#primary directions

[phoebosacerales]

is there some specifics transits that can indicate breaking up with someone? like mars transiting my 5th or anything like that (since my venus is scorpio)? i just broke up with my bf (well ex now lol) today and i'm trying to figure this out astrologically cause i'm curious (i'm fine btw). Thanks in advance!

If you're fine then congratulations! haha. Making these kind of decisions isn't usually easy.

Transit is not a technique that works the way most people think it works. When ancient astrologers talked about transits they were usually talking about the overlap of the solar revolution chart and the nativity. If your solar return (SR) has a planet on the sign of your natal 7th house, then that planet is transiting your 7th this year. The kind of transit that you're refering to will only be relevant if the planets involved are relevant for you this year, if at least one is the current time lord.

But there's also other techniques, like primary directions or progressions (this last one more recent and less used by traditional astrologers) that can show important changes in life. The presence of these can show bigger and more impactful life-altering events than the ones only indicated by the SR.

I have an example of this in my own life: I had my biggest break up and the passing of my maternal grandmother happen on the year when Venus was the time lord by profection (12th house profection). Besides the 12th, Venus also rules my 7th house, which has to do with partners and also the maternal grandmother. On the SR that year, Mars was on top of/transiting my natal Venus, which indicates severing, separation. It doesn't help that my Venus is in the 8th, and the fact that it's in a dual/mutable sign can indicate doubling, more than one thing being signified, and of course, there were two events in the same month indicated by the same configuration/transit. The fact that I'm ruled by Mars can mean I had agency in at least one of the events: I broke up with him. But in primary directions you could also see Venus was finally setting in the western sky. Big events, changes or transitions happen when you see planets reaching and passing an angle in primary directions, and the setting of a planet usually means endings.

I could take a quick look at your chart to see if I can easily identify something if you want. And if you're interested I'm available for full readings.

[uncanny-tranny]

"If men got periods/needed abortion/got ovarian or breast cancer, those resources would be handed out like candy! They'd be more plentiful than ATMs!!"

You mean perisex cis men. You mean perisex cis men. Say what you mean.

I'm a trans man. I avoid all medical care because ninety percent of my doctors have not treated me properly because I am a trans man. I am acutely aware that doctors would be more than happy to not provide me care on the basis of my being trans, even if it costed my life.

Every time I so much as think about the doctors, I'm reminded of men like Robert Eads - of how my care is at the whim of the opinions a doctor has about my life. And because of my own past negative experiences, I hesitate to open my patient portal to schedule an appointment. When I have gotten a good doctor, it's not been the rule, it's the exception. I have a doctor right now who I'm lucky to see, who actually treats me like a human being. I'm celebrating that a doctor finally treats me like a person.

If you want to group all men as being the same, I hope you're willing to have that blood on your hands. Because that care is routinely kept away from men, and it's a real, tangible, systemic issue.

I don't talk about this because I see being trans as this negative thing, but because I want to continue living and I want my trans siblings to live. I understand the frustration that people have who say this - it's another systemic issue that also costs lives. However, I am alarmed at the trend of... forgetting or perhaps erasing that this is still an issue for men, that we literally aren't treated the same as somebody like a cis perisex woman. No doctor has ever treated me like one, and of that I know for a fact. And this is a simple fix - be clear about who you mean when you talk about a group of people or a specific phenomenon. That applies when you are talking about any group of people because, generally, these overgeneralizations will be useless because it can't apply to everyone, and might just hurt a group of people you may not even be intending on hurting.

[gloriousmonsters]

listened to most of The Art of War while hanging clothes at my job earlier and I'm going to just distill down the real advice for y'all without the twenty thousand similes and metaphors and such

Wars are expensive have them really fast

Don't kill your soldiers they need food and stuff

But sometimes put your soldiers into inescapable life or death situations because that's how you really get them to be workin' hard instead of hardly workin', y'know

Have more guys than the enemy and be smarter. The best way to win a war is to have every single favorable condition for winning a war. Hope that helps

DO NOT fight in a salt marsh

If your boss gives you a stupid order, don't follow that order

Be 15 min early to the battlefield

Attack the enemy's weak points. But also they might be faking weaknesses so don't attack if they seem weak. But attack their weak points. But also-

For the love of god don't let anyone read omens

[hymnsofheresy]

Do you pray for the hostages too?

Yes. I pray for the 110 or so israeli and immgrant hostages assumed to still be alive. And I also pray for the hundreds of Palestianian hostages arrested without charge in Israeli prisons assumed to be alive.

