Cosmic Cousins
Cosmic Cousins is an astrology podcast dedicated to honoring the interconnectedness of our universal family through embodied health, self-discovery, and deeper learning.
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This episode is presented as a text-to-talk voice-over using Substack's narration feature while Jeff recovers and rests his voice.
In this week's Cosmic Weekly Weather (June 15–21, 2026), we explore the energy unfolding after the Gemini New Moon, the ongoing influence of Uranus in Gemini, and the significant shift of Chiron entering Taurus. Jeff reflects on finding feathers as messages from the natural world, shares thoughts on emerging technologies and new forms of communication, and discusses the healing themes of Cancer Season and the Summer Solstice. The episode concludes with reflections on The Star tarot card, offering guidance around hope, renewal, and trusting the path ahead.
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Intro & Outro Music by: Felix III
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In this week’s episode, recorded under the influence of a rare Venus–Jupiter conjunction in Cancer at 25°, we explore a powerful “wish point” for emotional fulfillment, abundance, and nourishment.
We reflect on themes of love, belonging, home, and memory, weaving in the tarot imagery of the Nine of Cups and the larger year-long arc of Jupiter in Cancer as it magnifies both joy and emotional complexity within family systems and chosen kinship.
The episode also moves through Chiron’s final days in Aries, highlighting closure and healing around identity themes that have been unfolding since 2018, alongside the shifting landscape of Gemini season, Mercury’s entrance into Cancer, and the emotional rhythms of the waning Moon.
Looking ahead, we cover Venus entering Leo, Mercury’s upcoming retrograde shadow, Jupiter’s shift into Leo, and the Gemini New Moon on June 14th.
This episode invites you to notice what is completing, what is beginning, and where life is quietly offering you abundance to receive.
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Saturday May 30, 2026
Saturday May 30, 2026
In this episode, Jeff Hinshaw explores the Sagittarius Full Moon , a luminous culmination in Gemini season that illuminates the dynamic polarity between Gemini’s curiosity and Sagittarius’ quest for truth and expansion.
In this episode we weave through the embodied astrology of Sagittarius (connected to the legs, hips) and Gemini’s (hands, lungs), highlighting how this axis teaches us to integrate thought with lived experience.
With Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius and Uranus beginning its seven-year cycle in Gemini, we are collectively awakening to deeper truths, breaking ancestral patterns of shame, and reorienting toward more liberated ways of thinking and being.
Through personal reflection, teaching stories, and somatic practices like drishti and body awareness, this episode offers a grounded yet expansive invitation to integrate, reorient, and illuminate what is emerging in your life.
Then, we are joined by Cesar Gutierrez, also known as Soul Centaur, a Sagittarius astrologer, tarot reader, and devotional spiritual practitioner whose work bridges astrology, tarot and energy healing. Rooted in both Catholic upbringing and spiritual practice, Cesar now identifies as a Neo-Catholic, weaves together devotion to Santa Muerte, intuitive tarot, and lived experience of transformation through loss, identity, and awakening. Together, we explore ancestral reverence, queer spiritual reclamation, what it means to move through Gemini Season and the approaching Sagittarius Full Moon, with Uranus newly in Gemini illuminating themes of duality, perception, and spiritual expansion.
Cesar shares their journey into astrology and tarot beginning in 2018 during a Uranus transit, and how their practice deepened through COVID, personal loss, and the alchemy of becoming “Soul Centaur.” We explore the origin of this name as a fusion of Sagittarius symbolism and lived transformation, and how Sagittarius teaches the art of blending modalities while still staying grounded in discernment. We then close with a Mystical Meanderings journey into the realm of Sagittarius, where we meet a twin reflection in the forest, receive a symbolic toy airplane as expanded vision, are visited by an ancestor musician with a message of resilience, and end with the a tarot pull and a reminder that everything is cyclical.
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Monday May 25, 2026
Monday May 25, 2026
In this week’s episode of Cosmic Cousins, Jeff Hinshaw explores the astrology of May 25–31 through a soul-centered and embodied lens. We move through the airy social currents of Gemini season, the flirtatious elegance of the Libra Moon, emotional depth of the Scorpio Moon, and toward a hopeful Sagittarius Full Moon centered on meaning, storytelling, and personal myth-making.
