About
Skywatch uses astrology as timing information: a way to read conditions, name pressure clearly, and make room for cleaner decisions.
Skywatch began as my grandfather Lance’s astrology publishing business, built over decades through monthly letters and timing work. After his passing in 2023, I continued the work while studying astrological traditions, traveling through Central America, and rebuilding a quieter life on an Oklahoma homestead. Skywatch now focuses on practical astrology: understanding the quality of time rather than prediction.
Astrology uses two primary reference systems to locate the zodiac: the tropical and the sidereal.
A simple way to understand the difference is through mapping. One system uses a fixed directional framework, like a compass. The other tracks position relative to shifting coordinates, like latitude and longitude. Both describe the same sky, but from different reference points.
The sidereal zodiac accounts for the gradual shift of the Earth's orientation over time (known as precession). This adjustment, called ayanamsha, aligns the zodiac more closely with the visible constellations.
The tropical zodiac anchors the zodiac to the Earth's seasonal cycle, beginning at the spring equinox (0° Aries). This creates a stable, repeatable framework for interpreting planetary movement and timing.
My earliest memories are of flipping through my grandfather Lance's astrology books, trying to decode my own birth chart. He used to tell me my chart was unlike any he'd seen. I assumed he was being kind.
I was born on the Spring Equinox, March 20, 1990 - 0° Aries, and a twin (Pisces.) My chart carries a Capricorn stellium, and an Aquarius stellium with Pluto as my chart ruler. Technology, foundations, and transformation cycles have ruled my life. I'm becoming a pro.
In 2023, Lance passed on. When I went through his work, I found that much of what he had been building pointed back to my chart. I took that as a signal. Skywatch is a continuation of that work.
My background is in psychology and public administration, disciplines that trained me to look for structure, systems, and long-range impact. I was raised in California, spent time traveling through South and Central America, and now live off-grid on a homestead in the Great Plains, with an unpolluted sky to watch.
Astrology, for me, is a way of reading conditions, of understanding timing, pressure, and opportunity with more clarity. It offers context where life can otherwise feel arbitrary, and in my experience, offers a more intimate understanding of life.
Skywatch is built on that premise:
to help you understand the kind of moment you're in, and to act with clarity.
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