Ghost of a Podcast: Astrology & Advice with Jessica Lanyadoo
Episodes
129: Astrology Hot Takes - Yods & Stelliums, Grand Trines & T-Squares; Oh My!
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Astrology Hot Take™ touches on four different aspect configurations — Yods, Stelliums, Grand Trines, and T-Squares (oh my!). 🎀To...
128: Showing Up + Astrology
26 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica highlights the need for practicality in the face of a spiritual dilemma in this week's Q&A. The horoscope includes a great deal of intense ...
127: Astrology Hot Takes - 'The Christ Year'!
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Christ Year: what is it, and what does it have to do with the Saturn Return? This week's Astrology Hot Take breaks it down. 🎀To send your qu...
126: Inherited Issues + Astrology
19 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica unpacks interceptions in response to a question from a concerned mom, who wrote in asking about her own interceptions and the ones she found i...
125: Astrology Hot Takes – Interceptions!
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica explains interceptions—what they mean and how to make sense of them—in this week's Astrology Hot Take™. 🎀To send your question t...
124: What Comes Next + Astrology
12 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A listener fishes for something positive to look forward to, and Jessica delivers in her classic triple Capricorn fashion. Mercury goes direct this w...
123: Astrology Hot Take - Mars!
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Astrology Hot Take™ is all about the planet Mars—what it's about and how to work with it. 🎀To send your question to be answered ...
122: La Sad Girl + Astrology
05 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica talks about personal agency in response to a woman who's struggling with whether or not to reconnect with her absentee father. This week's ho...
121: Astrology Hot Take - Lunar Eclipse!
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this Astrology Hot Take™ Jessica explains why you shouldn't do energy work during an eclipse and gives other advice about what you should be doin...
120: Gayby Baby! + Astrology
28 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica advises an expecting gay dad on his decision to be a stay-at-home parent. Your horoscope touches on major themes, including Saturn's move b...
119: Hot Takes! Grounding + Centering
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a bite-sized nugget on grounding and centering. It's an excerpt from a larger live conversation between Jessica and Madeline H.D. Brown for th...
118: A Heavy Heart + Astrology
21 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica explores grief in this episode and shares more Insight into the Sunday Solar Eclipse. This week's horoscope also touches on three Retrogrades—...
117: Juneteenth Astrology Chart
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Jessica explores the event chart of Juneteenth. 👀Read Nick Douglas' Juneteenth piece for Afropunk here: https://afropunk.com/2...
116: Psychic Hygiene + Astrology
14 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Q&A segment is dedicated to tips on energetic and psychic hygiene. It includes a bathing ritual created by Safiya Randera, a queer BIPOC S...
115: Astrology Hot Takes - Neptune!
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Astrology Hot Take™ is all about the planet Neptune. What's it mean in your birth chart? By transit? Jessica breaks it down. 🎀To send...
114: Ancestral Messages + Astrology
07 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A listener wrote in asking for guidance to help her connect with her ancestors. Jessica talks about major astrological themes that give some histor...
113: Astrology Hot Takes - Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius!
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Astrology Hot Take™ is about the personal and social impact of the Lunar Eclipse at 15° Sagittarius on June 5, 2020. 🕊SUPPORT ...
112: Racism + Astrology
31 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A listener wrote in to ask if racism can be read in the birth chart. This week's horoscope includes an explosive Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse in Sagitta...
111: Astrology Hot Takes - House Systems!
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There are so many house systems! It's confusing to understand what they're about and how to choose what's right for you. On this week's Astrology Hot ...
110: How To Face My Face + Astrology
24 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A listener who doesn't like her own face wrote in to ask for advice. Is her romantic life destined for no strings attached? Jessica weighs in. Mercur...
109: Astrology Hot Takes — Venus Rx + New Moon
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Astrology Hot Take™ breaks down the confusing New Moon in Gemini and offers rituals for the Venus Retrograde. Get the 411 and register ...
108: Disappointed But Not Surprised + Astrology
17 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Q&A explores how can we heal our traumas in a world that dismisses them. This week's horoscope features a second hit from the Venus squ...
107: Astrology Hot Takes - Venus & Venus Retrograde!
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Venus: Who is she? And what is Venus Retrograde? Nibble on this nutritious Astrology Hot Take™ ya hosers. Get the 411 and register for Jessica's ...
106: Connecting with Mom + Astrology
10 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a follow-up reading with "Tia" from episode 52. Jessica and Tia connect with Tia's mother, now in spirit. This week Venus goes retr...
