ep 6 | Finding your purpose later in life and looking to astrology for guidance with Salim Catrina

Have you ever interviewed your former boss for a podcast? That’s exactly what I did for this episode!

Salim Catrina is my former boss and current friend, and we took a deep dive into her natal chart during this chat. Salim grew up in the Bay Area and lived most of her adult life in Italy. She loooooooves learning languages, which is what brought her to the world of translation and working with me!

This episode is for you if you’ve ever felt like a late bloomer or like you’re finding your purpose later in life.

Salim opens up about how her family, and partner, and job are great, but she’s still looking for something bigger than those things to light her up.

Salim’s chart is one of the most striking I’ve seen for someone who has traveled extensively and lived abroad - serious Sagittarius energy!

Tune in if you want to laugh along with us and hear what a reading with me might be like!

I feel like the things that you think that will give you, or what the world tells you will give you "purpose" in your life are not exactly it, at least for me. - Salim Catrina

Salim and I also chat about:

• Finding balance with your north node and south node
• Fighting against fiery energy vs surrendering to it - when is fighting against the fight not working?
• Relationships as a reflection of parts of yourself
• What it’s like to live abroad in Italy
• Astrology as a language, and how to choose the right interpreter of the stars for you (aka astrologer) based on your style and preference
• Interpreting astrology is not about explaining “the thing” it’s about translating the symbols and geometry into concepts or potential concerns in a way the person understands (without having to learn all about astrology)
• What it’s like having lots of retrograde planets in your chart
• Finding your purpose in life after 40, outside your kids, your partner, or your career
• Looking to your north node and midheaven in your chart when it comes to finding your purpose
• How the midheaven isn’t just about career, but is about your larger calling in life
• What having a Capricorn midheaven is like and how it might be frustrating to not have a goal to strive toward
• Being a late bloomer and how to know if you’ve “bloomed”
• Why your natal chart is your soul’s blueprint (and how validating that is!)
• What it’s like to have mercury retrograde conjunct your midheaven
• What it’s like having your north node square your midheaven
• Working with a grand trine in fire, feeling comfortable taking initiative, but sometimes fiery energy may come too easily

Where to find Salim:

Salim’s Chart

The transcript of this episode can be found here. Transcripts of all episodes can be found here.

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