This episode includes reflections on:
Gemini season as nervous system medicine
Somatic practices for the hands, arms, shoulders, and lungs
Venus and Jupiter in Cancer as evening stars
Sun trine Pluto in Aquarius and transformative conversations
Mars in Taurus and sustainable, embodied action
Ceres entering Gemini and nourishment through language and ritual
Gemini as inner child healing in the underworld
The symbolism of the Death card and ritual grief work
The Sagittarius Full Moon and Dorothy from "Wizard of Oz” as an archetype
Jeff also shares upcoming offerings including yoga classes, astrology readings, and future podcast conversations.
Mentioned in This Episode
Articles & Resources
Podcast: Gemini as the Psychopomp
Article: Gemini as Inner Child Healing in the Underworld
Article: Gemini as a Psychopomp
Article: Venus in Cancer for Each Rising Sign
Article: Mars in Taurus Embodiments for All Signs
Music Featured
“Flesh to Flower” by Heirloom
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Upcoming Offerings
Sunday, May 31, 2026 – Restorative yoga with handpan music alongside Nina.
Sunday, June 14, 2026 – Wallflower Venice – in-person readings
Ritual for the Week
Take a moment this week to reconnect with your breath. Stretch your arms. Shake out your hands. Watch Venus and Jupiter set in the western sky after sunset. Notice what stories you are carrying, and which ones you are ready to release.
Monday May 18, 2026
Monday May 18, 2026
Gemini Season Begins: Mars in Taurus, Venus in Cancer, Uranus & Sedna Cazimi
This week on Cosmic Cousins, Jeff Hinshaw explores the energetic transition from grounded Taurus Season into the lively currents of Gemini Season. With Mars entering Taurus, Venus entering Cancer, and the Sun moving into Gemini, this moment invites a balance between curiosity and rootedness, mental stimulation and emotional sincerity.
The episode also dives into one of the most important astrological signatures of the year: the Uranus–Sedna conjunction in Gemini, amplified through a powerful Uranus Cazimi. Themes of collective awakening, technological evolution, ancestral healing, discernment, ecological consciousness, and the future of communication are highlighted throughout the conversation.
Alongside the astrology, Jeff shares reflections from recent community gatherings in Venice and Palm Springs, upcoming offerings, and ways to stay grounded and connected during a rapidly shifting collective atmosphere.
Workshop Announcement
Sedna Workshop: Enrollment opens on Friday, May 1st (Scorpio Full Moon) for a three-hour deep-dive workshop:
Topics: Sedna’s myth, altar building, tarot associations (notably, The Hanged One/The Tethered One), astrological significance, personal and collective healing.
Workshop materials will be delivered on the Taurus New Moon (May 16) as the Sun prepares to align with Sedna.
Listeners interested in astrology, tarot, and deepening their connection with Sedna are invited to sign up.
New Offering – Cosmic Mix Tape
The Cosmic Mix Tape is officially here. A personalized astro birth chart reading woven with music, where your chart becomes a living soundtrack you can feel, return to, and embody.
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Intro & Outro Music by: Felix III
Friday May 15, 2026
Friday May 15, 2026
This episode is just me, Jeff Hinshaw, offering a reflection on the Taurus New Moon and the larger collective shifts we are moving through. I explore how this lunation marks the first Taurus New Moon without Uranus in Taurus since 2019, and what it means to begin integrating years of disruption and innovation around money, the body, stability, technology, and the Earth itself, while Uranus now in Gemini shifts the revolution into language, communication, and perception.I share observations from the collective field around simplification, mobility, and changing life structures, alongside increasing relational and mental intensity as different worldviews meet. From there, I move into Taurus embodiment practices, including a somatic grounding meditation through the body and third eye “bull’s eye” center as a way of reconnecting intuition with physical presence and nature.We also touch on the archetypal image of “The Lightning” from the Marseille tradition of the Tower card and how it reframes disruption as revelation. I also explore how Sedna and the Pleiades are part of this wider collective shift into Gemini, highlighting how mythic and celestial bodies are participating in this reorientation of voice, memory, and perception. Then, we close with grounding reflections for this new cycle.
