Destined: Using The Stars As A Guide

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Destined: Using The Stars As A Guide

By Audrey Smith,

Amanda Magnus, Omisade Burney-Scott

Published September 9, 2022 at 11:21 AM EDT

An illustration showing two Black femme-presenting people sitting on a bed looking down at a magazine. They are each wearing star signs on their shirts. There is a lava lamp on a table next to the bed and the word "Destined" is in the upper left corner.

Guest host Omisade Burney-Scott is a proud Aries Sun-Leo moon-Virgo rising and has been looking to the stars since the '70s. She and her best friend of over 50 years look back on how astrology influenced their relationship growing up and how they move in the world today. Plus, she talks to two astrologers about how this practice can play a role in social justice movements and in the intersections of our identities.

Meet the guests:

Cheyanne Headen, a community and de-escalation specialist and Omisade's cousin and best friend, talks about how astrology influences her work and parenting styles
, astrologer and host of "," explains how our cultural understanding of astrology has evolved and how this practice can be applied to social justice
, astrologer and former president of the , explores how a spiritual practice of astrology can deepen self-understanding

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Audrey Smith

Audrey Smith is a writer, educator, and temporary producer of "Embodied" based in Greensboro, NC. She holds a Master's degree in Secondary English Language Arts Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2018) and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Nonfiction Writing from Oregon State University (2021).

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Amanda Magnus

Amanda Magnus is the executive producer of Embodied, a weekly radio show and podcast about sex, relationships and health. She has also worked on other 瓜神app shows including Tested and CREEP.

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Omisade Burney-Scott

Omisade Burney-Scott (she / her) is a Black southern 7th-generation native North Carolinian feminist, social justice advocate and creative with decades of experience in nonprofit leadership, philanthropy and social justice.

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