The Inner Sky
The Origins
Of Western astrology date back approximately 4,000 years to ancient Mesopotamia, in what is now modern-day Iraq. By the latter half of the first millennium BCE, elements of Mesopotamian astrology spread to Egypt.
Around the third century BCE, the twelve-sign zodiac was introduced, and began appearing on the ceilings of Egyptian temples and tombs, with the oldest examples dating back to around 200 BCE. This period marked the blending of Mesopotamian and Egyptian astrological traditions, leading to the development of Hellenistic astrology.
Hellenistic astrology emerged after Alexander the Great's conquests and thrived during the Roman Empire. It was practiced in the Mediterranean from about the first century BCE to the seventh century CE. This tradition was the first to use the Ascendant and the twelve houses in horoscopes.
My interest in traditional timing techniques rooted in the work of Abu Maʿshar's (787–886) for both natal and mundane astrology. I am also a certified Horary Astrologer through the School of Traditional Astrology (STA), trained in the William Lilly tradition.
Astrology - The Lots
Lot of Fortune
In Astrology - The Lot of Fortune is the foremost of the seven hermetic lots. It is calculated from the distance between the Moon and the Sun projected forward from the Ascendant. Fortune governs what befalls you beyond your control - those events, patterns, and encounters Fate place in your path. Certain experience and themes are meant to arise in a lifetime by chance rather than choice; their reasons often remain mysterious, yet they shape the course of who we become. The Lot of Fortune points to the architecture of circumstance: the hidden dice that frame opportunity, loss, relationship, and turning points that come into being without our saying.
Fortune does not remove responsibility or agency, rather, it foregrounds the distinction between what we initiate and what is initiated for us. Recognising the Lot of Fortune in a birth chart is to acknowledge the dialogue between intention and reception - how we meet what comes, how we translate unforeseen events into meaning, and how recurring motifs invite learning rather than mere resignation. In this way, Fortune can be read as both challenge and gift; it opens avenues for grace, encounter, and transformation that would not appear through effort alone.
My poetry, drawings, and imagery are the quiet language of my inner world.
They are not products or services, but reflections — moments where emotion, intuition, and the unseen meet. Each piece carries the same truth that guides my readings: meaning is found in both darkness and light, and beauty often rises from the spaces between.
