track 02: real love true love

Taurus: you wake up early on a Sunday morning. the sun is rising and the light is reflecting onto your bed. there's nothing to stress you. you have no plans, you can lie in bed all day.

Gemini: you're at a beach with white sands and clear waters. the hot air smells salty and surrounds you, making you feel slow and sleepy. seashells and sand dollars are scattered all along the ocean front. the ocean sings you to sleep.

Cancer: it's snowing outside and you are wrapped up in a blanket nest on the couch. despite being alone in the house, you don't feel lonely. your feet are warm, your mind is calm and you can smell cookies baking in the kitchen. your favourite movie is playing on the tv.

Leo: you are exploring a rainforest. you can feel the hot sun on your neck and the air smells fresh and green. an animal moves up ahead. you smile and push through the leaves after it. you feel alive

Virgo: the air smells like cashmere and fresh linens. small, fluffy kittens are cuddling on your lap. everything is soft and gentle. your friends call to tell you they are coming over to watch old films with you. you are well rested and at peace.

Libra: you are no longer afraid of the world. you are surrounded by your vast collection of blankets and those around you feel safe and warm. you are financially stable, with a job that makes you happy and enough money every month to treat yourself. you are happy and safe

Scorpio: you are alone in a dark forest at midnight. you are not afraid. fog tickles your ankles and seeps inside your bones to heal you. a beam of moonlight kisses your face and you feel whole again

Sagittarius: you wake up to the sound of rain pelting against your window. as you watch, the drops slide down the window pane and melt into your hand. you are filled with warmth and suddenly you can't keep your eyes open. you have been kissed by the earth. you wake up smelling like the clouds

Capricorn: you see your heart glowing in your chest. it pumps sweet honey through your veins and makes you tired. time stops, and still you sleep on. when you wake up you remember nothing but peace and light

Aquarius: you have had one-sided conversations with the moon for years. every night she comes to wash away your sadness with her light. you write her a letter, not expecting an answer. she writes back.

Carl Brandt (1871- 1930)

Stellar sketch from Sphaera Mundi, 1620, by Italian Jesuit astronomer Giuseppe Biancani: “Illustration locates stars by the antarctic circle. They are not shown as embedded in the sphere of the fixed stars. This early depiction of the constellation of the southern cross shows it unconfined.”