Hi! My name is Sarah,
Welcome to Studio Chariklo
Intuitive Astrology is at the apex of my work. In astrology sessions, I draw from trainings in counseling + facilitation in the Empowered Heart methodology, from ordination as a Minister of Walking Prayer with the Center of Sacred Studies, learnings from Non-Violent Communication, and trauma-informed movement. I am an End-of-Life advocate within Orcas Threshold Collective, completing Death Vigil and End-of-Life Training with Full Circle Living and Dying Collective.
I found astrology at the age of 15 and observed the archetypes in people around me for decades. I dedicated myself to formal astrological study in 2017, and I am indebted to my teachers, their teachers, and the lineage of the stars and planets themselves. Thank you to John McLaughlin, Virginia Rosenberg, Tyler Penor, Kira Sutherland, Sibyl Star, and Linda Moon Zlotnik.
Additionally, I feel passionate about fostering conscious parenting and raising my children in places where they have little stigma and can think freely. We educate our kids in a mixture of un-schooling and world-schooling, often in my studio, or alongside talented folks in our island community, and most recently with Boundless Life in Syros, Greece.
It is also an important part of my life to facilitate and participate in dance as a Qoya Inspired Movement teacher and take part in community singing. I trained as a 500hr+ yoga instructor and in Ayurvedic Health. I love to write, illustrate, and create beautiful spaces. I hold a BA in Art History and an MA in Art Restoration.
I was born in the southwest of England and grew up in rural Somerset and Dublin, Ireland. I now have a home base on an island in the Pacific Northwest of the USA.
I blend learned knowledge with instinct, astrological observation, theory, intuition, and a clairsentient connection to a non-human world.
I believe that astrology is essentially a study of nature, and when we look to the patterns of nature, we find answers to the questions we ask ourselves.
I am a Western astrologer using a hybrid style of modern and Hellenistic astrology delivered with influences from somatic movement, trauma-informed language, the seasons, and compassionate counsel.
I value agency. I cannot ‘fix’ you, nor am I here to ‘improve’ you. I don’t consider myself an authority figure with all the answers. You know YOU the best.
What I like to do is centralize your story and imbue it with an astrological lens.
I will offer reflective inquiry based on what I see and feel from the chart, and together, we will explore the astrological blueprint (otherwise known as the Natal or Birth Chart) you have accepted in this lifetime.
I share the perspective that we are already complete but on a quest to remember our original design, our felt-sense of wholeness, and our interconnectedness with nature.
As a mother, I know the beauty and complexity of conception, pregnancy, birth, and the will of a human life to survive and thrive. Therefore, it is a great honour to glimpse a birth chart; it’s the map of a miracle.
Equally, I love to do composite charts with caregiver/parent and child or natal charts for the small humans we care for, as a way to understand the needs of each individual through the aspects of the Moon (symbolic of nurture and needs).
On the other end of the spectrum, I have witnessed the end of life and the uncontrollable force of change it brings to those left behind. My father died when I was 14 years old, and I have lived alongside grief all my life. It is a privilege to offer grief counselling for the bereaved from an astrological perspective.
Finally, I love to write about what I observe and feel in life, weaving in astrology to make sense of it all. I hope you enjoy some of my journaling ~ here.
I look forward to working with you!
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