I pray for a ceasefire so that the Israeli hostages are released. I also pray for the end of Israeli apartheid government, so that Palestianians are liberated.

[lloydfrontera]

when theo and sylvia have their first child rakiel spends the entire pregnancy suggesting silly names, getting more and more ridiculous as time goes on and as he tries to take their minds off any complications that could come up from a child being born from two different species that aren't always biologically compatible. he's pretty sure he loses any naming rights he ever had for the rest of his life some time around the sixth or seventh month but it's worth it when he gets a soft snort from his brother or an amused eye roll from sylvia.

he is not prepared when theo carefully puts into his arms a tiny bundle of blankets wrapped around an even tinier baby and tells him his name is Adrian.

he will spent the next couple decades holding a grudge over the fact no one warned him beforehand and he therefore spent his first ever meeting with his nephew ugly crying the entire time. there went his chance of being the cool uncle >:c

[cinnamonest]

I just realized that I forgot to send what I wrote to the translator, so I'm writing again .I really like the ideas of a dear with such poor eyesightthat she can hardly see beyond a couple of centimeters . This is very convenient for Yandere, because if she behaves badly, they just need to take off their glasses. + makes an escape attempt very difficult Sorry to write this again 😭

You're fine! I actually know like a very small amount of Russian so I was like trying to challenge myself to read without using Google and managed to recognize a few words which was fun 🤭

And that's literally me, I remember the first time I went to the eye doctor as a teen and tested my sight he was literally so baffled he outright asked me "how have you gotten by this long like this" 💀💀

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Obviously the worst would be either Kaeya or Childe because they find your impairment very cute and will make your life all the worse for it. Taking your glasses away is not even so much as a means of control for Childe, he just genuinely finds it funny and endearing to watch you struggle. It's just one of many things he does to mess with you, along with putting things you need way out of your reach and hiding your stuff and making you do favors or say sweet (and embarrassing) things to him to get it back. Because it's less a control thing and more pure amusement, though, he's more likely to occasionally relent and give it back to you when you need it.

For Kaeya its both control and amusement, so the same is not true — in fact, he most likely outright throws them away for good. Anything you really need that your natural vision prevents, he can just do for you, and now you'll be forced to ask nicely. But he absolutely will do little things to mess with you.

Diluc just decides you've seen enough for one lifetime. Off they go. You wake up one day and they're not where you set them down and he just shrugs off any accusations from you, but doesn't deny them. It's actually a part of his borderline obsessive fixation with moulding you the perfect wife-y version of you he's constructed in his head. That version of you has no need for them. What do you need good vision for? Seeing things?? Looking at other people?? Navigating the world outside? None of these are approved activities. You don't really need great vision for cooking and cleaning and laying on your back with open legs and other more suitable things. You'll adjust just fine.

If you're farsighted and really want to read a book (which, as long as it's approved reading material, is fine, ideal even as it's a sedentary activity), you may ask very nicely and you may temporarily have them back. You can, however, "negotiate" with him by making it backfire on him, such as "accidentally" getting juice confused with rat poison you give to him. Do this sort of thing enough times and he may relent to let you have them a little bit more often... but still only with permission.

Albedo is actually similar to Childe and Kaeya in that he finds it amusing. He's just not as outwardly teasing about it, rather, he tends to quietly observe with a faint smirk watching you struggle. Him taking them away shouldn't really come as a surprise though, seeing as he's the worst candidate for limiting your capabilities in general. Like, having your glasses taken away actually kind of pales in comparison to being rendered permanently lame or having your entire body temporarily paralyzed when you're being mean to him. He already takes every conceivable opportunity to render you as helpless and dependent as possible, this is just another aspect of that, and the primary reason for doing so. Doesn't mean he doesn't also find it cute, though. He's just not going to outwardly say anything to belittle you about it... unless you're being bad, in which case, a few dry-humored jabs might be warranted.

But most surprisingly, Baizhu of all people has the audacity to use it to his advantage. Total betrayal from someone you would have thought understood Universal Glasses-Haver Solidarity. But perhaps that is why he does it, he knows just how inconvenient and limiting it can be, thereby viewing it as a fairly strong leverage in his favor. Besides, you did earn it when you tried to poison him. Have fun reading labels on the medicinal jars on high shelves now.

Should you ever bring up the inherent hypocrisy of keeping you deprived, he merely says it was a necessary act for your own well-being and his alike. He has a tendency to bounce back and forth between how strict he is — he has a soft spot for you and wants to be lenient and trusting, but his self-awareness of his own physical condition and potential weaknesses make him paranoid enough that once he's decided on something like that, he likely won't go back on the decision.

