If you are looking for astrological guidance and can't afford a "reading" just now, I suggest reading: "North Node Astrology: Re-Discovering Your Life Direction and Soul Purpose" (See below) This book will help you understand your life direction, your transits, get a better understanding of your astrological chart, and it has charts and full descriptions of the Nodes and how to understand them. You can use the book to better understand your Saturn Returns, Uranus Opposition, Chiron Return, Pluto transits, and more. It's all of what I do in a "reading" and you may be able to do it for yourself.
                               


"North Node Astrology;
 Rediscovering Your Life Direction and Soul Purpose" 

Available on: www.amazon.com    Read reviews and parts of it in the "Look Inside the Book" on amazon's website. Also on Kindle. 

 Book Review from "Mountain Astrologer"

"Although astrologically oriented, this book is written for all readers who are looking to better understand their life direction and soul purpose. Endorsed by Jungian author Jim Hollis and evolutionary astrologer, Steven Forrest, this book is a reference guide as well as a collection of heart-felt stories that inspire a wider understanding of astrology and depth psychology.  
     By using the simple chart/table based on your day and year of birth, you'll be able to look up your Nodes, as well as those of your friends, partners, and family, in order to more deeply understand the psycho-spiritual challenges and opportunities embedded in the chart. Understanding the Nodes and life passages (transits) will inspire a more compassionate view of relationships, marriage, menopause, as well as the alchemy of desire."

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                 Why not become the "author" of your own life?
 Carl Jung once said: "When an inner situation is not made conscious,
it happens outside as fate."
 Why not bring a little more consciousness
into your life and become your own "author-ity?" 
                 
       Perhaps those words promise too much, yet an astrology reading offers unique insights into relationships, career, and the timing of events--it helps you make better choices. It enables you to feel that you have a little more control of your life and destiny--and it especially helps when you're feeling just plain stuck.

      I specialize in helping you understand your life direction, soul purpose and relationships issues by examining your birth, transit and progressed charts, and especially by looking at the unconscious dynamics that are embedded within the North and South Nodes. By translating Jungian astrology and Jungian psychology into plain English, you'll find insights that can be helpful for you now. Depth psychology and this type of "evolutionary" astrology goes deeper than sun sign astrology.

 * Elizabeth Spring MA, is a counseling therapist with a background in the psychology of Carl Jung and 20 years experience as a professional astrologer.
 

   ~Are you "just working" or are you doing your life's work?
Let's look at the North and South Node for deeper clues.
 ~Are you questioning your current partnership or wondering when a new relationships will come into your life?
Let's look at your progressed chart or do a relationship comparison chart.
       ~Are you restless, anxious, or feeling 'stuck' and don't know why?
 Let's look at your transits: You could be experiencing the Saturn Return or the Uranus Opposition.

       "I believe that the astrological chart is a profoundly direct means for accessing insight and wisdom because it was chosen by your Soul before birth. As an evolutionary astrologer, I believe that karma, grace, fate, and free will all weave together into an intricate tapestry, and that the chart reveals profound clues about the direction your Soul yearns to go towards, and provides insights into the timing of significant events. 
    Although it is an esoteric truth that character equals fate, we are blessed with the free will to create our own character and therefore our own destiny.    

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 "Elizabeth provides a rare combination of psychological insight with the metaphors of astrology to illumine the invisible worlds..."
                                                                    James Hollis
Jungian analyst & author: "What Matters Most" "Why Good People Do Bad Things"
                                            

"I keep wanting to say how much I liked your article in The Mountain Astrologer this time. You do good work--wonderful quality articles on your site!"
                                                       Donna Cunningham 
Author: "Healing Pluto Problems"

  

"Your menopause article should be available in every doctor's clinic in the world.  Gosh, how many women would that help - come to think of it, maybe even a few men!"
                                                     Melanie Mitchell,  Surrey, England

"Elizabeth's decades of study, spiritual practice, writing, and professional training as a counselor and astrologer make her a valuable resource for those seeking psychological and spiritual guidance. I recommend her work enthusiastically."

             "I just wanted to say a word of thanks for our time together over the phone this morning. It felt right, peaceful and affirming,
as much as it challenges me to reflect further...I also very much appreciated the gentle, caring, and articulate manner in which you shared what you did...It allowed me to feel a definite soul-level connection with you over the phone."
                                                   Pierre Soffe
                                      Hospice Director,Washington

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 Here's how to set up a reading:


   1) Email me at elizabethspring@aol.com. with your birth day, place, time and phone number, and suggest a couple of times you are available for our phone session. I usually do readings mid-mornings to early afternoon, EST (Rhode Island). I will email you back to set up a time--usually we can set something up within a few days to a week. Please email me first before calling. 

