Astrologer, educator, and musician Gemini Brett joins host Jenn Zahrt from Berkeley, California! Tune in for an uplifting episode as Jenn and Brett cover the living sky, books, and more, including: shamanic astrology; mysteries hidden in plain sight; sacred geometry; and the astrology chart as a musical composition. Plus: the out-of-bounds Moon, stories from Chaco Canyon, and… can we bring a ruler, a compass, and a musical instrument on the journey??

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Song “Wake Up” used with permission by The E-Block Band.

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Episode timestamps (conversation recorded October 2025):

00:12 – Gemini Brett is a leader in the movement to re-nature astrology by integrating our two-dimensional charts with the infinite living sky. He is a world-renowned astronomy-for-astrologers authority, shamanic StarryTeller, and inspiring educator. Brett’s terrestrial translations of the celestial conversation, expressed through the ancient arts of sacred geometry, musical harmony, embodied astronomy, and number magic, activate seasoned sages as much as they initiate students new to the cosmic curriculum. Brett is the president of the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of NCGR and the winner of the 2020 OPA Orion Award for Outstanding Contribution to Astrology.

03:17 – Brett’s very first astrology book was The Shamanic Astrology Handbook by Daniel Giamario with Cayelin Castell. (And a hat tip goes to The Tarot Handbook by Angeles Arrien.)

06:23 – If Brett could bring only three books to Chaco Canyon, his first pick would be the Quadrivium compilation (published by Wooden Books with six titles from the series). Specifically, Brett appreciates A Little Book of Coincidence in the Solar System by John Martineau - but they’re all amazing!

16:06 – Interlude: Join the CAELi Support Drive and for only $35, you can enjoy your morning beverage out of a gorgeous CAELi mug!

16:53 – Brett’s second choice would be The Mystery of the Cathedrals by Fulcanelli.

18:16 – The third title Brett would bring is The Real Book, which is a compilation of jazz standards.

34:59 – Before recommending an astrology book, Brett would ask the student why they’re learning astrology – but he often suggests Giamario’s The Shamanic Astrology Handbook. Brett also likes The Heavens Declare: Astrological Ages and the Evolution of Consciousness by Alice O. Howell.

41:03 – Find Brett, his School of Earthstrology, and the Constellations Community at: https://geminibrett.com/. And learn more about his Song of the Soul project with master pianist Erik Deutsch at: https://www.chartsong.com/.

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Show notes and production by Jen Braun of JJ Boots Productions LLC.