Hi All,

The artist this week is Amelia Dennigan, @acru_, a fine art thread painter. Dennigan’s “work blurs the lines between textile, painting, and emotional memory. Guided by an intuitive process and a reverence for craft, she transforms thread into gesture—capturing softness, stillness, and shadow with painterly precision. Rooted in ritual and rich in texture, her pieces evoke a quiet kind of intimacy, inviting viewers to slow down, feel, and see differently. Through both her fine art practice and her decor atelier, ACRU, Dennigan creates tactile worlds where art is not only seen but deeply lived.”

Your Pondering:

In an interview Dennigan says: “I’m coming to think that being self-taught is one of the stronger aspects of my work. For a long time, I felt it was a mark against me, but now I think it has allowed me to carve out this weird niche that I may otherwise have never discovered.”  Is there a thought or judgement of yourself you once thought of as a hindrance, that is now an asset?

Solar System highlights for the next two weeks

We have a Full Moon in Sagittarius on May 31^st.  Go on an adventure.

EXTRA

*If you want a more in-depth look into the planets and tarot elements and how they affect you, you can get those with your yearly AstroTarot reading or if you sign up for your monthly New Moon readings.  Gemini this is a perfect time to get that Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year.  And Sagittarius, it is your halfway mark for your birth year, so if you need a Planetary Reading for a check-in, now is the time.

**** I have a tip jar if you want to leave a gratuity for the tarot & art-casts.

May light be on you, around you, and within you.

Nina Fox-B

**Reading from The Ethereal Tarot

 

Aries

Knight of Wands – The Muse of Adventure is your guide for the coming weeks.  She would like you to go on a quest to engage your creative side.  The challenge with this quest is the goal must be a larger more general idea like searching for “things that make me happy” or the color yellow.   Or you can have no goal but just to be thoroughly present in exploration and experience.

 

Taurus

Ace of Swords – All aces signify a new beginning, and the ace of swords suggests a new cycle of thought, ideas, dreams and intellect. It is a time to open your mind, see things from a different perspective and/or perceive new opportunities.

 

Gemini

The Hanged One – The Muse of Pause has been sent as a guide for the coming two weeks to help you gain some in-sight.  Whether the circumstance you are in is stagnating, you are feeling vegetative, or overwhelmed, this muse reminds you that the pause can be very useful.   If it is the first two then this time has been granted to you, use it wisely as a breather, gain a new perspective or reconnect with lost ideas.  If it is the latter, then it is up to you to find space to pause in all the action so you can process.

 

Cancerian

Nine of Pentacles – The Muse of Luxury is your companion for the coming weeks.  You have worked hard to get where you are at, and it is time to see and partake in how abundant your world is.  However, this muse also warns to investigate how you may be over investing.  Examples are possibly you are giving too much in your job or over investing in some aspect or person in your life that takes more resources or energy then it gives.   This energy is about taking advantage and pleasure of your means without living or working above it.

 

Leo 

Ten of Wands – The Muse of Burdens comes when you have too much on your plate and it is affecting your progress.  Now some of these duties you need to do, but the way you are going about it is not efficient or through.  This muse suggests writing a list of all the things you need to do, prioritizing them and making an approximate time they can be done in.  Now cross off the last two on the list; they are on hold for two weeks.  Then take the top two and work on them to completion, then the next two, and so on.  You cannot add to the list unless it is urgent but then you must take off another task on the bottom.  You may find by the end of the two weeks the urgency of the bottom tasks have been resolved.

 

Virgo 

Justice – The Muse of Accountability is your guide through the challenges in the coming weeks.  One aspect is your truth will be challenge.  Now the key is keeping an open mind and seeing the other side’s perspective.  You don’t have to agree but understanding is important to rebalancing the situation.  The other aspect that you can control is that you are accountable for your actions and words. If you can’t give it 100% then don’t say you can and be truthful with what you can do.

 

Libra  

Seven of Cups – The Muse of Dreams will be your partner for the coming weeks.  She usually shows up for one or two reasons.  First, you may not be dreaming big enough.  You are keeping yourself small instead of letting your creativity and imagination expand your horizons. If this is it then do “what if” scenarios where there are no restrictions.  The other possibility is that you are not actively pursuing your dreams.  So, take this time to evaluate why.  With either scenario, this is not about magical wish granting but being open to possibilities.

 

Scorpio

Queen of Wands – The Muse of the Wild is summoning you in the coming weeks to come out and play.  She would like you to tune into your passion and ignite it.  If stuck, you can kindle this fire by going out dancing, howling at the moon, jumping on trampolines, climbing rocks, writing in rhyme or painting in larger swaths of color.

 

Sagittarius

Fool – The Muse of Fresh Starts is heralding new beginnings are on the horizon.  The challenge for you is to be okay with the unknown.  She is having you practice optimism, confidence and hope while moving forward.  The key is trusting that every step you take is full of potential.  And you can cash in on this if you are sure-footed and present in each step.

 

Capricorn

Page of Wands – The Muse of Art is your companion for the coming two weeks.  She comes when you need to work with your creativity in a more intimate but freer setting.  So deep dives into creativity without boundaries, expectations or goals.  This is about finding and reigniting the joy of immersing yourself in your imagination. If blocked this muse suggests experiencing something outside of your usual genres like delving into all the recipes around a certain food item or listening to different music.  The key is experiencing and experimenting with the new without expectation.

 

Aquarius 

Ace of Pentacles – All aces signify a new beginning, and the ace of pentacles represent a beginning on the material plane.  This is perfect timing for the seeds of opportunity to be planted; however, the challenge is it also needs to be lovingly tended to for the coming weeks.   Some examples are applying for a new job, investing, planning a trip, starting an exercise program, starting a garden or beginning a new venture. However, if you don’t have the bandwidth to nurture these seeds, then you can randomly throw out ideas to the wind and see what grows.

Pisces

Eight of Pentacles – The Muse of Mastery comes when you need to immerse yourself in the tasks at hand. This muse reminds you that you have the skills, but you still need to strive for excellence while preparing for the worst and pivoting to accommodate your surroundings.  If needed, superhero pose to boast your self-confidence.  You got this!