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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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Art & Astrology: February 13th, 2024

“Shadows Against the Brightness” photo by Madame Ximon Mars conjoins Pluto in Aquarius at 10:06pm PST. Pluto can intensify Mars’ impulsiveness and hostile tendencies, and in the air sign of Aquarius that can mean more arguments and less willingness to compromise. While this transit can increase our drive to get things done, it can also amplify self-defeating and destructive thoughts, as well as obsessiveness and compulsive...

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