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Essays on life, vis-à-vis tarot, astrology, food, and culture. From Nikkitha Bakshani, author of the novel Ghost Chilli.

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  1. Issue · Sep 19, 2026

    Field Notes on Virgo (opens the original)

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    When England beat Norway in this year’s World Cup (and I miraculously cared), the coach Thomas Tuchel gave a post-match interview where he said he was not happy with his team’s performance. He chalked England’s victory up to luck rather than skill. Naturally, I looked up his birth chart. He has both Sun and Moon in Virgo.Tuchel summarises what I love about Virgo, and its shadows. I love that for Virgo, achievement is not enough – it’s about how well it’s done. The art of the game. Even if

  2. Issue · Aug 9, 2026

    Field Notes on Leo (opens the original)

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    A while ago, while my cousin was visiting New York and dining at ABC Cocina, she was seated at a table near a girl having a 16th birthday party. The girl’s mother, who was wearing a white pantsuit and big white hat, got up to take a photo with her point-and-shoot camera, telling the girls to smile, pose, stop blinking now, make silly faces now. Her daughter protested, saying something along the lines of “mom, stop being so cringe”. My cousin snuck a photo of the mom – it was Madonna.I think abou

  3. Issue · Jul 11, 2026

    Field Notes on Cancer (opens the original)

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    If you think of the zodiac as a 12-part hero’s journey, here’s how it begins:- Hero begins the adventure (Aries – Cardinal Fire)- Hero gathers valuable resources (Taurus – Fixed Earth)- Hero learns crucial information (Gemini – Mutable Air)Cancer, the fourth sign of the Zodiac, is initiatory in two ways. One: It’s a cardinal sign. (Cardinal signs initiate something – that’s why they tend to start on solstices, or the beginnings of the four seasons.) Here, it initiates the second phase of the her

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