An Introduction to Astropsychology
Authored by Tannaz Hazemi
Until 2020, I had never heard of astropsychology. As an astrology nerd, I had regularly gotten readings, several times a year, for over 20 years. And as much as I loved them and found them encouraging (like a form of self-care and a source of hope maybe), I wouldn’t have called any of them essential, or enlightening. That’s until I got an astropsychology reading during the pandemic and my entire life changed...
The astrologer not only recognized my problems, current and past, and was able to put into words life-long instincts that I had had with incredible accuracy, but she also offered detailed solutions, and a path to getting to there. The feeling was like looking at the cards I had been playing with since I was born, allowing me to look at my life through the lens of how everything is actually for my benefit; even my childhood trauma, and things that I had labeled as ‘difficult’ personality traits, and my various failures and losses along the way. All of it was there to try to steer me in the right direction, which until that moment, I hadn’t been able to see. It felt like a blindfold came off that day.
I started studying astropsychology shortly after, and a few years later I launched my business to start helping people look at their own cards. Today, 5 years of readings later, it’s overwhelmingly clear to me that every single person needs this knowledge about themselves. We care about our healing, about our psychological growth, but it’s overwhelming. Where do you start? How much of it is there? You grope in the dark till you hit something hard, but as soon as you get clarity and soften that emotional knot, you bump into something much harder inside of it, or next to it. Astropsychology offers you a map. You see your fears and superpowers, your areas of ease and those of delays. What type of person should you date? Who will fit like a puzzle piece with your personality? It’s in your chart. What career would utilize your unique skills and contribution to the world the best way? It’s clearly laid out. But most importantly, it shows you what your core wound is, and this ties together all the issues you’ve been trying to heal, giving them context and meaning. And it shows you what your destiny is – which isn’t your job, or anything tangible - but simply a way of thinking and feeling, like a radio frequency, which allows the universe to utilize you. This is ultimately what we all seek, a purpose, a meaning. Once you are tapped into your destiny, you feel like you’re finally in flow, attracting instead of seeking, and you begin to see how you fit into the cog and wheel of everything and everyone around you.
Testimonials
Ana Mari Rovirosa
I’ve seen many astrologers over the years, but my sessions with Tannaz are unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. She goes so much deeper than traditional astrology. The astropsychology lens opened my eyes in a way that honestly felt equivalent to years of therapy condensed into a single session.
In one reading, she helped me clearly identify the core wounds I’ve been carrying, where they originated, and how they’ve been unconsciously shaping my career, relationships, and sense of self. She articulated patterns I had felt but never fully understood, especially around my North Node and my life’s deeper purpose, and once she named them, everything clicked.I came to her during a major career transition, a moment when I was questioning whether I was ready or “good enough” for what was unfolding. Our career deep dive completely shifted my internal state. She helped me move from doubt and anxiety into clarity, calm, and deep confidence. I left the session feeling grounded, empowered, and fully aligned with the next chapter I was stepping into, and since then, things have been unfolding with so much ease and momentum.
The specific reading for love was equally transformative. It helped me clearly understand what I truly need in a partner, why I’ve been drawn to certain dynamics in the past, and, most importantly, why I should never settle for less than what aligns with my soul and my future. That clarity alone was priceless. I feel a lot more grounded now when I meet someone and I am super aware of how I tend to romanticize men in my life and project potential onto them rather than seeing who they truly are and I’ve become far more intentional about not doing that anymore.
Anytime I’m facing a big decision, I come to her. Her work doesn’t just predict, it reveals. It brings truth to the surface, connects the subconscious dots, and gives you the awareness to move forward with intention. Working with Tannaz has been one of the most impactful tools in my personal and professional growth.
Ana Mari Rovirosa
Co-Founder, Milk & Uni
@milkanduni
Leah Carranza Iracleous
I didn’t really know what to expect going in, but relatively quickly Tannaz began speaking directly to some of my most burning existential questions. Without knowing much about me, Tannaz seemed to pinpoint some of the deepest parts of who I am and what I’ve been through with surprising accuracy and care. I’ve had many readings throughout my life, and in the past they often felt abstract, vague, and sometimes foreign—but this one was easy to understand, immediately applicable, and perfectly laid out to address what I was trying to make sense of.
Her reflections on my Lilith placement were particularly striking and revelatory, helping me understand why a specific pattern has repeated in my life, and what she shared about my core wounds/Chiron and my north node were powerful, instructive, and deeply supportive. The recording is so rich and layered that I plan to revisit it annually—and I also plan to do my children’s charts with Tannaz and revisit those each year as well.
