The artist this week is Sasha Gordon. Gordon is a portrait artist that directs the viewer to the study of self. That we all change our perceptions of self, depending on mood as well as our surroundings. In her words: “At first I said ‘Oh they’re not me. They’re just variations of myself.’ While I still think that’s true, they’re definitely all me. I don’t see myself as one person. I change depending on who I’m with or what the situation is or my mood and all these other aspects. Growing up, I guess I had a hard time seeing myself as a person. Painting myself so solidly is a way of making myself feel more permanent and present.”
Your pondering for this week: We are humans, multi-faceted. And if we acknowledge this, we can see that in others. Hopefully brings us to a state of less judgment, more acceptance and ultimately the beauty of our chameleon-like moods and the complexity of humaning. Where do you judge yourself and others? And what do you do to feel more permanent and present in yourself?
Solar System highlights
The moon begins in Aries – great time to start on a project or an idea you have left dormant. On Tuesday the moon moves into Taurus, you have the energy to make things grow. Then on Friday the moon is in Gemini – time for hanging out with friends for the weekend. Then Sunday, the 17th, the moon moves into Cancer- self-care is your top priority. On Tuesday the 18th it moves into Leo – time to shine. And on Friday April 19th the moon moves into Virgo, a great time for spring cleaning or working outdoors.
There is a solar eclipse on April 8th that can be seen across the US. For all you Aries and Libra with sun signs and natal nodes watch/listen for downloads of information for the next couple of days.
Mercury is in Aries until May 15th giving us a crash course in learning to say what we need in a non-reactive way and working on making sure our actions follow our words. Venus joins Mercury during this teachable moment giving us more grace when we are attempting to better our communication skills.
Mars is still in Pisces with Saturn. And they are prompting us to act on being adaptable, especially in our day-to-day life. This theme of adaptable action, beauty, and harmony lasts until the end of April.
EXTRA
*** Signs with an * it is 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. And I have a tip jar if you want to leave a gratuity for the weekly forecasts.
****And I am experimenting again. I had switched from using the older suits name (pentacles, cups, swords, and wands) to a more elemental way of reading them which is earth, water, air, and fire. Now I would like to leave the binary and feudal system of the RWS’s court cards. So, the RWS old version is Page, Knight, Queen, and King is changing to Heart (pure embodiment of element), Body (moving the element), Spirit (living the element) and Mind (taking care of the element).
May light be on you, around you, and within you.
Nina
Aries
*Hermit – Where the last two weeks have been about Momentum this next two are about standing back and getting perspective. The muses had you set goals and maintain focus. Now it is time to step back from your projects and your life a bit and see what is or is not working. This energy aligns perfectly with Mercury being in retrograde. A time of reflect, reassess, and redo. Take these next two weeks to tweak what needs to be modified. This Muse of Perspective also suggests finding space in your schedule to just ponder and let ideas bubble up.
Taurus
Seven of Fire – The Muse of Will is with you these next two weeks to help you establish and protect your boundaries and ideas. The challenge with this energy is choosing when the fight is just, is it producing more harm than good, and/or understanding your alliances and antagonists so that you are expending energy efficiently. She asks is this a fight or just a boundary dispute? While reminding that you can have boundaries without engaging in a full war; for some fights are not worth the effort and wars are too big to take on alone.
Gemini
Heart of Earth – The Muse of Experiencing comes when you need to gain new knowledge or skills. The next two weeks work on filling the gaps in your knowledge or skill sets. However, she prompts you to look outside your normal sphere of stimuli and do some critical thinking in a new environment or experience. Whether that is finding a new space to do your work or reading a book outside your regular genera, she prods you to make new connections to old experiences.
Cancer
*Emperor – The Muse of Building would like your next two weeks to focus on building something that already is in play in your life. Use this retrograde period to reflect, reassess and redo especially in the considerations of the concept of durability as well as adaptability. She asks does this job, portfolio, or project have the components to last/work for the coming months or years? Is it flexible to evolve with you? Are you building for a brighter future or just building to keep busy?
