Who’s Writing Your Story? Recognizing Patterns, Reclaiming Choice
Are the stories you’re being told helping you trust yourself or becoming another way to give your power away?
In this episode of Out of the Trance, I’m joined again by astrologer Sarah Basha, as part of our Big Shifts series to explore what gets lost in pop astrology, fear-based predictions, and social media’s bite-sized interpretations of who we are.
We discuss astrology as a tool for self-understanding, the relationship between archetypes and depth psychology, and how to engage with your chart without treating it as a fixed destiny.
Throughout the conversation, we explore how the stories we absorb can shape our expectations, reinforce unconscious patterns, and influence what we believe is possible. Becoming aware of those stories gives us more choice in how we respond and what we change.
Together, we explore why we seek certainty outside ourselves, how labels and predictions can become limiting beliefs, and the role of shadow work, intuition, and embodiment in finding our own direction.
An invitation to look more closely at the stories shaping your life and the wisdom you bring to them.
In this episode:
00:00 — Debunking the myths of pop astrology
01:10 — Outsourcing our power and the search for certainty
05:17 — The responsibility that comes with influencing others
08:27 — Approaching astrology through intuition and embodiment
12:15 — How the stories we absorb shape our experience
13:48 — Pluto, the shadow, and possibilities for transformation
19:56 — Pattern recognition and the seasons of our lives
22:37 — Depth psychology, integration, and the birth chart
23:26 — Can we rise above our charts?
26:23 — Inner-child wounds and what “doing the work” means
29:13 — When a good life still feels like something is missing
32:10 — My experience of astrology, intuition, and moving around the world
35:17 — Prediction, choice, and trusting your own wisdom
36:57 — Practical reflections to take into your own life
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