To all of you in the Bahamas and on the East Coast, may you find refuge and be safe.
The above piece is a clay pigeon hidden behind the crocheted plumage of the extinct bird, Cararcus of Guadalupe. Laurel Roth Hope is a former park ranger now turned artist. She creates a variety of sculpture and fiber art that highlight our fellow earthlings that she calls Biodiversity Reclamation Suits. With this series of scupltures, she started with the concept of how we ascribe value to things that are rare and denigrate things that are common and that effects how we see wildlife. So, she chose the common pigeon, an icon of the successful adaptation though also known as the “flying rat” and disguised it in the rare and therefore perceived exotic plumage of extinct birds. Try this week to see the exotic in the common and see how this changes your perspective.
P.S. Remember signs with an * it a big week for you. Virgo this is a perfect time to get an Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year. And Pisces it is your half way mark for your birth year, so if you need a Planetary Reading for a check in now is the time.
Aries
Eight of Wands – The Eight of Wands forecasts that what you aim with a true heart hits the mark. This is a week to ask for what you want, send out messages, PR yourself… Your question: Are your goals truly fulfilling your hearts desires?
Taurus
*Judgement – this is your third big card in a row. So, time to take the bull by the horns Taurus. The past 2 weeks Chariot, card of change that is totally in your control, pulled up to give you another chance to make transformations happen. Then the High Priestess advised to do some deep reference work on the how and why of those alterations. Helping you with signs from the heavens, dreams, synchronicities or in deep contemplation. Now Judgment the card of evolution arrives. This card heralds that you are prime for an ascension. This week find ways to up your game. This should be easier now that you have mapped out where to go with the Chariot and how and why you are doing it with the High Priestess. This task is not a simple change with these three cards. But it can look like, asking for promotion, expanding your business, quitting your job to work for yourself, retiring, etc.. By the end of the year you should be well on your way with a new ride into new lands.
Gemini
Queen of Swords – The last two weeks the Devil card came to test you on who you are and what you stand for. Then the Hanged Man kept you in a purgatory like state to let you contemplate how you were triggered. Now, the Queen of Swords continues the focus on contemplation, but emphasizes focusing on the details to create movement.
Cancer
Nine of Swords – The Nine of Swords is the card of worry. This week your worries will be highlighted. The best way to deal with them is to first clearly seeing if you can do solve them. If you can do something, then prioritize it with the other things in your life. And for the things you can’t do anything about – write them down and literally throw them in the trash.
Leo
Ten of Swords – Last week, your thoughts got in the way of your success. This week others are trying to pull you down into the morass. This week is full of people cutting you off the literally and metaphorical road. If you did last week’s work and casted away your demons, then others unintentional malice or thoughtless actions will not faze you. If you didn’t do the work, then be well armored going outside.
Virgo
Eight of Swords – The Eight of Swords has you examining how your thought process are stopping you this week. The challenge is being compassionate with yourself for these thoughts. They were put there by others. Once you can see the chains clearly, you can let go and walk away.
Libra
Nine of Wands – The Nine of Wands forecast this is perfect time to stop and do some preparation before doing. This looks like making sure you have a menu for the week, then creating a list and only getting what is on the list. The more prep you do, the cheaper, healthier and faster the results.
Scorpio
*Empress – This is a great week to plant seeds, start new projects and nurture what is already in the works. The Empress energizes growing anything you want to this week. The only challenge with this card is anything you start will take at least 9-10 months to full mature. Oh, and another thing prioritize yourself care. Be as kind to yourself as you would your own child. Remember as they say on airplanes Oxygen masks on yourself before your children.
Sagittarius
Seven of Coins – Last week was a great time to create with the Magician card. The only challenge was that your creation must have meaning behind. This week the Seven of Coins gives you another week to work on your project with gusto. There is a stable and constant energy with this card’s energy. You can tap into easily, so use it well.
