Season Finale Before Summer Break...Welcome. I’m Taylor Marsh and this is ASTRAL SOUL LIGHTNING. A podcast about making meaning, manifestation, and energies we navigate. How we create through archetypes, symbols, spirituality, and our instincts and intuition.My expertise? The shadow side of human beings. Energies like law of attraction, and the intersection of culture, politics, and spirituality.There’s more to creating than the act of doing. (Insert quotes from author's about so-called "writer's block," as the conversation deepens...)No creative term has caused more angst than the myth of creator’s block or writer’s block.When a person decides to create a work of art the success is established before she begins.Did you pick the subject from your head or your heart?Is the project organic to you and the life you’ve experienced?Are the details drawn from your own lived knowledge?The start time must coincide with supportive cosmic energies, which is different for every person. I’ve only begun to explain planetary shifts that are supportive, but none guarantee a smooth ride unless the questions I just asked have constructive and supportive answers.Truth magnetizes the law of attraction and manifests our desires.Creative mastery is commitment to the intensely long journey over a lifetime. Creativity attached to truth can’t be blocked.It takes willful participation from the creator to stop the flow.Fear. Anxiety. Doubt. Cowardice. Four of the many emotions that a person can lean on instead of trust, truth, and purpose.There’s also sickness, addiction, etc.Creator’s block, writer’s block, You Name Your Block are weak off-ramps giving permission to ignore the truth. A creator who accepts the notion of “writer’s block” has put obstacles in her own way.Our mind isn’t a dispenser.Inspiration is required when a tough creative moment arrives.Meditation is the medicine, but many won’t commit to this process. It’s necessary for all creatives, even Mr. Sorkin.IT’S ALL A PROCESS, whether the day is flowing, or when content is hard to produce. Health, diet, and many other things cause the mind to balk.The answer isn’t to push through. Instead, dive deep into the silence, listen to music and dream, take a walk in nature.Sometimes you must wait for your intuition to download the path forward.THE MIND NEEDS TIME.It’s not a block, it’s an organic function... ...COPYRIGHT 2022 TAYLOR MARSH ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDhttps://taylormarsh.com/https://www.amazon.com/Taylor-Marsh/e/B00MCEC3MA/email: astral dot soul dot lightning at gmail dot com

The title to this podcast came instantly to me. A lightning bolt after I witnessed the first January 6th hearing. Doing research, the following link came up during a stream of searches.The assessment below explains my use of the word “exalted” in the title, although it’s not the definition astrologers use. Exalted is meant philosophically and mythological, not mathematically, a critical distinction.“The placement of Saturn in Aquarius is so favourable because Saturn is a planet of tangible manifestation while the sign of Aquarius is about new ideas and visions. A vision without manifestation is of no use but when the hard work of Saturn is applied to refine and perfect and implement the vision in the real world the two are a very powerful combination.” (https://astrologyyard.com/saturn/saturn-in-aquarius.php)Truth.The compass of all energy.God’s power.The January 6th Committee revealed the shadow side of America through truth.History unfolding becomes mythology.The January 6th Committee intends to save America from the shadow elements by exposing lies and misinformation meant to instill fear of change.We are changing the mythology of our country, but to succeed we need people to wake up. Participate.I’ve become intimate with the Saturn archetype. Change and hard work have been my salvation, my North Star since I was little. Unrelenting quest for truth underpins my creative mastery.So, I disagree w the main theme of Saturn by most astrologers: taskmaster, destroyer, etc.Saturn is an incubator, with long & demanding cycles that lead to manifestation beyond what was dreamed.The January 6 committee became exalted under Saturn’s cycles because of the deep, difficult, daily grind they chose. No shortcut, no flinching, this committee rose to Saturn’s challenge and did brutal lifting against great odds, threats, & career loss.But still they persevered.Astrology is a portal, not a belief.Infinite.Calculable.Valuable.Understandable.Mutable.Constant.Change.Fated.Navigable.Consider there are open pathways and headwinds that can be seen ahead of the present, as if a cosmic weather report can accomplish what a daily weather report offers.When it’s snowing, a driver puts on chains, she doesn’t cancel a long-awaited trip!Saturn retrograde offers several months for what’s playing out in Washington, D.C. to simmer, and for people to accept the truth and embrace a new future. I’M ASKING YOU TO TAP YOUR IMAGINATION to investigate another way to travel in your mind that offers a new key to understanding life.COPYRIGHT 2022 TAYLOR MARSH ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDhttps://taylormarsh.com/https://www.amazon.com/Taylor-Marsh/e/B00MCEC3MA/email: astral dot soul dot lightning at gmail dot com

