Show Notes
In this episode, Britten LaRue is joined by TMT Alums Bee Phillips and Patrick Dommermuth to explore the lived difference between the Mystic and the Magician, not as fixed identities, but as two complementary ways of moving through desire, time, and co-creation. Together they tease out images that make the distinction felt, name how each archetype relates to will vs surrender, and reflect on how Britten's containers (Emergence Astrology and The Magician's Table) invite different kinds of intimacy, pressure, and self-discovery in community.
Topics They Cover: How Patrick and Bee found Britten's work including the push-pull of malefic medicine, attraction and aversion, and saying yes to both Emergence Astrology and The Magician's Table
The felt difference between the Mystic and the Magician: surrender vs will, magnetism vs dynamism, receptivity vs concentrated desire
Images that make the archetypes embodied: outer space and comet, heart and blood, air/fire vs earth/water, purification by water vs purification by flame
Community as a mirror and medicine: being seen, restoring parts that once felt unsafe, and discovering yourself through others' witnessing
Time as an archetypal experience: Mystic time as dissolving and nonlinear versus Magician time as intensified, Saturnian, and pressure-based
Why The Magician's Table structure (timers, attendance, deadlines, constraint) can dissolve imposter syndrome and crystallize craft, while Emergence Astrology builds the inner ground and skill set
THE DOORS TO THE 2026 MAGICIAN'S TABLE ARE NOW OPEN! The Magicians of the Class of 2026 are taking their seats! The only way to apply to TMT is to be on the mailing list. Join it now and will receive the link to the application.
About Bee Phillips: Bee is a mom of three in a blended family with her spouse. She is a CNA caretaker for her youngest and previously taught middle school math. Bee is developing a small business for offering self-empowering astrology that focuses on enlivening people's hopes and dreams.
About Patrick Dommermuth: Patrick, propelled by love and sacred boredom, wants to talk with you. Through the flow of deep and playful conversation, he helps people reformulate their stories, thus galvanize their lives. He draws from astrology, tarot, poetry, psychology, religion and spirituality, amongst many others, to create a rich tapestry of connection, breaking open new streams of healing and livelihood. The language we choose reverberates. Together we play, creating a REVERIE. As new language becomes spontaneous commonstance happenings, we will be amazed at the new co-arisings in our lives. This is a practice, and practice is best facilitated through collaboration, through relationship. Patrick wants to talk with you. Come and see. Book your Reverie here: https://calendly.com/padommy/reverie Socials, business and personal: Lets connect! https://www.instagram.com/thirdhousetopics https://www.instagram.com/pattydommodouls "We must be still and still moving, into another intensity, for a further union, a deeper communion." "For last year's words belong to last year's language And next year's words await another voice." (T.S. Eliot)
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Learn More about The Magician's Table: The Magician's Table is a 3-month container for personal growth, community connection, and practice growing one's tools as an intuitive and magical practitioner. Doors open on Sunday, February 22nd, with an early bird window and a Pick Your Tuition model offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Britten invites you to take your time attuning to the container, exploring the course page, and feeling into whether this experience is a true yes for you. Join the waitlist: https://mailchi.mp/brittenlarue/tmt-2026-waitlist Visit the course page: https://brittenlarue.com/course/the-magicians-table/
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