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Taking the eye rolls out of Astrology

My goal is to bring a fresh, less "woo-woo" twist to the insanely detailed science of Astrology by providing fun, relatable content that anyone can understand and implement into their life (check out my Insta for some daily-ish inspiration). I do a variety of birth chart readings that are broken down under the "Services" section. Learning about your birth chart, or the "blue print of your life" as I like to call it, can slap you across the face with a heavy dose of self awareness and can be very therapeutic.

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Want to learn Astrology? Start with the signs!!
Want to learn Astrology? Start with the signs!!
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TAKING THE EYE ROLLS OUT OF ASTROLOGY WITH LAUREN O’CONNELL
TAKING THE EYE ROLLS OUT OF ASTROLOGY WITH LAUREN O’CONNELL
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CHAARG Podcast Episode
CHAARG Podcast Episode
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Best Basic Ways To Utilize Your Birth Chart
Best Basic Ways To Utilize Your Birth Chart
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Favorite Spiritual Recourses + Healers You Should Know
Favorite Spiritual Recourses + Healers You Should Know
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How I learned Astrology & am learning Human Design
How I learned Astrology & am learning Human Design
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Where is this transit affecting you?
Where is this transit affecting you?
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Natal chart explained - Houses
Natal chart explained - Houses
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Scout and Birdie Issue IV: Sunburnt
Scout and Birdie Issue IV: Sunburnt
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Voyage Chicago Interview
Voyage Chicago Interview
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Dark Deep Side - An astrology inspired poem turned song collab
Dark Deep Side - An astrology inspired poem turned song collab
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How to strengthen your relationship on the deepest level using this love kriya.
How to strengthen your relationship on the deepest level using this love kriya.
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There was a full moon in Sagittarius early this AM at 26 degrees. The sun is across from the moon in the sky in Gemini. That funky vibe from last week should be shifting a bit for us! We are getting close to the big July eclipses where much more will be revealed & released but for now let’s look at this full moon... . Sag & Gemini are the two signs that seek out learning and expanding. Geminis are quick learners and seek mental stimulation through learning new skills, adapting and having mental dexterity - their minds are always hungry for knowledge. Sagittarius is hungry for the big picture knowledge. They like to gain their knowledge through experience, expansion & emersion - think belief systems, cultures, philosophy & connectedness. . This full moon is asking us to take a look at what peaks our curiosity and what lights us up. Are you more of a detailed & quick thinker like a Gemini? Or are you more of a open, big picture thinker like a Sag? This full moon may have you testing out the other for a change! . As always with full moons - it’s a great time to release things and manifest. Where does 26 degrees of Sagittarius fall in your chart? Look there for a glimpse of change over the next 30 days.
Anyone out there been feeling frustrated or blah? While some people thrive in this energy, it’s a doozy for many. There’s been some tense energy the past couple of days and today it hits its peak with Saturn and Mars directly opposing each other in the sky. . These two planets create pressure and tension when opposing each other. It is the gas petal (Mars) and the break petal (Saturn). This energy can play out in different ways. It can make you feel drained, week, inadequate and all around blah. And/or it can cause frustration and disappointment with others (hint hint - it’s because they are feeling it too). Follow the ole’ saying of - we can’t control how other people act but we CAN control how we react. It’s an easy time to be sassy and then regret it later so take a breath and try and let it pass! . Patience and discipline is key. Tension creates change. It is a weird vibe and a lot of what we can be feeling is fear of the unknown. It’s that energy right before a shift and the best we can do is let go & ride it out. Be careful / pay attention when driving or doing physical activities to avoid accidents. And try to avoid conflict by using the energy productively instead - get something done that takes a lot of effort, go for a walk/run, be around the “good vibes” people in your life and find relief in knowing that everyone is feeling blah and it isn’t just you! Don’t beat yourself up! . The big eclipses are next month - clarity & shifts are coming! 🧡
Did you know that the placement of your Moon can be a tool in your mental health toolkit? Simply knowing what sign and what house your moon falls into (in your birth chart) provides clues on how you personally can best go about overcoming things like *temporary* feelings of depression, anxiety, & stress. It can provide insight to the best actions or practices that will be the most helpful for getting you back into flow. (Knowing the aspects from other planets, transits & combining these with other planetary placements provides a much more in depth look - but for a quick helpful tool, sign and house is great) . While some moon placements may need social time with the input of friends (11th house Moons), some benefit more from complete alone time (12th house Moons). While a common piece of advice may be to tell someone to stop working so hard - working on or studying (things that they care about) may actually be the best outlet for them (Capricorn moon). . Mental health doesn’t fit into boxes - what works for some may not work for others. There is an abundance of tools out there at our fingertips and that can get a bit overwhelming sometimes. That’s why it’s so valuable to get to know what’s specifically beneficial to us as we dabble in it all! Maybe for you, meditating ISN’T the best thing you can do... GASP! Well, meditating technically is the best for everyone, it’s proven scientifically y’all but anywayyyyyzzz. . As someone who struggles with depression, I am by no means saying Astrology can be a quick solution to more serious things - but by using self awareness tools, such as Astrology, we can better tailor how we can approach the day to day “feels”. 🌙💛
