Your Birthday Is Trying to Tell You Something. Here's How to Listen.
A special Solar Return reading for women who want to work with the year's energy — not white-knuckle their way through it.
On your birthday, do you celebrate your socks off and make sure everyone around you does, too?
Or do you ignore it as much as possible, sighing to notice yet another year passed, or even looking back and thinking ‘WTF happened and where is my life going??’
Do you devote a whole month to celebrating the presence of you on the planet, and the amazing growth you’ve experienced since first arriving all those years ago?
Or do you grimly write out a list of intentions and plans and goals long enough to choke a horse?
If you wish your birthday could be the biggest ever version of ‘today is the first day of the rest of your life’ - I have just the thing for you.
Solar Return Consult
A beautiful way to claim and celebrate your own personal new year, so you can surf the energy of this powerful moment in the astrological cycle of the year.
My highest intention for you:
you get to celebrate your Solar Return - the moment when the Sun comes back to the exact same point he was in the sky, at the moment of your birth
you get to meet a whole new array of personal gifts and superpowers you may not had access to before; or at least, not in this way
you get to celebrate this potent time in your personal journey, and surf a new wave of power that adds to what has gone before
we create a step by step strategic plan based on the bonus superpowers of your own birthday, designed to support you in making internal and external changes gently and with grace and compassion (not bullying or hustle)
you experience possibility and open the door to change, in ways that your nervous system can embrace rather than resist
An important note
Trusting someone with your astrological chart can feel tricky, because astrology can be (and has been) misused or misunderstood, in ways that can be disempowering or even cause actual harm.
So for clarity …
This is for you if:
you identify as a woman, non-binary or gender fluid human
you want insights into your own radiant potential and a way to help design your focus for the next 12 months, to make the most of the ‘astrological weather’
you yearn to reclaim energy and enthusiasm for your own goals and dreams, because sometimes it feels like you’re in the breathless anxiety of being ‘behind’
the goals that felt exciting and juicy a while back now feel like drudgery and you want to remember WHY you’re doing all this (or maybe find another path altogether)
your goals and aspirations sometimes feel bigger than you can hold
you yearn to make more heart-centered impact in the world, to enhance love and compassion, but at times like this - with all that’s swirling around us - that feels overwhelmingly distant
you have (or you had) some big aspirations - for yourself and for the world - and you’re ready to expand them, to move forward into something bigger, or something new, or perhaps simply something easier
you’re a complete newbie with astrology OR you’re very experienced but haven’t yet been able to use it to untangle this situation
you only want to deal with astrology which strips out the patriarchy and its BS
you believe in both science and spirit, at least enough that you’re happy to explore both
This is not for you if:
you’re a man - please know that I love you guys, but my work isn’t going to light you up in the way that I can do for the women-oriented or gender fluid folks - and of course I have people to whom I can refer you
you’re actively cynical about astrology or brain science. I don’t mean you have to have 100% complete faith 24/7, I mean you don’t believe AT ALL. If this is you, my approach is going to be really frustrating (and I’d be happy to refer you to some colleagues whose approach might suit better)
you are looking for someone to whom you can hand over your power and authority. While I am 100% in support of you, I also know that you are the sole authority in your life, so everything we do together is a collaborative partnership
your birthday is more than three months away (you might like to opt for a Strategic StarMap Session right now, or mark your diary to circle back here a month before the big day)
You’re a business owner and you want a deeper dive featuring your business as its own entity with its own gifts, superpowers and purpose - because right now, that relationship seems to be getting kinda rocky (for that, you may want to consider the Your Business and You StarMap Consult)
Wait… how is this different?
Your birth chart (the snapshot of that moment you emerged into a brand new separate human life) is a map which reveals your own innate superpowers, preferences and gifts.
It reveals your key planetary allies for various areas of life (purpose, career, romance, etc) - how they like to operate, how to boost their support for you, and how to get them on board to help smooth your path forward.
Your Solar Return chart reveals how those allies are positioned in new ways you may never have experienced before - not a replacement for your innate superpowers, but an additional set of gifts you can access.
