for creatives, founders & the curiously gifted ○
the somatic deck works across four dimensions
This is the natural frequency of your creation; the energy other people feel when you're in your element ○
Where your convictions live. The beliefs that drive your desires beyond any transaction ○
Your shadow is the fear that is calling the work in from a different angle — the call to transform or accept something within you and others ○
how this specific project is being expressed through you right now. The particular shape your gift is taking in the world at this moment ○
clarify the expression of your work
what’s included in your reading ○
somatic noticing & pattern recognition ○
in your 75 minute card reading session, you and your body remain the authority. unlike fortune telling, human design, or oracle systems, This is not another system to outsource your power to, but rather a tool to playfully find your own inner knowing and power.
Together — me, the cards, your work, and your body — help you articulate the subconscious truths already running through your work. you uncover what is present but difficult to pinpoint without a neutral witness.
you walk with clear language for what your work in it’s sharpest, bravest, most potent form can do for the world.
reading hosted via zoom or in-person (clients in santa rosa/sebastopol area) ⁕
insights don’t land all at once ○
choose to add on optional printed PDF breakdown.
readiness to align arrives in waves. you might find that Something that felt abstract in the session becomes obvious three weeks or six months later when you're making a decision about your work. Having a document means you can return to it when you're ready ⁕
Investment ○
$110 reading ⁕
add written report for extra $45
time to integrate ○
In the days and weeks that follow your reading, I'll send you a handful of things — a journal prompt, a meditation, a case study, an exercise.
this email series helps you slow down and mindfully reflect on your reading over time. it helps you move out of pure catharsis, and into thoughtful implementation.
This is the practice of integration ⁕ It’s free for everyone who receives a reading.
every journey starts with a reading ○
and for those who feel ready to go deeper after the Integration, there's a next step ⁕
The thing you subconsciously knew ○ Finally given a name ⁕
are you out of your mind…
what if you had a tool that helped you access your inner knowing, beyond thinking, beyond the rational mind, to the energetic signature of your creation?
what If you could access the place deep within your heart, your guts, your spirit, the place where you might even be afraid to look?
What is it going to ask of you? How will it require you to change and grow?
well friend, it can be scary to look, but also fun!
and there is a tool for that.
"I was overjoyed to receive the reading; illuminating and spot on." maria
I’m kate ellen ○ strategic creative ○ artist ⁕
I built this because I needed it
turns out a lot of people do.
I help other creatives and founders trust and build on what is coming through them using archetypes as a framework. All my clients begin by first understanding their archetype, from there — we build.
I'm also a mama, a musician, nuerospicy creative, permaculture nerd, and woman living smartphone free for over a year. I’m here to help you trust whatever pulses through you.
"The reading is subtle and impactful, elegantly cutting through hidden bias and ego." — sarah
what people are saying
WOW, wow, wow. There are no words to express my gratitude. I laughed, I wept (multiple times), I feel so inspired & seen. All of the content and structure you offered feels incredibly accurate and how I want to share my work with the world.
abbey joy cmiel — abbey joy healing
i've described it to people as a spiritual experience. kate wrote all our copy, put together our packages, gave us the pricing — she did the parts we couldn't quite do ourselves. and her process includes these beautiful questions about our values, who we want to work with, who we don't. it was profound.
katie phillips — supernova support
DAMNNNNNNN, this is INCREDIBLE. I'm blown away by how helpful this feels.
Alisa gould simon — executive coach & healing arts practitioner
kate helped me understand why my newsletter resonates. her thoughtful post-reading breakdown and workbook gave me the insight to honor the origin story of things i collected. i primarily align with the creator archetype, with the seeker close behind. it’s the seeking that informs the curation. the discovery process shapes the creation.
Shanté honeycutt — author of things i collected
it comes through you ○ for us ⁕
you are not what you create
What you make comes through you but it is not you.
Your creation has its own energetic signature, its own needs, its own way of wanting to be in the world. And that signature is often more precise, more potent, more committed than you allow yourself to be as a person.
as a person, you contain multitudes. You have agreements. Your creation has none of that. It just wants to be what it is, fully. it can be singular. focused. repetitive even.
The cards help you see the distance between you and the work. so you can be free, and it can play.
"the path for my business became so clear." — sarah
book a reading
Frequently Asked Questions
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if you're asking this question, you're probably ready. the people who book readings aren't looking for someone to hand them a template — they're looking for permission to trust what they already know. if you've been sensing there's something bigger trying to emerge through your work, that's the readiness.
one thing to know: readings work best when focused on a single project, or — if you're doing a reading on yourself as a person — on the moment you're currently in, with the questions and imaginings you're facing right now. no person is a static archetype. we each contain all archetypes and we all contain multitudes. a reading helps you clarify with precision the energy of your creation or the moment you're in.
