Free Discussion Group Friday Aug 2nd

Hello Friends,

Here is the zoom link to the Discussion Group on Friday. We are meeting this Friday at 11 am Eastern time.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82508807291?pwd=4wwGuM4K46Wm6EQQNQUMe5dZ70TpM8.1

We will discuss upcoming courses and events, and then we will unpack How to stay grounded and practice quality self-care when working with trauma! And there will be time for questions and answers.

The plan is to record this, so it will be on YouTube within a couple weeks.

Hope to see you there!

Kirby & the Trauma Informed Astrology Team

Upcoming Free Discussion Groups for Trauma Informed Astrology

Hello Friends,

Just a reminder (or in case you didn’t see it last week), I am hosting several Free Discussion Groups to discuss upcoming offerings from Trauma Informed Astrology – courses, workshops, and certification programs.

If this interests you, I hope to see you in one or more of these groups! To register, join our Newsletter – http://www.traumainformedastrology.com The Zoom links will be sent out very soon for the first meeting (August 2nd).

We will meet on Fridays – Aug 2nd & 23rd; and in September on the 6th & 20th at 11 AM Eastern time.

If you are interested and these days or times don’t work for you, feel free to email me at kirby [at] mkirbymoore [dot] com.

Hope to see you there!

Kirby on behalf of the Trauma Informed Astrology team

Special Offer to Sign Up for the Trauma Informed Astrology Newsletter

Hello Friends!

Trauma Informed Astrology News & Update:

We are excited to announce a number of new and upcoming courses and trainings! To spread the word about these workshops and courses, we are offering free discussion groups in August and September.

We will be offering these Free Discussion Groups August 2nd, 23rd, September 6th & 20th, all of these are at 11:00 AM Eastern Time (Fridays).

To receive the Zoom invite for these Discussion Groups, sign up for our Newsletter here: https://www.traumainformedastrology.com/

In these groups, we will discuss upcoming trainings, events and courses, and then there will be a different topic each week – How to stay grounded and practice quality self-care when working with trauma; What is Resilience & How do we nurture it?; Working with the Functional Range of the nervous system; Obstacles to working with trauma; and more!

There is a Special Offer for people who have signed up for the Newsletter: A One-Hour Individual Trauma Informed Astrology Interpretation. The first 10 people to sign up for it will get a great discount: save 30%! The regular rate is $175 for these in-depth interpretations, the first 10 people will get them for $125! These interpretations will be offered online unless you live in Central Virginia and can come into Kirby’s office for an in-person session. You must schedule this sometime in July or August 2024.

Thank you for joining us and let us know if you have questions!

Kirby Moore & the Trauma Informed Astrology Team

Trauma Informed Fundamentals

Hello Friends,

I am excited to announce that we (the Trauma Informed Astrology team) are inviting a new cohort of participants to learn about Trauma Informed Care, starting in September.

In this 20+ hour training, there are pre-recorded videos to go through, a booklet to review, and then we will come together in monthly Discussion Groups to discuss this vital material and to cover questions and answers. This is professional and formal training. You will go through the training step-by-step, at your own pace, and then come together with the group to share your thoughts and ask questions. Kirby Moore is the primary instructor with Emily Lamoureux providing support as the primary assistant.

There is an Early Bird discount now through August 15th at $900. After the 15th, the price will go up to $1,200.

There will be certificate offered for anyone who goes through the material, passes the exam, and goes through an interview with Kirby:

Successful Completion of the 20 Hour Trauma Informed Fundamentals Training

To see more about this training you can go here: https://www.traumainformedastrology.com/classes

Let us know if you have questions! https://www.traumainformedastrology.com/contact

Kirby & the Trauma Informed Astrology team

Neptune plus Pluto equals a compulsive, challenging ride

Hello Dear Readers,

In this post, I am sharing my personal experience, regarding Western Astrology, and in particular, aspects in my chart. And it primarily has to do with Neptune and Pluto.

Also, instead of only writing about positivity, or writing when I feel really good inside, which was my tendency in the past, I am sharing a bit about the struggle I have been dealing with over the past couple of months.