Leo
*Fool – The Muse of Spontaneity has arrived to shake up some of your restrictions and self-afflicted boundaries. She is promoting you that for the next two weeks fill them with new tastes, thoughts, and experiences, which ultimately shake up your emotions. You all as sign dive deep into experience, but like any cat that will jump an expanse without a thought and then be frightened by the watery aspects of life. This Muse is asking you to just be in the new without judging it or comparing it to the old. Clean slates my friends.
Virgo
Seven of Water – The Muse of Dreams would like you to use this retrograde period to ponder, daydream and use your imagination. This is an exercise of letting go of limits and letting your imagination run wild. Yes, this is a hard assignment because this is an exploration of possibilities without the constructs of perfection, reality, boundaries, and structures you all like. She reminds you that fantasy is a way to explore the unknown without leaving the house. And maybe you can come home with a unicorn or dragon.
Libra
Heart of Air – The Muse of Lift would like you to focus on what lifts you and how you lift others? For the next two weeks use this retrograde period to tweak the aspects that give you air to breath and energy to fly on. These can be spending time with those that lift you spirits or going on solo flights of fancy. Your goal, support and strengthen the areas of that are your “air beneath your wings.”
Scorpio
*High Priestess – So these past weeks have had you step away and gain perspective on what system you need to refine and then come down from the proverbial mountain and put them in place. Now the Muse of Meaning would like you to spend the next two weeks using your intuition making sure those systems align with your principles and support what brings meaning to your life. If lost or unsure of where to start ask the muses for information, but remember they work in signs and synchronicities so eyes, ears, and mind open.
Sagittarius
Ten of Air – These next two weeks the muses would like you to work on finalizing areas of your life that are like a burr under your saddle. This can be a simple as oiling a squeaky door or as complex as letting a bad habit go. The key is picking the things you know that you can accomplish solo. For the coming weeks, people will try to force their agendas onto yours. Retrogrades with an eclipse is going to put some people in a spin and best you avoid the spin as much as possible.
Capricorn
*Empress – The Muse of Nurturing would like you to spend these next two weeks cultivating this practice into your daily life. She asks how do you nurture yourself? What project(s) would you like to develop in 10 months’ time? Who requires your nurturing? And then this muse reminds you not to rush answering these questions or the nurturing itself. The practice of nurturing is also a practice of patience and subtlety.
Aquarius
*Star – Okay I don’t know what you guys have been doing but for the last 4 weeks you all got the card of rest and restoration, and this card is the Big Momma of the 4 of Air. So maybe you didn’t really relax the last four weeks. Or maybe you just need more rest. So, a stronger message from the Muse of Healing is asking you to sit your butt down. This is a muse you work with your whole life. Her areas are healing and hope in all its forms and challenges. So hopefully these next two weeks you will do some things that rejuvenate your inner flame. These can be as simple as getting massage and a salt scrub, planning a much-needed vacation, having a designated daily unplug time, or putting in time with activities that light you up without tiring you out.
Pisces
Eight of Stone – The last two weeks the Muse of Building wanted you to focus on building something that already is in play in your life. Now the Muse of Labor is telling you to focus on the steps to make that happen. Remember this is a retrograde time so this is not a time for new projects but a time to get projects that are already in the works. And remember this is a time when adaptability is vital to all that you build. So, this retrograde period might be used for tweaking and incorporating the flexibility in said work.
Nine of Cups – Last week, the Hanged Man advised you to look at situations with a different perspective. Taking time for contemplation with an emphasis of out-side the box thinking. This energy of out of the box thinking is needed this week, to explore the concept and your actions around your feelings on contentment.
Five of Coins – Chaotic energy is prevalent this week. Be careful this does not send your head spinning into loss and feeling as if you have scant resources. Your read on this energy is right; it is not a week to invest into new projects. So the challenge is realizing that you are not alone, nor lost, nor poor. Your wealth and help lies in the family, friends and/or the community at large.
