Days that suggest difficulty can flow with ease, and those that appear simple and uncomplicated leave one spinning in puzzlement.

Nice relaxing idea then to spend a quiet morning in Shimokitazawa having my birth chart charted by an evolutionary astrologer. Except I leave her map inside a highly relevant book on the train, and have to rely on memory and intuition for directions.

Arriving late is not the best way to make a cosmic impression. Fortunately, Beatrix Schilcher exudes the aura of a calm and forgiving soul; I catch a gracefully wafting flash of crimson silk through the window, feel her deep interior smile before she even opens the door.