Blake Benson

Some souls don’t shine brightest in easy places. They become clearest when life turns heavy and someone needs a reason not to disappear inside it. …

The dead weren’t always expected to stay silent. Across the ancient world, people wrote to them, slept near their shrines, questioned them through bones, and …

The Moon enters Capricorn on September 19, less than a day after reaching its First Quarter phase. The momentum now acquires weight. For the next …

At first glance, this 700-year-old statue shows Mary holding the infant Jesus. But the wooden figure opens down the middle, revealing a gilded interior with …

Chiron has been retrograde since August 3. Late on September 17, it slips out of Taurus and back into Aries for one last visit, where …

Most people would recognize an angel by its wings. They’re practically the first thing we expect to see, whether the angel appears in a church …

At first glance, there’s nothing especially miraculous about this round piece of bronze. Its surface is tarnished, its colors have faded into shades of green …

Traditional astrologers believed part of the zodiac was unusually difficult to cross. They called it the Via Combusta, usually translated as the “Burning Road,” “Fiery …

Chiron has been retrograde since August 3. Late on September 17, it crosses back from Taurus into Aries, reopening the final chapter of a story …

These angels look as though they’re dressed for a royal celebration. Their sleeves are enormous, their clothing is covered in elaborate patterns, their hats are …