In this episode, we explore what it means to stay aligned and find courage even in moments of doubt or resignation. Our guest, Laura Kusto, shares her insights, experiences, and practical tools to help you reconnect with your own power, realign with intention, and use the stars and your environment to guide your actions. Laura’s science-based approach has made a profound impact on the individuals and organizations she supports. Her work centers on helping people and teams develop strategies that highlight core competencies and foster true personal alignment.
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I AM Celestial (Finding The Courage Within Doubt)
Remembering That We Are Strong Enough To Realign With Our Own Innate Power
We have a very special treat for you. We have the amazing and incredible Laura Kusto with moon phase astrology. Laura helps the individuals who are spiritually curious. She bases everything on science. This is very cool.
Marta, how are you?
Good. Can I start with a confession?
Yes.
I always love chatting with you. You and I have started such a cool conversation. We were both aligned with, “This is what our audience has to know. This is what we want to share with them.” For spiritually curious individuals, those individuals who are looking to live life wealthier, it’s not always a simple or easy path. There are a lot of distractions.
In my confession, I want to say that I wanted to cancel this recording since the moment we hung up the phone. I’ll pat myself on the back. I thought I’d give you great advice, a personal and spiritual advice, and then later on, I was like, “I’m having a tough day. I’m stressed out. My clients are calling me. I’m leaving for vacation. I have so many things on my plate. My kids need me. My husband needs me. Everyone needs me. I’m being pulled in so many directions. I need to cancel this. I don’t have any time whatsoever. I can’t deal with this right now.”
I then realized that this is exactly the time we need to record this. As our LIVE L.I.F.E WEALTHIER community and as you and I are on the spiritual quest, it is not always rosy. It is not rainbows and butterflies all the time. I wanted to bring this full circle to some of the conversations we had. They’re so incredible.
The Spiritual Quest: Walking Your Talk
Walking your talk was the crux of it. It’s so much easier said than done. You think you’ve got it all figured out, and you can handle whatever comes your way. When you do that and put yourself into that vibration, the universe is like, “Really? Here you go. Here’s a chance to test it.” It’s like a video game. It’s like, “You’ve mastered this level. Now we’re going to level you up. Here you go.” I used to play video games when I was a kid. The first few times in that new level are not so easy.
I love that you said that. One, I love video games. When I first moved to the US, there were two things my parents got me. One was a Nintendo. It was Duck Hunt and Mario Brothers. I love that. Also, they got me a Barbie. I was like, “This is so cool. I love America. There are video games and a Barbie.” We chatted about this earlier, too. Once you have kids, especially when they’re babies, and they’re born, you get used to their routine. You figure it out, and it’s like, “I have a breather right now.”
All of a sudden, they do something different. It throws their routine off, and it throws our routine off. It’s not their fault. They’re growing. They’re crawling, starting to walk, and then picking things. Things fall off the table. It’s like, “I got used to this routine. Why is it changing now?” It’s life. I love that you equated it to a video game. The universe is laughing, like, “You got this? Now let’s see and test it.”
That’s true. The universe meets you right where you are. When you’ve got it all figured out, it gives you a new challenge. It’s because you hit a point in that level that you’re at where you get that confidence. It’s the confidence that you could tackle something new. It’s all vibration. It’s a law of attraction. We attract what we’re putting out. The universe meets you right where you are all the time, whether you’re aware of it or not. When it brings you those challenges that you don’t think you want and that you don’t think you can get through, somehow, the universe knew you were ready for it.
It’s easy to give that advice. It’s also very aligned with source. Everything else flows. It’s as simple as that. What do you do in your life to get you out of the funk of life, to then realign and walk that walk and walk the talk?
Personal Tools For Re-alignment (Meditation, Astrology, Self-Advice)
It varies depending on what you’re dealing with in the situation and the timing in your life. Honestly, I also have some core things that I go back to. What I find is that every time I have a new challenge, I feel like I learn a new way to tackle challenges. I’ll be honest. I am navigating a challenging period of my life. There are a lot of changes and a lot of challenges. I’m a client of yours, so you’re well aware of my financial landscape. I’ve got a lot of opportunities, but I have some challenges there, too.
