07: Grift Like a Monk - Astrology of Jay Shetty

If you listen to podcasts, you’ve definitely heard of Jay Shetty, the omnipresent monk turned celebrity spiritual guru with a soothing British accent and piercing blue eyes. But the author of “Think Like a Monk” and “8 Rules of Love” has been called out more and more often for inconsistencies in his backstory and for stealing content from other creators without permission.

In this episode, we dive into Jay Shetty’s scandals over the years and his birth chart to answer the questions: Is it really thinking like a monk to buy an $8.4 million house in the Hollywood Hills and to officiate JLo and Ben Affleck’s wedding? What is a Chief Purpose Officer? How does one go from living in an ashram to being a management consultant for Accenture to being Will Smith’s personal spiritual advisor?

Birth chart placements covered:

• Virgo Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars

• 11th house Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars

• 29 degree (anaretic) Jupiter

• Sun square Saturn

• Mars trine Neptune

• Neptune sextile Pluto

• Sun sextile Pluto