all that rushes in
Although this is a newsletter partly about astrology, I’m often hesitant to bring up the planets and how they might influence us on a collective level....
accepting the unacceptable
For a long time, I misunderstood the nature of acceptance. I believed it implied consent, that, if I accepted something, I was automatically saying it’s...
Night-time navigation
For a few months now, I have practiced being lost, both metaphorically and literally. I have practiced being in-between-things, I have practiced waiting for...
the practice of self-trust
About twelve years ago, when I was going through a difficult time, I had dinner with a good friend. I don’t know why,’ my friend said, ‘but I think you...
singing in the dark
March is closing out, how are you? Rattled, tired, or generally okay? No matter the emotional temperature, the skies gave us one more gift yesterday: A...
the ones who don't answer you
A few days ago, I sat in a bright community hall with a view of a bay, surrounded by about forty strangers. I was on Iona, a small island off the west coast...
The snail's deserted house
There’s a persistent idea that astrology can be used to predict the future. But astrology is stranger than that, weirder: in my calmer moments, it comes...
a coat that fits
You could say we live in dangerous, revolutionary times, and I’d agree. I’m an astrologer and a writer; I see meaning in the movements of the planets and try...