Workshop Announcement
Sedna Workshop: Enrollment opens on Friday, May 1st (Scorpio Full Moon) for a three-hour deep-dive workshop:
Topics: Sedna’s myth, altar building, tarot associations (notably, The Hanged One/The Tethered One), astrological significance, personal and collective healing.
Workshop materials will be delivered on the Taurus New Moon (May 16) as the Sun prepares to align with Sedna.
Listeners interested in astrology, tarot, and deepening their connection with Sedna are invited to sign up.
New Offering – Cosmic Mix Tape
The Cosmic Mix Tape is officially here. A personalized astro birth chart reading woven with music, where your chart becomes a living soundtrack you can feel, return to, and embody.
Cosmic Cousins Links
Newsletter
Mentorship
Deep Dive Astrology Readings
Tarot Soul Journey
Cosmic Mix Tape
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Intro & Outro Music by: Felix III
Monday May 04, 2026
Monday May 04, 2026
Mutual Reception: Mercury in Taurus + Venus in Gemini
Hey cosmic cousins! On this week of Cosmic Weekly Weather, for the week of May 4–10, 2026, Mary Evans joins us unexpectedly. We light a candle she gifted, and drop into the living ritual of the moment together.
Notable Transits of the Week
Mutual Reception: Mercury in Taurus + Venus in Gemini
Mutual reception is an astrological condition where two planets are in each other’s ruling signs, creating a reciprocal exchange of energy. It’s as if each planet is hosted by the other, so even if they’re not in their most natural placement, they gain support, access, and understanding through that relationship. This often creates a feedback loop where the planets can “help” one another express more fluidly.
This week, we are experiencing a mutual reception between Mercury and Venus—meaning they are in each other’s signs, creating a supportive, reciprocal relationship.
Mercury (the mind, communication) is in Taurus (ruled by Venus), while Venus (love, beauty, pleasure) is in Gemini (ruled by Mercury).
This creates an energetic “infinity loop” or feedback system, each planet strengthening and softening the other. We were likening this specific combo of Mutual Reception to the ‘2 of Pentacles’ in the tarot.
Themes of the week include balance, harmony, and learning how to integrate thinking with feeling, and value with curiosity.
Mercury in Taurus invites us to slow down, speak from embodied truth, and tend to practical, sensory realities (like finances, food, touch).
Venus in Gemini encourages play, connection, curiosity, and finding joy in conversation, collaboration, and “fun in pairs.”
Together: where Taurus may feel fixed, Gemini brings movement; where Gemini may feel scattered, Taurus offers grounding.
Reflection Questions for the Week:
How can I speak what I value?
How can I stay curious about what I love without rushing to define it?
Song of the week: “Goddess Code” by Lizzie Jeff
This track is a mantra for the current astrology and mutual reception of Mercury in Taurus + Venus in Gemini —calling in abundance, friendship, greater alignment, purpose and joy.
Lyrics about manifesting finer things, embodying what you preach and traveling with friends. Let this be a soundtrack for pleasure, self-worth, and intentional creation.
Cosmic Summer Bundle Special!
Purchase my upcoming workshop on Sedna + Iris Oracle deck by Mary Evans and receive two free Mary Evans original beach towels.
If you’ve been wanting to deepen into myth, astrology, and intuitive practice, this is a beautiful entry point.
Workshop Announcement
Sedna Workshop: Enrollment opens on Friday, May 1st (Scorpio Full Moon) for a three-hour deep-dive workshop:
Topics: Sedna’s myth, altar building, tarot associations (notably, The Hanged One/The Tethered One), astrological significance, personal and collective healing.
Workshop materials will be delivered on the Taurus New Moon (May 16) as the Sun prepares to align with Sedna.
Listeners interested in astrology, tarot, and deepening their connection with Sedna are invited to sign up.
New Offering – Cosmic Mix Tape
The Cosmic Mix Tape is officially here. A personalized astro birth chart reading woven with music, where your chart becomes a living soundtrack you can feel, return to, and embody.
