Horoscopes for 1-14-2021

What’s worse than murderer, that I may name it?
No, no, my heart will burst and if I speak,
And I will speak, that so my heart may burst.
Butchers and villains! Bloody cannibals!

• Shakespeare’s Henry 6.3 V.v.58-61

Capricorn

Years and years in the distant past? I wrote about Taurus energy as being almost pedantic in its pace. Not hasty at all. Measured and conservative, in motion, actions, and deeds. Light of mind, but considerate of conscious choices. Again, this cycles up as we approach — at the end of this week, a rolling conjunction that involves Mars, Uranus, and quick fly-by from the Moon, as a kicker. Next week, I mean. End of this horoscope. However, as the Capricorn birthdays roll along, we’re getting close and what this does on a global level? There’s an expectant forward push while there’s also last second pause. Not sure about it, but close. “I just wanted to make sure I thought this all the way through, you know, make sure all the i’s are dotted, t’s are crossed.” This is an experiential understanding of this energy, it’s run right up to the edge but not cross over to the other side, it’s flirting with the dangerous stuff, but not crossing the line. To be sure, the Uranus factor with Mr. Mars, and then, when the moon highlights all of that? There’s an urge. But acting on that urge? We encounter that stout, solid, Taurus reticence. Might not be a bad idea to pause, properly pause for just a little bit longer. Happy birthday to that one Capricorn, too.

Aquarius

I listen. What I’ve learned, by listening, I can acquire all manner of useful information by just listening. No judgement, or, at least, I try to have no judgement visible on my face, aiming for that poker face as much as possible. The aspect of listening, sometimes intently, sometimes just an overheard piece of conversation, and sometimes, it doesn’t matter, just listening instead of talking?
[continue reading…]

Our hap is loss, our hope but sad despair,
Our ranks are broke, and ruin follows us.
What counsel give you? Whither shall we fly?

• Clarence in Shakespeare’s Henry VI, part 3 2.3.9-11

In context? That passage offers hope, but one must dig for it — like this year promises, hope, but we might have to dig around a little.

Horoscopes for 1-7-2021

Capricorn

This one is about self-expression, however that looks to the Capricorn. One of the favored ideas, for this next year? What’s the “artist’s statement” for Capricorn? Usually visible as a small blurb off to one side of an art installation, it’s a brief note about what are the motivations, sources, roots. What brought up this idea, what got us here, and where this (Capricorn thing) is taking us. Like a bio. Time to write a Capricorn “artist’s statement,” a short bio, and decision about a direction. The trick with the better “artist’s statements?” The singular, stand-out points? Brevity and wit. A few sentences. Not much more. The trick is to keep it brief. Then, too, as we take the paragraph and try to cut it down in size? Work in that obvious sense of Capricorn humor, a bit dour, a little strange, and maybe not the best pointers, but there’s got to be that. Self-expression, and in the artist’s statement idea, the simplest way to get ahead this week? Brevity. Wit. Don’t forget, you’re trying to explain something here.

Aquarius

It was about statistics. I still recall, one great wordsmith, “There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.” Following a literary discussion about Shakespeare and his “authorship” of one of the last plays, part of the official canon, but arguably Shakespeare only did an assist on the play? Watching, reading through an online forum devoted to the topic of Shakespeare and scholarship?
[continue reading…]