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Metropolis Issue 949

June 1, 2012

Cozy Eclectic Luxury

The answer’s behind Ryozan Park’s luxury living style

Scorpio

Your view of life and love may have a twist or two. Let’s just say the lunar eclipse in your money house combined with the Venus transit, an eclipse of its own, may have you wondering ‘what’s in it for me’? This is particularly true when it comes to relationships, the ones that are supposed ...

Leo

Jupiter puts you in the forefront this week. This is a strong position to be in as the lunar eclipse and the Venus transit (eclipse) rearrange your sensibilities. The intensity of these times is magnified by these two events in the same week. Your psyche becomes a source of inspiration. You are able to reprioritize ...

Capricorn

You’re starting to get the hang of this Pluto – Uranus thing, and just as well! You’ll be dealing with the first major ‘test’ towards the end of June. In the meantime, there is both a lunar eclipse and a Venus eclipse this week – a truly unusual event! These configurations project the deep part ...

Aries

This is a pivotal week for you, though you might not realize the effects until later down the road. The lunar eclipse Monday connects with your sector of long trips, philosophy and higher education. Then the Venus transit (eclipse) has the capacity to unravel romantic mysteries and bring your voyage to one of self-discovery. The ...

Taurus

You’re likely to be a very busy Bull with Jupiter, Ceres, Dark Moon Lilith and Vesta in your Sign. But wait, there’s more! The lunar eclipse Monday casts a shadow of observation in your area of joint resources. As reflected light emerges, you’re wise in financial dealings with partners and large organizations. Add the Venus ...

Pisces

New people and events come into your life this week. The lunar eclipse on Monday intensifies the Venus eclipse of the Sun. Cosmically-attuned as you are, anything could happen. With this in mind, spend time focusing on what feels most comfortable for you. Visualize your fulfilling future now. Be open to a love that breaks ...

Cancer

All kinds of astrological energies come into play this week. Specifically, the lunar eclipse and the Venus transit. The Venus transit is an eclipse in front of the Sun. It’s in your solar twelfth house, which means you may be having dreams or moments of solitude which impact you profoundly. Give yourself breathing space. Know ...

Libra

Mars in your solar twelfth house isn’t letting up, is it? You want change, you may even be dreaming of it, but do you find it ever so elusive? This week’s lunar eclipse combined with the Venus transit (your ruling planet) takes on major proportions. You are gorgeous, likeable, social and in demand. Your charm ...

Sagittarius

Have you been feeling enthusiastic, courageous, inspired, overwhelmed? If so, you’re doing a great job—picking up on energies now being beamed to earth. The Sagittarius full moon lunar eclipse intensifies the Venus transit (eclipse) this week. Never has this focus of energy pointed its light so strongly upon you. Your previous view of love and ...

Aquarius

You could blog your way to heaven this week with the synchronicity of events in your life. The full moon participates in a lunar eclipse which intensifies the Venus eclipse (transit in front of the Sun). Considered a turning point in your life, your view of love may transform right in front of you. Energies ...

Virgo

Mars is direct in your Sign. You’re focused, you’re strong, you’re sexy. The lunar eclipse Monday and the Venus transit (an eclipse of its own) open doors that normally might be invisible. This is an upleveling of your truest sense of self and your desire to enjoy what’s presented. What seems like a potential setback ...

Gemini

The effects of what is happening now may shift your focus to comfy nether realms. The lunar eclipse Monday prepares your psyche. Then the Venus transit, also an eclipse, puts the finishing touches on a project and your sense of self. The kicker is, it’s all happening in Gemini! You lead the Zodiac to new ...

May 30, 2012

This week’s required reading

Miina

Got yourself a living doll

Yopparai Tengoku

Witness the "drunkard's paradise" in a sober environment

Hikariyami

Experimental dance backed by experimental music

Garo no Yakai

Ginza's fine-art smorgasbord

Root & Branch presents UBIK

Sample-heavy house from the West Coast

Bernard Purdie

Old-school funkmaster

The Temper Trap

John Digweed

The house veteran plays this weekend’s Big Beach

The Way

Go along on a great journey

Jane Eyre

A worthy adaptation by Cary Fukunaga of the Charlotte Brontë classic often considered to be one of the first examples of feminist Western literature. It focuses, as have most of its 27 filmed versions, on the time the young title governess spends at the gloomy Thornfield Hall, where things go bump in the night, and ...