Your grief is not a wound.
It’s a doorway.
Sacred astrology readings for those who have loved an animal companion with everything they had — and lost them.
The story behind this work.
His name was Armin. For 15 years, he was my anchor, my constant, my familiar. When I had no one else, I had him. His care gave my days structure and meaning. His companionship was not just a comfort. It was my foundation.
I believe we had known each other before this life. That kind of love doesn't happen by chance; it arrives with a recognition, a coming home. And when he left, my inner world collapsed in ways I didn't have language for.
I lost my spiritual practice. The rituals that had held me for years went quiet. I couldn't speak his name or mention orange cats for three months. It took six months to begin integrating the loss, and that only happened because I had to build the structure from scratch, from astrology, from herbalism, from the few who truly understood.
What I desperately needed (and couldn't find anywhere) was a guide who understood grief that was spiritual, not religious—someone who could hold space for a love that the world undercounts. I have worked with animals for over a decade and sat with more than a hundred people as they said goodbye. And still, I didn't know how to hold space for myself.
"The world may not understand why you are still grieving. Why you haven't moved on. Why you are mourning an animal the way others mourn a person. But I do. Because I have lived it — and I built this space so you don't have to find your way through the dark alone."
— COURTNEY, THE COSMIC CRAFT
This is not grief management.
This is grief alchemy.
These sessions exist at the intersection of astrology, intuition, and sacred witness. Using your birth chart and the timing of your loss, we explore the cosmic architecture of what you are moving through: what cycles are active, what your chart reveals about the bond you shared, and what the stars say about the season ahead.
A live tarot & oracle reading adds another layer of truth to what emerges. This is not about predictions or platitudes. It is about meaning.
These are not casual readings. They are containers; held with care, paced with intention, and built for people who are ready to go deep. You will leave not just with insight, but with resources, support, and a continued connection to this work.
Sessions are trauma-informed, shame-free, and rooted in radical presence. Nothing is minimized. Nothing is rushed. Your love for your animal companion will be received exactly as it deserves, as one of the most profound forces of your life.
The heart of my astrology readings.
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For fifteen years, caring for Armin was the first act of my day and the last. His presence was not background — it was ground itself. In the seasons when I felt most lost, his constancy was the thing that kept me moving forward. He stood beside me when many others didn't. He witnessed my becoming in a way no human fully did.
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When he began leaving, everything I had built fell quiet. I lost my spiritual practice — the rituals, the grounding, the daily conversations with the unseen world. I am deeply spiritual, not religious, and I searched everywhere for someone who could hold the weight of what I was feeling. I found no one. Even having sat with over a hundred people through the loss of their beloved animals, I did not know how to hold space for myself.
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Before he passed, my astrology chart had already illuminated what was coming. I could see how his crossing would reshape my spirituality, my business, my friendships — my whole interior world. The stars didn't soften the blow. But they gave me something to stand on. Context. Meaning. A map for what had no road signs. It was astrology, herbalism, and the rare few who truly understood that carried me through.
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I lost him in July of 2025. For three months, I could not speak his name. It took six months before I could begin to truly integrate what had happened — because grief of this magnitude doesn't follow a schedule. It required building the container from scratch. That container became this work. So that you never have to build it alone.
Kind words from clients:
“I absolutely love Courtney’s approach to readings and how personable she is. She really takes the time to explain what you don’t fully understand and enhance what you do already know. My [1:1 consultation] was all encompassing, hitting the important transits, beginning, middle and end. The accessibility of being able to access your charts plus the transcription after the meeting was also very key so I didn’t have to completely rely on my notes I took! Courtney is fantastic and lovely, love having a queer astrologer to work with.”
“I had a [private consultation] with Courtney and honestly, it was exactly what I needed. I was feeling stuck and unsure about some things in my life, and she really helped bring clarity. She’s super easy to talk to, explained everything in a way that made sense, and made the whole experience comfortable. Truly felt like I was talking to a supportive friend. I left the sessions feeling at ease and excited for the future. I’m already looking forward to future sessions. Highly recommend Courtney if you're seeking spiritual guidance and good energy!”
“Every event I have ever been to [at The Cosmic Craft] has been incredibly grounding and rejuvenating. Courtney is so skilled at what she does- I have taken part in several [live events] and have had my astrology chart read by her and she is the REAL DEAL! Everything she does is filled with intention and positivity. She and her [events] are a huge asset to this community!”
The stars don't minimize your loss; they illuminate it.
These sessions exist for the ones who have been told (directly or quietly) that their grief is too much. Too long. Too deep for what it was. This is where you come to be seen exactly as you are.
✦ You are grieving your animal companion more deeply than some people in your life, and some part of you wonders if that's wrong.
✦ You are spiritually oriented but not religious, and traditional grief support has never been able to hold the full weight of your loss.
✦ You want to understand the timing and meaning of this loss. Not just survive it.
✦ You believe this bond was not random. That the love you shared matters in ways that outlast this lifetime.
✦ You are ready to move through your grief (not around it) and come out the other side transformed.
✦ You feel pulled toward ritual, ceremony, and the kind of sacred witness that holds grief as holy rather than broken.
Two ways into the sacred work:
Both sessions are trauma-informed, shame-free, and rooted in radical presence. Nothing is minimized. Nothing is rushed.