First, I have Pluto conjunct my Moon in my natal chart – I have the classic Hades Moon. I could do a series of posts about this, so I won’t dwell on it here. Needless to say, I know about Pluto and life-or-death energy, as well as compulsive yearnings, both in my chart and in my personality.

Second, I have a Pisces (Neptune rulership) Sun, in the 8th house (Pluto’s domain). I have Neptune (from my 5th house) square my Pisces Sun in my natal chart. So I have both a lot of Neptune, Pisces, Pluto, and the 8th house.

Transiting planets are stretching me in this moment, and over the past couple of months. Neptune has been transiting right at the end of Pisces, still widely conjunct my natal Sun (5 degrees separating), so that has been in effect for the past 3 years or more.

In addition to this, in my Progressed Chart (Secondary Progression), I have my Progressed Moon squaring transiting Neptune (and my Sun), and I have both my Progressed MidHeaven and Ascendant making hard aspects to my natal Sun. Oh, I might mention that transiting Saturn is also in the mix, in Pisces, conjunct my Sun from the other side (5 degrees approaching).

With all of this said, I have an addictive personality (all I had to do was say Neptune square my Sun…). Some months and years even, it is not an issue, but for the past couple months, it has come back with a vengeance… Leaning into support, taking time to rest down, and just not starting anything which leads to obsession is the way I am dealing with it.

Ooph. Thankfully, I have done a TON of work on myself. I have been extremely fortunate with the teachers and somatic process practitioners in my life, and I have been on the receiving end of hundreds of bodywork, process-work, and therapeutic sessions. I thank my karma everyday. And in spite of all the personal growth work I have done, I am still tempted to regress several times a week.

Most of my vices these days are innocuous. I play board games online, or I write fantasy stories. (I may or may not actually finish this novel one day.) If I get started with either of these pursuits, it is really difficult to stop (Pluto). If I lose a game online, I want to play again – because I am bound to win that one, right?! This gambling tendency is due to Neptune in my 5th house (speculation and playful risk taking).

I realize this is not much to complain about. It is a complete first-world problem. I’m not having a crisis. Overall, I am quite blessed. But I don’t like this swinging back and forth which can happen. And then I beat myself up about it pretty bad.

With all that said, I feel like I am a bit of a wayward Bodhisattva. I am able to benefit many people with my healing and astrological work. I even lead a bi-monthly meditation group. But if my energy levels are swinging up and down, I have some days where I’d rather not see any clients. Yet I do need to pay the bills!

With many aspects to my natal Sun, and a lot involving Neptune, I am more sensitive at the moment. Also, the veils are thinner for me at the moment – the veils between the worlds (in other words, I can occasionally see into the spiritual realms). My meditation practice is more efficacious as a result. I don’t need to sit as long. And I occasionally see unique and unexpected insights regarding my client’s healing process (with what I might call a “second sight”).

I need to be careful however – if I do too much practice, too many mantras for instance, then my inner pendulum swings mightily toward the healing side. A big swing one way leads to a counter swing the other way. And then I am tempted even more to regress.

Pluto alone can lead people to want to have peak experiences – more, more, more! They are not content with the mundane, they want to go further. They don’t want good – they want perfection! Add to this tendency Neptune’s traits of having spiritual experiences, and then you can have a mess on your hands. I only want to have big, huge peak spiritual experiences. I want to “see the light!” I want to have a vision every time I sit on my cushion… Ugh. Thankfully, I am beyond this combination. I am okay with some days having a mediocre meditation session. I am okay with where I am. But this is still a lot of energy and yearnings to keep track of!

Therefore, I am waiting with confident patience. Walking the razor’s edge of an advancing spiritual path. Practicing when I am able. Doing a little at a time. I know that this too shall pass (and I can see when in my chart).

May all sentient beings have the support they need. May they ask for help. And may we all be free of suffering and the causes of suffering!

Please wish me well throughout this trying time. I wish you well with whatever you are holding.

Thanks for reading,

Kirby

Trauma Informed Astrology Membership site is now enrolling New Members!

Hello Friends,

We are very excited to announce that we are accepting New Members at the Trauma Informed Astrology site!

To purchase one of the Three Membership Levels, click here: TIA Member Page

At the moment, we are starting to transfer the videos, courses and other material over. Early bird discount: If you enroll now, you will save 40%! This goes for all levels of Membership!