What I do first and foremost is I go back to my core of what I know and what I know to be true. It’s things like, “Look at all you’ve accomplished. Look at how tenacious you are. Look at how resourceful you are. You’ve accomplished this, so you can tackle this, too.” I go back to things like meditation, centering, and breathwork. As an astrologer, I go back to my chart. Some of the best advice I’ve ever been given was, “Laura, if you were one of your clients, what would you tell her to do right now?” I do a ton in astrology.
Astrology, to me, is the quantum. When you are born, the stars in the sky and the planets are at a spot. That’s what your chart is. It’s a snapshot of the sky the moment you were born. That is as above, so below. It imprints your soul with your personality, your likes, your dislikes, your tendencies, and how you operate. As you go through life, you have that picture of the sky, but those planets keep moving. As they move, they will make angles with your original chart, which is creating this as above, so below. You’re going to feel it. It’s creating these tensions or these moments of ease. You get all those different angles. They’re very predictable.
It’s the Law of Attraction—we attract what we put out. The universe meets you exactly where you are, whether you’re aware of it or not. Share on XI was reading a book about wealth building. It was called The Having. There’s this guru. She’s Asian. She might be Korean. The book ultimately comes back to gratitude as the practice. In the book, she even talks about an astrological aspect that happens around age 30 for every single person. It’s called the Saturn return. More and more, I’m starting to see this scientific proof of spirituality everywhere. I go back and root into the tools that I know. I try to become my own client.
I’m visiting my family. I’m staying at my mom’s house. She’s religious. She was talking to me about some of her devotionals that she was reading. It’s also this ability to combine and see the wisdom in religion. What she was telling me was about these two different devotionals. There was a synchronicity between what she was reading in one book, and then she picked up the other book and flipped to a random page. They were saying the same thing.
She was telling me what she was hearing, and doing it through the lens of giving it to God, and that God is always there. I’m listening to her. I have this familiarity with how I was raised, going to church. The words of wisdom coming from my mother, who is a very nurturing person who raised me, there’s comfort in that. Also, in my head, I’m thinking of God and the universe. To me, they’re one in the same. This willingness to accept wisdom from all these places is another thing that grounds me, too.
Affirmations & The Imposter Syndrome/Accepting Compliments
I got goosebumps with everything that you were identifying. It’s so true. One of the interesting things was that you were talking about the I Am. You’re tenacious. You were describing yourself. Sometimes, it’s so important to pause for a moment and see where you came from, how far you’ve gotten, and all the bold and amazing things that you’ve done.
One of the things that I’m going to tie with you on that with what I’ve been doing is doing the I Ams, like, “I am tenacious. I am bold. I am beautiful. I’m courageous. I’m intelligent. I’m divine. I’m limitless.” It’s interesting because when I started those affirmations of the I Ams, I felt yucky. This probably goes back a couple of years. That’s where I started my “spiritual journey.”
I felt weird because I felt like I was an imposter, like I didn’t belong, or I wasn’t good enough. I was like, “Why am I calling myself all these amazing adjectives?” I felt like I had imposter syndrome. Then, I went back to how we are all created in His image, whether it’s God, the universe, source, or creator. I was like, “If I’m created in His image, I’m not all these negative things that I think of myself. I’m all these amazing things because if I’m created in His image, He’s also in me. How can I be a negative representative of the source?” That started me on my journey. It flipped my perspective.
This is interesting. I’m curious to see if you have this situation, too. When someone gives me a compliment, I used to not accept it. I was like, “This is a terrible hair day. I have something stuck in my teeth. I’m not pretty. I’m not this.” Now, I say, “Thank you so much. I receive,” and I genuinely mean it. That has helped me flip the conversation as well. I’m curious about religion. You were raised religious. I was raised Catholic. It’s strict, right?
Yes. I was raised Catholic as well.
