Octaviaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! This is the first non-scholastic book club purchase that I made @ the ripe age of 10, and what a great investment. Her natal chart is just as remarkable as her writing.
Octavia’s prophetic writing brings to mind an exchange I bore witness to, between Meshell Ndegeocello (who also has a remarkable natal chart!) and a woman in the crowd at Le Poisson Rouge, before Meshell performed “Don’t Disturb This Groove” back in 2018:
Woman: Meshell I love you!
Meshell: I love you too
Woman: I’ll love you forever!
Meshell: Easy to say because you’ve never had to live with me
What’s the link? My own identification with both artist on a personal level as it pertains to enjoyment in being with themselves. They enjoy their own company, and from that place of isolation magic erupts.
If I’m stumped on the title of a paper I’ve written, my go-to’s are naming papers after great works of literature as one might name a child after a beloved relative. I’m a fan of paying homage to the greats. Two snaps & a twist, this sci-fi classic is other worldly & so prophetic that there’s a tinge of spookiness in how Octavia envisioned 2024. Read it!
