How One Author Uses Astrology to Influence His Writing
Today I'm pleased to have a guest post from Paul Kiritsis. He has just released a very interesting book called Hermetica: Myths, Legends, and Poems, and his website contains
a bunch of fascinating stuff concerning his astrology work. I asked him
to share some thoughts on his writing process, and especially on how
astrology plays a role in his work.
Hi there, thanks for
having me! Yes I am a true Cancerian – emotional, loving, intuitive,
imaginative, shrewd, cautious, protective and sympathetic. All the good
stuff really! I guess being ruled by the moon is sometimes a terrible
thing for those that live around us, but in the end it’s truly worth
all the pain. If you like taking a step forward, one back, two to the
side and then coming back to the same point at which you started and
doing it all over again then I’m your man! I’m the sort of person who
likes to make plans and then scrap them, make new ones, scrap those and
then go back to the original plan. All within a few minutes!
I
do possess a keen interest in astrology and let me tell you, much of
what I write is dependent on astrological cycles and in particular, the
cycle of the moon. When the moon is full, my thoughts are thawed out
and clearer, enabling me to write for hours on end without a temporary
glitch in my neuronal synaptic transmission. The moon speaks to me with
its craters and eerie glow; each blemish, each contour has its own tale
to tell. The Aussie winter and particularly the month of July is the
most productive and creative part of the year for me. November and
March are also months associated with creative streaks as well, perhaps
because they’re inextricably linked with my two sister water signs;
Scorpio and Pisces. When the sun rises in the constellation of Cancer,
I find that there is a clearer understanding between the pen and the
mind. I actually finished writing an entire book in only a month this
year; incidentally July! Go figure. The least productive times of the
year often occur during the festive seasons; Christmas (in December)
and Easter (in April). Last year I didn’t do one bit of writing in
December. I couldn’t even bare to look at a book.
Read more how author Paul Kiritsis uses astrology to influence his writing and books here.