Matt & Corisande sit down with Kirsty Gallagher, Sunday Times bestselling author of Lunar Living, to unpack why she believes New Year’s resolutions are “the worst thing we can ever do.” Kirsty’s path started with her great-great aunt Mabel’s tarot cards, ran through training as a yoga teacher in India in 2009 (back when a newspaper dubbed her “the lunatic lunar lady” for talking about the moon), and landed in a lunar system giving you up to 26 fresh chances a year to reset your life. They walk through the entire lunar cycle step by step: why the dark moon shows you what you don't want, how to set 3-5 intentions on the new moon, why you can't sleep before a full moon, and the 3am rule Kirsty swears reveals exactly what you're avoiding. Plus: reading your birth chart, why eclipses act as "course corrections from your soul," and the deceptively simple answer to what your purpose actually is. Matt & Corisande, with Kirsty discuss: Why she believes resolutions set on 1 January are doomed, and why the lunar calendar gives you a reset every two weeks instead The full lunar cycle broken down: dark moon, new moon, waxing moon, full moon and waning moon, and exactly what to do at each stage Why you can't sleep before a full moon, and what your 3am "ruminations" are actually trying to tell you The difference between the loud, anxious voice of ego and the quiet, one-or-two-word voice of real intuition How your sun, moon and rising sign each play a different role, and why knowing your partner's moon sign can transform how you love them Her advice for anyone who knows their life isn't working but doesn't know where to start Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:32 Intro to Kirsty Gallagher 00:02:13 How Kirsty Describes Her Work 00:04:34 Great-Great Aunt Mabel’s Tarot Cards 00:07:59 Training As A Yoga Teacher In India 00:09:59 Why Yogis Skip New And Full Moon Practice 00:13:45 Her Son, The Supermoon Baby 00:14:21 Stop Setting New Year’s Resolutions 00:15:40 A Whistle-Stop Tour Of The Lunar Cycle 00:17:28 The Dark Moon: What You Don’t Want 00:19:28 The New Moon: Setting 3 To 5 Intentions 00:22:56 Dream Smaller To Manifest Faster 00:24:48 The Waxing Moon And The Power Of Three 00:27:00 The Waxing Gibbous And 3am Ruminations 00:34:01 The Full Moon: Opposite Signs And Celebration 00:37:14 The Waning Moon: Letting Go 00:40:39 Kirsty’s “Cosmic Weather Report” 00:46:25 Join the Beyond Community 00:50:08 60-Second Recap Of The Whole Cycle 00:51:55 Your Birth Chart: Sun, Moon And Rising 01:04:12 Lunar Nodes: Your Soul’s Destiny Pathway 01:09:49 Advice For “Barbara At Number Four” 01:12:32 The Five-Minute Practice To Rebuild Trust 01:14:35 Ego Vs Intuition: How To Tell The Difference 01:17:46 Eclipse Season And The Longest Eclipse Of 2027 01:19:36 Redefining Purpose: “Be You” 01:26:29 Where To Find Kirsty About Kirsty Gallagher Kirsty Gallagher is a Sunday Times bestselling author, moon mentor and yoga teacher, trained in India in 2009. She is the author of Lunar Living and The Lunar Living Journal, and host of The Kirsty Gallagher Podcast, helping people work with the lunar cycle to set intentions, build self-trust and live more consciously. Visit Kirsty's website (and get your birth chart read): https://www.kirstygallagher.com/ Follow Kirsty on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kirsty_gallagher_/ About Matt & Corisande Cooke Matt is a manifestation coach, researcher, speaker and the author of Beyond Wanting: The Art of True Manifestation. For years, he has explored the intersection of manifestation, consciousness and the quantum world, helping people understand how to work with their thoughts, emotions and intentions to create their future. Corisande is a creative director with a deeply intuitive approach to life and business. Through meditation, she often experiences remarkably vivid glimpses of what’s ahead, seeing ideas, spaces and possibilities in extraordinary detail, sometimes long before they become reality. Together, they bring two different perspectives to Beyond: Matt’s endless curiosity for understanding how the unseen might work, and Corisande’s instinctive ability to feel and see it before it arrives. Sign up to Matt’s Saturday Manifestation Newsletter: https://www.mattcooke.me/newsletters Buy the book Beyond Wanting: The Art of True Manifestation here: https://bio.to/beyondwanting Join the Beyond Community: https://the-beyond.mn.co/landing/ Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattcookecoach/ Follow Corisande on Instagram: ...
