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Letters, card meanings and the small things worth noticing. Take whatever is useful and leave the rest.

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New in the journal.

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Heart and mind

How to read two tarot cards together

A plain method for reading two tarot cards as one scene, with a worked example, the swapped order, reversals and the mistakes to skip.

10 min read
A big full moon rising over a quiet village rooftops with a cat on a windowsill, soft watercolour illustration
Heart and mind

Wolf Moon January 2027

The Wolf Moon is full on January 22, 2027, in Leo. What it means, the tarot card that suits it, and a quiet ritual…

5 min read

Love, honestly

Signs, soulmates and what to do while you wait.

All 17 pieces

Exes and no contact

Will he come back, and what helps in the meantime.

All 9 pieces
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Does my ex hate me?

Why this question is usually guilt wearing a different coat, what can be repaired with one plain sentence,…

6 min read
A woman seen from behind gazing out of a train window at a passing pink dusk landscape, soft watercolour illustration

Does my ex think about me?

Nobody can tell you whether your ex thinks about you, and I will not pretend to. What I…

6 min read

Moon and ritual

Full moons, new moons and the turning year.

All 11 pieces
New here?

Four places to begin.

  1. Learn to read

    What tarot cannot do

    The questions we will not answer with a card, why we will not, what a reading…

  2. Learn to read

    How to read your own tarot cards

    A plain start for reading your own cards: choosing a deck, the daily card habit, three…

  3. Learn to read

    Why a daily card works

    The case for two minutes at the kettle: why one card beats ten, what is actually…

  4. Stars and numbers

    How to read your birth chart: a joyful beginner’s guide

    How to read your birth chart, step by step: your big three, the planets, the houses…

Try it for yourself

Three ways to ask the cards.

A little further back

Earlier pieces