Elemental Awareness & Balancing Readings

“People and cultures embody one or several of the [natural] elements, knowingly or not.”

— Malidoma Somé, The Healing Wisdom of Africa

In The Healing Wisdom of Africa, Dagara shaman Malidoma Somé writes about how most indigenous cosmologies reflect an “awareness of how intimately we are connected to creation and nature,” affirming that the same core elements that form—and transform—the Earth, Moon, cosmos and everything else in existence form and transform us as well, both in terms of our biology and our consciousness.

Dagara cosmology is based on five elements—fire, water, earth, mineral and nature—but I find it best (for now) to work with the four-element model that’s more familiar to me and many Westerners: fire, water, air and earth.

According to Somé, “individuals are born embodying one of these elements as their essence and carrying the rest at a variety of levels as support elements,” and “your essence is your genius.” But beyond embodying our elemental genius, the aim is to develop a harmonious, interdependent relationship amongst all of the elements, leading to a sense of stability within.

“Even though you start from one given element, you have to contain all five in order to be able to function. And when you are lacking in one element, it can show.” - Sobonfu Somé

In an Elemental Awareness & Balancing reading, I will examine your natal chart to help you identify and harness the strengths of your elemental essence (fire, water, earth, air) and its modality (cardinal, fixed, mutable), and how you can embrace the wisdom of each. I will provide insights, strategies and practical tools that position you to:

  • Integrate the light and shadow sides of your primary element.

  • Develop healthy relationships with all the elements, empowering you to maintain or restore a sense of harmony, balance and stability.

  • Strengthen the fabric of your community by more fully and intentionally embodying the universal principle of your element and contributing your gifts to help unify the collective.

NOTE:Birth date, time + location are required for all astrological readings.

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    • $10 | Add a 1-card Tarot pull + analysis.

    • $20 | Add a 3-card Tarot spread + analysis.

    • $25/month | Monthly consultative sessions where we discuss how you are progressing on your path and I offer astrological + philosophical insights that support forward movement. Email jayduhwater@gmail.com for more info.

    • There is a 10 minute grace period for scheduled appointments. After 10 minutes, the appointment will be automatically rescheduled or cancelled if it’s already been rescheduled once.

    • You may reschedule each appointment once, at least 24 hours prior to your session. If I have to reschedule you on my end, I will add an extra 10 minutes to your session.

    • No refunds.

  • Astrology and Tarot are tools for better understanding ourselves, each other and the world around us. It does not negate your free will or creative agency, and should not be seen as a replacement for your own intuition or judgement. "Your birth chart provides a picture of the inner wiring you were born with, but what you do with that wiring is up to you.”

    NOTE: I read with the Whole Sign House system and leverage a mix of Western and Vedic knowledge for my interpretations.