A Saturn Kind of Week

Never have I ever prayed for a camera to tilt down until I watched D’Angelo’s Untitled (How Does It Feel) video in 2000.

If you know, you know. If you don’t—picture one of the most beautiful men alive, singing straight to the camera, bare skin and moisturized lips glistening under soft light (click the photo above to watch the video). It felt intimate, raw, spiritual—blurring the line between eroticism and devotion.

And now he’s gone. Michael Eugene Archer.
That one hurt.

He made vulnerability a superpower.
I’m a Pisces Moon, and his Mercury in Pisces spoke the language my soul dreams in—feeling, spirit, imagination, sensitivity. His music wrapped around you, heavy and holy at once.

He was an Aquarius Sun, one of the Soulquarians—D’Angelo, Questlove, James Poyser, J Dilla—each an Aquarius, each ahead of their time, building sound that still feels futuristic. Mars in Taurus gave him that slow, sensual patience with the craft, releasing albums once a decade, when he felt he had something worth singing about. Probably a Libra Moon too—beauty and balance as love languages.

And that man was fine as all get out. My Gawd today.
He was pure Venus—Taurus, Libra, Pisces—offering up softness and sweet melodies in a cold, bitter world.

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We also lost Quan Tracy Cherry this week—a brilliant Black astrologer who started out as a lawyer before the stars claimed him. That’s how it happens sometimes. You’re living a regular life, and then astrology taps you on the shoulder and beckons you, this way. Quan followed.

Diane Keaton has passed on, too.

So yeah, it’s been a week.
The sky’s matching the mood—Sun opposite Chiron, quincunx Saturn. The kind of astro-weather that makes you feel the weight of everything and drags loss and discomfort into the light of day. Saturn stretches time until you finally hear what pain’s been trying to say.

So yeah, we’re sitting with our grief — but also remembering what endures (a Saturn word). The work. The music. The movies. Memories of the people who remind us what devotion looks like.

And speaking of devotion...

I’ve been on a mission to show up consistently on YouTube—shooting for 1,000 subscribers by the end of the year. But really, I’m pushing myself to make astrology content that’s smarter, funnier, and more engaging from week to week. Check out these videos I posted over the last couple of weeks.

The 84-Year Shock No One’s Ready For (Uranus in Gemini Explained)

Here's my spin on this once-in-a-lifetime transit. You haven't heard it like this before. Fists up!

I’ve Used This Astrology Hack for 3 Years. It’s Freaky Accurate.

This underutilized technique changed how I plan my life. Everyone focuses on solar returns, but lunar returns are everything!

And speaking of Saturn...

The Sade Sati Society also meets again on October 21st. If you’ve been moving through a Saturn transit or feeling the weight of time lately, this is your space. We talk astrology, but it’s really about endurance and grace. [Sign up here →]

🔮 Big Deck Energy: Tarot Card Pull for the Week

Welcome to Big Deck Energy—where I pull a tarot card each week on behalf of our collective to offer insight, reflection, or a much-needed reality check. Think of it as a weekly reset, a moment to pause and take in what’s unfolding. This week, I asked: What deserves my devotion now?

Here's what the Tarot had to say: Six of Cups

The Six of Cups calls us back to what feels like home—security, memory, the comfort of being held by something familiar. It speaks of ancestry and legacy, of the past handing its gifts to the future.

This week, devotion looks like bringing those gifts forward: carrying the lessons, the love, and the artistry of what came before into what’s still being built. It’s continuity, not nostalgia.

And because this card also speaks of ease and satisfaction, let your effort be effortless. Build with grace. Rest when you can. Let the sweetness sustain the structure.