I’ve always been sensitive to the judgments and questions around why I may have certain interests that have […]
Category: Writing
In 2023, I spent a lot of time writing about healthy communication skills, boundaries and identifying abuse and […]
The Bitty Boundaries Workbook
The 78-card Tarot deck as we know it today had its earliest versions created in Northern Italy in the 15th century.
Tarot Cards: Illustration & Printing Past to Present
Tarot books and different decks and spreads have become more abundant and user-friendly than ever. While these are the tools of the trade, the human dynamics of the reading session have not changed.
Tarot Readings: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
What are the spiritual laws? Which of them apply to practices such as Tarot or aura readings? I share the principles behind how I conduct my own Tarot practice.
Tarot & The Spiritual Laws
A Reflection, Book Review of Asian Honor, and Further Reading Resources Caveat Lector I don’t know who you […]
As Water to Fish: Shame and Being Chinese
2 Who's Tai Sui, the scary figure in Chinese astrology, and who's his equivalent in Western Astrology? Why do 4 different Chinese zodiac animals every year have to worry about "offending" him?
Fan Tai Sui: A Different Look at Facing Off Jupiter
One of the previous jobs I did was acting as a historical guide, and I gave pretty kick-ass […]
Ghost Stories
Gratitude is seen as a good emotion and attitude to cultivate and express. “Exercise Gratitude” is Card 33 […]
The Dark Side of Gratitude
Highly Sensitive People may feel at the mercy of their environments. But let's use that for our own benefit.
The Sensitivity Toolbox
Suck it up. Don't be soft. Man up. Move on. Don't be a baby. It is no easy thing to be sensitive in our modern world.
A Defence of Sensitivity
I dedicated so much energy and headspace in my life to anticipating the criticism of my parents and […]
Self-Acceptance as the Antidote to Criticism
1 For much of history, Saturn was the farthest and slowest-moving planet humans could see. Its transits bring tests and restrictions. Most people hate it.
Capricorn & Aquarius Lessons
18 Chiron is one of the better known asteroids in astrology, often referred to as the “wounded healer”. Found […]
Pain Points in Astrology: Sedna & Chiron
The shadow cannot hide in an astrology chart. If we possess awareness and self-acceptance and remember that nobody is perfect, we’re better positioned to do shadow work.
Astrology & Shadow Work
This was live Thursday, July 30th 2020 at 8pm (Singapore time)! NRSC (Nuren Secret Club) is a FaceBook […]
Astrology for Self-Care and Understanding (Zoom)
2 Shadow work is a term in healing and Psychology that relates to working with the parts of ourselves […]
Sexuality & the Shadow
My mother made it clear it was a curse to be born female. If I showed a differing opinion, she had life experience aplenty with which to beat me down.
Life After “Dead Inside” Part 3
I said I dated edgelord types. I was also one. (An Edgelady? Edgemiss? Edgewench? Edgefrau?) I didn't set out to be offensive, but I'd read so widely and critically that I stuck out for being darkly cynical and unapologetically atheist.
Life After “Dead Inside” Part 2
I don’t recognise this person, though her features are familiar. I have memories of the thoughts she had. She didn’t think herself ugly, but she also thought herself hideous.
Life after “Dead Inside”
I believe the perfection of astrology and the higher design of it all shows that none of us are meant to go through life unchallenged, no matter how “numb” we may be.
Choice Points, Trigger Points, and Turning Points
It’s been like an extended drug trip, or time in our own padded cell. Lockdown forced us inside. […]
Lessons in Lockdown
1 “The anthropologists got it wrong when they named our species Homo sapiens (‘wise man’). In any case it’s […]
The Power of Unfinished Stories
In collectivist and conservative cultures, individuation might as well be called “selfish, selfish selfishness that will lead to […]