There are very specific things, routines, and everything. I love that you identified with what your mom was sharing with what she brought from church. What I remember church being like is reading the Bible, but also astrology and “spirituality.” I don’t think all of these are mutually exclusive. They all combine into this collective experience. It’s our language that helps us articulate in the moment where we come across a situation and what we think it is. It’s like, “That’s religion. That’s astrology. That’s so-and-so.” What do you think about that?
Religion, Spirituality, & Astrology: Finding Personal Comfort (Holistic Approach)
The first thing that comes to mind is that it makes me think of functional medicine versus Western medicine. This is an analogy. In Western medicine, we have all these specialties. I was talking about this with my mom. There’s the, “I’ve got these recurring headaches.” It’s like, “Go see a neurologist.” It could be, “My ear is ringing.” It’s like, “Go see the ENT.” If there is something with the circulation in your hand, it’s like, “Go see the hand doctor.” Functional medicine would look at everything holistically and say, “Wait a minute. All three of those things could be related. It could be a function of your hormones, your stress levels, your nutrition, and your environment.”
I’ve thought this from a very young age because I was raised Catholic and Christian. There’s Hinduism. How many people live in India? How many people practice Hinduism in the world? How many people practice Christianity? How many Muslims are there? There are other religions, but those are the big three. You’ve got Judaism, too. Those are the big four. Is one of those right and everybody else wrong? All the people who practice all those religions, when they die, and there’s this reckoning or judgment day, does God say, “Sorry, you were raised in the wrong religion. Go to hell.” It doesn’t make logical sense to me.
There’s another thing that’s important. It makes me think of Mel Robbins. In her book, The Let Them Theory, there is a chapter. I think it’s chapter eight. It hit me hard when I read it. The chapter is all about not wanting to disappoint other people. You are going through things in your life, like marrying someone you’re not sure about or majoring in something and going into a profession because your parents want you to, because you don’t want to let other people down. Religion could be one of those things. It is, for many people.
At the end of the day, think about religion logically. Bubble it up to the highest level. What is the purpose of your faith and of religion? One of the things it’s supposed to do is to bring you comfort, especially in your hardest times, things like battling a tough illness, going through a difficult personal situation with someone, your parents passing away, or you on your deathbed, ultimately. Shouldn’t that bring you comfort?
What is the purpose of your faith and of religion? One of its primary purposes is to bring you comfort, especially during your hardest times. Share on X
When it comes to making choices and not wanting to disappoint other people, part of growing up and becoming a responsible adult, someone who is healthy, and taking full accountability for your one precious life, you owe it to yourself to find some interpretation of some religion and a combination of individual spirituality that works for you. Nobody else is going to do it for you, and nobody else can. You started what you were saying there about how you are unique. There’s only one you. There are people in business who say that all the time, like, “Be you. Everybody else is taken.”
When it comes to any aspect of our lives that’s deeply personal, nobody knows what you’re thinking. Nobody knows what you’re feeling, what resonates for you, and what feels like home. Get out there and explore it. Find it. Give yourself that gift of inner peace. It can be such a fun journey. At the end of the day, I don’t have this rock-solid, certain faith, but I have my core principles, and I have this little playground that I get to play in that’s mine. It’s so fun. Alone with my thoughts and nothing to do is one of my favorite places to be. It’s fun to have that world in my own brain.
It’s also interesting, too. What you said about being alone and being with your own thoughts is very rewarding and peaceful for you. When people are starting this journey, and they don’t know where to begin, they get nervous. They’re like, “What am I going to think about?” They get fidgety. They don’t know how to be comfortable yet in their own silence. It’s in that silence where you can walk straight and narrow because everything else is either a distraction, a circumstance, or a state. Once we can get ourselves outside of that and look at it, that’s when the magic begins. What do you think?
Starting The Spiritual Journey: Urgency & Curiosity
I agree. There are a couple of things that you can keep in mind to guide you. They’re curiosity and comfort. Let your curiosity guide what lights you up, makes you feel comfortable, and resonates with you. I bring it back to what I was saying. Nobody knows what’s going through your head and what makes you feel right, good, and aligned.
