Moments of Meaning and Mystery: My Astrological Approach

I’m often asked what astrology actually is, what it’s for, and how I work with it in practice. Most people come to the stars looking for 'the' answer — one clean meaning or a definitive outcome to anchor an unstable life period into something more solid. I understand that desire deeply, but in my experience, astrology is far more interesting and complex than a simple verdict.

For me, astrology is a symbolic language and a practical craft, but it’s also a relationship. A conversation between sky and psyche, timing, and choice, what’s happening “out there” and what’s alive in you. And the point isn’t to pin life down into one interpretation; it’s to make meanings that are useful, honest, and true enough to move with.

My approach is a mix of traditional rigour and poetic intuition. It’s magical, but it’s always practical. I’m also deeply interested in the living, human part of the process: intuition, context, ethics, and how we actually make decisions.

I’m not here to dictate your fate; I’m here to help you witness your own story and make meanings that move your life forward.

Astrology doesn’t replace your agency. It gives you a clearer mirror, better language, and also a beautifully timed nudge.

Astrology is a language (and the foundations matter)

Astrology is often likened to learning a foreign language. The symbols — planets, signs, houses, transits, progressions — are the vocabulary and the grammar.

Knowing your Sun sign could be considered the equivalent of saying hello and thank you, while knowing your Moon sign is being able to order a drink and ask where the toilet is. The more you practice, the more fluent you become.

It can also be overwhelming, because there are so many people saying so many things: tropical, sidereal, house systems, fixed stars, comets, asteroids, even the silliness of the supposed 13th sign. Sometimes we add so much and try so hard to unlock “this one crazy secret” that we can’t see the forest for the trees.

One reason I value traditional methods (including horary) is that for a very long time astrologers worked with seven planets: the ones visible to the naked eye. Ancient astrologers could do amazing things with much less than what is in a modern astrologer’s basic toolkit.

So, my bias is simple: get the fundamentals strong, and let the flourishes come later — if you still need or want them. That’s when you start to catch the nuance (and even the humour) in the language. Astrology can be quite funny.

Meaning-making isn’t passive: you are part of the interpretation

A transit happening in the sky isn’t inherently meaningful on its own. A Saturn-Neptune conjunction is just a celestial event until it meets a human life. The question is always: What does this mean for me?

This is where the "meaning-making" happens. You aren’t a passive recipient of a chart; you are an active participant bringing it to life. Your interpretation of the moving sky combined with your observations of your lived experience is an essential part of creating that meaning.

This is where my approach blends traditional technique with humanistic and transpersonal ideas: the person is important. We’re the ones with the feet on the ground, with the skin in the game. We are the batteries that generate meaning and change. My role as the astrologer is to help you relate the moving sky to your lived experience so you can co-create with your surroundings.

My two primary lenses: natal and horary

Natal astrology is a way of meeting yourself. Your birth chart describes the big-picture evolution of your life, but it doesn’t replace your free will. It validates your experience without dictating your fate. It’s a way of seeing who you are with more compassion and less judgment, and is the ultimate soul-map of your unique journey through life.

Horary astrology, on the other hand, is my precision tool. It is a sacred diagnostic instrument for when you are "down in the weeds" with a specific question — about a job, a relationship, or even a lost object.

There is a concept I lean into called the horary moment (a term beautifully articulated by Geoffrey Cornelius). It’s that moment when a question won’t let you go. You try to distract yourself, but the question insists. That is your intuition pulling a thread from the unconscious.

Horary doesn't just predict; it reveals the most likely outcome of the energy currently in motion. Once you see that outcome, your free will kicks in. You can decide, “No, I don’t like that.” You can choose to go with the flow or make like a salmon and swim upstream.

“Fluffy” astrology still counts (and can still be skillful)

Daily horoscopes are, in a way, fluffy — but I’m bringing decades of experience into those punchy little sentences with a shelf life of just 24 hours.

Astrology encompasses everything we do: the small superficial encounters and the deep healing work that can unfold over many lifetimes. Horoscopes sit inside that vast spectrum.

They’re an approachable way for people to have a small point of cosmic connection in their busy day—while scrolling their phone on the train or sipping a coffee—and, for just that brief minute, they’re thinking about their life in spiritual terms. They’ve made a connection between their everyday life and the mystery of existence; they’ve created meaning for themselves. That’s empowering.

Humans aren’t rational: intuition, choice, and “both/and”

People say they’re rational, but humans aren’t rational — at least, not all the time. We’re emotional creatures. Our energy fluctuates.

Sometimes we feel drawn to a person or a topic inexplicably. You come to a fork in the road in your life and you have to choose left or right. You can paper over your choice with a rational story, but often the truth is simpler: you had a gut feeling, you heard a little voice.

Intuition plays a massive role in science too. So for me astrology isn’t an either/or situation. It’s both sides of the circle. All 360 zodiacal degrees.

Astrology can be cautious, should always be respectful, and should never be fear-based. It should never take away your agency or leave you feeling trapped. Ethics, consent, and clarity are central to my practice. A reading should leave you with more room to move, not less.

The planets may indicate a test or an opportunity, a challenge or a way to expand and grow. It helps to get a feel for what’s here for you right now.

Really, all we’ve got is the present moment.

Heart to moon - and beyond!

Astrology is an intellectual exercise for me, but I’ve learned that we can’t think our way through everything. Even in spiritual spaces, there is a temptation to explain everything away with "quantum" theories or scientific labels. But why can’t we just sit with the fact that we don’t know everything?

Our lives are richer when we make space for magic and the gods. Not everything can be solved with the brain. Sometimes, the most profound thing you can do is step outside, look at the Moon, and connect heart-to-light. She moves the tides, and moves our hearts. Astrology is our language for these cycles.

Making meaning together

Whether you’re navigating a horary moment that won’t let go, or you’re ready to witness the deeper map of your natal chart, I’m here to help you translate the symbols. My work isn’t about telling you who to be; it’s about giving you the language to understand who you already are and the timing to help you move with more grace.

If you feel a nudge to explore your own story through this lens, I’d love to hear from you. We can look at the foundations, tease out the nuances, and see what kind of meaning we can make together.

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