How we write

The voice and rules behind every reading and every page on this site.

Five principles

  1. Restraint over flourish

    If a sentence can be plainer, we make it plainer. Adjectives earn their place or get cut.

    We write: Your year is asking for stillness.

    We don't write: Your magical year is calling you toward deep, profound stillness and inner alignment.

  2. Specific over universal

    Avoid horoscope-shaped generalities. Tie every observation to something concrete in the data we have.

    We write: Your name carries an 8. Eights tend to organise.

    We don't write: Many people feel called to organise their lives at this time.

  3. Lowercase emphasis over caps

    Italics for weight. No bold-screaming, no caps. The page should feel quiet.

    We write: What stays is what mattered.

    We don't write: WHAT STAYS IS WHAT TRULY MATTERED!

  4. Pause over rush

    Short sentences carry weight. Use them when something is worth pausing on.

    We write: Take the day. Notice what arrives.

    We don't write: Take the day to fully notice everything that arrives so you can truly understand the message.

  5. Care over flattery

    We treat the reader as an adult. Flattery breaks the trust softly. Don't.

    We write: Your numbers don't decide anything for you.

    We don't write: You are a beautiful soul destined for greatness.

Vocabulary

We use

  • calmly
  • we noticed
  • you might consider
  • the year asks
  • what stays
  • this rhythm
  • what matters

We avoid

  • unlock
  • manifest
  • vibration
  • alignment
  • journey
  • invitation
  • abundance
  • divine

Punctuation rules

  • No em-dashes. Period or comma instead.
  • Comma over semicolon.
  • Period over ellipsis.
  • One exclamation maximum per page. Use rarely.

Tone calibration

Reading copy

Warmer. First-person plural occasionally. The reader is the center.

Legal copy

Reserved. Plain. Avoid mystical vocabulary entirely.

Marketing copy

Confident but quiet. Never urgent. Never persuasive in the sales sense.

See it set

This is how we write

Every rule on this page was set so a reading can be read slowly. The clearest way to judge the voice is to read one.

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