My spiritual journey began in earnest when my daughter was born. When I was young, and I’m talking nine years old, and I was raised Catholic, I remember having this moment where I was thinking about dying. I had a couple of people pass away in my life. I have been to a couple of funerals. Even though I went to church and I was told about heaven and God’s kingdom, I was like, “That doesn’t resonate with my 3D reality.” I was very real. I was like, “That’s not how it works. We don’t go up in the sky.” I was sitting there and thinking, “What happens is that you go into the ground. You’re there forever.”
You’re not thinking about these things.
I scared myself into a crying fit. I was terrified. My mom came over and consoled me. That was nice, but it didn’t alleviate my concern. I was like, “Nobody’s answering my question right now.” I went through my life, through my twenties, single and having fun. I lived in New York City. I remember praying to God during those days. My prayer was, “Dear God, I love you. I promise that I will give this spiritual thing some attention someday, but I’m having way too much fun right now. Please let me live long enough. I don’t want to die in fear,” because I would die in fear now.
I love it. A woman in New York City wearing stilettos.
That was me. I’d be walking to the subway and my heels, and I would say that little prayer. I’m like, “I know that I should probably give my faith a little more attention, but please. I’m having too much fun.” When my daughter was born, something shifted. It was like a light switch. All of a sudden, it became very urgent for me to figure this out. Thank you, universe. Here you go. That was in 2014 when she was born.
I have had a number of moments that kicked me off in the direction, and I let curiosity guide me. It was a conversation with someone to give it to God. That was my first conversation. We were standing in line for lunch at a retreat. She said, “Give it to God.” I’m like, “Okay.” She’s like, “Are you going to do it?” I said, “What do you mean? Right now, standing in the lunch line?” She’s like, “Yeah.” I was like, “Okay.” I closed my eyes and imagined myself doing that. I opened my eyes, and she looked at me. She’s like, “Did you do it?” I’m like, “Yeah.” She’s like, “Good. Do you feel better?” I was like, “Okay.”
Two weeks later, I had a conversation with someone who piqued my interest in something. I ordered a book and read the book. One thing led to another, and I started to explore. It was very esoteric stuff. We’re talking about intuitive downloads, Akashic Records, and stuff that’s way out there. It was so interesting to me. I met more people who have this intuitive connection.
In time, astrology started to come in and the links to science. I follow so many people who have these connections, people who are discovering new things in the pyramids of Giza and other amazing things. These are people who are even experimenting with AI and asking AI ridiculously in-depth, scientific spiritual questions. We’re going to see a lot of advances in this realm over the course of the rest of our lives. It’ll be interesting to see where it goes. Curiosity is interesting, but what feels comfortable to you, too. There’s a lot out there, and I think that’s great.
The 1% rule: If just 1% of the population can shift to a higher vibration, it can impact the entire collective. Share on XIt’s like grabbing a pile of sand with your hands. Some of it’s going to fall out because it’s not meant for you now, or it’s not meant for you ever. You retain what’s left over in your hand, and that’s what you focus on. From experience and from what I’ve heard you share previously, and others who are intuitively aligned, once you open that gate, there is no telling how and when serendipity will cause that next ripple. What you’ve identified showcases that so well.
If you tried scripting it yourself in your own life, there’s no way you would’ve known that the book would’ve led to this, would’ve led to this discovery, or would’ve led to you. It’s aligning there and realizing that the kingdom of God or that kingdom of heaven is right here. We have full responsibility to open up, receive, and then walk in those divine gifts.
What I want to bridge here is that you are an incredibly special individual and woman. One of the things that I love about you is that you are so curious. You identify moments. You’re very curious, articulate, and very science-based, which is unique in your field. I adore listening to you anytime you talk about these topics because you are not talking about, “I have this feeling. This is what I think should happen.” You are bringing scientific research to support what you’re saying. This is how you created your platform for your business, right?
Laura’s Mission: Bringing Esoteric Wisdom To The Mainstream/Meeting Clients Where They Are
Yes. One thing that bothered me in my studies was the lack of a linear, logical approach from anyone that I would work with. I’ve got people that are very close to me, even in my own family, who have gifts. I’ve talked to them about things, but as they are explaining things, I feel like they’re going in circles. There’s no context. In the course of a conversation, someone will mention Bob five times. There’s this person, Bob, let’s say, but they don’t tell you who Bob is. It’s like, “When were you going to define that?” For some reason, in a lot of these spiritual circles or spiritual teachers, they don’t provide enough context for the mainstream average person.
