Cycles of Time Mandala Readings

Uncover the deep synthesis of your birthday’s earth-based mythologies.

In your custom Cycles of Time reading, we look at your birth chart through a multi-faceted lens, exploring a synthesis of the ancient mythologies that influence your life.

Wheel of the Year chart with seasonal solstices and equinoxes, astrological symbols, and elements depicted in concentric circles.

The Cycles of Time Mandala shows the wheel of the year from the perspective of different cultures and traditions.

Each of the ancient mythologies that make up the Cycles of Time mandala helped our global ancestors attune to the ever-changing seasons on earth, to survive and thrive within the changing seasons.

On Turtle Island, the 4 directions of the Medicine Wheel beautifully aligned with the seasons, phases of the life cycle, elements of nature, medicinal plants, and qualities of being. In early Taoism, the Wuxing cycle tracked the changes of the seasons and the dynamics in the human body through the interdependence of 5 natural elements- wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. In the northern lands of the Celts and other tribes, the Pagan Wheel of the Year marked celebrations of the 8 holy days, held on the seasonal equinoxes, solstices, and halfway points between them. In ancient Mesopotamia and the Greek Isles, the 12 constellations of the Zodiac served as markers for the distinct seasonal changes on earth, from the sprouting seeds of Aries season to the richly cultivated soil of Pisces season. Finally, in ancient China, the 6000+ year-old Book of Changes- the I’Ching- tells the story of humanity’s attunement to the earth’s rotation around the sun. It does so in 64 hexagrams or chapters, which I like to think of as “micro-seasons” of the year.

Each of these cyclical mythologies contains lifetimes of study, and I by no means claim to be an ‘expert’ in any of them. My passion and fascination lies in the synthesis of these cycles, the places where our collective humanity- and our shared home on planet earth- shine through. Through deep studies as well as a personal practice of attunement to the seasonal changes over the past several years, I have been able to witness in my body how each of these stories of our ancestors speak to a truly global, shared experience of life here on earth.

The sun’s transit around the earth’s plane is the primary focus in these readings. The sun’s gravity and heat create the possibility for life on earth, and the dance between sun and earth create the seasons themselves, so it’s placement in your life is highly important. We do a deep dive into where the sun was when you were born, indicating your personal gravity and how you are meant to shine in this life. We also look at your moon’s placement to explore your subconscious and emotional nature, and your ascendant, the part of the wheel that was rising over the horizon when you were born, your distinctive style and energetic signature that others notice on first glance.

I’m excited to share these interconnected ecological myths with you as they relate to your personal life path.

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Meet the Cycles

  • Diagram showing Earth's seasons with equinox and solstice dates around the sun.

    The Earth's Revolution Around the Sun

    We all know that seasons on Earth are caused by our revolutionary journey around the sun. Ancient people knew this story too, but it was seen as the Sun’s revolutionary journey through the sky around the earth’s ecliptic: the band of space where the sun, moon, and planets seem to travel along.

    The Equinoxes and Solstices are beautiful markers of seasonal moments in the cycle of time. Many ancient traditions focus on these powerful days within the wheel of the year that mark transition points between seasons, plant growing cycles, and the weather.

  • Zodiac wheel with constellations and symbols on a starry background

    The Tropical Zodiac

    Around 5,000 years ago, ancient cultures of Babylon and Sumer chronicled the origins of our modern Zodiac signs. At that time, the constellation rising at the spring equinox was Aries, the ram. The stories that evolved in Greek and Roman times surrounding each of the 12 Zodiac signs reflect the seasonal changes that unfold from the spring equinox to the summer solstice and onward around the wheel. Other systems of astrology (Vedic & Sidereal) base the Zodiacal signs on the current position of the constellations. Neither is “more correct”, but I use the Tropical zodiac based on my interest in the connection between seasonal attunement and the origin stories of the signs.

  • I Ching hexagram wheel with yin yang symbol

    The I'Ching: The Book of Changes

    The I’Ching, a system of divination originating 5,000 + years ago in Ancient China, has helped people attune to the changing cycles of the earth for millenia. The I’Ching is made up of combinations of 8 elemental symbols called ‘trigrams’ to form 64 hexagrams whose meanings span the wheel of the year. In the binary (Fuxi) sequence of the I’Ching, the Spring Equinox corresponds with the initiatory element of Thunder, and the sun transits around the wheel of the year through the 7 other elemental trigram bases. The modern syncretistic systems of Human Design and the Gene Keys have popularized this ancient wisdom, there the hexagrams are known as “Gates” and “Gene Keys”,

  • Wheel of the Year diagram with seasonal festivals: Yule, Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane, Litha, Lammas, Mabon, Samhain, and solstices/equinoxes.

    The Pagan Wheel of the Year

    In Pagan (pre-Christian) Europe, the Equinoxes and Solstices wer considered holy days, along with the 4 mid-points between the solstices and equinoxes, known as cross-quarter days. Some of these holidays have continued to be widely celebrated in the modern era, such as Halloween (aka Samhain or Sowe’en), Mayday, and Yule. Others are less commonly-known in popular culture, but continue to be celebrated in their European countries of origin.

  • Five elements cycle chart with earth, metal, water, wood, and fire showing generation and control relationships with arrows and pentagram.

    The Taoist 5-Element Wu Xing Cycle

    Widely used today in the popular practices of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) , Qigong, Tai Chi, and Feng Shui, the Wu Xing cycle originated with the ancient Taoist idea that world is composed of these five elements the relational nature of change among them. The 5 Elements or Phases correspond with the seasons of the year: Mu (wood) aligning with spring, Huo (fire) aligning with summer, Jin (metal) aligning with autumn, and Shui (water) aligning with winter. Tu (earth) aligns with the transitional time between seaIons, as well as late summer/early fall. Each phase or element is associated with parts of the body, and balancing these elements is a major philosophy of Chinese Medicine.

  • Medicine wheel with four quadrants representing north, east, west, and south, each associated with different elements, animals, seasons, plants, and stages of life.

    The Indigenous Medicine Wheel

    The Medicine Wheel, a sacred wheel of the year originating with people indigenous to Turtle Island (modern-day North America) and Siberia, is also known as the Sun Dance Circle or Sacred Hoop. It is an ancient and sacred symbol used by many different Tribes and peoples. It signifies Earth's boundary and all the knowledge of the universe. Each direction of the wheel is associated with a stage of life, an element, a sacred plant and animal, and an aspect of human experience, from physical to mental, emotional to spiritual. There are many versions of the Medicine Wheel, and their specific symbols vary by region and tribe, connecting humanity to the cycles of our home on planet earth.