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Auntie Svetty’s Astrological and Life Advice - Full Solar Eclipse Coming April 8th
Our worldwide economy is currently failing many more humans than it is helping. Why should we be afraid to watch it collapse? We know it...
Svetlana Trantastic
Mar 10, 20245 min read


Auntie Svetty’s Astrological and Life Advice - Sunday March 3rd, 2024
Please enjoy this Slap in the Face. In 1993 I was nineteen years old and I worked part time at the front desk of the Holiday Inn Hotel in...
Svetlana Trantastic
Mar 3, 20244 min read
Auntie Svetty’s Astrological and Life Advice - Full Moon In Virgo February 24, 2024
Hello Friends! Get ready for some very productive full moon in Virgo energy coming at you starting February 24th. The Sun is in Pisces...
Svetlana Trantastic
Feb 25, 20243 min read


Auntie Svetty’s Astrological and Life Advice: Aquarius New Moon
For years you’ve been told that humans, including yourself, use only ten percent of our brains. Prepare for that to change. We are...
Svetlana Trantastic
Feb 11, 20247 min read


The Ministry of Stupid Ideas, Ask Dr. Carla, and 2 Calls for Artists!
Hello, AFRU Supporters, and a happy National Fettuccine Alfredo Day to you all. That’s an actual thing! Actually today! We wanted to...
Team AFRU
Feb 7, 20241 min read


Auntie Svetty’s Astrological and Life Advice
A conversation with galactic entities from another dimension to help you sleep at night. I have to tell you that the following words are...
Svetlana Trantastic
Feb 4, 20246 min read


Auntie Svetty’s Astrological and Life Advice for 1/28 through...
Disclosure of the Intervention The human consciousness is expanding whether or not you like it. Your consciousness is expanding whether...
Svetlana Trantastic
Jan 27, 20245 min read


Auntie Svetty’s Astrological and Life Advice for 2024: My Most Depressing Column Ever.
I’ve had trouble bringing myself to write this column. I am burned out. I want to numb out. I want my life to be more simple. I am an...
Svetlana Trantastic
Jan 20, 20244 min read


Auntie Svetty’s Astrological and Life Advice for the End of 2023 / Beginning of 2024!
Let’s talk about the astrological weather at the end of the year 2023. This isn’t the year to bother going to a party to celebrate the...
Svetlana Trantastic
Dec 31, 20234 min read


Auntie Svetty’s Astrological and Life Advice for 12/17 - 12/23
Today is Dec 17th, 2023 and Mercury has gone retrograde. It’s time to reconsider and reevaluate if our lives are going in the right...
Svetlana Trantastic
Dec 17, 20232 min read


Auntie Svetty’s Astrological and Life Advice for 12/10 - 12/16
On December 10th the moon is opposite Uranus. Go ahead and make a joke. Are you finished? The moon represents your emotions and Uranus is...
Svetlana Trantastic
Dec 10, 20232 min read


Auntie Svetty’s Astrological and Life Advice for 12/3 - 12/9
On Dec 1st of 2023, Mercury enters Capricorn and we are all feeling very practical. Our communication is clear and direct. Capricorn is...
Svetlana Trantastic
Dec 2, 20234 min read


To the Future!
* Art by Jessica Hassler * For those of you who haven’t already heard the news, AFRU Gallery will be leaving our beloved Oak St. building...
Team AFRU
Nov 30, 20231 min read


Auntie Svetty’s Astrological and Life Advice for 11/26 - 12/2
Astrologically there are a lot of signs that your Thanksgiving was terrible. Since this advice will be published after Thanksgiving...
Svetlana Trantastic
Nov 26, 20234 min read


Auntie Svetty’s Astrological and Life Advice for 11/19 - 11/25
Prepare yourself for a thunderstorm of epiphanies! It’s a Mars cazimi in Scorpio! What the hell is a cazimi, you ask? Does it come with...
Svetlana Trantastic
Nov 18, 20232 min read


PS!
Omigod! I forgot to tell you anything about the astrological transits! It’s been a busy week without an ending! You probably are feeling...
Svetlana Trantastic
Nov 12, 20231 min read


Auntie Svetty’s Astrological and Life Advice for 11/11 - 11/18
Does it feel like things are changing? I believe the times are changing. We need to talk more about the eclipse that just happened. Not...
Svetlana Trantastic
Nov 12, 20233 min read


Sparkly Halos, Open Mics, and Medicinal Herbs!
CURRENT EXHIBIT Make sure to check out our current gallery exhibit, Oh Jesus! curated by Jonas Nash & Mike Albano. Open gallery hours ...
Team AFRU
Nov 12, 20231 min read


Auntie Svetty’s Astrological and Life Advice for 11/05 - 11/12
Wi-Fi uses radio waves to transmit information between your device and a router via frequencies. The difference between WiFi and...
Svetlana Trantastic
Nov 5, 20234 min read


Auntie Svetty’s Astrological and Life Advice for 10/29 - 11/4
I’m pleased to announce that this blog, still in its infancy- has received its very first piece of reader mail! What the reader asks...
Svetlana Trantastic
Oct 29, 20236 min read
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