A Gentle Reminder That You’re Not Untalented, Dumb Or Slow Just Because You’re Learning. Be Patient

a beginner’s guide to being a flower:

sit in the sunlight. try to go outside and let the sun wash over your skin at least once a day. open the curtains to let the light in. let the sun whisper secrets to you.

drink water. flowers need water to thrive, and so do you. keep water by your side and sip periodically throughout the day. we are born from water, we are filled with it- water is an important part of you.

stay rooted. regard the present moment for what it is: your own.

use fertilizer. fertilizer comes in all different forms. some of us need help being fertilized, so do what helps you grow and seek the help you need. 

love the earth. the earth gives life to all of us. walk barefoot in the grass. plant flowers. recycle. reduce your footprint.

remember that rot is a part of life. without rot and decay, the soil would not be fertile and things could not grow. if you are struggling, keep growing.

love your petals. they are yours. dress yourself in what makes you happy- look the way you like to look. if you can’t garb your physical self the way you want to, decorate your inner space with things that bring you joy: music, mantras, poems, books, films, anything that you can hold in your heart.

remember you are always growing. sometimes the person you are at present isn’t the person you want to be: you may be growing crookedly, you may have lost a leaf or a petal, you may be transplanted to a place that is inhospitable. remember that all of life is a process. you are never the same tomorrow as you were yesterday. you are constantly regenerating and growing. change is a gift.

nurture yourself. you are a flower! treat yourself as you would treat a tiny blossom. flowers need special care. they need to be loved and looked after- be your own gardener.

“Clever Things” by Samuil Marshak, illustrated by Mai Miturich (USSR, 1966)

Leonard Cohen The Book of Longing

Dominant planet traits

Sun dominant 🌞

This person will be strong and attract good energies. They have high confidence, determination and powerful physique. May be generous, charismatic and even sometimes exaggerated. Can be empowered to be great leaders and will stand out in a crowd.

Moon dominant 🌝

Affectionate, sensitive, loving people. They are very attached to their families and home, including friends. Strong and charitable they look for comfort above all else. Very romantic and almost always fantasizing or daydreaming. Great empathizers and listeners.

Mercury dominant 🗣

These people tend to learn and take in information quite quickly. Very intuitive, analytical and even clever. They have a big impact on communication skills and may find it very easy to express themselves especially their ideas. Most are extroverted by nature depending on other aspects.

Venus dominant 💋

This gives people sensual, sweet, lovely personalities and physical attractiveness. Love and justice are what they uphold the most. They seek harmony and great aesthetics. Very charming and sociable attitudes, with artistic sense.

Mars dominant 🥇

Strong, pioneering individuals with impulsive tendencies. They are conquerors, over life, love and passions. Very honest and enthusiastic people with powerful independence. Given skills to help them overcome and defeat any challenges.

Jupiter dominant 🍾

These people seek knowledge, stories and fun. They usually view life from a larger perspective. Wisdom is found easily for them as they grow older. Very optimistic and work enthusiastically with hope. Usually fair and generous people, with good fortune in their lives.

Saturn dominant ⏳

organized, perfectionist, mature, reliable, steadfast, and honest. These are all traits of this dominant planet, these people see reality as it is and gives a clear outlook on life. They will go through frustrations and challenges but will fight with a iron will and have lasting success.

Uranus dominant 💨

These people are free-thinking, daring individuals. Will care most about human progression, they do not like being tied down to society. They rebel the system, and works through erratic, random intuition. Sometimes they are the only ones brave enough to do what is right even if it’s not the norms of today.

Neptune dominant 🌊

This is where reality and fantasy are mixed. These people exude, sensitivity and mysticism. They live in their own worlds with a destiny that seems uncertain and untamed. Kindness and compassion, are used everyday for them as they are healers and artists.

Pluto dominant 🌑

Powerful individuals that hold positivity but at the cost can easily turn into negativity if they aren’t aware. Transformations are part of these people’s lives and may always be changing and forming into new enigmas. They hold hidden power and strength.

Perfect Blue

Satoshi Kon, 1997

The Jewish people of Uzbekistan photographed by Gueorgui Pinkhassov

“The term Bukharan was coined by European travelers who visited Central Asia around the 16th century. Since most of the Jewish community at the time lived under the Emirate of Bukhara, they came to be known as Bukharan Jews. The name by which the community called itself is “Isro'il” (Israelites). 

The appellative Bukharian was adopted by Bukharan Jews who moved to English-speaking countries, in an anglicisation of the Hebrew Bukhari. However, Bukharan was the term used historically by English writers, as it was for other aspects of Bukhara. 

Bukharan Jews used the Persian language to communicate among themselves and later developed Bukhori, a Tajik dialect of the Persian language with small linguistic traces of Hebrew. This language provided easier communication with their neighboring communities and was used for all cultural and educational life among the Jews. It was used widely until the area was “Russified” by the Russians and the dissemination of “religious” information was halted. The elderly Bukharan generation use Bukhori as their primary language but speak Russian with a slight Bukharan accent. The younger generation use Russian as their primary language, but do understand or speak Bukhori.

The Bukharan Jews are Mizrahi Jews and have been introduced to and practice Sephardic Judaism. 

The first primary written account of Jews in Central Asia dates to the beginning of the 4th century CE. It is recalled in the Talmud by Rabbi Shmuel bar Bisna, a member of the Talmudic academy in Pumbeditha, who traveled to Margiana (present-day Merv in Turkmenistan) and feared that the wine and alcohol produced by local Jews was not kosher. The presence of Jewish communities in Merv is also proven by Jewish writings on ossuaries from the 5th and 6th centuries, uncovered between 1954 and 1956.”

Scorpio, AQUARIUS, and Capricorn Placements