Heavenly Bodies: A Trip Through the Cosmos with David Odyessey
Astrologer David Odyssey explores the collision between the intellectual and the mystical, divining modern queer spirituality with wit and insight. This podcast is for the cosmically curious and spiritually skeptical alike. Each week, he'll look to the stars, talk culture, and find new ways to see the future.
Episodes
22 episodes
Jupiter in Leo: The Wheel of Fortune
On June 30, 2026, the bright and bold planet Jupiter enters Leo, the sign of leadership, talent and audacity. Jupiter commands a year of synthesis and expansion in Leo, inspiring you to take the lead in your life (and really, considering who...
So… What Is Kabbalah, Actually?
What exactly is Kabbalah, that mysterious mysticism practiced by Jews and celebrities the world over, and what’s in it for you? If you’re curious, but can’t handle wellness sites selling courses, or don’t have patience for reading multiple v...
Gemini Season 2026: Don’t Kill the Messenger
Gemini Season launches on May 20, bringing the spring to an official close and launching us into an explosive summer. But what is this most-misunderstood sign really about, and how should you best ride its currents? I open the episode with a...
Bought Your First Tarot Deck? Here’s Where to Start.
Bought your first tarot deck and don’t know where to begin? Booked a reading with your favorite astrologer and not sure what to ask? In this special episode, I break down the key elements in opening up and asking for guidance, be it from car...
Pluto in Aquarius: AI and the Future of Human Originality
What can the planets tell us about our awakening age of artificial intelligence? Quite a bit, as it happens. In 2023, Pluto, the planet of the underworld, death and fate, entered Aquarius, the sign of technology and new ideas. Only two years...
Sex, Death & The Tower: Beltane Rituals, Taurus Season & Scorpio Full Moon Power
What if collapse isn't a crisis, but an initiation?Beltane, or May Day, marks the peak of Taurus season: fire, fertility, flowers, libido, and the solar god Bel. But this year, a powerful Scorpio full moon pulls us into the und...
Taurus Season 2026: Stand Your Ground
On April 19, Taurus season launches the spring into its peak, and the gravitas of the bull inspires embodiment and enthusiasm. I introduce us to the themes of my birth sign by pulling its corresponding tarot card, the Hierophant, which comma...
The Astrology of the X-Men
For queers the world over, few texts hit quite as hard as the X-Men. It could be because of the queer metaphors, gender fluidity, operatic melodrama, or byzantine plots. Or it’s the fact that mutant men happen to be stacked (and insatiably c...
Channeling Explained: How It Works & How to Start with Kiko Soirée
Resplendent drag artist, comedian and newly minted akashic master Kiko Soirée joins me to talk about their transition into mediumship. They talk about their gradual spiritual awakening and metamorphosis, how they began to dip into psychic pl...
Uranus in Gemini 2026: Creativity Out of Chaos
Don’t expect your life to calm down any time soon. Uranus, the promethean fire-bringer of the planets, enters Gemini on April 27, and promises to delivers chaos, creativity and, of course, backlash, to the sign of the twins through 2033. Ura...
Aries Season 2026: Conflict, Combustion and Liberation
Finally: March 20 marks the spring equinox, when the sun delivers its light to the world in perfect balance. With this solar reset comes Aries season, the launch of the astrological year and the proper beginning of spring. We’ve had enough d...
Tarot Reading: Queer Community Power in Chaotic Times
Hello Star Children. In this Love Boat-style crossover, Connie and Lina join me for a deep dive into tarot reading, astrology, spirituality, and queer community power in chaotic times.We pull cards for pe...
How to Work with Angels: Signs, Guidance & Connection- A Conversation with Radleigh Valentine
I welcome author and teacher Radleigh Valentine to talk about one of my very favorite things: angels. Valentine is the author of multiple tarot decks, including the Angel Affirmations and Angel Wisdom decks. He has written books and taught c...
Saturn in Aries: Battle Royale
Saturn, the planet of definition, authority, and structure, enters Aries from February 13, 2026, and remains until April 12, 2028. Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, where the hero’s journeys begin and the battles between good and evil a...
Pisces Season 2026: Crying, Cleansing & Cosmic Chaos
Pisces season launches on February 18th, spelling out the end: of the zodiac cycle, the winter, and all our most tiresome old behaviors. The time has come to re-enter the closet (imagine) and clear out the outdated garments, artifacts and ve...
How to Embody Mars and Venus this Valentine’s Day
Hello Sex Symbols, it’s Valentine’s Day! Let’s rekindle the erotic flame with Mars and Venus, the lovers of astrology, and reveal your inner Eros and Aphrodite. Mars represents masculinity, sex, fire and drive, and Venus is love, beauty, art...
Neptune in Aries: The Big Picture with Maliea Croy
For the first time since 1875, Neptune has returned to Aries, where it will stir conflict and imagination through 2039. Neptune rules the collective consciousness, dreams, streams of entertainment and ways of perceiving our world. Aries laun...
How to Survive the 2026 Saturn-Neptune Conjunction
On February 20, two dark masters will collide for the first time since 1989 when the planets Saturn and Neptune come into conjunction in the sign Aries. I’ll be going deep to make sense of what this means for all of us, macro and micro, globall...
Aquarius Season 2026 Horoscopes
On the eve of Aquarius season and a new eclipse cycle, this is the ideal moment to prophesy what’s to come, beginning with a rundown of the “seasons” of astrology, and how to channel the queerest of all signs: Aquarius. This is the sign of t...
2026: The Cosmic Reset
Welcome Star Children! This week, I’m strapping us in and taking you on a joyride through the stars and planets of 2026—and in terms of planetary transits, it’s a banger.We’re talking major planetary shakeups: Neptune and Satur...
Embracing Lilith: The Dark Feminine Archetype
Welcome, fellow cosmic travelers! I invite you to journey with me into the wild, untamed energy of Lilith, one of astrology’s most fascinating and misunderstood figures.We begin at the beginning, when Lilith was created and the...
Welcome to Heavenly Bodies: A Cosmic Introduction to David Odyssey
Welcome to Heavenly Bodies, where we look to the stars without losing our grip on reality. I'm David Odyssey: astrologer, tarot reader, and rabbinical student.This podcast is about meaning-making, pattern-spotting, and telling ...