The Book of Water by Steven Forrest: Healing, Memory and the Return to Wholeness
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Evolutionary Astrology · As practiced by Neil Martin
Evolutionary astrology
for soul growth
Something’s shifted and you want to understand it. I know that feeling! Your birth chart won’t tell you what happens next. It can show you the patterns you keep meeting, and why. I’ll read yours with you, one to one, and explain it as I go. No astrology knowledge required! Just bring your birth details and whatever’s on your mind. Curious what yours says?
The sky at the moment you arrived
The new book · Neil Martin
Somebody to Love
Understanding Your True Self Through Evolutionary Astrology
Why would the most flamboyant showman of his generation have a Sun devoted to getting things exactly right?
Freddie Mercury met the world through a Leo Ascendant. Underneath it sat his Sun and Mercury in Virgo: the craftsman behind the showman. Learn to see that, and you’ve learned how to read a chart.
Including your own.
This is a teaching book for anyone who knows their Sun sign and suspects there’s a great deal more to it. You’ll meet sixteen real charts along the way, from Muhammad Ali to Agatha Christie, and then we read one whole chart together, step by step. Freddie’s.
Understanding, never prediction.
Why I do this
Why does a former RAF officer read birth charts?
I spent 27 years in the RAF. I’m good at structure, planning and turning up on time. What I didn’t have was a language for the big turning points in my own life. Astrology gave me one. Could it do the same for you?
Part RAF officer, part stargazer
What you get from me
The RAF taught me to prepare properly. Astrology taught me to listen for what’s underneath. You get both in every reading: careful preparation, clear explanations and a proper conversation. I do my homework on your chart before we meet, then we test it against your real life together. Where it doesn’t fit, you tell me!
The Warrior
Commitment, integrity, resilience and the willingness to face what is difficult. 27 years in the Royal Air Force and decades in project and consultancy work trained the part of me that understands structure, accountability and steady service under pressure.
The Mystic
Depth, humility, receptivity and trust in the intelligence of the soul. Evolutionary Astrology became the language through which the deeper dimension could be understood, why a person is here, what they are learning, and how they may move toward wholeness.
Sacred Counsel
Ways to read your chart together
Natal Chart Reading
Your natal chart, explained
A full reading of your birth chart through the evolutionary lens, the lunar nodes, and the shape of this lifetime’s work.
Cosmic Weather
Transits, progressions & solar arcs
The current sky read against your chart. The timing, pressure and invitation of the chapter you are living now.
Synastry
Two charts, one relationship
Already had your natal reading with me? Bring your partner’s chart too, with their blessing, and we’ll look at what happens between the two of you.
25+
Years of disciplined practice & service
10
Master teachers studied & synthesised
3
Forms of Sacred Counsel offered
1:1
Every reading, prepared by hand
In their own words
What clients say
Wondering what a reading actually feels like? Here’s what three clients told me afterwards.
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Neil’s birth chart reading was a fascinating experience. So many aspects of my personality suddenly made sense, and I came away with a deeper understanding of myself. His enthusiasm, wisdom, and genuine passion for astrology made the session both insightful and enjoyable.
Katie W · Natal Chart Reading
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Neil did a reading for me a few weeks back. I found it very insightful and interesting and several of the personality traits he read were very accurate. He spent a lot of time explaining everything as this was my first foray into having a reading like this. Would definitely recommend him.
Paula A · Natal Chart Reading
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Neil’s astrology reading was in depth, accurate and illuminating. So much of what he shared resonated and provided affirmation of where I have been and where I might be heading.
Neil’s knowledge, passion and dedication to his ‘craft’ really showed.
I wholeheartedly recommend Neil to others who are curious to learn more about their astrological chart.
Louisa P. · Cosmic Weather Reading
From the journal
Evolutionary astrology, written plainly
Articles on the planets, the signs and life’s big turning points. Start anywhere. What’s puzzling you?
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Next step
Fancy a proper look at your chart?
Send me your birth date, time and place, and a line or two about what’s going on. I’ll reply personally and we’ll find a time that suits. No pressure, and no jargon!