Above is a picture by Britta Jaschinski an amazing and award winning conservation artist. Her book Photographers against Wildlife Crimes is poignant and beautiful. However, when I started doing research for wildlife/nature/conservation photography, I ended up with a list of men and she was no where to be found.
Just google search wildlife photography. You will see 35 of the top googled photographers but the 12th and 26th are the only woman. Wildlife/conservation photography like most arts are dominated by men, or are they? After deeper research I found some amazing published women out there. Why aren’t they showing up in the top searches?
Of course, this happens in many searches. With famous painters there are two women Frida Karol 8th and Georgia O’Keefe 15th. With famous scientists searched there are five women represented in the top 35. Now we could say that women weren’t allowed to be in those fields in the past, so the ratio reflects that. Or is it possible that all our search engines, encyclopedias, and textbooks are filled and prioritizes with European men?
What can we do? Start supporting young women to get in the field with programs like: Girls who Click, who is trying to pave the way for girls to get into the wildlife photography field. And here are 25 programs that girls can get into for the sciences. Then let’s start highlighting women in our searches. Google analytics are partially based on hits per site, let’s up the ante. Look deeper to find minorities when you are doing a general search. To help I have attached websites to amazing woman wildlife photographers click on them to raise awareness on the web about them and conservation in general. Your clicks count!
P.S. Remember signs with an * it a big week for you.
Aries
*Ace of Cups and Sun – Ace of Cups and the Sun are very appropriate for you b-day month. All Aces are new beginnings, but the Ace of Cups is the most auspicious. This Ace brings favorable life and emotions into this coming year. With the Sun card, growth, this is a year where you have the Universe behind you to expand anything you put your light to. The only challenge with these two cards is not focusing down the light to a laser-like frequency. Be aware when passion and attention is too focused you will burn your subjects and may create a desert in the aftermath. In the simplest terms always carry around a bottle of water while working or out and about. In its most complex version, spread your love and passion out evenly to many people or projects instead of all of it on one. https://www.suzieszterhas.com/index
Taurus
Six of Swords – The Six of Swords advises you to gain perspective or distance from your thoughts and//or projects. There is a need to simplify when this card comes up; however not too much. This is more about finding a natural rhythm. As always with this card, water and/or short trips are vital this week to help cleanse your thoughts and gain perspective. https://www.melissagroo.com/
Continue reading Tarot-cast for Week of April 14, 2019
Ace of Cups – The Ace of Cups calls for you to create and spread love and joy. This card reminds you that positive emotions need to be your “go to” this week even if someone pokes you to get a rise. Your mottos: You catch more flies with honey than vinegar, and Love conquers all.
Nine of Swords- You will need to watch your thoughts this week. Worry and fretting might creep into your dreams, waking mind and confidence. The advice this card gives is if you can’t fix it now don’t worry about, for the solution will come later or the problem will dissolve on its own.
*Hanged Man- Your journey will be waylaid this week, and this is a blessing in disguise. Your voyage will be better suited if you take some time either in quiet contemplation or be waylaid by strangers. Think of this week like an adventure into Wonderland were not everything makes sense, but it can be amazing if you don’t take it too seriously.
*Hierophant and Eight of Pentacles – These 2 cards work well together. The Hierophant wants you to create structure and the Eight of Pentacles wants you to work on mastery at what you are doing. This can look as simple as creating a schedule where you only look at emails the beginning and end of the day, or as complex as going to a class to get better at sculpting or Excel.
Ten of Swords – Well this week will be a rough start to the new year, if you let it. The Ten of Swords warns us when the outside world or things we have no control over tries to get us down. You can hide this week if you want that is one way to deal; the other is to hone your spidey sense and dodge any “bullets.” Either way you deal with this week the challenge is not letting other’s thoughts or plans stab you and your plans in the back.
*Empress – The Empress is the card of growth and creativity; what a great way to begin 2019. Your challenge this week is to create some seeds that you want to see bud in about 9-10 months from now. This can be a simple as starting a health plan that by September or October you are able to run in a marathon. Or as complex as creating a book, an album, a house or a baby. The big thing is you need to start on your big projects/ideas now.
Six of Cups – It is fine to dwell a bit in the past this week if it doesn’t swallow you up. The past has information for you. The past is something to reminisce about but not endure the bad moments over and over. The challenge is like cleaning out the attic – keep the good memories and take the lesson from the bad but then toss it.
This week is Solstice; where darkness is at its height in the northern hemisphere, and light reigns in the southern. The Photographs above and below are from Roadside Lights by the artist 
The Sun represents growth and positivity, so this week should feel amazing. Though there are a few challenges: you might feel some growing pains, it might be hard to feel positive in all the rush or while you are growing you could overshadow someone’s else growth. This can look as simple as finding all your x-mas presents just make sure you don’t butt in line to grab the deal. Or this can look as complex as growing your confidence but doing it in a way that others don’t feel left out. The big lesson is Shine without Shadowing.