In my professional life, I was a consultant for many years, over two decades. One of my guiding lights I learned when I was young. As I eventually began to lead people, I would tell them, “You need to meet your client where they are.” As my spiritual journey has been unfolding, one of my curiosities was, “How am I meant to serve the world? I want to be an entrepreneur someday, but how? What should I do?” I tried on a few different hats, and nothing fit. Finally, it clicked, but I realized, “I needed to grow into this mission. I needed to get to the point where I had enough knowledge and belief in myself that I could do this particular thing.” My big mission, or my lifetime mission, is to bring esoteric wisdom to the mainstream.
I believe our society is full of so many people who are on this hamster wheel of life. They’re doing the things that they “should” do. They are getting the degree, getting the job, getting married, having kids, buying the house, and living the life that they’re supposed to live, and then they’re wondering, “Why am I not happy? Why do I feel empty inside? Why does everybody else around me look so happy, but I feel so yucky?” I think spirituality is the missing link. They work hard to get to where they are.
Will Smith was talking about this in a clip. It was comparing people’s rock bottom moments and how a rock bottom moment can feel very similar to a clifftop moment. You work so hard to get to the top of the cliff, thinking, “When I get there, I will be happy.” It’s that whole difference between being versus doing. You choose to have it when you choose to have it. Whether you have the tangible things or not, you can put yourself into the energy of having whatever it is that you want at any time. It’s easier said than done.
We’re going through things. It’s like, “We don’t have time for this,” but it’s like, “This is exactly what we need.”
Where I’m going with that, too, is these clifftop people are the people I want to help. I want to meet them where they’re at. In the work that I do, everything is rooted in science. I take a linear approach. The moon phases are cyclical, but you can learn about them linearly and start to apply them linearly in your life.
They have these larger cycles that do unfold linearly, which is a little more complicated, but I have a system that gives it to you on a silver platter. It helps you see how the universe is talking to you, specifically the moon. It’s our closest celestial object, and it moves the quickest. The moon is telling you things every single week, but most people don’t know how to listen.
I’m playing the role of translator. My goal is to play that role of translator and help every person develop their own unique connection to the divine, to source, to universe, to God, or whatever you want to call it. It is also talking to us in scientific, cyclical patterns. It’s beautiful. You think about things like the Fibonacci sequence or the golden mean. The moon’s movements are a natural thing that is happening all around us. It’s so cool.
That’s very interesting. You’re bringing esoteric wisdom to the mainstream. That’s amazing. How would you define the collective? There has been this thing that if you’re in vogue, you’re going to know what collective is. What is that? How is it related to bringing esoteric knowledge to the masses?
Defining & Influencing The Collective Energy (The 1% Rule)
I believe the collective is the collective energies of everyone on this planet. Quite honestly, most people in the United States are within the top 1%, even if you’re living a lower-middle-class life in the US. I went to Africa with our friend, Precious. It was eye-opening. You realize how rare the life that we have here in the United States is.
When I think about the collective, I’m thinking about people who probably don’t have access to the internet and people who don’t have running water. We have our collective energy here on this earth. You think about all the people who are living in war zones or dangerous areas. Even though there are people doing good work and being in a positive vibration, the collective is still unaware, and there’s a lot of darkness. It’s a scientific principle. I don’t remember what the principle is called, but I’ve heard people talking about it. It’s the 1% rule. If you can get 1% of the population to shift into a different vibration that’s higher, you can impact the collective. How many people do we have on this planet? Eight billion?
A lot.
What’s 1%? I’ve done the math. If we can shift 1% to a higher vibration, we can start to impact the collective there. When I tap into and open up my computer, and look at the astrology and what the astrology is doing, it is as above, so below. The planets that are farther out in the solar system, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto, those planets move slowly. Those drive the collective energies a lot. All 4 of those planets are shifting in 2025 and 2026.
