✧ ALTAR OF STARS ✧ with Teagan West

✧ ALTAR OF STARS ✧ with Teagan West

Join us at the Altar of Stars, where we commune with the Cosmos. Each week, I share a full reading discussing the Astrology + Mythopoetics of the Stars. Subscribe via Substack to receive the weekly readings, ritual suggestions, tarot spread + more! xx Teagan West altarofstars.substack.com

  1. 1d ago

    ✧ Week Ahead ✧ July 5th, 2026 ~ JULY MONTH AHEAD⁺˚⋆♋︎₊⊹

    Hello beloveds. How we doin out there? Each day has felt like a lifetime, which is usually a sign of some serious tectonic plates shifting in time/space reality. Lots of change underfoot, a constant tide to swim amidst. This doesn’t necessarily have to be a bad nor stressful thing, but of course it all depends on how we choose to relate to it. I’m taking notes on that daily. As I sat down to record the podcast this week, there was a really clear sense that I needed to zoom out and see beyond the Astrology itself. To get the whole picture, I ended up doing a lot of divination and this reading is the result of that. Lots of helpful messages came through that were good medicine for me to take in, and I’m hopeful they are for you too. The first 2/3 of the podcast is mainly divinatory messages, and the latter third is the astrology of the week ahead. At a high level; Neptune stations retrograde, Venus enters Virgo and immediately passes over the South Node who is currently conjunct the Fixed Star Regulus. Lots of power there. I’m sharing this podcast as free for all subscribers. If you’re new here, usually the podcast is paywalled but I’ll occasionally post one that’s open for all. Let me know how it lands, I’m genuinely curious if it resonates! In Other News… This Summer I’ll be teaching a Course on Animism + Earth Reconnection through Ancestral Medicine. This was the first course I had taken with Daniel Foor before joining the organization as a practitioner almost 7 years ago, so it’s a huge honor and full circle moment to be the Lead Teacher for this class. We will talk about the many-faceted dimensions of Animism both in theory and praxis, discussing how to embody these Earth-Honoring Ethics in our walk. The intention is to develop an all-encompassing relationality to the more-than-human world, and the many other Beings that we share the landscape with; both seen + unseen. If you’re interested, check it out! The course begins on July 21st, and I’ll be anchoring the live calls on Tuesdays at 8pm NYC time. Hoping to see some familiar faces and share in this really timely discussion together. Reach out with questions anytime! altarofstars.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 5m
  2. Jun 26

    ✧ WEEK AHEAD ✧ June 28th, 2026 ~ Capricorn Full Moon ♑︎ 𓃵 ♋︎ ₊⊹☪︎

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit altarofstars.substack.com Beloved ones! oh BOY do we have a week ahead of us! So many planetary shifts, so many big moments. I do declare the next wave of astrological changes are taking place in the field, and thus in our own psyche. May the Capricorn Full Moon help us to find our anchor amidst the flux. First of all, we are at the final LAST CHANCE SALOON to join the Shadow Months mentorship, which won’t open again for another year! There’s an incredible group of beloveds that have gathered around this altar, and still time to join us. DOORS CLOSE on June 30th, to honor the Capricorn moon. If you just want to join the online course library and NOT the live mentorship group, it’s currently 50% off until June 30th as well. Reach out with questions! Second of all, I want to reshare a little yap from Capricorn season, in honor of the Full Moon on Monday. This musing was on the nature of the Land as our first + formative Ancestor, open for all to listen; Okay, now for the play-by-play of the week ahead, because we have some seriously major ingresses occuring! Sunday, June 28th: Mars enters Gemini until August 11th ~ which will be ruled by Mercury in Cancer, who is soon to be retrograde. The connection between these two planets by way of rulership cannot be overstated; our strategy + follow-thru is up for major recalibration. Go slow, try to keep your mind steady. Monday, June 29th: * Capricorn Full Moon, 7:56pm EST ~ occuring in the first decan of Capricorn at 8*, ruled by Saturn in Aries. An invitation to check our impulses and re-instate our commitments to the long-term vision. * Mars in Gemini squares the Nodes at 0* virgo/pisces: an initiation and a closure at the same time. What have we learned for the past year and a half from the nodes, and what is Mars illuminating in response? This is a body-level integration, a somatic renewal. May our orientation recalibrate accordingly. * JUPITER ENTERS LEO!!! ❤️‍🔥 the annual ingress of our beloved Jove, preparing to expand a whole new territory of our lives. In the heart of the lion, we are invited to come more fully into our power; Right-sized dignity. Friday, July 3rd (yikes): Mars forms a conjunction with Uranus at 1* Gemini. Lightning strikes Earth and starts a fire that we must tend wisely, lest it fry our circuits with its powerful awakening. Recalibration might be needed at a nervous system level to be able to handle the energy these planets are bringing into the collective body, the circuits alive with potential energy. I’ll leave the rest for the podcast itself. There’s a discount code below for patrons of this space to join the online course at an EXTRA percent off, in gratitude for your support. Big love, kin ~ stay steady out there. 3 T

