To find me you,
you have to…
Hike to the top of a mountain with three paths. Whichever you choose tells me something about how you are (not who you are).
On the way up, you cross paths with one of these three animals: a deer, a horse, or a porcupine. You will only see one – never all three. What you see reflects something about why you are. I will ask you what you see when you reach me.
If you're out of breath, you've taken the hardest, steepest path. If you waltz into my clearing with high spirits, you've taken the easiest, more beautiful path. If you're tired but fortified, you've chosen the middle ground between the two. I notice these things but don't draw any conclusions
When you're at my doorstep, I invite you into my home, situated near the thick roots of an enormous tree. You can have some of what I've brewed that day: definitely coffee, maybe tea. There are snacks on the table, perpetually supplied. Dried herbs and flowers hang all over my wooden paneled walls. The hearth is warm and cozy. A cat is curled up on a yellow plush chair.
When you ask me for advice, I ask you to help me create stories instead. Every word we co-create is threaded into my book, which contains the stories of everyone whose ever visited me. An anthology of anecdotes, revelations and exploration. Many are edited and updated with new motifs and direction.
“Defenses drop when we
are making up stories…”
You leave with a needle and thread and a mission to find your own book. A container to hold the adventures to come. Where you go next depends on the kind of story you want to weave.
Aryn the Alchemist
My name is Aryn (pronounced Erin/Aaron) and I'm a witch who practices astrology and tarot in Milwaukee. My pronouns are they/them and I’m gender-fluid and trans-masculine.
As a writer, I see stories as threads. Astrology is a story of time. Tarot is a story of symbols. Reading stories creates new neural pathways. Words are tools for world-reconstruction, and astrology provides frameworks for archetypal narratives.
I use Hellenistic techniques with a Humanistic astrology perspective: natal charts are scrawls in the stars that we can weave our own threads within. Not a tapestry because this process is never complete – narratives can be, and should be, unthreaded and recreated.
The fluidity of imagination is an amorphous container for radical visions. I see my role within the community clearly: a facilitator of transformation amongst people who are building sustainable structures of mutual care.
I'm the alchemist who mirrors
the alchemist in you.
Testimonials
“I cried so hard listening to [my chart reading] the first couple of months I had trouble putting my thoughts into words lol (apt, if u would remember ur reading hehe). I’ve been listening to it a lot lately. I find it incredibly healing, to find more questions in the stars about me. I’ve especially responded to the symbols & characters, & have been processing them thru art. Chiron seems very important to me, as does Mars. I’m settling into a role as a dreamer, & learning how to mitigate earth structures, led by your reading. Thank you, thank you. It was beautiful, & perfect.”
— Astrology Client
“Aryn is a wonderful astrologer who studies passionately and through their soul; they have changed the way I viewed astrology and how I use it in my own life. They study their client’s charts intently and shows up to their sessions completely prepared and with utmost professionalism. I felt no judgment when talking over even my deepest insecurities, which made my conversation with them purely empowering and invigorating. Aryn has shown me where astrology can take me in my journey and I carry the lessons they taught me in so many parts of my life.”
— Astrology Client
“Aryn’s innate gift for astrology coincides beautifully with their poetic prose and divine talent with words. I have never spoken to someone who is so articulate in their knowledge and in such a personable way when it comes to astrology.”
— Astrology Client
“You are such a fierce reader, Aryn. Besides what you do for me, what you do for everyone else is so in tune and just really [asks the question]: “How do we take this information and use it for our betterment?” and I love that about you.
— Tarot Client
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I offer a range of astrological and tarot card readings. Check out my scheduling service below for more information. Unsure which offering best fits your needs? Book a free 15-min consultation with me to discuss how I can best support you.
Contact me.
arynscanlon@gmail.com