TRIGGER WARNING: Subjects discussed in this podcast are disturbing and include spousal abuse, text exchanges in two suicide cases, and the ramifications of women on trial by social media. Caution is advised._________________One woman and two girls in different circumstances felled by social media, and their egos: Amber Heard, Michelle Carter, Inyoung You.I didn’t watch the trial. I read about it but stayed away from social media until the verdict was announced, then I poured through everything to talk about it with you today.This trial was so 1997, so I wasn’t surprised to see Monica Lewinsky writing about it in Vanity Fair.Attacking women public figures has been going on for decades. Research Hillary Clinton. I wrote a book about the sexism and misogyny she faced in the 2008 primary season, which began in the 1990s, before social media, and TikTok.I don’t doubt Ms. Heard's claims, or the harm she suffered. She admits their volatile relationship turned physical before they were married.Not even a rich, privileged White woman recovers from poop in the bed, damning testimony by a court psychologist, and police officers on the scene doubting her claims.It’s gotten harder for women, much worse with internet, and social media, and the rise of TikTok, something Ms. Heard must have considered, right?I disagree with people who say this verdict has set women back. Women must be smarter. It’s not fair, but it’s true.Narcissism comes in many forms, one of which is sociopathy.In the research I’ve done for my psychological thrillers, I’ve found there’s confusion about the definition of sociopath.In fiction… The psychopathy of the character lives on inside them. The troubled young girl syndrome isn’t labeled for what it is. No help received to exorcize what’s going on inside.Three women in different situations, propelled into infamy by their own choices.If I were writing a thriller about two women characters based on the behavior of Michelle Carter, and Inyoung You, the main subject would be psychopathy, not sociopathy.Given what I know about public women being targeted online, Ms. Heard’s choice to write the op-ed as she did was not in her best interests. A fatal mistake made by her ego. Where were her advisers?Difficult subjects.But what happened to the three women mentioned today in this podcast was of their own doing.This isn't the 1990s.COPYRIGHT 2022 TAYLOR MARSH ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDhttps://taylormarsh.com/https://www.amazon.com/Taylor-Marsh/e/B00MCEC3MA/email: astral dot soul dot lightning @ gmail dot com

Welcome. I’m Taylor Marsh and this is ASTRAL SOUL LIGHTNING. A podcast about making meaning, manifestation, and energies we navigate. How we create through archetypes, symbols, spirituality, and our instincts and intuitions.My expertise? The shadow side of human beings. The energies like law of attraction, and the intersection of culture, politics, and spirituality.It’s been a rough week.We have lost our soul.A quote from Sky News on the Uvalde gunman’s Yubo app account…“Referring to (Uvalde shooter’s) conversations with one person on Instagram, (social media expert) said: "If you look at his interactions with people on social media, you can see there's a clear element of aggression, in particular towards the woman he was speaking to. He believes he's entitled to her attention, even though she doesn't actually know him. He uses the threat that he's about to do something, although he didn't say what, as a means of getting attention."The social media expert referenced earlier claimed the Uvalde shooter couldn’t be an incel, because the first person he shot was his grandmother, instead of a young woman.Compartmentalization is possible, from my deep research, when the mind succumbs to psychopathy. In fact, it’s central to their façade. The mind and shadow side are my raison dêtre. Experience over many years of life drove me to these subjects.The horror of Uvalde occurred in the eclipse gateway. Energy at an eclipse point is powerful. Eclipses are the fated portion of life...The gunman's life is peppered with clues.Texas Governor Gregg Abbott set the stage when he and his so-called "pro-life" pals put guns before citizens.I'm pissed. You should be too.DEDICATION: For my Uncle Dick, who was a hero pilot felled by "battle fatigue," now called PTSD, and the brave military women and men who serve, including first responders, nurses... For all you do. COPYRIGHT 2022 TAYLOR MARSH ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDwww.taylormarsh.comhttps://www.amazon.com/Taylor-Marsh/e/B00MCEC3MA/contact and mailing list requests: astral dot soul dot lightning @ gmail dot com

Welcome. I’m Taylor Marsh and this is ASTRAL SOUL LIGHTNING. A podcast about making meaning, manifestation, and energies we navigate. How we create through archetypes, symbols, spirituality, and our instincts and intuitions.A quote from BARNA, a research operation focused on the collision of faith and culture, from their 2018 study:“It may come as no surprise that the influence of Christianity in the United States is waning. Rates of church attendance, religious affiliation, belief in God, prayer and Bible-reading have been dropping for decades. Americans’ beliefs are becoming more post-Christian and, concurrently, religious identity is changing. Enter Generation Z: Born between 1999 and 2015, they are the first truly “post-Christian” generation. More than any other generation before them, Gen Z does not assert a religious identity. They might be drawn to things spiritual, but with a vastly different starting point from previous generations, many of whom received a basic education on the Bible and Christianity.”(Source: https://www.barna.com/research/atheism-doubles-among-generation-z/)The white bearded man in the sky religions say to pray to for answers doesn’t make sense anymore. Men are allowed to communicate directly, while women are forced to accept we need a male conduit to talk to God.The male church leaders throw down dogma to guilt people, while asking for money, loyalty, and accepting ancient stories that don’t include women as equal partners in holy stories.The planets and stars when personalized through mythological stories offer a new path to plumb.The sun sign when discovered seems to nail parts of our personality to an uncanny level, but the sun sign is only a beginning.A person’s sun sign is how we show up. It’s not where we’re going.The complexity of astrology offers endless investigation into the question: Who am I and why am I here?Finding meaning in the ancient science and art of energy begins with who am I?Astrology is the building blocks to understanding self. A personal journey of mystery, discovery, and evolution. ...COPYRIGHT 2022 TAYLOR MARSH ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDemail: [email protected]://www.amazon.com/Taylor-Marsh/e/B00MCEC3MA/

