astrology
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welcome to the Age of Aquarius — Pluto officially shifted from the sign of Capricorn to Aquarius in 2024, and will stay fixed until 2043. I started getting into astrology back in 2015, before the rise of astrology apps and zodiac memes. it was my senior year in undergrad, and my course load was well…
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a wise man once told me, “keep going and never look back.” his tone was deep and serious, with pauses punctuating each word. his expression appeared blank, but underneath was something I couldn’t see, only sensed. at the time, I was in the impressionable state of youth, and didn’t take seriously the gravity with which…
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as someone over twenty-five and under forty, i have lived life, though, equally, there is much i missed. my experiences and attempt to reclaim narrative brought me to this place where i share words—from my world— in a few stanzas to illustrate the composition of my life thus far. i grew up learning music by…
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this year marks my third year observing Ramadan, and i always end the month with greater clarity and perspective. at the end of 2021, i lost my full-time job in philanthropy and was devastated. i fell into a depression. i was sad, overly anxious, and feeling out of sorts. naturally, my eating habits deteriorated. coupled…
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it’s day 777 of my saturn return and the only reason i’m posting something on today, after taking a hiatus, is so that, hopefully, i can look back from a year’s time and feel grateful about finally moving forward… As we embark on the nearing of spring, the season of rebirth, I wanted to share…
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as i approach a new decade, i’ve been in meditation about where i am and where i once was, in the land of youthdom. i like to think of youthdom as that exploratory period which commences at adolescence and ends upon the successful completion, or survival, of one’s Saturn return. i spent much of the…