It can feel a bit like Neo plugging into the Matrix and suddenly finding he can speak French. Incredibly useful when you know it’s happening. A bit confusing if you don’t.
I can speak the language of both your birth chart and your Solar Return chart, so you get to reap all the benefits of both!
If your get-up-and-go feels like it got up and went, a Solar Return consult is a fine way to surf a whole brand new energy, supported by whichever planetary allies are at play in brand new areas of your chart.
For example - from my birthday in October 2024, my own Solar Return sees Venus (my chart ruler) in adventurous fiery Sagittarius, a whole new dimension compared to my underlying natal placement of Venus in intense, watery Scorpio. Meanwhile my Sun is in the career-oriented 10th house, unlike it’s natal placement in systems-oriented 6th house.
Those new dimensions don’t conflict with or replace my natal superpowers - they add new dimensions, perspectives, skills; a little like adding a new language to the palette of what’s available.
Imagine if your birthday could bring a wildly delightful reinvigoration of your own superpowers, supported by inspiration and joy for your purpose in the world - because IT CAN.
I’m Janette Dalgliesh
Ever since I was the union rep on a TV production in 1995 and went into battle for the child actors to get their proper lunch breaks, helping people to liberate themselves from toxic systems has been my jam.
I did it for nearly a decade, as a union organiser for actors and, later, for academics.
Since 2011, I’ve done it with many hundreds of students and clients.
I've been a student of astrology for over a decade, taking an anti-patriarchy and Jungian lens to this powerful symbolic language. And my favourite way to use it is to help people reconnect to the planetary allies that are the most enthusiastic and positive supporters of their goals and desires.
I’m also a potent coach, with two coaching qualifications totalling three years of training inside a very diverse student body, as well as various adjunct learnings in positive psychiatry, psychological first aid , trauma, identity shifting, conscious creation, mindset work, emotional intelligence, magic practices, and diversity, equity & inclusivity.
And with 20 years as a professional performer, a decade in progressive politics and union work, and growing up the daughter of a country doctor - it’s easy for me to work with clients from all walks of life.
Tanya Dee
“I have to share the very special session I had with Janette Dalgliesh this month.
Every time I connect with Janette, I walk away feeling more grounded, more powerful, more me. She has a way of acknowledging the realness—the personal hardships I have carried and the horrifying mess this world is in—and still yet always manages to leave me feeling strong, resourced, and ready.
So this year, I treated myself to a session with her for my birthday—and let me tell you, it was the ultimate soul-level gift. That hour felt like a spa day for my heart. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so deeply seen and valued.
Now, as I’m finally sitting down to read the report she sent afterward, I’m absolutely blown away. It’s 6pm, I’ve been on the go for 13 hours, haven’t eaten dinner—and yet, I feel lit up, calm, and completely capable. Like I can conquer anything... but also like I don’t need to rush. Because I know, deep in my bones, I’ve got this.
If you’re seeking support that meets you where you are and lifts you toward where you want to go, Janette is that rare kind of guide. And if you’re even thinking about working with Janette—stop thinking and go book the session. She is pure magic.”
What will be covered
This is a single 90 minute session, underpinned by your astrological birth chart AND your special Solar Return chart.
It’s all pointed at reigniting your joy of purpose, in ways that fit in with your current energy levels, circumstances, aspirations and challenges, using the temporary boosts that are specific to your own Solar Return chart.
It’s the ultimate ‘new year’ experience, because it’s not tied to a random Gregorian calendar date - your Solar Return is an annual turning point, the refreshment of your own unique cycle of this life upon planet Earth.
(It’s why we say ‘many happy returns’ on someone’s birthday!)
NOTE: this consult is best done if you know your time of birth, but I do have a workaround I have tested and will use if you don’t know (some astrologers won’t do it at all, but I do!)
