Miriam Schapiro was a painter, collage artist, and sculptor. She was a forerunner in highlighting what was traditionally seen as woman’s craft is actually a form of “high art.” By combing collage, painting, fabric, and other high and decorative art techniques, Schapiro created her most famous works. She then named the technique femmage. Her use of fabric, what was at the time seen as a utilitarian and feminine material, alongside of paint and high art methods and styles elevated craft to Art.
We at this time are being shown that what is “basic”, possibly taken for granted, is vital to our existence. That we need housing, family sick days, fiscal support that is equal to economic needs and basic health care, to name a few. But more important we are becoming aware of our neighbors and what they bring to our community. How important our garbage people, postal workers, people in health care, teachers, and food workers who cook, stock and supply our food, etc… My hope is that we start to see how each individual brings something to our collective community table, and that we see all of their/our work as high art.
P.S. Remember signs with an * it a big week for you. Aries this is a perfect time to get an Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year. And Libra it is your halfway mark for your birth year, so if you need a Planetary Reading for a check in now is the time.
May light be on you, around you, and within you,
Nina
Aries
King of Swords – See the broader picture of situations and champion those that are being bullied. Watch for people taking advantage of or manipulating those that are more misfortunate around you. You can solve these predicaments as simply as sharing your toilet paper or getting the elder down the street groceries, so they don’t have to go out.
Taurus
*Death – Another energy packed week. The past couple of weeks have triggered your self-doubt and insecurities. Then the energy shifted trying to guide you towards self and universal compassion, so you could believe in you and the world at large. This week the energy embodies change and transitions. Things need to end so there is room for new projects/ideas/people. Take this time to, figuratively and/or literally, weed and plant anew.
Gemini
Queen of Pentacles – Last week, the energy surrounding you was materializing the divine. Advising that conjuring for the greater good brings more ease to finding solutions. This energy continues through this week; however, you will have to let go of trying of controlling the entire materialization process. Watch the line between nurturing and smothering people and projects this week. Whatever you create needs to work without your constant guidance and support to succeed and not suck all the energy out of you.
Cancer
Ace of Pentacles – Opportunities, abundance and prosperity are the energies to work with. This week has the potential of creation in it. Think of this energy like a seed – this is a beginning. What seed will you pick to plant and water as you go into this spring season. What one thing can you hone your focus and energy into?
Leo
Ten of Swords – Normally this energy is harsh, but you seem to rise above the morass by getting out of your head and being there for others. This week’s energy of regeneration and recovery lifts you above the banal and the suffering to a place that feels lighter and more hopeful.
Virgo
Knight of Swords – To be truly courageous and unstoppable it is best to slow down. You can easily be triggered into impulsiveness. So, take a breath and survey your surroundings before you step into any situation this week.
Libra
Nine of Pentacles – Last week’s energy was about walking into your destiny. And, the lessons were about when your luck is favorable grab it and when it is unfavorable let it go. While realizing neither outcomes had anything to do with you. This destiny energy continues this week and adds that while things may look advantageous or not, that you need to watch overextending and/or overcompensating. So, take only what you need and let go of what doesn’t work.
Scorpio
Two of Swords – The mist that surrounds you is making decisions hard and/or is adding undue confusion to situations. So come to terms you are at a stalemate this week and it is best just to sit and wait out the bad weather. The fog will lift, and the road will be clear soon. Just not this week.
Sagittarius
Two of Pentacles – Take this week’s energy to slow down the spinning plates. This is a time to look at what overwhelms you and where you are over committed. You have the time to contemplate what are your true priorities and where can you be flexible in your commitments. Life is a balancing act, and this is a good week to regain some of your balance and dexterity.
Capricorn
Four of Cups – Meditation and retreat are key elements to your week. And the atomic structure of this energy lies within the concepts of apathy and acceptance. How do you allow acceptance into your life without feeling apathetic? Contemplating on that goatfish will lead to avenues of ease.