Favorite festival (well, tied with Renegade) of the year! Bonus points for being outside my door and it being a perfect day out ☀️
Thank you @thespacebetween_yoga for including me on your blog!! I’m so lucky to have the support of boss babes that are doing amazing things. Check out their website to read the full interview (also linked on my blog). Also, check out the studio for getting your yoga on at an intimate & beautiful woman owned studio 🧘‍♀️. . I’m now doing Human Design readings (much of what the interview is about) if you’re curious about yours! Email me if you’d like to schedule an appt (I’m terrible on insta messages 😬) . Happy Friday, y’all 🧡🌙
Mercury has moved into Cancer which will have the collective communication tone a more intuitive & in-the-feels vibe. The sun is still in Gemini, which is keeping us in a chatty and idea sharing mood - this is a beautiful combo! Just be careful of word vomit that stems from an emotional place! . What sign and house your Mercury is in will tell you a lot about how you learn and communicate. If you have Mercury in Cancer in your birth chart you communicate and learn through feeling things, people & your surroundings out. You are highly intuitive with decision making skills and highly empathetic with your communication skills. Mercury in Cancer people are able to mold to meet people where they are during convos, feel out the vibes and communicate accordingly. They make people feel understood bc they have a way of literally feeling the intentions behind words. They are also great at LOGICALLY UNDERSTANDING emotions of others and of their own - whether they actually FEEL the emotions is another story (look to the Moon placement for this). . If you have kids with Mercury in Cancer - they likely will be less interested in the facts and details of school subjects. Their emotional interest toward topics and their environment will dictate how they learn. Relate topics personally back to them and give examples so it can click from an emotional place - their memory is fantastic (Mercury in water signs have amazing memory) as long as they care about it!!
The birth charts I create for my readings are designed to be framed if you’d like! Everyone that does 1:1 or group readings with me gets their chart printed on art paper to take home - but for anyone just interested in getting the PDF of their designed personal chart sent to them to print at home, you can order them on my Etsy page (find on my website, linked in profile). . I just recommend printing them on nice art paper (toned, watercolor, card stock, etc) if ya can! And I personally love floating frames like this @umbra_design one in the 2nd/3rd photo. **etsy order says instant bc it’s a PDF but please allow 3days for me to create & email them to you! (First 📷: @chaarg gals 🧡)
I know what y’all are thinking... “Wow, Lauren, your style is so chic - how do you even do it?” 😂 Jk OBVI. This is me in 100 deg heat, raking in over 10miles worth of steps in a place where you have to be covered up. I liken it to prime Chicago winter - ain’t nobody got time to match and be cute (unless you are my 5 friends who I was with who all managed to look presentable, ha!). I still love the shot @ranellekirchner captured, though! I’m still in awe over our gal pal trip to Israel... so lucky.
There’s a new moon in Gemini early tomorrow morning! Gemini is ruled by Mercury - the planet that represents our logical mind. . Have you been in the feels lately? This new moon is here to remind us to step into logical decision making. Gemini is all about communication, skills, learning, curiosity, facts, immediate surroundings, socializing, dabbling in things/trying out new things - exercising that mind, y’all!! . Having a lot of Gemini energy in a chart makes for the most curious, adaptable, social, jack of all trades type of people. Tap into that energy and go get your curious on and have some fun!! . Where does 12 deg Gemini fall in your chart? This is the area of life that 30days of new energy will kick off - set some new moon intentions for this area of life 🧡🌙
Israel
A bit of day one in Israel! Woke up in Tel-Aviv, drove to the Dead Sea and met a camel along the way, did a mud bath & floated in the Dead Sea (AMAZING!), Found some epic murals (not shown here), started heading north to our Shabbat dinner in Rosh Pina and saw Mount Tabor (Church of Jesus’ Transfiguration) and went to Tiberias and saw the Sea of Galilee (not shown) along the way, had the most amazing host family for Shabbat dinner and got to experience the full traditional meal - even though I was half asleep and struggling, I will never forget it and them! It was the most stacked day of travel but it was all worth it - feel like we’ve been here a week between all that we’ve done and jet lag. Woke up (late, much needed) in the most beautiful Airbnb in Rosh Pina, had coffee in a hammock and am now awaiting half the gal pal troop to get home from their morning hike.
Today we have a full loon in Scorpio at 27 degrees. Scorpio full moons have a reputation of being intense but that’s because the sign itself represents intensity and transformation. . Scorpio is all about depth. Seeking depth in people, our deep emotional feelings we keep hidden, our insecurities, fears, desires, vulnerability, trust, intimacy, sharing ourselves & our resources with another, finances, psychology, empathy, intuition, research, transformation, death, occult... anything below the surface. . Full moons are a time of culmination and endings to make room for new beginnings. We, or people close to us, may be more “in the feels”. Unresolved issues may intensify bringing them to a head to be resolved. . As always on a full moon - make a list of things you’d like to release/let go of. Then make a list of things you’d like to let in. Where does Scorpio at 27 degrees fall in your chart? That’ll be where it is most felt. (a sign is 30 deg so it’ll be towards the end of Scorpio in your charts, almost to Sag). 📷 : @cocorrina.co