Moon to Moon

What if Emergence Astrology has been Underworld Astrology all along?
In this Dark Moon Download, I'm taking you into the Underworld—a territory I've been studying, teaching, and finding my way through for much of my life.
Inspired by the myth of Inanna's descent, the katabatic tradition, Martin Shaw, Alice in Wonderland, and the deliciously absurd bureaucracy of Beetlejuice, I've created A Field Guide for Emergence: seven encounters with the strange intelligence of the Underworld.
Together, we explore the seven traditional planets as guides through disorientation, the limits of competence, accountability without shame, the fantasy of potential, the paradox of love and desire, spectacular grief, and the audacity of imagining that we know how our stories end.
Along the way, I share my own relationship with death, descent, and the parts of ourselves that remain in the Underworld. We visit Inanna and Ereshkigal, consider what it means to be accompanied rather than fixed, and discover why grief and wonder must sometimes occupy the very same moment.
I also explore the unexpected relationship between Underworld intelligence and Astral Promotion: how loosening the grip of shame-based imagination changes what's possible when we bring our dreams into contact with the world.
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Scopes Unshamed: November 2026 is live!
Find your Rising Sign here and dive in! Each is about 12-14 minutes, so they're very digestible. Britten stays focused on themes and gives you clear frames and questions for navigating the energies we're inside. The mystical with the practical! ENJOY!
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What if your desires could lead you somewhere beyond anything your current self is capable of imagining?
This week on Moon to Moon, I'm joined by the extraordinary Contessa Domenica: professional dominatrix, artist, philosopher, and creator of Sex, Death, and Olive Oil.
After a dark night of the soul that led her to leave her relationship, her corporate career, and London itself, Contessa Domenica began following a mysterious intuition that sexuality might be the doorway to reclaiming herself. What began as an exploration of boundaries, pleasure, and desire became a spiritual path, and eventually an entirely new life.
In this conversation, we explore:
The origin story of Contessa Domenica and the magic of naming yourself

BDSM as a transformational technology for exploring power, shame, desire, and the disallowed parts of ourselves

Why consent, boundaries, and clear communication make extraordinary experiences possible

The dominatrix as trickster, artist, and guide to the Underworld

Endarkenment and the invitation to encounter the dark forest of our interior lives

Her immersive sonic project, Sex, Death, and Olive Oil

Why following what delights you might take you beyond anything you could have manifested

This is a conversation about becoming someone you couldn't have imagined being, about discovering permission where you've been taught to feel shame, and about the courage required to follow what makes you feel alive.
 
About Contessa Domenica:
Contessa Domenica is a professional Dominatrix and trickster-philosopher. 
In her dungeon, erotic power play is a technology of transformation that dissolves stagnant stories about who we are and what we're supposed to enjoy. It's soul-making for deviants...and the deviant-curious. 
She reckons the whole culture could use some time in the dungeon. That's why she created Sex, Death & Olive Oil, an immersive sonic journey into the parts of ourselves we've been told are too dark and dangerous to ever acknowledge, let alone explore. Turns out, that's where the party is.
The first episode, Ecstasy, is out now. 
Listen to Sex, Death & Olive Oil on Spotify or any other podcast platforms: https://open.spotify.com/show/2hJFI5qq2tZwFPs6jLcDwu
Follow Sex, Death & Olive Oil on Instagram @sexdeathandoliveoil and Contessa Domenica @contessa.domenica 
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Learn More:
Britten invites listeners to join her in the seventh installment of Mystics Making Money: Astral Promotion: The Secret Art of Selling What You Dream.
Registration opens on Thursday, November 5, for a ONE DAY ONLY EARLY BIRD. You can join the newsletter to be the first to know by clicking here!
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In this episode of Moon to Moon, I'm joined by astrologer, herbalist, and teacher Cameron Allen for a rich conversation on the ethics of speaking astrology.
We explore intellectual honesty, the relationship between astrological technique and embodiment, the consequences of our interpretations, and how shame can interfere with our capacity to speak, listen, and learn.
Along the way, we talk about unshaming the signs, honoring the wholeness of the people we work with, and cultivating enough self-trust to experiment, disagree, and change our minds.
What if being an ethical astrologer isn't a destination we arrive at, but a relationship we practice every day?
 
