The Awake Space with Laurie Rivers Podcast

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October is officially crunchy.
In this episode of The Awake Space Astrology Podcast, Laurie Rivers gets personal about a difficult week filled with grief, family changes, exhaustion, and the reality that astrologers aren't immune to the transits they forecast.
With Mercury and Mars creating tension and Pluto preparing to station direct in Aquarius, Laurie explores what happens when life pushes us outside our comfort zones. The pressure is real, but so is the potential to use it creatively and deliberately.
This episode also takes a deeper look at anger, spirituality, power, and the idea that being spiritual does not require being passive. Love can be active. Advocacy can be loving. Anger can carry useful information. The question isn't whether you're allowed to feel it. The question is: What are you going to do with it?
Laurie shares reflections on watching people she loves age, saying goodbye to a beloved family dog, and witnessing the strange, painful beauty of life's transitions. She also talks about learning to look for beauty during difficult circumstances and why regulating our emotions isn't the same thing as suppressing them.
As Pluto prepares to move direct in Aquarius, we're entering a period when people may be increasingly unwilling to accept old hierarchies, abuses of power, and systems that depend on silence or passivity.
The challenge this week is to use the pressure rather than letting it consume you.
Create something. Advocate for something. Help someone. Rest when you need to rest. Feel what you need to feel. Then decide where you're going to put your attention next.
Laurie also shares a preview of Living by Luna, her six-month guided process for observing your patterns, reactions, energy, and responses through daily lunar transits. You'll hear a sample from the introductory audio created for participants while they wait for their physical Living by Luna journal to arrive.
00:03 October is crunchy: what to expect this week
02:18 Why spiritual passivity isn't the answer
03:30 Living by Luna and learning to recognize your patterns
08:34 Aging, family, grief, and saying goodbye
22:34 Mercury square Mars: tension, communication and forced pivots
25:34 Why we're still having the same conversations about power and abuse
27:29 Pluto direct in Aquarius and power to the people
28:49 Turning anger and angst into creativity
31:17 Rage against the dying of the light
33:45 Purpose, passion and showing up
36:07 Spirituality doesn't require accepting another hit
39:31 Love isn't passive
40:11 What are you going to do with your anger?
41:20 Ralph Report and Predictions
44:46 Justice can't erase the past, but healing can build something new
45:30 A preview of Living by Luna
This isn't a week for pretending everything is fine. It's a week for recognizing what you feel without allowing those feelings to permanently take you out of the game.
Sometimes you need to fall down. Sometimes you need to grieve. Sometimes you need to rage.
And when one of us falls, the rest of us guard the flame until they can stand again.
Every morning is another chance to reset.

"Knowledge is only power when you know how to use it." Laurie A. Rivers
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This week Laurie breaks down why the internet is getting Venus retrograde wrong and why October is less about fear and more about building systems that help you adapt. She explores how to move through uncertainty without panic, why community matters more than ever, and how astrology can help you make practical decisions instead of emotional reactions. Laurie also answers member questions on astrology, relationships, medical astrology, timing, the houses, and working consciously through major life decisions.

00:00 Why Venus retrograde isn't something to fear
03:15 Climate, adaptation, and preparing for a changing world
08:15 Building like-hearted communities instead of dividing by astrology stereotypes
12:30 A story about surviving two weeks without power and what resilience really looks like
22:20 The Ralph Report and what Laurie is watching in the headlines
25:20 Community discussion: depression-era meals, gardening, and practical preparedness
30:20 Living by Luna update and community rollout
31:15 Magazine Q&A:
Medical astrology and chronic illness

Understanding the houses

Multiple signs across houses

Timing important decisions

Working with children during difficult transits

Making major life decisions using astrology

01:11:30 October's theme: Design for resilience
01:26:00 Headline outlook for late September and early October
01:41:20 Venus retrograde explained: attraction, values, and revisiting what matters
01:47:00 Building confidence through your natural strengths
Retrograde does not mean bad.

Strong systems create more freedom and better choices.

Community is one of the greatest forms of resilience.

Focus on what you can influence instead of what you can't.

Small daily actions reduce stress more effectively than doomscrolling.

Your astrology chart is a tool for understanding yourself, not limiting yourself.

October rewards adaptability, resourcefulness, and deliberate action.