105: Hot Takes — Empty Houses!
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Empty houses in the birth chart: you've got them, and Jessica explains them on this week's Astrology Hot Take™! 📚Astrology for Real Relationsh...
104: Dating in COVID-19 Times + Astrology
03 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica answers a listener's question about how to navigate a new romance in the days of COVID-19. This week's horoscope focuses on relationships. Ve...
103: Hot Takes – Houses in Astrology!
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Learn astrology with Lanyadoo: this week's Astrology Hot Take™ is about the houses in the birth chart! 📚Astrology for Real Relationships, Unde...
102: On Joy + Astrology
26 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A listener wrote in to ask if we will ever feel joy again. Jessica explores the difference between joy and happiness, and offers perspective and strat...
101: Hot Takes – Aspects + Transits
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this episode to learn what aspects are in astrology—both in the birth chart and by transit! 📚Astrology for Real Relationships, Underst...
100: Eat The Rich? + Astrology
19 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A listener feels shame and guilt about her class privilege and wants help sorting it out. This week's horoscope covers a lot of terrain, as there's a...
99: Astrology Hot Take – How To Read A Birth Chart!
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica breaks down the general steps of how to read a birth chart on this week's astrology hot take™! 📚Astrology for Real Relationships, Unde...
98: Sonya Renee Taylor + Astrology
12 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sonya Renee Taylor joins Jessica for a reading. They dive into animal communication, mediumship, Sonya's ancestors, speaking to the land, plus astrolo...
97: Hot Takes – Elements + Qualities of the Zodiac Signs!
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drop in for an astrology hot take™ on the elements and qualities of zodiac signs. 📚Astrology for Real Relationships, Understanding You, Me, ...
96: Shelter In Place Questions + Astrology
05 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica answers three separate listener questions in this special episode of GOAP. She explores body issues during quarantine, love in the time of she...
95: Hot Takes – The Moon!
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on GOAP's Astrology Hot Takes™ learn about the Moon in all her glory! 📚Astrology for Real Relationships, Understanding You, Me, & How ...
94: COVID-19 Positive + Astrology
29 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A listener in their mid 20's wrote in asking for help; they are COVID-19 positive and scared. Jessica offers both practical and spiritual advice. T...
93: Hot Takes – Saturn!
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special mid-week episode all about Saturn! Enjoy Jessica's hot takes on Saturn in the birth chart and by transit—including the much-malign...
92: Wounded Healer + Astrology
22 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A healthcare worker on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic reaches out for help. This episode touches on the complexity of being a helper in time...
91: COVID19, What Else?! + Astrology
15 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Does the 8th house in astrology signify your death? A listener wrote in to find out if she should be worried about COVID19 in light of her 8th house p...
90: Instashame + Astrology
08 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when you're in Instapain as a result of unrelenting Instashame? Your horoscope includes a deeper look into the anxiety-producing Sun...
89: The Present is a Gift + Astrology
01 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you manage impatience with your own process? And is being present with your feelings really the answer to anything? A yoga instructor called in...
88: Bad At Boundaries + Astrology
23 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you manage boundaries when your partner has a totally different processing speed and style? Jessica digs beneath the surface of the question to...
87: Friends With Benefits + Astrology
16 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A woman who is casually dating but not exactly loving it, wrote in to ask if, based on her birth chart, it will ever be possible for her to have casua...
86: Sad Face + Astrology
09 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A chronically single listener (and baby astrologer!) wrote in asking how to learn to love and be loved. This week's horoscope touches on larger a...
85: Lookin' For Love + Astrology
02 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A listener was told that her Mars and Venus are poorly placed, plus she has an empty 7th house, so she wrote in to ask if it all means she's doomed in...
84: Super-Hecka-Very Intense + Astrology
26 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A super-hecka-very intense listener wrote in asking if she really just wants to date herself. This week's horoscope explores the anxiety in the air a...
83: Cisn't + Astrology
19 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A listener wrote in asking if anything in their chart points toward their gender identity or their struggle with coming to terms with it. This week...
82: Saturn/Pluto! + Astrology
12 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A listener with a Saturn/Pluto Conjunction in their birth chart wrote in with this quandary: Why am I so skilled at friendship but not romantic love...
81: 2020 Year Ahead Horoscope
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
GHOST OF A PODCAST BONUS EPISODE: Jessica looks at the astrology of 2020, makes some predictions, and gives you some sound advice for finding your ...
80: One Eleven + Astrology
05 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's Jessica's birthday! She gets a little personal this week and answers your questions in celebration of another trip around the sun 🎈. This wee...
