Judy Tsafrir is a psychologist, astrologer, and author of The Sacred Psychiatry. Her work explores the intersection of AI, consciousness, and spirituality. At a moment when technology is moving faster than our ability to understand it, Judy asks the deeper questions: What does it mean for the human psyche, and where does ancient wisdom meet artificial intelligence?

In this interview, Judy explores parallels between astrology’s premise of universal connectedness and AI as a super-connector that can expand consciousness, while warning that AI can be confidently wrong.

Who is your favourite robot in film? 

The robot who has a special place in my heart is from a favorite television show from my childhood, Lost in Space, which aired from 1965-1968. He had a big presence in the show and would famously swivel his arms from side as he warned “Danger, danger Will Robinson, danger approaching!”

Who is your favourite 'Godmother' – a woman who has guided, inspired, or protected you?

I love the anthropologist Angeles Arrien, who was very interested in shamanism and ritual and ceremony. One of her areas of expertise was studying cross-cultural spirituality. I consider her one of my spirit guides and frequently mention her teachings to my patients. She observed that there were three commonalities in cultures all over the world in terms of spiritual practice. 1) Everyone prays 2) Everyone gives thanks 3) Acts of service are central. Sometimes patients would like to have a spiritual practice but have no idea where to start. I often recommend those three things for starters.

What’s a daily practice you could not live without? 

I love my big drum. I pray with it every morning.

What’s your current call to action? 

I believe it is important not to succumb to doom, gloom, and fear, to hold the vision and frequency that we each have a unique and valuable contribution to make in terms of midwifing the new world that we would like to help bring into being. Thích Nhất Hạnh, the Vietnamese Buddhist monk, said that the next Buddha will be the Sangha, the sacred community. I think that it is important to emphasize the importance and reality of our connections with one another and with all of the earth and the cosmos.

What’s a piece of grandmother wisdom? 

These are the quotes that I have on my website. I love all of them and did not want to choose between them:

"The stars are like letters that inscribe themselves at every moment in the sky. Everything in the world is full of signs. All events are coordinated. All things depend on each other. Everything breathes together." — Plotinus

"One only sees what one looks for, one only looks for what one knows." — Goethe

"I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better." — Maya Angelou

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." — Margaret Mead