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.