My Venus in Cancer in the 11th house squares my Pluto in Libra in the 2nd house.
Georgous by definition:
Splendid or sumptuous in appearance, coloring, magnificent.
Informal. extremely good, enjoyable, or pleasant
These are some famous people who have Venus Pluto square aspects:
Chiricahua Apache leader,medicine man and warrior Geronimo
Jennifer Love-Hewitt
Jim Morrison (The Doors)
Bruce Lee
Mardi Gras in New Orleans, like the Burning Dude, is impossible to explain during just one cafe conversation. Like the Burning Dude, too, a newcomer needs to remember EASY DOES IT: enjoy the first year, don’t be too ambitious, focus in on one or two aspects, and branch out from there. Mardi Gras is a lot to swallow, and me, I’ve only just begun to chew.
For a good history of Mardi Gras: read here. Zulu parade: Here. And Mardi Gras Indians: Here and here.
(Mardi Gras Indians = feather envy)
Someone asked me yesterday what I was going to wear for my first Mardi Gras as a New Orleans resident. “Do I NEED a costume?” Yes!, they said. Ohhhhh crap. Another lesson learned quickly: This is the high holy holiday in New Orleans, and even if thou art just walking down the street, thou shalt style thyself accordingly.
I’m not the kind of girl to show up un-costumed to a costumed event. In fact, quite the opposite. A friend offered to loan me her costumes from last year … but that just didn’t … feel … right. For our kind, costumes must be hand-crafted, filled with the spirit, and wearable post-event — not store-bought, forgotten about, and donated to the community center along with the bridesmaid’s dress and the fondue set. My threads won’t be anything fancy — but they’ll be mine. Even at this late date, I’ll get it done.
Preparation for the fete is the spell you cast; costume, the pre-battle warpaint. As I make black-and-gold streamers for the Saints Superbowl game-day party at the Village, I wish on the Saints to win. As I cobble together the effluvia found during my Year One in NOLA, in hopes of crafting a costume that doesn’t suck … my fabric, my spirit, my memories, my treasures groundscored and laid aside for occasions just such as this, and for that one other burning dude in August … I reflect and ponder and plan for the future. I’m positive many folks in New Orleans — especially the Mardi Gras Indians — are doing the same.
Costume! Readyyyyy.... GO
It’s meditative to sew, to make garlands and paint banners and do whatever else this homemade-hoedown type of party requires. You ready for the barn-raising. You gather scrap fabric from friends and thrift stores, and busily make sketches and plans. You lay out materials and notions, cuddle with the borrowed Itunes collection of a musically-discerning friend, turn up the volume, and sail away to inner space.
In summary, the report from New Orleans is that costume-sewing is SERIOUSLY taking place in these days leading up to Fat Tuesday. It is prayer. It marks the end of something, and the beginning of the new. And on Mardi Gras, all that energy bottled up from weeks of Saintsmania and cutting/sewing/gluing/painting things onto floats/costumes/decorations … all that momentum, worry, focus, and anticipation … will become a group hallelujah.
WHO DAT whatnotery for da superbowl party @da Village - GO SAINTS
FIGMENT is an annual celebration of creative culture on Governors Island in New York Harbor. It provides an open forum for artists, helps build a creative community and fosters participatory and public art. This year it will be both in NYC and Boston.
FIGMENT submissions are open for the pavilion, minigolf, and sculpture garden!
Call for Art!
They also need members of the team, check it out!
video: Carol Binkowski
Finally, here's our video from Costa Rica, featuring Burning Dan, Alien Jon, Baz, and myself spinning to the music of Reza Moosavi and the cinematography and video editing skills of Matthew Boyd :)
I am just so tired of trying to figure it all out. How it should be, how it could be, how I could be, how we could be, how all of this coulda, shoulda woulda.
I just want to be how I am
I’m sorry if that’s hurtful
I’m sorry if that’s offensive
I’m sorry if that’s not comfortable
I just want to be how I am.
At some point I have to care about being honest and authentic with myself more than censoring to meet the needs of others.
*The INFJ will need support and verbal support from their mate. Criticism is death to the INFJ type.
*The INFJ believes they know well almost everything, have difficulty seeing otherwise.
*The INFJ may not openly show/verbalize the extremely deep feelings they may have.
*INFJs typically enjoy idealized settings, they may revisit a first date venue, first kiss, marriage proposal site, etc…be disappointed if mate does not see the benefit of such activity.
*The INFJ needs relationship. They can be quick to begin one that is not good just to have one, the quickly change when the “real thing” is found.
*At times, the INFJ can probe too deeply in relationship, looking for hidden meaning, not knowing their mate is irritated by such probing.
*The INFJ can be among, perhaps is, the most stubborn of all the types. INFJ is very patient but when time has run out they will write one off forever.
*This type will bond deeply with children, try to be their friend.
*Will have a potentially rich fantasy life.
*Very affectionate at their own time and in their own way.
Conflict Reactions Personality Traits:
*The INFJ may be completely surprised that there is a conflict altogether
*INFJ can become easily depressed when conflict begins
*Will likely be deeply hurt
*INFJ is likely to IGNORE the conflict if it hurts to much
*Will accommodate (give in) to others if INFJ VALUES are NOT compromised
*Eventually may see the conflict as a chance for personal growth
*INFJs will work hard to reach a mutual, harmonious solution
Conflict Resolution Activity Personality Traits
*Unless stressed, INFJ will be respectful as they work for solution
*Will keep “harmony” in mind at all times
*Unless stressed, the INFJ will not “criticize” during resolution attempts
*Normally patient as all parties speak their minds toward resolution
*INFJ solutions will be insightful
*INFJ will embrace consensus and a win-win attitude
Positive Solutions Will Be
*May be idealistic and future oriented
*Harmonious to all parties
*Likely very “creative”
*People oriented
*Embracive of compromise, cooperation and communication
*Results-focused
Conflict Resolution Activity-Improvement Opportunities (weaknesses)
*INFJ will probably get their feelings hurt during the process
*Because of the above, INFJ will not get to the point as quickly in conflict
*INFJ may tend to exclude those responsible and talk to others first
*INFJ will naturally ignore details
*INFJ will take it all very personally
*INFJ may be too “indirect” which looks like they are ignoring others
*For harmony sake, the INFJ may move too quickly toward resolution and regret it later
*The INFJ thought can be too complex and not stated concisely enough for others
some days I just don’t know how I am supposed to feel
The UK’s BBC Radio 1 got brave, and sent Bobby Friction, one of their on-air DJs, across the pond to attend Burning Man for the first time in 2009, and to record his experience along the way. It’s fun to ride along with Bobby as he’s transfixed and transformed by the playa, Black Rock City, and Burners, while learning what Burning Man is all about.
You can listen to his podcast here. (Note: it contains language that might offend some listeners.)
artwork: jennybird