SHADOW ASTROLOGY + CATHARSIS

Discover what astrological patterns are influencing your struggles & then dive deep into your subconscious shadow so you can break free

Book your private shadow astrology + catharsis session

do you feel like all the ‘inner work’ you’ve done isn’t going deep enough?

do you still find yourself caged, constipated and confused?

whether from same old hurts that arise in relationships, same old limitations going for your desires, same old painful stuck feelings no matter how much self-help, spiritual, or manifestation work you’ve done

get unstuck! book here!

Shadow work provides a “back door” for real change

Most people say they are open to learning new things. They say that they are open to embracing change. They are aware of their patterns and all of the choices they’d like to make, but for some reason can’t.

Awareness, and even breakthroughs in perception, will only get us so far when it comes to actual change. The truth is, the body’s safety systems are wired to keep old patterns in place.

So, even when we know better, the body might reject new behaviors and even new information. The body will sound the alarm to protect the ego and identity, even while we deeply desire change.

With such a finely tuned protection system in place, change requires stealthier methods for breaching the body’s sophisticated defense mechanisms and self-preservation tactics.

Shadow work provides a “back door” through which new information can enter the body-mind, work its way safely into consciousness, and be integrated. It’s like sneaking new inputs past the guards of old nervous system patterns.

Kwonyin and Cory use multiple techniques to help you engage with new mental, emotional, and physical frameworks

Techniques and methods used during your Shadow Astrology +Catharsis sessions might

include:

The use of symbol, metaphor, and story to examine dominant belief systems, perspectives, and thought patterns.
Uprooting of deep-seated belief that prevent forward expansion and re-planting of new self-affirming belief
A somatic exploration of emotional needs, defense mechanisms, and unconscious habits.
An astrological study of projected needs, hidden fears, suppressed desires, and unexplored possibilities that live in blindspots.
Catharsis and embodied integration of disowned emotional material.
Nervous system co-regulation, self-regulation, and nervous system expansion practice.
Exposure therapy
Relational trauma coaching
Creative storytelling and narrative medicine practice

the key to breaking free is to see what you’re not seeing

see what astrological patterns are influencing your psychology and emotional patterns that live below your conscious awareness created from past experiences and beliefs you took on

to then actually work through them together

your adaptation patterns from early childhood can still control and influence your life, keeping you stuck in your present circumstance of misalignment, until they are uncovered and resolved.

in our life-long practiced patterns, we can’t always ‘see’ ourself

but in a trusted container with shadow astrology + shadow integration experts, see what you don’t know that you don’t know

especially forgotten psychic material trapped as internal blockages behind what can commonly show up as chronic fatigue, procrastination, depression, self-punishing attitudes, isolation, creative impotence, etc

held in a space where we shine the light on your shadow (your repressed and rejected self) emotional blockages are dissolved, cleared and released so you can experience genuine relief and resolve.

Hear more client results

first, a thorough look into your astrology

You’ll receive a natal chart reading by Astrologer, Cory Nakasue, trained in modern psychological, Hellenistic, and Evolutionary astrology to help you identify and contextualize emotional patterns, thought patterns, and material that is hard to see, feel, and own.

Cory will specifically address the points in your chart that exist in “shadow,” to borrow from Carl Jung’s theory of repressed, rejected, and unexplored potentials that exist in the psyche.

There will be an emphasis on the astrology of your moon, the 4 th , 8 th , and 12 th houses, and oppositional aspects in the chart.

Astrology presents a narrative medicine that interrupts unhelpful stories about feelings that we’ve become attached to. It supports a mental practice of shifting perspectives at will. The archetypal and symbolic nature of astrology helps us bypass the conditioned and logical mind so that the unconscious can be accessed. This is all couched in language meant to somaticize (feel, visualize, and imagine with the senses) the astrological data. Embodied astrology!

now let’s unpack it with CATHARSIS, liberation from everything holding you back.

you’ll receive a 1-on-1 deep dive session with kwonyin, inner-child and shadow-integration expert, certified completion process trauma resolution practitioner, and catharsis guide, where you’ll receive focused attention to finally reach deep resolve.

what this means is marginalized aspects of yourself that have been bulldozed will finally experience what it means to be fully seen, heard, and understood.

In our session, you’ll learn and experience what it means to have a genuine, deep, and healthy relationship with self.

To have a healthy relationship with self and others involves having a healthy relationship with emotions.

Because most of us were conditioned from an early age to condemn, trivialize, deny, or repress our emotions, most of us don’t grow up with a healthy relationship with our emotions, especially our negative ones.

with CATHARSIS, unacceptable and repressed emotions are regarded as important messengers for genuine improvement.

your nervous system can finally settle worry-free when your signals from your inner self aka your emotions are finally being listened to and honored, giving way to new solutions for your life.

The vulnerability of bad vibes and painbodies are embraced as psychedelic portals to profound self awareness and self love, rather than something you have to keep bottled up to keep the peace or remain in a state of high functioning.