Aquarius
*High Priestess – Listening to your intuition is vital this week. However, figure out what your subconscious is trying to convey is hard to hear through all the static of everyday life. So, find moments of silence, synchronicities and moon beams to guide you to opportunities and solutions that are hidden in the light of day. For example: There is a new Moon in Aries March 24; it’s a great day to start things.
Pisces
Three of Cups – The energy this week is about independence. Your close ones and friends are important, but it must be balanced with some alone time. And this energy whether with friends or alone is best utilized doing the activities you love to do. This week is about filling your emotional cup.
Six of Cups – Where last week had its sorrows, this week’s energy is much lighter. The force that moves you forward is joy and playfulness. The challenge is not being naïve about what is going on in your life, but to weather through this storm by touching base with your inner bliss finding the calmer path.
*Strength – The past couple of weeks have triggered your self-doubt and insecurities. But this week you have the energy to see your inner strength if you give yourself compassion. None of us are perfect and learning from your mistakes only makes you stronger. However, the true key is seeing your imperfections as strengths. These warps are what make your perception, intuition and strength unique and valuable to the larger community. Believe in you and the world.
*Magician – The energy surrounding you this week is materializing the divine. Your resourcefulness and concentration are needed to move things into action. The challenge with this card is making your actions have altruistic components. If you can conjure for the greater good, the work and solutions will come with ease.
Four of Swords – The energy is all about relaxation. Take this week to rest and recuperate from the past retrograde. Allow your mind to wander without a goal and see what pops up but don’t act on it. The best use of this energy is in meditation and contemplation not engagement.
Nine of Swords – Last week’s energy was about shaking things up and paying attention to the cracks in your foundation. This week there are still some after-shocks that need attending to. They are triggering your worries and possible anxieties. You must remember that your worries have some aspect of facts; however, this energy can blow things out of proportion. This week is more about figure out what worries you can fix and what are out of your control. Let go of those that have no solution at this time, and fix the cracks you can with more innovative and adaptable ways.
Ten of Pentacles – This week’s energy is about endings on the material plane. The challenge is that these endings give off a feeling of insecurity and instability. You will need to learn to let go of the old, so the new can come in with more ease and room. Remember endings are also beginnings.
*Wheel – This week’s energy is about walking into your destiny. Fate and luck are the aspects in play. The definition of fate is the development of events beyond a person’s control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power and luck is success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one’s own actions. This is an important lesson for you this week. When your luck is favorable grab it and when it is unfavorable let it go. While realizing neither outcomes had anything to do with you.
Five of Wands – Compromise is key to the chaos produced this week. The more that you find solutions that lead to agreement and harmony the easier the path. This is not a week to stand on your principals alone. Stand in the shoes of your “opponent” and see their side of the problem. Doing so will not only produce solutions to your predicament but tap into your empathy for others.
Ten of Cups – This week’s energy is all about familial bliss. This family does not have to be blood based but can be life acquired. This is about you enjoying to your fullest. Remember that connection is not only to those people that make you happy but also to those activities/surroundings that do. Enjoy the harmony of living.
Nine of Pentacles – The energy this week is about abundance. Where can you receive and give? How can you create luxury in your life, but do so with the essence of resourcefulness? By answering these questions, you can find more sustainable rewards then just through material gains.
Three of Pentacles – Last week’s energy was around the crossroads in relationships. It had you making choices that involve, self-love, commitment and/or separation. Now that you have either ended, adjusted and/or reignited those relationships, the energy this week is turned towards collaboration. With the relationships you are continuing, now is the time to find common goals to work towards. Also, it is a great time to find new kindred spirits that you can learn and collaborate with. Either way the energy this week builds towards more harmonious prospects.
Three of Swords – Sorrow is in the air this week. This is the ups and downs of being human. However, this kind of sadness brings with it an opportunity for forgiveness and a step to begin moving on. There are three things to learn with this suffering. Learn them and a begin the journey anew feeling lighter and enlightened.
