The Natural Wisdom Podcast

Kristine Backes

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Reclaim Your Natural Wisdom with Kristine and guests through astrology, natural medicine, herbalism, and other nature-based wisdom. Find radical well-being by remembering yourself as an integral part of the natural world and its rhythms, and tapping into your natural wisdom. Find out more about Kristine and her offerings here: https://kristinebackes.com kristinebackes.substack.com

5d ago

Is your creative energy shifting? Cosmic Wisdom with Kristine and Emily

If the Taurus Full Moon energy brought you to a stop, you are not alone. Taurus reminds us to come back to the truth in our felt experience; plus, the lunar spotlight shared the stage with ongoing retrograde energies, including two personal planets, Venus and Mercury. This quality of time is very supportive of exploring and re-evaluating the stories that shape your perception of the world. Next month, the very rare meeting of Jupiter, Mars and the lunar South Node in Leo, at the same time Venus and Mercury station to move direct again, brings up questions about your creativity: are you performing for an audience and seeking attention, or creating from your heart and attending to your self? What new way of being have you integrated after the intense shifts of this year? Our podcast conversation explored a number of different ways of looking at these questions, including: * Pushing is not supported; * What and how you create may be shifting right now; * The division we see out there points us back to the work we need to do on our inner conflicts; * So many of the current alignments support the need to express your own genius. Is it time for a reading? Kristine is offering a 20% discount on readings through November 8th using the discount code SCORPIO2026 when you book. Book with Emily on her website: https://embodiedaquarian.com/ Subscribe to Reclaim Your Natural Wisdom to receive new posts and discounts on readings with Kristine. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kristinebackes.substack.com/subscribe
Oct 21

Take another look at Saturn

While we may know Saturn as “the greater malefic” now, in earlier times it was heralded as the ruler of the Golden Age. As you listen, you may wonder how your life would change if you viewed Saturn through a new lens. I invited Saturn to speak in the planet’s own words, sharing what came to me several weeks ago as I tuned in to Saturn. I offer Saturn readings and Saturn coaching. Is it time to take a fresh look at Saturn in your life? Find out more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kristinebackes.substack.com/subscribe
Oct 2

What are you orienting yourself around?

Mario Garza went deep and wide about Saturn in conversation with me on The Natural Wisdom Podcast. Mario, founder of Symbolic Studies, artist, and graphic designer shared his considerable research and wisdom about symbolism in general as well as Saturn in particular. Mario began by explaining the problems we see in so many conversations about symbols, and why his research is founded in a traditional approach: there is a great deal of picking and choosing associations between things “out there”, as at the circumference of the circle, with no reference to a center of origin. To truly understand a symbol (and life), we need to know the center around which we orient ourselves. Among other topics, we discussed - * Symbols as bridges; * The importance of finding your own sacred center; * The main principle of Saturn as the return to center, and how it has become the scapegoat in so many places today; * The association of Saturn with Judaism, Zionism and Israel in today’s politicized world; * The “solidification of the world” and fall from grace behind so many crises today. The author Mario recommends for a deep study of symbolism is René Guénon, including his book “The Crisis of the Modern World”. You can find links to all of Mario’s publications on his website, including his wonderful podcast Symbolic Studies, which offers sweeping episodes covering the Zodiac signs each month: https://www.symbolicstudies.com In our online program starting next week, Reclaim Your Life with Saturn, Tammy Roth and I will be guiding people into a direct connection with Saturn. We’ll combine astrology and family constellations to support re-writing the stories creating tension and limitation, and preventing us from fully honoring ourselves. Registration closes Sunday night, October 4th and we begin on Friday, October 9th! Mario Garza is a lifelong artist and graphic designer of twenty five years currently living in the Pacific Northwest. Over the decades Mario developed a serious interest in visual, archetypal and esoteric symbolism. Mario has integrated a number of topics in his research including: The tarot, mythology, astrology, etc. His passion project, Symbolic Studies, was created as an outlet to explore these topics starting with the signs of the zodiac as a loose foundation. Watch our first conversation about Saturn here: Watch Mario’s conversation with his (then-fiancé) wife Michelle on “The Lost Lore of Saturn” that first piqued my interest in Mario’s work: Reclaim Your Natural Wisdom is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kristinebackes.substack.com/subscribe
Jul 21

Unleash Your Creative Power

Friend, mentor and astrologer Emily Trinkaus joined me today on The Natural Wisdom Podcast to talk about the unprecedented planetary configuration of the moment. With all three outer planets in harmonious cooperation with each other, and Jupiter in direct opposition to Pluto, the “basket” or “cradle” pattern is initiating us into a crisis point, and the possibility of a quantum leap in co-creating a “splendid relaunch of civilization". We looked at the chart of the alignments, plus the activation by next week’s Aquarius Full Moon. One major takeaway from our conversation is that the astro-energies are asking us to get in the game and unleash our creative power. We touched on a number of topics, including: * The historical rarity of the planetary patterns of 2026; * The emphasis on the sign of Leo and the invitation to create from your heart as you did as a child; * Why you might feel “in-between” or stuck at the moment; * The bottom-line necessity to find real trust and faith, especially in your creative ability to respond to the moment. “May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no holding back, the way it is with children.” Rainer Maria Rilke in “The Book of Hours”, I.12 Emily and I each have a time-sensitive offer for you to check out. Registration closes today for Emily’s program on Chiron in Taurus: An Astrological and Shamanic Initiation. The journey begins tomorrow, July 22nd. And Kristine is offering a 10% discount on Saturn readings with the code CANCERSEASON through Thursday, July 23rd. Find out more about Emily and her monthly new and full moon deep dives at Subscribe to Reclaim Your Natural Wisdom with Kristine to get access to workshops, community gatherings, and more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kristinebackes.substack.com/subscribe
Apr 22

