Dispatches from beyond the veil. Stories, signs, and interpretations from the edge of knowing
Every eighteen months, Venus appears to move backward through the zodiac for about six weeks. This optical illusion — Venus retrograde — creates a period when the planet of love, beauty, relationships, and values turns its energy inward. Instead of seeking external validation or new connections, ...
Three or four times a year, Mercury appears to move backward through the zodiac for about three weeks. This optical illusion — Mercury retrograde — has become cultural shorthand for technology breakdowns, miscommunications, and travel delays. But reducing Mercury retrograde to "everything goes wrong...
Every two years, Mars appears to move backward through the zodiac for about two and a half months. This optical illusion — called Mars retrograde — creates a period when the planet of action, ambition, and assertiveness turns its energy inward. Instead of charging forward, Mars retrograde asks you t...
Most articles about tarot questions to avoid focus on etiquette—don't ask about death, don't ask yes/no questions. But the real questions to avoid are the ones that keep you emotionally stuck in loops of anxiety and powerlessness. These questions feel productive but actually reinforce the patterns k...
Throughout history, the most transcendent works of art, literature, and music have emerged from a mysterious creative partnership—the relationship between artist and muse. While the ancient Greeks conceived of the muse as nine divine sisters who bestowed inspiration upon mortals, the lived reality o...
Tarot isn't fortune-telling. It's pattern recognition. The cards don't predict your future—they reflect the energy you're carrying right now and show you where it's likely to lead if nothing changes.
Learning to read tarot is less about memorizing 78 card meanings and more about learning to trust w...
When The Moon appears reversed in a tarot reading, it often signals a turning point. The fog begins to thin. What was once confusing, frightening, or emotionally overwhelming starts to make sense.
Unlike the upright Moon—which immerses us in m
...
Long before modern astrologers began branding this as the house of “shadow work” or “self-undoing,” the Twelfth House was known by something more haunting:
The place where the Sun dies each day.
In Hellenistic astrology, this was the kakos daimon —...
In ancient astrology, the Eleventh House was the agathos daimon — the good guiding spirit, the benevolent force that walks ahead of you and holds the lantern toward your future.
If the Twelfth House is where the Sun disappears behind the horizon,
the E...
In the star traditions of the ancient world, the Tenth House was the Midheaven — the highest point a planet could climb before beginning its descent. This was not a metaphor. This was observational astronomy in action.
The Babylonians called...
In the oldest systems, the Ninth House was called The House of God — not in a doctrinal sense, but in a cosmic one. It was the region of the sky where the Sun began its ascent toward culmination, where omens took on large-scale significanc...
Long before modern astrologers used the Eighth House as shorthand for “intimacy issues” or “joint finances,” it was understood as the threshold of the underworld — the place where things cross from one state of being into another.
In Mes...
Enter your name and email to explore courses, meditations, and resources designed to deepen your Tarot journey. Instant access, lifetime learning
