Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Willamarie Moore. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Willamarie, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. undefined

Innovation doesn’t always look like flashy technology or radical shifts. Sometimes it looks like weaving together threads from different chapters of your life to create something entirely new. In my work as a counseling astrologer, I often find myself innovating through integration—drawing on my background in education, the arts, writing, and healing to design experiences that engage the whole self.

One example is the Astrological Sound Baths I co-facilitate with my colleague Adrienne Smith, a sound healer. These events bring together astrology, guided meditation, and vibrational sound healing in a way that helps participants not just understand the energies at play—but actually feel them in their bodies, and work with them on a quantum level. I offer a guided meditation specifically crafted to harness the astrological energies of that day, which is accompanied by Adrienne’s healing instruments. Afterwards I facilitate a brief reflection and discussion on the astrological moment (such as a New Moon or an eclipse), and participants leave with reflection questions to help them make meaning and harness the energies in ways best suited to them.

I also teach astrology workshops that intentionally engage both hemispheres of the brain—a direct influence from my two decades as a museum educator. These workshops combine left-brain learning (logical understanding of the birth chart, karmic themes, and evolutionary astrology) with right-brain creative exploration (storytelling, meditation, visualization, and hands-on art-making). Participants don’t just walk away with new knowledge—they leave with a handmade visual representation of their soul’s journey, something they can place in their home as a sacred reminder of their growth.

Finally, in all of my offerings (including one-on-one sessions), I offer guided journaling practices tailored to each person’s chart and current life season. These reflection prompts help my clients access their own inner wisdom—turning astrology into a living, breathing conversation with the self.

For me, innovation means creating experiences that are both cosmic and grounded, intuitive and practical, artistic and insightful. It’s about helping people reconnect with their own inner wisdom—and making that reconnection feel like an act of co-creative healing.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

I’m a counseling astrologer with a background in education, writing, and yoga. My work integrates soul-centered astrology with mindful listening, creative expression, and body-based practices to help people reconnect with their own inner wisdom.

I’ve always been an educator and a healer in some form. For many years, that took the shape of a career in museum education—designing programs that helped people connect deeply with art, history, and culture. Over time, my personal path led me toward writing, yoga, meditation, and ultimately, astrology. And now, I find myself integrating all of these threads into a practice that is creative, contemplative, and soul-centered.

Today, I work as a counseling astrologer—offering personalized readings, workshops, and special events that help people reconnect with their own inner wisdom. My approach is rooted in evolutionary astrology, which views the birth chart as a symbolic map of the soul’s journey. Whether someone is navigating a major life transition, exploring relationship patterns, or seeking a deeper sense of purpose, I help them find clarity and alignment by translating astrological archetypes into accessible language and meaningful reflection.

Many of my clients find me when they’re feeling stuck or uncertain—personally lost, professionally out of sync, or standing at a major crossroads. Others are already in a healing process and want astrology’s perspective to complement the work they’re doing through therapy or other modalities. Over time, I’ve noticed that many of my ongoing clients are themselves healers—therapists, counselors, bodyworkers, and others in the healing arts. I’ve come to recognize that part of my calling is to be a healer’s healer—offering space and tools for those who are often holding so much for others, yet deeply in need of replenishment and insight for their own paths.

What sets my work apart is its integration of modalities and its grounding in deep listening. I draw on my background in education, writing, yoga, and the arts to create experiences that engage both the mind and the heart. For example, in my astrology workshops, I guide participants through a process that activates both hemispheres of the brain—combining logical understanding with storytelling, creative visualization, and hands-on art-making. Participants leave not only with insight, but with a visual representation of their soul’s journey—a sacred object they’ve made themselves.

I’m also proud of the innovative Astrological Sound Baths I co-facilitate with a sound healer. These immersive events combine astrological wisdom with the vibrational healing of crystal bowls and gongs, offering people a space to both understand and feel the energies at play in the cosmos—and within themselves.

At the heart of my work is this intention:

To help people navigate life with the guidance of their soul’s map—and to support them in living in alignment with their soul’s true desires.

How about pivoting – can you share the story of a time you’ve had to pivot?

A major pivot in my life began when I realized I had spent years following a script of success that didn’t actually belong to me.

At the time, I was living in a big city on the East Coast, with a long-standing career in museum education and a life that, from the outside, looked “successful.” I had the credentials, the relentless “productivity,” the long list of accomplishments, the hot-shot professor husband. But inside, I was burned out, disconnected from my body and spirit, and increasingly aware that I was living according to someone else’s expectations—what I’ve since come to call the “Good Girl” script.

It wasn’t just one dramatic moment that ultimately forced me to change—it was a cascade of them. A painful divorce. Pushing myself to the brink in a high-pressure work environment. A bout of shingles that stopped me dead in my tracks. One by one, these experiences stripped away the illusion that I could keep living in overdrive, pleasing everyone, and pretending everything was fine. My body, heart, and spirit were all telling me—loudly—that something had to shift.

Amidst the unraveling, I began to hear the faint but persistent voice of my own soul: there’s another way to live. One that honors intuition, embodiment, slowness, depth, and joy. That whisper became a guiding force.

Eventually, I made the bold decision to leave it all behind. I moved across the country to Santa Fe, New Mexico with a strong sense that I needed to rebuild my life from the inside out. That move became the pivot point that opened the door to the work I do now as a counseling astrologer and healing arts practitioner.

In Santa Fe, I found a slower pace, a deeper connection to nature, and a community where spirituality, creativity, and authenticity are not only welcomed but woven into daily life. I began studying astrology more seriously, deepened my meditative practices, and gradually built a new life that reflected who I truly was—rather than who I thought I was supposed to be.

That pivot taught me that sometimes the bravest thing we can do is let go of a life that no longer fits—and trust that what we’re moving toward will hold us in a deeper, more truthful way. It’s a lesson I now help my clients navigate as they stand at their own crossroads.

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

One of the biggest lessons I’ve had to unlearn is that “success” equals productivity, achievement, and external validation.

For most of my early life and career, I was praised for being responsible, accomplished, and capable. I internalized the idea that my worth was measured by how much I could do—how well I could perform, how many people I could please, how many boxes I could check. It was a deep-rooted belief that drove me to keep striving, even when I was exhausted or out of alignment with myself.

But eventually, that belief system cracked. After pushing myself to the brink—through the stress of a painful divorce, an intense work environment, and a health crisis—I realized I couldn’t keep going that way. I had to finally confront the myth that productivity equals value. It wasn’t easy. That conditioning runs deep.

What I’ve come to understand is that real success looks very different. It’s about living in alignment with my soul. It’s about feeling spacious, creative, and whole. It’s about cultivating presence and honoring my inner rhythms. Letting go of that old definition allowed me to create a life and a business rooted in authenticity, trust, and conscious alignment—not in endless doing.

In the quiet that followed the collapse of my old definitions of success, I began to hear something softer, wilder, and more true: the voice of my own soul. It didn’t speak in checklists or achievements. It spoke in stillness, in intuition, in beauty. That’s the voice I follow now—and the one I help others remember, too.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.soulmapsongs.com/