About Cameron Allen:
Cameron is an herbalist & astrologer that sits at the crossroads of Medical, Traditional, and Evolutionary astrology. He synthesizes wisdom from his training in Ayurveda, Kundalini yoga, & mixed movement arts, holds degrees in Health & Sports science and Psychology with a focus on Sports & Exercise psychology, and is currently in school for Greco-Arabic Medicine. Cameron has trained with teachers of lineages that have not been named here, but honors them nonetheless. All of these traditions, systems of healing, and ways of knowing are rooted and centered on being of service in any given moment.
Substack: @cadream6
IG: @Cadream6
Website: www.cadreamplanet.com 

 
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In this Dark Moon Download, Britten comes through with a message that arrived on a run, in honor of Venus retrograde in Scorpio: unpopular opinion, leave him.
The "him" isn't necessarily your husband (although, maybe it is). It's the contracts, arrangements and agreements we've worked so hard to make work.
Britten talks about what Venus is revealing right now, the grief of realizing how much of our lives has gone into trying to be good enough, and what she found on the other side of saying no in her own life.
In this episode, Britten explores:
Why she loves planets in detriment and fall, including Venus retrograde in Scorpio

What's being revealed underneath the polite rituals of respectability

Why believing it's our fault can feel easier than seeing what's true

What "him" really means, and why it doesn't have to be a person

The grief of becoming extraordinarily competent at arrangements that disempower us

What it tells us when naming things doesn't lead to change

The 7 of Cups, meeting Venus at the gates, and the underworld journey of this retrograde

Venus meeting the Sun at 0 Scorpio and heading back to Libra, the land of contracts

How shame erodes self-trust, and why your knowing is enough

When contracts want updates, and when they want to be snipped up and burned

What Britten calls an Emergent No, and the grief and creation that follow it

What Britten left at 39, and the part of her that showed up to take it from there

Underneath it all is the question Venus is asking each of us: is this the contract I want to keep agreeing to?
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Scopes Unshamed: October 2026 is live!
Find your Rising Sign here and dive in! Each is about 12-14 minutes, so they're very digestible. Britten stays focused on themes and gives you clear frames and questions for navigating the energies we're inside. The mystical with the practical! ENJOY!
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In this episode, Britten is joined by S.J. Anderson, the astrologer who coined the term Barbault's Basket. 
S.J. takes us into the work of French mundane astrologer André Barbault, the rare convergence of outer planetary cycles, and the story of how a phrase from a tweet became one of the biggest astrological conversations of the summer.
They also talk about what happens when astrological language takes on a life of its own, including the myths and misunderstandings that spread alongside the excitement.
In this episode, they explore:
What Barbault's Basket actually is, and why its planetary configuration is so unusual

The work of André Barbault and his predictions about a new world civilization

How S.J. coined the term in 2021 and watched it become a viral phenomenon in 2026

The misconceptions that circulated about Barbault and the basket

Why July 2026 may be one moment in a much longer astrological story

The possibility of a second basket involving Ceres in June 2027

Saturn and Neptune in Aries as an invitation to create new foundations

The role of AI and technological breakthroughs in the unfolding astrology

How the basket speaks differently through each person's natal chart

Shame, certainty, rebirth, and our capacity to live into new ways of being

Why love and human connection remain essential amid technological transformation

Underneath the outer planets and the AI headlines is a question Britten calls almost urgent: what does it mean to be a human being?
 
About S.J. Anderson:
Hi, I'm S.J. Anderson, an astrologer and writer. In addition to maintaining an astrology consultation practice and YouTube channel, I regularly share ideas on Instagram. My perspective is influenced by studies in Hellenistic astrology, Theravada Buddhism, and Sivananda yoga.
A lifetime member of the International Society of Astrological Research (ISAR), my astrological writing has been featured in publications such as Ignota Press, IAM: Infinity Astrological Magazine, and Wellbeing Astrology Guide; and my insights into astrology have been covered in major publications like India Times, Daily Express, Mashable, and Yahoo! News.
Website: sjanderson144.com 
YouTube: youtube.com/@sjanderson144 
Instagram: instagram.com/sjanderson144 



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E M E R G E N C E  A S T R O L O G Y
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Podcast art: Angela George. Podcast music: Jonathan Koe.