Capricorn
*Wheel of Fortune – The Wheel of Fortune is the card of chance and changing of fortunes. So, this is a great week to take a chance on something. This can look like sending your resume to your dream job, asking out that special someone, and/or playing lotto. The challenge is not in the success of wining but believing in yourself and giving your dreams a chance to manifest.
Aquarius
Six of Cups – The Six of Cups foretells that something in your past will help you this week. This can be an old friend, looking at old journals, or recalling an previous conversation. This card is the card of deja vu. They tell you that you are in the right place at the right time.
Pisces
The Three of Wands – This is a great week to expand your horizons. This can mean going to a place you have never been before but always wanted to, or just daydreaming about where you want to go next. It is important that you refuel your passion and drive by seeing or imagining the path to where you are heading.
May light be on you, around you, and within you,
Nina
The idiom stop and smell the roses advises us to slow down and enjoy the finer things in life. This week’s artist, 
Ace of Swords – This is a great week for communication and decision making. The Ace of Swords brings new beginnings in the land of communication and information. If you can keep your mind open and sharp you can discover new pathways for thought and ideas. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in. Isaac Asimov
*The Chariot – The Chariot is the card of Change. This is a great week to start a journey, travel, and/or move along projects. In other words, it is a great week to make things happen to change things that you want to alter. The only issue with this card is to make this transformation happen it is all up to you. No outside force will swoop into help. This train is run solo by the power of your engines, but don’t worry you will have the energy to power this modification. PS on a practical note this card does have you literally check your means of transportation before setting off – check tire pressure, gas, make sure your shoes are appropriate, check your tickets etc…
Seven of Swords – The Seven of Swords is the card of small victories. This week you will have a surfeit of small successes. The only challenge with this card is that though you come out victorious there is more to be won in the near future. So, save some of your resources this week for the battles to come.
*Empress – The Empress represents the Goddess of Growth and Abundance. This is a great week to plant seeds for growth you want to see happen in 10 months’ time. The big questions this card has you answer this week are: What do you want to grow? How will you sustain that growth for the next 10 months? Does this growth have an aspect to help others? And if this growth doesn’t happen what is your plan B.
Nine of Swords – Okay Leos, what’s up this is your birthday month and this week you are letting worry play outdated sad songs for your party. This is where that Hierophant that showed up two weeks ago can help. First sort through your worries and only pick out which ones have a possible solution. Second dump what is left over, for they are not worth your Leonian gaze. Lastly, take those workable worries and set up structures and timelines (starting next week) to take them from worrying nightmares to doable to-do list items.
Five of Wands and Four of Swords – Chaos is in the air this week with the Five of Wands showing up. So, you as always have a choice jump into it or walk around it. However, the Four of Swords advises that you walk around it or even better turn around and walk away from it. If you do decide to jump in- take your vitamins and make sure you get lots of sleep because your immune system will be taxed.
Ace of Wands – Ace of Wands is the card of passion and all things that light up our lives – bring us awe. This is a great week for any kind of beginning – projects, relationships, roads, experiences. The only caveat is that the things you focus on this week must bring or ignite some zing in your life. Otherwise, why are you doing it?
Knight of Wands – All Knights foretell that travel is good for this week. And the Knight of Wands loves it when you travel to events or places that bring awe into your life. This card also comes when you are on the right path doing the right thing. So, keep on keeping on and try taking to the road and letting your soul pick the place.
Eight of Wands – The Eight of Wands foretells that whatever you focus on this week will hit the mark. This is a great week to send out correspondence or PR – it will be well received. It is also a great time to open conversation that normally are not easy to discuss – they will play out with ease and balance out power struggles. Or a great time sending out wishes for they will come true. The only thing to be cautious about is if your goal is not clear then your outcome may not be what you were aiming for.
Queen of Cups – The Queen of Cups is the card of fun and parties. This is a great week to celebrate your halfway point of your birth year. Take this time viewing all that has happened since your last birthday. I sure you will find a few things to celebrate about. Therefore, take this week off and raise your glass to yourself, what you have accomplished and to the prospects of the next 6 months.
