Cosmic Culture 06/21
Goodbye Gemini, Hello Cancer! Summertime sadness is officially upon us. Bring on the emotions, next-level pettiness, and a whole lot of self-care.
Karma is My Boyfriend
In case you missed the proliferation of memes, the internet united over its mutual disdain for one egotistical pop star. Trolls voiceover star, Justin Timberlake, was charged with a DWI after allegedly drinking “one martini” before getting behind the wheel in the Hamptons early this week. While driving under the influence is no laughing matter, we can’t help but cackle at the young officer’s failure to recognize the aging entertainer in the flesh. What goes around comes around, and it’s looking like a whole lot of poetic justice for Britney and Janet.
✨ Cosmic alert: Justin is in the thick of his midlife transits - Astro talk for a necessary course correction (more commonly referred to as a “midlife crisis”). Usually taking place between ages 38-45, the sequence of midlife transits is intended to steer your path in a different direction…than say a world tour built around a subpar album desperately trying to recapture the magic of the past. Our advice? Forget tomorrow and everything you thought you were Justin, and focus on who you are now.
Brat Pack
Girl, it’s so confusing sometimes. After wide speculation that Charli XCX’s So Confusing was about Lorde, the curly-haired alt-pop queens finally hashed it out on a legendary remix that dropped at midnight on June 20. Lorde’s stream of conscience verse gives us more context for her Solar Power years as well as a glimpse into her body insecurities, internalized projections, and last minute cancellations….which, we feel deep in our bones. How do you feel being a girl? I think I know how you feel. And when we put it to bed, the internet will go crazy.
✨ Cosmic alert: The Charli XCX / Lorde remix would drop on the first day of Cancer season - nothing like getting deep in your feels through music to celebrate the sun’s switch into the sign of the Crab. Not only that, this first full day of Cancer season brings with it a powerful full moon in Capricorn, capable of cutting through the thickest of beef and releasing old grievances - just ask Brandi and Monica on The Boy is Mine remix, which also dropped today. Sweet synchronicity and no coincidences here!
California Love
Wop-wop-wop-wop-wop - if you thought the Drake-Kendrick beef was over, well, think again. Kendrick pulled out all the stops for his epic LA hometown concert slash Drake haterade showcase “The Pop Out” on Juneteenth with surprise guest sets (hello Dr. Dre) and impressive celebrities in attendance. Forget a burn book, Kendrick went full homecoming assembly mode - getting everyone bopping to the DJ Mustard-produced dance floor diss anthem Not Like Us not once, not twice, but five (!) times over to close out the show. Nothing like hate to unite the people against a certified lover boy who's trying to strike a chord, and it's probably A Minor.
✨ Cosmic Alert: Kendrick is a Gemini Sun, Libra Rising, and Pisces Moon - a messenger with the soul of a mystic, wearing the mask of an artist. At the highest vibration, Geminis are incredible storytellers with an elite ability to package endless layers of meaning into their words. Bonus points? Kendrick donned a similar fit worn by the late great Tupac at his 1994 Source Awards, casual coincidence or Gemini double entendre energy at play? We’ll let you be the judge.
Tasha is a former Wall Street cog turned spiritual astrologer and pop culture aficionado. When she's not busy analyzing her clients' natal charts, you can find her decompressing to the soothing loop of Bravo Housewives fighting in the background. She's also the co-host of the Bravo weekly recap podcast, Popposites Attract. Follow her on Instagram for more of her astrologically-inclined pop culture hot takes and deep dives.