You’re beating me to the next question, which is great. How will that affect us? I would love it if you spoke to that.
Planetary Shifts (2025-2026)
I’ll start with Uranus. The planet Uranus is moving into Gemini. Uranus is unexpected surprises. You’re a Gemini. Gemini is an air sign. It loves to talk. It loves its friends. It’s very busy. It’s a lot of analysis, talking, and thinking. By Uranus moving in there, Uranus is unexpected, sudden, and unconventional thinking, talking, and analysis. It’s going to be a lot of fast changes and fast stuff.
You think about what’s going on with technology and AI. If we think things have sped up in the last couple of years, wait. There’s more to come. That’s an energy at play. I’m starting with that one because I want to set the tone. It could go either way. It could turn out badly, or is there anything that’s going to help us guide that towards the good of all? It’s interesting. The other two are Saturn and Neptune. They’re both moving into Aries, which is a fire sign. Saturn, we’ll spend about three years there. Saturn, of all those four planets, moves the quickest. We’ll spend three years in Aries. Neptune, we’ll spend quite a while. It’ll be until 2038.
Gemini?
No, Saturn and Neptune are moving into Aries. It’s two signs away from Gemini. At the end of the day, these four planets, not only are they shifting signs, but they are all starting to make harmonious aspects with each other. They’re going to be working together, which is cool.
I have a question there because I’m going to forget this. This is the chicken or the egg. Which comes first? Are the planets realigning because the collective energy is changing, or are the planets realigning and it’s changing the collective’s energy?
That’s interesting with the chicken and egg thing. This answer is very clear. The planets move in predetermined scientific ways. They’re moving. It’s as above, so below.
That’s right. It’s not below as above. It’s as above, so below.
We have been responding to these shifts over the last few years. It’s almost like, “They’re moving in that direction.” We are starting to see some shifts in the collective. There’s a lot of information being disclosed, especially in the US. US politics takes that topic. That’s indicative of all of this. The big one that’s indicative of it is Pluto leaving Capricorn and moving into Aquarius. That’s the last one I’ll get to.
Can you translate that into layman’s terms, please?
I will. Pluto is moving into a new sign. We’ll jump over and talk about Pluto. Pluto moved into Capricorn in 2008. Here’s what Pluto does. You can think of the planets as actors. They tend to always do the same thing. The planet Mars takes action. The planet Venus loves. The planet Pluto digs beneath the surface, exposes what is wrong, and shows you where power and control are at play. Another astrologer I follow likes to say that Pluto will clean out the pipes. If something needs unclogging, it’s going to bring it up and show you. Capricorn is the sign of structure, authority, and top-down control. It’s very rigid and old school. If you go back to 2008, we all remember what happened in 2008. There was the housing crisis.
A lot of things happened, so I’m glad you mentioned the housing crisis.
That happened shortly after Pluto moved into Aquarius. We had the housing crisis. We had financial markets. Lehman Brothers failed a lot of banks and all kinds the things. It exposed where people were not being responsible in those industries. We had a big fallout. Over the course of the rest of the years, Pluto was transitioning into Aquarius.
The end of the Capricorn era was COVID times. We had the lockdowns. We had people in authority telling us what we could do and what we couldn’t do with our own lives. Usually, shortly after Pluto enters a sign, we have some big thing, like what we had with the financial markets and the housing. At the end, we also see a big, final push. That was COVID and the pandemic.
Pluto is moving into the sign of Aquarius. Aquarius represents technology. It represents networking. It represents the collective. It represents people, groups of people, and communities of people. When I think about Aquarian energy, it is people coming together and doing things for the whole. They can come together through technology or through face-to-face.
With Aquarius, that’s where we’re seeing this rise of AI. We’re seeing people reassessing how they work. You think about the United States. One of the things that this administration is doing is the centralization of government versus decentralization. How do we rule a country? How do we come together as a country? Are we one big top-down?
Centralized power is very Capricorn. Aquarius is more power to the people. It’s more of a flat organizational structure. A lot of what the administration is doing, whether they’re aware of it or not, is very Aquarian. It’s moving towards more of a decentralized model. Pluto and Aquarius are the farthest out planets, so that’s going to be there for a very long time into the 2040s. Here’s the thing.
