Happy Gemini New Moon! In this episode, recorded at 6am on a Saturday with birds chirping (very Gemini of us), I’m sharing a concept I’ve been obsessed with that pairs perfectly with the energy of this lunation: the relationship between the 12th, 1st, and 2nd houses — and why understanding this sequence is the missing piece in most manifestation conversations.

In this episode:

* What the Gemini New Moon at 24° means for you

* The mutual reception between the Moon in Gemini and Mercury in Cancer, and how that vibes-based communication energy shapes the assignment for this lunation

* This is the first Gemini New Moon with Uranus in Gemini — and what that means for the next 7 years of rewiring our mental operating systems

* The 12th house as pre-birth womb space: the unconscious inherited narratives quietly running the show

* How the 1st house (your rising sign, your identity made conscious) is shaped by those 12th house shadows

* Why the 2nd house — your material reality, self-worth, and resources — reflects who you believe yourself to be at a first house level

* The reason most manifestation practices fall flat (hint: it’s the unexamined 12th house work)

* A personal example using my own Cancer Rising + 12th house Gemini Chiron

* A practical Gemini New Moon ritual: visioning your “future diva” self and identifying the small daily habits she already does

Mentioned in this episode:

* Coming Home: The Second House & Getting Out of Hell

* Spilling Your Money Tea: a new 30-minute recorded reading on your 2nd, 8th, and 12th houses (value, self-worth, abundance blocks, and intimacy)

* Rising sign horoscopes for the Gemini New Moon → dropping tomorrow on Substack

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In this episode, I sit down with favorite self-coach, psychic reader, and energy healer Ashley B. Jones for a wide-ranging conversation about intuition, identity, and what it means to build a life as your favorite self.

Before diving into the interview, I offer a mini astrology debrief covering the recent Mars square Pluto, the current Venus square Saturn, and what to expect from the Sagittarius Full Moon — including why this lunation is the perfect time to ask yourself: what’s the best that could happen?

In the conversation, Ashley & I explore:

* The link between neurodivergence, psychic abilities, and pattern recognition — and why Ashley’s viral video on this topic resonated with half a million people

* ADHD in women and femmes: why it’s historically under-researched, why symptoms often emerge after puberty, and what medical sexism has to do with it

* Ashley’s “Magnetic Habit Bingo” practice and how she uses it to embody her favorite self every day (she way on day 374 at the time of recording!)

* Favorite self as a practical framework: using sensory anchors, daily rituals, and intuitive dressing to close the gap between who you are and who you want to be

* The three types of time — chronos, kairos, and aion — and why operating on kairos (divine, cyclical) time is deeply astrological

* The incoming Leo/Aquarius nodal shift: what it means for the collective, the shadow side of Leo energy, and why Jupiter moving into Leo is an invitation to lead with play

* The “starving artist” myth, ancestral creative suppression, and why following your hyperfixation is the work

* Saturn in Pisces, Saturn returns, and learning to not force things

Ashley B. Jones is a Leo Sun, Pisces Moon and Rising psychic, artist, and coach who supports feelers and dreamers in building inner security and transforming their lives.

Find the fabulous Ashley B. Jones on the internet:

* Instagram

* Website

* Podcast: The Effects of Butterflies: Spotify + Apple

* Free resource: Magnetic Habits Bingo

And as always, you can book a reading with me at leahvanderveldt.com + support the show by subscribing to the Cosmic Style Substack