More About Me

The path of the spirit and the path of the soul both take many forms, and it is through the walking of these paths that we mature, our insight deepens and our faith becomes more enduring. Different modalities and traditions provide teachings and insight as we navigate these paths in our own lives. In my own life I have had the opportunity to really immerse in a mystical tradition with heart—Zen Buddhism. My training included long study in various forms of meditation, retreat, ceremony, precepts study and selfless service. I have also found it enriching to develop the soul through parts-work, somatic explorations, art/creative process and the study of astrology.

My interest in mysticism and astrology began as a child tracking the stars in the night sky. I loved the poetry and archetypal exploration of the zodiac, and as a dreamy young teen—knowing that I was a Pisces sun provided a deep permission to keep dreaming, writing poetry and following mystical impulses, even when society seemed to want to shape me into something more productive.

It wasn’t until graduate school that I began really immersing myself in the world of cosmology and the language of the stars. I studied Chinese medicine, and learned the Chinese zodiac and associations between the stars and the organs of the body. When I left my master’s program to pursue Zen monastic practice—the story of the stars stuck with me, and throughout my monastic life I continued to learn more about the symbols and stories of the Western zodiac, reading books and studying with local astrologers. 

Over the past three years I had the opportunity to deepen my study and practice of astrology and feel excited to be able to offer readings to others. I’m trained in both Hellenistic and Evolutionary Astrology and draw influence from Antero Ali, Steven Forrest, Demetra George, Renee Stills and Austin Coppock. I have also studied directly with Dena Decastro and Catherine Urban.