Autumn does not end here, waiting for Winter in fearful darkness with nothing left to give. It ends with a story to tell. Sagittarius waits by the glowing embers of the hearth for others braving the darkness, to recount how it overcame what was asked of it. Autumn isn’t just about death and loss; it’s about imagining what comes next.

As the Sun begins to rise in Scorpio, Autumn is in full swing. The leaves have changed, my wardrobe with them, and the endless days of Summer have become a memory…

‘I’m spiritual; not religious.’

The disclaimer one hastily adds to disassociate themselves from the major organised belief systems, while acknowledging that the rational mind does not, in fact, have all the answers. But what does that really mean?

The four Elements in astrology each represent a different way of experiencing and making sense of reality. What this piece explores is how the absence of Fire in the Natal Chart affects how we interact with the world, and highlights blind spots in our lived experience.

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.