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Just Wanted to Address Some Things…..

Planets addressing masculine placements do not always have to be perceived as male.
Planets addressing feminine placements do not always have to be perceived as female.
The Sun can represent the father, or it can represent an important masculine figure.
Jupiter can represent the father, or it can represent a teacher or priest.
Mars can represent important masculine figures and sexual drive regardless of sex or gender.
The Moon can represent the mother, or it can represent an important feminine figure.
Venus can represent important feminine figures and physical attraction/appreciation regardless of sex or gender.
In astrology, masculine means activity, forward motion, extroversion.
In astrology, feminine means being passive, a planner, introversion.

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(Source: belgianpaintings)

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discardingimages:

astronomers
Bartholomeus Anglicus, ‘Livre des propriétés des choses’ (‘De proprietatibus rerum’, French translation of Jean Corbechon), Bruges ca. 1470
BnF, Français 134, fol. 169r

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poetryconcrete:

Shepard in Front of Orco, Bomarzo, by Herbert List, 1952.

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-little-owl-:

If this isn’t an entrance to a fairy world then I don’t know what is…
Fairy Glen, Isle of Skye, Scotland, April 2014

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amare-habeo:

Antonín Hudeček (Czech, 1872 - 1941)
Psyché, 1901
Oil on canvas

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saveflowers1:

Art by Vera Pavlova from a Russian children’s book.

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smithsonianlibraries:

Petition to start using these names for tertiary colors…
This color wheel is from The Grammar of Painting and Engraving (1874) by Charles Blanc, translated from the French by Kate Newell Doggett.
Our current exhibition, Color in a New Light explores the Smithsonian Libraries’ collection through the topic of color. It’s on display in the Smithsonian Natural History Museum until March 2017, though you can visit the online exhibition, including a Digital Library for the exhibition.

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