Choose A Bond Beyond Words if you’re going through pet loss or anticipatory grief.
The Brave Beginning is for those looking for astrological guidance for new chapters.
A Bond Beyond Words:
Finding a map through your grief
This is not a general astrology reading. It is a session built entirely around your animal companion, your bond, and the loss you are carrying. Using your natal chart alongside the timing of their passing, we map the cosmic architecture of your grief — what was written in the stars, what it means, and what it is asking of you now.
Where the stars and the cards converge
A live tarot reading on camera opens a second channel of intuitive truth, drawing forward what the chart alone cannot always name. Together they create a reading that is both precise and deeply felt. I especially love when different guides come through in this portion of the reading, and folks witness symbols they’ve been asking for.
Support that outlasts the session
What you receive goes far beyond the hour we share. The resources, recordings, and ongoing support included are designed to hold you in the days, weeks, and months that follow — because grief doesn't end when the session does.
Whats yours to keep
1-hour live 1:1 video session
Full session recording
Written transcript
Live divination card reading on camera. Woven into the session for intuitive depth
Grief Integration PDF, a written guide for moving through loss with intention
Herbal guidance for grief. Plant allies to support your nervous system and heart
Movement for grief. Gentle somatic practices to help your body assimilate the loss
Video Resource Bank access
7-day grief meditation series
Grounding Through Grief workshop
Discounted future readings
“This session is built on the belief that the love you shared was not accidental. That your animal came into your life with purpose. And that their departure, however devastating, is also a threshold.
The question is not how to stop grieving. It is how to grieve in a way that transforms you.“
The Brave Beginning:
A Single Session for a New Chapter
For returning clients and those standing at the edge of a season they cannot yet name. You feel the old chapter closing. The next one hasn't fully arrived. You need clarity, grounding, and a cosmically-informed sense of direction before you take your next step.
This is a focused, one-hour astrology reading for your current season — what is releasing, what is being called forward, and how to move with courage rather than resistance. It is not a deep-dive container. It is a precise and caring compass point for when you simply need to know which way is north.
Before Our Session:
You do not need to arrive with the right words or a clear narrative. Most people come with only a feeling, a weight they've been carrying, a question that hasn't fully formed. That is more than enough. The session will meet you exactly where you are.
What I’ll need
Your birth date
Your birth time (as accurate as possible)
Your birth location
A brief note about where you are in your grief journey & the date your darling one left the physical world
What to expect
A session paced entirely around you. Space for silence, for tears, for the kind of truth that takes a moment to land. You will not be rushed, minimized, or handed a timeline for when you should be done grieving. You will be met with honesty, with care, and with the full weight of what the cosmos has to say about this season of your life.
Optional herbal support add-on:
For those who want to be held in the body as well as the spirit, personalized herbal guidance is available through the lens of medical astrology. Gentle, constitution-based, and rooted in nourishment. Never required, this is simply an open door for those who feel called.
Herbal support was crucial in my own portal of grief. When our bodies and minds are at a state of crisis and unrest, herbs can help make the path a bit easier to walk.
Adding on herbal support includes an in-depth look at your current constitution, and we create a custom 6-week plan. We go in-depth on stress, digestion, diet, sleep, and ancesteral patterns.
What Astrology Sees in Your Grief:
Your chart held this moment long before it arrived. The stars don't create the loss — they illuminate its meaning.
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What planetary cycles were active when your companion passed — and what they reveal about the season you are entering.
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What your natal chart says about your relationship to animal companions, to grief, and to the kind of love that crosses lifetimes.
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How this loss is asking you to change: what is being released, what is being initiated, and who you are becoming in the aftermath.
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What cosmic support is available to you right now, the energies and timing that can carry you through this passage with more grace.
Still Waters
Every Friday at 9AM EST, Still Waters opens on Facebook — a free grief support livestream where we actually talk about this. Where to find the stuck grief in your body. How to resource yourself when the waves come. Gentle movement that doesn't require a mat, a gym, or any energy you don't have.
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Still Waters is a free weekly grief support livestream hosted by Courtney of The Cosmic Craft. Every Friday at 9AM EST on Facebook, we gather for an hour of grief education, nervous system tools, gentle movement, and a tarot or oracle card pull. It was created with pet loss in mind, but anyone moving through grief is welcome.
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Still Waters is for anyone carrying a loss — the death of an animal companion, anticipatory grief while caring for a terminally ill or aging pet, disenfranchised grief that the world hasn't made space for, or any other loss you're holding. You do not need to have lost an animal to belong here
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Anticipatory grief is the grief that begins before a loss occurs. If you are caring for an aging, ill, or terminally diagnosed animal companion, you may already be grieving them — while still filling their bowl, scheduling their medications, and watching their chest rise and fall at night. This is a real, recognized form of grief, and it deserves support now, not after. Still Waters holds space for the before, the during, and the after.
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Holistic grief support addresses grief as a whole-body experience — not just emotional, but physical, energetic, and spiritual. At Still Waters, this looks like nervous system education, gentle somatic movement, and intuitive tools like tarot. Rather than treating grief as something to fix or move through quickly, holistic support meets you where you are and works with your body's natural wisdom.
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