Astroherbalist

Astroherbalist Medical Herbalist, Astrologer
Training Workshops and Online Courses. Consultations & Astro Readings by Appointment.

🌖 Astro Week 21/10/2024The week starts in a fairly benign way – no major aspects, the Moon in Gemini, moving into her si...
21/10/2024

🌖 Astro Week 21/10/2024

The week starts in a fairly benign way – no major aspects, the Moon in Gemini, moving into her sign of Cancer later this evening. So far so good,,,,,,

Then Tuesday, the Sun in the very last minute of Libra, forms a square to Pluto before ingressing Scorpio at 23.15 (UK time). As Pluto rules Scorpio, welcome to Scorpio season on steroids.
This square can potentially trigger a deeply buried fear, one of potential loss. Libra is the balancing end to this equation, asking you to look deep into contracts – not just in a mundane sense, in terms of the relationships you have with yourself and others, but more than this, your Soul contract, the reasons you’re here at this time on Earth. Do you feel you’re honouring this?

Scorpio energy is intensity, the deep psychological dive. This year, the month of spooks and spirits will be infinitely more profound than usual. Pluto, ruler of this sign spends most of the next 30 days at the very last point of Capricorn, (the last time we will experience Pluto in this sign), before ingressing Aquarius on November 19th. This is possibly the biggest moment of the current Astrological drama playing out right now.

Pluto has ultimate powers of transformation. He destroys, then he rebuilds. Those who use Pluto’s power for ill are likely to be instigating much behind the scenes in an attempt to harness this energy. We’re on red alert for next week, the days around November 3rd, when Pluto opposes Mars. Pluto and his moves often instil fear, partly the reason we see this time of year as connected to death and the Underworld.

By the way, Capricorns, Aries, Libra’s, and Cancerians end their 16-year karmic Pluto trip that started in 2008 when Pluto moved into Capricorn. Time served, what have you learned? From November 19th, Aquarians especially, but also Leo’s, Scorpios, and Taureans will experience the life transformations Pluto brings between now and 2044……

So, how do we navigate Scorpio season successfully without falling down holes? It’s a time to hold steady, take the centre ground, don’t get pulled around emotionally – no matter what you witness. Most importantly, try to find the light in the dark. There’s much to celebrate right now, much to be happy about, look forward to. The key is honouring that ‘thing’ that drives you, incorporating more of it into your life in some way. When we’re content, we magnetise and hold light. Light defeats the dark.

Have a profound week.

🎃Booking now for Hallowe’en readings – for 31st and 1/11 only – Take 15% off with code BLACKCAT at checkout.

🌔Astro Week 14/10There may be a storm a-brewin’ this week. Batten down the hatches....We’re building up to a Full Moon i...
13/10/2024

🌔Astro Week 14/10

There may be a storm a-brewin’ this week. Batten down the hatches....

We’re building up to a Full Moon in Aries on Thursday with the Sun in Libra, striving for balance and reasonableness, meeting up with Goddess Eris, the Disruptor. Opposite the Moon in fiery Aries, temperatures could rise swiftly and suddenly.

Yes, the possiblity of chance of unexpected encounters (or money!), but watch your relationships. With the ruler of Aries, Mars, in the domestic sign of Cancer, the home front may be a sensitive spot where disputes can come to a head.

I’m also thinking this could have an impact on the States. The U.S. (supposedly born on July 4th), is a Cancer. If you’re following the shenanigans there, these could be about to escalate, fuelled by tension over how financial issues have been handled. Money vs. people’s need for safety and security. With a Cardinal Grand Cross in this chart, there’s a lot of tension about to spilleth over into collective social upheaval.

Venus is also very much in the frame, trining Neptune on Wednesday, sextiling Pluto next day, and then ingressing Sagittarius. She’s also currently opposing Uranus. This could be emotional. There’s a sense that people will want their value to be recognised. If you’re not paying people the respect they feel they deserve, this could be the week when it all goes pop.

If you find yourself in the firing line of someone’s ire, there will be no doubt. With Mercury now in Scorpio, people are going to be speaking from a place of truth, but they’re also not going to hold back. Direct, blunt, impassioned.

Mars in Cancer can cause people to be irascible and defensive so, in essence, it’s a week to check in with Self and align your actions with your talk – make sure that you’re not fuelling any fires.