The Basic Membership includes:

Access to Somatic Exercise videos, monthly Astrology Forecasts, the Paid Newsletter, and a few Astrology Deep Dive videos!

The Coaching Level Membership includes:

All of the Basic Membership perks above. Plus you get access to monthly Live, Online Discussion & Supervision Groups, Increasing Somatic Embodiment Skills videos, and all of the Astrology Deep Dive videos!

The All Access Membership includes:

All of the Coaching Level perks above, and you get access to Intermediate & Advanced Somatic Exercise videos, and you get access to ALL of the Trauma Informed Astrology course videos! This includes more than 30 hours of content currently completed recordings, and we will be adding additional videos every week!

Get access to all of these perks now for a Discounted Rate! Currently, you save 40% on all of the Membership Levels above. After July 20th, the rate will increase.

We will move all the material and videos over to the member pages in the next few weeks. To check the different levels of Membership, click here: Membership Page.

Let us know if you have questions: Contact Us Here

We hope to see you in one of our upcoming Discussion Groups!

Thank you for visiting,

Kirby Moore and the Trauma Informed Team

Big Announcement: Trauma Informed Astrology is shifting to a Membership-based Service

Hello Dear Readers,

We are transitioning Trauma Informed Astrology over to the www.traumainformedastrology.com site entirely. (Instead of working with a teaching/course-based platform.) We are aiming to have this side of the platform ready by July 1st.

This is very exciting. There will be one place to get access to all our courses, all of our somatic tools workshops, discussion groups, supervision groups, astrology forecasts, paid newsletters, and more!

There is a way to save big! We are giving the first 25 people who sign up for the Complete Membership a huge discount. Instead of paying $1,250 for six months of access to ALL of our courses, workshops, forecasts (and more), these lucky people will only pay $750 (a 40% discount). To get this discount, send us a message here: https://www.traumainformedastrology.com/contact See below for more.

There will be three tiers of membership:

Basic Membership, Coaching Membership, and Nurturing Resilience Membership.

Basic Membership will give access to monthly Astrology Forecasts, in-depth explorations into Astrological Aspects, videos for basic Somatic and Embodiment Tools, announcements about courses, and more!

Coaching Membership will give members access to all of the above, plus members will be able to attend monthly live, online discussion groups and supervision groups. They will also have access to Intermediate Somatic and Embodiment Tools videos. In addition, they will have access to some of our short courses, like the Liberating the Space Element course – in this course, Kirby teaches several easy somatic tools to let the nervous system have some breathing space.

The Nurturing Resilience Membership Level will give members access to all of the above, and access to the core Trauma Informed Astrology courses like Level One: Nervous System Foundations, and Level Two: Working with Western Astrology and the Polyvagal System. We have Level One done and ready to go, and we are done with the majority of Level Two (part one). We will be uploading these videos every couple of weeks as they are completed.

If you want to dive into working with Western Astrology and nervous system repair, if you are interested in learning more about seeing and working with trauma in the Astrology Chart, sign up now!

As we mentioned, the first 25 people who sign up will get a 40% discount! This will not last long. Get on the list to get this discount. Send us a message with your contact info expressing that you would like to receive this discount: https://www.traumainformedastrology.com/contact

There is no obligation at this time. We will have the Members Page ready by late June and we will send out invites to everyone who contacted us first. It will be a first-come-first-serve basis, so let us know if this interests you!

After August 1st, the price will go up to $1250 for six months of the Complete Membership package.

Thank you for visiting and we look forward to hearing from you!

Kirby Moore and the Trauma Informed Astrology team

Late Spring 2024 Update: Wedding reception complete, back to Trauma Informed Astrology

Hello Dear Readers,

Jessica and I got married back in December (Yay!!). However, we basically eloped – we only had 3 of our parents at the actual ceremony. So, we decided we would throw a (big for us) party to allow more of our friends and family to participate and witness our union. We had this party in late April.

Most of the people we invited did not read the invitation fully, so they were expecting a wedding celebration (instead of a celebration of our earlier wedding). We did put on a little show for them (not song and dance) – we expressed our love for each other publicly and then had the audience members mention fond memories or give us blessings and well-wishes. One of my heart teachers, a Tibetan Buddhist lama, Drupon Thinley Ningpo also gave us his blessings. It was all SO precious!

