Meet the astrologers!
meredith mccowan
founder, owner of earthling astrology
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emily frederick
evolutionary astrologer
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about meredith
I spent the first 30+ years of my life thinking astrology was bullshit! Sure, it was fun reading the newspaper horoscope or finding my birth year on the place mat of the Chinese restaurant. But, astrology being anything serious? Nah. I've always had interest in astronomy, quantum physics, psychology, and all things eccentric, but I didn't stumble upon the deeper meaning of astrology until well until adulthood. After a spiritual awakening and an emotional crisis spurred me to start looking for answers (which hit the fast track in December 2012), astrology found its way to me!
The synchronistic seed was planted when I heard someone mention that their dreams seemed to change depending on where the planets were in the sky. I have always been fascinated and quite obsessed with dreams and dreaming (see the Dream Interpretation tab). Most of us have heard tales of how emergency rooms seem to be busier during a Full Moon, and that more babies tend to be born during that time. I once had a car mechanic nonchalantly tell me my car would take longer to fix since they were extremely busy due to the Full Moon. I was so intrigued! If just the Moon could have this much effect on us, what else could I learn?
After reading my first book about astrology, I was instantly obsessed! I unexpectedly found astrology to be a perfect combination of all my interests and very far from what we read in a newspaper column. By studying astrology, I have gained a new understanding of how others operate and a new sense of compassion. This insight has allowed for strengthened relationships with others and a better sense of Self.
I am a member of the Organization for Professional Astrologers (OPA) and the National Council for Geocosmic Research (NCGR). I served as Vice President of the MN Chapter of NCGR in 2019.
As for other tidbits about myself, I live in St. Paul with my musician husband Colin and our numerous furry companions. I am certified in Reiki as well as a Crystal Healing Practitioner. I also have an undergraduate degree in Psychology. I spent 17 years working for Intellectual Property Law Firms before I launched Earthling Astrology in 2017.
The synchronistic seed was planted when I heard someone mention that their dreams seemed to change depending on where the planets were in the sky. I have always been fascinated and quite obsessed with dreams and dreaming (see the Dream Interpretation tab). Most of us have heard tales of how emergency rooms seem to be busier during a Full Moon, and that more babies tend to be born during that time. I once had a car mechanic nonchalantly tell me my car would take longer to fix since they were extremely busy due to the Full Moon. I was so intrigued! If just the Moon could have this much effect on us, what else could I learn?
After reading my first book about astrology, I was instantly obsessed! I unexpectedly found astrology to be a perfect combination of all my interests and very far from what we read in a newspaper column. By studying astrology, I have gained a new understanding of how others operate and a new sense of compassion. This insight has allowed for strengthened relationships with others and a better sense of Self.
I am a member of the Organization for Professional Astrologers (OPA) and the National Council for Geocosmic Research (NCGR). I served as Vice President of the MN Chapter of NCGR in 2019.
As for other tidbits about myself, I live in St. Paul with my musician husband Colin and our numerous furry companions. I am certified in Reiki as well as a Crystal Healing Practitioner. I also have an undergraduate degree in Psychology. I spent 17 years working for Intellectual Property Law Firms before I launched Earthling Astrology in 2017.
about emily
I’ve been on a quest to understand what makes people the way they are my entire life. In my teen years, I was the counseling friend - the one everyone felt safe talking to and sharing their problems with. I was working on a Master’s degree in Counseling when something shifted inside me, and the plans I had made no longer seemed to fit my life. Through the lens of astrology, I know now I experienced 3 once-in-a-lifetime transits in a short timespan, and deep change was the only possible outcome.
Personality Psychology had remained a huge interest of mine, and I was fascinated by typology assessments like the MBTI and the Enneagram. Over a decade later, I was in the midst of the darkest time of my life when I stumbled upon astrology. (This was another once-in-a-lifetime transit, though of course, I had no idea) I began to realize that the personality archetypes I had spent years studying actually had their roots in astrology, and the birth chart was the ultimate personality assessment.
In learning about my birth chart, I felt seen and validated, and like my life was actually serving a purpose. I was finally able to love and accept all of the aspects of my personality that had previously seemed contradictory and often felt burdensome.
I’ve studied at Kepler College and under Steven Forest through the Forest Center for Evolutionary Astrology, and am now a practicing Evolutionary Astrologer. I believe our spirits chose to enter this lifetime to have specific experiences - ones that allow us to alchemize joy, pain, love, and hardship into soul growth - and that the birth chart serves as our road map to understanding and self-acceptance.
Personality Psychology had remained a huge interest of mine, and I was fascinated by typology assessments like the MBTI and the Enneagram. Over a decade later, I was in the midst of the darkest time of my life when I stumbled upon astrology. (This was another once-in-a-lifetime transit, though of course, I had no idea) I began to realize that the personality archetypes I had spent years studying actually had their roots in astrology, and the birth chart was the ultimate personality assessment.
In learning about my birth chart, I felt seen and validated, and like my life was actually serving a purpose. I was finally able to love and accept all of the aspects of my personality that had previously seemed contradictory and often felt burdensome.
I’ve studied at Kepler College and under Steven Forest through the Forest Center for Evolutionary Astrology, and am now a practicing Evolutionary Astrologer. I believe our spirits chose to enter this lifetime to have specific experiences - ones that allow us to alchemize joy, pain, love, and hardship into soul growth - and that the birth chart serves as our road map to understanding and self-acceptance.