Uranus is the planet in Gemini that’s unexpected. Pluto and Uranus are making what is called a trine to each other, which is a harmonious aspect. The key to this harmonious aspect is that it is effortless and unconscious, almost. It will naturally flow. We don’t need to consciously take action to make some of these things happen. Unexpected analysis, communication, thinking, and talking are going to harmoniously work with this Aquarian energy and Pluto of bringing to the surface what’s wrong and trying to create something that’s for the good of all. That’s good news.
The Era Of Sovereignty: Personal Responsibility, Aries Energy, & Divine Design
In the middle of it, we have Saturn and Neptune in Aries. They’re also making harmonious aspects, but they’re more conscious. There are opportunities for things to happen. Here’s the good news. Aries is all about the I Am and the self. It is our own sovereignty. If the audience takes anything from this whole episode, I hope that they take this. The next three years are important.
Neptune will be in Aries until 2037 or 2036. You have some time. The next three years, especially, are the prime opportunity for every single person to step into their sovereignty, and take responsibility for their role, how they want to play a role in the collective, how they want to work with those Aquarian energies, and how they want to work with those unexpected energies, too. What do you want to do? What conversations do you want to have? How do you want to influence people? That’s Saturn, you being responsible. Saturn rules responsibility, authority, and doing the hard work.
The next three years, in particular, present a prime opportunity for every person to step into their sovereignty and take responsibility for their role in the collective. Share on X
Not being the victim. Not victimizing and not blaming, but taking full responsibility and seeing how you can change your actions, words, thoughts, conversations, and communications to better not only your own circumstances and states, but everyone else’s, the collective’s.
You said a very key word there. Not playing the victim. Aries is the warrior.
Not warrior, but warrior, like, “I am strong.”
They’re like, “I’m going to do this.” You’re not out there at war, but you’re fighting for what you believe is right. You’re fighting for what is right and just. If you’re doing the good work, working with that Aquarian energy of Pluto, and righting what is wrong, you’re looking deep. Pluto is deep below the surface at the real truth. You’re not shying away from it. You’re doing what’s, first and foremost, best for you, so you can be at your best, and then you go out there and serve the collective.
Finally, for what Neptune is doing, Neptune represents the higher mind, spiritual connection, and transcendence. It can also be escapism and a very low vibration. It is your faith. Neptune in Aries is you developing your personal connection to the divine and letting that guide you, too. When I think about the work that I want to do, I want to empower everyone to have their own connection. It has to be personal. That’s been my experience. You can’t take what someone’s giving you. Parents do this. They’re like, “This is what we believe, so this is what you should believe.” It’s like, “Thank you for that gift. I will now incorporate it, but I have to do what feels right for me.”
We are moving into such a great age. It’s a big shift. It helps to consciously know what’s going on so that you can then interpret that and work with it, versus if you’re unconscious of it. Some people are pretty good at going with the flow, but I find that a lot of linear fact-based people are the mainstream or are the society. In America, it’s this very, “Go. Results. A plus B equals C,” attitude. You can work with the facts if you know what the facts are. Most people who would tune in to the show are not those like, “I’m a go with the flow type of person.” I hope that helps set some context for them.
I believe it does. You mentioned so many amazing key points. One of the things that you said is natural flow. Some of the planets are moving into the flow where it’s going to happen. The four premises of LIVE L.I.F.E WEALTHIER are play more, give more, keep more, and make more effortlessly, so that it all flows to you. The more effort you exude, typically, the more conflict you’re going to either receive or commit to.
Pressure does create diamonds. We have to see what that means. Is it pressure? The decision that we made is aligned with ourselves and the other party in the universe, which I call win, win, win. With that trifecta win, you can’t go wrong. You’re doing 10)% the right thing. If it’s that and you’re getting pressure, you’re being made a diamond. If all three parties aren’t winning and there’s pressure and conflict, it’s time to step back, reassess, and see why that conflict is there.
