The Healing Potential of Astrology

Your unique birth chart outlines what I like to call your soul signature which includes your custom cosmic toolkit that is intended to help you tap into your soul's purpose, heal from both current life and past life circumstances, and manifest your highest potential.

Keyword being potential! You have the potential as seen in your birth chart but it is up to you to tap into it. Yes, you get some help from cosmic forces but the real work happens within and often starts with awareness.

That is where working with an astrologer to have your birth chart “read” comes in. It is often the point in which you validate what you have felt and/or experienced in order to shift your perspective on the purpose of this life and provide the opportunity for healing.

As an astrologer, I love nothing more than to work with clients and watch as the aha moment appears. If I am lucky, my client tells me at the end of the session just how much they got out of their reading. My day is made. That is why I do what I do.

Personally, I have used astrology for my own healing and benefit. It was the first of many tools I incorporated along my spiritual journey back to my SELF. And to this day, I still use it by reading my own chart and having other astrologers provide their input as well.

Just the other day I had the honor of getting an astrological reading from my very own mentor Steven Forrest. I have been on his waitlist for 3 years and it was so worth it. His book The Inner Sky is one I often recommend to my astrology students and can be found on my book referral page, along with many others from Steven. His approach very much aligns with mine as it is rooted in evolutionary astrology with the foundation being that astrology is used to help you grow and evolve along your soul’s intended path and that it can illuminate your soul’s lesson plan, as Steven likes to put it.

If you are reading this and thinking, lesson plan what does that mean? It means that each of you has a very specific lesson plan that your soul intended for this lifetime. You are on Earth school after all. This lesson plan includes details such as personality traits, life experiences, challenges, opportunities for growth, and more. All of which are outlined in your birth chart.

Astrology provides the opportunity to see where your healing journey begins.

Let me give you a personal example to help shed more light on this concept. Up until my mid-thirties, I struggled with intense “mood” swings which sometimes manifested as anxiety or panic attacks within my mind/body. I could never put my finger on exactly why I would be in a totally fine easy going mood walking down the street and then suddenly it would shift when I would enter a crowded space or brush by a stranger on the street. What the heck was wrong with me I thought?

After failed attempts with medication, I turned to my birth chart to explore why. Because I was curious about my mood swings I started with my Moon placement. The Moon rules your emotional responses and you guessed it, your daily mood. Understanding your Moon is key to your happiness and wellbeing.

My Moon is tightly sandwiched between Mars and Neptune all in the sign of Sagittarius. Sagittarius is a mutable fire sign so it is all about change and flexibility which often manifests through impulsive action. This basically means how I feel is fast, intense, and ever-changing. Sounds about right.

Next, let’s add in the two planets influencing my Moon in a tight conjunction. Neptune is an outer planet deeply connected to the spiritual realm. It embodies the vast sea of consciousness and everything mystical. It lacks boundaries or anything tangible and often causes confusion or illusion. Having your Moon conjunct Neptune can reveal a psychic or strong intuitive connection that makes you very sensitive to the energy of others and the world around you.

Ever since I could remember, I could feel others energy but did not know it. I would take it on as my own and my mind/body would respond to it, often in a very anxiety inducing way. That is where Mars comes in. Mars conjunct the Moon intensifies and inflames the emotional response and because Neptune is involved my mind could not pinpoint the reason for this reaction and the fear of the unknown would set in, hence the panic attacks.

You could imagine the relief I felt when I finally came to understand this about myself. It was like instant validation and a sense of relief. The awareness of this within my birth chart gave me the answer I was so desperately looking for. It was the tool I needed to work with this energy instead of resist it. That is where the healing began.

Since then, I have added more tools such as connecting with a soulful therapist, reiki, past life regression, and cranial sacral massage. Astrology along with these other modalities have created a healing space and practice in my life that allows me to embody the gift that this cosmic alignment in my birth chart provides. Now, I use it to help others which I believe was the reason I was born with it in the first place.

You were born with a specific birth chart for a reason, challenging aspects and all! If you are new to astrology or have never had a birth chart reading before I highly suggest finding an astrologer you resonate with to do a reading for you. It can be just what you need to move forward in this life, more empowered and connected to your true self.