      When we have set our appointment time, I need to have your credit card info either through email or by phone, and it will be billed through our family business: "Spring Pottery." The fee is $150 for a 60-90 minute phone session. I also do sessions in my office and by email correspondence and Skype/phone. 
         If you want me to add a relationship chart reading between you and someone else, including their birth and synastry/composite charts, I charge an extra $30.  I'll send you the charts and some notes afterwards if you'd like~please remind me because not everyone wants this.

       If you don't have your birth time, I have numbers to call for each state (and some countries) to get the birth time, or we can do a sunrise chart. A sunrise chart done for another person in comparison to your chart can also be helpful.

   2) After we've set our appointment, send me an email letter telling me about yourself, your concerns/questions, and what you're pondering--it can be a couple of sentences or a couple of pages! This is completely optional, but most people find it helpful, therapeutic and helps you clarify your questions and concerns. At this point I bring up your charts, begin pondering them along with your letter and I process your charge card.

   3) You call me at our appointment time. This is not a psychic reading,but should give you new insights and clarity. It is good to remember that "no transits happen before their time" and that all the planets and aspects have a range of possibilities; there is no right way or wrong way to move through our transitions--but the astrological information can help you to trust the process and to add a bit more information so you can make good decisions.
     
 
   ** Before our session I will have brought up your birth, transit, and progressed charts to get a feel for the next year or two ahead. If necessary I'll use synastry and composite charts. I'll look for repeating patterns of challenge and opportunity and the Nodal questions of life direction and soul purpose. I pay strong attention to the challenges of Saturn and Pluto in the chart, and also to opportunities presented by transiting Jupiter. This is not a psychic reading and I won't be foretelling catastrophe or anything that is not helpful for you to know. Because I see astrology as the "positive contemplation of change" I see myself as one who affirms, confirms and evokes your own intuitive insights through translating the synchronistic symbols of astrology into the particulars of your life. 

        For those who wish, we can discuss the family karmic inheritance and the "past life parable of the Nodes" in ways that may be impacting you now. There is a chapter in my book on the family karmic inheritance, and chapters on how to move through the challenges of your Saturn Returns or Pluto aspects, and how to take good advantage of where Jupiter is in your chart. So....the book is often helpful to read before having a reading, but this is up to you. 
       Some clients prefer to look at the more practical strategies for the coming year ahead that can empower you to take charge of your life more. We can work both on the the inner and outer levels at the same time, as they echo each other. 
                                                 
        *** If you don't call me at our scheduled appointment time, please note that you will have already been charged for the reading and you'll need to reschedule. I hope you understand that I need to do it this way as my time and prep-work is intensive and done ahead of our appointment time. 

                                                                                       

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                                            Ordering the Books:

"North Node Astrology; Rediscovering Your Life Direction and Soul Purpose" can be ordered from amazon by simply clicking here on this underlined link:

Amazon.com: North Node Astrology: Rediscovering Your Life Direction and Soul Purpose: Elizabeth Spring M.A.: Books

 Browse the book reviews here and a "Look Inside the Book" feature.   
     This book will help you understand what I do in a "reading." It delves into your career, relationship, and psycho-spiritual questions. It includes personal stories and practical suggestions for navigating through challenging and difficult transits, such as your Saturn Return, Uranus Opposition, and Neptune and Pluto transits. The book interweaves some of the "heart" of Jungian psychology with evolutionary astrology.

NEW BOOK: "Saturn Returns~ The Private Papers of a Reluctant Astrologer" is also only available on amazon.com 
Here's a review of it by a British astrologer in the amazon.UK kindle edition:
 " A box of delights for sudents of astrology and lover of romantic fiction alike; Elizabeth Spring's likeable and very human astrologer, Isabelle, leads us through a series of richly symbolic scenarios in the lushest of locations as she seeks to resolve the challenges of her secon 'Saturn Return." Laced with beautiful quotations, a surprising revelation, and, as befits a Saturn Return well worked, a satisfactory conclusion. Pour yourself a cup of something delicious, curl up in a comfy chair and enjoy!" Lin Cook  Penzance, Cornwall, England.