A Fool’s Cosmology

The Fool asked: where are my planets?

The Old Wise Man showed the Fool the following:

Saturn — a hermit withdrawn from society in relief, underwater, silent, nothing to taste or smell, dreamscapes
Sun — a religious man with the symbol of cross in a circle on a bishop’s hat; he says “and what more do you want?”
Venus — a salon, pink in color, the smell of spa products, gossip and laughter, the taste of sugar cookies, feelings of fun and dignity, bright and clean
Rahu — white waters, fizzy, bursting with flavor, bubbling with possibility, ideas, and sudden bursts of energy
Ketu — the chef’s kitchen, entertainment, bright lights, late nights, arias, theater, music, movies
Moon — light, airy, blowing in the breeze, sweet, scented, childlike, exploring
Jupiter — balloons, light hearted and fun, colorful, celebratory, congratulatory, parties
Mars — a man who drives fast through thick smoke, with urgency, and a quick tongue

The Fool asked: where are my stars?

The Cosmic Jaguar showed the Fool the following:

Aries — a man in a red sport’s car, wind in his hair, mouth dry, driving fast because he is lucky
Taurus — a man in a scary mask, making people scream and laugh, smell of popcorn, taste of money
Gemini — a brain scanning technology, obscure, enlightening, tastes like information, smells like a laboratory
Cancer — a man on a white boat with an aquamarine cooler, wind in his hair, smells like fish, tastes like the sea
Leo — an infinite red tongue spiraling between three worlds: what is, what is becoming, what has become
Virgo — a porch spider on a cool rainy night, weaving its moonlit webs
Libra — a man in a suit inside of a blue jello mold, inside of a government building, columns, tension, making others laugh to free the energy
Scorpio — a man on a team, camaraderie, heckling, racing, winning, the taste of victory, tobacco and spit, an aggressive group indeed
Sagittarius — a man with a monocle and a cigar, smoke in a room, watching an army in green uniforms with red markings, marching in unison
Capricorn — a man at a security checkpoint, whispers, black, metal, heavy, a well oiled machine beyond the gates
Aquarius — a man with two hands outstretched, giving, generosity, giving warmth, giving time
Pisces — a man in a vast space with clean tiles as far as the eye can see, getting space from all things