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I was at Demetra’s Hellenistic Lots talk (highly recommend snagging that while UAC talks are 30% off). I noticed the asteroids Brennan and Dorothea are conjunct my Lot of Mastery. Class with Chris in 2019 is why I read Carmen Astrologicum & that’s what got me on a primary source run I’m still on.

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Yes, and I was literally talking about Lot-Star stuff. One thing I mentioned as the briefest of asides at my Lots talk this year at NORWAC was an association of the word kleros with appointment of a governor. I have some wild theories. But noticed that asteroid-lot connection are also LOUD. 🤷🏽‍♂️⚡️

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YAAS! Trust them instincts! Can’t wait to see what you cook up next! It’s honestly super affirming to hear that you—someone whose gift with marketing and online presence I so admire—are also in a space of significantly re-evaluating social media. So down to chat about this-hmu if you want!

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I’m on ghost and really like the UI and features. Very easy. But no e-commerce or support for e-comm integrations (at least when I checked before UAC). So if selling instant downloads is important that’s one thing to consider.

Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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For Augustus’ birthday 🐐 today, a reminder that anything is possible —when you have too much confidence and power. This man was born a Libra and changed his sign to Capricorn because that’s what he preferred. www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

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Title: Sardonyx cameo of a double capricorn with a portrait of the emperor Augustus
Period: Early Imperial, Augustan
Date: ca. 27 BCE–14 CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Sardonyx, gold
Dimensions: H. 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)
Classification: Gems
Credit Line: Gift of Milton Weil, 1929
Object Number: 29.175.4
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

realizing why “daily divination” (which is really mostly just a pull 2 and review) works well and doesn’t wear out the oracles. every day really is a whole new world. sometimes the cards are just announcing the current transits. then, i give some thought to surfing that specific wave well-enough

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Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

might need some input from someone with a moon that can see her coastal casa… but this’s work’d for me: truly allow your attention to be engrossed in the present moment. if your attention stays in the right now, then all the other stuff drifts by like so much flotsam in a creek. or fkn loud music

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Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Just a thought. But, I, for one, would happily attend/snag a recorded webinar about the way AI is changing the dynamics of the digital market from a skilled astrologer with a day job in marketing 👀

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Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

fwiw, your two cents have lots of stock in the bank of Bear! This is very affirming to hear. Even though there were several reasons I was recently proclaimed my acceptance that a big market isn’t really compatible with my chart (or my gifts) it’s still weird to hold as a person with a business.

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Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Well I’m definitely a people. Unless… (credit: unknown)

a comic in three panels. The title of the panel (I think) is “could be better)

first panel shows a bear in a toga or robes or something with text block/bubble that reads: “Man is by nature a political animal. I, a political animal, am therefore a man.”

The next panel shows a much smaller bearded human (a philosopher) standing in front of the bear whose arms are folded across his berobed bear chest. The man’s thought bubble/block says: “I feel like that’s not a valid syllogism.”

The bottom panel shows the, now angry, bear holding a broken column over his head brandishing it at the cowering philosophers. That panel is made to look like another famous work of art, titled “Bearistotle”

The joke is that the philosopher was Aristotle. Who famously said that man is a political animal. This is a very clever meme Almost like someone made it for Bear (Ryver).

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Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

as much as i know it’s better for business if i use my handles for marketing copy and dedicated something brand management or whatever (only respect to y’all who can do it) i haven’t been able to stop myself from treating social media like a much less secret livejournal

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Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

had a returning client yesterday. opened up the intake to see that actually, i’m consulting with two returning clients who’ve shacked up and want a wedding election. living that practitioner dream!!

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Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

heard cicadas for the first time on this trip while talking with dear friends about the muses i had the most heart-opening, time-bending, complexly challenging, magical and awe-inspiring time in chicago! my embrace of the analog and ephemeral means i don’t have many pictures to share but hotdamn!

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Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

i hate stressing about timing so tend to get to the airport pretty damn early. just a little over 2 hours until we board

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Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

You too (?), Gabe! Hope to see you there this week

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Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

By the power of the Moon and this exalted Hermes 💫 Thank you!!

Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

turned the key at the designated minute and the departure chart is charting! only took a few minutes to get through security and other nice things! had my first conference encounter at a seatac gift shop, so it’s officially on. can’t wait to see y’all in chicago!

