featuring Model: Morgan Vail as Cancer for the series Personal Universe
and also the subject of the forthcoming book, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Girl
sneak peak here https://michellegemmaphotography.com/a-portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-young-girl-2/
a continuum of photographs of Morgan from age 12 to age 31 and beyond
Having a vast grasp of what is possible and of what is asking to be brought in, while extended very far into regions others miss.
Feeling, hearing, tasting the power of spirit in action.
Half mesmerized and half supercharged to get everybody in on it somehow.
Perhaps retreating to more traditional versions of the infinite path if frightened by a lack of understanding coming back.
Communing with the mysteries, and absolutely at home within those places others find strange.
The inside becomes all, the outside virtually transparent to the light within…
inspired by PISCES 26: “The Aurora Borealis.” by Elias Lonsdale
https://aquaorfire.net/astrology/inside_degrees/inside_degrees.html
Saturn takes about 28-29 years to come full circle.
Saturn transits and cycles can be considered cycles of achievement and maturity. When Saturn forms a hard aspect to a personal point in our chart, we might feel that everything is slowed down–we encounter delays, frustrations, and pressures. But these times also challenge us to face reality, thereby opening ourselves up to increased wisdom and the freedom that comes with living in truth.
cafeastrology.com
featuring Model: Caroline Walz
as Pisces and her Saturn Return
8 March 2021
Westerly, Rhode Island, USA
all photographs by Michelle Gemma
Dec 17, 2020 12:04 AM EST Saturn entered Aquarius…
Caroline was born with Saturn in Aquarius at 24 degrees!
This is Saturn Return.
This is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in our solar system. Adorned with a dazzling system of icy rings, Saturn is unique among the planets. It is not the only planet to have rings, but none are as spectacular or as complex as Saturn’s. Like fellow gas giant Jupiter, Saturn is a massive ball made mostly of hydrogen and helium.
Surrounded by more than 60 known moons, Saturn is home to some of the most fascinating landscapes in our solar system. From the jets of water that spray from Enceladus to the methane lakes on smoggy Titan, the Saturn system is a rich source of scientific discovery and still holds many mysteries.
The farthest planet from Earth discovered by the unaided human eye, Saturn has been known since ancient times. The planet is named for the Roman god of agriculture and wealth, who was also the father of Jupiter.
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/saturn/in-depth/
The Earth Goddess Demeter went to Eleusis in search of her daughter Persephone, who had been abducted by Hades , God of the Underworld.
Demeter goes in search of Persephone and, during her journey, reveals her secret rites to the people of Eleusis, who had hospitably received her. Her distress at her daughter’s disappearance was said to have diverted her attention from the harvest and caused a famine.
The Mysteries at Eleusis originated in the two-fold story of Demeter’s life—her separation from and reunion with her daughter and her failure to make the queen’s son immortal.
The Mysteries began with the march of the mystai (initiates) in solemn procession from Athens to Eleusis. The rites that they then performed in the Telesterion, or Hall of Initiation, were and remain a secret.
Another important aspect of Demeter was that of a divinity of the underworld; she was worshiped as such at Sparta, and especially at the festival of Chthonia at Hermione in Argolis, where a cow was sacrificed by four old women. The epithets Erinys (“Avenger”) and Melaina (“the Black One”) as applied to Demeter were localized in Arcadia and stress the darker side of her character.
featuring Model: Jane Anderson
all photographs by Michelle Gemma
The Full Snow Moon of February
in Virgo, Honoring the Myths of Seasonal Renewal,
for the Full Moon Photoshoots series
27 February 2021
Norwich, CT USA
source text: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Demeter
they arrived, with pitchforks at the ready, to change the vote.
the corporals and captains had an attack planned out.
the floorplan of congress was in our public domain, security forces
had become one and the same- a single moment defined the state of the nation.
an evident display of tribalism amongst a misappropriation of flags,
draped over the Capitol steps- A Confederacy in Process.
their rally preceding insurrection would expose this selfish process,
as if there were no other method to counteract an actual vote.
the assembled crowd who volunteered to be in The District could flag
their inherent abhorrence toward an hidden agenda that they would spell out.
as if this call to arms would create a new nation
of their own making, utilizing their most vicious forces.
citizens of our Televised Nation experienced society in absolute time, the forces
of the tribe gathered had stormed the steps, their process
exhorted over bullhorns to a crowd expecting direction toward a re-born nation.
multitudes of volunteers worked to secure the vote,
people who poured over information, and disinformation to out
an heist of objective political reality, each represented by brandished flag.
it was an aggrieved display, and desecration of the flag
would be rendered as treasonous sedition. the boat parade that forces
the vessels upon our river evacuated; instructed to stay out.
a distinct attempt at security while the process
of their gathering threatened to call in to question the vote.
each citizen would need to declare their confirmation of the nation.
confrontation within the myth of the American nation
has always existed, in some form. when people flag
grievances, the irregularity of equality; we are told to vote
despite the evidence of corruption, which forces
a re-examination of the entire process,
wherein the point of completion leaves no one out.
as it’s initial momentum, stunted by Capitol Police faded out,
an assassination plot never materialized in the Nations
Capitol. The Peoples House; a building that affords the process
of the improbable to be occasionally attainable, where intruders would flag
The Capitol with propaganda, and untruth, in an attempt to force
A Cancellation of America. as if all citizens might forget the power of the vote.
surrounded by symbols of the nation- the staffed flag
and the wooden gavel, congressional members would return that night, to force
a delineation- one person, one vote.
Michelle Gemma has just scanned in the next Root of Twinkle! This edition contains “soundtracks, essays, stories, lullabies, and an ‘interview’ pour vous.” There is a LOT in this 1995 issue, including a lengthy interview with Rich Freitas and Rich Martin together at Bee Bee Dairy, including a Dawn Estabrooks cameo.
You can check out the other Root of Twinkles from the early 90s, including the new 2020 copy, in the Root of Twinkle section (a link is up top right as well)
NOTE: We are looking furiously for Volume 2 Issue 1 and ANY Volume 1 issues – if you have a copy PLEASE get in touch with us — editors@portfire.org — THANKS!
Exploring the National Parks across the United States is an opportunity that should not be taken for granted. To understand the profound notions of preservation and conservation, we must get as close to the land as possible. This album is a seed that is attempting to plant itself in you to see them for your self.
Captured in photographs are views of nine parks around the country with essays that catalogue my experiences and thoughts while traveling through them.
Michelle Gemma has scanned in the next Root of Twinkle, the second issue from 1994!
Peruse this edition for some serious Mystic, CT nostalgia, including notes on the opening of the Emporium Gallery, an interview with the band Magpie, a small list of super elite Mystic Peugeot drivers, top ten lists about Mystic from Matt Hannan, and some fantastic record reviews and recollections —
View the other scanned Root of Twinkles from the early 90s, including the new 2020 copy, in the Root of Twinkle section (a link is up top right as well)
NOTE: We are looking furiously for Volume 2 Issue 1 and ANY Volume 1 issues – if you have a copy PLEASE get in touch with us — editors@portfire.org — THANKS!
all photos by michelle gemma
35mm film that i developed and printed at the greenman collective darkroom at taugwonk spur, and later in the darkroom in my backyard in mystic.
check out the root of twinkle volume 6 issue one summer 2020 here on portfire, plus the back issues to see more photographs of mystic life.
Michelle Gemma has scanned in another historic Root of Twinkle, this one from 1994!
Check it out for some serious Mystic, CT nostalgia — and view the other scanned Root of Twinkles from 1993, including the new 2020 copy, in the Root of Twinkle section (up top right as well)