Lovedastro - 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅

𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗩𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗖 𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗬 🏠

Demian quotes throughout WINGS films and MVs

Intro: BOY MEETS EVIL

“My scene was not necessarily this or that, but it consisted of having shaken hands with the Devil. The Devil held me in its clutches, the enemy was behind me.”

피 땀 눈물 (Blood, Sweat & Tears)

“He too was a tempter. He too was a link to the other second, the evil world with which I no longer wanted to have anything to do [with].”

Begin (Jungkook)

“The realms of day and night, two worlds coming from two opposite poles, mingled during this time.”

Lie (Jimin)

“My parent’s house made up one realm, this realm was familiar to me in almost every way– mother and father, love and strictness, model behavior and school.“

First Love (Yoongi/Suga)

"There are numerous ways in which God can make us lonely and lead us back to ourselves. This was the way he dealt with me at that time.”

Stigma (Taehyung/V)

“That was the first fissure in the columns that had upheld my childhood, which every individual must destroy before he can become himself. Such fissures and rents grow together again, heal, and are forgotten, but in the most secret recesses they continue to live and bleed.”

Mama (Hoseok/Jhope)

“With a face that resembled her son’s, timeless, ageless, and full of inner strength, the beautiful woman smiled with dignity. Her gaze was fulfillment, her greeting a homecoming. Silently I stretched my hands out to her.”

Reflection (RM)

“The other realm, however, overlapping half our house, was completely different. A loud mixture of horrendous, intriguing, frightful, mysterious things, including slaughterhouses and prisons, drunkards and screeching fishwives, calving cows, horses sinking to their death. Tales of robberies, murders, and suicides.”

Awaken (Jin)

“The bird finds its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born first must destroy the world. The bird flies to God. That God’s name is Abraxas.”

Aries Rahu - Libra Ketu Transit: a new cycle begins

Aries/Mesh represents 1H, sunrise, the birth, the body & self.

Libra/Tula represents 7H, sunset, death, other people, mirror reflection of self

꧁ Obsession with body, health & fitness ꧂

Great time to change diet, introduce a new gym routine, getting into martial arts & dancing.

Great time to educate ourselves on health & nutrition.

Specially Ashwini Ketu would be a time for miraculous/fast healing. I think we all need some healing after a pandemic.

There could be a tendency to over rationalize healthy vs unhealthy. Getting obsessed with creating a healthy lifestyle aesthetic instead of doing the work.

Sign of Aries relates to the female reproductive organ specially Bharani being symbolized by Yoni itself. Reproductive rights under attack might be due to this transit indicated by the Bharani eclipse. That is forcing people to fight for Women's rights.

This is a great time to be more mindful of our reproductive health & heal your cycle. More awareness & debate around this topic can be seen.

Many people would be tempted to go under the knife to reduce some parts of themselves during Aries Rahu. Especially during Krittika Rahu 🔥💉

Don't get carried away though, decision taken under nodal influence often brings regret.

Be careful of cuts, bruises & accidents during this time. Mars rules over these things.

Many people would change up their appearance, especially experiment with hairstyles & color. As Rahu is the head of the dragon, people would prefer martian red color hair.

On a positive note, many of us are going to experience a shrug of new energy, enthusiasm and a go-getter attitude.

꧁ Relationship & Marriage ꧂

Only relationships built on a solid foundation will survive & thrive during this transit. Anything swept under the rug would resurface & relationships would go through a purification process. Ketu would separate us from illusions built around relationships, all the idealization & rose-tinted glasses would come off & you’d see the other person for who they actually are.

Many celebrity marriages falling apart & people witnessing it live could be due to Libra Ketu. As Ketu rules separation & Libra rules marriage.

More people would get married during this time & some would finally realize marriage/romantic love isn’t their cup of tea.

꧁ Lack of communal harmony & violence ꧂

Libra Ketu would make many people detached from 'other people' & lack a sense of community. This can result in war & violence (Aries Rahu) among different communities or even within the same community. Many people are going to act more selfish & not ready to listen to a different perspective. Me vs them mentality would be overly dominant during this Aries-Libra transit.

I think we're already seeing this in form of the Ukrain-Russia War, Hindu-Muslim Danga etc. Political violence would be prominent during these times.

