who is ursula rising?
okay so you know how there’s the collective idea that every gay witch with a rainbow flag and a crystal kit has about some lucky old coot who gets to live the cottagecore dream of being on the edge of the woods in a quirky little hut with herbs drying in the kitchen and chickens in the backyard by the garden and basically exists as the town witch? that’s me.
used to be, this was a real thing that communities would have, the resident wise woman / shaman / sage / medicine man / genderfucker / witch / midwife / herbalist / etc etc etc choose your cultural context and level of stigma vs acceptance. it’s a role that someone has to take, usually whoever in the small town gets born neuroqueer (that’s my theory anyway and I can ramble about it for you if you want). they’re the person you go to for general knowledge about stuff, someone whose job is to be on the margins and gain knowledge from it. divination is usually a part of the services, sometimes they know herbs and stuff, but overall it’s the person you go to when you need esoteric / unusual / outside-the-norm skills, knowledge, or advice, especially when someone has to talk to spirits ‘cause folks like us are half in that world already. the version of this in a small village in medieval europe p much looks like the cottagecore dream, -ish. look for it in the courtly fanciness of a magician in service to a midieval european or middle-eastern noble or king, that’s how you end up with Merlin or Gandalf or or other wizardly stereotypes—sages, the ones the old books of astrological magic are for. we think and we know things and we do magic and divination and sometimes kick your brain back into functioning with some carefully-aimed words of wisdom.
anyway that’s me. I live in a brooklyn apartment not a medieval european fantasy village, but the folks still need the wisdom. people still need someone to go to for esoteric advice and a loving kick in the pants, to figure out how to stop doing that thing or time their harvest (read: get money) and guidance on how to wield their magic weapons of empowered awesomeness (usually it’s a way of being you were shamed out of as a kid and not a big glowing sword that’s your source of power but if it is a literal sword I’ll work with that)
astrology is just the beginning. it’s the key that opens the door we walk through together. we’ll talk about your chart, I’ll tell you how to use your assets and compensate for weak points, how to make those weak points into assets, solve conundrums of “why am I like this,” time your wedding or business launch, get you to a place of improved intuitive self-knowledge, and more
we can talk career, we can talk love, we can talk a bunch of stuff. (usually it’s career or love. those are the core human drives) we can talk all sorts of things. my clientele is people who vibe with how I am and who I be—a sharp-tongued neuroqueer with a big heart, an iconoclast who knows how hard life can be and also why joyfulness matters. trauma-informed? babe I’ve been there, I know the holes we fall into and the ways out of them. humor’s a weapon I wield against insecurities and the shame that keeps us small. I’ve been doing this for over 20 years in one form or another (used to be tarot way back when). I believe in radical self-acceptance and anti-oppressive social politics. I’ll spend ten minutes using a dick joke as a shockingly on-point metaphor and at the end of it you’ll feel like your soul is healed. that’s a real example btw.
also I have specialties
chart rectification is when you need an astrologer to reverse-engineer your birth time in case you don’t have an accurate one. I do that idiosyncratically but it’s one of my main services besides natal readings. I offer elections aka using astrology to time something, whether that’s getting married, throwing a big party, starting a business, or other things of importance that have a definitive start time. Lastly if you head over to my ko-fi page there’s smaller, simpler services such as picking my brain or quick chart questions, plus horary readings (horary is just using astrology like you’d use tarot to answer an immediate question with the chart of the moment)
here’s what I got for ya
services
note: Patreon subscribers get discounts on offerings and other benefits
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Year-Ahead Special!!!
2026. it’s here. fuck it’s here it’s the new year already when did that happen
it’s time to figure it tf out. look at the year ahead, discover what’s coming, how to navigate it, how to manage yr shit, how to turn problems into opportunities by finding out what’ll be on the test before it’s a test, what the good stuff’s gonna be + how to make the most of it, and how to roll with the flow and move with the changes to get the most out of it
the notes field when you book lets you leave information about what you want to focus on. put stuff there it’ll help.
(Please note that you need an exact birthtime (to the minute) for this reading; if that information is not available to you, please book a Rectification session first.)