You’ll understand how important and wise your feelings are, and gain tools for how to work with them (not against them) to support your authentic alignment, always!

This deep dive will open your eyes to a new way of relationship entirely, cultivating a profoundly deep, rich, and rewarding relationship with your feeling body.

What You’ll Experience in Shadow Astrology + CATHARSIS

2-part virtual 1-1 Sessions with Cory & kwonyin

Shadow Astrology session with Cory
CATHARSIS session with kwonyin
The astrology session is approximately 75 minutes and the catharsis process is about 2 hours or longer to allow for natural completion. At the moment all sessions are remote.

Step into your embodied shadow

Meet the Team

Cory Nakasue

ASTROLOGER

Cory Nakasue is an astrologer who councils, teaches, and applies astrology to a myriad of
practices. She’s trained in modern psychological, Hellenistic, and Evolutionary astrology.
She’s also a somatic coach who specializes in somatic-emotional literacy and neuro-somatic movement practice.
www.astrologybycory.com
Kwonyin O

CATHARSIS

kwonyin (she/her) is a catharsis performance artist and emotional liberation guide specializing in shadow work and inner-child healing. A certified Completion Process practitioner called “ayahuasca sober”, she trained in trauma recovery and has worked with hundreds of mystics, activists, entrepreneurs, and creators to help them break free from generational repression and take powerful ownership of their gifts.

“Kwonyin provided a radically loving and liberating space to be with deep deep sorrows I had not been able to see before, which were weighing me down each day.

—R.B.
"Cory is calm, nurturing and encouraging. She listens to you, and at the same time pushes you beyond your comfort zone. "

—Tammy Parrish
"In one session, Kwonyin was able to help me unlock a key part of my personal past that has been thwarting me at every turn. I never had this kind of breakthrough in my 11 years of traditional talk therapy.”

—FREJYA KAH
“As another year comes to an end, I reflect on the transformation that I have undergone and I can safely say that Cory has helped me through one of the most personally challenging and rewarding years of my life. I was a Pilates student of Cory’s for many years and developed a great deal of trust in her ability to guide me toward observations about myself that increased my quality of physical health. When she announced that she would be expanding her services by providing astrological readings, I was so excited because this seemed so synergistic with the work she was already doing! I have always held a connection to the place and time I was born and Cory’s readings have been so insightful regarding how these factors could be affecting my life today. Hearing her say “it’s all right here” when describing my unique life circumstances as laid out in my chart, has been the reassurance I needed to remain focused and steadfast in my growth and development. I recommend her highly if you wish to explore how you are uniquely situated in this world and gain perspective on your specific challenges and attributes.”
— Myisha Battle, Sex Coach, Author of This is Supposed to be Fun and Sexual Pleasure for Dummies
“Working with Cory is like moving through chapters of a personal book. She identifies one’s plotlines, character development, obstacles, and superpowers with curiosity and compassion. She tries to speak to where a client is now, while also drawing their attention to the past and future. She situates her readings within the larger contexts of social structures, helping clients to understand their growth areas without shame or self-judgment. Every time I meet with Cory, I come away wiser. And not only about myself! I’m wiser to the world and people around me, becoming a little bit better as a human with each meeting.” — Abigail Kirby Conklin, Educator, author of Self Animal Inventory
“As a highly-educated, worldly professional, I’ve been on the receiving end of plenty a raised eyebrow at my ongoing relationship with astrologer Cory Nakasue. What I tell them is that there is nothing of the crystal-ball image of an astrologer-- no dictums for my future, no guarantees of things fated to come-- in Cory’s practice. Cory draws on her training as a bodyworker, dancer, and a poet in her approach to astrology. Working with her is a relational practice that integrates somatics, psychology, semantics, often a great deal of laughter. Yes, here are revelatory insights sometimes, but more often those come in quiet moments after I’ve seen Cory, as I reflect on our time together and the terrain we traverse in our conversations. Cory’s approach is highly individualized and sensitive, offering clients reflections with which they can work on their own terms. I have found her insights, deep listening, careful language, and clarity to be a powerful resource in my larger toolkit towards growth, reflection, and mindfulness in recent years, and look forward to drawing from Cory’s deep well of wisdom, care, and compassion for many more years to come.” — Sara B.
Franklin, PhD. Author of The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America, professor, and mother
“Simply the BEST. Being facilitated by kwonyin feels like a child in a loving mother’s womb, wrapped in safety and compassion. Allowing me to unravel on my own, not judging my expression, fears, and my most vulnerable self. Her sessions have allowed me to uncover and face the darkest-shadow part of myself to arise for integration-LIFE CHANGING. I can’t thank her enough for helping me turn my life around from feeling incapable to capable. She truly knows how to see, hear, and understand. Her supporting ways in sessions has helped me grow a stronger and healthy foundation for myself. Her tender nurturing skills are next level. I am so grateful she does what she does because she is genuine, of quality, and so true. A rare human being, thank you Kwonyin for doing what you do.”
-Silvia Hong, Completion Process practitioner