79: The Floor Is Lava + Astrology
29 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How do you manifest the life that you want when your mental health is suffering? When you're struggling with anxiety or depression, it can be hard to ...
78: Am I Psychic? + Astrology
22 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A listener who's considering leaving her corporate job to take a more spiritual path wrote in to ask Jessica for some advice. Is there evidence of psy...
77: Family Heartache + Astrology
15 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A listener who is dealing with familial heartbreak and grief wrote in asking for help. She's ready to move on and heal, but she isn't confident in her...
76: Panic + Astrology
08 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A listener suffering from panic attacks wrote in asking for some insight and help. Jessica unpacks her birth chart and offers advice. In this week's ...
75: How The Sausage Is Made + Astrology
01 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this installment of "How The Sausage Is Made," Jessica talks about solar return charts, pet horoscopes, astrology addictions, and whether a listene...
74: Dog Days with Milana Vayntrub + Astrology
24 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Director, activist, actor, writer, and dear friend to Jessica, Milana Vayntrub joins Ghost of a Podcast this week. The two talk to Milana's dog, Hank,...
73: Bad at Sex + Astrology
17 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica breaks down the power of a robust fantasy landscape to a newlywed listener wrote in to ask if she is destined to be bad at sex in this week's ...
72: Social Upheaval + Astrology
10 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A listener in Chile wrote in to ask for help. Amid great social upheaval and protests, how do you cope with a deepening divide between friends and fam...
71: I Messed Up! + Astrology
03 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A listener wants to know if her wrongs can be righted, and the horoscope for this week comes with a kick. 📚To pre-order Jessica’s book, Astrol...
70: Interview With A Witch + Astrology
27 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica gives professional witch, Pam Grossman, a reading about work, scarcity, abundance, and outgrowing inherited trauma. This week's horoscope s...
69: Trine My Best + Astrology
20 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Not knowing what comes next can be really hard. A listener wrote in to ask about their North Node and how to continue on their path of healing, growin...
68: Pulling Out My Hair + Astrology
13 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The question this week comes from a listener who is battling a body-focused repetitive behavior. Jessica unpacks the astrology behind it and offers a...
67: UZUMAKI + Astrology
06 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Visual artist Uzumaki Cepeda joins Jessica for a vulnerable conversation about friendship, healing from trauma, and going from surviving to thriving. ...
66: Sex & Love + Astrology
29 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A listener wrote in asking, "Can passion and a healthy relationship exist together? This is a question I struggle with, and so do my close girlfriends...
65: Second Saturn Return + Horoscope
22 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that we go through multiple Saturn Return transits in a lifetime? They occur once every approximately 29 years (at 29 years old, 58, and ...
64: Last Dash of Hope + Astrology
15 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A listener reached out to say that after the death of a beloved parent and other big losses, old coping patterns of hurting herself have reemerged. Sh...
63: Dental Drama + Astrology
08 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica gets into the spiritual significance of one listeners' dental drama. Your horoscope this week involves lots of transits, including a potent F...
62: The Benefits of Self-Acceptance + Astrology
01 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A listener says that despite her best intentions, she gets feedback that she comes across as negative and intimidating. Jessica endeavors to give her ...
61: Neither Here Nor There + Astrology
25 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A listener is on the brink of major change and wants to know if her birth chart can point her in the right direction. This week's horoscope encompase...
60: Empty Houses + Boundaries + Astrology, oh my!
18 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica explains what empty houses signify in the birth chart, and she demystifies boundaries — just in time for the Sun and Venus to join Mars for ...
59: Crushing ICE + Astrology
11 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica explores themes of faith, fairness, and spiritual symmetry in this week's Q & A. In the astrology segment, she consults the event charts of I...
58: So Many Questions 2 + Astrology
04 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the second installment of "So Many Questions," Jessica responds to several different listeners! She touches on the 12th house, animal communicatio...
57: The Art of Trying + Astrology
28 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's Ghost of a Podcast's one year anniversary! Enter and be the first to win brand new GOAP merch ♡! In the Q&A corner, a listener asks how to acc...
56: Emotional Clarity + Astrology
21 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A young woman wrote in with a tender question: "My feelings are so unbearable sometimes I don’t know what to do. I was hoping there was some kind of...
55: Letting Go + Lunar Eclipse + Horoscope
14 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A listener wrote in saying, "How can I let go? I know that whatever ends during Eclipse Season is supposed to, and yet, I'm having so much trouble lo...