Look back to what happened around April 8th, the Aries New Moon, Total Solar Eclipse. That lunation took place very close to the degree of this closing Moon, so there’s a story between these two points. What did you begin back in April that may now be causing ructions? Are you putting your own needs ahead of relationships? Are you keeping your end of the bargain within a wider group of contacts? It’s time to walk that shadow line again and be honest about the role you’re playing and what needs improvement.

All in, a possible week of tension ahead, but a week of clearing the air. By Friday, we can all exhale.

Have a great week!

🌙⭐️☀️
Doors closing soon on this Autumn's Astrology course beginning 19/10. Details – www.astroherb.co.uk/learnastro - join us online if you can't be here in south wales!

Hallowe’en reading spaces now available online www.astroherb.co.uk/halloween

Yes, the 15th annual Hallowe'en Reading Fest is just 2 weeks away!Readings are on Zoom and either via Tarot or Astrology...
13/10/2024

Yes, the 15th annual Hallowe'en Reading Fest is just 2 weeks away!

Readings are on Zoom and either via Tarot or Astrology. Thurs 31st October only, 11am - 11pm. Limited spaces available.

www.astroherb.co.uk/halloween

🌒Astro Week 7/10Change, real, life-altering, bone-shaking change isn’t easy. It demands the interplay of so many navigat...
07/10/2024

🌒Astro Week 7/10

Change, real, life-altering, bone-shaking change isn’t easy. It demands the interplay of so many navigational skills. The ability to ride so many emotions, the right mindset, determination, fortitude, adaptability. But this is what this week is asking of us.

Big solar flares are incoming, bringing insight, deep epiphanies, and the knowing that something fundamental has to alter. Why? Because, whatever the recent eclipse cycle brought up for you, it’s now playing out in real-time.

Jupiter turns into his annual retrograde from Wednesday, until February 2025. This is the inner journey, more profound self-realisations. At core, this, in Gemini, is about how you can align yourself with others more effectively. Trust me on this one. Going into 2025 you’re going to need the right people around you, the ones you can rely on. Just who has your back?

The mutable signs – Gemini, Sagittarius, Pisces, and Virgo are likely to feel this more keenly, but everyone will be asked to re-evaluate your goals and aspirations. As Jupiter is a planet of higher learning and spirituality, it’s part of the process of merging what you now witness in the world, with your spiritual path.

More layers of intensity arrive Thursday as Pluto turns direct in Capricorn. Retrograde since May, this is likely to bring pronounced moments around global power - and where we are squandering our personal power. On a larger scale, events unfolding are likely to make us question the seat of power – and the misuses of. The best way to work with Pluto energy is to embrace awareness of your own light and dark, the long projections your shadow makes…..

Mercury moves into Scorpio, Pluto’s sign on Sunday, so watch for messages arising there.

Best day? Tuesday when Venus makes a trine to Mars, allowing us to balance the Yin and Yang. There’s a big focus on relationships. Use the energy to make positive moves.

Have a great week.

⭐️🌙 2 places left on Astrology starting October 19th. Details www.astroherb.co.uk/learnastro

🧙‍♀️ Get your witchy on! In case you haven't heard. there's an amazing Samhain event coming up on October 26th  and they...
01/10/2024

🧙‍♀️ Get your witchy on! In case you haven't heard. there's an amazing Samhain event coming up on October 26th and they've just released their list of talks and workshops.

It's about time someone local did something like this to rival the New Orleans Witches Ball and the Glastonbury events - hopefully, it'll become an annual. Here's your chance to get in at the start.

You can either buy a day ticket, or go the whole hog, get your fancy on, and attend the ball in the evening. It's going to be spectacular. I'm doing a talk, a bit of mooching, and a bit of shopping - so see you there!

More info - https://www.facebook.com/events/s/samhain-spectacular-magick-wit/1416425105910010/?rdid=04LuMeuQsnrRs2mz&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2FKWN7XVRVw4zWdf2w%2F

🌘Astro Week September 30th - Oct 6thHope you’re having a restful weekend, as things are about to get a bit spicy. Eclips...
29/09/2024

🌘Astro Week September 30th - Oct 6th

Hope you’re having a restful weekend, as things are about to get a bit spicy. Eclipse week!

