This is the most basic piece and the one that I like to start out with. There are two forms of analysis that I do, both forms of "reading": 1) astrological reading, and 2) divination. I can do either or both, although the divination tends to give more specific results. These readings are great for giving you fresh insight into a situation and are good for "re-framing" particularly recurring problems. The readings are personal to your situation, but also provide a good introduction to the way that archetypal processes work in our psychological behaviors and in our spiritual lives. I think of archetypal readings as a weather report: it tells you what your personal "climate" is like, what "weather" might be coming your way, and how to surf any "storms" into which you might be heading.
Astrological Reading
This is a very standard reading of the birth chart. It tells you what "planetary archetypal influences" left their permanent stamp on you when you were born. I was trained in planetary astrology by Richard Tarnas, and in his manner, I emphasize the geometric relationships between the planets. I also look at placement of the Sun and Moon in the chart, and "rising sign" to determine the foundational strengths and challenges that are at play in your life. In an in-depth reading, I can also read the "transits," to determine what is particularly in play right now, and what might be coming your way. This takes about 30 minutes for the basic reading, or 60 minutes for a more in-depth reading. The advantages of this technique are that it is very empirical and verifiable, and least subject to personal biases of the analyst. Also, astrology is a "common language," so you can always go to other astrologers to build on your astrological knowledge of yourself.
Divination
I use a deck of cards and a small altar to do a reading. This looks a lot like a tarot reading, and the method is very similar, but it comes from a very different place. The deck that I use and the interpretation of the results are unique to the work that I do, and come out of the research that I did in nonordinary states of consciousness. While the deck is a personal creation, it is also a map of the fundamental domains of the human psyche and the intelligences that sustain those domains. In this technique, you ask as many questions as we have time for, and I answer the questions. There is an element of me deploying my psychic intuition ("getting a read on the situation"), but the real power of the divination comes from the deck and my training in interpreting archetypal patterns. This takes 30 minutes for a basic session, and 60 minutes for a more in-depth session. The advantages of this technique are that specific information can be accessed on virtually any subject, and this technique is more "alive" than more mechanistic forms of divination. Also, the strong interpretive framework keeps the reading from just being a bunch of subjective impressions.