“No sponging, no dobbing, no prostitution…”* This was the personal credo of Australian “lady bushranger” Jessie Hickman. She was known for her dramatic escape moves (escaping from a locked toilet on a moving train, jumping off cliffs to swim away, etc) and daring heists (such as stealing cattle from the police holding yard). There have been numerous movies and other accounts of the male bushrangers – Ned Kelly in particularRead More…
Astrology and black supermodels may seem like a trite topic, given what’s going on in the world, but no. The supermodels on the cover of magazines and repping mega-brands – are at the intersection of art and commerce. They embody our aspirations or what big business wants us to aspire to. They’re selling but they’re also channeling. In the early 20th Century, most models were society women, presented as havingRead More…
Glynnis MacNicol is in my top ten all-time fave authors list and it is all because of her memoir No One Tells You This. Beautifully written, it’s probably got the most resonance if you’re female and single. But really, she speaks to anyone who realizes that they’ve become self-defining. No One Tells You This starts with the author’s 40th birthday – yes, it is a Uranus Opposition memoir! Amid aRead More…
Welcome to International Virgo Month! I’m releasing a special Virgo Gift Bundle in a few days so, if you’re gifting an exacting Virgo, stand by. And, in the meantime, these are my fave posts from the Virgo category: Is Astraea The Star Maiden The Real Ruler Of Virgo? The Number One Virgo Personality Trait Golden Era Hollywood Actor + Swedish Icon Ingrid Bergman Was Ultra Virgo The Tao Of Virgo,Read More…
A Triple Virgo asks if some people are astrologically destined to be single? There are some astrological alignments that make relationships less central for some people. Hello Mystic! This might sound like a silly question but I have been seriously wondering it for some time. It’s the type of thing where people have knee-jerk answers that I don’t necessarily trust. So I’m asking you. Is it just better, astrologically speaking,Read More…
Modern witchcraft is more of a consciousness that the practitioner infuses into everything, particularly the so-called mundane aspects of life. That’s the thinking behind House Witchery. Keeping house, moon-gazing and honoring your intuition don’t require elaborate spells or rituals. You are the spell. The magic is all around you. All you’re doing is aligning your vibe and that of your environment to better attune to it. As the Virgo HouseRead More…