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both. the reading is a somatic, intuitive process — you're sorting cards with your body, not your head. but what emerges is deeply strategic: your core drive, your natural positioning, who you attract and repel, where your shadow shows up when you dim your light. this isn't personality typing for fun, and unlike tarot or oracle decks, the cards you pull are not random and then interpreted — you actively choose and sort them, which reveals patterns about who you are and which archetypal energies are showing up. i use enneagram, tarot, and plant companions as validators because those are the intuitive languages i speak — they are not additional systems you need to master or embody.
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Nothing formal. Come as you are. Some people like to prepare questions about their brand or business, but it's not required. The cards and our conversation will guide us to what needs to be revealed.
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Readings are conducted via Zoom or in-person for folks located in the Sebastopol/Santa Rosa area. When you book, you will be given an option to specify your preference.
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Yes. You'll receive a recording of your session along with your personalized Archetype cards breakdown, so you can revisit the card you pulled and the insights you discovered whenever you need them.
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you'll receive your recording and card breakdown within 48 hours. after the reading, you will be welcomed into an integration email series that helps you metabolize what you discovered in your reading with further journal prompts, meditations, and contemplations — and an invitation into the deeper archetypal strategy development for those who are ready called the fieldwork ⁕
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those systems are about understanding yourself. this one is about understanding your function within your creations/business/brand— the specific role your gift plays in the larger ecosystem. your archetype isn't who you are; it's how transformation moves through you. that distinction changes everything about how you build, communicate, and show up in your work.
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archetypes are nuanced — most people embody a blend rather than a single pure archetype. if something doesn't land during the reading, we'll explore it together in the session. the goal is clarity that feels true to you, not forcing you into a box. and the integration series that follows your reading gives you space to sit with what emerged — sometimes what surprises you in the moment is the thing that makes the most sense a few days later.
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All sales are final. If you need to reschedule your reading, please give at least 48 hours notice and we'll find a new time that works. If you're unsure whether this reading is right for you, feel free to reach out with questions before booking.
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Readings are designed for one person at a time—uncovering your individual archetypal blend and how it shows up in your work.
However, I can facilitate readings for partnerships or corporate groups. If you're interested in this, please contact me directly for pricing and details. kate@archetypereadings.com
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Traditional brand strategy starts with market research and competitive analysis. This starts with YOU - your actual pattern, your gifts, what's trying to come through naturally. We build your brand FROM your archetype, not from what you think will sell, and then build supportive systems to hold and grow that sustainably.
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after your session, you'll receive your recording and card breakdown, and you're welcomed into an integration series — follow-up emails designed to help your reading land and take root. expect guided meditations, journal prompts, case studies from the community, and an initiatory branding exercise to start putting your archetype into practice.
for those who feel ready to go deeper, there are three supported partnership paths forward:
the fieldwork — a guided brand workbook with the exercises i use with my 1:1 clients;
a brand audit where i review your implementation and give detailed feedback;
and intensive 1:1 brand builds for qualifying brands.
these are by application — each step builds on the one before it, and what you need looks different depending on where you are. a pre-launch brand exploring its identity needs different support than one with five years of revenue data ready to refine its positioning. the application helps us figure out together what's actually the right next step for you.
some folks just do the reading, others work with me in a relational capacity to grow their project into archetypal alignment and sustained growth. the right path will reveal itself to you as you go!
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Yes — the reading is where every journey begins, but there's a whole ecosystem available depending on where you are and what you need.
For those who want to build it themselves, there's the Fieldwork — a deep dive into your archetype using the same exercises I do with my 1:1 clients, bookended by two calls with me.
For those ready to hand it off entirely, I offer full creative partnership — websites, brand books, copywriting, art direction, email marketing, photoshoots. The whole build, done for you.
Both paths move at your pace. You can explore everything at → the work.
what comes next
The Fieldwork is a self-guided but supported deep dive into your archetype. the same exercises I use with my 1:1 clients, structured so you can move through them on your own ○
Brand Audits Assess archetype alignment and gaps. i review your website, email campaign, social media; whatever needs tuning and then you implement the changes ○
build it for you I handle the implementation while you focus on your business. Brandbooks, Squarespace Websites, Email Marketing, Copywriting & Art Direction with archetypal alignment at its center ○
Brand Consultation by the hour support to Define your archetype strategy and get resourced ○
free download ○ the 12 brand archetypes ⁕
your core desire & repellant
each archetype has a core desire.
when expressed with purpose it is both magnetic and repellant (and that’s a good thing).
Download this quick guide to see all 12 types, locate your sweet spot, and where your anti-client resides.
"close doors and exclude generously." priya parker, the art of gathering
the current underneath you knows where it's going