Four of Swords – After last week’s Moon card, where you felt a little lost and moody, the Four of Swords advises you to take this week to rest and build up your immune system. When this card shows up you are fooling yourself that you are fine or bad-ass enough that this week’s stresses won’t get to you. This card highly suggests that bed-rest and vitamins are vital. You are running on fumes and you need this week to recharge.
Page of Swords and Ace of Pentacles – The Page of Swords is the card of information gathering and the Ace of Pentacles is the card of new material beginnings. Together they mean that this is a great week to start new projects that are on the material plane. Any projects you start will bring money in the future. However, the Page of Swords also says to start this project you need more information that maybe behind the scenes. The best way to work with this Page is, before you start this project, ask questions and listen to the answers with open ears and mind for something is not exactly as logical as it would seem.
King of Pentacles – This week the King of Pentacles gives energy to all projects that have to do with the material plane and reputation. This is a great week to put your business hat on, build capital, create physical items or hands on projects, or your pump up your social status. It is time to become your self-made master of your fortune and destiny. Motto- Just do it.
Two of Wands – The Two of Wands declares this week’s energy is best used in planning for the future. This card is about the near future but where do you want to be or what do you want to accomplish in 2025. The challenge with this card is keeping your feet on the ground while your head is in the clouds.
Nine of Cups – The last two weeks the Hierophant challenged you to hone your teaching skills. And then the Lovers card continued focusing on working with people, but had you switch from teacher to co-creator. This week the Nine of Cups’ energy is about sitting back and integrating those last two weeks’ lessons. The stipulation is that you only assimilate what or who makes you comfortable.
*Sun – Okay the Universe snuck in another Big card for your coming year the Sun. The first card was the High Priestess (which is associated with your ruling planet, the Moon). The High Priestess has you focusing on intuition, serenity, cycles, introspection and the big picture for the coming year. Then the Sun closes out your birth month with its energy of growth and increasing your person shine. So, starting this week Cancer it is balancing both your inner needs with your outer goals. This coming year is pushing you to shine a bit stronger than your typical moonlight.
*Hierophant – Here is your first card of your birth year. The Hierophant’s theme for 2019-2020, is organization and structure. This is the year to put into place boundaries, set up schedules, start diets or exercise regimes, rituals anything that helps you structure and direct your energies and days. This is a year where saying No or Let me think about it is advised. The challenge with this coming year is that these ethics/morals/structures must come from you not society. It is easy to place societies’ expectations on ourselves – it releases our responsibility of choice. So, start this week with something simple – organize your closet or your junk drawer. Just make sure you do it in a way that satisfies you, not the wills or ideas of others.
Five of Pentacles – The Five of Pentacles is the card of physical loss. This can be your keys or cash. So be careful this week on what you spend your money and time on and where you physically lay down your possessions. The challenge is asking for help when you find yourself at a loss.
*Death – The Death card rules the energy of organic change. This week is a great time to start the ball rolling to create change in places that have bottom out, dead-ended or ran out of oomph. The goal is to weed out the dead growth so new things can grow in its stead. The challenge comes when you try to rush or control the growth. This card’s lesson is kin to tending to a garden you can’t control the weather but you can pick the seeds that will grow well in it.
Queen of Wands – The Queen of Wands advises you to go play with Mother Nature this week. You soul is craving some me-time, and for your half-horse personality- nature or the open road does that best. So, get out of the house this week – road trip, hike, swim in a river, bike. This week is about movement and experiencing what Gaia has to offer.
Three and Four of Wands – Last week, the World card had you aligning your energy with the lunar eclipse to create amazing transformative and healing mojo. Now, the Three and Four of Wands has you focusing on short term goals and create a comfy home environment, while you are waiting for your longer-term goals to mature and their timing to line up. This week is about comfort and patience.
