What People Are Saying
“On Palm Sunday, a holy green-bough-bearing day, I had a reading with folk witch, astrologer-animist Amaya Rourke. Amaya’s work plucks an ancient fabled silver harp that many, I think, are longing to hear when it comes to courting the celestial spheres. It’s a song about being in relationship with the star stories and scapes, and therefore with our own scintillating selves. In the Moon Haven I felt at times that I sipped tea by the heart of the town’s end wise woman, and at others that I floated in the soundest of vessels through an ocean of sky with a star-sibyl at the prow, Saturnine yet soft. I am still humming from the journey! I highly recommend Amaya’s work, and getting yourself a reading!”
“Firstly, I must praise how Amaya treats you as if you are an equal— a client, yes, but also someone just as independent and capable as her. The effect of this is that the reading left me feeling empowered and secure in my own self. Secondly, the fixed star reading itself was full of valuable insight which I can apply to my own spiritual path. It was Amaya who made me realize how my natal chart is filled with weather-related fixed stars and placements and what that implies for my spiritual practice and the kinds of spirit whom I may gravitate towards. Amaya helped me understand that there is no right path aside from the path I make for myself, that I tend to find the greatest thrill in exploring areas of wilderness (literal and metaphorical) in order to grow and feel rejuvenated. It is advice that I still hold close to my heart to this day. Amaya is a diviner and spirit worker of incredible skill and integrity, one who has their clients’ well being and interests at heart. I would gladly recommend her services knowing that her clients would be in safe and adept hands.”
“I had been feeling stuck in my personal practice for several months. I felt called to do more, to learn more, but I was struggling to figure out how to prioritize my time and as a result wasn’t doing much of anything. I’m so glad I finally booked a reading with Amaya! She helped me to see that I was actually doing more to cultivate relationships with my spirits than I realized, but still offered practical, actionable steps for me to take that would fit with my busy life (which made my Saturnian/Martian ruled heart really happy!). She brought me a lot of clarity, reassurance, and confidence. Though we’d never met before this, she somehow knew exactly what I needed. As a librarian, I was also really thrilled that she offered me a few suggested novels that fit the themes and questions of the reading. Overall, this was just the jolt I needed to get me out of my rut. The path ahead is clear and I’m excited to travel it!”
“I was both nervous and excited to jump into my Pathtending session with Amaya. Having worked with her before and already deeply trusting her talent and wisdom, I knew that there would be a lot of rich imagery, powerful insights, and practical, tangible advice — but I still somehow was not prepared for just how immediately transformative and impactful our session was. I went in having a fairly strong sense of which path I’m walking (which Amaya lovingly and generously affirmed), but not feeling like I had clear language for discussing my own practice. Amaya’s grace, kindness, and capacity for holding space made me immediately feel safe and respected, as always, but she also was able to help me fully recognize and even celebrate my gifts for what they are. Not only did our session thoroughly explore my questions and concerns, but Amaya also gave me examples, resources, and detailed support in walking my path with courage. I left the session grateful and rejuvenated, and have already revisited the recording multiple times. On my spiritual path, it has felt like I was stuck at an internal crossroads, aching for someone to assure me that I was moving in the right direction and helping me take my next steps with confidence — and Amaya was the lantern holder, lovingly walking with me for a time and giving me the pat on the back that I needed to keep going. Amaya’s knowledge of folklore, myth, and occult practices is astoundingly deep, and her ability to draw from this knowledge in a relatable way is a true gift. Her respect for her clients, her work, and her spirits rings in every word, and this service of spiritual guardianship and support is deeply valuable and necessary. If you’ve been walking your own path alone and could use a supportive hand, a gentle word, or a reminder of the power of your gifts, this session is a must-have. ”
“During the consultation, Amaya was friendly without being “syrupy”; it was like chatting with a wise friend who is not afraid to say it like it is because that’s what I needed to hear (instead of what I “wanted” to hear). I felt very comfortable to provide as mush context she needed for the assessment of my situation. She provided a great deal of information and resources, which is very helpful for solidifying the direction I should explore. What blew me away was I knew I had heard some of the advice she offered before, by other “teachers”, but what Amaya said actually clicked for me and made an impact. And then there were things she mentioned that I had never considered before, but once she pointed them out, it all made sense, and the light bulbs are going off! So, if you ever feel lost, I definitely recommend getting a consultation with Amaya, because she really can provide some great guidance on path possibilities and how to explore.”
“The Spiritual Pathtending reading was like no other reading I’ve ever gotten. Amaya excels at explaining modern spirituality through the lens of both grounded tradition and a deep understanding of the ways capitalism and western imperialism have affected our innate spiritual connections. There were some tough truths in our conversation, but I felt very supported in navigating them by her depth of understanding and empathy. As someone with a longstanding spiritual practice, I felt both validated and galvanized by this reading, and I would absolutely recommend Amaya’s readings to anyone at any point in their spiritual journey who is interested in enchanting or re-enchanting their world.”