Six of Swords – You have just gone through a rite of passage. However, the path still is in a misty haze but now is the time continue on. Don’t get stuck in the miasma. To move forward the energy suggests simplification. Even though the future is not so easily seen, the lighter your load- the simpler the solutions -the easier your journey.
Five of Swords – The aftermath of this past Mercury in retrograde still has its tendrils of chaos in your communication land. The energy this week is still full of disagreements and concealment. The best way to disengage with this dynamism is surrender and compromise. The disputes are really about ego, resentment and not worth your time.
Ace of Swords – The energy in the beginning of this week has a sharp tone to it as we navigate out of this mercury retrograde. This can lead to confusion and possible antagonism. Situations cannot be dealt with by old ways of communicating. Look for new ideas and ways to connect to bring clarity and eventually a breakthrough.
*The Tower – The energy this week is about shaking things up. Pay attention. There are some cracks in your foundation, and they need to be tended to. This can look as simple as eating better, getting 8 hours of sleep, or being more efficient with your time because you are overly critical or trying to fit into “normal” work hours. To build stronger does not always mean with stagnate forces like brick and concrete, bamboo is strong and flexible. To go through an earthquake buildings are now being built on springs. Find new ways to shore up your foundations that are more innovative and adaptable. For instance, work two days a week for 12 hours, 2 for 8 hours and then you can fit in a 3-day weekend or make a protein packed smoothie for that forgotten meal.
Five of Cups – This week’s energy has an air of regret and pessimism to it. The key to navigating this energy is realizing you can help solve the world’s problems by solving the ones in front of you first. Clean up some mess around you and be grateful for what you have that is not in disarray. The lesson is you seeing the left-over cups are half full and ready to be filled to the brim.
Seven of Cups – When was the last time you laid around just daydreaming- letting your imagination flow? The energy this week is allowing and advising you to do just that. Your challenge is letting yourself dream big enough. To help with this process, instead of thinking of dreams as illusions and fantasy, see them as seeds spreading out in the wind planting mystery plants of unknown bounty.
Eight of Swords – The energy this week highlights where you are being wronged. Whether this is self-affliction or allowing others to entrap you, this is the time for self-compassion about you allowing the harassment and strength to walk away from it without engaging in anger. The situation is like a Chinese Finger trap the more you struggle the more you are entrapped, but if you disengage in the fight you can get out of the bindings of it.
Two of Swords – Once Mercury goes out of retrograde on the 9th or 10th depending on where you are at, it will be time to make some choices. The challenge is thinking that the choice will solve the problem. However, this week is about moving out of stagnation and avoidance and walking into the journey of discovery.
Knight of Wands – This week’s energy is all about adventure. Take to the road, try new places, things to eat, look around for inspiration outside your normal environment. The more you step out of the mundane the more you will get in touch with your passion, your joie de vie.
Queen of Swords – Last week change was in the air, but it was and is slow in coming. You were advised to take time to weed and till your soul’s soil. Clearing blocks from your forward moment so the Universe has a clearer path to create the change that you are wanting and waiting for. Well, lucky you this week’s energy gives you unbiased thoughts, clearer solutions and honest ideas to do just that. The challenge is that it can come from not only your subconscious (look to your day and night dreams for clues), but it also can come from outside sources. So, ears on and mind open Aquarius. Focus on details not the big picture.
crossroads in a relationship. The energy around this week is making choices that involve, self-love, commitment and/or separation. To truly be harmonious in a relationship you must love yourself first and then work on being your best self. This is also true of the other person in the relationship. But they have free will and it is their responsibility alone to do that growth. So, this energy reminds you that relationships are work and advises love yourself and the other enough to see that creation and growth can happen, but it is up to both of you to decide whether that is together or apart.
Four of Swords – The energy this week is all about rest and healing. This energy warns you that your immune system, soul and mind needs rest. Take time to pull away from the maddening crowd (this includes social media) and relax.
Poetry has its own way of inspiring visuals. This week I am adding to your sign’s forecast a line from the poem To a Dark Girl (1927) by Gwendolyn Bennett. To read the whole poem just read the first line in bold for each sign.
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