Show Notes
In this episode, Britten announces a new project she's been dreaming on since 2025: Scopes Unshamed. She shares the path that brought her back to horoscopes, from writing New Moon horoscopes for D Magazine and Patreon in the early years of her practice, to stepping away from forecasts as her work became more mystical, unshaming-focused, and chartless. Now, she feels herself moving back toward that end of the infinity loop, ready to bring horoscopes forward again through the lens of Emergence Astrology and all that her unshaming pedagogy has become. Britten reflects on what makes this approach distinct for her: not trying to define herself against what's already out there, but letting the work distinguish itself through how it feels and what it offers. She speaks to horoscopes as a support technology for living, something that can help people navigate their lives with more intimacy, agency, self-trust, self-compassion, and good humor. Rather than fixed meanings or predictions, Scopes Unshamed is rooted in questions, resonance, embodiment, and the complexity of real human experience. Learn More: Scopes Unshamed is Britten LaRue's return to monthly horoscopes—shared by Rising Sign and rooted in astrology as a support technology for time, rather than a prediction machine. Each month, these horoscopes work with the zodiac and current astrology to help you stay with what is, notice what's actually happening in your life, and recognize what is and isn't resonant in real time. Astrology here is held as a mystery tradition—something to be felt as much as understood—and as a space for self-honesty without self-judgment, where you can build a more living, emergent relationship with time. Head here to tune in to the April Scopes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-yGU0y2OIb1P0LXz58gSKdEthkzHdL6A
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