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This week the conversation shifts...abruptly

A powerful Aries Full Moon, the Autumn Equinox, and Mars changing signs create one of the most dynamic astrological weeks of the year. Laurie breaks down what these major cosmic shifts could mean for world events, your personal life, and how to stay centered when everything around you feels uncertain.
Remember worry is a misuse of imagine, instead of feeding fear, this episode focuses on practical preparation, emotional resilience, and learning to work with change instead of against it.
You'll also hear updates on the new Awake Space community, an early look at Living by Luna, this week's Ralph Report reviewing recent prediction accuracy, and why understanding your own patterns may be one of the greatest advantages you can develop.
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00:00 Why this week matters & exciting community updates
04:10 Supply chains, world events & preparing without panic
14:20 Finding humor in difficult times
20:00 The Equinox, Aries Full Moon & Mars enters Leo
28:00 Why Venus Retrograde isn't something to fear
43:20 Free will, astrology & making better decisions
46:55 Lessons from history and what they teach us today
52:50 How to use this Full Moon for personal growth
1:03:20 The Ralph Report: Forecast review & this week's predictions
1:20:40 The Three Layers of Consciousness & introducing Living by Luna

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This week on The Awake Space, Laurie Rivers looks at nostalgia, resilience, technology, AI, water resources, and the importance of knowing your next move during a period of massive systemic change.
Laurie starts with a weekend trip to see Practical Magic 2, reflections on aging parents, family, memory, and why Mars in Cancer has us craving coziness, familiarity, and connection. She also shares updates on Living by Luna, the new LaurieRivers.com website, and how she intentionally worked with a Mercury transit to solve a long-standing technical problem.
Then it’s Q&A: Venus retrograde and cosmetic procedures, how to calculate a solar return, aspect patterns in natal charts, and where astrologers might begin looking when researching AI and emerging technology.
In the Ralph Report, Laurie reviews last week’s predictions against actual headlines before looking ahead at the astrology and potential headlines for September 13–21.
The episode closes with a deeper discussion of AI, data centers, stressed aquifers, climate concerns, and why local action matters. The message throughout: knowledge by itself isn’t power. Power comes from knowing what you can actually do next.
LINKS:
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Practical Magic 2, nostalgia & community
03:13 – AI, technology, water & environmental concerns
06:22 – 2027 Prepared + upcoming events
08:22 – Living by Luna guided experience
10:06 – Using Mercury transits to solve problems
11:15 – Aging, family, mortality & making memories
16:05 – Preparing for winter and creating coziness
17:07 – Daily Insight coming to LaurieRivers.com
22:01 – Astrology Q&A
22:23 – Venus retrograde & cosmetic procedures
23:16 – Solar return charts
24:36 – Aspect patterns in natal charts
26:27 – Where does AI show up in astrology?
33:00 – Laurie’s thoughts on September
36:04 – Simple practices for cultivating presence
37:22 – The Ralph Report: what Laurie got right
40:51 – Astrology and headlines for September 13–21
49:57 – Water resources, aquifers & data centers
53:24 – Will AI kill us all?
54:12 – AI misuse, regulation & human agency
55:01 – Why local action matters
57:04 – Managing heavy energy and finding your next move

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Light Your Torch: The Power of Presence, Purpose & Deconstructing Astrology
The world feels uncertain—but uncertainty doesn't have to become paralysis. This week, Laurie explores how to move beyond fear, reclaim your agency, and become solution-oriented during times of rapid change. Inspired by the legacy of Gloria Steinem, she examines why imagination is an act of courage, why presence is a form of resistance, and how astrology becomes far more powerful when used as a tool for observation rather than prediction.
Laurie also shares a reading of her new essay, "Astrology Deconstructed," answers a listener's question about using astrology for career decisions, reviews recent prediction highlights in The Ralph Report, and closes with guidance for this week's Virgo New Moon.

Show Links:
2027 Prepared: Astrology Based Planner & Workbook
Awake Space Magazine September 2026
00:00 Light your torch: Choosing hope over fear
09:00 Reading Astrology Deconstructed
43:30 Gloria Steinem's astrology and legacy
50:08 Career timing: Can astrology help you choose your next move?
57:07 The Ralph Report: Recent prediction highlights
1:04:42 This week's global forecast
1:17:06 Virgo New Moon intentions and practical guidance
Why presence is your greatest source of personal power
Gloria Steinem's lasting influence and what comes next
Rethinking astrology through observation instead of determinism
Breaking inherited beliefs and cultural conditioning
How to use astrology to make better decisions
Forecast highlights for the week ahead
Virgo New Moon journaling prompts and intention setting
Knowledge isn't power unless you know your next step.
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