India is the world’s third largest start-up ecosystem, and it's experiencing an unexpected boom in astrology-related online ventures. From Astrospeak, a mobile app offering astrological services, to Monkvyasa, a marketplace for the occult sciences, why are India’s start-ups looking to the stars?

From yoga turning into a $27 billion industry to mindfulness going mainstream, Eastern ideas of wellbeing are becoming a part of Western daily lives. Celestine Eleven now hopes to bring spirituality to the high street as a hybrid spa and luxury retailer, but can a store sell personal enrichment?

Futurologists – those allegedly able to predict the future – are in high demand from newspapers and major companies keen to see into the coming years. Yet the vast majority of predictions are wrong. What's the appeal of future-gazing? And what might mobilise our visions into the present?

In China, the moon is thought to do more than just control the tides. The waxing and waning of the moon is believed to deeply effect people’s lives, and with this in mind, luxury watch manufacturer Montblanc has incorporated it into its latest Chinese products and campaign.