Retrograde Season: When the Planets Ask Us to Pause, Reflect & Realign

What happens when the planets appear to move backwards, and what might this mean for us here on Earth?

In this episode, Tracey from The Hare and the Moon explores the powerful energies of retrograde season, a time of reflection, transformation and cosmic realignment.

With Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Venus and Chiron in retrograde, Pluto having recently completed its backwards journey, and Mercury preparing to join the cosmic dance, there’s plenty of planetary energy to explore!

We delve into the spiritual and astrological meanings behind these retrogrades, from Uranus shaking up old patterns and Neptune lifting the veil on our illusions, to Saturn encouraging us to revisit our responsibilities, Venus inviting us to reflect on love and relationships, and Chiron bringing old wounds to the surface for healing.

We also explore Pluto’s transformative influence and the approaching Mercury retrograde, looking at why these periods aren’t necessarily something to fear.

Hello Autumn: Embracing the Liminal Space

In this episode, Tracey from The Hare and the Moon welcomes the arrival of autumn and explores the quiet magic of this liminal time — the space between what has been and what is yet to come.

As the natural world begins to slow, shed and turn inward, autumn invites us to do the same. Tracey reflects on the beauty of being in-between: releasing what has run its course, sitting with uncertainty and allowing ourselves to move gently towards a new season rather than rushing to fill the space.

With the New Moon in Libra approaching, the conversation turns to themes of balance, harmony, relationships and the places within our lives that may be asking to be brought back into equilibrium. What are we ready to leave behind, and what would we like to carry with us into the darker half of the year?

Tracey also connects with the element of Water — our emotions, intuition, sensitivity and ability to flow. Rather than resisting change, Water reminds us that there can be strength in softness, surrender and allowing ourselves to move with the natural rhythms around us.

A gentle seasonal conversation about autumn, liminality, the New Moon in Libra, Water, letting go, intuition and finding balance as we cross the threshold into a new season.

Can science and spirituality coexist, or do we have to choose between evidence and belief?

In this episode, we explore the fascinating space where science meets spirituality and ask what happens when the things we can prove sit alongside the things we simply feel, experience or believe.

Science helps us understand the world through evidence, observation and discovery, while spirituality often invites us to explore meaning, intuition, consciousness and our connection to something beyond ourselves. But perhaps these two perspectives don’t always need to be in conflict.

We discuss how our beliefs are formed, why we are naturally drawn to finding meaning and explanation, and how personal experiences can shape the way we see the world. We also explore the importance of curiosity, questioning and keeping an open mind — without feeling that we have to accept everything we hear or dismiss everything we cannot yet explain.

From energy and intuition to synchronicities, ancient practices and modern scientific thinking, this episode is an invitation to find your own balance between scepticism and belief.

Because perhaps the most interesting place isn’t at either extreme, but somewhere in the space between — where we can question, explore, wonder and decide for ourselves what resonates.

Join us for an open and honest conversation about science, spirituality and finding a belief system that feels authentically your own.