06/03/2026
How do you read a Saturn return, a Pluto return, or any astrological return chart? Bestselling author and astrologer Theresa Reed, The Tarot Lady, joins me to break it all down from her newest book, The Book of Astrological Returns: Your Complete Guide to Every Life Cycle from the Sun to Pluto (Weiser Books).
I don’t cry easily, but when Theresa agreed to write the foreword for my upcoming book, Astrology for Changemakers, I absolutely teared up. That’s the kind of generosity she brings to this whole astrology family. She’s been reading tarot and astrology for 40 years, she’s the author of more than eight books, and she’s one of the warmest, funniest humans I know.
In this episode you’ll learn the four things Theresa looks at in any return chart, why your second Saturn return rarely goes the way you expect, and how she reads the United States Pluto return as a lens on the times we’re living through. Theresa even gifts me a live mini-reading of her own solar return, with real talk about visibility, PR, and showing up for the Astrology for Changemakers launch.
Theresa’s book gives you the cycles. Astrology for Changemakers gives you how to lead with your stars inside them. Read together, they’re a guide for being the change you want to see.
In this episode:
🌟 What an astrological return chart is, and how it differs from a transit chart
🌟 The four things to read first in any return: Sun, Moon, Ascendant, and chart ruler
🌟 Why your solar return ascendant matters more than you think
🌟 Reading the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Chiron, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto returns
🌟 Theresa’s first and second Saturn returns, and her lifelong lesson around boundaries
🌟 Professional tips for reading returns with clients
🌟 The United States Pluto return, and what the chart reveals about this moment we’re living through
🌟 Why studying the charts of young changemakers makes you a sharper astrologer
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