Ten of Cups – Your second Ten, so let’s dive a bit into what Ten means. Tens are perfect for completing cycles and that you enjoy and bask in that completion before moving on. Last week the Ten of Pentacles advised you to finish up a physical project and then relax your body. This Week the Ten of Cups adds the emotional relaxation to the physical. This week your challenge is to indulge in things that make you happy. Your song for this week : 
Two of Cups – Two of Cups is the card of relationships. This is a great week to deepen the relationships that you have chosen and want to grow in your life. The only challenge with this card is that the give and take of these relationships need to feel balanced to you. If they are not, then you need to reevaluate how much energy you put into them.
Knight of Cups – The last two weeks you have been dipping in and out of the spotlight. First the Sun card brought a sense of accomplishment and energy for getting things done, growing healthier, and succeeding in new ways. Then the Hermit advised you the opposite by pulling away from society the next week you could be more productive. This week the Knight of Cups has you back in society’s fray. This card is all about being the social butterfly and sharing your love. Enjoy the company of people this week. Not only will they bring you energy but also connect you to your emotions and heart.
Four of Pentacles – The Four of Pentacles has you focusing on your resources and how you spend them. This week your time, attention and money will be limited so use them wisely.
Nine of Cups – The Nine of Cups is the card of contentment. Take this week to focus and feed the activities and people that bring a smile to your face. Do things that are satisfying and pleasurable. This week smile – life is good.
Queen of Wands – To embody this Queen you need to reconnect with your passion, awe and joy. All Wands advise that nature be part of this process. Mother Earth is calling for you to get out and hang with her this week. She will help you reconnect to who you are, inspire your creativity and ignite your desires. Due to the Eclipses, see intro above, these next two and half weeks hold a lot of power. Use wisely.
Three of Cups – The Three of Cups is the card of friendship. The best way to gather this card’s energy is to hang with friends. Whether that is watching a game, going out to listen to music or going to your local pub, this week reconnect with your friends and they will fill your cups – literally and figuratively. 
Six of Swords – The Six of Swords advises the simplification of one’s thoughts by gaining perspective with distance. The best way to work with the energies this week is to strip the problem/ project down to the bone, step back and then rebuild.
Eight of Cups – Last week the Chariot challenged you to take the reins and create change in your life The Eight of Cups continues this theme but challenges you that to do it properly you will have to leave something behind. A great exercise with this energy is to go through drawers or closets and get rid of things that you no longer use.
Two of Wands – The Two of Wands is the card of the future. This is a great week to do some daydreaming and planning for what you would like to happen a month, a year and five years from now. If you don’t have dreams, then you have nothing to aspire and grow towards.
King of Pentacles – The King of Pentacles’ energy is do and build. This is a great week to tackle a project and get things done off your to-do list. The only challenge with this card is you will need to take charge if you are working with others without being bossy.
*Moon – Another big week for you all. Last week, Judgement the card of evolution challenged you to awaken and make the big move to totally change your life. This week the Moon the card of emotions and subconscious adds to that energy of progression. Therefore, this week might hold challenges around your triggers, but you can really focus the Moon’s energies to have major break throughs. Especially since you can charge this evolution with the might of the solar eclipse on July 2nd in your sister sign of Cancer and then the Lunar eclipse in Capricorn that is happening on July 16th. These next two and half weeks are big energy days for Cancers and Capricorns.
Page of Pentacles – The last two weeks, the Judgment card had you picking something you want to evolve in your life, and then the Star card gave you some time and space to adjust to this growth. This week with the Page of Pentacles’ energy things start to normalize if you let yourself be flexible and open minded. Come at this week with curiosity and the love of learning.
*Magician – The Magician is the card of materialization. First this card says you have all the tools you will need this week to get things accomplished. Secondly, it advises you to tap into your intuition or gut to navigate the best process to transform your creations onto the material plane. And thirdly, this card says you have the willpower to manifest what you want in the world if it has a divine purpose. You are the conduit of divine energy – use it wisely.