Public is going to act more hot-headed than usual. Be careful not to mess with the wrong people. Don’t f*ck around if you don't wish to find out 😂

On another note, Libra Ketu is a great time for cults & communes to thrive. People are going to desperately search for a place to belong, a sense of community. Be careful not to get brainwashed into a cult. Internet mob culture would be getting stronger.

꧁ Art & Entertainment ꧂

Ketu in Libra is a great time to revisit past artworks / take inspiration from those who came before us. BTS got the assignment & making an album which is a tribute to their journey by far.

This could be a great time for gothic art as well. As both libra & Ketu are very gothic by nature. Libra rules the color Black & Libra natives have a love for gothic aesthetics due to venus association with death.

I think many celebs going for black n white/funeral inspired look on Met Gala is due to libra Ketu. It could've been executed much better.

This can be a great time for period dramas/films. Something that makes us relive the past.

Overall people are going to feel detached from Venusian things like art & entertainment. Not the best time for the entertainment and glamour industry.

Another thing I can see with Libra Ketu is people using astrology, spirituality etc as an 'aesthetic'. Esoteric topics becoming more mainstream. I wrote this before the news about Mcdonald's giving free tarot reading... Totally not excited to see esoteric topics becoming a commodity.

꧁ Market & investment ꧂

Libra rules market place, there’s a possibility of a market crash. I don’t think this is a good time for investments unless your current Dasha is so good it overrules a general transit.

I think NFTs getting stolen is due to Libra Ketu as well. Crypto/NFT etc are very Rahuvian/Libra-ish in nature. So they can get a hit during this transit. { I've written this before the crypto crash further proving my suspicion }

Money related fraud might come to light during this time, so be careful with your black money 😂

Other random thoughts:

MBTI & psychology getting more popular, especially during Bharani Rahu. As Curl Jung & Freud both being Bharani. Although most people would stay on the surface level.

Aries celebs would blow up further & would be the talk of the town like Amber, Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Chris Rock etc for better or for the worse spotlight is on Aries folks.

This is a good time for technological advancement & innovation, especially in the power sector. Ref to my Ashwini post.

Not really the best time for the glamour world. Many frauds & deceits coming to light.

Overall this transit is like a karmic reset, a start of a new cycle as Aries is the 1st sign of the Zodiac belt. This transit is going to bring a lot of news & beginnings, let's make the foundation strong so that something beautiful can flourish.

𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗞𝗧𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗔𝗞𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗦

Ouroboros

The Ouroboros is a Greek word meaning “tail devourer,” and is one of the oldest mystical symbols in the world. It can be perceived as enveloping itself, where the past (the tail) appears to disappear but really moves into an inner domain or reality, vanishing from view but still existing.

The ouroboros has several meanings interwoven into it. Foremost is the symbolism of the serpent biting, devouring, or eating its own tail. This symbolizes the cyclic Nature of the Universe: creation out of destruction, Life out of Death. The ouroboros eats its own tail to sustain its life, in an eternal cycle of renewal. It is sometimes depicted in a lemniscate shape (figure eight) as well.

The Serpent biting its own tail is first seen as early as 1600 years BC in Egypt as a symbol of the sun, and represented the travels of the sun disk. From there it moved to the Phonecians and then to the Greeks, who gave it its name, Ouroboros, which means devouring its tail.

In mythology, the Oroborus is a symbol representing the Milky Way galaxy. Myth refers to a serpent of light residing in the heavens. The Milky Way is this serpent, and viewed at galactic central point near Sagittarius, this serpent eats its own tail. Many ancients used the galaxy to calculate cosmic and earth cycles.

It is found in Gnosticism and alchemy representing cyclical natural life and the fusion of opposites. It also symbolizes the transcendence of duality and was related to the solar God Abraxas, and signified eternity and the soul of the world.

In alchemy, it represents the spirit of Mercury (the substance that permeates all matter), and symbolizes continuous renewal (a snake is often a symbol of resurrection, as it appears to be continually reborn as it sheds its skin.), the cycle of life and death, and harmony of opposites. As a symbol of the eternal unity of all things, the cycle of birth and death from which the alchemist sought release and liberation. It unites opposites: the conscious and unconscious mind. Alchemically, the ouroboros is also used as a purifying glyph.

