For many, our first brush with the world’s most ancient subject is a magazine sun-sign horoscope; so generalised they could surely speak to anyone’s experience at any given moment. However, as with any subject we become familiar with, astrology has many layers beyond how it is perceived within the mainstream and can offer far more detailed insights than it is often given credit for.

Long before I knew what Moon signs were about, I had noticed how frequently I ask everyone around me how they feel — and how often they instead tell me what they think.