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.