This post was inspired by my discovery of a phenomenal occurrence.
(You know how astrology goes.)

Today, my secondary progressed Moon has landed in Aquarius! Welcome to space. As it journeyed through Capricorn I found it lended me a kind of determination I'm not always accustomed to as a Pisces Moon native. It accompanied me through the completion of a Master's degree, something I'd been considering for nearly two decades. And as it traversed the final minutes of Capricorn, I found myself undertaking trauma therapy training with the EMDR Institute.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) works with memory and the brain's natural information-processing capacity. It is an integrative approach that honors the wisdom of the body and its inherent capacity for healing. It brings together memories, sensations, emotions, and present-day triggers in a process that can help us untangle deeply embedded experiences and their lasting effects.

As I practiced with the technique myself, I had the distinct feeling of combing through or detangling memories. It was as though wires had gotten crossed along the way and that through this process they become smoothed out and less charged. EMDR is also something I had the privilege of experiencing as a client more than twenty years ago. To return to this work now, as a clinician in training, felt timely. Full circle. Another kind of accomplishment.

And this is where the asteroid Memoria comes in.

Moon symbol with an A for Memoria the asteroid

I've known of this asteroid for a long time and occasionally note it in readings. Naturally, I checked its placement in my own natal chart as the training drew near. And there it was, in the final degree and late minutes of Capricorn!

Memoria, memory, the imprint of experience. There it sat, with my progressed Moon traveling right over it, at the threshold of a sign change into Aquarius. I love these moments when symbolism and lived experience speak so directly.

Astrology is of course my first love, and now I get to incorporate its wisdom into therapeutic counseling work. I've always felt that therapy without the stars is incomplete—missing elements, missing dimensions, missing out on massive power and insight. The configurations and qualities a chart delivers to those who know how to read its language are extraordinary. Those of us who do, know. Clinicians who do not have no idea what they're missing. IYKYK.

Blending these frameworks is a dream come true. And I am thrilled to explore what therapy can become when we bring astrology into the conversation.

THERAPIA.

I'm now welcoming therapy clients in Washington State, and still offering astrology readings worldwide.

If you've had a reading with me, you know I might bring an asteroid, or three, into the conversation. So, welcome MEMORIA and PSYCHE THERAPY.

And yes, Psyche is prominent in my birth chart. It actually falls in exact opposition to Memoria. Do you know where these asteroids fall in your chart?

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Memoria, the Asteroid, the Secondary Progressed Moon, and My Training in Trauma Therapy: A Tale of Timing