Natal Chart Reading
catch-all option. “can we talk about x in this reading?” yes. yes we can - if you wanna take a look at your chart just to find out what the fuck the thing says about you, this is the one. if you have hyper-specific stuff you wanna zero in on, let’s zero in. love life? work stuff? finances? family? looking to move? looking inward? questioning your gender? questioning your life choices? utterly baffled by something and you need and expert? let’s look at your chart and figure it out. I’m great at figuring out when things will happen. I’m even better at making sure you’re prepared for it when it does. we’ll look at your chart and figure it all out together, whether it’s your true calling in life to do erotic poetry readings or make number go up for big corporation, date one dude or five lesbians at once, we can figure who you are as a team. sometimes real heavy stuff comes up. I’m trauma-informed and know the dark paths too and not afraid to walk them with you. life’s hard. lemme give you the cheat codes
the notes field when you book lets you leave information about what you want to focus on. put stuff there it’ll help.
Please note that you need an exact birthtime (to the minute) for this reading; if that information is not available to you, please book a Rectification session first.
$175 for 60 minutes or $225 for 90 minutes
Chart Rectification
Rectification is the art and science of using astrology to reverse-engineer your birth time. Maybe your birth certificate doesn’t have a time or your parents don’t remember or you were adopted or your mom and aunt both insist on two entirely different times. Or you asked your family and they were like “it was sometime after lunch.” Memory is faulty, records can be poorly kept, the clock on the hospital wall is often inaccurate. Shit happens. If this is your situation, we can figure it out together. Just let me know what’s up and we’ll plot it out.
Note: I have a unique, idiosyncratic way of doing rectification. Some of it is highly technically, but you need to have a mind that can view the world through an intuitive lens to be able to make my rectification style work for you. You don’t have to be a professional psychic or anything but if your brain is usually on the hyper-logical train then I’m not the rectification specialist for you. In that case, I recommend my colleague Patrick Watson.
Electional Astrology
“Elect” is a synonym for “choose” and electional astrology is about choosing an auspicious time for important moments and beginnings - getting married, signing a lease, throwing the party of the year, etc. If you’re looking for the right moment to do something big, this is gonna give you that. I’ll pick out an auspicious moment or two for you to make your move, along with a full explanation on how and why this works best for you. If you are looking to launch a new business, please choose the offering directly below.
Business Launch Elections
Electing a time to launch a successful business is a lot more complicated than other kinds of elections. It demands a lot more skill, attention, and care because of the increased number of important factors to consider. From you as the owner, to your employees, customers, public image, and most importantly whether or not you can actually turn a profit, it’s a much more technically demanding service than other elections. Select this option instead of the previous one if you're looking for the most auspicious time to launch your business.
$300 (Session will take up to 30 minutes. Please book for between 2 weeks and 200 years in advance of the intended time range for the election.)
Sliding-Scale Astrology Session
In service to the community, I’m offering this session for those who seek guidance and insight but lack the means to book one of my other sessions. It is the same as a Natal Chart Reading in format - by which I mean a catch-all session where we can discuss whatever’s most pressing to you. We live in dark times. Let me shine a light for you.
45 minutes, pay-what-you-can. Make payment here, then schedule here.
Other
For other services, including quick one-off questions and horary readings, please head to my page on Ko-Fi. If you would like to support my work in an ongoing fashion while receiving discounts on services as well as access to exclusive writings and information on future projects, you can find that on my Patreon.
Policies:
All appointments are conducted through audio/video conferencing. You are encouraged to have webcam on but by no means required to. Recording sessions is encouraged and easier to set up if you join via computer (I will handle that part). Appointments can be rescheduled or canceled as needed, but refunds for canceled appointments are only available in cases of sudden financial hardship - just send me a note. A quiet, private environment that allows you to focus is required. (Examples of inappropriate environments include your car, the park, a café, or your living room with your partner behind you in the kitchen.) Please be on time; there are no refunds or reschedules for no-shows. 10 minutes late without notice is considered a no-show, barring exceptional circumstances (car crash, apartment almost catches fire, health crises, etc.)
Please note that I have chronic health issues and readings may need to be rescheduled relatively last-minute when I’m not feeling well, and potentially more than once during ongoing flareups. If you book a reading, you agree to be accommodating of this. In return, I am more than happy to be accommodating of your own need to reschedule last-minute for any reason. Let me know, and we'll make it work.