We will:
identify your current goals and dreams - including if you’re not sure what those are right now - through a deeply compassionate process of self-enquiry
explore both your natal (birth) and Solar Return energies and how they all relate to your aspirations, your dreams, your goals, and any challenges you’re facing
create a strategy fuelled by joy and delight (NOT willpower and punishment!)Along the way, you can expect to encounter any or all of the following:
An enthusiastic team of planetary allies who are like VPs with areas of special interest - Mercury for commerce, Saturn for getting shit done, Jupiter for vision and Uranus for smashing through old crap. Your chart helps with designing a Strategic Plan which allows for how YOUR allies like to operate, so you can recruit their aid and weave it into your Strategic Plan
No more nasty crap in your head that says your chart is had ‘bad things’ in it (in 11 years of this work, I’ve never yet seen a ‘bad chart’ - only glorious humans full of potential)
No spiritual bypassing that ignores areas of challenge, and no toxic positivity which sticks a band-aid on the painful bits
Shining a spotlight on the joy that comes when you can unapologetically recognise that YES, this is who I came here to be, and what I came here to do - without any of the dude-bro hustle or the rush to Get It All Done
Practical strategies to help you steer from where you’re at now, to someone who is well on the way to living that joyful vision of your own potential
Access to simple brain-changing protocols and/or magic practices that boost the support of your allies, while helping retrain your brain out of any old unhelpful patterns
Delightful ways you can use to ditch any of the ‘who am I to be doing that?’ BS that sneaks in so easily
Permission to embrace your powers, including the ones that have made it feel unsafe in the past (you don’t actually NEED permission from me - that would be absurd! - but sometimes our nervous systems FEEL the need to have someone say ‘you can do this’)
No longer struggle in the exhaustion of trying to figure this shit out on your own (imagine having non-physical allies who can help with the heavy lifting - ahhhhh!)
Meet the secret, hidden allies you may not previously have seen in your own chart, since we are rarely able to see our own charts fully (ask me how I know this one heheheh)
If you’d like your birthday to be the starting point for more clean, clear, aligned self-expression in the world, this is what you’re looking for.
The Nuts and Bolts
I am your cheerleader, your ally, your tour guide, your confidante and your partner-in-liberation, for the whole period of this ‘session’, not just during the time we meet face to face.
Here’s what you get:
Preparatory work (that feels less like work, more like a big warm hug). Prior to your session, you will be invited to use my deeply compassionate and potent process of self-enquiry, perfect to help us hit the ground running. Colleagues from the coaching world have described this part as being profoundly supportive, all on its own. Please note, I do NOT use AI or pre-written reports, since those usually come with a side serve of unconscious patriarchy BS that doesn’t help - everything you get is filtered through the lens of my anti-patriarchy brain.
A 90-minute live Zoom call where we’ll take a deep dive into the charts, focused through the lens of your highest priorities at the moment (including if those are ‘rest more’ or ‘get more clarity’ - you get to want what you want, it’s your birthday!). Video calls last for 90 minutes, you can have your camera on or off, I will be sharing my screen so you can see exactly what I’m seeing in your chart, and calls are recorded (either directly to your computer, or to my cloud server if you’re using a mobile device and need to download it later).
A one-page ‘cheat sheet’ PDF outlining your unique Strategic Plan, so you can keep it handy.
A lightly edited copy of my working notes, so you can easily remind yourself why you’re doing the different parts of your Strategic Plan. You can revisit the recording at any time, but sometimes you want a quick and handy reference doc, and this is it.
Bonus resources. I have a wide range of resources I’ve created over the years, and if I recommend one which would normally incur a cost, you get it included with your StarMap Session, so there are no extra costs.
OPTIONAL EXTRA - you can, if you wish, purchase 30 days of Asynchronous (AS) Coaching support at a special discounted price. This is ideal if you decide you’d like some help integrating and implementing the Strategic Plan for the first month, and it’s open to buy for a month after the Zoom call. Asynchronous Coaching means we’re not present at the same time - in other words, it’s coaching via some kind of messaging system, rather than in a ‘live’ conversation. I prefer to use Signal, WhatsApp or Voxer, as they allow for both text messages and short voice memos. Email is also an option.
