Star Gays: The Queer Astrology Archives Podcast examines the lives and works of queer artists, activists, and thinkers through the lens of their astrological birth chart. Each episode focuses on one individual from the archives and overlays their natal chart on their biography to draw connections between their life experiences and astrological influences. Join astrologer Elly Higgins each month to develop a deeper relationship with astrology and with a long lineage of queers who are making sense of their worlds through creative and analytical practices.
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Star Gays: The Queer Astrology Archives Podcast examines the lives and works of queer artists, activists, and thinkers through the lens of their astrological birth chart. Each episode focuses on one individual from the archives and overlays their natal chart on their biography to draw connections between their life experiences and astrological influences. Join astrologer Elly Higgins each month to develop a deeper relationship with astrology and with a long lineage of queers who are making sense of their worlds through creative and analytical practices.
Website: stargaysastrology.ghost.io
Aquarius season is here and in this episode of Star Gays, film critic Caden Mark Gardener joins host Elly Higgins to talk about filmmaker Kenneth Anger. Anger's 1947 film Fireworks is thought to be the first narrative gay film in the United States. Anger made almost 40 short films, exploring themes of desire, homoeroticism, and the occult. He was a follower of Aleister Crowley, an outsider in Hollywood, and he was born on an Aquarius New Moon.
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You can preorder Caden's book here!
Caden's instagram: @corpsesfoolsandmonsters / @corpsesfoolsandmonstersthebook
bluesky: @cadenmarkgardner
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Kenneth Anger's Chart: https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Anger,_Kenneth
Sources:
https://vestoj.com/a-conversation-with-kenneth-anger/
https://glreview.org/article/kenneth-anger-director-fireworks-at-sixty/
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/8165-kenneth-anger-magic-is-what-you-make-it
https://hyperallergic.com/824326/kenneth-anger-trailblazing-experimental-filmmaker-dies-at-96/
https://www.bentclouds.com/films/kustom.html
https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/3567/kenneth-anger-on-the-occult
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsjMYcKPux8&t=262s (Kenneth Anger Interview)
Star Gays: The Queer Astrology Archives Podcast
Star Gays: The Queer Astrology Archives Podcast examines the lives and works of queer artists, activists, and thinkers through the lens of their astrological birth chart. Each episode focuses on one individual from the archives and overlays their natal chart on their biography to draw connections between their life experiences and astrological influences. Join astrologer Elly Higgins each month to develop a deeper relationship with astrology and with a long lineage of queers who are making sense of their worlds through creative and analytical practices.
Website: stargaysastrology.ghost.io