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Astrology gets most of the attention when it comes to mapping personality to the cosmos, but animal spirit guides have been doing the same work across cultures for centuries. From Native American traditions to Celtic mythology to Eastern spiritual practices, animals have long served as symbols of human strengths, instincts, and life lessons—guides that appear in dreams, in nature, and in the stories we tell about ourselves. The idea that your birth month connects you to a specific animal isn’t far removed from the logic of astrology. Each month carries the energy of the zodiac signs it contains, and certain animals reflect those qualities more closely than others. According to astrologer Sarah Potter, writing for Parade , here’s the spirit animal associated with your birth month—and what it says about you. January: Snow Leopard Patient, strategic, and unbothered by what the pack is doing. January’s animal walks its own path and doesn’t need your...

Tuesday’s sky is loaded. Venus conjuncts Jupiter in Cancer, which is one of the warmer, more generous aspects of the month — expect things to feel a little more possible than usual, and people a little more open than you’re used to. The Moon moves from Pisces into Aries and picks up Neptune and Pluto retrograde along the way, stargazer, which means emotions aren’t just running high today — they’re running fast. Mercury is still squaring Makemake, keeping the pressure on anyone who’s been all talk and no follow-through. It’s a day that rewards people who show up ready to be honest with others, and more uncomfortably, with themselves. Read your horoscope for the week , and see what the stars have in store for your sign today.  Aries: March 21 – April 19 You’ve been keeping score, and you know it. Not against anyone who’d admit it’s a competition — just privately tallying wins and losses against people who ha...

The economy has gotten so bad that many modern daters feel like they can’t even afford to have a crush. Gen Z is calling this a “ crush recession .” Due to a variety of factors, from pricy first dates to swiping fatigue to risk aversion, many singles now view romance as either a luxury or an inconvenience. One perspective makes it seem appealing yet unattainable, while the other leaves a bad taste in our mouths. Either way, dating doesn’t have the same positive connotation it once had. I spoke with a therapist about the troubling phenomenon of a dating recession—and the factors that are driving it.  What Is a Crush Recession? According to  Dr. Alexandra Foglia, DMFT, Director of Family Programs at All in Solutions , “[A] ‘crush recession’ is a social media concept that describes an overall decrease in people’s enthusiasm, spontaneity, and optimism regarding the excitement they feel when thinking about crushes or romantic interests.” Many Gen Zers, in particula...

Monday opens with some cooperative energy — the Moon in Pisces is trining both Venus and Jupiter, which means the week has a warmer, more generous start than most. Take it, stargazer, because there’s also some tension in the mix worth knowing about. Mercury squaring Makemake is putting pressure on the gap between what people say they’ll do and what they actually follow through on. Mars in Taurus is still keeping everyone’s drive at a low simmer rather than a full boil, so don’t expect everything to move quickly today. What you can expect is a Monday that rewards showing up ready, being honest about your intentions, and not manufacturing problems where there aren’t any. Read your horoscope for the week , and see what the stars have in store for your sign today.  Aries: March 21 – April 19 You’ve been sitting on something, and you know it. Not because you’re being strategic — patience has never been your strong suit — b...

Pokémon turns 30 this year , and if the collective American search history is any indication, nobody has moved on. Not even a little. According to new research from EsportsGG, the US collectively searches Pokémon more than 30.6 million times per year, which works out to about 58 times a minute. The franchise that started as a Game Boy cartridge in 1996 has survived long enough to become a legitimate cultural institution, a nostalgia economy, and, for some collectors, a retirement plan. EsportsGG crunched search volume data by state to find out where the obsession runs deepest. Nevada came out on top with 11,774 searches per 100,000 people annually. That’s not entirely surprising for a state that hosts the Las Vegas Pokémon Regional Championships and other major gaming events. What is surprising is that Henderson, Nevada, has entire residential streets named after the franchise, including Charmander Lane, Charizard Lane, Snorlax Lane, Jigglypuff Place, and Squirtle Lane. S...

A psychic medium from Mississippi says she’s been talking to dead people since childhood, and after decades of it, she’s noticed a theme. The spirits have regrets. Two big ones, and at least one of them will probably make you feel called out. Jill M. Jackson told the Daily Mail that she’s been communicating with spirits since she was young, first seeing them as shadow figures before eventually learning to hear them. She describes the afterlife not as some faraway place in the sky but as a higher dimension sitting inches from our own, accessible when what she calls “the veil” thins enough for a medium to cross through. Hollywood, she says, has basically gotten all of this wrong. As for what the dead actually want to talk about: regret number one is that they didn’t play enough. “A common theme is that humans need to play more often,” Jackson said. “That is when they look back on their life review, and notice that they were ...