Astrology can be used in many different ways,

I use it to understand people better, to find clarity and empathy.

So, I share with you my signs, so you can get to know me better . . .

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Sun signs relate to the ego, how the world sees us, and our life purpose. As a Sagittarius, I am very driven to follow my bliss wherever it takes me. I take pride in the knowledge and wisdom I've gained from each pursuit. I am constantly learning and expanding, but I also know that we all began our lives as little beings who live true to our souls. My life purpose is to explore, create, spread joy, and teach others.

Some of my explorations have been:

• As a child I loved making scavenger hunts for my younger brother--a creative way to teach and guide exploration
• I loved making forts when I was a kid and gave tours to my family members--I later got my real estate license and am enamored by homes
• For over 15 years of my life I was a composer--writing and studying music taught me how to express myself and how to listen well
• During college I took the summers to explore while working at summer camps, hotels, and resorts--I connected with nature & spirituality and grew to understand the importance of retreat and vacation, hospitality and opening my heart
• I studied instrument repair, which fulfilled my love of crafting and fixing things
• My health kept me from travelling the world, but I soothed my wanderlust by working at the International Student Affairs Office at UMKC--I loved talking to the students from all different cultures and vicariously lived through my coworkers travel stories
• Teaching called my name, so I went back to school to study musicology and composition--I studied research, pedagogy (teaching), history & orchestration, gained lots of knowledge and a masters degree, but also the wisdom that life as a professor wasn't my path
• Better suited for self-employment (yes, I love my freedom!), I soaked up all the information I could to learn how to start my own business
• Real estate taught me the importance of practical maintenance, fiduciary relationships, and due diligence 
• While I've always had an aesthetic eye, studying interior design has opened my eyes to the importance of refinement
• I've been told that my warmth and optimism are contagious and also that I am not all that realistic, but I don't mind because I believe we each create our own reality 
• As a fire sign my sparks of passion & curiosity have provided a life of abundance & gratitude

Moon Sign: Taurus

Moon signs represent the inner self and the one that our closest loved ones know us to be. Unlike my sun sign, Taurus is fixed and grounded. Although I do love exploring, I am very rooted to my home, enjoy my sturdy life with my husband and cat, and have been known to splurge on lux decor. I love creating a fabulous space by surrounding myself with beautiful things, plants, animals, and people I love. ​​

Some of my secrets include:

• Anxiety and depression in my late teens and early 20s led me to yoga, meditation & brain-retraining after the pills I was prescribed made it worse
• I have 2 unpublished manuscripts of poetry
• After developing a chronic illness in my adolescence I started a long path toward recovery. I've tried everything including a plant-based diet, paleo & elimination diets, a boat-load of herbs & supplements, skin brushing, saunas & acupuncture, meditation, reiki & kundalini, hypnosis, trance & ancestral healing, positive psychology therapy, ditching toxic relationships & past life regressions, law of attraction, acceptance & forgiveness. It has been an amazing journey that led me to a spiritual awakening and lifelong path of purpose, clarity & joy!
• I regularly tell my cat that she is my best friend
• After buying our fixer-upper first home, I realized that the house mimicked the "dark night of the soul" energy that I had been going through when we found it. I had no idea what I had gotten myself into, but we started doing repairs, renovations, and updating decor even before moving in. After I gained more clarity and responsibility, I decided that I needed to get my real estate license so I could help people find homes they are worthy of. Just like people homes are never perfect. As any journey of self betterment, leaping steps are not always practical and making the home more aligned is a continual process.
• Although I don't always like to admit it, I am a highly sensitive person and and empath. I am also an intuitive with clairaudience and claircognizance. 

This is me!

It is so important to make your home personalized to you to make you feel happier, healthier, and more peaceful. Here are some things I have to bring personality into my home:

Rising Sign: Pisces

Rising signs tell us about how we are best suited to learn and discover more about life, the world around us, and the universe. I learn by further developing my intuition and understanding the differences between people through compassion and appreciation. 

As I see the world, things I know to be true:

• People are reflections of their environment--their physical surroundings and their family, friends, and closest associations; however, everyone is different and we may inaccurately project onto others what we have not healed within ourselves
• Trees can talk
• The victim/perpetrator (people-pleaser/narcissist) are one and the same. The energy plays out in different ways depending on the scenario but is caused by the same core wound
• Everybody wants to be seen, to be heard, and to be loved
• Mother earth gives us unconditional love and healing
• Acknowledging constricting emotions, traumas & pain heals it, but in order to fully recognize it you must put yourself in a safe emotional, mental & physical environment first
• When we are aligned, nature gives us signals like feathers, heart-shaped rocks, and four leaf clovers
• People repeat the same patterns in order to have endless chances to heal
• The universe is always there to give whenever you open yourself up to receive
• Your loving and empowered ancestors have your back
• Other people are undoubtedly important, but knowing yourself is key
• We are meant to have fun and spread joy to one another by following our dharmas