This conversation is a perfect example for our audience. They probably marry the same sentiment. I love listening to you because you are logical. I feel like it’s effortless for you. I want to acknowledge that it’s very strategic, but also, it’s effortless for you. You’ve taken me and given me so much knowledge. Also, it’s not woo-woo stuff. It’s real stuff that we experience every single day.
Astrology As A Liberating Tool (Understanding Personal Divine Design)
For me, astrology has been such a tool to give me guidance and liberate me. Sometimes, I wonder, “Why is this happening? I’ve tried so hard for AB C to not be the case, but it’s still in my life.” It’s given me, “That’s why that’s happening.” Another one is, “That’s why I’m that way. I’ve got this in my chart, so no wonder this is important to me.”
I’ll give you an example. My moon, which is what makes me feel comfortable, is in Capricorn, which is the sign of structure and foundations. It’s wealth-building. I’ve realized that I’m someone who’s not comfortable with not having a good financial plan and not knowing that the money’s coming in. I need more foundational certainty there.
Yet, I see a lot of people who are willing to be like, “It’ll come. It’s okay. I can not make money for a couple of months. I know the clients will come.” I don’t deal with that as well. I wish I could. Instead of putting myself down, berating myself, and having negative self-talk, like, “Why can’t you go with the flow? Why can’t you be more trusting?” I look back at my moon and then think, “No wonder.” I’ve talked to other astrologers about this, and that’s the first thing they bring up, too. Even though I am an astrologer, I lean on other astrologers to validate. It liberates you. That’s such a gift. It frees you up.
Think about someone who’s very talented. You put them in two different work environments. One is where they are given autonomy and encouragement. They are free to explore and take risks. Another one is where they’re micromanaged, and any little mistake that they make is criticized. You can’t expect people to do good work if they’re stressed out all the time. You can’t go through life if you think that you are full of faults.
Astrology, to me, is that nurturing thing, like, “This is the way.” All of your quirks, tendencies, and the challenges that you have, if you can see a reason for it in astrology and the stars, you’d be like, “There’s nothing wrong with me. That’s part of my makeup. I am meant to be that way. If this is part of my divine design, how would that divine design approach this challenge in my life?” It helps you solve the problem, too.
Give it to God. All these things compound on each other.
You brought that full circle. Thank you.
How can people connect with you to continue this amazing conversation?
Where I am most active online is on YouTube. That is @LauraKusto. I drop a video every Friday, where I talk about the message from the moon. I’m going to start getting into some of these broader topics, too, on how astrology is science-based and how it can help those people in those clifftop moments. Those are the people who have the most to give and are seeking.
The other thing I want to throw out there is that I would love to give your audience a free month of my Moon Chat Membership. Every week, we have a new moon phase. What Moon Chat does is, a couple of days before the moon phase, you get a custom notification telling you what area of life the moon is supporting for you. You know what area of life is in focus. You also know, given the phase of the moon, how to work with that energy.
The science behind this is that you have astrologically 12 areas of life, and there are 4 phases of the moon. Twelve times four is 48. We have 52 weeks in a year. These are not exact. They don’t come out every Friday. The moon does not move according to our Gregorian calendar. What you get is 48 notifications throughout the year where you are told, “It’s a time to set goals on your finances.” Next month, it might be goals in your relationships.
This service guides you through that. It tells you, as above, what’s in focus for your chart, and so below, go forth. Throughout the course of a year, you give every area of your life equal attention. You set goals, take action, see results, and then reset. You reset, clean things out, and create a clean slate. That’s what Moon Chat is. I’m very proud of it. It’s so fun. I’ve been using it in my own life for years. You also see larger stories unfold, which is powerful. There are some amazing synchronicities. You can go to my website, LauraKusto.com, and click on Moon Chat Membership. The code that we’ll use for your audience is WEALTHY. Enter WEALTHY, and you’ll get a free month. Try it out.
That’s awesome. It was such a pleasure. I invite you to join us for future conversations. I can’t wait to have you on future shows. We want to thank our readers for joining us. I leave you with this question. Do you fear your own failure, or do you fear your own divine light? Until next time.