why you were made the scapegoat
a two hour online workshop
an astrological & psychological exploration
sunday 7th december 2025
6-8pm online zoom room
with Beloved Sara Zaltash
Why do groups turn on one person?
Why does blame gather around the same individuals again and again?
Why do some people carry the projection, shadow or unprocessed pain of others?
This two-hour workshop offers a grounded exploration of the scapegoat pattern - psychologically, relationally and astrologically.
We will:
examine the mechanisms of scapegoating, projection and group shadow in the context of family, workplaces and social movements;
identify archetypes and astrological chart signatures associated with the scapegoating dynamic;
begin the work of releasing stories that were never yours to carry.
No prior knowledge of astrology is required. A replay is provided to all ticket holders.
This workshop introduces one of the core themes of Exile & Return: A Six-Week Journey of Belonging, Grief & Rebirth, which is beginning in February 2026. You can learn more by visiting the Exile & Return homepage, and signing up to the waiting list to be the first to find out when enrolment opens.
What We Will ExplorE in the workshop
The Psychology of the Scapegoat
How groups bond through exclusion, and why tension resolves through targeting one individual.
Projection and Group shadow
How people offload unprocessed material onto a chosen figure.
Why you were chosen
Relational patterns, early belonging imprints, and the “marked one” phenomenon.
Your astrological signature
The astrological chart placements and transits associated with scapegoating and carrying projection or group story.
Restoring inner goodness
Initial pathways to sovereignty, clarity and self-trust.
The first step on the path from exile to return
How this workshop prepares you for the deeper six-week astrological journey beginning in February 2026.
Optional Personalised support Reading
For those who feel called to explore their own chart more deeply, I’ve created an optional Scapegoating Signature Add-On Reading.
This is a 20–25 minute personalised audio recording where I trace the patterns in your chart connected to projection, belonging, exclusion and return.
It’s available to anyone who attends the workshop, at any point before or after.
If it feels supportive, you’re welcome to book it. If not, the workshop itself is complete in its own right.
workshop FORMALITIES & PRACTICALITIES & FAQS
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6-8pm, Sunday 7th December 2025
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Live on Zoom, replay sent within 24 hours.
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Open to all - no astrology background required.
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Trauma informed, reflective, non-therapeutic.
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Cameras on or off, as you wish.
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No. This workshop stands alone, and also provides a strong foundation for the later journey.
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No. This workshop is a gentle, reflective space to travel inward with guidance from me. If you would like a personalised reading that focuses on the scapegoat archetype, you can add that on when you book your workshop ticket, or by following this link: Scapegoat Add-On Reading.
It was never yours to carry.
It was never yours to carry.
If you recognise yourself in the scapegoat pattern, this workshop is your threshold to return to belonging.
begin the journey. you are not alone.
coming February 2026 - join the waitlist
EXILE & RETURN: A SIX WEEK JOURNEY OF BELONGING, GRIEF AND REBIRTH
A deep, mythic and astrological descent-and-return journey aligned with the seasonal arc from Imbolc to the Spring Equinox 2026.
What we will explore:
belonging and early attachment
the scapegoat pattern
group shadow and projection
grief tending and descent
restoring inner goodness
re-entry and rebirth
the astrology and belonging and exile
if you would like to receive full details when enrolment opens, join the waitlist Here.
Workshop Guide
I come to this work not as an expert looking down from a professional perch, but as someone who has lived what I now offer.
My life has been an ongoing exploration of how belonging, creativity, and spirit are woven together. My background bridges many worlds — performance and spirituality, activism and devotion, Iranian and British lineages — and I live in a disabled body shaped by both childhood and adult trauma. My professional life is dedicated to publicly, enthusiastically, and sometimes controversially expressing my devotion to the divine through multiple, often conflicting, lineages.
Each facet of who I am has taught me something about exile and the courage it takes to come home to my inner goodness again. I know what it is to be scapegoated, excluded, ostracised, and vilified. Simply by being myself, I have ruffled feathers, triggered insecurities, and illuminated taboos. If you feel drawn to Exile & Return, I imagine something in my story touches your own.
Through astrology, art, song, grief tending, ancestral practice and deep study of the psychology of projection and scapegoating, I have found ways to survive profound exclusion — and then slowly, insistently return to build thriving life for myself and my loved ones. The language of the stars and the turning of the seasons have guided me in understanding how the cycles of loss and renewal move through each of us. You can read more about my life’s work and story here.
I offer this journey because I once walked it alone and wished for a companion. The stigma around scapegoating means very little is spoken openly, and even less support is offered to those impacted by its most damaging forms. My intention is to help you return to your inner goodness, rebuild your life, and reclaim your place in the wider unfolding of our times.
I do not claim to have all the answers; I offer guidance born from lived experience and ongoing practice. Together, we create a field where what was cast out can be welcomed home, and where our personal stories of estrangement begin to reveal a larger pattern of collective return.