In this episode of Living the Spiral: Magicians, your host Alison Dale interviews astrologer and community builder Britten LaRue. She's the creator of Emergence Astrology, author of the book Living Astrology, and host of Moon to Moon podcast. Alison and Britten chat about magic as change and the willingness to be moved by it. They discuss skill as a Saturnian devotional practice developed over time, “voice” as the sum of our choices and boundaries, and one of Britten’s guiding phrases, “there’s no such thing as potential, there’s only emergence,” as an antidote to shame and striving. The conversation contrasts astrology as a living language with predictive approaches, distinguishes divination from fortune-telling, and connects desire, unshaming, and self-trust to magical practice.

Britten shares her path from academia to astrology after a mystical period of intuition and lunar guidance, and she describes restructuring her offerings, clarifying Living Emergence as a community space and Emergence Astrology Pathway as a multi-year school.

About Britten LaRue

Britten LaRue is a recovering academic who now teaches, writes, and offers transformational readings from a place of sacred unknowing. She is the creator of Emergence Astrology, the author of Living Astrology, and the host of the Moon to Moon podcast. Her work invites us to think of the signs and planets as a living language designed to equip us to meet what is happening with our fullest, most vibrant power.

Work with Britten:

Enrollment for the Emergence Astrology Pathway opens at the summer solstice. If you've been looking for a long-term home for your astrological studies that feels mystical, spacious, and genuinely transformational, it's worth exploring. You can also find her in Living Emergence, her ongoing community space for practice and belonging, and pick up her book Living Astrology in her shop.

Visit brittenlarue.com to learn more, follow her on Instagram at @brittenlarue, and subscribe to Moon to Moon wherever you listen to podcasts.

About Alison Dale

Alison Dale is an artist, writer, astrologer, and Human Design guide based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her work lives at the intersection of ancestral systems that track the seasons and the planets, embodiment practices, and earth-based spirituality.

Work with Alison:

Book a reading or explore more of what she offers at hearthandspiral.com, follow along at @hearthandspiral on Instagram, or on Substack at livingthespiral.com.

Timestamps:

00:00 Meet Britten LaRue

05:21 Claiming the Magician

05:58 Magic as Change

08:29 Emergence and Voice

11:32 Skills Desire Guidance

15:57 Unshaming Astrology

18:13 Saturn and Skillbuilding

25:06 From Academia to Astrology

28:55 Neptune Awakening Leap

32:38 Why Community Matters

39:06 Maui Intuition Moon Call

40:15 Moon Ritual Beginnings

41:16 Learning Lunar Astrology

49:22 Deconditioning and Unshaming

50:33 Divination and Trust

58:49 Restructuring Offerings

01:03:52 Community vs Pathway

01:05:29 Imaginal Spaces Online

01:07:25 Compost and Rebrand Metaphor

01:08:17 Where to Find Britten