Originally published on Substack here. Hello again, hope you’re all hanging in there. It’s been a wee while since my last post here, through a combination of (1) being overwhelmed and depressed at the state of the world, (2) the constant navigation of life with a chronic illness, and (3) when I actually did try…

Originally published on my Substack here. CW: death and grief July 2018: I spent a sunny Saturday afternoon in July giving tarot readings for Free Pride Glasgow, “a radical, inclusive, anti-capitalist pride event in Glasgow“. When I arrived after some difficulty finding the room where I was supposed to be giving readings, there were already…

I got the keys to my new flat, Lavender Oasis, at the end of January, and after a busy month of getting the flat ready (painting, putting in floors, getting appliances and furniture) with lots of help from friends, I moved here in March. Since then, the archetype of the Hermit—and the tarot card associated…