Love in The Sky
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Love in The Sky is blaring from my over-the-ear headphones. The rhythm making its way into my bones. My body begins to twist into the metaphysics of my aura. Taking me to new heights of the emotional mind. Peeping into an hourglass looking into where I would lay my head and lips. So soft were the heartbeats of those beautiful people.
In between every verse, I hear my heavy breathing. The softness of my skin touches my beloved lovers. A mountain so high I see a futon where my lovers and I can rest. Climaxing as we rubbed skin to skin. With no worries about the past, present, or future.
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Abel
Abel Makonnen Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, was born on February 16, 1990, in Toronto, Canada. His mother and grandmother migrated to Canada from Ethiopia in the 1980s. According to the media, Abel was a party animal and later as he was working found himself doing music. At first, Abel was releasing his music mysteriously on youtube with different women on his cover albums. As a fan of Abel's work back in 2014, I could relate to his melancholy, and the transcending beats of his music.
Love in the Sky on Repeat
After listening to the song on repeat. I decided to dig deeper into the meaning behind Love in The Sky. In Love in The Sky, Abel speaks of a woman (stripper) he falls in love with while on tour. Immediately my fingers grasped a pen and paper. I flipped on my laptop to search for Abel’s natal chart to get an understanding of how his astrology influences "Love in the Sky" and its success.
When I cast Abel's chart I took a look at his Sun, Moon, and Rising. His Sun is in 27 degrees of Aquarius in the 8th house (a ha!), his moon is in 17 degrees of Scorpio ( aha! aha!), and AC (Rising) is in Cancer! Woowee, Abel’s natal chart is emotionally deep!
Abel Makkonnen Tesfaye
Born February 16, 1990, in Toronto, Canada
Moon-Pluto Conjunction | 5th House Story
After casting the chart my eyes took me to Abel's 5th house story. The moon is 17 degrees of Scorpio and Pluto is 17 degrees Scorpio conjunct each other. During Abel's youth, there was strife between him and his mother due to misunderstandings. This Moon-Pluto conjunction also points to the powerful matriarchal line in his life- mother and grandmother. At some point, Abel left his home in Toronto, Canada to escape this Plutonian relationship with his maternal figures. Roaming the streets for the next escape to free himself and the mind. Eventually, Abel landed a job and after meeting music producer, Jeremy Rose upstarted his music career.
Support through his talent | Sextile
This Moon-Pluto conjunction is deep! This conjunction s supported by a sextile to his Mars + Venus+ Saturn Capricorn in the 7th house. Abel desired to be in deep relationships with others but felt alienated. Hence he sings of his melancholy surrounding woman and dark sex while escaping from these experiences with drugs. At that time, he wanted to be understood and loved but found it a challenge. However, Abel transformed his melancholy by releasing these deeply felt emotions through his vocal cords.
Collective Consciousness | Jupiter 12th House Story
His singing escaping into the ears of the collective consciousness with Jupiter in Cancer (exalted!) in the 12th house. Abel brought healing to many. Even today as I listen to his more classic albums like Kiss Land, I have found that the majority of people speak about how he brings them a sense of healing in their darkest moments. I've even seen a comment where someone wrote how Kiss Land is such a Plutonian (transformative) song. I couldn't agree more.
Abel didn’t keep his dark sexual fantasies in the closet. With his Sun in Aquarius in the 8th house, he exposed taboos surrounding darkness, sex, and drugs in a way that opens the collective emotional sphere. As result, his music helped to expand his and his fan’s consciousness into the cosmos by giving light to deep emotions and pain.
Musical talent | Imum Coeli in Libra
Furthermore, as I was exploring Abel's chart I realized a connection in the origin of his musical talent! Abel's IC (Family, Land, Ancestors) is in Libra. I sense his musical artistry was an ancestral inclination and innate gift for Abel. Also, he pioneered a new music genre never heard of before. His sun in the 8th house allows Abel to explore his musical talent in the areas of darkness, death, and sex. Though his music has evolved there's an appreciation for what he offers through his music to the world.
After 12+ years of such beautiful music, Abel has reached a level of success in his musical career. Remnants of his classics like Kiss Land, Trilogy, Thursday, and even today with the song Creepin' continue to touch the souls of thousands of listeners. Check out his most recent song Is There Someone Else? It’s his newest song. Thanks to this artist for shedding light with his artistry.
Thank you
I’ve been working on this writing for the past 2-3 weeks. Weeks of listening over and over to many of The Weeknd’s songs and delineating. This piece of writing is just one interpretation of The Weeknd. My goal is not to assume what Abel went through in his life but rather to shine a light on his musical transcendence. May this blog bring you light! Thank you for reading.
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