Did you know that the word zodiac  really means circle of animals ? And that each sign of the Western zodiac wheel has an animal totem or representative - including the ones you might not expect, such as Gemini (the twins), Virgo (the harvest maiden) and Libra (the scales)? Zodiac  is a Late Middle English word borrowed from the Old French zodiaque. This was derived from the Latin  zodiacus,  which in turn came from the Greek zōidiakós kýklos - a phrase translating as “cycle”

Wild Stars & Wellsprings is a place where I can write freely about art, animals and astrology from the perspective of both an artist and astrologer, and explore the various links between these topics with you in a myriad of quirky and magical ways. I hope to spark your imagination and offer you permission to create even when you feel stifled or blocked, as well as present you with new and enchanting astrological ideas through a process of reintroducing the importance of the a