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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

At the end of the Hermetic text "Discourse on the Eighth and the Ninth" (NHC VI,6) describing a cosmic initiation into the highest spheres of divinity, an election is given: Mercury in its degree of exaltation between sunrise and midday. That's coming up today for many of us! Make good use of it.

A threefold depiction of Egyptian Thōth, Greco-Roman Mercury, and a Renaissance depiction of Hermēs Trismegistos.

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Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

This word game has been a delightful way to challenge my brain and then also semi-randomly generate a list of words for a bonus round poetry freewrite challenge like waaay back in the days of oneword. playoutlier.com/s/7JDMCV

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Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

who all might i be seeing, or wondering if i just saw, in Chicago? also, who’s coming for pizza? i’m too old to even contemplate eating a whole one anymore.

this monday came extra strength and ready to kick ass!

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am i the only one that just lost access to the paid features on @astrogoldapps.bsky.social ? 😭🫣🥵

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looks like folks relate! anyone found something other than non-stop obsession until concluding the lecture, or cutting fully loose?

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Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

adhd is so weird sometimes. speaking in 2 weeks-slides are in. can’t be on waiting mode for 2 wks because: responsibilities. so i guess i gotta just keep doing all the more research as if i haven’t turned in my slides? because 2 wks is too long to “take a break” cause adhd blackhole permanance

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such a great example of the distinction between the lots of fortune and spirit (and why I said in my lots talk this year that they have to be assessed as a dynamic duo)

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Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

although I don’t think one can describe Seattle as anywhere near as ICONIC as Paris. Wonder which daimon was whispering to Rubin as he wrote it?

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Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Such a great book! For me it was the Golden Sol, but samsies 🌞😎

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Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

checking in with someone now

Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

this Saturn distribution *immediately* initiated me into my “find out” era. i’ll miss fuck around food, but yikes! the consequences are so much +++ painful than when venus was running the (admittedly self-indulgent) show. knowing what’s up has made me far less worrycerned (neologism), and… 1/?

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Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

between last week’s birthday and the next I’ll deliver three conference talks. recently i’ve been doing a major de-clutter and make-better of my office and found some old vision/mission/goal things feeling very grateful and a little amazed

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Organization for Professional Astrologers @opaastro.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Notice: temporary security issue affecting OPA’s websites

Dear OPA community,

We want to make you aware of a temporary security issue affecting OPA’s websites.

Over the past day, our websites have been targeted by a recurring malware attack. Our web team is actively addressing the issue and has added additional security measures to prevent further interference.

Most importantly:

If you visit an OPA website and encounter a screen that appears to be from Cloudflare asking you to perform keyboard commands or other actions in order to access the site, please DO NOT follow those instructions.

This is not a legitimate Cloudflare verification screen. Simply close the page and return to the website at another time.

At present, both OPA websites are online and functioning normally, although there may be brief periods of interruption while our team continues monitoring and securing them.

We’re continuing to work closely on the issue and will share any additional information with the OPA community if needed.

We’re continuing to work closely on the issue and will share any additional information with the OPA community if needed.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to keep OPA’s online spaces secure.

Warmly,
The OPA Team

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The Warburg Institute @warburginstitute.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Want to learn #Latin as a beginner and understand early modern Latin sources from the 14-17th centuries? Our Beginner #Renaissance Latin is a virtual class via Zoom over 5 intensive days either side of a weekend break: 10-11 & 14-16 September 2026. Book now ➡️ warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Image: detail of Pierino da Vinci, Cosimo I as Patron of Pisa (1549). Credit: Wiki Commons.

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Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Also have Mars ruling the 10th from… places… and I salute this gnosis.

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Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

It might not seem as on the nose this time but I’m in a whole new distribution and fardar too. Plus, I think all those sacred me that Inanna won from Enki have quite a bit to say about Venus. It’s giving segment E if you ask me. etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section1/tr1...

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Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Co-human strikes again! Last year’s bday present was an Ancient Greek dictionary (Brill!). This year it’s a nice set of chisels, compound miter box saw, and a wee bench-top router table. I’ve got just enough tools I can start building organization for… all my tools, and also shop furniture!

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Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Happiest of birthdays (yet) to you!

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Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Delicious new things to learn is the whole reason I incarnated! Thank you, Jen! Can’t wait to catch up in the flesh 🥳🌸

Bear Ryver @bearryver.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Oooh, I love some fabulous. Yes please, and thank you!!