We’re in the days of what astrologers call the eclipse gateway, between solar and lunar eclipses. The mythology of eclipse seasons, which happen twice a year, every year, is these energy events bring fated shifts, change, and expose shadow side vulnerabilities. Between April 30 and May 16, 2022, eclipses having an impact weeks before and for many weeks afterward. There’s a contagion effect on both sides of the eclipses. This is true no matter the year or where the eclipses originate.The nodes of the moon designate what planets are involved, which translates mythologically to certain astrological signs. The nodes are currently in Taurus and its mirror sign, Scorpio. Think back to the end of 2003 and into the spring of 2004, which was the last time these two signs were in these nodal positions. When people talk about the law of attraction, it’s couched in mental terms, how you’re talking to yourself. The tape in your head.I’m laying out another way.All the positive affirmations will enliven your psyche and soul. Through experience, I’ve learned timing is as important.Nothing is collectively fated.Energies exert pressure and pull, but we are the most advanced species in human history.We each decide, and the majority who’s most committed will write the next 50 years of American history.The fated surprises, changes, and losses that coincide with an eclipse are challenging and equally liberating and exciting. The less we fight our EVOLUTION, the closer to flow we venture.I’ve experienced heavy personal losses that began within the “eclipse gateway” timeline but lasted long afterward because the next change was connected to the event that happened in the gateway.The astral weather report, as I call it, is one component meant to bolster gut instincts and intuition, so choices are attached to them. It’s a personal decision whether you follow a timeline you want to bet on. www.taylormarsh.comhttps://www.amazon.com/Taylor-Marsh/e/B00MCEC3MA/Free birth chart: https://horoscopes.astro-seek.com/birth-chart-horoscope-online COPYRIGHT 2022 TAYLOR MARSH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

The mythology behind eclipses warns of surprises. Full moons bring emotions to the surface, as well as things we must release.Retrograde offers another look at something that needs to be revisited. Many believed Roe vs. Wade was in danger, but no one could have predicted the case Alito would make. Don't believe his lies, or the lies of the religious right. "Fetal heartbeat" bills are science fiction, and the fetus feels no pain, according to science.Alito lied. They all lied. Five religious conservative SCOTUS justices LIED during their confirmation hearings: Alito, Gorsuch, Thomas, Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett."When Alito applied for a senior job at the DOJ in 1985, he wrote in his cover letter that as a “life-long registered Republican,” he was “particularly proud” to have worked on cases arguing “that the Constitution does not protect a right to an abortion.” - Harry Litman on Samuel AlitoWait until you hear all the ways they lied about their positions on Roe during their confirmation hearings.Alito states in his draft opinion…“We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled. The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision, including the one on which the defenders of Re and Casey now chiefly rely—the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. That provision has been held to guarantee some rights that are not mentioned in the Constitution, but any such right must be ‘deeply rooted in this Nation’s history and tradition’ and ‘implicit in the concept of ordered liberty.’”But Alito is exposed by the argument he makes. He goes back to the 17th century and Sir Matthew Hale, who "presided at one of the most notorious of the 17th century English witchcraft trials where he sentenced two women to death."Hale believed women had no rights, and that marital rape was part of the matrimonial agreement. It was Hale's prowess that sparked similar witchcraft prosecutions in the American colonies.Now maybe you understand why Republicans think it's unnecessary to include exceptions for rape and incest, as well as the life of the mother. Religious extremists embrace and rely on the fanatical anti-women dogma of the 17th century.Jill Lepore in The New Yorker skewers Alito’s sexist religiosity:"There is nothing in that document about women at all. Most consequentially, there is nothing in that document—or in the circumstances under which it was written—that suggests its authors imagined women as part of the political community embraced by the phrase 'We the People.' There were no women among the delegates to the Constitutional Convention. There were no women among the hundreds of people who participated in ratifying conventions in the states. There were no women judges. … Legally, most women did not exist as persons..."So, where are we headed?Sanctuary abortion states.Tracking women’s periods.One question: Do you want to live in a free society?This is what's at stake.COPYRIGHT 2022 TAYLOR MARSH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Welcome. I’m Taylor Marsh and this is ASTRAL SOUL LIGHTNING. A podcast about making meaning, manifestation, spirit, and the energies we navigate. How we create our life through archetypes, symbols, the seasons, timing, and our instincts and intuitions.We begin on October 26, 1929…from the Saturday Evening Post:“I believe in intuitions and inspirations. I sometimes feel that I am right. I do not know that I am. When two expeditions of scientists, financed by the Royal Academy, went forth to test my theory of relativity, I was convinced that their conclusions would tally with my hypothesis. I was not surprised when the eclipse of May 29, 1919, confirmed my intuitions. I would have been surprised if I had been wrong.” – Albert Einstein (source pdf)The total solar eclipse from 1919 was the longest of the 20th century.This podcast is being recorded amid the partial solar eclipse in Taurus. The aspects today include spectacular lineups with Jupiter and Venus, with the addition of Uranus adding a supercharged element...I’m concerned with the foundational philosophy of intuition, instincts, and imagination as creative jet fuel for humans, including the likes of Einstein, and Rene Descartes.The difference between Einstein and Descartes? Einstein was not a philosopher, he admitted, but strictly a physicist. Descartes takes the brain into the territory of the MIND’s calculations.“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.” – Albert EinsteinCOPYRIGHT 2022 TAYLOR MARSH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

