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Kaffaljidhma, Menkar and Cetus (opens the original)
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While doing research on constellation Cetus, I realised that the name for Gamma Ceti, Kaffaljidhma, used to be the name for the asterism that we now consider as the head of the Whale. This was particularly intriguing to me, because it meant that fixed star Menkar was included in this asterism—a whole other outlook on a star near and dear to my heart!<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7XgW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/ht
Some Venus thoughts (opens the original)
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I have a profusion of complicated feelings about astrology and magic, some of which I’ve already written about here1; for instance, on the dangers of spiritual bypassing and hubristic recklessness. So much of what we’re currently collectively going through is extremely overwhelming, sometimes by nefarious desig
Poisons and antidotes from Cetus and Hydra (opens the original)
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I’ve been feeling a distinct pull to write about fixed stars in combination, and explore the overlap between stars from different constellations. Comparing and contrasting has done wonders for my understanding of fixed stars, and I’m excited to share these reflections with you. You can definitely expect more fixed star deep dives about a single star in the future, but also articles such as this one—or the one I published in March 2026 about plagiarism and a certain stellar trio.<fig
An update on what I've been up to (opens the original)
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I have been publishing less in the past month, as some of you have noticed. A couple thoughts around that and more!About AI theft and Substack fucking up yet againBy now, you have probably heard about Substack’s partnership with Pangram. The whole concept of an AI-powered AI-detector is beyond intellectually insulting.I have never used LLMs for anything, and I intend to keep it that way. I am also vigorously opposed to any of my work being fed to LLMs.Beyond the fact that not using AI to write m
Astrological bits and bobs #5 (opens the original)
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The fifth compilation of some stuff I encountered lately, out and about in astrological rabbit-hole land!In this one, you’ll find mention of Sirius, Pollux, Fomalhaut, Deneb Algedi, Antares, Bellatrix, Scheat, Alpheratz, El Nath, Zuben Eschamali, Alcyone, as well as Sagittarius I and Virgo III.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1530138979133-f9a82a8d6203?crop=entr
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