The History Of Everything
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
My mom!
While trained in the art of Evolutionary Astrology by master teacher Steven Forrest, her creative background as a writer and performer has supported her appearances as an astrologer on Buzzfeed’s “An Astrologist Guesses your Sun Sign”, People Magazine’s Oscar’s Fan Experience and royal baby and other celebrity prognosticating on Entertainment Tonight.
She is the former Community Manager and blogger at Astrology.com, host of her own radio show “The Astrologer’s Daughter” and offers Astrology and Tarot Readings at special events, currently only in outdoor, social-distanced settings in addition to private sessions for individuals over the phone or Skype audio.
Please check our her “Weekly Astrocast” on her instagram feed @astrodaughter for the weekly AstroWeather update! If you’d like to get on her mailing list or join her membership for regular monthly readings, please shoot her an email at astrodaughter@gmail.com. Why am I talking about myself in the 3rd person, who knows?!
My Philosophy
Astrology, I believe, illuminates an ancient road map embedded within ourselves that can guide us through crossroad and affirms that we really are connected to something greater, something like destiny. I love how it reveals a kaleidoscope of characteristics and contradictions in the human psyche and helps us have more self-awareness and self-understanding. We are all made of star stuff after all, and learning more about your cosmic signature is a fun and interesting way to learn what makes you tick, in addition to reiki, saltwater baths, talking to the dead, reading palms and connecting with your spirit animal(s).
The Astrologer’s Mother - she cute!
The History Of Everything
It all started with those bygone 99-cent "Starscrolls" that I bought faithfully with my best friend every week, hungry for answers about adolescent life-or-death situations like if that Gemini was going to ask me to prom. It got more interesting (and more meaningful) when my mom gifted me a personalized birth chart reading with a professional astrologer as a graduation gift from high school. I was floored that these celestial bodies looming in the Milky Way could somehow attune to inner realities that I thought I was pretty good at keeping under wraps - from the sensitivity inherent in my Pisces Moon to my fascination with humor and language, and even my rebellious streak!
He recommended the foundational book "The Inner Sky" by the wonderful Evolutionary Astrologer, teacher and author Steven Forrest which gifted me a deep and grounded understanding of the signs, planets and houses and their role in the chart and our lives. Steven Forrest ended up becoming my lifelong mentor and friend, his wise voice reverberating in my ear as I endeavor to untangle the mysteries of the soul through looking at the distribution of planets across the sky at the time of birth, or how the symbols of the Tarot tell a story about a snapshot of energy in a person’s life.
Cosmic Labor of Love
Being an astrologer was never a profession I never set out to do or how I planned to use my degree in Communication Studies from UCLA. It was a language I enjoyed which helped me sort out what I felt were competing aspects of my personality and appreciate more hidden aspects of my myself and hidden potentials. Exchanging tarot readings for haircuts in New York City, writing blogs for Astrology.com, my own radio show to guest spots on Entertainment Tonight were all building blocks which led me to providing a platform where I can connect with others and share what I’m passionate about.
The best kind of reading, I believe, is one that confirms your deep inner knowing. We all have access to this information on some level, and Astrology can offer a timely nudge. Sometimes we just need a way of peeling back the veil and seeing our experiences in a more meaningful context we may overlook in the everyday, especially under stressful circumstances or uncertain forks in the road. Not only can a thoughtful interpretation highlight energetic gifts given from the planetary Gods, but also help us laugh at ourselves and see our agency in perpetuating our blindspots through repetition of self-defeating patterns. Once we learn the "why" behind the patterns, and “what” of the current moment, we are more free to choose rather than being run by what we don't know or wasting a lot of energy in fear. In Einstein's evergreen words, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results. Receiving an astrology reading on your path to self-recovery is (I hope!) a step in the right direction - especially if you haven’t tried one :)