The alchemical textbook, Chrysopoeia (gold making) of Kleopatra contains a drawing of the ouroboros representing the serpent as half light and half dark, echoing symbols such as the Yin Yang, which illustrates the dual nature of all things, but more importantly, that these opposites are not in conflict. The book is mainly centered around the idea of “one is all,” a concept that is related to hermetic wisdom.

History

The Ouroboros appears in many other cultures and settings as well…the Serpent Jormungand of Norse legend, one of the three children of Loki and Angrboda, grew so large that it could encircle the world and grasp its tail in its teeth. It guarded the Tree of Life, and is often depicted as an ouroboros. 

The Aztec serpent God Queztacoatl was depicted similarly, and Chinese alchemical dragons have both similar shapes and meaning. 

In Hindu, you have the dragon circling the tortoise which supports the four elephants that carry the world.

𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐈: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐍 ⚡

Today on full moon in Ashwini I would like to shed some light on this archetype associated with Ashwini that I've noticed both in real life & media.

Ashwini being the first Nakshatra in the cycle (even though there's a different pov) compares to the first major arcana card of the magician.

The magician is an expression of pure willpower, it takes the resources available to itself & moulds it into whatever it wants to manifest.

(Note that traditionally magician is associated with Mithun Rashi, but for this post, I wanted to bring in a fresh perspective)

Ashwini is to me, pure energy of consciousness. The ketuvian "void" from where every creation spurs. It's comparable to Malkuth in the tree of life, the roots of all creation, the emptiness & inherent potential.

Even the Rashi ruler of Mesha being Mangal is associated with the Muladhara/root chakra, the energy centre that energies/nourishes all other chakras. Mangal is symbolic of our willpower to take action & create our own reality from scratch. Similar to Magician.

Ashwini's mode of being (Guna) is rajas-rajas-rajas. Rajas = mode of creation. Further highlighting the very creative nature of this Nakshatra.

The most prominent example of the Ashwini Magician Archetype in the modern world would be Nikola Tesla, inventor of AC current. It is said that almost 80-90% of the technology we use today is one way or another is his contribution. He encouraged us to think about everything in terms of energy & frequency.

A prominent theme for Ashwini in Films & Animations is something similar. A scientist, a loner genius, the "creator" archetype.

The professor in "power puff girls" was voiced by Ashwini sun.

Senku from "Dr Stone" (VA: Ashwini moon) embodies this Magician Archetype by literally rebuilding the world after a catastrophic event that turned entire humanity into stones. After a regression to the stone age, now senku has to reinvent every technology to further humankind.

𝑨𝒔𝒉𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒊 𝑵𝒂𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒂 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒔𝒉𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒊𝒔 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆, 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚. 𝑨𝒔𝒉𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒊 𝑵𝒂𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒂 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒆𝒅, 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒂, 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒌𝒕𝒊. 𝑰𝒕 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆.

(From Shaktis of Nakshatras by David Frawley).

Ashwini has the power to quickly reach things (shidhra vyapani shakti). The character of flash is a major Ashwini example as well. Combining the Ashwini themes of speed & electricity ⚡

(Not so surprisingly, Ezra Miller who played Flash is Ashwini rising)

Our favourite Pikachu is voiced by Ashwini moon as well ⚡

Thanks for reading my contemplation on Ashwini ❤ Much like Ashwini energy discussed above this full moon has the potential to start from scratch & create something out of nothing. And do it quickly almost miraculously. Use it wisely 🌌

20 Oct 2021, Full moon in Ashwini

INTRO: SERENDIPITY THEORY

Intro: Serendipity is an expression of Jimin’s love for Her but the means of forming and describing that love is paradoxical. If one examines the entirety of the lyrics, they contrast each other at different points. Serendipity is used to describe Jimin’s and Her’s love that implies their love occurred by random chance. Whereas some of the lyrics express the opposite, that Jimin’s and Her’s love was destined and was meant to be since the beginning of time. Integrating these notions together, their love can be construed as a beautiful paradox; a destined serendipity or a serendipitous destiny. In other words, Jimin and Her were destined to have a happy “accidental” meeting, or it may mean the other way around, that their happy accidental meeting became their “destiny”.

