Writing

Essays on the medicine hidden in the stories we're told to dismiss: romance novels read for what they're actually doing, astrology read for what it's asking, and the liminal ground between what was and what's becoming.

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Romancing the Sky-Shaper
Vanessa Couto Vanessa Couto

Romancing the Sky-Shaper

A sudden storm that shatters your rut and clears the air for the life you didn’t know you were craving.

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The Lover beneath the Armor - Courting Saturn*
Vanessa Couto Vanessa Couto

The Lover beneath the Armor - Courting Saturn*

Saturn doesn’t just test your resolve — he woos it, shaping passion into purpose. In Aries, he’s the lover who dares alongside you, but only if you meet him halfway, offering your devotion in return.

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