This week’s artist is Tyler Thrasher.  He is an artist, plant enthusiast, and a self-proclaimed mad scientist.  One of his areas of exploration are these amazing pieces above and below where he crystallizes bugs and skeletons and then photographs them.  His work provokes reflections around the concepts of death, beauty, and time.   In his words: With an undying love for nature and its respective curiosities, there are few things Tyler’s brain isn’t obsessing over. Between his pursuits to crystallize the world, opalize everything, and hunt down some of the realm’s most unique plants, his passion to combine art and science every step of the way is his fire and fuel.

You can support him by buying his art or become a Patreon.  He also sells t-shirts where he donates to good causes.  The last t-shirt drop was for making science kits for black kids in his area.

P.S. Signs with an * it a big week for you.  Gemini this is a perfect time to get an Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year.  And Sagittarius 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

Two of Wands – You are in the land of in between.  Caught between the past and the future. To use this energy, it is about being very present.  Seeing each moment for the preciousness bit of life it is.

 

Taurus

Three of Swords – Last week the energy was used hopefully in finding the pearls in your world.  However, the challenge was in answering:  Are you flexible enough to know when to let it go if it isn’t working or allowing it to evolve into an unknown ending?  This week the energy has shifted to heart break.  You are feeling the World’s pain and having a hard time figuring out what to do with it. If you met last week’s challenge (re-read the first two lines) finding flexibility and letting go, then you realize evolution and healing are done in small steps and they start within.  So, this week has a lot of heart work in yourself and in your world.  Don’t force it. Feel and tend the way to rebuilding.

 

Gemini

Eight of Wands – Movement is the energy you need this week.   Get out of the house if you can, ride a bike, walk, turn the music up and dance, play an instrument, paint with big broad stroke, etc….  You are holding in energy and it needs to get out, or you will sink more into lethargy and/or nervousness.  This week let your body move, so your soul can soar.

 

Cancer

Page of Wands – This week has aimless energy.  You are feeling the world’s energy and it is painful.  This brings on setbacks which lead to procrastination.  First, realize that the majority of people are or have felt this energy in the past couple of months, and so can you.  Then to get you out of the morass go into your shell and dive into your imagination.  Find things on the web, TV, books, art, nature, etc… that let you have a bit of escapism but it must also tap into your sense of wonderment.  You need to recharge, and childlike wonder and curiosity are a great ways to get there.

 

Leo

*Hierophant – This week energy is around structures.  Now is the time for you to break them down. You need more freedom and a bit of rebellion to do it.  What structure in your life just isn’t working?   Look to the physical plane first. It could be when you go to bed, when you wake up, where you work, how you work, how you let people step on you…  By deconstructing the structures on the material plane, you will give your spiritual self the space and freedom to rebuild.

 

Virgo

Queen of Wands – You are creative, courageous and fierce.  Now your challenge is to believe it.  Release your self-doubt and go get what you want.

 

Libra

Eight of Swords– Self-acceptance is the key to this week. Allow yourself the ability to have foibles – we all do. The key is accepting these perceived quirks and converting them to your superpowers. Be compassionate with your heroine/hero character you are creating and ignore what others perceive it to be.  Then re-write your narrative.

 

Scorpio

*World – Another high energy week for you. Last week the energy overloaded and unbalanced you, so emotional outbursts were necessary to vent and recalibrate.  The key was purposely vent before the pressure made you burst. Hopefully, you got that out of your system, for this week you are called into the World.  There is a mass of opportunities for you to try out this week, but you need a sense of completion to move on. Your challenge is to finish the old to make way for the new by the end of the week.

 

Sagittarius

*Beyond – Last week, the energy asked you to spotlight your focus on things you want to do – not things you had to do. The energy this week adds to that force of optimal growth by opening portals to the soul.  Take this week to meditate, be philosophic, find some awe, and dream day and night. Your higher being is asking for some face time with you. Time to listen and do some persona Socratic Q&A.

 

Capricorn

Four of Coins & Five of Wands – The last two weeks’ energies have you now moving with a more natural pace, in a more comfortable place, and your mind has disseminated and cleansed the what ifs scenarios.   For with that skill set you can navigate this week’s two-sided energies.  One side is chaos and drama and the other stability.  Though the former might have you feeling too conservative or greedy with your resources.  So the challenge this week is fine tuning your skills at healthy boundary making, so chaos can happen but in a safer play-pen arena.

 

Aquarius

Three of Cups and Emperor – The month of May was full of big energy.  It started with summoning you to take control over your destiny by showing up.  Then you dealt with the concepts of refinement, the grey areas of fairness and harmony and final, self-determining change.  So now you are given a choice of paths. You can continue the high energy ride with the Emperor.  This energy is about manifesting things on the material plane.  It is a great time for all things around business and culture.  Or you can take the second route, having fun with friends and filling up your emotional cups.  Hopefully, you can do both, but don’t be surprised if one the roads whisks you away.

 

Pisces

*Strength – The energy that surrounds you and is within you is fortitude.  You have a deep well of reserve energy which, though you have been dipping into a lot, the universe is also refilling.  So, if you are having self-doubt, know you are supported by the cosmos not as a crutch but as a comfy blanket when you need it.  Your task is realizing you can call on your power at any moment needed or not.