Cosmic Riptides: Crunchy and Ragey

<p>The Awake Space with Laurie Rivers is 100% Listener Supported! </p><p>Find astrology you can use and amazing community at <a href="patreon.com/theawakespace" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Awake Space Community</a></p><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li>The Archivist Report - Each month the archivist reports on Laurie&#39;s accuracy rating - <a href="https://theawakespacepodcast.com/posts/september-2026-171313059?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_fan&utm_content=web_share" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">September</a></li><li>Astrology Consults: <a href="wokeastrology.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Wokeastrology.com</a></li><li>2027 Prepared: Astrology Based Planner &amp; Workbook <a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/laurie-rivers/2027-prepared/paperback/product-e7qvj54.html?page=1&pageSize=4" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Buy Here</a></li><li>Article: <a href="https://theawakespacepodcast.com/posts/when-life-comes-171300915" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">When Life Hits From All Sides</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>October is officially crunchy.</p><p>In this episode of <strong>The Awake Space Astrology Podcast</strong>, Laurie Rivers gets personal about a difficult week filled with grief, family changes, exhaustion, and the reality that astrologers aren&#39;t immune to the transits they forecast.</p><p>With Mercury and Mars creating tension and Pluto preparing to station direct in Aquarius, Laurie explores what happens when life pushes us outside our comfort zones. The pressure is real, but so is the potential to use it creatively and deliberately.</p><p>This episode also takes a deeper look at anger, spirituality, power, and the idea that being spiritual does not require being passive. Love can be active. Advocacy can be loving. Anger can carry useful information. The question isn&#39;t whether you&#39;re allowed to feel it. The question is: <strong>What are you going to do with it?</strong></p><p>Laurie shares reflections on watching people she loves age, saying goodbye to a beloved family dog, and witnessing the strange, painful beauty of life&#39;s transitions. She also talks about learning to look for beauty during difficult circumstances and why regulating our emotions isn&#39;t the same thing as suppressing them.</p><p>As Pluto prepares to move direct in Aquarius, we&#39;re entering a period when people may be increasingly unwilling to accept