Monday, the Sun meets up with Mercury in a formation known as a cazimi. Here, Mercury becomes purified in the heart of the Sun, ready to track you into a new cycle of learning and understanding. Expect magical insights and downloads arising from this.

In essence, he’s giving us the pure, unadulterated messages of the week, framing what it all means for us on a personal level. Pay attention because his messages won’t be subtle. They have the potential to alter your life.

If it wasn’t for the little matter of Wednesday's New Moon Solar eclipse, the week would belong to Mercury – that and the fact that we’ll be in OCTOBER by Tuesday!!!! He conjuncts the Sun / Moon at the eclipse, then moves to inconjunct Saturn and square Mars by the week's end.

The reason why the last weeks have gone so fast is that we’ve been in that supra-natural eclipse space. This strange zone has felt like we’re standing still, but all the while there have been huge changes taking place. We’ve been clearing house on a physical and spiritual level. I know many have had strange physical symptoms arise, some have switched jobs, given up work, people, residences. Whatever needed drawing a line under, this was and is, the time to make bold choices.

Mercury is about to condense everything that has happened, or that you sense has happened, into a workable way forward.
New Moons = new beginnings. This then is the portal like no other, to project us into, align us with, why we chose to come here at this crazy time. The eclipse is at 19.45 (UK) Weds evening in the sign of balance, contracts, and relationships – Libra. Whatever issues came up for you around the lunar back on September 18th, the clearings, the closing downs, all is about to come full circle.

New Moon Solar eclipses act fast, especially in what are known as Cardinal signs. This brings strong air energy – revelations, (watch the current UK govt – but could be a distraction from something bigger - lot of dark moves being hidden - soon to be revealed), communications, networks, connections – especially with Mercury in the mix. Events should unfold over the next 6 weeks or so but will leave you in no doubt about what you are being asked to do with your unique gifts.

Again, this is high energy coming into our bodies. This takes massive adjustment. Ground, hydrate. Your mind will be racing so sleep may be elusive – do what you can to get rested. If you’re not present, you won’t be in the right space to receive what’s for you. I know it all feels extreme. Just focus on you, do what you can.

Have a great week!

Want to learn Astrology? Join my on and offline course starting October 19th www.astroherb.co.uk/learnastro

29/09/2024

🌟 ASTRO COURSE UPDATE - Can't wait for this course, spans all my fave dates of the year - plus the Astro for the end of '24 is WILD. I can't wait to share with you techniques to understanding how these planetary movements affect your chart......

For those interested in joining me in person, there are 5 spaces remaining for this. Details>> https://www.astroherb.co.uk/learnastro

Don't live South Wales but want to learn Astrology? Join in online - inbox me for details. 🌙

🌟UPDATE. OK, thank you everyone! Am going to go ahead in a workshop setting, as most of you prefer - with an online grou...
24/09/2024

🌟UPDATE. OK, thank you everyone! Am going to go ahead in a workshop setting, as most of you prefer - with an online group for community and 1:1 support content that's needed with this subject - but there's only limited in-person spaces at my clinic in Pentre - so jump on if you want to do this.
Dates: Start date Saturday Oct 19th and running up to the winter solstice. 3 in-class sessions (19/10, 16/11, 14/12) (Btw - If you're not close by and want to join the group online, there's a way to do this - inbox me).
⭐️Here's the details

https://www.astroherb.co.uk/learnastro

Any more info, message me. Let's go!!!

💫Thinking of running a beginners Astrology group - said I wouldn't, but then get the urge (always this time of year 🤔)

Are you interested in learning and, if so, would you prefer online - or offline (which would be south wales area - prob sat or sun)..... or a combo of both?

🌘Astro Week 23/09/2024Here we are, now in Libra season with the nights beginning to draw in, so we begin our inward desc...
23/09/2024

🌘Astro Week 23/09/2024

Here we are, now in Libra season with the nights beginning to draw in, so we begin our inward descent into the colder months.

Although the seasons are now thoroughly messed up, we can still sense the changes in the air, and add to this we’re in between eclipses, the Twilight Zone.

This is a week to go in, do the remaining work, let go of what is still causing you to trip yourself up, to be critical of yourself, not celebrate the good in your life. Stop with the undoing.

The recent eclipse was in Pisces, the 12th sign, the dissolving energy, the end of the road before something new arrives. What is your body saying to you this week now Venus has slipped into Scorpio – the sign of purging and elimination?

