The Golden Thread

Julie MacLeod

Life Navigation & Soul Exploration Cultivating a Deeper Sense of Life

Soul-based Counsel & Holistic Biography Work

Make sense of your path. Reconnect with what matters.

Gain a Deeper Sense of Life.

The human biography is a symphony which each individual personally composes
— Bernard Lievegoed, Phases: The Spiritual Rhythms in Adult Life

What is Biography Work?

Biography work is informed by anthroposophical principles — a spiritual science that recognises the soul as a mediator between the material and the spiritual, and life as a path of inner development.

It’s a soulful, flexible tool for orienting yourself in your current phase—and for moving forward with purpose and trust in your own unfolding path.

Biography work can support you with:

  • Life Phases: Recognising the rhythms unique to each stage of life

  • Navigating Change: Making sense of transitions, both expected and unexpected

  • Interpersonal Patterns: Understanding recurring themes in relationships

  • Career & Role Transitions: Finding your grounding when work and roles change

Biography work meets you exactly where you are, whatever your circumstances. Together, we explore your life story—not to “fix” the past, but to uncover its patterns, rhythms, and deeper meaning.

As we trace the threads of your journey, an inner map begins to emerge—bringing clarity to the present and a sense of orientation for the path ahead.

Whether it’s a single issue, or a deeper biographical journey unfolding, I offer a compassionate, structured space where soul work can begin.

Book a Session, or get in touch to learn more.

What to Expect

Session Flow Examples

Laying the Groundwork

  • Share what brings you here — a feeling, question, event or transition

  • Begin to sketch the shape of your life: major events, relationships, turning points

  • Identify what feels alive, unresolved, or calling you

Mapping Patterns & Rhythms

  • Work with seven-year cycles and planetary phases to bring context and meaning

  • Recognise patterns that repeat — outward events or inward experiences

  • Locate thresholds, moments of decision, loss, or redirection

Soul Dialogue & Creative Insight

  • Engage in reflective conversation, image-work, or gentle artistic processes

  • Use artistic expression or writing to express soul impressions

  • Invite archetypal or spiritual themes into awareness

Integration & Ongoing Insight

  • Distil meaning from what has emerged — what wants to be remembered or honoured?

  • Discover personal rituals, practices, or images to support your unfolding life

  • Leave with greater orientation, self-trust, and a sense of coherence

Questions and Answers

  • No preparation is needed.

    You’re welcome to bring a question, a life situation, or simply a sense that something wants to be seen or understood.

    The work unfolds from where you are.

  • No — although it can be deeply healing.


    Biography work is not psychological treatment or diagnosis. It’s a guided reflection on your life story, rhythms, and soul development.

    It offers meaning, coherence, and deeper orientation — not advice or solutions. It is a road map for life, and orients you as to where you are currently, where you have been, and prepares you for what lies ahead.

  • That's completely fine.

    We work with what lives in you now — memories, feelings, patterns, even dreams or images. Prompts may be provided to help with reflecting on earlier life phases.

    Often, what needs to arise will find its way into the space, even if consciously forgotten.

  • Some people come once.

    Others come monthly or seasonally, especially around transitions.
    This is not a fixed program — the rhythm is yours to choose.

    One session can bring clarity; ongoing work can offer deep integration over time.

  • The work is spiritually grounded, but not religious or dogmatic.

    Anthroposophy is a practice of the holisitc study of human consciousness.
    It honours the soul as a real and active presence in your life — and trusts that you carry your own inner wisdom.


    We work with spiritual principles (like life rhythms, archetypes, karma), but only as far as they serve your own experience.

  • Primarily, we work through conversation and deep listening.
    There may also be:

    • simple life charts or visual maps

    • creative processes (drawing, writing, movement — no skill needed)

    • symbolic or imaginal practices

    • occasional reference to planetary rhythms or developmental phases

    All tools are invitational, never imposed.

  • Not at all.

    The work meets you where you are — no background or belief system is needed.


    All that’s asked is openness, curiosity, and a desire to meet your life more consciously.

Session Times & Sliding Scale

Sessions are offered online or in person in Port Chalmers.
You’re welcome to come once, occasionally, or more regularly — whatever suits your rhythm.

60 minutes — $80-$120 NZD
A focused space for reflection, insight, and support

90 minutes — $100-$150 NZD
A spacious session for deeper exploration, transitions, or creative work

All sessions are offered on a sliding scale — you choose the amount that feels right for your circumstances. If cost is a barrier, please feel welcome to get in touch.

About Me

My path to becoming a Biography Work Consultant began during my training as a Steiner kindergarten teacher in my 40’s. I experienced a moment of profound recognition. That moment later led to a three-year training in Holistic Biography Work.

Like many true paths, mine hasn’t been linear. It’s been rich with thresholds, blessings, and challenges—each one deepening my understanding of what it means to be human.

While I don’t follow a specific faith or tradition, I live in deep relationship with the spiritual world—one that recognises the source we all share.

I have a broad range of lived experience, including a professional background which reflects my strengths.

Of all the various adventures, parenthood has held the most profound lessons for me. I have learnt that growth is lifelong and change is always possible, no matter where we are on our journey, or how fixed our lives may feel.

Today, I bring all of this to my soul work with others. I provide thoughtful guidance and practical tools and steps to support your journey toward self-awareness and integration.

Whether you’re seeking clarity, coherence, or simply a compassionate companion to walk alongside you, I’m here to help you uncover the deeper meaning of your unique life journey.

Professional Qualifications

BA Phenomenology of Religion; Otago

DipGrad/PGDip Social Work & Community Development; Otago

GradDip Tchg; Otago

Diploma Steiner Education; SEANZ, Aotearoa/New Zealand

Diploma Holistic Biography Work; endorsed by International Trainers Federation, Goetheanum, Switzerland

Member of Indian Association for Holistic Biography Work