Samantha is an astrologer, ceremonialist, and divination practitioner that is passionate about the power of storytelling, ancestral healing, & intentional gathering to inspire personal growth & collective progress. She started practicing divination through the Rider Waite tarot as a teenager and found astrology in her early 20s while pursuing her childhood passion of acting in Los Angeles. Like many during the pandemic, she was called to dive deeper into her spiritual practice and connection to the natural world. The past two years she has studied the Mayan Cosmovision and Cacao under her Mayan teachers in Guatemala. Her current work involves weaving Western Astrology and Mayan Cosmology for profound insight on the cycles of our personal and collective destinies. She offers 1:1 astrological and tarot consultations through her business Hands of Mercury. In this episode, Rachel and Samantha discuss: How everyone's own Natal Chart accurately tells us about our lives Why reading your horoscope in a magazine or on an astrology app is not very accurate Why knowing your birth chart time is important and what to do if you don’t know the time you were born The best sign in your chart to look at to understand yourself How health fits into the natal chart What is Medical Astrology and how you can use it for your benefit Predicting someone's death through astrology Working with the timing of your life through your Natal Chart How challenging moments are actually all apart of our life plan Understanding Saturn Cycles and Saturn Returns Tips for going through your Saturn Return and Uranus Opposition How to use astrology to know where to live or travel in the world Mayan Cosmology The importance of fire ceremonies in the Mayan tradition More from Samantha: www.handsofmercury.com Instagram and Tiktok @hands.of.mercury Sign up for my bi-weekly email newsletter: https://stats.sender.net/forms/dLGYWb/view I have an upcoming astrology 101 class on September 23rd : https://consciouscityguide.com/event/astrology-101-coming-to-consciousness-through-the-natal-chart/ Additional resources discussed in the show: Mayan Cross Readings with Tata Izaias at: https://lavalovecacao.com/nahual-reading/ Mayan Cross Readings also with @quiacain_ and @machi_holistica on Insta LavaLove Cacao, San Marcos Guatemala: https://lavalovecacao.com/ Mayan Count of Time: https://thefourpillars.net/ Mayan Wisdom Project: https://www.mayanwisdomproject.com/ Calculate your Birth Chart: https://www.astro.com/horoscope Product and Affliation: THRIVE MARKET https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100223128-14359325  You get a free gift when you sign up with this link. RA Optics - **https://lddy.no/1441x** Reach out to Rachel here: Book Your Free Consult With Rachel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://link.coachmatixmail.com/widget/appointment/rachelsmith/healthconsultation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FREE 3 Day Nutrition & Detox Plan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.naturalhealthrising.net/energy-reboot-plan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Elimination Protocol Recipe Book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.naturalhealthrising.net/recipe-book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Natural Health Rising Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://naturalhealthrising.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rachel-smith11/support