.png)
.png)
What is Psychological Astrology?
Meet yourself again with curiosity, love and acceptance.
In Greek, 'Psychology' translates to the story of the soul, while 'Astrology' is the story of the stars. Together, they offer a comprehensive understanding of one's existence and the journey of the soul.
​
Psychological Astrology is a tool for self-exploration, merging astrological archetypes with a psychological and spiritual understanding of human nature. It explores the human psyche, revealing how the interplay of light and shadow can be harmonised to enrich the soul’s path and purpose.
​
Delving into your astrological birth chart and with the integration of holistic counselling methods can lead to reflective questions and profound insights. This process encourages intense self-reflection and inner dialogue. Remember, the answers you seek are already within you.
The Wisdom of Astrology
Since the beginning of time, humans have felt the desire to understand the relationship between the stars and planets.​ Astrology was created by ancient cultures thousands of years ago. Thanks to their insatiable search for answers to life’s endless questions, they developed a framework based on their observations of natural events, such as the life cycle, the changing of the seasons and the movement of planets, including the influences they had in their life on Earth.
Each natal chart unwraps a unique universal blueprint that reveals your talents and strengths, the challenges and lessons, the emotional wounds and how this affects you, as well as the mission of your soul in this human experience.
Astrology was given to us from the ancient cultures to support our journey by understanding the ways of our soul’s evolution. It is a language that reveals that everything around us is connected. We exist in the universe; therefore the universe exists within us. Although there are major universal influences that challenge us to grow, remember that the personal choice is always yours.
The Psychological Component
The psychological aspect of chart delineation comes from the psychologist Carl Jung and his archetype theory. Carl Jung used Astrology during his sessions to understand the complex emotional world of his clients more deeply.
The Archetypes:​
Chiron - Your emotional wound and how this affects your life.
Sun - Your sense of identity, your heart's desires, your vital energy.
Moon- Your emotional needs and patterns and how you process them.
Mercury- The way you communicate your truth, your thoughts and your feelings.
Venus- The values that define your relationships, self-value and self-worth issues, how you relate with the others, your relationship with the material world.
Mars- The action you take in your life (fight, flight or freeze mode), assertiveness, the way you use your vital energy (sexual energy) and the role that anger plays in your life.
Saturn- The inner dialogue (inner critic) that may restrict you from accepting yourself, boundaries, limitations that block you from reclaiming your inner authority.
Jupiter- The belief system you have developed and how this affects your relationship with life.
Uranus- Emotional and thought patterns you may hold on that restrict you from living an authentic life.
Neptune- Your spirituality and the faith you have in life.
Pluto - Your fears, power and control issues, intimacy, reclaiming your inner power.
North Node - Your soul's mission and lessons in your current human experience.
Each archetype is equally important for your soul's journey. They highlight the inner work you need to do to empower yourself and to allow your light to be spread in the world.​​​​​
​
What is Holistic Counselling?
Holistic counselling is a healing approach that nurtures the mind, body, heart and soul. It focuses on the creation of a safe and confidential space for any person to share their emotional wound and trauma, to become aware of their inner resources, to start the re-parenting phase, as well as to revisit challenges and blockages from a new perspective.
As a holistic counsellor, I'm committed to creating a safe space for you to share your story and support your well-being holistically throughout your journey. I use your natal astrological chart as a tool, as well as self-enquiry in combination with other holistic counselling techniques.
​
Self-inquiry is a reflective process that questions any restrictive beliefs, suppressed emotions, and unprocessed experiences you may have. There are parts inside you, locked in your subconscious, that may have never been explored and now manifest as dysfunctional areas in your life. They may appear as depression, anxiety, co-dependence, illness, or other problematic experiences.
Some of the techniques I use during my holistic counselling sessions include:
​The Work of Byron Katie: A practice exploring beliefs which have never been questioned. These beliefs often prevent the individual to see and accept reality as it is.
​Structural Constellations: A process that involves meeting parts within us that are conflicting. It provides a new insight and helps to develop a healthy inner team.
​Creative Visualisation: a technique supporting the individual to heal unresolved issues by connecting with their own imagination.
​Inner Child Healing: a process which aims to reconnect the individual with their inner child by re-parenting their relationship. By re-framing this relationship, past wounds can be healed and new ways to strengthen the individual's sense of safety become possible.
​Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT): a form of acupressure which assists in releasing emotional pain.
​Active and Empathic Listening: holding space and acknowledging your emotions with empathy and acceptance.
Get in Touch!
Reach out to connect, inquire, or book a session with Despina Jaya.
​