There are some ephemeral ingredients you can also expect to encounter in our time together:
Compassion: the most effective backdrop for change and growth, and a potent antidote to the mean voices and brain weasels in your head
Animal-body safety: comfort and consolation for your nervous system, no matter how fried, jangled or overwhelmed she is, or how busy you are
Absence of rush: we live in a culture renowned for its addiction to instant gratification, pressure of time, and FOMO. If you’ve ever tried accelerating hard off slippery mud, you know that rush often results in standing still; while gentle acceleration is what gets traction. Absence of rush is the foundation of your Strategic Plan.
Jodi Cleghorn
Janette’s practice of planetary magick is groundbreaking — both in its disruption of the old paradigm of “astrology” and in what it will create as a foundation for a new understanding of yourself and how to move through the world with fierce and compassionate grace.
The reading Janette did for me years ago, I still consider how Mars, Uranus, Jupiter and Venus play out in my chart. And how to leverage them for real abundance. Every over-achiever needs a Janette.
A note about the cost
I’ve never wanted the giant scaled-up business empire with a team of coaches and a bathtub overlooking the Eiffel Tower.
But my work does need for me to make a living, which is why I do it as a business and not as a non-profit or a hobby.
And the stark reality for all of us is that we live in a world where people’s access to resources is wildly variable, in ways that have nothing to do with their innate brilliance or their gifts or their knowledge; and everything to do with the systems in which we were all raised.
So I use ‘Pay from the heart’ pricing, as taught by the brilliant Mark Silver from Heart of Business.
For all of my StarMap offers, there are three prices to choose from.
Here’s how to make your decision:
first, ask your heart ‘is this the thing I need or want right now?’- and listen for a powerful yes or a powerful no
next, ask your heart ‘which is the right fit for my needs right now? - and listen for the nudge towards one of the two options
finally, ask your heart which of the three prices is most appropriate for you to pay (the $$ details are shown for each one below)
Standard: the ‘break even’ price, which enables me to keep the business going, and to put food on my table and a roof over my head
Growth: a generous amount designed for those who have more access to wealth and resources, who relish the opportunity to help subsidise those with less, and who want to support the growth of my business so I can, in turn, help more people
Access: an accessible price for those who are in a situation where paying more would put their own food and shelter at risk.
Regardless of which price you pick, you will get the exact same service - no ‘punishment’ for needing to use the Access pricing; and no FOMO-inducing ‘VIP extras’ for choosing the Growth option (though of course, you will get lashings of gratitude, if that’s your pick)
I don’t use traditional equity pricing, where prices are set based on someone’s membership of a historically marginalised community - it’s not a terrible model, but I prefer to make space for the reality that there are many individuals from those communities who have found a way to break free of old generational constraints; and there are many in traditionally privileged groups whose personal circumstances may be difficult.
Pay from the heart means I trust you to choose the price that is most appropriate to your own situation, the price that your own heart quietly whispers in your ear.
For the Solar Return Consult itself:
Standard: $300 USD
Growth: $400 USD
Access: $150 USD (these are limited in number, please don’t abuse the system)
Optional Asynchronous (AS) Coaching - 1 month
Totally optional extra month of asynchronous coaching, to support the implementation of strategies emerging from a Strategic StarMap Session.
You can’t buy it right now so it’s not a hard-core ‘upsell’ pitch: instead, you will get a link for this offer in the follow up email I send you after our session together; and you’ll have 30 days from that point to decide if you want it. No obligation to buy, zero pressure, just the option for extra bonus help if you want it.
AS Coaching means we do it all via messaging, on a platform such as Signal or Voxer - no Zoom calls required.
