Author Paul Kiritsis Uses the Stars to Guide His Writing: Read How this Cancerian Follows His Calling

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.

According to the laws of astrology, 2008 was predicted to be a number 5 year for me, a year ruled by the little dwarf Mercury. This meant that 2008 would herald the Age of Exploration in my life where the monotonous routine of existence would be broken and surprises would jut out from everywhere. It was also forecast as a year full of adventure and opportunity. So far, I must say that the corpus of those claims have been proven true. Some things occurred in my life that sent my worldview packing; they stirred a permanent change in my psyche and my outlook because of it. I now see much clearer because of that. My vision is not purely sensational; it is meaningful. It was too funny how it all unravelled during the time of my birthday. In addition, I have a very exciting adventure planned in the French Polynesia and Easter Island towards the closing of the year which, artistically speaking, should throw me into a completely different direction to the one I have been steering in at present.

With regards to my next book, Fifty Confessions: Screams of Histrionics and Vengeance, is dimensions away from the hermetic romance of Hermetica: Myths, Legends, Poems(2007) and the historic musings of Origin: Poems From the Crack of Dawn(2006). It will be interesting to see what sort of responses I get. Let’s just hope there are no lawsuits!


To learn more about Paul and his fascinating books and astrological work, visit his website.

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