Find the red thread running through your life.
Every life is a story woven from memories, feelings, landscapes, signs, and symbols.
Legend has it that the British Navy wove a red thread into every rope, so that what belonged to the Crown was always recognizable. Every human being has a red thread like that, one that ties you to your deepest, innermost self. But your thread is easy to lose sight of, especially when you find yourself at a crossroads. When a relationship, career, or an identity you’ve defined yourself by comes to an end, whether you’ve chosen it or not, it can feel like the tide of momentum in your life has gone out. You’re left wondering who you are, perhaps even questioning whether you ever knew at all. In that not-knowing, it’s hard to tell what has fallen away from what is still yours.
But no matter what has come to an end, nothing in your life ever truly disappears. It composts, the way a vulture turns what has died into something the land can use. Your red thread is what connects you to everything that ever was or has been, and it pulls you towards what you are becoming. It’s made up of the memories, feelings, landscapes, images, symbols and dreams that follow you throughout your life. The story you tell over and over again because something in your present life keeps triggering the memory of that moment. The landscape that calls to you when you’re lost and alone, or beckons you when you know the path you’re on isn’t actually your own anymore. The dream that still feels as alive today as it did twenty years ago, or the symbol that shows up repeatedly in your life, like a guidepost telling you you’re on the right path.
Your red thread is yours and yours alone. No one else can tell you what’s woven into it or the meaning of it. The individual knots on your red thread are largely symbolic, though sometimes literal, which gives them infinite possibilities for how they can be interpreted and what they might mean. Their symbolic nature allows them to move through time with you, changing and morphing as needed, guiding you to where you belong. The work I do is to help you uncover the parts of your red thread that are speaking to you now so you can decide what they mean, where they’re leading you, and how to work with them in your life.
This work is for you if:
You’ve been carrying a story for a long time without telling it. Maybe it’s a memory that keeps surfacing, a dream you’ve never quite let go of, or a place you still think about. You may not know what it means, or if it means anything at all. But you’re curious and willing to explore.
You’re at a turning point, big or small, creative or concrete. You might suspect that life has been trying to tell you something, to point you in a particular direction, and you want help seeing where that might lead.
You're working on a creative project and want your voice to come through clearly.
You've lost the thread of your own path, or you find yourself gripping tightly to something you're not even sure you want anymore.
What to expect:
During your session, you’ll share a story, memory, dream, landscape or image with me, allowing yourself to hear your story out loud (perhaps for the very first time) and have it reflected back to you. I’ll listen for the repeating patterns and connections, ask questions that go deeper, and help you begin to translate what your red thread has been saying. You decide how deep we go and what to share.
What you leave with:
You’ll leave with a clearer sense of what your red thread is made up of, and a way to recognize it in your daily life. You’ll decide which symbol is asking to be honored, and I’ll suggest one or two tangible ways to do that, as a talisman of sorts to remind you that its guidance is always with you.
How it works:
One hour via Zoom - $500
Choose a time that works for you and confirm with payment. You’ll receive a Zoom link via email.
You’re welcome to record the sessions for yourself. I don’t record or send replays.
My calendar is open 30 days in advance, with availability Mon. through Thurs. 10am-4pm ET. If you’re somewhere those times don’t fit, reach out and we’ll figure something out.
*Sessions are non-refundable. You’re welcome to reschedule with at least 24 hours’ notice.
I’m Siobhan - writer, artist, and translator of dreams, symbols, and memories. I’ve been an astrologer, yoga teacher, and dream guide for nearly 3 decades now and was once a boatbuilder. The work changed, and so did the places I lived, but one thread ran through all of it. That thread is what guides me, and what I return to when I’m lost. Now I help others find their red thread and see where it leads.
My writing and artwork are a little irregular, mishappen, and often meandering. I love the wonk in a handwritten letter, the dented object, the messy coloring outside the lines. The work I do with clients is largely symbolic, intuitive, and creative, and it tends to show up in practical ways: the decision you keep going back and forth on, the project you’re struggling to find your voice in, or the path you’re not sure is yours to walk.
Sometimes we favor having someone else give us our answers. Other times, we just don’t know how to access the information we already own. My goal is to help you access what you’ve held all along.
You can get to know me better through my writing at Between the Stars and Me on Substack.
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