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Year: 2024

Art & Astrology: February 17th, 2024

“Sakura Confusion” photo by Madame Ximon Venus conjoins Pluto in Aquarius at 0:48am PST, turning our affections both hot and cold at the same time. We are likely to be caught up in the idea of love more than its practice. This is not a touchy-feely kind of passion, but rather an obsession, confronting us with all of the ways that our desires spin us out of control.. Like a gothic romance sprung to life, our relationships are now...

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Art & Astrology: February 16th, 2024 – Part 2

“Pointed” photo by Madame Ximon Mercury in Aquarius squares Uranus in Taurus at 7:53pm PST. We may get bolts of insight out of the blue tonight, but the potential for restlessness or boredom is also strong. Sudden surprises may hit our pocketbooks as surely as our perceptions, and it pays to be especially careful on the road now, lest we get blindsided. We would also be wise to be cautious about our spending now, as this is a transit...

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Art & Astrology: February 16th, 2024 – Part 1

“Bare But Breathing” photo by Madame Ximon The First Quarter Moon in Taurus at 7:01am PST is followed by Venus’ ingress into Aquarius at 8:05am. Our emotional and bodily needs may be at odds with our conscious goals and the demands of society around us now. With Taurus’ ruler Venus shifting from an earth sign to an air sign, our social leanings are more group-oriented and less pragmatic, more experimental and ready to...

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Cycles

“Mr. Kitty in Red” photo by Madame Ximon Sometimes the seasons and cycles of the heavens and Earth are kindly, and sometimes they are not. I’ve written more on the subject in this public post on Patreon, but for those not interested in the astrological underpinnings of loss and grief, here is the TL;DR: This is Puranam, a.k.a. Mr. Kitty, my faithful companion of the past 8 years. This morning he was diagnosed with cancer. Fuck...

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