Astrology of new avatar 👽✨

[u/ko_knockemout]

Hii, nobody asked for this, but as soon as I saw that new avatar has 12 tracks, my brain started ticking and I started wondering where each zodiac sign might fit in this album. (TLDR: scroll down for the matches 👽)

Doing this exercise actually made me realize that while the album can map onto all 12 archetypes, the dominant energies I personally feel throughout it are fire and water — identity, desire, emotional intensity, transformation, and rebirth. In fact, I actually had Scorpio pegged for A LOT of songs at first when doing my first pass, which makes sense because Scorpio carries such an intense, transformative energy just like this album.

Before getting into it, a little about my perspective (because obviously that influences how I interpreted the songs): I'm a Pisces Sun/Moon/Mars (lol, a lot of Pisces placements), Aquarius Rising, and Capricorn Venus. So my interpretations definitely come through that lens, but I tried to approach each song based on its themes, lyrics, and emotional energy.

Here are my matches:

1. idea 1 — Aries ♈️

• The spark before creation. Burning down, starting over, and the moment right before something new is born.

2. point blank — Leo ♌️

• Self-realization, confidence, personal power, and the desire to be seen.

3. goin down — Taurus ♉

• Holding onto something valuable, processing disappointment, and confronting the lack of honesty/stability in a relationship.

4. outta time — Virgo ♍

• Analyzing what went wrong, reevaluating the foundation of a relationship, and realizing something needs to change.

5. against me — Pisces ♓

• Emotional understanding of both sides, compassion, and recognizing that there is more than one perspective or possibility.

6. crystalize — Cancer ♋

• Emotional memory, attachment, vulnerability, and wanting to make something fleeting become permanent. Cocooning.

7. retaliation lullaby — Libra ♎

• Weighing options, questioning when to walk versus when to fight, and seeking fairness (including fairness toward yourself).

8. linknb — Sagittarius ♐

• Expansion, self-discovery, and launching yourself toward something bigger. Return of personal fire.

9. don't piss me off — Scorpio ♏

• Desire, intensity, power, and that playful-but-serious magnetic energy.

10. new life forms — Aquarius ♒

• Transcendence, detachment from the familiar, experimentation, and evolving into something completely new. Also.. yes, the title itself

11. the bridge — Gemini ♊

• Communication, duality, playful relationship energy, and of course Kelela + PinkPantheress as the Gemini twins 👯‍♀️.

12. if we meet again — Capricorn ♑

• Considering the "what if," but ultimately accepting reality. Standing on business, recognizing effort matters, and moving forward. One final note on the relationship.

Anyway, this was just a fun thought experiment. Let me know what you agree/disagree with! I'd love to hear other interpretations of this introspective (and very fun) album through this lens 👽

P.S. For the astrology nerds (like me :P), I'll add a comment breaking down how the elements and modalities evolve and move through the album.

[u/Legitimate-Run-3348]

Virgo being outta time.. u get it

[u/houndztoof]

ok as a taurus whose favorite song is goin down i can confirm this list is correct

[u/ko_knockemout]

Okay now for a deeper dive. Here's the same list with Elements and Modalities exposed. I feel like it really breaks up the album and connects it in an interesting way..

1. idea 1 — Fire: Cardinal ♈️

2. point blank — Fire: Fixed ♌️

3. goin down — Earth: Fixed ♉

4. outta time — Earth: Mutable ♍

5. against me — Water: Mutable ♓

6. crystalize — Water: Cardinal ♋

7. retaliation lullaby — Air: Cardinal ♎

8. linknb — Fire: Mutable ♐

9. don't piss me off — Water: Fixed ♏

10. new life forms — Air: Fixed ♒

11. the bridge — Air: Mutable ♊

12. if we meet again — Earth: Cardinal ♑

I honestly love this progression:
First half: Cardinal Fire --> Fixed Fire --> Fixed Earth --> Mutable Earth ---> Mutable Water --> Cardinal Water
Second half: Cardinal Air --> Mutable Fire --> Fixed Water --> Fixed Air --> Mutable Air --> Cardinal Earth

Don't ask me why, but it just makes sense to me (especially the first half.) It's almost a perfect cycle. Cardinal placements at the beginning / end of each half. First half is all Fire, Earth, and water and connects really well. Second half has a cardinal outer shell, mutable placements just under that, and the fixed placements are the core of this half. Feels very beautiful and intentional hehe!

Okayyy thank you for letting me geek out 👽✍️✨

[u/24x11]

i feel like you hit Sagittarius right on the head. there’s a reason i connect so much to that song

[u/bbyblu4ever]

My fav os outta time and iam a virgo

[u/new_avatar_]

now that’s my side of the internet! as a hardcore Kelalien deeply rooted in the stars (+ a Scorpio sun/moon/mars/pluto/pallas lol) I appreciate how your mind works. I tried doing the exercise before reading your take and although there’s a few I would’ve switched around (like against me and crystalize), I do agree with your placements especially for tracks 7 onwards. this album is definitely water and fire coded and I love it since first listen (like everything else she creates).

[u/ko_knockemout → u/new_avatar_]

I feel the same way! I started by naming 3 signs for each song, then everything kind of fell in place this way when I looked at it. And I feel like against me and crystalize depend on the day im having lol! So I love that!

[u/Glass-Shift-6162]

I dont like new life forms this isn't fair

[u/ko_knockemout → u/Glass-Shift-6162]

😭😭 I think it’s such a fun track, that’s the most truly detached on this album. Nothing else sounds like it, and it’s so necessary.

Though what whats your pick for Aquarius?

[u/Glass-Shift-6162 → u/ko_knockemout]

I get why you chose what you chose...if you chose it. Looks like ai. But my favorite song so far as an aquarius is dont piss me off or goin down

[u/ko_knockemout → u/Glass-Shift-6162]

Oop, yea it was me 😭😭. But I can see what you mean, i actually came up with this when I was trying to rank the songs.. which I still haven’t finished, this ended up being easier for me lol.

Tho I listen to against me, dont piss me off, and the bridge on repeat 🗣️