54: Puppy Love + Astrology
07 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A couple called in to check in with their new puppy, Disco, but their dog just wanted to talk about them. It's family-talk time on Ghost of a Podcast!...
53: Love & Oppositions + Solar Eclipse + Astrology
30 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A post break-up listener called in to ask about the Venus/Mars opposition that she sees in her chart; what does it mean about relationships? This wee...
52: Navigating the Impossible + Eclipses + Horoscope
23 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How do you let go of past hurt so that you can enjoy the present? A listener's Mother got diagnosed with Cancer, and she is struggling to move beyond ...
51: Pride and Shame + Astrology
16 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A listener who struggles with shame surrounding her life-long attraction to women wrote in asking if there's anything in her astrological chart that ...
50: Apocalyptic Vibes + Astrology
09 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week a listener wrote in with lots of anxiety about the fate of the world. Because some of Jessica's horoscopes predicted much of this political ...
49: The Uranus Opposition + Horoscope
02 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have an update from Queen Kitty (see episode 47) and of course another A for a listener's Q! This week Jessica helps a woman going throug...
48: Why Does the Wrong Thing Feel so Right? + Astrology
26 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when you can’t seem to stop yourself from making choices that directly conflict your morals? How do you say no to things that feel re...
47: Pussy Problems + Roe Vs Wade + Astrology
19 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A listener wrote in saying "My cat and I have been in a three week fight and it's escalating!" so Jessica dropped everything to hop on a call to cha...
46: Mother/Daughter Disconnect + Astrology
12 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mother/child relationships can be really hard. This week a listener wrote in to ask for help with her teenage daughter, who she's afraid that she'll n...
45: Stuck In A Rut + Astrology
05 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A listener called in because she's having a hard time moving past behaviors that she knows aren't working for her. Lanyadoo explores love, drinking, a...
44: Safer Sex + Astrology
28 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A newly single listener wrote in wondering how to have safer sex – not just physically, but energetically and emotionally, too. This week's horosco...
43: Compatibility + Astrology
21 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week Jessica answers a question about Sun sign compatibility; who can be your bestie, your beloved, and your business partner? Jessica gives you...
42: How Interconnected We Are + Astrology
14 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A listener wrote in to ask about how she and her triplet sisters could have the same birth chart and yet be so different. Jessica called her, and half...
41: Q & A Roundup + Astrology
07 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica has rounded up a bunch of listener questions this week! She explores whether cusps are real, to queering astrology for parents, in this specia...
40: Abortion & Astrology + Uranus in Taurus
31 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A listener wrote in for help processing the emotional fallout of her abortion. Jessica advises. This week's horoscope explains why you've been feeling...
39: Mothers & Daughters + Astrology
24 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when you see evidence of trauma or turmoil in your child's birth chart? A listener wrote in with concerns about her relationship with h...
38: Post Saturn Return Blues + Astrology
17 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when you feel like an alien, and you're not sure where you're going? A listener wrote in to ask about life after the Saturn Return. 👽...
37: Am I Doomed? + Astrology
10 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A listener wrote in to ask for advice in dealing with hard aspects in the birth chart, her mental health, and help figuring out her purpose More Mer...
36: Pitfalls of Being a Highly Sensitive Person + Astrology
03 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Breaking up is hard to do. A listener wrote in to ask how a sensitive person can do what she knows will hurt others, and Lanyadoo has answers. Thi...
35: Astrology of Eating Disorders + Horoscope
24 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lanyadoo is back to answering listeners questions this week, and she gives advice on how to deal with a listener's compulsive tendencies as she strug...
34: Part 3 - An Evening of Mediumship + Emo Astrology
17 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the third and final part of An Evening of Mediumship, Jessica delivers more messages from loved ones who've passed on – including one from an ani...
33: Part 2 - An Evening of Mediumship + Valentine's Day & Astrology
10 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of An Evening of Mediumship, where Jessica delivered messages from loved ones who've passed on. Get ready for a Valentine's Day rant and your ...
32: Part 1 - An Evening of Mediumship + Astrology
03 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
At a live evening of mediumship in San Francisco, Jessica delivered messages from loved ones who've passed on. In this week's GOAP you can hear some o...
31: When Being a Good Person Feels Like Too Much + Astrology
27 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A listener asks how to know when pushing yourself to be more forgiving is good versus when you're expecting too much from yourself. From a Saturn s...
30: So Many Questions! + Astrology
20 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week Jessica answers six different listener questions, and touches on love, astrology, and hard times. This week's horoscope has lots to keep t...