Signs: Aries Sun, Leo Moon, Libra Rising

Note: If you are purchasing a gift reading, you will receive the scheduling link and a certificate to send to the recipient.

about BESS

Bess’s readings create warm and wide landscapes for welcoming full-spectrum humanness, and encourage choose-your-own-adventures through the archetypes. 

Clients come to her lair clad in all colors of the human experience. Longing! Loving! Losing! Learning! Whether you arrive in the throes of scooped-out heartbreak, on the quest for engine-revving life purpose, or looking for more lift as you shed an old exoskeleton, Bess is here to infuse your current waystation with more meaning, mythos, and magic. 

At the core of her approach is the art of vivification: in a session with Bess, you’ll bring yourself and the world that surrounds you more fully alive, learn to live with what lives inside of you, and live it up damn well! 

Bess fell hard for mysticism as a mini bite—where she spent her middle school days pouring over the glossy pages of Parkers’ Astrology in search of epic symbols to enhance the mundane, and flipping tarot cards at the family poker table. Faced with a total breakdown/breakthrough during her Saturn Return, the language of astrology and tarot quite literally brought her back to life. 

Since going pro in 2013, she’s been a celestial consultant for platforms and institutions including Teen Vogue, Almay cosmetics, Ace Hotel, and the Rubin Museum of Art; and is the author of astro and tarot books that include The Tarot Almanac (Sterling, 2023). When not busy combing the cosmos, Bess can be spotted sporting hot pink lipstick while wandering deserts and tropics, feasting on pasta platters, and wiggling to pop music.

Made from the activated charcoal of evolutionary change, and the soft pink fur of tender loving, a star session with Bess is equal parts potent, playful, and poetic.

Specialty:

Creativity, Courage, Catharsis

Availability:

Wednesdays 1pm-4pm ET


Tarot readings with BESS

 

1 HOUR Session

A luxuriation in your archetypal landscape, this session is crafted for cultivating sustainable shifts, and getting good and cozy with your inner knowings. Also includes an exploration of your birth card and card of the year.

$250

1/2 HOUR SEssion

A direct connect with your soul in this magic moment, this session is built for burning questions, clarity balms, and immediate intuitive hits.

$150

 
 

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT BESS

I was referred to Bess when I was a new mom and struggling with my identity and sense of purpose. Bess gently guided me back to myself with super concrete ideas — wear this, envision this space, play this music, and absorb yourself in this type of art. I felt like she saw me, but the deeper, more radical side of myself. The true me, without filter or outside project. I’ve never had a healing session, which it truly was, that encompassed so many aspects of this being human. When Bess left that afternoon, I felt so much lighter, happier and trusting of my journey forward. She returned me to my intuition with laughter, clarity, and compassion. I am forever grateful and will always think toward her when I reflect on those early days as a mom.
— Zivar A.
Bess dived into our stars with her utterly unique, impassioned and intuitive insights and created the most exquisite cosmic itinerary of places and pit stops to discover and explore across the city - all perfectly tailored to our composite charts. She curated our very own magical mystical tour! Her tailored suggestions added a whole other dazzling dimension to our trip and left us in a shimmering New York state of mind!
— Alex D.
Bess was divinely delivered to me in the quicksand sink of my Saturn Return. I didn’t know anything about astrology, but I did know something was inexplicably shifting and I needed cosmic perspective. Bess used her cunning, creative candor to get to the bottom of my lamentable Libra/Aries clash, and somehow managed to do it while incorporating the lyrics to my favorite Dixie Chicks song. She sparked an incredible curiosity in astrology that will last me this lifetime, and helped me gain a magical perspective beyond anything I ever could have expected from a stardust stranger. Bess is the truest blend of bubblegum and witchcraft - let her use her wand to pop your birthchart bubble.
— Tory G.

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what people are saying about bess

Bess’ readings are incredibly expansive. She has a unique and gorgeous way with words and uses luscious imagery to bring the tarot and our astrological imprints to life. I’m so grateful to work with her and feel both solace and rejuvenation whenever we speak.
— Christine S.
The reading I had with Bess was beyond any expectations I had. I felt like I was truly seen the way Spirit sees me. If you have the opportunity to work with Bess you won’t be disappointed!
— Jessica J.
Bess’ way of associating my planets and transits to real life, tangible, earthy experiences helped me to understand my chart on a much deeper level. I was able to integrate my new found understanding into real life with ease and clarity.
— Lynne R.
What a gift Bess is! An astrological reading with her is like talking with a long time friend who knows you better than you know yourself. It can be a vulnerable experience to have such a personal reading, and yet she leaves you feeling empowered and reconnected to the bad-ass goddess that resides within each of us. She offers a realness that is so refreshing. I’ll be a follower of her work for life!
— Lindsay B.
Bess has such a kind and gentle presence and is a joy to be around. Her creative and detailed articulation of my chart was so much more than I ever expected from our session. I came away with such a deeper understanding of my soul and this life, and with practical advice on how to best move forward into the next phase of this go on Earth!
— Karen K.
Bess is down to earth, no nonsense in her approach, with masses of flair. She uses a language that is accessible and easy to understand. A reading for an hour, a recording, and then an awesome pdf full of music, food, colour and taste recommendations in alignment to my reading!
— Kirsty L.
My experience with Bess opened up a new realm of self-study that’s lead to actionable insights that’ve helped through life’s challenges. I highly recommend Bess for first-time natal chart readings, for the astro-skeptics, for holding a sacred group space, and for her way with words. She makes the experience enjoyable, smart, and actionable for everybody.
— Lindsay K.