
The artist highlighted is Kawase Hasui. Kawase was famous for his landscape paintings and prints. He was part of the Shin-hanga (new prints) art movement in early 20th century Japan. Shin-hanga artists incorporated the impression of light and the expression of individual moods. Kawase’s sunset landscapes and his choice of everyday scenes instead of famous landmarks show how he is capturing a mood more then highlighting the subject. He moved away from ukiyo-e traditions of emulating hand-drawn brushstrokes, seeking instead to “create works replete with creativity and rich with artistic quality, by avoiding enslavement to hand-drawn painting or old models”
Your pondering: Two ponderings around this art. Is your creativity or work stunted by an established norm? How can you change or focus on how your environment influences your mood?
Solar System highlights
We start the week with the moon in Sagittarius – explore. On Wednesday the moon moves into Capricorn – great for business or for working through projects. On Saturday the moon is in Aquarius – spend some time pondering. It moves into Pisces on Monday July 14th – daydreams and wishes are on the agenda. Then Wednesday July 16th the moon is in Aries – now that you have had some time to think put things into action. On Friday July 18th it is in Taurus – great for hanging with family and friends.
Mercury is in Leo. Giving us an 11-week crash course in expressing ourselves with the caveat that we don’t step on other’s shine while we spread our own light. Venus moves into Gemini work on your sweet talk. Mars is Libra – work on collaborating and cooperating.
Jupiter, the planet of abundance and growth, is in Cancer until June 2026. This placement is exalted, because Cancer boosts Jupiter’s positive aspects. While Jupiter creates more ease in our emotional growth, intuition, feeling nurtured as well as giving it. However, the two-fold challenge during this time is that growth needs time to cultivate and sometimes this growth brings growing pains. So be kind and patient with others and yourself as we grow into our abundance. Saturn is in Aries until September 1st for its first round of pumping up energy levels. This aspect is about calibrating how you burn your “candle”, so that you don’t burn out while everything is on the move around us.
And we have another shift in the social planets. Uranus is dipping its toe into Gemini until November 7th. Uranus is the planet of revolution, freedom and innovation and Gemini is all things around the mind, information, and communication. The last time it was in this sign democracy was being reborn. It will return to Taurus, which holds back Uranus tendance for uprisings until April 2026, so the old guard still has the reins. But we get a taste of the what that revolution needs to stand for in the coming months.
EXTRA
*Signs with an * it is a big week for you. Cancer this is a perfect time to get an Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year. And Capricorn it is your halfway mark for your birth year, so if you need a Planetary Reading for a check in, now is the time. `
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May light be on you, around you, and within you.
Nina
Aries
*Three of Air – The Muse of Emotional Healing comes when you need to spend the next two weeks focusing on healing old wounds. Often present situations trigger an old wound that you thought was healed. The key is doing a deeper dive into where this scar originated. She advises you to keep picking at it until you find it source and heal it from the past forward.
Taurus

*Chariot – The Muse of Self-Motivation comes when you need to stop and recheck if the road you are on is taking you to your desired destination. This muse advises to spend these next two weeks revising your path and securing the resources you will need to move forward. And then when you are reoriented begin your journey again.
Gemini

*Fool – Another big energy period for you. The last two weeks the Muse of Metamorphose ask you to look around and see what needs to evolve to the next level and transforming it into its higher form. Now the Muse of Leaps would like you to make a blind or semi-blind leap of faith to further this evolution. This can look like going out on a date, a new friend excursion, trying a new cuisine or art form or applying for a new job. Tomorrow has the potential to hold a variety of “fill in the blanks”. This muse asks, what will you write in them?
Cancerian

Ace of Earth – This is a lovely energy for your coming birth year. All aces signify new beginnings, and the Ace of Earth signifies new beginnings on the material plane. This is a great wishing card for manifesting. The muses recommend a fun exercise of planting actually seeds or plants with an intention imbued in it. You can write your wish on paper and put it in the dirt with the seed/plant. Or if you are not sure what to wish for, ask the Universe for blessings and throw the seeds into the wind. PS. Happy Birthday.
Leo

*Death – Your third big energy. So, the muses made you make sure you have a road map for the coming year and then had you unload something that you didn’t want to carry into your new year. Now the Muse of Stillness is here for the last two weeks of your old birth-year to have you stop and contemplate. This isn’t so much about rest, though it is a part of this energy, but it is about sitting still and listening to your inner voice. To still your mind, get bored, stop being on the wheel and see what comes up for you. This is not a time to judge anything but to let things rise from the void. The goal is to metaphorically let the cream rise to the top, and to do so you need to be still.
Virgo

*Wheel – The next two weeks the Muse of Fortune would like you to take chances. She reminds you that if you don’t spin the proverbial wheel, you never have the chance of winning. For with this mercurial energy, you can win big right away, it can take a meandering path to get to you, or you cannot win. (This is different than losing because you just didn’t get a prize, but you didn’t lose anything.) And an interesting result with this exercise of trying is it always leads you to positive returns.
Libra

Nine of Air – The Muse of Worrying comes when you are fretting over something you have no control over. Your thoughts are a whirlwind of apprehension and doubt. The muse suggests this exercise when your thoughts begin taking over. 1) Write them all down. 2) Cross off the ones you have no control over their outcome. 3) Prioritize the rest. Also, she reminds you not to chastise your mind for worrying. Worries are helpful by preparing us for the future; however, once you have prepared for what you can accomplish that is all any human can do.
Scorpio

Heart of Air – The Muse of Investigation comes when there is information that needs to be ferreted out. In most scenarios people are not trying to hide something or thwart you. They also may not have all the pieces to the puzzle or need help digging for the truth. This is also true when those around you generalize their answer to your “how are you?” They may need gentle coaxing to spill their proverbial beans.
Sagittarius

*Emperor – The Muse of Building is here to help you build upon something that is already in progress or that you have put on the back burner for too long. This muse heralds this is the right time to invest in yourself and your projects. This can be as simple as knocking of some of your “honey-to-do lists” or as complex as pulling down that idea of starting your own business and begin. Now is the time to make things happen.
Capricorn

Spirit of Fire – The Muse of Purpose asks you to spend these next two weeks pondering not only what do you want to create but why does it burn inside of you to do so. She advises spending time in museums, music halls, art galleries, or nature. To quiet your mind by observing what other masters of creativity and beauty inspire in you. And thus, connecting you to your own creative fire.
Aquarius
Seven of Fire – The Muse of Standing your Ground comes when either you need to strengthen your boundaries or reevaluate them. The latter is harder because maybe you are too dogmatic for the situation, compromising too much or giving up because you can’t see a solution. For any of these, this muse suggest that you engage a friend or supporter for help with either redrawing your boundaries, seeing your needs and/or just having another person by your side.
Pisces

Two of Fire – The Muse of Imagining comes when you need to do some planning and envisioning of your future. You can do this with a vision board or just write down a futuristic July 1st, 2027, journal entry that sums up what you have accomplished and experienced. She does advise that you get as detailed as possible as well as envisioning general feelings that your future self will be feeling. By doing both you give the universe some concrete things to work on with you, as well as, giving the universe room to create what you can’t imagine for yourself.














































































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