How it works
From first click to written summary.
A reading is a prepared professional consultation. Most of the work happens before we meet, so our time together is spent on what matters to you.
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Choose your reading
Pick the reading that fits, or book a free 15-minute call if you're not sure.
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Tell me about you
A short, secure form asks for birth details and what you'd most like to understand.
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I prepare your charts
I calculate and study each chart carefully before the appointment, usually over several hours.
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We meet
On Zoom from anywhere in the world, or in person. Your child doesn't need to attend.
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Your personal summary
You receive the chart wheel and a practical written summary, usually within a week.
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Reflect and revisit
Come back whenever you like as your child grows and your family changes.
Our approach
How I read a chart
You don't need any of this to book a reading. It's here for anyone who wants to know exactly how I work.
Zodiac
I practise Western astrology using the Tropical zodiac, in which the signs are measured from the spring equinox. I don't mix in Sidereal or Vedic techniques.
House system
I use the same house system for every chart I read, and I'll tell you which one in your consultation. Keeping one system throughout means that readings across a family can be compared like for like.
What goes into a chart
The Sun, Moon and planets from Mercury to Pluto; the four angles (Ascendant, Descendant, Midheaven and Imum Coeli); the lunar Nodes and Chiron where they add something. I don't pad readings with minor asteroids.
Aspects and orbs
I work mainly with the five major aspects: conjunction, opposition, square, trine and sextile. I apply one documented orb policy to every chart.
Reading the whole chart
A chart is more than a list of placements. I look at the balance of elements and modalities, the chart ruler, emphasised planets, signs and houses, and patterns like stelliums or T-squares, then bring them together into a few clear themes. I do the complexity so that you receive the meaning.
Birth time
Why the time of birth matters.
The Ascendant, or Rising sign, moves through the whole zodiac roughly once a day, changing sign about every two hours. The houses move with it. A difference of even twenty minutes can change which house a planet falls in.
A time from a birth certificate or hospital record is best. In Scotland, birth certificates record the time; in England and Wales they usually don't, so hospital notes, a baby book or a parent's memory are the usual sources.
If you don't know the time at all, I can still read the Sun, most of the planets and the aspects between them. What changes is the Ascendant, the Midheaven and the houses, which can't be interpreted reliably. The Moon moves about 13° a day, so on some days its sign is uncertain too. I'll always tell you which parts of the reading depend on the time.
I also check the historical time zone and daylight-saving rules that applied in the birthplace on that date. Clocks haven't always followed today's rules: Britain, for example, stayed on summer time all year between 1968 and 1971.