You’re slaying by the way — I recently moved to a new country, and obviously, moving countries is no small change. Everything can feel different, even when it’s technically the same. For example, you can buy the same brand of chocolate at the shop but it still feels different from the *same* one at home. …

It brings attention not only to discrimination towards non-heterosexual sexualities but that toward differences of all kinds — The first All Black to publicly come out as gay is Campbell Johnstone. …

Loneliness and aloneness, relationships, and strength — Like so many who have read New York Times #1 Bestseller, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, I devoured the 368 pages of the novel within a few sittings, it really is just that good. I was inspired to read it through an article by Violet Daniels, and by…

Chiron presents an opportunity for healing — In astrology, Chiron is an asteroid that symbolizes the energy and area of our life where we might find a persistent “wound”. In pop astrology, Chiron is often described as the “unhealable wound”. I don’t like to run with that understanding, as I think that it is possible to exist…

Pluto will soon enter Aquarius, where it will transit for the next 20 years — It’s one of the few exciting times of the century when Pluto, thought to be the most powerful planet in astrology, is close to ingressing into the next zodiac sign; from Capricorn to Aquarius. Pluto entered Capricorn on 28 January 2008 and will move into Aquarius on 24 March 2023…

How you can make the most of Mars Rx — The next Mars retrograde (Mars Rx) is from October 30 2022 to January 12 2023 (UT/GMT). The pre-shadow period began on September 4 2022 and the post-shadow period will last until March 16. Mars goes retrograde once every two years. During this time, the planet appears to be moving backwards…

Sometimes you have to change — When she tells you she thought the world was ending last year She’s not kidding She had never before felt hands so strong pulling at the opposite sides of her soul. When she tells you she was exorcising every little speck of darkness hidden in the edges of her cells That’s what…

Your zodiac, or sun sign, is just one small (though significant) piece of the much bigger puzzle astrology can suggest of ‘you’ — A lot of people don’t like the idea of astrology because they don’t want to be pigeon-holed as an ‘Aries’ or a ‘Pisces’ or whichever else. They think “I’m not at all like the descriptions I see of my sign, so it can’t be true”, and they say “astrology’s bullshit”. …

Little everyday things that make a big difference — This is another early morning coffee shop write, like a recent article I did, My Mind on Caffeine in the City. Every now and then, when I go to the café down the road from my work on the opening shift, I like to sit at a table next to…