Leah Carranza Iracleous
PhD Clinical Psychology
Emily Van Raay
“Every morning I remind myself of my destiny” is what I'm sure you’ll hear if you do a reading. Maybe like me, the phrase will
ring without much resonance in your ears, and then you’ll do it.
I hate people telling me what to do, I hate anything religious, and I hate anything non-religious. I don’t like when people think they know something, because they don’t. No one does, if there’s anything I believe black-and-whitely, it’s that people will try to find a black and white. We always try to escape our human-ness- and that’s antithetical to being human.
That being said, I am incredibly spiritual. I have also done enough therapy, and ‘self work’(board certified and non), to know
my way around my own ticker. Enough to go into detail at nauseam, ruin first dates, and burden friends with endless self analysis.
‘I know myself’ will probably go on my tombstone. Next to ‘I don’t
know anything’
Although I don’t understand astrology, I’ve seen gifted astrologers make more credible and truthful diagnoses than shrinks or mothers. I believe things come to us in whatever form they are easiest received, and the most important thing to do is to show up
and ask the question.
From my reading I learned that ‘my wound’ that i’ve worked to cope with in therapy, groups, etc, etc, was in fact my ‘natal wound’. A central figure in one’s chart. Another being destiny ‘north node’ (you’ll learn other fun ones like this too when you join the cult!).
Being able to centralize or create clear through line of my trauma, trying to find it’s truth and in that maybe find healing, a definition, a story.. an endless concert of noise in my skull.
When Tannaz told me she reminds herself of her destiny every morning, I tried it. After our reading the message seemed to be-lean in, laugh at myself. I can’t put into words the relief it gave me-after all the years of wading through obsessive self analysis, leaning in and laughing at myself as I stare down the
barrel of my north star is what is giving me some relief. Same reflection, but there’s spaghetti on my face.
Emily Van Raay
Actress
@emilyrosev
Nico Lopez-Alegria
My mom’s an astrophysicist, so astrology was never really on the table growing up. But I recently met Tannaz at the launch of a paper we both write for – I’m the food columnist; she writes the horoscope – and her warm eyes, casual confidence, and immediate perspicacity stayed with me.
A few months later, I’d finished a big project and was loosely freelancing in (too many) different directions. I didn’t know where and how to focus my energy, and I experienced this acutely as a loss of control. I needed guidance.
Tannaz answered the call with wide open eyes. She had mapped out my entire chart and was avidly drinking up the information from the alignment of the stars. It was the Gemini moon that day, she said — my moon — and it landed smack-dab in the middle of a three-year cycle of upheaval and eventual realignment of the stars in my heavens.
She analyzed, sometimes walking me through her analysis, and then translated it with the vocabulary of psychology.
Really this was helpful in two ways. First, Tannaz helped bring to light a larger shift that was happening in my life and connect individual forces to this greater development. Second, she gave context to those forces and development. What’s a Saturn return? What does a Jupiter in the second house mean? What are productive ways that one can respond to these forces?
Working with Tannaz is a collaborative process of self-reflection that is as illuminating as it is exhilarating. I left the call feeling very relieved — like I had a better understanding and tools to address my year ahead.
Nico Lopez-Alegria
Filmmaker
Piqued your interest?
If you’re interested in a natal reading with Tannaz, use code KASDIKOS for 10% off.
What is your natal wound? Most of us are born with two of them, and they’re often the reason we self-sabotage, fail, or can’t find happiness despite all our achievements. It’s been called the glass ceiling of our life – because we only receive to the extent that we’ve been able to transmute our wound. And that’s the secret of the wound, that it can’t be healed, only transmuted. Because it’s not a weakness or a flaw: it’s actually your superpower. That’s how you utilize your wound to your advantage, by acknowledging that what you have guarded in shame, is actually your most powerful asset. The reason its disguised as a wound is because only your acceptance and healing can transmute it into your superpower.

Chiron Sign
Locate your Chiron sign below and see the corresponding explanation. This is one of your two wounds (unless you’re an Aries rising). To find out your second wound, you need to get a natal reading with your time of birth.
Your Chiron Sign
About the Author
TANNAZ HAZEMI is an astropsychologist from Iran living in Brooklyn. Her readings are focused on the blocks and self-limiting beliefs that unlock the unique purpose and power we were each born with. She's the astrology columnist for AWOL magazine and hosts lunation events in NY.