“Having my reading done was one of the best things I’ve decided to do for myself. Amaya truly had an understanding of what people go through, especially those with Algol heavily in their chart. I felt like I could be open about everything that felt relevant to the reading. Amaya offered wonderful support materials that I find useful and activities available to heal and form a relationship with parts of yourself that may be hard to understand. I learned a lot more about myself and my fixed star parans. She helped me understand why I am who I am as a person. She provided many useful ways and resources to be the best version of myself, which is all anyone can ask for. Of course, you must apply what you’ve learned! I felt like a weight was lifted off my shoulders by being able to confide in someone who can understand what many cannot. I am so grateful to have had a reading with Amaya she has wonderful skills and advice to help live your journey as your whole hearted self. I would 1000% do this again. ”
“My reading was profound, clarifying, and packed with useful information and insight. Amaya described perfectly so many things about me that she’d have no way of knowing, and a lot of themes came up in the reading that specifically relate to my life and the spiritual work I’ve been doing of late. The reading was rich with myth, imagery, and practical advice on how to work with my stars. Highly highly recommend!”
“Amaya is a gifted reader: engaging, knowledgeable, wise, unconditionally accepting, and quite funny. I was immediately comfortable and able to be myself, which is a real gift when there is a potential to feel vulnerable and exposed. This reading was empowering and inspiring, providing both nurturance and actionable guidance. I appreciated the rich context of mythology and complex, humanizing psychological implications of my star placements, as well as her personal and normalizing anecdotes for those placements that have a fearsome reputation. Insights, like fireworks, have been popping off in my mind, and, as I work to apply and integrate all I have gained in this reading, I know it will continue to stoke a process of expansion. Whether you’re considering taking a class or having a reading, you will be satiated. Amaya’s enthusiasm to impart the wealth of information she contains is immediately evident, and engenders excitement to take the plunge in - even if it’s into an intimidating cavern, because you know she’s holding your hand on the way in! I’m so glad I made the investment into this reading; I only wish I’d done it sooner! Amaya is a blessing in this world!”
“I’ve been processing my incredible reading with Amaya all day. I am feeling so resourced with practical, immensely applicable ways to navigate so many of the stars in my nativity that are almost too close and heavy for me to see by myself. My head is swirling with Arthurian-mytho-topography and a renewed empowerment over my sense of destiny and purpose. I cannot recommend Amaya enough–thank you for being my Merlin today.”
“Working with Amaya has been a both an awakening and homecoming to my deepest and wildest dreams. It is by no means easy work but Amaya tends to my emotional highs and lows like the moon, reflecting to me what I need most to see and guiding me with her light and wisdom through the darkness of creation. We are several years into our relational partnership in community building and I could not recommend Amaya enough for those who are ready to dream in real life and begin their world building journey to create a better and brighter future for present and future generations here and beyond.”
“Amaya is a wealth of knowledge and experience. I came to her with tender wounds and she took exquisite care in my reading. What I really appreciate about her presence is that she is simultaneously serving no bullshit and compassionate in her approach at the same time. Her guidance and wisdom is highly valuable because it is very obvious she doesn’t just study the more-than-human metaphysical world—she has a relationship she actively cultivates with them. I’ll be recommending her work to my people and returning for readings myself in the future.”
“Amaya has helped illuminate very meaningful connections to parts of my chart, describing their roots in ancient mythology that offer beautiful narratives that connect to my personal energy and experiences. Her intuitive and divination abilities are also superb, which makes the readings I’ve had with her really targeted and supportive. I’m grateful for her keen insight and guidance, and love the helpful recommendations she provides for veneration practices.”
“Amaya is hilarious and no-nonsense. My magical path consultation with her was like speaking with a magical being of indeterminate age that I met out of nowhere at the edge of a wildflower meadow, and she handed me some juicy apples and sharp insights. I came out of our session with practical and applicable next steps for breathing life back into my artistic and magical practices after a year of wrestling with a difficult Pluto transit — I know I’ll come back to our conversation again and again in the weeks ahead and I am deeply grateful.”
“Amaya’s insights and lofty story telling is grounded with bits of endearing commentary. She’s helped remind me of how all of this work is a remembering of my connection to the divine. It’s slightly overwhelming to hear of the work I am intended to do and I have so many questions I can’t form words to. I think this is a wonderful problem to have. Anyways go get a reading from her. I was feeling deflated but Amaya’s help me find the wind to get me moving again.”
“As a younger-career astrologer and budding animist and theurgist, working with Amaya has proven to be one of the best investments in education and guidance I’ve made. The amount of knowledge she has to disperse is encyclopedic, and it balances out with her immense capacity for empathy and honesty. She knows that everyone’s path is different, recognises it in her soul and adjusts accordingly in response to her clients. While extremely Saturnian and disciplined, Amaya’s deep love for her work and her students makes sessions with her grounded, practical and scalable. I am honored to call her my beloved mentor, and so happy to also call her a friend and colleague. The results of working with Amaya have helped me grow as an astrologer personally and professionally. With her indispensable advice and assistance, I was accepted as a first time speaker at an astrology conference! I’ve also learned where my strengths and confidences lie as a practitioner, and that alone, is worth the cost of working with her.”