The Renaissance is where we begin. The setting is Florence, 1480.The book is Meditations on the Soul: Selected Letters of Marsilio Ficino.The subject is astrology.Ficino was a Catholic priest and an astrologer.Words from the dawn of modernity, the Renaissance… This letter is titled: “Marsilio Ficino of Florence to Lorenzo de Medici, the Younger.” Ficino led the Platonic Academy in Florence in the 15th century, during the Renaissance. He studied and translated the dialogues of Plato.Ficino wrote to Medici his definitions of the planets and what they stood for. “Swiftness” for Mars, with the Sun as God. Jupiter represents “the law,” while Mercury is “reason.” Venus, according to Ficino, is “human nature.”Ficino talks about the Moon “within you” in this same letter, that must turn to the Sun which is God. ... ...NO PLANET MAKES A PERSON ACT. Free will rules…until eclipse season...What is godlier than appreciating the whole of creation, which is but a puzzle for humans to solve through individual experience.You can’t solve the question of astrology and spirituality from the outside; it must be an experience led from within.The inner sanctum of a person’s individual processes.Meditation and spiritual coupling across portals of the mind, led by symbols and mathematical connections represented across the sky.There’s a New Moon on April 30th which is a partial solar eclipse, but it’s wise to ignore the word “partial.” All solar eclipses happen on New Moons, but the importance of eclipses is worth emphasis.This is the FATED portion of the human ride. ...COPYRIGHT 2022 TAYLOR MARSH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Springtime is magical for manifestation.Easter weekend.Some of you may observe Passover.Perhaps for you, it’s Ramadan.Some of you may be atheists, or into pagan rituals, or perhaps you follow cosmic changes like full moons, and eclipses.There’s the celebration of Beltane, which comes halfway between spring equinox and summer solstice.A quote from Wayne Dyer… “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”The story of Easter has obsessed me since my mother took me to church as a child. To understand my own relationship to God or Source – however you refer to the Great Energy – has taken a lifetime. What drove me was how women were depicted in The Bible.Women were the constant, the power, and the light, but they threatened the legacy of the disciples, who wrote minor roles for women. Yet, it was the women who were more loyal than Peter, more constant than the apostles. They were defamed, or their roles at the time of Christ were marginalized or written out, because women during antiquity had no role but childbirth.Imagine the Middle East at the time of Christ. Now, imagine a different story…Asking questions in meditation led me to a different definition of FLOW.The advice of gurus and self-help individuals, I found, were missing a crucial element.TIMING.As sure as my migraines were caused my psychological stress and trauma, they were also compounded by the anatomy of my cosmic tattoo. The birth chart imprinted on our soul at the exact time of birth.The stars, planets and their trajectory do NOT cause anything in our lives, but they do highlight our choices and whether what we have chosen is in line with the archetypes imprinted on our soul.There is cosmic timing to follow, but the planets and stars aren’t determinative.Humans make choices through free will.I am not an astrologer.My gifts are cosmic, for sure, but they are also holy.The messages intuited from my instincts are intellectually translated from an educated base point that has been developed, honed, and articulated in writing through archetypes, downloaded messages, symbols, and astrological stories meant to explain what’s happening in our world, as well as happening around us.“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.” – Albert EinsteinCOPYRIGHT 2022 TAYLOR MARSH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED