“Jonathan Waller is one of the most original, creative, and dedicated archetypal astrologers in the world today. Combining a broad education with deep self-exploration of his own psyche, he is a wellspring of knowledge and enthusiasm for the world of astrology, archetypes, counseling, and healing work.”
—Renn Butler
(author of The Archetypal Universe, Pathways to Wholeness and The Astrology of Love and Relationships)
Astrological Readings
My readings provide spiritual, emotional, relational and psychological counsel to help you deepen your self-understanding and find a greater sense of ease, purpose and belonging to the world and cosmos. The way that I approach each reading is informed by the needs and desires of each individual client, and can be used to suit a range of different purposes, including psychedelic preparation and integration.
Soul Work: A Conscious Container
A 10-week group experience that brings together archetypal astrology, therapeutic group dialog, mindfulness practices and transformational breathwork to deliver a powerful opportunity for personal growth in the context of a safe and supportive community that is also stimulating, challenging and inspiring in just the right quantity and balance.
Archetypal Astrology Oracle
My 55 card oracle deck, accompanied by a substantial guidebook which together provide evocative and inspiring artwork, original poetry, and in depth explanations of the planetary archetypes individually, and in every paired combination. Published by Findhorn/Inner Traditions, coming January 2025.
Testimonials
“Working with Jonathan was a unique and beautiful experience. His presence in our sessions was healing in many ways—sincere, compassionate, nonjudgmental, caring, and spacious; spiritually reverent and adventurous, highly brilliant and sensitive, authentically present and capable of facilitating deep and transformative conversations."
—Aaliah E
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"From initial contact, to his beautifully written reading, to our time together on the call, Jonathan was a beautiful and compassionate guide, deeply intuitive, and I found immense benefits in gaining clarity and guidance in this potent transitional moment in my life."
—Sarai N
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"The tenor of Jonathan's counsel is nuanced and well-rounded. He listens when it’s necessary. He interjects when he spots a tricky loop. He invites awareness instead of dispensing parental adages. I have never experienced such a clear-eyed approach in a counselor of any kind."
—Griffin S
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“Jonathan balanced sensitivity and warmth with humour and positivity, and always modelled and invoked a reverent compassion when needed. Whenever he did offer his own perceptions, Jonathan’s insights struck right into the soul, and were deeply constructive.”
—Monty F
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"Working with Jonathan helped me to reflect on my life and the patterns it has followed. Exploring my life with him, it was easy to accept that each of us has a pattern that brings up particular challenges. Far from being someone who has never known what it is to struggle, I found him to be open, accepting, incredibly honest and unabashedly human. I found meaning in my own struggles where before I had felt only frustration and impatience."
—Brennan H
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Jonathan was a wonderful guide into the territory of chart readings, bringing a studied grounding in archetypes that drew on a lineage of deep work in this field. Through the language of archetypes and stars, Jonathan gave me new maps and mirrors to consider my own life and experience. The great cycles of the planets offered me an opportunity to zoom out and consider the broader movements of my own life.”
—Jacob K
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“As a coach, Jonathan holds space with warmth, care and safety, and his presence is grounded in sincere authenticity, while also creating room for larger themes in psychology and growth. In my sessions with him, We’ve navigated difficult emotional experiences, delicate relationship dynamics, and important career decisions. I would highly recommend him to anyone seeking to improve their life through deepening their self awareness.”
—Thomas C
My Ethos
My approach to astrology is grounded in the work of Richard Tarnas, Renn Butler, and Robert Hand. Being an archetypal astrologer means that I focus on providing an in-depth look at natal aspects and planetary transits and only occasionally refer to signs or houses.
Psychologically, my approach is inspired by (though not attached to) the work of Carl Jung and Stanislav Grof. I deeply value their insights and courageous explorations of the psyche, without wishing to impose any particular maps or models of the psyche upon my clients unduly.
Conscious, authentic, fully present and engaged dialog is the foundation of all my client work. I put your experience first, and see it as my role to validate the reality, importance and beauty of your world, and to assist you in your efforts to experience life more fully.
The core principles of my practice are well summed up by this quote from Tarnas’ foundational work, Cosmos and psyche:
“The remarkable modern capacity for differentiation and discernment that has been so painstakingly forged must be preserved, but our challenge now is to develop and subsume that discipline in a more encompassing, more magnanimous intellectual and spiritual engagement with the mystery of the universe… To encounter the depths and rich complexity of the cosmos, we require ways of knowing that fully integrate the imagination, the aesthetic sensibility, moral and spiritual intuition, revelatory experience, symbolic perception, somatic and sensuous modes of understanding, empathic knowing. Above all, we must awaken to the great hidden anthropocentric projection that has virtually defined the modern mind: the pervasive projection of soullessness onto the cosmos by the modern self’s own will to power.”
Richard Tarnas (Cosmos and Psyche)
At the root of all my work is the belief that every person’s experience of life—however strange—is valid, beautiful, and worthy of attention and reverent curiosity. By honouring the innate truth of all of my clients inner worlds, I seek to begin dismantling the myth of normal—the modern Western idea that consciousness is a stable phenomena that should not deviate from a rather dull resting state. In all sessions that I facilitate, I welcome and encourage the sharing and showing of all those dimensions of inner experience which the capitalist/materialist systems demonise, ostracise and forbid; all those parts of self which so-called civilisation forces us to repress, deny or abandon.
The beauty of the astrological system is that it functions as a compass and map of the inner world, helping us to place our attention and care on areas of the psyche which might otherwise remain lurking in shadow and unconsciousness forever. To move towards wholeness, we must overcome the illusion of linearity, and take on a multifaceted, omnidirectional approach to living. It sounds complicated, but it is truly the most natural way to live, and miraculously, the universe itself stands ready to assist us. By working with me, you will find ways to honour and include all the diverse parts of yourself which crave your love and attention, and see how every part of the chart and cosmos can serve your growth and healing.
I am not psychic, telepathic, or endowed with mystical powers. I do not claim the label of shaman or healer. I am not here to do your inner work for you or magic away your problems. I can’t tell you what will happen in the future and, though this may be unusual for an astrologer, I don’t believe that anybody really can. Astrology is not, in my view, a tool for giving you forewarning or control over the events of your life. What it can be useful for, is opening you up to the full breadth and vivid, complex potential of your life. You are not at the mercy of the cosmos—far from it. You are invited to deepen your participation in it, and come to witness the magical connections between your inner world, and the universe itself.
Read more about my ethos here.