RAW Season 3, Episode 3
Most of us know our sun sign. Far fewer of us have looked at the rest of the chart: where every planet sat at the moment we were born, and how those placements interact with what's moving in the sky right now. That's where astrology stops being a horoscope and starts being a mirror.
In this episode of RAW the Podcast, Ali welcomes back professional astrologer and yoga teacher Lisa Turner to talk about astrology as a tool for self-awareness. At the heart of the conversation, Lisa reads Ali's natal chart on-air, exploring relationships, career, family, creativity and spiritual evolution.
RAW Season 3, Episode 3: More Than Your Zodiac SignAbout Lisa Turner
Lisa Turner is a professional astrologer of 10 years, a graduate of AstroCollege and a 300-hour registered yoga teacher (RYT). She is the owner of Stars and Stillness, offering intuitively guided celestial meditations, and skillfully combines astrology and yoga to guide students and clients through wellness and transformation. Lisa first joined RAW the Podcast in Season 2 to talk about astrology and healing.
Connect with Lisa at @astroyogi_cle, sageatstonehaven.com and @underground_asana.
“Drinking from that well of yourself is the most powerful work you can ever do.”
— Alison Hite | RAW S3E03
In This Episode
Astrology beyond pop culture
Generalized horoscopes and blanket predictions don't tell the whole story. Lisa explains how planetary movements interact with your individual natal chart, and why that makes astrology a far more personal practice than the sun-sign version most people know.
Your birth chart as a tool for self-awareness
A chart can help illuminate patterns in relationships, family dynamics, career, creativity and personal tendencies that are otherwise hard to see. Used this way, astrology becomes less about prediction and more about understanding.
The same energy, expressed differently
Lisa describes how placements can express themselves at a lower or higher frequency. Tendencies toward escapism, for example, can potentially be redirected toward spirituality, trust and connection with the divine. As she puts it, it's the same planet and the same sign, with a different way of expressing the energy.
Solitude, overthinking and how you recharge
Ali's reading touches on obsessive thinking, rumination and overworking, and on why someone who loves community can still need real time alone. Recognizing those patterns is the first step toward new tools for grounding yourself.
Relationships and alignment
Partnership is about alignment, not just attraction. Lisa and Ali talk about shared interests, communication, purpose and community, and what it means to recognize what you truly need in a relationship.
Family and life's unexpected paths
The conversation explores the emotional complexity of motherhood, biological and nontraditional paths to family, and allowing space for life's possibilities to unfold on their own timeline.
Creativity, bio-individuality and the whole person
Ali shares how creative recovery and The Artist's Way have helped her reconnect with herself. Together they discuss bio-individuality, the relationship between the physical and spiritual body, and why healing means looking at the whole person.
Key Takeaways
Astrology is deeply personal. Your birth chart is unique to you in a way a horoscope can't be.
Your natal chart can be a tool for self-awareness, highlighting patterns in relationships, career, family and creativity.
The same energy can manifest in different ways, from escapism to spirituality.
Healing requires looking at the whole person: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual.
Recognizing patterns like rumination and overworking can help you build healthier ways to navigate your thoughts.
Solitude can be essential to personal alignment, even for people who love connection.
Relationships are about alignment, not just attraction.
There is no single timeline for creating a family.
Creativity can be a powerful part of healing, and listening inward is where personal evolution begins.
Listen to Lisa Turner's conversation with Ali on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, and watch on YouTube, and follow along on Instagram at @rawthepod.
Connect with Lisa at @astroyogi_cle, sageatstonehaven.com and @underground_asana.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Your zodiac sign, or sun sign, reflects where the sun was on the day you were born. Your birth chart maps the positions of the sun, moon and planets at the exact time and place of your birth, so it is unique to you and gives a much more personalized picture.
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A natal chart is another name for a birth chart. It shows where the sun, moon and planets were positioned at the moment you were born, and astrologers use it to explore personal patterns and tendencies.
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Transits are the current movements of the planets. Astrologers look at how those movements interact with the placements in your natal chart, which is why two people can experience the same transit very differently.
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Generalized horoscopes are written for everyone who shares a sun sign. They can't account for the rest of your chart, which is why a personalized reading often feels more relevant.
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Many people use astrology as a reflective tool. On RAW the Podcast, Lisa Turner explains how a birth chart can highlight patterns in relationships, career, family and creativity that are otherwise hard to see.
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Yes. Lisa Turner describes how the same planet in the same sign can be expressed in different ways, at a lower or higher frequency, depending on the person and how they work with that energy.
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Yes. Lisa Turner describes how the same planet in the same sign can be expressed in different ways, at a lower or higher frequency, depending on the person and how they work with that energy.
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Both are practices of self-awareness. Lisa Turner, a professional astrologer and 300-hour RYT, combines the two to guide students and clients through wellness and transformation.
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Lisa Turner is a professional astrologer of 10 years, a graduate of AstroCollege, a 300-hour registered yoga teacher and the owner of Stars and Stillness, which offers intuitively guided celestial meditations.
Related Episodes
S2E02 — Healing Disease Intuitively: Astrology, Wellness & Self-Trust
Lisa's first visit to RAW, on medical astrology and trusting your intuition.
S3E03 — From Wellness to Wholeness — Season 3 Is Here
Ali on stillness, creative recovery and The Artist's Way, the backdrop to this reading.
S1E04 — Detox for the Heart
An early solo episode where Ali brings astrology into emotional healing