These eclipses are really like no other, they are literally propelling us into our lane. No wonder we are questioning past choices, no wonder we are no longer drawn to certain people, places, certain foods, alcohol, and other stimulant/depressants

Listen carefully this week as messenger Mercury trines Uranus (Tues) opposes Neptune (Weds) and trines Pluto on Thurs before joining the Sun in Libra….

The next eclipse next week is in Libra and as a solar eclipse, this one is likely to cause observable change in your life. It’s prepping us for 2025 – the big year in this whole dissolution process. All I know is that we can’t travel heavy, we have to do the inner work…. The spiritual charlatans are becoming more evident now. They’re still in their ego – avoid them like the plague - this one is on you. Use this last quarter to get healthy, get ready – mind, body, and spirit.

If anyone remembers from my 2019 Astrology class where I shared that dream I had about the two moons, well the two moons phenomena is happening now and is about to become apparent. It’s a seminal, important, time. Stay upbeat, stay confident.

Have a good week, heavy energies, but prioritise you.

_________________________________________________________________
I’m extending my eclipse reading offer to the end of the month as some peeps wanted their reading on the eclipse date of October 2nd. If you would like to book in, still spaces on that wild date – and also Monday 30th, and October 1st for the build-up. Readings are £28/ 30 mins - and we will be looking at what these eclipses are doing in your chart. Book now on www.paypal.me/plantspirits

🌕Astro Week September 16thOne of the biggest weeks of the year, if not one of the biggest weeks of the last 5….Wednesday...
16/09/2024

🌕Astro Week September 16th

One of the biggest weeks of the year, if not one of the biggest weeks of the last 5….

Wednesday’s Supermoon Lunar Eclipse in the sign of Pisces, conjunct Saturn and Neptune – the 2 key players of 2025, takes place at the end of what is known as a kite formation linking into Pluto and Neptune.

Saturn represents our structures, reality, 3D. Neptune is the Great Dissolver and energy of dreams and spirituality.

This is a powerful portal into the next two years that will take us on an accelerated journey of deconstruction and reconstruction of our world. This is without doubt going to reveal some of the secrets of our reality. This is a gigantic rip in the fabric of our reality.

Venus opposing Chiron in Aries (Self), at the same time is asking us whether we are going to move with this flow and align our vision with these new realisations – or try and hang onto the threads of a rapidly disappearing old life.

With Uranus and Pluto in the mix, the heavy-hitting changemakers, whatever appears around this for you, is likely to unfold rapidly. Through this process, you may get a sense of disorientation and non-linear time. Pay attention to symbols, dreams, words spoken this week. It’s going to be supra-unusual, intense, and mystical.

Venus is also still in trine to Jupiter bringing the gold in this experience. As the Sun is at the tail of this kite – our physical Self, our energy, you have a huge chance to start shaping the direction your particular kite flies. This is not done in part through conscious effort, but with allowing yourself to go with the flow and drift of where these winds are carrying you.

Go and have a look where 25 Pisces/Virgo is in your own chart, because this is where the focus is for you until 2027.

I’ll say more on this as the week progresses as this, the first of two eclipses, are major points for everyone as we wrangle with the nature of reality and our ability to shape our experience of it.

Have an amazing week!

⭐️ Offer – want to talk eclipses? - Where the kite is flying in your chart? How does this fit into the October 2 Libra eclipse for you? What is being catalysed? Message me for a 30-min reading on Tuesday 1st or Wednesday 2nd for £28. Booking via www.paypal.me/plantspirits and message me for available times.

🌿Introducing the second of our guest speakers on the upcoming Herbal Medicine course - Rity.Rity will be joining us in N...
15/09/2024

🌿Introducing the second of our guest speakers on the upcoming Herbal Medicine course - Rity.

Rity will be joining us in November, to share her knowledge on harvesting and growing herbs. Can't wait for this one!

If you'd love to learn plant medicine, we'd love you to join us next Sunday, there's one place remaining!🍄

Details and booking https://www.astroherb.co.uk/herbal-training-programme

Address

Tonypandy

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Astroherbalist posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to Astroherbalist:

Share

Etta’s Botanica

Taroist, Herbalist & Astrologer.

Available via Skype or Zoom.

Book your reading on; www.ettasbotanica.com/services/

Membership group www.ettasbotanica.com/healing-space-alchemy/