Pricing for the add-on AS Coaching option:
Growth - $350USD
Standard - $250USD
Access - $150USD
In this strategic astrology container you will:
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Get blazingly accurate insights into the purpose that longs to express itself through you
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Celebrate your birthday BIGTIME, and use it as a pivot point to start moving from ‘going through the motions’ to ‘loving my life’
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Fall in love with your own astrological chart, even if you’ve had painful readings in the past
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Meet the planetary allies who’ve got your back and are so eager to help
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Learn how to recruit those allies, to help with the heavy lifting
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Come away with doable strategies that will be a delight to implement
Esperanza Lebron
Fortune 500 Executive Coach and Motivational Speaker
“A few years ago (10/2020), you gave me my astrology reading and today looking back on it I AM BLOWN AWAY!!!!
I forgot some of those things AND watching you on screen today was like you were showing me my future once I stepped into all of my GIFTS. You even some of the words I use to describe myself- innovative, disruptive. Wow!
I watched the entire thing and looking at that version of me then to now is just so mind blowing. EVERYTHING you shared with me, especially my Jupiter and how I am here to take people beyond what they think is possible for them is just truly TRUTH of who I am, what I embody and the way I work. Thank you for such a beautiful gift. I am in awe all over again!”
FAQs
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Many modern astrologers view the natal chart through a Jungian lens, linking mythology, astrology and archetypes to create a profound understanding of who each of us came here to be.
I do that too, but I also know that from the earliest days of the ancients, through to the psychology of the 20th century, all astrology has been steeped in systems of patriarchy, colonialism, and misogyny.
Many of our most potent planetary allies have been ‘domesticated’ without our realising it, so for the past decade I’ve been seeking to ask ‘who are these allies when we strip away some of the toxic tropes that were never truly part of their nature?’
In 2021 I first brought this to my clients under the umbrella of ‘Liberation Zodiac’ and it’s been a fabulous way for people to claim their own sovereignty.
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Yes, with some caveats.
We’d need to get on the same page in relation to matters of consent and confidentiality for the loved one to whom you’d like to make the gift.
Please use the ‘ask me anything’ form below to get in touch - because I would love to help.
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My working hours are generally 9am to 4pm, Melbourne time (Australian Eastern Time).
To make it easier to navigate, I use an online scheduler called Acuity which allows you to see open spots in my calendar in YOUR timezone (sweet!).
If you’d like to check and see what my availability is like for, say, the next month or so, I’ve made a special link where you can preview how my system works.
Please don’t try to buy from this link, it has a ridiculous price attached and it was made just so you can check it out!
Ready to roll?
If there is anything you need to ask before diving in, jump to the end of this page and use the contact form provided.
But if you’re ready to hit the go button, you can book your session from right here on this page. Pick your heart’s chosen price point, pick your timezone, choose a date and time, make payment and you’re good to go. If a time is available on my calendar, you can book it!
Cancellations & Refunds
When you book and pay, you’ll get a confirmation email with a link so you can dive into the pre-session work.
It will also include buttons you can use to reschedule that session, as well as a button to put it into your calendar.
You’ll also get reminder emails 24 hours and 1 hour before the session, so you won’t miss it.
You can easily reschedule with the reschedule button, as long as it’s at least 24 hours beforehand. If you need to reschedule with less than 24 hours’ notice, you’ll need to drop me an email - this is to make sure I have time to get the notification of the change before we meet up!
Refunds
I don’t offer cancellation with a refund simply for a change of mind, so I want you to be really sure before you commit - if you’re not sure after reading this page in detail, do please reach out with any questions so I can support you to make a powerful decision one way or the other.
I also know that a change of circumstances is a very different situation from a change of mind, so refunds may be available - and we’d need to have a conversation first.
Refunds are based on the following principles:
Not available once our Zoom session has taken place
All future appointments are cancelled
You’ll stay on my email list, unless you unsubscribe as a separate thing (which you’re always welcome to do!)
If you’ve submitted any pre-work information, that data will immediately be deleted from my system
If I have given you access to any of my bonus resources, that access will be revoked
There will be an administrative fee of $50 USD deducted from your refund
Ask me anything
Questions? Awesome!
Please use this form to ask me anything at all, and I’ll get back to you as soon as humanly possible.
(Note - it might be the middle of the night for me right now, or I may be with a client, so ‘humanly possible’ generally means some time in the next 24 hours)