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Temet Nosce (Know Thyself)

Temet Nosce – “Know Thyself” One of the reasons that it can be frustrating to read horoscopes is that predictive astrology that doesn’t take into account the aspects made by transiting planets to your natal chart or progressed chart can seem really off-base – for example, telling you how much good fortune you are supposedly experiencing when you are in the midst of serious disaster, or vice versa. And even when an astrologer...

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New Artwork – Elemental Dancer: Water and Sun

Original Art: “Elemental Dancer: Water and Sun” by Madame Ximon This is my most recent completed artwork, which I started last year. As often happens with projects like this, the core drawing in ink came together quickly, and a portion of the color as well (via Prismacolors, my preferred medium) but then I ran into a color conundrum. The “Sun” portion of this drawing is based on a composite photo of the surface of the sun over an...

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The Burning Heart of Vesta

In keeping with Neil Gaiman’s directive to “Make Good Art” being reinforced in my life by multiple astrological configurations, I’ve been endeavoring to finish more of my growing quantity of “works in progress,” one of which is this drawing based on the action of the asteroid Vesta on my natal chart through transits and synastry over the past year.Vesta is one of the larger asteroids in our solar system, smaller than Ceres, but comparable...

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Layering Lessons from Multiple Astrological Events

The past couple of weeks have been a bit intense astrologically, with the April 15th Lunar Eclipse, April 23rd Cardinal Grand Cross, and April 29th Solar Eclipse all making waves, especially for people with prominent Cardinal sign placements in their natal charts. Reverberations from such events continue in our lives for some time after the initial event, with eclipses in particular setting the tone for the next six months in whatever areas of...

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