December 14, 2024

Dear Cosmic Cousins,

As many of you know, the 'Cosmic Cousins' podcast has been a labor of my love to our community and collective.  From September 2017 to January 2024, I released a new 90-minute podcast episode on each New and Full Moon.  During that time, I led meditations specifically geared towards embodied health and offered astrological transit updates.  I also interviewed hundreds of other astrologers, tarot practitioners, creatives, healers and musicians.  We had panels and community projects, including Zodiac Queens, Cosmic Slip 'N Slide and Zodiac Emoji.  It was truly the most incredible 7 years of my life to connect with you all in that way!

However, due to personal grievances, health, the need to move and re-home my dog, interwoven with countless collective tragedies and grievances, I archived the podcast to give myself space to process and realign.  After 10 months of a leave-of-absence, I finally felt inspired and ready to release a new podcast episode! 

However, as fate would have it, as I went to post the Pluto in Aquarius podcast episode, I was shocked to find that the entire 'Cosmic Cousins' podcast has been deleted.  It is part of the podcast company I was using's policy that after 6 months of inactivity, a podcast will be entirely removed.  They sent me an e-mail to notify me, but sadly it went to my SPAM folder.  I've spent hours in email and on phone attempting to recover the podcast (along with its nearly 300 episodes and over 400 iTunes reviews), only for it to have vanished into the Cosmos.  And so it is!

This is one of the ways, I, as a Double Aquarius, have been experiencing Pluto in Aquarius. 💀🌌  The death to my pride and joy. Not only was 'Cosmic Cousins' my business' platform, but also our community's platform.  I've taken the last few weeks to grieve this tremendous loss.  Finally as I write this note to you, I am leaning into the gratitude of the experience, with a glimmer of hope for something new.  Perhaps, Cosmic Cousins: Reborn will be the title of a new podcast offering in 2025.  If that feels supportive to you, or if you have any questions or comments regarding this note, please fill out this form letting me know. 

Although, it's been a challenging year, it has also been incredibly enriching and magical.  I am beginning to feel rumblings of new life on the horizon.  I hope you are as well, as we navigate this powerful year of transition.

Again, thank you for the support!

Big Love,
Jeff Hinshaw