“who poverty and tatters and hollow-eyed and high sat up smoking in the supernatural darkness of cold-water flats floating across the tops of cities contemplating jazz,

who bared their brains to Heaven under the El and saw Mohammedan angels staggering on tenement roofs illuminated,”

Howl

BY ALLEN GINSBERG

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ChatGPT:

"Lana Del Rey premiered her short film "Tropico" on December 4, 2013, at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. The event started in the evening, with the red carpet and screening typically occurring around 7:00 PM PST​ (Wikipedia)​ . Following the premiere, the film was released online the next day, December 5, 2013, on Lana Del Rey's Vevo channel​ (Wikipedia)​."

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my curiosity pushed me to see how the release of Tropico and its ramifications and meanings were placed from an astrological point of view. i was motivated to believe that there might be some keys to unlock by putting together the symbolic meaning of the performance and the astrological pattern that was present at that moment in time. one part can lead to the other and better illustrate the message of both channels.

I believe that we can better embody and visualize different spiritual aspects by merging with the media and consciously putting the puzzle together. this allows us to meditate and find out how an astrological chart can manifest.

below, I listed a few aspects of the chart that feel deeply connected to the overall themes that are explored in Tropico, including its atmosphere, aesthetics, and message.

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♋︎Asc cancer ascendent

♃☌⚸jupiter conjunct lilith - 1st house

this configuration illustrates a deep and transgressive stream of consciousness that leads us into merging with feelings that we reject and that we hold secret. it is an act of confession that eases the pressure that has built within us.

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☉♐︎ sun in saggitarius - 5th house

deep desire for exploration, for meaning, and for figuring out a way to live according to our will.

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☽♑︎ moon in capricorn - 6th house

☽☌♇ moon conjunct pluto

☽☍♃ moon opposition jupiter

☽⚹♄ moon sextile saturn

heavy-aspected moon that indicates different layers of emotions and states of mind. wise attunement stated by its position in capricorn, is neither an indicator of a cold ambiance, but rather a requirement for protection. we can point to the cathartic powers of emotions and the transformative potential within them (triggered by pluto).and the equilibrium present in allowing its movement through time. above that, we find the distance between the moon archetype and the expansion given by jupiter, implying an inward attitude.

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♀♑︎ venus in capricorn - 7th house

♄➡ ♀♑︎ saturn is the dispositor of venus

♀☍⚸ venus opposition black moon lilith

even though venus finds herself in a falling position, she is anchored by its angular house. her energy is also sustained by venus dispositor, which is saturn. this is very much reflected in the path to redemption through love and assiduous work. as we see, illusive or not, love is still above all that we go after and remains a motif that penetrates each part of the movie. the shadows of sex and money are well positioned and represented through their polarities. they are part of the same phenomenon, which seems to be just as loud as the dissonance between venus and black moon lilith.

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♆♓︎ neptune in pisces - 8th house

⚷♓︎ chiron in pisces - 8th house

in the 8th house we find the source of fog and transcience that spread throughout the film. both neptune and chiron stir the waters that could otherwise ensure us more clarity. even though we witness what we believe to be an honest confession, we are left feeling that there is more that is hidden, something in between hope, pleasure, and pain.

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this way of analysis alone, i think - can be of much use for those who find themselves under a deeply connected moon in their birth chart, cancer risings, and preeminent venus. in this way, we can gradually add art as another tool to our process of decoding problematic or heavy aspects of any chart.

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"The continual changes of the flex of the mouth

And around the eyes

The skin, the sun-burnt shade, freckles, hair

The curious sympathy one feels, when feeling with the hand the naked meat of the body

The circling rivers, the breath, and breathing it in and out

The beauty of the waist, and thence of the hips, and thence downward toward the knees

The thin red jellies within you or within me - the bones and the marrow in the bones

The exquisite realization of health;

Oh I say, these are not the parts and poems of the Body only, but of the Soul

Oh I say now, these are the Soul!"

-tropico

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