Astrology Consultation: What to Expect and What You Receive
Your first astrology consultation is a bit like walking into a room you do not know. You do not know what will happen. You do not know what to say. You do not know whether it will be something serious or a fairground reading.
Here I tell you how a consultation done well works, from the booking message to the file that reaches you afterwards. So that you arrive at ease and use the time well.
Before: the data and the question
To calculate the natal chart you need date, place and time of birth. The time matters a lot: if you do not know it precisely, request your full birth certificate from your registry office. With these three pieces of data Valentina prepares the chart before the meeting. The minutes together are all for the reading, not for the calculations.
Then there is the question. It is not compulsory, but it helps. A job that will not take off. A relationship that keeps repeating. The feeling of being at a crossroads. A question gives the consultation a direction. If you do not have one, that is fine too: we do a general reading of the chart.
During: what the meeting is like
A natal chart consultation lasts between 75 and 90 minutes. It usually opens with an overview, the themes that catch the eye, and then goes into the details that concern your question.
The most important thing: it is a dialogue, not a monologue. Valentina asks you whether what she is saying sounds like you. She leaves you space to tell your story. She adjusts her aim. If you find yourself listening for an hour and a half without saying a word, something is wrong.
There is nothing to do. No rituals, no cards to draw. You talk, you listen. Sometimes you laugh. Sometimes you are moved. Bring a pen, or ask to record.
Online or in person
The two formats have the same length and the same care. Only the setting changes.
Online, by video call. Convenient if you live far from Salento, or if you want your own room and your own cup of tea. The chart arrives by email before or after the meeting.
In person, at Masseria Montanari in Carpignano Salentino. The reading takes place in the stone vaulted hall, with the silence of the countryside around you. It can become an integrated energy consultation, which joins natal chart and Reiki session in the same morning. If you are coming from far away you can stay at the masseria.
After: what you receive
You receive the chart of your natal sky and, if you asked for it, the recording or the notes.
Then comes the part no one talks about: the settling. In the following days the things that were said come back, fall into place, make sense. Some will seem obvious to you. Others will work inside you for weeks. It is normal. And it is the reason it makes no sense to have consultation after consultation: one a year, or at every important passage, is enough.
The types of consultation
The natal chart consultation is the first step, the one to always start from. Then there are more specific readings, which will come to the masseria in time. Transits and the solar return, which read the year that is beginning. Synastry, which compares two charts to understand a relationship. The child's chart, for those who want to know their child's character through other eyes.
How much it costs in Italy
Prices are more transparent than you think. An online natal chart reading in Italy costs between 48 and 80 euros in the basic ranges, and between 90 and 135 euros for 90-minute meetings or in-person sessions with established professionals. At the masseria prices come with the first dates, first of all to those on the list, and we stay in that range.
What a good consultation never does
It does not predict illness or bereavement. It does not promise money, marriages or pregnancies. It does not tell you what to do in your place. It does not leave you afraid of an incoming transit. It does not suggest you come back every week.
Astrology is a symbolic and reflective tool, it does not provide predictions about health, money or life outcomes and does not replace medical or psychological care. A serious consultation gives you back to yourself with more tools, not with more dependence.
The consultation with Valentina
At Masseria Montanari, in Salento, astrology consultations are held by Valentina, fourth-level Reiki Master and astrology consultant, who works with the masseria. The first dates, online and in person, are about to open: on the Energy page you can leave your contact details and have priority for the first places.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to prepare anything? Only the three birth details and, if you like, a question. Valentina prepares the rest.
How long does it last? Between 75 and 90 minutes, online or in person.
Do I receive something afterwards? Yes, the chart of your natal sky and, if you ask, the recording.
Write to Valentina
You do not need to have the right question already. Write me a couple of lines and tell me whether you prefer online or at the masseria: I will reply myself. Write to me from the Energy page.
Activity carried out under Italian Law 4/2013. Astrology is a symbolic and reflective tool and does not replace medical or psychological care.