Embracing the Archetypal Patterns of Astrology with Emmalea Russo

Hello fellow archetypal seekers! Curious about the connection between archetypes and astrology? Us too.

That’s why we’re thrilled to continue our series on archetypes in conversation with our brilliant friend, Emmalea Russo.

Emmalea is an astrologer, poet, scholar, and rogue researcher who weaves threads of esoteric astrology, contemporary cinema, visual art, literature, and the mystique of alchemy itself.

In this episode, Michelle and Emmalea muse on the dynamic relationship between the signs, their ruling planets, their metallic qualities, how they relate to archetypal and alchemical theory, and how we can apply these concepts to reading our own charts.

Key takeaways:

• Drawing inspiration from Carl Jung, Emmalea discusses the connection between alchemy and decoding the unconscious

• The manifestation of seizures and their relationship to alchemy, astrology, and self-violence

• The signs as archetypes and their corresponding ruling planets and associated metals

• What your Mars placement can tell you about your pursuits, desires, and struggles

• How your Venus placements relate to your creative and artistic practices

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“Any profound experience, I think, has that interesting double quality of being, hyper-ordinary and incredibly singular.”

— Emmalea Russo

“One way of thinking about alchemy would be like astrology or astronomy of the earth. All of the alchemical metals correspond to a different planet up above. So, they make possible this conversation, one of these hermetic astrological principles as above, so below.”

— Emmalea Russo

“So the reason I think this conversation is archetypal is because learning about the metals and learning about the planets tell us how the signs get their qualities.”

— Emmalea Russo

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• Show Notes

  • The symbolic alchemy of spiritual ascension

  • Alchemy, archetypes, and astrology: spiritual clarity

  • Turning lead to gold: inner transformation in alchemy

  • Carl Jung’s insights into alchemy and self-discovery

  • Mapping desires and determination

  • Navigating goals and passions through Mars placements

  • The manifestation of seizures and their relationship to spirituality

  • Astrological signs as archetypes that get their significations

  • The difference between stereotypes and archetypes

  • The metals that correspond to each planet

  • The esoteric and ancient texts associated with alchemical studies (James Holman)

  • Thinking of alchemy as “madmen at work upon themselves”

  • The connection between seizures, alchemy, astrology, and self-violence

  • Learning about the metals and planets associated with the signs

  • Everyday archetypal qualities and transformation

  • Exploring divine comedy and ongoing alchemical study

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• Alchemy of the Word (a generative series of recordings and slides on the seven original planets and their corresponding metals through the lens of the creative process)

• Book astrology readings with Emily here

• Cosmic Edges: My substack, where I write about Dante's Divine Comedy, astrology, art, and culture

• Follow Emmalea on Instagram