Postcolonial Astrology with Alice Sparkly Kat

As contemporary astrologers and astrology enthusiasts, how can we be accountable to the necessary dismantling and interrogation of colonial lineages that have shaped Western Astrology? According to Brooklyn-based astrologer Alice Sparkly Kat, astrology is the ideal magical lens through which we can parse the harsh neoliberal and colonial systems of power that harm marginalized people. It’s these very systems that misappropriate the language, symbols and wisdom of the planets to prioritize self over the collective.

Alice Sparkly Kat is an astrologer. They use astrology to re-chart a history of the subconscious, redefine the body in world, and reimagine history as collective memory. Their astrological work has inhabited MoMA, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and The Brooklyn Museum. They're the author of Postcolonial Astrology (May 2021). Find more on their work at alicesparklykat.com and follow them on Instagram @alicesparklykat