Hello and welcome to the new section of my blog, Illumined and Ephemeral, where I will dive into the cosmic conversations playing out in the skies. As above, so below, my friends! We are but the micro of the macro down here. If you know me at all, you know I've had an affinity for astrology for, well, as long as you've known me. I've studied it personally since my late teens (I'm 41 now) and have always incorporated it into other aspects of my work, including my art and tarot readings. This year, I'm in the midst of experiencing a two(ish) year conjunction of Neptune to my Pisces Sun. I'm very excited about it and I'll dive deeper into the meaning of this in a future post. For the sake of this blog, in summary, this conjunction basically means my spiritual and psychic life has been kicked up about a billion notches. I love this, btw, as I'm a deeply spiritual human as it is. My passion for my spiritual work has increased so much during this time as my Pisces Sun is in my 10th house of career. During this transit I've created new goals for my work, including, ta dahhh becoming a professional astrologer. This probably surprises no one, but it occurred to me quite clearly in meditation around my birthday, 'hey, I paint the stars, I might as well know what they are trying to say!'
Am I there yet? Am I professional? No, not quite. But astrology is a rich study and one to which I am committed. I'm learning the deeper I go with this subject, the deeper there is to go. And it's awesome! I've always had an intuitive sense about astrology, but in the last couple of years, I've had some very powerful, life-changing and psychic moments telling me I understand this stuff better than I've given myself credit for. So, I decided to take my astrological studies to the next level and enroll in some professional courses in order to hone this information, and in time, begin consulting with clients. Right now I'd say I am somewhere between intermediate and very early professional level with the humility to know my studies will never end and the word "expert" is a lifetime away.
I am ready, however, to share some things that I do feel I comfortably understand. I am also ready to begin having deep conversations with people about the cosmic language of the stars and dispelling a lot of the misinformation out there of which there is just so much. It's really frustrating to those of us who have studied astrology in depth to any degree. For example, I see many people, my friends included, interested in their astrology but simultaneously getting anxiety based on some very generic information on the internet. As someone with a relative degree of anxiety already, I don't think this is ok.
What I'm interested in is making astrology grounded, practical, and personal. Therefore, I will not be doing sun sign astrology. It is my belief at this point that sun sign astrology is a lot of hype, both positive and negative, to gain interest in the astrologer and any relevance someone finds in it is purely by the chance that your sun speaks to you. Yes, the sun is powerful and important in astrology, but there are many planets and aspects in our charts, even the degrees of the zodiac have a language that can color one's sun and planets, and make it hard to relate to on a general level. In my opinion, sun sign astrology is too simplistic and not super useful.
The thing is, for astrology to apply personally, you need an accurate birth chart. Which means you need your precise birth information. Astrology is a symbolic language and if you are off even minutes in your birth time, you are off by months, even years when it comes to what the sky may be telling you on a personal level. This is why so many people who DO resonate with their Sun go on to study further, but still do not relate to the general horoscopes in the magazines or on YouTube. It's because it simply doesn't apply to you. The sky speaks to you according to your specific stars. Not everyone has time for this study and that is why astrology is work and should be considered a service. How it applies specifically to you, is based upon where these conversations are happening in your chart. Yes, if you ask me to do so, I WILL happily consult your chart to see how the current planetary energy might apply to you more specifically, however, please keep in mind this takes time and as a busy working mom, I do not always have it. I truly love to investigate this stuff and give full, insightful answers, but at this time, my work load is quite full. Therefore, if I'm going to take time away from my other work, well, I've got to pay my bills, so I will accept donations via my Venmo account for any personal chart consultations. I will make sure those questions are prioritized and answered quickly. As a starting point, I'd say $5 per question would be fair for the type of insight I can offer.
For this blog, however, I will stick to speaking to my understanding of the current planetary alignments and how I sense them playing out collectively. I will be commiting to a weekly astrological report, focusing on the current moon phase and any prominent aspects during this time. I will likely share other astrological insights as I have them, but for now I'm commiting to weekly moon phase reports. I will use my understanding of the symbols and my intuition to create a report that I've set the intention to be of benefit to the collective.
One final note I'd like to add. The planets do not create events in our lives. To be clear, that's not a thing. They DO, however, speak symbolically of your inner cycles and the deep urges compelling YOU to create change in your life, and therefore, events do happen. I believe they do speak of times when opportunities may arise for your soul growth, but how we interpret these opportunities and how they play out depends on you, your attitude, your action and/or inaction.
We are all born with our own specific energetic makeup; our specific karma, gifts, challenges, and cycles to work with in this life. We will all have tough times and auspicious times, inward times and outward times. My goal as an astrologer is to help my clients dive deeper into their own understanding of such things. To help you ride the waves and find peace and purpose through the storms, and again when the water is calm, remind you to enjoy it, rest, and maybe even take advantage of any forthcoming auspicious conditions. Everything and everyone has their time, their season, and I'm just really excited to explore that with you.
I love this work and I would ask that if you love it too, especially if you like my take on this subject, please share my work as you feel compelled to do so. Sharing goes far, trust me. Also, donating via Venmo for any personal questions and/or if you'd like to support my work further. I will link my account below.
Lastly, tomorrow I will share my first official report on the Pisces Full Moon, happening this Friday, September 13, 2019. I hope you enjoy it.
🙏Namaste 🙏
✨Stephanie✨
👇 to donate, please follow the link below and it will take you to my Venmo! I accept donations for any personal chart consultations (recommended $3-$5 per question) or if you would like to further support my astrological work 👇
PS: For those wondering, I use the Tropical zodiac and mostly Placidus house system. Occasionally I will use whole sign houses and equal houses, but I check Placidus first.
