As we begin a new astrological cycle and shift into the first season of the zodiac, Aries brings positivity, confidence, and independence, a sense that anything is possible if we focus and give everything we have to achieving our goals.

Pisces teaches us to rely on what we know to be true, and reminds us that sometimes the answers can be found within the subconscious. Our dreams and fantasies can sort so much out for us, if we simply give ourselves the space to process and listen.

Rapid movement and careful consideration, following the established path yet leveling up to take a new chance: the Chariot explores what it means to push past our own limits and find victory, success, and personal power in moving beyond all that we have already known.

“What if we just let all of these cards have gender neutral pronouns and we break them free from these gender binaries and let them be every archetype?”

“I don’t believe in dividing beginners and intermediate students because I think everyone is going to bring different skills to the table.”

“EVERY GARLIC PRESS I BUY SUCKS.”

Need some bite-sized pieces of queer fiction? Try a short story collection!

“Carson Shaw, indeed!”

“It’s getting worse now that people are returning to “normal” — the world is going back to the way it was, but we’re not going back to the way we were. And, like you said, we maybe never will.” — Heather answers an advice question about Long Covid from one of our A+ members in this special standalone advice box.

How could we talk about queer dating without talking about astrology and tarot?

The Emperor doesn’t have to be a symbol of everything that’s oppressed us, that’s harmed or damaged or traumatized us – instead, it can be an invitation to reclaim the foundations that have already been built, to shake them up and find ways to use them in new and empowering ways, or to tear them down and rebuild completely.

“On my nightstand: three empty beer bottles, 14 books piled in a stack that’s threatening to turn over in the night and murder me in my sleep, a candle that is supposed to smell like vanilla but is maybe more like candy corn, a matchbook from an Ybor strip club…”

Simple and accessible tools for reclaiming power and making a little magic.

“IDK why the basket of fruit sent me over the edge, like, queer women have really been gay disasters since the dawn of time.”

There are no accidents.

“If Erin Sullivan has taught me anything, it’s that someone will try to use a bath bomb as a dildo.”

“It’s been so long since I watched a lighthearted dramedy not set in the UK that I’ve forgotten the American way to pronounce condom.”

Please enjoy this roundup of tarot bits and bobs on my radar right now. Mostly queer; otherwise, just good stuff you should know about.

Where tarot tells us about what’s going on in our lives in this specific moment, astrology shows us patterns established the moment we were born, and that ring out throughout every day of our lives. An understanding of one necessarily enhances our understanding of the other — so here are some ways to pair ’em up.