Welcome to my website! I practice astrology and soul work as a way to find perspective, integration, healing, and creative new options for moving through the chaos of this world. Sometimes we all need a little support in that process: someone to hold a compassionate space where we can rediscover our wholeness, make sense of the past and present, and feel empowered to live life with greater purpose and joy.
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“…to be at home with the mysteries of the universe, it helps to remember that not only is the universe our home, but The Mystery is, too.”
Latest writings
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In the Company of Friends
Where do you see an opportunity to enact — or allow — some fertile giving and receiving into your life? Venus and Mars are building to a supportive, complementary aspect this week, but you’ll want to activate the energy.
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Cancer Solstice & Capricorn Full Moon Horoscopes
Happy solstice, everyone! I’ve written the horoscopes below for the combination Cancer solstice and Capricorn Full Moon charts: a seasonal, solar turning point and a lunar peak.
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Two-fer: Mercury Enters Gemini, Gemini New Moon
Thursday’s Gemini New Moon is conjunct Venus, describing a positive, social vibe. Yet a tense aspect to Saturn and Nessus in Pisces raises introspective questions. The “both/and” quality of Gemini-style thinking could offer a path to solutions.