Living Astrology with the Animals of the Zodiac
A Creaturely Approach to Finding Your Way with the Stars
About the Course
Living Astrology with the Animals of the Zodiac is a series of journeys that weave together biology, astrology and myth to foster a lively education with the creatures of the constellations themselves. While attending to these animals in order to learn about them in their own right, we cultivate the conditions for spontaneous discovery of, and embodied empathy for, the places inside us through which the Zodiac comes to life.
Through experiential exploration, creative process and reflective inquiry, you will be guided into a truly participatory engagement with the symbols of astrology. This course centers your own lived experience, while fostering perceptual flexibility and co-creativity with our more-than-human kin of Earth & Sky.
As the Thema Mundi, birth chart of the world, is a Cancer Rising, so too does this journey through the Zodiac dawn with the Crab:
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The Zodiac means
“Circle of Animals”
The Zodiac offers us a kaleidoscopic vision to Life, to which each animal contributes its own turn.
Every animal (i.e. astrological symbol, planet, mythic character, archetype, aspect of Self) perceives through its own sensorium, evolutionary adaptations and limits, strengths and vulnerabilities, hungers and desires.
Every creature lives own perceptual world that is distinct from all the others — both enlivened by its own genius and limited by its own particular logic, language and knowledge.
This kaleidoscopic capacity of perceiving through a multiplicity of eyes, without giving a single one supreme reign, can aid us humans in finding our way through the most perplexing of situations.
Living Astrology with the Animals of the Zodiac is for those who feel called:
to steward a diverse field of creaturely perspectives and stories;
to feel and deepen into one’s embeddedness within a web of myriad human and more-than-human relations;
to strengthen connection to one’s own core Self in ways that support dynamic shape-shifting and perceptual flexibility;
and who want to feel more held and in tune, as they find their way through this wild time on Earth.
“Taking responsibility means that in the face of barriers we still have the capacity to invent our lives, to shape our destinies in ways that maximize our well-being.
Every day we practice this shape shifting to cope with realities we cannot easily change."
Every day we practice this shape shifting to cope with realities we cannot easily change."
-bell hooks, all about love
Praise for Living with the Animals of the Zodiac:
THE CRAB OF CANCER
Attune to the polyvocal, polyrhythmic song of the Earth and find your voice already woven into it — as well as how this song is already woven into you.
Claim your place at the unique nexus of Earth & Sky that is yours to inhabit, in this particular form and incarnation.
Explore the vastness and dimensionality of each Zodiac Sign through the sensuous intelligence of your animal body.
Experience your own creative rhythms and embodied joy from playing in the living field of astrology.
Rest within a benevolent container that supports an authentic connection to your inner world and deep waters of creation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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A Foundation of Self-Care
These sessions are meant to be joy and play based sources of Self-discovery, renewal, growth and connection. They are not psychotherapy nor a substitute for psychotherapy. However, since we may be connecting to the felt-sense and the body, and the body is a beautiful storehouse of memory, emotion, impulse, instinct, sensation — we know that it sometimes can bring us unexpected places. Participants are required to come with a current self-care practice and familiarity with their nervous system. While our connection with each other and with the astrological field can be richly resourcing, participants are ultimately expected to be responsible for their own wellbeing and what they need to do to take care of themselves.
And a willingness to play!
I know that play doesn’t always come easily, especially during stressful moments. But also, oftentimes play is exactly what we need to perceive a situation through fresh eyes and to find our way through challenging situations.
Here, play is given a chance to expand beyond the confines of our old notions or definitions of “play”. We can even surprise ourselves, discovering that play is something we’re still “good at” even as serious adults.
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Fundamentals are helpful (signs, planets, houses). If you want an orientation to your birth chart, please email Nicole to schedule a 30-min reading specifically for this offering. Cost for this is $75.
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Nope! You only need to come with a genuine sense of curiosity for this animal.
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Each Zodiacal Animal will be a different journey with a different time commitment.
The Crab of Cancer journey a 10-week course. (Other animals and journeys soon to come!)
Each week is estimated to be about 1-4 hours, depending on how involved you get with the creative work. Each week has a video lecture and creative prompts. Most weeks have an experiential process included.
Video lectures range from 10-60 minutes
Experiential process that are around 10-20 minutes
Creative reflection prompts that will take as much time as you can / want to give!
Have more questions?
Book a free 15-minute discovery call and let’s explore together whether this work feels like a good fit.
Guided experiential work
Journaling and creative prompts for self-reflection
Video, Audio & PDF transcripts available for different learning styles
Tiered pricing options to assist in accessibility
Meet the Instructor
Nicole is an astrologer, artist and parent raising two young humans. Each of these journeys draw her ever more deeply into the question of how to tend a benevolent field of consciousness that’s able to receive a child and foster their incarnation —whether this ’child’ is an actual human child or a creative vision within that wants to be lived out. She approaches experiential astrology as a practice of giving permission, resource and relational container to our many creative instincts, so that these creatures might express and be felt from the depths of their own essential nature while also re-membered into wider life cycles, rhythms and wholes.
Nicole has been a consulting astrologer since 2017 and has formal training in Biology and Internal Family Systems. She is currently in the final months of the Hermes-Hestia Experiential Astrology Practitioner Program.
Nicole is a Sagittarius Rising (Jupiter in Aquarius) Taurus Sun and Capricorn Moon and she loves her work.
