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31. Virgo. Funky & Finicky.

[enchantedbook]

From The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1962) Joan Aiken, illustrated by Pat Marriott.

[chastognevaus]

[spiritodi-vino-deactivated20250]

Maria Denise Dessimoz, The Inevitable Anguish of Desire

[themooninthestars]

[zentropista]

[veronicastpierre]

You too can be carved anew by the details of your devotions.

— Mary Oliver

[nemfrog]

Flouncing. The ladies' hand book of fancy and ornamental work. 1859.

Internet Archive

[dreamyvixen]

“I am a brutally soft woman.”

— Nayyirah Waheed (via rabbitinthemoon-blog)

[huariqueje]

Web - Claudia Keep , 2024.

American , b. 1993 -

Watercolour and gouache on paper, 12 x 16 in.

[nemfrog]

The art of kissing. n.d.

Internet Archive

[pompeianred]

Lady in a Fur Wrap, circa 1577-1579 attributed to Alonso Sánchez Coello

[nottbill]

[feelsgoood]

[ddestroyangels]

The Fall of Icarus by Bernard Picart, 1731

Museum of Fine Art, Boston

[hermajestyimher]

Read the full text here.

[7pleiades7]

Mrs. Musters as Hebe (1782) by Sir Joshua Reynolds (English, 1723–1792), oil on canvas, 239 cm (94 in) x 144.8 cm (57 in), Kenwood House, London

[hermajestyimher]

Modern society wants you to perform. Your soul wants you to be.

Modern society values you based on your rank, your output, and your visibility to others. Your soul values you based on your presence, your peace, and your visibility to yourself.

You can spend your life climbing a ladder that belongs to someone else. Or you can step off and finally meet yourself.