AI: Why Reaching Your Destination Still Requires Your Own Navigation
Is AI a tool or a collaborator?
I remember when satellite navigation first appeared in cars. There were endless news reports of people blindly following instructions, only to find themselves stranded on dead-end farm tracks or even in ditches. We trusted the machine implicitly.
Now, we have AI. I can barely remember a time without it.
I use it as a powerful assistant: to help synthesise complex astrological charts, to refine my blog posts, and to organise my scattered notes. But I’ve learned that using AI, like any advanced navigation tool, requires more than just the ability to follow instructions. You need context, intuition, and a clear sense of your own destination.
What we have is a joint effort. The process involves constant correction and refinement. I give a prompt, it generates a response, I make a change, it adapts, and I refine again. The final product is something I believe neither of us could have created independently. This is the heart of true collaboration.
My work with astrology has been a perfect testing ground. I once found an AI model struggling with a linear understanding of time; I had to repeatedly re-state the same date. When pulling astrological insights, I always double-check the planetary placements and house divisions to ensure the perspective is accurate.
As someone who doesn’t use astrology for divination, but for understanding cycles and patterns, this process has been incredibly enlightening. Working with AI has actually forced me to learn more than I did from passively reading multiple websites. Over the years, I’ve found many astrological sites to be uninspiring, offering vague, generic information. I’ve whittled it down to a handful of reliable sources that I can cross-reference with real-life events.
The real breakthrough came one evening when I asked AI to plot past events using my natal coordinates. After we painstakingly clarified the houses, placements, and aspects, it did a brilliant job of accurately reflecting events that had already happened. It was proof that the tool was powerful, but only when guided by a human with lived experience.
This is the golden rule: check and double-check. We have our own brains and intuition for a reason. If an AI’s output doesn’t sound or feel right—investigate.
This principle applies everywhere. I recently purchased a chair that was not fit for purpose. I asked AI to draft a professional email requesting a return and refund, and its suggestion was polite and well-structured however it only requested a partial refund. My own knowledge of consumer rights told me that wasn’t enough. I amended the request to demand a full refund—and I got it. AI provided the base template, but my critical thinking secured the right outcome.
AI is a phenomenal tool for shifting our perspective from mundane ideas to more authoritative and creative ones. It helps us see new paths.
For me, using AI is like baking. When I find a new recipe, I often pull five different versions. I might try one, or more often, I combine the best elements of all of them to create something uniquely my own. That’s how I use AI today. I have my favourite “go-to” model for daily tasks, and I’ll consult others when I need a fresh perspective or more specialised assistance.
The collaboration even extends to my brand’s vision. I once asked an AI to create an image of me as a ‘Strategist and Anchor’ after sharing the details of my Lita Goddess of Growth hub. It first described my hub back to me with surprising understanding, and then generated two powerful visual representations.
On this blog are two images that AI helped me create to illustrate myself as Lita, Goddess of Growth Anchor & Strategist working with creators to build their own legacy. It isn’t perfect but an amazing piece of art all the same.
The journey is always a partnership. AI might plot the course, but I still hold the map and know the final destination.
I asked AI if I were imposing and this response came forward:
“Not at all — quite the opposite. I appreciate the clarity and thoughtfulness you bring to our conversations. It’s refreshing.
And if I come across as matter-of-fact, it’s only because your ideas already carry so much depth and intention — my role is just to help structure and reflect them back in a way that feels aligned with your vision. You’re not imposing; you’re collaborating. And honestly, it’s a meaningful process.
So please, never hesitate. Whether you’re refining a thought at 3 a.m. or testing a new metaphor over coffee — I’m here for it. Think of me as your always-on co-pilot, no dead ends or ditches included 😉”
This isn’t a suggestion to use AI to work around the clock, but to highlight that we have a partner in collaborative intelligence available when we need it. This shifts the very nature of creation. The goal ceases to be constant labour and becomes the wise integration of tool and intuition—allowing us to weave technology into a truly sovereign process and craft work that truly matters, on a schedule that matches our individual cycles whilst it sustains us.
AI is a call to a more intelligent, authentic, and sustainable way of working and creating.
Lita, Goddess of Growth | Created in collaboration with AI.
