Mental health care is pricey and inaccessible. Online astrology is rising to take its place.
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Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Quotes
This Is the Excellent Foppery of the World
Mercury’s in retrograde, so it’s a great day to read this post.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Charting the Love — and Betrayal — in Our Stars
A personal essay in which Cherise Morris turns to astrology and Beyonce lyrics to move through of a difficult moment in her relationship.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Charting the Love — and Betrayal — in Our Stars
Cherise Morris turns to astrology and Beyoncé lyrics to move through a difficult moment in her relationship.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Charting the Love — and Betrayal — in Our Stars
Cherise Morris turns to astrology and Beyoncé lyrics to move through a difficult moment in her relationship.
Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quotes
You Don’t Move to Sarasota, the Spirit Moves You
“In Sarasota, there is a community surrounding a litany of roadside psychics and more than 100 mediums and spiritual guides. Why?”
Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quotes
Why Do Millennials Love Horoscopes? (Hint: It’s Not Only Because They’re Free)
A new audience finds comfort and meme-ready material in an old pseudoscience.
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The New Age of Astrology
What’s behind the recent surge of interest in astrology — especially among millennials?
Posted inBlog Post, Current Events
Happy Birthday to Gemini-in-Chief, Donald Trump
Trump joins a short list of mercurial Gemini presidents, including John F. Kennedy and George H.W. Bush.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Cashing In On Tech’s Spiritual Awakening
Maybe it’s no surprise, then, that many tech workers in San Francisco turn to psychics for a glimpse of the future. Or that psychics, in turn, are rebranding themselves as spiritual therapists, executive coaches, and corporate counselors. The trend is common enough to be spoofed on HBO’s Silicon Valley, where the show’s fictional tech CEO confers […]