A TOUR OF THE ZODIAC
scans from an old LIFE Magazine with great article on astrology (remaining images + text in comments)
GREENE-EULA. (1969, Sept 26). A Tour of the Zodiac. LIFE Magazine, 67(13), 60-68.
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CAPRICORN (The Goat) Dec. 22-Jan 19:
Capricornians are symbolized by a wise old man with a beard and an unlined face; they champion the venerable institutions of family life, government and income tax, but fancy themselves swingers. Duty usually calls them back, however, and they end up trying for, and achieving some practical goal.
AQUARIUS (The Waterbearer) Jan. 20-Feb. 18:
Aquarians are eccentric, unpredictable and love to shock; they are advocates of higher love, friendship and brotherhood, preferring to live and let life- unless they happen to be perpetrating change through violent, but not necessarily bloody, revolution.
SCORPIO (The Scorpion) Oct. 24-Nov. 21:
Scorpios are explosive, with a taste for raw sex and revenge, but have a deceptively cool exterior; absorbed with birth, death and reincarnation, like the mythical phoenix rising from its own ashes (for which an eagle stands in here), they have an intuitive grasp of the secrets of life and death; their credo– an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth– makes them natural secret agents and gangsters.
CANCER (The Crab) June 22-July 22:
Cancerians often have a tough exterior, but are really sensitive and cry easily; they also have a lunatic laugh; they love money, pearls, home and fireside, history, eating and antiques, particularly spinning wheels; they are either flat-chested or full-breasted, depending, perhaps, on their sex.
GEMINI (The Twins) May 21-June 21:
Geminians are bright, agile and have quicksilver qualities that make them masters of communications- electronics, books, telephones, public relations; physical and mental dexterity makes them quick-change artists, sleight-of-hand experts and nimble liars; they are always late.
TAURUS (The Bull) Apr. 20-May 20:
Taureans are extravagantly sensual, loving such luxuries as bubble baths, soft blankets and lavish banquets, as well as more earthly pleasures; they are flag-wavers, quick to cry “my country right or wrong.” Not particularly adventurous, they make good farmers, salesmen and Wagnerian sopranos.
SAGITTARIUS (The Archer) Nov. 22-Dec. 21:
Saggitarians are symbolized by a happy clown with greasepaint on his face; they are optimistic Pollyannas, always searching for the pot of gold at the end of hte rainbow; they are also brutally frank and honest, shooting their arrows into the very heart of things; they are gregarious and are professionally suited to be theologians, doctors or comedians.
(the dood in this picture totally reminds me of matthew barney for some reason)
ARIES (The Ram) Mar. 21-Apr. 19:
Arians have as their symbol the newborn baby contemplating his own fingers and toes. Born leaders, always at the head of things, always taking charge, they are direct, courageous, volatile and as powerful as an atom blast; they are also inclined to be belligerent and egotistical. Arians are well-qualified generals and empire-builders.
PISCES (The Fish) Feb. 19-Mar. 20:
Pisceans swim in two directions. They are drawn to dancing, drinking, drugs, daydreams, but also to spiritual contemplation and mysticism; they often suffer from teh aftereffects of their excesses- hangovers, widthdrawals- but still manage to be gentle behind an understandably cranky front.
LIBRA (The Scales) Sept. 23-Oct. 23:
Librans are symbolized by an iron fist of hte sort generally encased in a velvet glove; they want ot lead, but strive to maintain peace at any price; they are comfortable in an atmosphere of books, candlelight and flowers, but visibly nervous in uncongenial surroundings; their quest for beauty and harmony in all things leaves them often disillusioned with real life.
VIRGO (The Virgin) Aug. 23-Sept. 22:
Virgos are gentle and tender, with a need to serve humanity; they are characterized by simplicity and by warm, twinkling eyes; practical and studious, they make superior accountants, secretaries and nurses; beneath that slightly misleading twinkly quality, love burns with a white heat.
LEO (The Lion) July 23- Aug. 22:
Leos usually have the kingly attributes of pride, dignity and generosity; they can also be royally vain, avaricious and domineering; flattery will get you everywhere with a Leo. They love the outward shows of romance– valentines, nosegays, love trinkets; not surprisingly , they are natural actors and politicians.
daaaamn, these are amazing!
amazing!
George Clooney?