I was introduced to astrology during my college years at Boston University. I was studying film in the College of Communication, and I was drawn to one particular teacher with an eccentric taste in coursework. Professor Stephen Geller lectured on screenwriting theory, but opened a discussion about mythology and the spirit world.

 Geller began our winter semester with a new writing exercise. He asked us to find our exact birth info and retrieve a copy of our natal chart from a bookstore across the river in Cambridge. Using a basic book on astrological interpretation, we had to create stories based on the planets as main characters. The language of astrology struck a chord with me, as if it was already a familiar one.

I moved around the country quite a bit during my twenties. Eventually I crossed paths with a professional astrologer and artist visiting Boston from Seattle. Michael Jernegan read my natal chart in May 2004, and less than one year later I relocated to the Pacific Northwest to study with him.

Elizabeth Michaud’s Education

I lived in Seattle for seven years, learning and practicing. When I returned to New England, I decided to expand on my education. I began formal training with Aroma Apothecary Healing Arts Academy (AAHAA), and completed clinical aromatherapy certification in 2018. I completed certification in Steven Forrest’s Evolutionary Astrology Apprenticeship Program in June, 2018.

The study of essential oils naturally led me to herbs and flowers, and I began the certification process in the Herbal Academy in 2020. My next goal is to finish the certification and become a licensed herbalist. Then I completed Judith Hill’s Medical Astrology Course in April, 2021, and am now enrolled in her online Academy for Astrological Medicine. 

Steven Forrest, Durham, North Carolina– June 24, 2018

My study of astrology, aromatherapy, and herbalism will never end simply because there is always further to go.

I believe the planetary cycles are symbolic of our own inner processes– not that the planets cause things to happen, but that they mirror energies that are working within us. Astrology is a tool for better mental, spiritual, emotional, and physical health.

Please feel free to contact me at roottoriseremedies@gmail.com with any questions.

Thanks for visiting,

Elizabeth Michaud