What the f**k is a "pop astrologer," anyway? In this episode, Britten talks with Tasha Beg of The Pop Astrologist about the strange and slippery divide between "pop astrology" and "real astrology," and what that divide reveals about seriousness, legitimacy, visibility, business, and belonging inside the astrological community. At the center of the conversation is a larger question: why does astrology, a tradition that has itself so often been dismissed as unserious, sometimes seem to need an "unserious astrology" inside itself? Topics They Cover: What we actually mean when we call someone a "pop astrologer," and how many different assumptions get collapsed into that label. Tasha's path into astrology and the creation of The Pop Astrologist, combining astrology with pop culture, headlines, celebrity, sports, and current events. The difference between accessibility and lack of depth, and why making complex astrology digestible is its own form of skill. The "real astrologer" versus "pop astrologer" binary, and the ways seriousness, technique, business size, visibility, branding, and legitimacy can become tangled together. Why commercial success and scale can provoke suspicion inside spiritual and astrological communities, and how large platforms also allow astrology to reach people who might never encounter it otherwise. Shame inside astrology, including the possibility that a field that has itself been culturally dismissed can reproduce its own hierarchies of legitimacy. Teachers, authority, and what happens when someone who once shaped us can no longer accompany us into the next chapter. The difference between rejecting hierarchy and abandoning discernment. Visibility wounds, public evolution, criticism, and the reality that people often grow up in public. Reclaiming authority: asking what we value, what we trust, what resonates, and where we have allowed someone else to tell us what astrology is supposed to be. This is a conversation about pop astrology, but it is also about much more than that. It is about shame, legitimacy, projection, business, teachers, belonging, and the ongoing work of becoming our own authority inside a tradition we love. About Tasha: Tasha is a Brooklyn-based evolutionary astrologer who left her Wall Street career during her Saturn Return to help others navigate life with greater intention and alignment with their natal promise. When she's not working privately with clients or hosting retreats, she brings astrology into everyday conversation as the @thepopastrologist, exploring the intersection of astrology, pop culture, and current events. IG: @thepopastrologist Substack: https://thepopastrologist.substack.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepopastrologist +++ Tune in to Britten and Tasha's Instagram live by clicking here! +++ E M E R G E N C E A S T R O L O G Y https://brittenlarue.com/ Instagram: @brittenlarue Order Living Astrology Join my newsletter here Check out my new podcast CRYSTAL BALLERS on Spotify, Podbean, and Apple. +++ Podcast art: Angela George. Podcast music: Jonathan Koe.
