Sarah Barnes

Pontic-Caspian Steppe, c. 4,000 BCE On a bluff top near the clan’s settlement… Stretched out on her stomach, sharp rocks biting into her hips and forearms, the smell of damp soil and crushed weeds mingling in her nostrils, Naya lifted her head just high enough to see down into the ravine from her hidden perch. Even from this distance, she felt a constant buzz of anxiety coming from the herd of horses trapped below.

If you are craving adventure for your inner explorer, head to Chile’s otherworldly San Pedro de Atacama. This is the driest desert on Earth, where the high altitude makes you appreciate the ease of breathing, and petulant temperatures offer up freezing mornings and boiling afternoons. It is here that you feel as though you have landed on Mars, as mineral-rich canyons, smoking volcanoes, sprawling salt flats and the looming Andes mountains stretch as far as the eye can see.

It was Dua Lipa who famously said “I don’t have a therapist, but I have an astrologist.” I’ve always been fascinated with star signs, too. As of late, I’ve also realised that I have subconsciously been practising ‘millennial mysticism’. It’s a mindset that we millennials have seamlessly shifted towards: decentralised digital-age spirituality in the form of astrology, mindfulness and manifestation.