This is an interesting combination. The Empress is the card of creation and the Moon is the card of things hidden. This week is like tending your night-blooming flowers. There is more creation happening in the dark of your subconscious and/or solitude, than with the light and society. This can look as simple/complex as doing some stream of consciousness writing, collage, black-out poetry, cleaning out your fridge/freezer and making some new culinary dish, or writing down your dreams. The challenge letting out new creations that are waiting to spring up from your subconscious.
The Knight of Cups swoops in to advise you to get in touch with your emotions. This is a great week to take a deep dive in to what is driving your emotions. If you don’t like what you see, kick it out and if you do, feed it. If you are having a hard time tapping into your emotions watch Elf, It’s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street or The Grinch.
The Ace of Pentacles are new beginning on the material plane. This is a great week to start a new project, change jobs, move, try new recipes, start a new exercise regime. Look at what you want to grow or change on the material plane
Hmm your second 8 in a row so let’s take a gander at 8s for a minute. Eights in numerology mean manifestation through mastery. Last week the Eight of swords want you to master your negative thoughts. This week the Eight of Pentacles wants you to master something on the material plane. This look like a project, money, or deal coming together. Focus more on doing then, how it gets done. Trust yourself you are skilled.
This week has all the potential for being fantastic, if you can just get out of your own way and shine. Leave your ego and your mind on the curb and let life take you to some new places. You will find more grace and enlightenment if you follow you spirit and your heart. This can look as simple/complex as taking a walk/ride to see Holiday lights, going to a holiday party with someone you like, buying candy canes and giving them to every homeless person you pass, or staying at home getting cozy with nog and a book. The challenge with doing any of these things is thinking yourself out of it like: holiday lights are a stupid competition, yuck parties, the homeless need homes not candy, or I’m lazy. This week is about using your judgment to enjoy joy.
The Queen of Swords is about strategy in all you do. Need to get holiday gifts – make a list of what you need and then map out the best path. Need to get a project done – hire a babysitter so you can pull a long day, so you don’t have to do work during the holidays. If you are traveling pack early and preorder your taxi. This week can get hectic but a good battle plan will get you through it.
Holidays can be hard for all the water signs because there are a lot of emotions swimming around good or bad – yours or others. It can be draining. This week might push on your emotions, so you pull inward. And you can do that if you don’t do it all week. The challenge is to see that contemplation is fine if you look up and out to reorient to the positive. If you find yourself going to far inward call a friend to take you out for a hot tottie or tea. Love and laughter are the keys this week.
You are finishing out your birth month with the Ten of Pentacles or the prosperous kingdom card. The coming year has the Magician calling for creation and the Hanged Man calling for new and unique perspectives. All tens are summation cards so 2019 is a place where not only are you creating new and unique projects, traveling to new roads, but it is about enjoying your all that you have done to get to this place. This week is your first step in seeing how prosperous your kingdom is. Enjoy the bounty.
It’s a balancing act this week. Balancing intake with outtake, rest and activities, food and water, society and solitude. If you feel off kilter it is a sign to stop and ground yourself. This is a good card to practice going into your birth month.
Two of Cups is the card of relationships. Take time this week to have one on ones with people you love. You need to reconnect with the people you hold dear. The challenge is to truly be there with them. This can be hard with the hectic holiday season, but it will fill your cup more than drain it. Think small intimate moments than grand gestures.
The Ten of Wands is about putting too much on your plate because of a sense of obligation. This week is more about doing a few things well, than doing a bunch of things half-ass. The challenge is giving yourself a break. Lay down at least two of your to-dos on your list. You can pick them back up next week if they don’t fade away before that.
Last week the Death card asked you some hard questions like: What cycles are you starting up again? What ideas or projects do you want to store and work on next year? What do you want to let die or finish before spring? The Star card continues the theme of introspection by adding the questions: What do you need to heal, so you can move in to 2019 with a lighter load? And if you could hope for an outcome what would it be?
Last week the Strength card had you assess the hows and whys of your internal struggle to get things done. This week the Three of Wands wants you to continue pondering those questions, but also would like you planning your focuses for the winter season. What three things would you like to get done that will carry you into the spring of 2019?
The Ten of Pentacles brings another week of focusing on building your net worth. What you have going right now is a pretty good gig. Keep at it and adding to it.
The Three of Pentacles foretells you will need help from others if you want to accomplish what you need to do. This week cooperation and collaboration are key.
Last week, the World wanted you to finish up old projects to create room for new projects. And now here comes the Lovers card wanting you to start creating, though this creation period is about working with others to create something new. In its simplest form this can look like making dinner with your love ones. In its more complex form this can be you sharing the creation process on a new project. Either way this week you will need to cooperate and collaborate if you really want to create something out of the ordinary.
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