Considering I was one of the main organizers for Drupon’s teachings prior to our party, it was all exhausting too. Thankfully, I got to take several days off over the first half of May. I am starting to feel like myself again, that is with a big capacity for work and play. I am being careful though of allowing myself (or saying Yes too often) to get stretched thin.

Now what? You might ask. Well, now I am turning my attention back to Trauma Informed Astrology. We are continuing to work on the Level Two course components. It will also be a pre-recorded video series, so we are making recordings. I have a lot to do – preparing, working on, editing, and then uploading these recordings. It is worth it however. I love teaching (and deepening my learning) around all things Western Astrology, Nervous System Repair, Trauma Resolution and Nurturing Resilience!

Jess and I have some plans to get out of town for a long weekend in June, then a week at the beach with family later in the summer, as well as a yurt trip in September. Hopefully it will be a good balance of work and play, along with time in our huge garden.

Thanks for reading, and I will post more very soon. Stay tuned!

We finished Level One (Trauma Informed Astrology) last year. It is a comprehensive course, covering many topics along with introducing and going through more than ten somatic exercises to come down out of the head and into the body.

You can see more about Trauma Informed Level One – Nervous System Foundations here: https://traumainformedastrology.teachable.com/p/ns-foundations-sales

Discussing “What is healing?” from trauma-informed lens on IG tomorrow!

Hello Friends,

Emily Lamoureux will interview me tomorrow at 10 am Mountain / 12 pm Eastern time on IG. Look for the Trauma Informed Astrology or her Healing with Emily channels. The recording will also be available for a bit if you don’t get there for the live.

We recently completed a great conversation and discussion around What is Healing as we work on the Level Two (part one) Trauma Informed Astrology course. Here are some highlights:

Healing is not being Fixed – we do not get sewn up, we are not free of trauma reminders, we are not done with being triggered. Having expectations like these can be a problem – you will definitely be disappointed.

I have heard people say, “I went through three years of therapy, so that issue is behind me.” If so, that is awesome! But what usually happens is, whether a week or a month later, they will be disappointed. “Aww shucks! I paid all that money for therapy and I’m not healed!” But what about all the insights and nuance you now have access to?

Rather, healing is expanding our capacity, it is having greater compassion for ourselves, after we do good work on ourselves, it will take a stronger trigger to set us off, or at least we will bring more consciousness to the process.

Healing is having greater compassion. When we start to see and own our stuff, taking ownership is very important, then we can discuss it, admit it – “that hurt a lot!” Healing is moving toward intentional vulnerability. It means being honest about our feelings and our needs. Healing is being human. Healing is asking for support.

We hope you can attend tomorrow!!

Kirby

Medicine Buddha teachings in C’ville went really well

Hello Friends!

I was one of the main sponsors and organizers for Medicine Buddha teachings in Charlottesville Va recently. And in spite of a few obstacles, we had an excellent turn out!

Drupon Thinley Ningpo flew in from Florida to give these teachings.

He taught on Taking Refuge on Thursday evening, and 11 people took refuge, most for the first time!

Then on Friday evening, he talked about Medicine Buddha practice and its benefits, and then answered questions for 30 minutes. There were great inquiries and discussions as a result!

On Saturday morning, Rinpoche gave the Medicine Buddha empowerment. There were close to 40 people in attendance for that.

We got to each together as a sangha with a potluck lunch on Saturday, before Rinpoche again opened up questions. Tenzin Thosam translated on this day, which was generous of him!

Then in the afternoon, we did Medicine Buddha practice together as a group. At least 20 people stuck around for the questions and answer session and the group practice session.

I got to meet great new practitioners and a lot of people who are interested in having more of a sangha in the Charlottesville area.

I have been leading a small meditation group. And now that many people receive the Medicine Buddha empowerment, we are opening up the meditation group and doing this practice together. I am excited to have more people join us and lean into support.

The plan is to invite Drupon la back to Charlottesville in the fall. We will see what he wants to teach and what the sangha is interested in.

Please leave a comment if you are interested in attending his teachings in the future.

May all be auspicious!