational approach that aims to deeply connect us with our non-human and non-living kin as well as to each other. By acknowledging and investing in ecological concerns, land relations, animist spiritualities, and ancestral healing, Pallas’ work goes beyond self-reflection and towards regeneration of intricate and nuanced interrelationship. Pallas has spoken at Fresh Voices in Astrology, the Portland School of Astrology, Novaa Network, and will be presenting at NORWAC 2022. Recently featured in WIRED magazine, Pallas is a contributing writer to CUSP astrology app. Their Patreon supports the writing of ‘The Astrology of Coming Home,’ a book-length work on their IC research..
Find Pallas at:
@nineofwands on Twitter
@nine.of.wands on Instagram
Pallas’s Patreon
nineofwands.com
Erin Tack Shipley
Erin Tack Shipley is a liberation-centered professional astrologer supporting folx in staying with the challenge of being in right relationship. Working with astrology, collapse-awareness and attachment fundamentals, Erin helps people build trust, connect with spirit, grieve intentionally, and translate hope into action. Erin lives, works and tends community on the unceded and occupied lands of the Amah Mutsun, Popeloutchom, Awaswas and Ohlone peoples.
Find Erin at:
@etshipley on Twitter
@etshipley on Instagram
etshipley.com
Mercurius George
“Mercurius George” is the slightly secretive pseudonym of a Brooklyn-based astrologer and writer. A longtime casual enthusiast of astrology, his interest fully blossomed when he discovered the teachings of Hellenistic astrology and began studying in earnest with Austin Coppock, gradually arriving at a blend of traditional techniques and modern insights. As a writer and editor, he has contributed to the CUSP astrology app.
Find Mercurius George at:
@mercuriusgeorge on Twitter
@mercuriusgeorgeastrology on Instagram
mercuriusgeorge.com