The lyrics mention things that have a serendipitous background such as Penicillin and Calico cat. Both of which came into existence by rare occurrences and pure random chance. It also talks about destiny itself and its personification of it supports their love as serendipitous rather than destined. Simultaneously, the lyrics contrast itself again with lines such as, “None of this is a coincidence,” and “Our happiness has been planned,” signifying that their love was destined instead of serendipitous.

“You are my Penicillin, You saved me,” Jimin sings. Penicillin was discovered by Fleming in the 1920’s without the intention of developing a life-saving drug. He randomly discovered that his culture of blue mold, which is the direct translation from Korean to English, was surprisingly killing harmful bacteria that progress into fatal diseases. He then harnessed this phenomenon, engineered it into a viable treatment, and distributed it to the rest of the world, saving millions of lives. His discovery was serendipitous for many. Jimin uses this story as an analogy and as a metaphor to express his gratefulness to Her, singing that Her is the Penicillin, and that Her “saved him,” in some shape or form.

Calico cats are tricolor creatures that are used as an expression of serendipity in the song. These cats have three colors of hair: white, brown, and black. A cat that has three colors of hair, especially male ones, are rare, due to how genes and their traits play out when the sperm and the egg meet. It is rare enough for a certain sperm to penetrate an egg out of millions of other sperms, but it is more so for a sperm and an egg carrying the specific genes for a Calico cat, to meet. Jimin sings, “I’m your Calico cat, Here to meet you.” The metaphorical lyrics voice that he beat all odds and came into being for the purpose of meeting Her and loving Her.

“I’m scared, just as much as my heart flutters, Because destiny keeps getting jealous of us,” the lyrics flow out. The personification of destiny supports the notion of serendipitous love. If destiny was a person, everything in his life would happen only if it was planned. There would be no element of surprise in destiny’s life, which may in turn make it jealous of Jimin’s and Her’s love. Their love is also expressed as so pure and so strong that it moves the universe and causes destiny itself to become jealous. The lyrics personifies the universe as well, saying that it has the capability to move anything and everything to make way for them; making it seem like it was meant to be in the first place. It may be another motive why destiny becomes jealous since the universe defies its own laws for them, and destiny itself is part of that law.

In the music video, it also expresses the concept the paradox through a metaphor using the sun and the moon. Jimin represents all things yellow, which includes the cactus, the small ball, the large ball, the blanket, the balloon, and the sun. Her, on the other hand, represents the moon. When someone falls in love, their partner becomes their world and this concept is expressed in the music video through the panning of the camera into Jimin’s blood, entering his world, and the panning out of his eyes, exiting his world. Through the first perspective use of the camera, the audience becomes Her. We become Jimin’s Her, his love, his moon. The fleeting eclipse represents their rare meeting and could be thought of as the universe aligning perfectly for them to meet or the universe adjusting for them after they meet. 

Jimin then explores Her’s world, the night. His world is bright and beautiful but he delves into her world which is dark and somber but shows the stars and galaxies. He thinks Her is different but is just as beautiful. He has never seen anything like Her before since the sun never sees the dark. This is when he falls in love with Her, and is metaphorically acted out by Jimin literally falling in front of the moon, immersing himself in her world. 

By the end of the music video, his house is shown shaking, symbolizing the universe moving for their love as Jimin smiles fearlessly, accepting the universe’s help. As the eclipse end, the sun shines again and Jimin goes back to his world, sitting as though reminiscing about the other world and how it make him feel. At the last shot, Jimin breathes out with a piercing gaze at the camera, “Let me love, let me love you,” singing to Her, to his love, to the moon, to us.

Stretching the metaphor of the sun and the moon, what gives it a mile more beautiful about it is that because the stars never stop moving in the sky, the sun and the moon could be seen as chasing each other. The sun will always chase the moon and the moon will always chase the sun. Even though they are different and far apart, they will go through great lengths and spend infinite amounts of time to meet each other again; until the stars align once more and the universe itself allows another chance. This cycle of a never-ending chase symbolizes Jimin’s and Her’s love as eternal and forever.