[stoat-party]

Hey, all. It’s your friendly neighborhood synth biology expert,* here to remind you of the horrifying reality that Gen 3 synths can canonically glitch out.

*this user is not a biology expert, synth or otherwise

Update: The primary drive message is confirmed in dialogue to be about early-Gen synths. Which means that A#-## designations do apply to them, meaning J2-84 could have also been a robo-synth.

[starheirxero]

I NEED TO WRITE NON PHYSICAL ECLIPSE. SO BAD. SOOOOO BADDDDD

[mr-orion]

"I want comments and people to talk to me and reblogs!!"

Okay, but. But real question. Are you friendly? Actually? Or are you a dickhead to people when you assume the worse of them? Are you condescending when explaining things?

Do you go out of your way to comment on other people's things? No?

I remember as a new user being absolutely turned off from commenting and reblogging because everyone assumed I came at them with the worse possible intentions. I have a lot of formative memories that really cemented that I will never interact with anyone outside of my niches. Ever.

I get why a lot of users don't comment/reblog on random peoples posts. It's because a lot of you have made it an unfriendly and overwhelming environment. A lot of people complain that reblog culture is dead but will go out of their way to pick on commentary they don't like and harrass others instead of hit the block button. Like y'all ruined it for everyone and then have the audacity to act like it's the viewers fault

[phoebosacerales]

Blake Lively and the astrology for the reputation of celebrities in 2024

Hi, guys. On this post I'll be analyzing Blake Lively's current situation with the sudden shift of public opinion about her and relate it to the current times with mundane astrology. I won't be judging her character or expressing opinions on who she is as a person. I'll just analyze how this moment was indicated astrologically and demonstrate a little bit of how I've been using the predictive techniques in natal and mundane astrology.

In Blake's chart below, we see that Venus rules the 10th house of public life and reputation. Venus is the benefic of sect, but in addition to being in fall in Virgo, it's also extremely combust and very close to Mars. Superficially, this can even look like not a famous person's chart, but these 3 planets in early Virgo are also very close to the star Regulus, the heart of the lion, which is a great indicator for fame and power. Another star linked to her reputation is Hamal on the MC, the alpha of the Ram constellation, of the nature of Mars and Saturn. It's also regal and agressive.

We usually associate the extreme talkativeness with Gemini, but it can very well be a characteristic of the sign in which Mercury is exalted as well, which is Virgo. A lot of blabber or oversharing is a characteristic of mercurial people that often puts them in trouble, especially when things are connected to a malefic like Mars, where thoughts and speech become even faster and sharper or aggressive. There's a lack of restriction and they can speak without thinking.

Cronocrators

By distribution through the bounds, since 2013 Blake has been in a period of her life where she is ruled by Venus, and this will be the most important planet we'll see throughout this post. Saturn is the participant.

1st house profection

Blake's reputation suffered in the final moments of her 1st house profection, which has the sign of Leo. The primary ruler for the year is Venus because it appears in Leo in the Solar Return chart, very close to the natal ascendant. And planets in transit in the sign of the profection are preferred to the rulers, according to Vettius Valens.

Solar Return

Venus

In addition to ruling the native for so many years, Venus is also the annual ruler. Venus highlights more the matters of the 10th of public life or 3rd of communication, rather than the matters of the 1st, although they're still important, and the Sun and all the planets in Virgo are obviously relevant, because Venus is also in there natally. In the SR Venus is retrograde and leaving the Sun's rays in the 5th house, which is an overall good omen for the professional life and for creative projects during this period. The first month of the year is activating Virgo and the planets in it, the second month activates Libra, and so on… And the big controversy and success of the movie occurred in the last month of this profection, when Venus in Virgo transmitted matters to herself in her position in Leo.

Saturn

Venus makes a superior trine to natal Saturn. Any aspect with a malefic isn't good, but this is a superior trine from the benefic of sect, so the affliction to Venus isn't that great and it actually ends up remedying Saturn's significations of difficulties in the creative house. So, it ends up being kinda like a wonky win for her. The Moon in Sagittarius near Saturn just highlights the issue. In the SR, Saturn is ruling public life (10th) and benefactors (11th), in addition to ruling the lot of Fortune. Saturn is in the 12th opposing and challenging the Sun in a dark house. Judgment and a lot of pressure in the public space is signified both by this being the ruler of the natal ascendant and by it just being the Sun. The presence in the 6th house indicates that the problem is happening in the work environment and gets related to workers in lower positions.