“Anyone who has experienced spiritual initiation knows just what kind of dizzying labyrinth you accidentally fall into. My spirit court must be watching over me, because they pulled me into the guidance of Amaya. She quickly identified what I was experiencing, and was able to give me pragmatic recommendations for having an easier time walking the path. While it didn’t take away the unpredictable nature of the initiation, it did help steady me to complete the process in the healthiest way I could imagine. Amaya is the perfect companion to walk beside you if you are in spiritual transition.”
“My spiritual pathfinding reading with Amaya came at precisely the right time during the Aries-Libra eclipse season highlighting my 3rd and 9th house axis. I’ve had a steady spiritual practice for two years, but it’s felt a little all over the place. A little planetary devotion here, some ancestral veneration there, a little tarot here, some deity connections there, etc. Before meeting with Amaya, my spiritual practice was scattered, and I felt overwhelmed. Amaya helped me narrow my focus and prioritize the spiritual practices most meaningful to me. She emphasized depth over variety, something my Gemini Moon needed to hear, and she provided a blueprint to weave a couple disciplines together and root them in my ancestral lineage. Her wealth of knowledge of many cultures’ folk magic practices is astounding! I’ve been longing to connect more deeply with my Polish roots, and she gave recommendations for books, practitioners, and deities who share my lineage. My session with Amaya gave me the clarity I needed to simplify my practice and build a strong, ancestrally rooted foundation moving forward. ”
“I’ve been struggling with a specific spiritual path-related issue for quite some time now, which was the reason I decided to book with Amaya. Within the first 10 minutes of our talk, Amaya helped me identify the issue and realize it wasn’t a spiritual problem at all. We then went on to discuss which of the four spiritual paths work best for me, and she offered a lot of very actionable advice around my path and possible steps I could take, including several books that I probably wouldn’t have come across otherwise! Since our session, I’ve a great deal of clarity around my path and what I’m doing here. There was so much in our session that I feel I’ll need to revisit it several times to really make the most of our conversation, but I will say that at these beginning stages, I feel incredibly affirmed. I also really enjoyed that she gave me homework that involves concrete actions and a question to reflect on. I’d highly recommend Amaya’s guidance to anyone feeling uncertain or lost. ”
“Thank you so much for the time you took with me. I was delighted to meet with you, and I have found myself returning to parts of our conversation over the last few weeks. In part due to our time together, I have found more courage to walk the path I know is right for me, even if it does look a bit different than other magicians. Courage is something I think I will need on this spirit-claimed path, but because it can be lonely, I appreciated speaking with someone I knew understood as I work it out myself. Thank you.
Your feedback and support led me to understand more deeply answers that I could sometimes feel, but struggled to put words to, and helped challenge narratives I had formed that no longer served, but I didn’t know how to give up. I especially appreciated the directness and willingness to support, but not coddle me. I felt extremely encouraged to truly find my own path, which was what I really needed from our appointment. Receiving the book recommendations was also very welcome, and I am so glad to take them up.”
“The reading I received has continued to support me in knowing what steps to take on my spiritual path long after the reading was over. Amaya is such a skillful and intuitive practitioner that blends practical grounded wisdom alongside informed magical prowess. I appreciate her honesty when it comes to what one might face on the crossroads of different spiritual pathways. She asked me questions that have invited a radical look at the root of why I want what I want. I needed that. In a world where there are many practitioners who lure with fluff and “positive vibes only” I am deeply grateful for the No-BS mirror of introspection that Amaya encourages. Extraordinary. ”
“As I write this, evening has greeted my dwelling and with it a sense of peace. Moments ago I finished signing a lease agreement for a new home with my beloved. The time elected for the lease signing was a sweet one, with the honey drenched Sun in Libra ruling the 4th house of home and foundations, and the Queen of sweetness and harmony and balance, Venus the bright Goddess herself, ruling the Ascendant, and the 1st house, or the very essence of the moment. This election was selected by Amaya, who in the midst of her own life, paused to consider the stars and ponder the spirits and find the right time for me and my boyfriend to enter more fully into our partnership, love, and shared sovereignty. Since I started working with Amaya over a year ago, she has walked me through fire, hailstorm, thunder and lightning, hurricane and fury. Amaya has helped me conjure the finest honey, recline in the sweetest truths, and ease into my being. When I found myself anxious and despondent, she provided the medicines of reality and the magic of the beyond to help ground me in the very precise moment in time I lived in. She has helped me to be me in the very moment I find myself in, while helping me wisely, and yet freely, leap into the future. The magical support that Amaya has provided has filled my cofers, expanded my imagination and defended me from all sorts of attacks both magical and mundane. The ongoing meetings have allowed me to come back to myself and my potential as a whole, rested, beloved child of spirit and ancestors, time and time again. The forecasting is always exact. Amaya never handles astrology in a way that triggers the nervous system, but in a way that soothes, inspires, instructs, exhorts, and supports. Without Amaya, I would have squandered this year. With Amaya, I have danced with both my humanity and divinity, and begun to find the sweetness between the two. If you have the opportunity to work with her, take it. It will be your becoming.”
