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RIP: The Little Death of “La Petite Mort”® and Sex as an 8th House Topic

La Petite Mort. It is a phrase which means “the little death” in French and is a popular reference to the transcendent bliss one experiences after an orgasm. In astrology, the phrase has taken on a very peculiar role in propping up a view of the 8th house as being related to sex. Spoiler alert:

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What Astrology Would Be Like If Millennials Invented (Ruined) It

I was recently struck by a statement made by astrologer Samuel F. Reynolds in his “To Unlock Astrology”, a draft of a manifesto for a new Humanist astrology. Although astrology has been a global project, it’s not been a project free of power plays and assertions. For starters, the names we use for the planets

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