Both Feet In: Kristine and Emily talk about the extreme Aries energy of the moment

Despite the Sun's move into Taurus, we are all still operating under extreme Aries energy. Emily Trinkaus joined me for another episode of The Natural Wisdom Podcast as we hurtle along in the wake of the Aries New Moon last week.Find Emily's offerings here, including her course on astrological transits: https://embodiedaquarian.substack.comBook a reading with Kristine here: https://kristinebackes.com/work-with-kristine/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kristinebackes.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 6

How will you invest your life force in the new reality? Cosmic Wisdom with Kristine and Emily

Friend, mentor and sister astrologer Emily Trinkaus and I had a lively conversation about the astrological alignments of the moment on The Natural Wisdom Podcast. This month, February, brings us the most significant planetary combination since 2020: the conjunction of Saturn (reality, structure) and Neptune (dreams, dissolution). The transition from Piscean energy to that of Aries feels, at the moment, like the “end of the end” prior to emergence of the new. We offered our best advice on how to navigate these times gracefully: * The rebirth we are undergoing at the moment is happening in three phases; * We are undergoing a sea change around how we understand and wield our personal power; * How you invest your life force has immense implications for the long term, both for you and for all of us; * Mercury’s retrograde in Pisces, which last happened in March of 2020, supports us to listen more deeply to our intuition rather than try to figure out what’s going on; * The Aquarius Solar Eclipse and the Virgo Total Lunar Eclipse, and the final months of the Lunar Nodes in Pisces and Virgo remind us to own our selves and our bodies; stay tuned in to the here and now while also envisioning the future we want to see. Emily is leading a six week workshop series on aspects in astrology, beginning on February 20. Kristine is offering a free workshop on Saturn as your spiritual ally and truth-teller of your soul next Friday, February 13th. Let us know how it’s going in the comments! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kristinebackes.substack.com/subscribe
12/04/2025

The Knowing Field: Quantum Astrology (and everything) with Tammy Roth

I had the pleasure of talking with psychotherapist, Family Constellation facilitator, and quantum astrologer Tammy Roth on The Natural Wisdom Podcast today, just hours ahead of the Gemini Full Moon. I got to know Tammy and her work through a quantum astrology course she and Emily Trinkaus offered earlier this fall, and gained a whole new way to access and understand the planetary energies. In our conversation, Tammy shared her wisdom and experience accessing the “knowing field” to help people, covering topics such as these: * What does “quantum” mean and what is quantum astrology? * How a 12-step recovery program gave her insight into true healing; * Saturn and Pluto are never being mean; * The energies of the cosmos are waiting to be invited in through your attention; * The more you trust your intuitive knowing, the more it comes through; * As these new inner technologies come more online, we need places and communities where we can practice. Tammy referenced Barbara Hand Clow’s book “Alchemy of Nine Dimensions” as a useful reference for understanding 3D, 4D, 5D and beyond. Find more of Tammy’s work on her website www.tammyroth.com Learn more about Tammy and Emily Trinkaus’ Saturn Return Quantum Immersion here: https://www.tammyroth.com/copy-of-qa-for-astrologers Learn more about the Lunar Grid course to connect with the Lunar Goddesses with Tammy and Kim Sales here: https://www.tammyroth.com/about-3-2 Find out about Kristine’s Renew Your Life Solstice Retreat here: https://kristinebackes.com/integrate-and-renew-at-the-solstice/ Tammy Roth, PhD is a holistic psychotherapist whose current quantum astrology coaching emerged at the crossroads of Family Constellation healing and the celestial intelligence of astrology. What began as a simple curiosity became a living pathway: a practice where ancestral patterns, cosmic codes, and embodied presence weave together to activate transformation. A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Tammy now makes her home in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia, where the land itself informs her work and continues to call her into ever-evolving layers of remembrance. Become a paid subscriber to join Kristine’s quarterly astro-wisdom salons, get access to the full archive of posts and recorded workshops, and receive discounts on readings. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kristinebackes.substack.com/subscribe
11/04/2025

The Power to Liberate Your Mind with Emily Trinkaus

Emily joined me today for another episode of Cosmic Wisdom. We addressed the very busy week ahead as well as the longer term outlook of the next several months. A number of themes emerged from our conversation, including these gifts of the cosmic forces: * We have the power to liberate our minds from the programming and entrainment so prevalent right now; * We are in a concentrated period of endings in preparation for the new beginnings coming in 2026; * We are supported to heal old childhood stories and ways in which we haven’t claimed our right (and duty) to be fully ourselves; * The return of Uranus to Taurus plus Saturn and Neptune to Pisces reminds us of the spiritual dimension to the material realm; * The number of planets in water signs encourages us to feel deeply, and use the power of our emotions consciously in service to what we desire. Emily has a cool program coming in the new year to support people in their Saturn returns; make sure to join her mailing list to hear all about it. My energy forecast for 2026 is this Saturday, November 8th, free for paid subscribers, or register here for only $22. And, join me for an in-person Capricorn Solstice retreat to renew your life, December 19-22nd at a high desert hot springs, Ojo Santa Fe. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kristinebackes.substack.com/subscribe

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Reclaim Your Natural Wisdom with Kristine and guests through astrology, natural medicine, herbalism, and other nature-based wisdom. Find radical well-being by remembering yourself as an integral part of the natural world and its rhythms, and tapping into your natural wisdom. Find out more about Kristine and her offerings here: https://kristinebackes.com kristinebackes.substack.com

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