I regard this as an almost flawless piece of Modern
Astrology art, because the nostalgic style recalls the Charles
Kingsley Water Babies school of illustration. Perfect. . .
modern astrology (unlike ancient astrology) is a big soft-
hearted mommy who always sends you Valentines. When
she's mad, she's obviously only pretending. The whole
vogue of astrology is, of course, a piece of nostalgia in
itself, a homesickness for a magical childhood past. Here
the parody element in the illustration enables the viewer to
tell himself. "I don't really believe in all this stuff (equals
'I'm hip), but nevertheless I like it, it makes me feel
good."
—Tom Wolfe