About
Hi, I'm Lyra
- Right Angle Cross of Rulership
- Sagittarius Sun, Capricorn Rising
I believe life isn't random. It has a rhythm, and most of us are just trying to catch it.
I'm a mum of two boys, aged 6 and 1, a daughter and a wife. I left regular working hours behind, and I still feel guilty napping at 3pm.
Yoga opened the door for me in 2018. Human Design came in 2020, "that" Covid year, and it was the first thing that explained me without trying to fix me. Astrology, numerology and the old Chinese classics, the I Ching and the Tao Te Ching, filled in the rest.
I believe in reading numerology and going with the natural patterns of life: the seasons it brings each of us, in our own time. I'm an introvert who walks past her favourite singer without saying hello. And I've learned that some things a chart can't fix. That's what reframing, practice and therapy are for.
I'm not here to tell you who you are. I'm here to sit with you while you work it out.
You'll probably feel at home here if…
- it doesn't matter if you're in your 20s, 30s, 40s or 50s, as long as you're somewhere in the middle of a change: a job, a relationship, a new baby, ageing parents, any dynamic changes;
- you're curious about astrology but allergic to "it was written in the stars";
- you grew up around Chinese traditions and want to understand them in your own way;
- you're the one who looks after everyone, and you're tired.
Things I'm not
Not a fortune-teller. Not a guru. Not going to tell you to raise your vibration.
Right now
I'm learning to nap without guilt, and taking my own advice from an old colleague: 能坐着，就别站着；能躺着，千万别坐着。 If you can sit, don't stand. If you can lie down, never sit.
How I work
Astrology, numerology and Human Design show where you are, with real calculations you can check. The I Ching and the Tao Te Ching help with how to walk it. And the body is always part of it, because insight you move with is the kind that sticks.
Following what is naturally so
人法地，地法天，天法道，道法自然
Humans follow the Earth, the Earth follows Heaven, Heaven follows the Tao, and the Tao follows what is naturally so.
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, chapter 25
This is Laozi's core teaching on how the universe and human life run. As a surfer might put it: you read the wave, the wave follows the wind, the wind follows the weather, and the weather is simply nature being itself. You don't argue with the ocean. You learn its rhythm, and you ride it.
What you can expect from me
- Precision. Real calculations, with dates, times and sources you can check.
- Honesty. These are tools for reflection, not fortune-telling. You stay the authority on your own life.
- Two languages. Readings in English or Mandarin.
- Your pace. No pressure to book, buy or believe. Take what helps.
Walk the walk, pause before you speak, and let grace do the rest.
Lyra Xing Chen