    3 min
  3. Jun 14

    ✧ Week Ahead ✧ June 14th, 2026 ~ Venus in Leo ₊⊹𓄂⋆˚.⋆

    Beloved ones, this week’s reading is a pretty wide-view look at the karmic web as it exists in this moment. Surprisingly as I tuned into Venus’ energy this week, she brought me pretty ‘far out’ to look at the context of the moment we’re all navigating together from the Eagle’s Eye view. The teachings of the Vedic Ancestors came in pretty strong to help ground the bigness into something (somewhat) tangible. A lot of what I was speaking to comes from Sāmkhya philosophy + the tattvas as a way of organizing universal energy - I highly recommend my teacher Dr. Vasant Lad’s work on the subject if it interests you. I’ll be so curious to hear your thoughts on how it all lands, genuinely. The heart of this week’s astrology is a series of aspects that Venus will be making to the outer planets, as she slowly enters the early degrees of Leo. Sextile to Uranus, Trine to Neptune, Opposite Pluto. Lots of big energy tugging at the heartstrings, asking us to meet the changing conditions of our life from the Heart rather than the Head. Courage is the work of Leo. I’ll let the episode speak for itself, let me know how it settles in. Big love! T EXCITING NEWS! Doors are OPEN for the next cohort of Live Group Astrology Mentorship! We will travel through the Shadow Months together, forming animist relations with the celestial powers and tending the colonial wounds embedded within this study. We do this work together, in community, on purpose. Early bird 50% off ends at SUMMER SOLSTICE, see below! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit altarofstars.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 22m
  4. Jun 7

    ✧ Week Ahead ✧ June 7th, 2026 ~ Gemini New Moon ⁺˚⋆♊︎˚.⋆₊⊹

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit altarofstars.substack.com Hello my friends! This week holds some Big Magick, and with that comes big responsibility. It all depends on how we wield this wand within, the direction of our will, the clarity of our mind. This kind of energy will go wherever it’s directed, so may we be discerning and hella intentional with how we use it accordingly. That is the work of the Magician, as Gemini knows best. Here’s the high-level look at the week ahead; * Tuesday, June 9th: Jupiter-Venus conjunction 25* Cancer ~ this double-whammy benefic energy is an opportunity to harvest the merits of a year-long exaltation for Jupiter, and all that has been accumulated in the Cancer part of our chart. Be fair warned; this energy is an amplifier for whatever stands in it’s line of vision, so give extra attention to what you’d like to receive the Miracle Grow efforts of Jupiter’s grace. Jove can be indiscriminate with where that expansive quality is directed, so our work is in being very clear + precise about what it is we’re hoping to grow with all of that accumulated energy. * Procyon is also in the fold of this Benefic conjunction, which gives the enthusiastic self-starter energy + protection over our workings. The challenge is in helping those efforts sustain long-term gains, rather than short-term gratification. Stay with it. * Friday, June 12th: Uranus in Gemini squares the Nodes at 2* (Virgo/Pisces axis) ~ this energy affords us stunning, surprising insights that strike like lightning. And yet, our circuits might not be ready to hold the full reality of those visions. The work is in updating and recalibrating our system to be able to hold the fullness of that vision and not collapse under its bigness. We might get a glimpse of insight that also helps us to integrate what teachings the Nodal axis has been bringing for the past 1.5 years in the Virgo/Pisces axis of our chart. Pay attention, make note, and reform your stories accordingly to make room for the awareness offered. * Saturday, June 13th: Venus enters Leo, laying a path of ruby red roses to add some pomp and circumstance to the Leo part of our chart. Venus is giving us a pep talk so that we are truly ready to receive the reality of our prayers being answered, and have the courage to believe we are worthy to have good things. How Good Can it Get? Venus is pushing our sense of perceived limitation around creative vision and the stories we have about ourselves to be able to go after what it is we desire. Who TF are you!? This is also preparing the foundation for Jupiter’s ingress into Leo at the end of the month! And finally, Sunday June 14th at 10:54pm EST we have a New Moon in Gemini. This Lunation is an invitation to take a serious inventory of our Mind, as the Tabula Rasa for any magickal intention. ‘Clear the Canvas of your Conscience’. From here, we can actually create from a clean slate and envision a world beyond our perceived limitations. What thoughts, feelings, fears, doubts + desires underpin the entirety of your stories about the world? WHO IS THE NARRATOR IN YOUR LIFE? What are the stories you’re telling yourself, and are any of them True? This mental landscape is the beginning of our magickal practice. Be intentional, precise, and discerning. The Magician Wields the Wand of Consciousness and Creates Accordingly. New Moon Ritual + Tarot to come later this week, + Join us in Ritual Tuesday!… ✧ COME ONE, COME ALL! LET US CELEBRATE THE SWEETNESS! ✧ MILK + HONEY ✧ a big community ritual on June 9th, 2026 at 2pm ET to celebrate the benefic conjunction! As Venus + Jupiter reach their peak of union, we will come together and share a spacious, tender, and DEEP ritual in communal space. Donation based! LOVING YOU!!

