Year Ahead Reading

Languages: Dutch or English

Location: Online via Zoom

Duration: 60 minutes

€99

Check Availability

Strategic stargazing

Why freestyle your life when the stars already wrote the script? Just like the changing seasons, your life moves through cycles, each bringing its own opportunities, challenges, and lessons. A Year Ahead Reading helps you understand those cycles, so you can work with them instead of against them.

Think of it like a cosmic weather forecast. The stars tell you when it will rain, but it’s up to you whether you grab a raincoat or dance in the storm. Tuning into these forecasts allows you to show up fully when opportunities arise and navigate setbacks with calm and grace.

Rather than predicting a fixed fate, astrology reveals the timing, themes, and possibilities unfolding in your life, allowing you to make conscious, aligned choices. The planets hold half the cards. You hold the rest.

When you understand the cosmic rhythms at play, you're no longer simply reacting to life. You become an active participant in your own journey, making decisions with greater awareness, intention, and trust.

What is a Year Ahead Reading?

The Year Ahead Reading is designed to help you navigate the next chapter of your life with clarity and intention. Using a combination of transits, secondary progressions, and your solar return chart, I'll forecast the major themes, opportunities, and challenges likely to unfold over the coming year, giving you a complete picture of what's ahead.

Together, we'll explore all major areas of your life while identifying important turning points and peak dates, so you'll know where to focus your energy, when to seize opportunities, and how to move through challenges with greater ease.

Throughout the reading, I'll translate the language of the cosmos into practical, easy-to-understand guidance, helping you make the most of the year ahead.

The reading will take place via Zoom and can be done in English or Dutch. After the session, you’ll receive a video recording of the reading, so you can revisit the guidance whenever you need it throughout the year.

Please note that this reading is not a birth chart reading. While I may refer to your natal chart to provide context, our primary focus is on the year ahead rather than an in-depth exploration of your personality or psychological patterns.

During the reading:

✓ I'll forecast the major themes, opportunities, and challenges of your upcoming year

✓ I'll identify important dates and periods to pay attention to

✓ I'll explain your transits, secondary progressions, and solar return chart in clear, understandable language

✓ I'll answer your questions and tailor the reading to what's most relevant in your life

✓ I'll provide practical guidance to help you work consciously with your upcoming cycles

After this reading, you will:

✓ Understand the major themes shaping your year

✓ Feel prepared for both opportunities and challenges

✓ Know when to take action and when to practice patience

✓ Feel more grounded and intentional in your decision-making

✓ Move into the year with greater clarity, trust, and peace of mind

The Year Ahead Reading is for you if:

✷ You want to make better informed decisions
✷ You’re curious about what the stars have in store for you
✷ You’d rather team up with the future than be surprised by it
✷ You want to make the most of your time and energy
✷ You’re ready to unlock your full potential!

Are you ready to team up with the future?

Frequently Asked Questions

  • In order to read your charts, I’ll need your date of birth, your exact time of birth, your place of birth, and the location where you were on your birthday, as well as the day before and after.

    If you were traveling on your birthday, or the day before or after, please contact me before booking, so I can determine the correct location for your solar return chart. Using the right location is essential to accurately map the planetary energies that will influence your year ahead.

    Furthermore, please keep in mind that a time of birth that is exact to the minute is essential for the accurate casting of your birth chart. I highly recommend requesting a birth certificate from the municipality where you were born, since it states your exact time of birth. If this is not an option for you, please contact me before you book the reading and I'll see what I can do for you.

  • A solar return is the moment the Sun returns to the exact position where it was when you were born, better known as your birthday. A solar return chart is essentially a screenshot of the sky at that exact moment.

    The solar return chart carries plenty of wisdom and is a powerful tool for assessing and predicting the potential events, themes and energies that may come up for you during your solar year: the twelve months following your birthday. You can think of it as the birth chart of your year.

    The energies of consecutive solar returns often blend together, creating a transitional period. You may begin to feel the influence of your upcoming solar year as early as three months before your birthday.

  • You can book a year ahead reading at any time, but to get the most value from it, I recommend ordering it within three months before or after your birthday.

    If you plan to travel around your birthday, it’s best to place your order after your birthday has passed. This allows me to determine the correct location for your solar return chart, which is essential to accurately map the planetary energies that will influence your year ahead.

  • I use the location where you were on your birthday, or the day before or after, if needed, depending on the Sun’s exact degree. I only use your birth location or current residence if that’s where you actually were. After years of working with clients, I’ve found that using the location where you were physically present gives the most accurate and meaningful insights for your year ahead.

    If you were traveling on your birthday, or the day before or after, please contact me before ordering the report, so I can determine the correct location for your solar return chart. Using the right location is essential to accurately map the planetary energies that will influence your year ahead.

  • Yes, absolutely! A year ahead reading makes a beautiful and meaningful gift! While I don’t offer gift cards, you can book a reading on someone’s behalf. If you don’t have their birth details, I can send you a form that you can forward to them, so they can fill out their own information and questions. When booking, you can leave an “X” in the answer fields. Just send an email to info@joysinclair.com before or after booking, and I’ll send the form your way.

What others have said

I've made it a birthday tradition to get my yearly forecast with Joy, and I honestly wouldn’t start a new solar year without it. Each reading gives me so much clarity and feels like a grounding reset. It helps me set powerful intentions, understand what’s unfolding, and move through the year feeling supported and aligned. It’s become my favorite gift to myself!
- H.

Joy, thank you for being my compass the past years. I am so grateful for it! I love your Year Ahead Readings! See you next year!
- E.

Joy, your reading has been such a great support to me throughout the year. The year was pretty rough, but knowing what was coming and why it was happening made it all so much easier. Everything you said has come true. It's truly incredible! Thank you so much!
- E.

You told me about a number of potential events that I really wasn't looking forward to. Knowing this in advance helped me actively steer the wheel in the right direction. I think it made a big difference. Knowledge really is power, and taking control of my life was incredibly empowering!
- L.

Code of Conduct

🏳️‍🌈 Inclusivity

My practice is actively inclusive. I welcome any ethnicity, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, neuro(a)typicality, religion, lifestyle choice etc.

🤫 Privacy

My practice values your privacy. Everything that you share during a reading is safe with me. I will never share information without your consent.

👽 Authenticity

My practice embraces weirdness and leaves no space for judgement. I welcome and encourage you to be unapologetically yourself.

✊🏼 Intersectionality

My practice is intersectional which means that I value individual experiences and read charts in the context of societal systems and frameworks.