Queen of Pentacles – Last week, the energy was about creating harmony while still maintaining a duality in your nature and/or with others. Your challenge is connecting with the ones you love without losing either’s selfhoods, and/or harmonizing your own masculine and feminine energy. This process will help you with this week’s energy of being a provider and comforter. The challenge in being both is having a solid foundation built on your own needs and allow others to maintain their freedom while you nurture theirs.
Page of Swords – The energy this week is about information lying hidden. The goal this week is finding truths that are hidden or disguised. Start asking subtle but leading questions to the answers you want to find. The challenge is hearing what is said and then discerning which avenue to take to discover the information at its fullest. The truth is there but you are going to have to dig for it.
Four of Swords – Last week your energy work was gardening and growth. Create and design. Plant and nurture. Tend and weed. And finally, balance the work with the pleasures that you have reaped from that work. That last task is extended to this week. Your challenge is slowing your roll and being still. Learning how to rest is a needed skill to practice this week. This is a big year for Capricorns. So, with all that cosmic activity you will be dealing with (from January 2020 until December 2020), this is the only week with Mercury in your sign that your personal needs are easily heard. After the this your purpose and will take front stage. So, I must repeat take this week to relax, talk and physically listen to your body and soul.
World – This energy shows up when opportunities are at your doorstep to take and other doors can be closed. This is a great time to start something new. To say yes to things that you wouldn’t normally say yes to. The challenge around this card is feeling as if you say yes means that you can’t back out of it, and/or you might close doors you are not ready to. Oh contre mon ami. This energy likes you to try out new things so you can find what best fits the new you. So any closed door can be open again, but you might find the new landscape better fits who you are now.
Four of Cups – The Four of Cups, another week where your emotions take the forefront. This week the Four of Cups advises taking time pondering yourself, and here is the challenge also pondering your place in the world. You hold many of the keys this week, but one is beyond your everyday personal space. So, take a moment not only to look in but also to look out.
Six of Coins – The Six of Coins is the mini karma card. Be aware that especially this week that your interactions with others and your environment will ripple out and come back to you three-fold. So, the nicer and more caring you are for the environment and people around you, the more positive the world will be towards you. The challenge -this of course also works with negative energy.
Eight of Coins – This is your second eight in a row so let’s just check into the meaning of eights. Eights are the cards that challenge improving and releasing. Last week the cups ask you to release; this week the Coins ask you to improve. The Eight of Coins advises honing the skill of getting into the zone, whether that is at work or play – trying for mastery is the key. The challenge perfection is unobtainable.
Ace of Swords –It is a great week to be the philosopher and ponder on the bigger questions in life. Your challenge is for your mind to think in ways it hasn’t thought before. Also, if you have been holding off on a decision, this is the time to make it.
*Empress – The Empress is the card of growth and mothering. This card wants for you all to reconnect with the person that was the most motherly to you – even in spirit if they no longer reside on this plane. The challenge, however, is finding and cultivating those “motherly” qualities in yourself. Not only for providing support and compassion for others but also giving you an internal source to dip into when you need it.
Three of Swords – The Three of Swords ask you to be honest with your emotional thinking. This card asks you to let go of some thought patterns that are not working. The challenge is sitting with that emptiness – not fill it back up with another thought or emotion- so your mind and heart can heal.
*Tower – The Tower is the card of destruction from an outside force that make you start anew. This card comes up when something needs to be fixed that you have been putting off. The best way to head off a possible catastrophe is to fix the problem. This can be as simple as fixing that door handle that keeps falling off, scheduling in some “me time” so you don’t burn out, or as complex as have that hard talk with a love one before frustration burns down the house.
Nine of Swords – The Nine of Swords is the card of excess thinking and worry. The challenge with this card is to figure out which worries you can fix and put them on a to-do list (out of your head-space) and the rest to put on a list and flush them (you can literally flush then if you put them on TP). Another exercise is when a worry comes up replace it with a song or image that makes you smile or even better laugh. The point being making more room for quiet contemplation instead of yammering worries.
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