Beyond Fortune Telling: Using the Stars to Decode Your Purpose
There is a question that hangs in the air whenever I tell someone I am an Astro Coach. It is rarely asked out loud, but I can see it in their eyes. It is usually some version of: “So… can you tell me what’s going to happen?”
It is a fair question. For centuries, astrology has been branded as a tool for prediction—a way to peek behind the curtain of time, mitigate risk, and secure a guarantee against the unknown. We want to know if the relationship will last, if the job will be offered, or if the financial struggle will end in October.
We crave certainty. The human nervous system is wired to perceive uncertainty as a threat, so we look to the stars for safety.
But here is the truth that defines my practice at Anara Rising: Astrology is not a tool for certainty. It is a framework for reflection.
If you are coming to a session looking for a verdict on your future, you will be disappointed. But if you are coming to understand the architectural design of your life—your patterns, your timing, and your deepest internal drivers—then we have a lot to talk about.
The Great Misunderstanding: Prediction vs. Preparation
In my previous career in IT and Project Management, we were obsessed with risk mitigation. If we could just gather enough data, we believed we could predict the outcome of a project and control every variable.
Life, I learned, does not work that way.
The misunderstanding of astrology is that it is a script you are forced to act out. This view suggests that you are a passive victim of planetary gravity, tossed around by forces you cannot see. This is the "fatalistic" view, and I reject it.
I view the birth chart differently. I view it as a Weather Report.
If a meteorologist tells you it is going to rain on Tuesday, they are not making it rain. They are also not telling you that you must get wet. They are simply providing data about the environmental conditions.
You can choose to stay inside.
You can choose to carry a sturdy umbrella.
You can choose to go out and dance in the storm because you love the feeling of water on your skin.
The rain is the astrological transit. The choice is yours.
When we move away from prediction ("Will I get the job?"), we move toward preparation ("Is this a season where I am meant to be pushing for visibility, or is this a season for internal skill-building?").
When we stop asking “What will happen to me?” and start asking “What is this moment asking of me?”—that is when we move from superstition to strategy.
The User Manual for Your Life
If astrology isn't for predicting the future, what is it for?
I believe the Vedic birth chart is essentially a User Manual for your specific consciousness.
We all arrive with different factory settings. Some of us are built with high-voltage engines that require constant movement and challenge (often seen in strong Fire placements). If that person tries to live a quiet, sedentary life to "fit in," they won’t just be bored—they will likely become anxious or physically ill. They are operating against their design.
Others are built for depth, slow processing, and emotional connection (Water placements). If that person forces themselves into a high-speed, cut-throat corporate environment, they will burn out. Not because they are weak, but because they are trying to drive a boat on a highway.
Astrology helps us stop judging ourselves for not being someone else.
In my practice, we look at the chart to identify The Purpose. And I don't mean "Purpose" in the sense of a specific job title. I mean the curriculum your soul signed up for.
Are you here to learn the lesson of boundaries? (Likely shown by Saturn).
Are you here to learn the lesson of courage? (Likely shown by Mars).
Are you here to dissolve your ego and serve something larger? (Likely shown by the 12th House).
When you understand the curriculum, the "problems" in your life stop looking like punishments and start looking like coursework. You stop asking, "Why is this happening to me?" and realise, "Ah, right. I’m in the 'Boundaries 101' class. This difficult boss isn't a villain; he's the exam question."
The Gap Between Knowing and Doing
This brings me to the second half of my title: AstroCoaching.
Why did I feel the need to combine Vedic Astrology with Duke-certified Health & Well-Being Coaching? Why wasn't astrology enough on its own?
I did it because of The Gap.
We all have The Gap. It is the distance between Intellectual Insight and Behavioral Change. You can have a brilliant astrology reading. The astrologer tells you, "You are entering a period of high creative potential, but you must overcome your fear of judgment." You nod. You cry. You feel deeply seen. You record the session.
Then you go home. And the next morning, you wake up, and you are still afraid of judgment. You still don't write the book. You still don't launch the business.
Insight without action is just intellectual entertainment.
Astrology is the Diagnosis. Coaching is the Treatment Plan. Astrology provides the map. Coaching drives the car.
In an AstroCoaching session, we use the chart to identify the what and the why.
The Chart says: "You have a pattern of self-sacrifice in relationships because your Venus is placed in a way that prioritizes harmony over truth."
That is the insight. A traditional reading might stop there. But in AstroCoaching, that is just the starting line. We then switch gears into coaching mode:
The Coaching asks: "Okay, knowing that is your default setting, what is one small boundary you can set this week? How will your body feel when you say 'no'? What support do you need to endure the discomfort of someone else's disappointment?"
We take the cosmic archetype and ground it in neurobiology and habit formation. We acknowledge that while your soulwants to change, your nervous system loves familiarity. We use coaching tools to make the shift safe, sustainable, and real.
Honouring the Seasons (The "When")
Finally, there is the crucial element of Timing.
In our modern, hyper-productive culture, we are obsessed with "Summer." We want to be in a permanent state of blooming, harvesting, and visible success. We view stillness as laziness. We view delay as failure.
But nature does not work that way, and neither do we.
Vedic astrology is incredibly sophisticated in mapping the "seasons" of a life (known as Dashas).
There are times for expansion (Summer).
There are times for shedding and release (Autumn).
There are times for deep rest and hidden germination (Winter).
There are times for new beginnings (Spring).
I often work with clients who are frustrated because they are working incredibly hard but seeing no traction. They feel like they are pushing a boulder up a hill. Often, a look at the chart reveals they are in a "Winter" phase—a time meant for internal restructuring, not external conquest.
This insight brings immense relief. It validates that they aren't broken; they are just trying to harvest crops in January.
When you align your effort with your season, the friction disappears. You stop fighting the tide and learn to swim with the current.
The Return of Agency
I said at the beginning that astrology is often accused of removing free will. I believe it does the exact opposite: It returns your agency.
When you are unconscious of your patterns, you are a robot. You react to triggers the same way every time. You date the same type of person. You quit jobs for the same reasons. You are running on an automated loop.
Astrology exposes the code. It shows you the loop. And once you see the loop, you have a choice.
You can continue to act out the low-vibration expression of your chart (reactivity, fear, avoidance). Or, you can choose the high-vibration expression (awareness, courage, growth).
The planets provide the energy. You provide the consciousness.
This is the work we do at Anara Rising. We don't use the stars to predict a fixed future. We use them to wake up to the present. We use them to understand the terrain, so you can walk your path with eyes wide open.
If you are ready to move from asking "what will happen?" to defining "who I will be," I invite you to join me. Let’s look at the map, check the weather, and then—most importantly—start walking.