Cosmic Cousins Links
Newsletter
Mentorship
Deep Dive Astrology Readings
Tarot Soul Journey
Cosmic Mix Tape
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Intro & Outro Music by: Felix III
Friday May 01, 2026
Friday May 01, 2026
"Scorpio Full Moon: On the Verge of Tears or Rage"conversation with Embodied Astrology Martial Artist Kendra Smith
You don't want to miss this convo! On this Scorpio Full Moon episode of Cosmic Cousins, we are joined in conversation with Kendra Smith, a Scorpio kickboxer, stuntwoman, celebrity trainer, former WWE pro-wrestler, and founder of Forge Studio in Los Angeles. With over 16 years of training under 8-time World Champion Peter “Sugarfoot” Cunningham, her work bridges performance, athleticism, and empowerment. Kendra and I first met through Heidi Rose Robbins’ astrology retreats, where we’ve both shown up as participants and co-facilitators—sharing a devotion and love of embodied, heart-centered practice.
Kendra shares her groundbreaking new offering, Lunar League—a fusion of astrology and martial arts that invites participants to embody their astrology through movement. Pairing each zodiac sign with a martial art (Kendra's Big 3: Scorpio (Ninjutsu), Leo (Muay Thai), and Libra (Wing Chun), Kendra’s work transforms astrology into a somatic, lived experience. Together, we explore how movement becomes a portal for emotional release, resilience, and personal myth-making, especially in times of intensity and change. Then we close our conversation, with me guiding Kendra through a intuitive stream-of-consciousness journey into the realm of Scorpio. We receive a visit from a dolphin, Scorpio Bob Ross, and the Page of Cups from Lindsay Mack's new tarot deck, Soul Tarot.
New Offering – Sedna Workshop Download
Sedna Workshop Download — The Ocean Beyond Betrayal is a deep, immersive offering exploring Sedna as both a distant trans-Neptunian body and a sea goddess whose mythology speaks to betrayal, survival, and profound transformation.This workshop invites you to work with Sedna as an archetype of exile becoming power—guiding you into psychic depth, intuitive awakening, and the reclamation of voice.You’ll receive a 90-minute audio transmission, a rich PDF with tarot spreads, reflection prompts, and chart examples, along with somatic practices, ritual guidance, altar creation, and a curated mixtape to embody Sedna’s emotional landscape.Timed with Sedna’s recent movement into Gemini—alongside Uranus and the Pleiades—this offering explores a collective moment where silenced stories rise and communication becomes a site of healing.With care and awareness, we also honor Sedna’s Indigenous origins, reflecting on what it means to engage her story respectfully within modern astrology, and how her archetype speaks to themes of colonozation.Now open for enrollment on the Scorpio Full Moon (May 1, 2026) and delivered on the Taurus New Moon (May 16, 2026), this is a body of work designed to support you in navigating transformation, truth, and embodied wisdom for years to come.
New Offering – Cosmic Mix Tape
The Cosmic Mix Tape is officially here. A personalized astro birth chart reading woven with music, where your chart becomes a living soundtrack you can feel, return to, and embody.
Cosmic Cousins Links
Newsletter
Mentorship
Deep Dive Astrology Readings
Tarot Soul Journey
Cosmic Mix Tape
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Intro & Outro Music by: Felix III
Monday Apr 27, 2026
Monday Apr 27, 2026
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Notable Transits of the Week
Uranus in Gemini:
Uranus is now officially in Gemini, marking a significant astrological shift.
Uranus will remain in Gemini for about seven years, until approximately 2033.
The transit is associated with themes of innovation, communication, technological advancement, and unexpected changes, particularly affecting Gemini-related topics (communication, friendships, siblings, early education).
Historical perspective: Uranus in Gemini historically corresponds to periods of revolution and war (e.g., Civil War, Revolutionary War, World War II).
This transit also speaks to the rise and evolution of AI and new technologies.
In the tarot, meditate on The Fool (Uranus) and The Lovers (Gemini) to offer you deeper insights.
