# 249. Embracing the Malefics in Leadership: A Dark Moon Download

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Podcast: [Moon to Moon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/moon-to-moon-984954)
Published: 2026-08-11T12:49:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 4783

## Resource

In this Dark Moon Download, Britten speaks from the dark moon in Cancer as the Moon moves toward her chart ruler, Mars in Cancer, and as she approaches her Mars return. What comes through is a meditation on power, leadership, and the malefics: Mars, Saturn, and the Sun. Topics She Covers: Why confronting our own power can feel complicated, especially when we are committed to not harming others with it. Mars as the high sensation of truth, and the part of us that cuts through masks, pretenses, and the fear of being too honest. Saturn as the container for time, focus, pressure, responsibility, and bringing a vision down to Earth. The Sun as visibility, generosity from the heart, and the practice of sharing what you love without promoting from resentment or shame. The difference between loving boundaries and walls around the heart. The alchemy of Ablaze as a process of breaking down and building back up into a more potent version of yourself. The investment we make when we give ourselves the coin for the ferryman and say yes to our own leap of trust. Through the malefics, Britten explores the kind of leadership that can stay honest, heart-led, and boundaried while learning how to hold power, pressure, visibility, and the work we are here to steward. Learn More: ABLAZE is a high intensity group initiation space for big-hearted leaders craving to distill, embody, and amplify their most authentic voice. Inside of 4 months, you will be held to the fires of your own sublime heart. You say Yes because you trust Britten to hold the space as you cross the threshold into your next chapter. Starting August 13, we join to gather in a community capped at 9 participants for intimacy, vulnerability, and true transformation. You will not be the same leader on the other side of this. You…

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