What Does a ‘Reading’ Really Mean? (And Why Your Soul Might Be Calling For One)

I've been drawn to astrology my entire life.

Long before it became my calling—before I understood how deeply it could companion grief—it was my party trick. My way of connecting with people. I knew if I mentioned I could read charts, it would spark a conversation. And it always did.

"I'm a Sagittarius! Tell me about me!" "Wait, you can do astrology? What does my sign say?"

It’s been my experience that many people are starving to hear about what makes them special. And astrology? Astrology can be that something.

But here's what I've learned through the years: Astrology is not a party trick.

For me, astrology is a mirror. And a reading? A reading is an invitation to see yourself reflected back with tenderness, clarity, and sacred recognition.

Astrology Isn't About Prediction—It's About Permission

Yes, planetary energy is always happening. Yes, it can feel heavy sometimes—like putting ten people in a room with all their stories, personalities, and stages of life and watching what unfolds.

But here's the truth: Astrology is not a zero-sum game.

Astrology is a system in which everyone wins.

You are not "a Leo" or "a Capricorn" or "a Sagittarius." You have a beautiful, intricate mixture of all twelve zodiac signs, ten planets, twelve houses, and infinite aspects woven together in a pattern so unique that no one will be born with your exact chart for another 22,000 years.

Your chart isn't a stereotype. It's a symphony.

So What Does That Mean for Grief?

If you're carrying loss, you might be wondering: Why would I even want a reading?

Here's the answer, plain and true:

Validation. Connection.

It's that simple.

A grief astrology reading isn't about predicting your future or telling you how to "move on." It's about feeling loved, wanted, ‘enough’, and cherished. It's about discovering that there's a purpose to this lifetime—even with all the trauma, loss, and grief you've carried.

And perhaps most of all, death is not something you caused because your soul ‘needed a lesson’. It isn't punishment or personal. Sometimes, death is just... random. And unbearably unfair. There is no cosmic curriculum that requires you to suffer in order to grow.

But here's what is true: Your life happens in all of the little micro moments before and all of them after loss. And grief? Grief is what reminds us that it matters, they matter, we matter.

What If the Real Lesson of Loss... Is You Coming Home to Yourself?

What if the meaning that's supposed to come from loss isn't about finding silver linings or making peace with the unimaginable?

What if the real invitation is this:

To stop wasting a single minute of your one precious life trying to be anyone other than yourself.

No more pretzeling. No more performing. No more shrinking to fit someone else's version of who you should be.

Loss reminds us how precious life is. And grief is precious too. Grief is your soul's way of honoring what was sacred.

So what if you get to keep the grief—and lose the pain part?

What if, because of the losses you've encountered, you're now able to be a support for someone else coming along the trail behind you?

One of my favorite affirmations when I’m feeling overwhelmed by life is to invite myself to “Slow down to the pace of the earth”. Yes, the planet Earth is hurtling through space—but here on said planet Earth, spring cannot arrive before winter ends. Your grief has its own seasons, too. You will always be behind someone and ahead of someone else. This is not a race. It's a pathway.

What to Expect from a Reading (Especially a Grief Reading)

When you request a grief astrology reading, here's what you're really asking for:

A mirror held up so you can validate for yourself all the ways you are beautifully, impossibly you.

Your chart isn't just one sign. It's a sacred orchestra—a combination of all the signs, planets, and symbols playing your soul's song.

A reading is meant to:

• Connect you to the real you (not the version you think you're supposed to be)

• Show you how you're a role model for others in this lifetime (even when it doesn't feel like it)

• Give you permission to listen inward to what your soul already knows

One client told me: "This reading helped me forgive myself for how I've been grieving. I didn't know astrology could feel like permission."

And yes, others might push against this. They might tell you to "just get over it" or "be strong" or "stay busy." (You know, the ‘kale’ of emotional advice—perhaps good for you in theory, but hard to swallow.)

You know yourself best. What works, what doesn’t, what you need, what you don’t, how you feel, what you don’t feel.

If Your Soul Is Whispering... This Is Your Invitation

If you're reading this and something inside you stirred—if you felt that quiet tug of recognition—maybe it’s time to start listening inward.

Perhaps it's time to see your grief not as something to fix, but as something sacred.

Perhaps it's time to remember that your chart might just hold the map you've been searching for.

And perhaps—just perhaps—you're ready to step into this space.

When you're ready, here are a few places your soul might feel safe beginning:

Your Grief. Your Timeline. Your Way. – Sacred permission slips from your soul for healing at your own pace. (Because even though we're hurtling through space, the seasons cannot be rushed.)

1:1 Grief Astrology Reading – A personalized mirror to reflect your soul's wisdom back to you.

You are not broken. You are not behind. You are exactly where your soul needs you to be.

And your chart has been holding space for this moment all along.