    5 min
  5. May 31

    ✧ Week Ahead ✧ May 31st, 2026 ~ JUNE MONTH AHEAD⁺˚⋆♋︎₊⊹

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit altarofstars.substack.com Beloveds! I hope the Full Blue Moon was good to you. If anyone did the very Jupiterian ritual from last week, I’d love to know how it felt! I certainly feel it’s a practice I could stand to incorporate more often, beyond once a year! The week ahead is pretty docile, marked by Mercury’s ingress into Cancer and an initial square with Neptune in Aries. My hope is that this transition affords us a bit of settling, after a very BUZZY few weeks with Uranus’ entrance into Gemini joined by Mercury. The entrance into more Cancerian energy is likely to soften the conditions just enough for us to be able to drop into the heart and let the body’s wisdom guide. The realm of felt-sense, memory, intuition ~ right on schedule. I decided to talk a bit about the month ahead at a high-level this week, as June holds some pretty important moments of resource before heading into the second half of the year. I likened it to a pit stop in the middle of the desert, an opportunity for us to recuperate and prepare for the next leg of this wild adventure. The reminder from the spirits at the end of the reading was; “there’s so much you can’t see ahead of you”, and it was intended as a very encouraging perspective shift, to buoy amidst uncertainty. May we have faith in the innumerable sources of support all around us, working in our favor. May we remember to say ‘Thank You’ in moments when that resource finds us. We are in this together, alongside forces seen + unseen. ✧ COME ONE, COME ALL! LET US CELEBRATE THE SWEETNESS! ✧ MILK + HONEY ✧ a big community ritual on June 9th, 2026 at 2pm ET to celebrate the benefic conjunction! As Venus + Jupiter reach their peak of union, we will come together and share a spacious, tender, and DEEP ritual in communal space. Donation based! 3

    5 min
  6. May 24

    ✧ Week Ahead ✧ May 24th, 2026 - FULL BLUE MOON in Sagittarius 🏹

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit altarofstars.substack.com Hey beloveds, I hope that Uranus Cazimi on Friday was good to you. Definitely felt like the proper welcome for the sky god’s blessings in this Mercurial realm. Hidden keys being discovered within, to open doors we do not even know about yet. Perhaps you found one over the last few days! This week holds some growth edges, leading up to a big beautiful Full Blue Moon in Sagittarius next Sunday May 31st. The week ahead covers all of the astrology right through next weekend, to properly prepare for the Full Moon’s illumination. And, because it’s occurring in the wee hours of the night on Turtle Island, so Saturday night ceremonies are in order. Ritual suggestion to come later this week, and perhaps some Rising Sign Spells to support the opportune moment. The Sagittarius Full Blue Moon occurs at 4:45am ET on Sunday, May 31st! Lots of ‘hot takes’ came through my divination about this week’s astrology. A few bangers from the spirits revolved around the essence of our endearing human tendency to lose the plot altogether. This faculty of imagination we hold within is such an insanely powerful tool, when wielded accordingly. And, as with anything else, we have the ability to get carried away when out of balance. We project our vision into some unknown future and dream, meanwhile the tools in our idle hands accumulate dust. The work is in collapsing this dissonance and harnessing both faculties, to the best of our ability. I’ll let the podcast speak for itself. Ritual care package incoming, later this week. LAST CHANCE SALOON! Our upcoming cohort of Ancestor Circles begins the first week of June. There are 2 different circle options to accommodate different time zones, with spaces open in each. Join us! * Wednesdays @ 3pm EST ~ starting June 3rd * Thursdays @ 6pm ET ~ starting June 4th

    7 min

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Join us at the Altar of Stars, where we commune with the Cosmos. Each week, I share a full reading discussing the Astrology + Mythopoetics of the Stars. Subscribe via Substack to receive the weekly readings, ritual suggestions, tarot spread + more! xx Teagan West altarofstars.substack.com

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