When it all happened, Venus was just starting its journey in her fall and opposing Saturn. The complete opposition was on the 19th, but it's still active now.

Aries rising

Mars in Virgo

Mars appears in the 6th house as well, mimicking the natal position it has of afflicting the Sun and Mercury. Mercury is there exalted and about to be retrograde, indicating very well the reappearance of issues about aggressive or excessive and challenging communication. Since the beginning of the month youtubers are making dossiers about her alleged diva personality by unearthing old interviews. The 6th is the joy of Mars, reinforcing the significations of conflict and aggressiveness, and all of this curiously also goes with the theme of the movie being promoted.

Jupiter

The ascendant is right on top of natal Jupiter. And Jupiter is in Taurus in the 2nd house of the SR and natal 10th house, which can indicate great material gain from work. Jupiter signifies her creative projects natally, and Blake is the producer of the film that she is currently starring in, which is having great success, despite or perhaps because of the controversies.

Frustration with celebrities in the USA in 2024

We can also predict something like this with mundane astrology. Let's see how.

The Aries Solar Ingress chart for the US this year has Venus exalted in the 5th house. I've written about this chart in other posts about the current american political climate, but it can be analyzed to understand the moment of the country as a whole beyond what's strictly political.

Venus and the 5th house in astrology usually represent the elite, or artists and the arts in general. This year Venus is even more linked to these matters as it's inside the 5th. This means that whatever happens to Venus this year will be important for people in the arts, especially those who have Venus as their ruler currently.

It's also exalted, in its joy and in a night chart, that is, it's very well positioned except for its proximity to Saturn. Saturn is the most malefic planet in night charts and being in the 5th house it already indicates problems for the creative class. Venus exalted and afflicted in this way is like a big frustrated promise. At the same time, Venus is too powerful here and the damage isn't as big as it's just loud. The greatest manifestation of this was the Blockout 2024. People expected too much from celebrities, got frustrated and tried to retaliate. It's interesting that this event was related to the genocide happening in Gaza and the 7th is also ruled by Venus. The frustration with the USA's foreign policy came together with the frustration with celebrities and the lives of the bourgeoisie.

The "Blockout" happened right when Venus and Jupiter (the dispositor of Venus and ruler of the 5th) were getting combust. The idea of the significators of the elite in combustion is very fitting with the event. And it also happened during the lunation where they had the same rising sign as the Ingress chart, with both malefics in the 5th.

Conclusion

A new moment of fall from grace for a celebrity or celebrities in the arts was bound to happen now that Venus is going through its worst moment of the year, which is its position in fall with an opposition to Saturn. It was also perfectly predictable that this could happen specifically to Blake Lively, because she has Venus in Virgo as her timelord, both by distributions and by profection. And she also has Saturn as the participant.

Things started still during the new moon, but has reached a new peak with the full moon. When analysing the Aquarius full Moon for the USA, I predicted that Venus' position in fall, besieged by the malefics and with the MC could be about someone in power having a really bad time, and it could be Kamala Harris because she's also in a Venus profection, but it's not the primary ruler of her year and I should've expected it could be about a celebrity in the arts as well. Although Kamala did make herself look bad again at her DNC speech, which wasn't good or strategic, with the worst part being the militarism of it all, signified by the square with Mars in the 7th of foreign relations.

[royalarchivist]

Every time I see someone cite one of my clips when telling people about a particular charater, analyzing a specific interaction, or making lore predictions, it always warms my heart.

[lynchiangf]

changed my mind approximately a million billion times about my focus for this class but now I've commited to studying coffeehouses in 18th century england and it's fun actually. mutuals we should have a place where we can meet before work to drink coffee or another hot drink together and talk about the day's news

[fierykitten2]

Past Paradox Quaquaval that loses the Water-type in favour of a Dragon-type for no reason meanwhile Future Paradox Meowscarada that loses the Grass-type but gains a type that isn’t Electric or Steel

[intricatecakes]

Mainers who are voting in the Presidential Primary:

If you are eligible:

Use the write-in option

Write CEASEFIRE

Mark it as your 1st choice

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Unenrolled folks - you will be offered a choice of either main party's ballot, where you can use the same instructions above

First time voter? Sign up directly at the polls!

[whentherewerebicycles]

a bunch of people have already registered for my mentoring workshop! unfortunately this means i have to plan and host a workshop aaaaaa

[wizardnuke]

"you need to gain weight" COOL. YEAH. HOW