Alwenna Blog
Notes from building a kinder, sharper astrologer.
"Your Dominant Planet: Are You Venusian, Martian, Saturnian…?"
Beyond your sun sign, one planet usually runs the whole show — the colour your personality is painted in. Knowing whether you're Venusian, Martian, or Saturnian explains a lot about how you love. Here's how to find yours.
"Why Won't They Commit? The Astrology of Situationships"
You like each other, it's been months, and it's still… nothing official. The modern situationship has a real signature in the chart. Here's what keeps a connection stuck in the in-between, and whether it can move.
"Why Do I Always Fall for Emotionally Unavailable People?"
If the ones you want are always a little out of reach — distant, busy, not quite ready — it's not bad luck and it's not random. Here's what your chart says about the pull toward the unavailable, and how to read it without shame.
"The Most Romantic Placements in Astrology (and What They Really Do)"
Some placements are pure romance — the sweet, lucky, swoony ones astrologers light up at. Here's a tour of the most romantic signatures in a chart and between two people, kept honest about what they actually do.
"The Moon Phase You Were Born Under — and How You Love"
Everyone knows their Moon sign. Almost nobody knows their Moon phase — the exact shape the Moon held the night they were born. It's a quietly beautiful layer of who you are in love. Here's how to read it.
"The Ex You Can't Get Over: Why Some Bonds Refuse to Fade"
Some relationships end and quietly close. Others stay lodged in you for years, no matter how wrong they were. That's not weakness — it's a specific kind of bond. Here's why some connections refuse to fade.
"Mercury Retrograde and Your Love Life (Why Your Ex Always Texts)"
Three or four times a year, Mercury appears to go backward — and exes resurface, texts get misread, and old conversations come back around. Here's what Mercury retrograde really does to relationships, minus the panic.
"Is There a \"Cheating\" Placement? What Astrology Really Says"
People love to ask which signs cheat — and the honest answer is: no placement makes someone unfaithful. But astrology does describe restlessness, idealization, and freedom-needs honestly. Here's the grown-up version.
"Full Moons, New Moons & Your Relationship"
Twice a month the sky resets the lunar cycle — a new moon to begin, a full moon to reveal. Used simply, it's a gentle rhythm for a couple. Here's how to ride the lunar cycle together without the woo.
"\"Am I Even Ready for Love?\" — Emotional Availability in Your Chart"
Sometimes the question isn't who's right for you — it's whether you're ready to let someone in. Your chart has a lot to say about emotional availability, gently. Here's how to read your own readiness.