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*Lovers – The Lovers show up to remind you about one of the most important pieces of being human – connection. How you connect and who you connect with this week becomes very important to figuring out what direction to take in the coming months. A simple example is choosing wisely about who you talk with and what you talk about at the water cooler, for the relationship there create your work environment. A complex example is taking that idea home with who you choosing as your partner. If it is not a supportive relationship, why are you in it? And if it is supportive – reward it.
King of Coins – The King of Coins comes when you need to look at how you make you money. Is it satisfying? Do you feel supported? Are you making enough to make ends meet? Then in answering these questions you will either be celebrating and imbuing in your accomplishments or begin making to-do lists that will create “yes” answers.
Queen of Cups – The Queen of Cups challenges your life – wanting it to flow freer. This week celebrating the joys both big and small. Have some fun, hang with friends, have a beverage for the joy of it – think root-beer floats or champagne. Being in water will help remind you of your joys if you are stuck.
King of Cups – The King of Cups ask you to get in touch with your emotions this week, especially when they deal with your environment. Your emotions ae clues how to handle situations. For example, if you thrilled to talk to someone then do so, if you are not then don’t feel obligated. The challenge is not to go inward with your emotions but interact outward.
Eight of Cups – Time for some house-cleaning this week. Not only should you be doing in your environment but also in the internal dialogue and emotional swings you have. Take “items” out of the closet/dark, dust them off, see if you still need them and if not toss it. Your only challenge is this may not until the weekend, but don’t forget to do it.
*Hierophant – This is a great week to work with structures and systems. The Hierophant challenges you to create structures for yourself to find ways to work smoothly within in your control and to learn from structures you have no control over (like education, government etc..). This can look as simple as going over your schedule and to-do list to shift and reprioritize. Or as complex as, you are having a sit down with a boss or co-worker and come up with a new plan that can work for the betterment of all. Also, for lifelong learners this means going back for a course, class or book you know will help you obtain your goals.
*Fool – Last week, the Empress wanted you to reconnect with the person who was the most motherly to you and then cultivate those “motherly” qualities in yourself. Now the Fool shows up and has two challenges for you this week: 1) Don’t take that task too seriously. Don’t forgot not only do good mothers nurture, but they also play. 2) Take the “motherly” you on the road. This can look as simple as visiting a friend for a drink and vent session or taking your child to a skate park and you both skate(board).
Nine of Pentacles – The Nine of Pentacles declares this is a great week for getting your work done and enjoying it. This card helps you hone your flow, but to get the most out of it you should hole yourself up. It is not that you can’t work with others, you should just be very choosy when you do so.
Three of Pentacles – Second three in a row so let’s look at the number three for a second. Threes have us ground ourselves in the present but with our sights towards the future. Last week the Three of Swords ask you to be honest with your emotional thinking. And this week the Three of Pentacles have you working within the material plane. So, questions like, where am I will drive a stake into the present for grounding and questions like where I am going with my work need to be pondered and sketched out towards the future. This card also reminds you for this week that working with others cuts your work load and increases output.
Queen of Coins – Last week, the Tower card came to remind you to that something needs to be fixed that you have been putting off. The Queen of Coins continues this theme of mending and fixing. So, if you didn’t do it last week get it done. However, she also challenges you, once it is finished, finding time to sit back and enjoy some delights from the material plane.
Ace of Wands – This is your last card of your birth month and what a great one. The Ace of Wands is the card of beginnings that light your passion. Remember your main birth year card is the Devil (
The Death card is an appropriate as you head into the winter months. This week has that feel of slow natural change that happens each season. This card asks you 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? This week start mulling these questions in your head, so by winter Solstice you will have a good strategy and platform for 2019.
You are going to need your strength this week. Not because the outside world is trying your patience, but this week is more about your internal struggle to get things done. This card wants you to assess how you hold yourself back. Do you think you are not strong enough? Or are your opinions and expectations too strong? Does your will power not let you rest or does it drag you down into inertia? The Strength card shows up right before one needs to gather their strength to create momentum with the material goals in life. While the rest of us are hibernating, winter will be the perfect time for you all to kick ass, so use this time to garner your strength.
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