A lot of people don’t really know what it is an astrologer can do for them. There’s a lot more to it than just “writing horoscopes.” Here’s what I do during a consultation… or as astrologers usually call it, “a reading.” First (and most importantly) an astrologer can help you understand what resources you have…

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“Elevators keep crashing. Is Mercury in retrograde or what?”  “Elevators can be capricious. Sometimes it just seems like they’re out to get you….” -House, MD If you’ve spent any length of time around astrologers, you’ve likely learned that astrologers love to blame things going wrong on “Mercury Retrograde.” But what exactly is Mercury Retrograde, what…

Regardless of the astrology involved, most people don’t just wake up one morning and say “hey, I think I’ll break up with my spouse and move out” without some build-up to that event first. But the transits of any given day can certainly be an influence, and can tell an important part of the story.…

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