Other Notable Transits:
Venus in Gemini: Enhancing the sweetness, relational dynamics, and communication within communication.
Scorpio Full Moon on Friday, May 1st, 2026 at 11°20’ Taurus/Scorpio axis—coincides with Beltane, a traditional festival celebrating fertility and renewal.
Pallas in Aries: Adds to the concentration of Aries energy; there are currently seven placements in Aries (Neptune, Saturn, Mars, Mercury, Pallas, Eris, and Chiron). Pallas brings discernment, pattern recognition and strategy to Aries.
Mercury shifts into Taurus late Saturday, May 2nd, bringing our mind toward the more practical themes of life: finance, the body, material well-being.
Lunar Movements:
Taurus Sun – Virgo Moon to start the week (productive earth-based energy).
Same combo as Lizzo, listen to ‘Coconut Oil’ for some Taurus/Virgo self-care.
Taurus Sun – Libra Moon: Tuesday through Thursday afternoon
Same combo as Grace Jones. Listen to La Vie en Rose for that double Venus vibe.
Taurus Sun – Scorpio Moon: Thursday afternoon, leading up to the Scorpio Full Moon Friday (Beltane, May 1), and into Saturday.
Same combo as Maggie Rogers. Listen to Alaska (SOHN Remix) for the embodied emotional shedding and slow sensual intuitive depth of Taurus/Scorpio.
Sedna in Gemini
Sedna is a Trans-Neptunian Object (TNO), with an extremely long orbit (approx. 11,400 years).
Astrological themes: exiled feminine, survival, autonomy, deep transformation after betrayal or abandonment, issues around bodily autonomy, environmental pollution, and shadowy patriarchal structures.
Sedna entered Gemini:
June 15, 2023 (first entry).
April 28, 2024 (second and current entry).
Sedna had been in Taurus since 1965, reflecting long generational shifts.
Workshop Announcement
Sedna Workshop: Enrollment opens on Friday, May 1st (Scorpio Full Moon) for a three-hour deep-dive workshop:
Topics: Sedna’s myth, altar building, tarot associations (notably, The Hanged One/The Tethered One), astrological significance, personal and collective healing.
Workshop materials will be delivered on the Taurus New Moon (May 16) as the Sun prepares to align with Sedna.
Listeners interested in astrology, tarot, and deepening their connection with Sedna are invited to sign up.
New Offering – Cosmic Mix Tape
The Cosmic Mix Tape is officially here. A personalized astro birth chart reading woven with music, where your chart becomes a living soundtrack you can feel, return to, and embody.
Cosmic Cousins Links
Newsletter
Mentorship
Deep Dive Astrology Readings
Tarot Soul Journey
Cosmic Mix Tape
Cosmic Cousins Substack
Instagram
Intro & Outro Music by: Felix III
Tuesday Apr 21, 2026
Tuesday Apr 21, 2026
With Taurus season now underway and a strong current of Aries fire still alive in the sky, we are asked to embody our growth, not rush it, feeling our way into what is worth building, sustaining, and tending over time.
Transits of the Week:
Sun in Taurus – grounding, embodiment, sustainability, devotion to what is real and lasting
Mercury, Mars, and Saturn conjunct in Aries – focused fire; courageous conversations, disciplined action, taking responsibility for desires
Juno conjunct Pluto in Aquarius – transformation in relationships and community; commitment, truth-telling, evolving contracts
Venus conjunct Uranus in Taurus (April 23) – disruption in love, values, and finances; awakening, liberation, unexpected shifts
Venus enters Gemini (April 24) – curiosity in love, playful connection, communication in relationships
Sedna in Gemini (ongoing) – storytelling as healing; giving language to past wounds, reclaiming voice
Uranus enters Gemini (April 25) – a major shift; innovation in communication, technology, and thought; awakening the mind, nervous system activation
Journey with the Moon
Moon in Cancer (April 22–23) – emotional sensitivity, inner child healing, nourishment, tending to safety and home
Moon in Leo (April 24–25) – creative expression, heart-centered courage, visibility, play
Moon in Virgo (April 26–27) – integration, refinement, ritual, tending to daily life and well-being