I grew up speaking astrology.

What was once a private, family language became a more serious pursuit when I was in my twenties and my queer community became obsessed with astrology. Soon, everywhere I went people were discussing their signs. I loved their interest, but the problem with learning just a little astrology is that rush of confidence that leads to sweeping generalizations. If you’ve ever felt reduced or flattened by astrology, this is probably why. We begin learning astrology as broad strokes, what some might call stereotypes. True astrological fluency takes a long time to learn. The deeper you go into the discipline, the more you’re met by the vast complexity and diversity of our human experience.

I began teaching astrology out of my living room in 2010. For my first class I hand-painted an entire solar system we could stand inside of and watch the planets move. After a few years of informal teaching I apprenticed with astrologer Emily Trinkaus and opened my consulting practice in 2013. Working with clients is the most fulfilling work I’ve ever done. I’m grateful and honored that I get to sit down with so many brilliant people and talk about their lives and struggles.

My astrology consulting is informed by queer, intersectional ethics and disability justice. I take seriously the political dimension of spiritual care and strive to empower my clients in all our interactions. I was a volunteer at the first Queer Astrology Conference which profoundly shaped my counseling ethics, and I presented my own research at a later QAC. For the decade of its existence I was a guest instructor at the Portland School of Astrology, specializing in astrology and social justice and relationship astrology. I continue to teach and formed my first mentorship cohort of emerging astrologers in 2021. My horoscopes have appeared in Mask Magazine, Grindr’s Into, and I’m the house horoscope columnist for Autostraddle.com.

When I’m not doing astrology I make artwork with my sister as Abacus Corvus, offer my time and care to movements and collectives, and take seriously my Taurus Moon’s need for restorative downtime.

 FAQs

  • I’m trained in Western Tropical astrology, which is distinct from Vedic, Sidereal, and other systems. I have studied a variety of modes including Evolutionary Astrology and Jungian astrology but I find myself most rooted in Queer Astrology. The emphasis in Queer Astrology is on using the chart to ask questions rather than issue dictates, and empowering the client to encounter and integrate their fullest self, recognizing that structural oppression diminishes our capacity to do so.

  • I am a Placidus guy. Whole Sign has become more popular recently, but I prefer the psychological complexity Placidus offers me. If you’re attached to your Whole Sign birth chart I can hold both perspectives in the reading and let you compare their data.

  • Most of the time, no. I don’t read the chart of anyone who isn’t my client. That includes your child (of any age), your partner, your sibling, your crush, and famous people. Rare exceptions include supporting parents in understanding how their young child’s chart is impacting their own.

  • I do not. I may look at a young child’s chart for a parent to offer them parenting advice for that child, but my readings rely on collaboration and self-reflection from my clients, which children cannot do. The youngest child I will read for is a teenager, 13 at the minimum with a parent present, 18 and older without a parent.

    I can, however, make an Astrogram for your new baby or your whole family.

  • Books I heartily recommend:

    Astrology for Yourself, Demetra George

    Planets in Combination, Lynne Burmyn

    Astrology for Real Relationships, Jessica Lanyadoo

    You Were Born For This, Chani Nicholas

    Books I cannot fully endorse yet taught me a lot nonetheless:

    Astrology: A Cosmic Science, by Isabel Hickey

    The Inner Sky, by Steven Forrest

    Astrology, Karma, and Transformation, by Stephen Arroyo

    Saturn: A New Look at an Old Devil, Liz Greene

    The Astrological Neptune and the Quest for Redemption: Liz Greene

    Podcasts I heartily recommend:

    Ghost of a Podcast, Jessica Lanyadoo

    Stars on Fire, Janelle and Mecca

    The Astrology Podcast, Chris Brennan

    Oh, and I have an asynchronous Asrology 101 class that I also highly recommend.

  • Probably! In my younger days I drew a deck of talismans called Portable Fortitude and it has spawned many tattoos, patches, and magnets.

    These days you can still get that deck, those magnets and patches, and newer artwork at Abacus Corvus.

  • I’m so glad you asked! I’ve got a whole page dedicated to this answer.