055 | Fernanda Paiva: Trusting the Mystery

Astrologer and teacher Fernanda Paiva joins host Jenn Zahrt from São Paulo, Brazil to discuss astrology books galore and more! Tune in for this enjoyable chat, which includes: when “wrong” charts work; synchronicity; the living symbols; Neptune transits; bending the rules of starcraft; the defense mechanisms of the planets; forecasting and secondary progressions; astrology throughout history; the upcoming Saturn-Neptune conjunction and the recent Jupiter-Uranus conjunction; deep time twins; underrated beginner books; chart synthesis; and how tarot complements astrology. Plus: mutable ICs, umami astrology, and… your classmates as your secondary progressions!

 

 

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Episode timestamps (conversation recorded June 2024):

 

00:31 – Fernanda Paiva is an HSP (highly sensitive person), teacher, and practicing astrologer. She holds a certificate from the London School of Astrology, a master’s degree in cultural astronomy and astrology from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, and a bachelor’s degree in history. Fernanda has been published by Flare UK, the AA Journal, and at the Astrodienst website, amongst others. Fernanda is originally from Brazil but has lived in the United Kingdom for over 16 years.

 

01:18 – Astrology captured Fernanda’s heart in the early 1990s via the horoscope magazines in Brazil! The first book she read was Astrology for Lovers by Liz Greene.

 

02:57 – If Fernanda could bring only three books to a deserted island, what would she bring? The first would be Moment of Astrology: Origins in Divination by Geoffrey Cornelius, because there’s always something new to grasp!

 

07:14 – Sneaking in two books, one author! Fernanda’s second choice would be… Liz Greene’s whole collection, lol! The way Greene writes always offers Fernanda a new window to look through. With that in mind, she’d narrow it down to two of her favorites by Greene: The Horoscope in Manifestation: Psychology and Prediction and Barriers and Boundaries: The Horoscope and the Defences of the Personality. There’s a bonus book tossed in for good measure, too: The Astrologer, the Counsellor and the Priest: Two Seminars on Astrological Counselling by Juliet Sharman-Burke and Liz Greene.

 

12:28 – Interlude: Join CAELi and snag yourself a Saturn stress-relief ball. (Yes, you read that right!)

 

13:14 – The third title that Fernanda would bring is Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View by Richard Tarnas. Tarnas’s comprehensive research would keep Fernanda inspired!

 

19:47 – For beginners, Fernanda recommends: The Contemporary Astrologer’s Handbook: An In-Depth Guide to Interpreting Your Horoscope by Sue Tompkins, Chart Interpretation Handbook: Guidelines for Understanding the Essentials of the Birth Chart by Stephen Arroyo, The Twelve Houses: Exploring the Houses of the Horoscope by Howard Sasportas, Getting to the Heart of Your Chart: Playing Astrological Detective by Frank Clifford, and Predictive Astrology: The Eagle and the Lark by Bernadette Brady.

 

27:02 – Find Fernanda at her website: https://www.fernandapaiva.co. On social, Fernanda uses the following handles: @Hitchhiking_Stars on Instagram; @HitchhikingStars on YouTube and Facebook; and @HitchhikingStar on Twitter/X.

 

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Show notes by Jen Braun, JJ Boots Productions LLC.