Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of July 31, 2022

Hummingbird
Green Crowned Brilliant Chris Morgan

The artist this week is Mother Gaia.  There are over 365 species of hummingbirds. They only live in the Americas and range from Alaska to Chile.  Most species live in Central and South America.  A group of hummingbirds is called a charm; however, they are very anti-social except when mating. The smallest is the Bee Hummingbird which lives in Cuba (see Cancerian below) and weighs about the same as ¼ teaspoon of sugar (1.9grams).  They beat their wings between 10 to 80 times per second which produces the hum sound.  The fastest flyer is the Anna’s Hummingbird at 61 mph (see Capricorn below). It is also the only species that does not migrate in North America.

Hummingbirds are the only vertebrate that can hover, fly backwards and upside down.  Hummingbirds have the largest brain to body ration than any other bird, allowing them to have extraordinary memories.  They see like bees into the UV spectrum of light, which are the colors that flowers present to show where the nectar is.  They eat while awake about every 10 minutes.  So, they not only sip the nectar of 1,000-2,000 flowers a day, but they also eat small insect like gnats and aphids.

See Aries for photo:  This bird is not albino (can’t produce melanin) but is a rarer hummingbird that has leucism (produce melanin hence black eyes, feet, and some spots on feathers but can’t deposit other colors in their feathers).

Your pondering for the week:  Hummingbirds are one of my messengers from the universe.  What’s one of your messenger animals?

 

Solar System Highlights

The Moon starts in Virgo – great for cleaning and reducing clutter in your life.   Then it moves into Libra on the 2nd – relationships are highlighted.  Then Scorpio on the Thursday centering around passion.  By the weekend it is in Sagittarius – awesome for adventuring.

Mercury (communication and knowledge) is in Leo until the 4th – great for PR but watch that you are listening as much as you are sharing.  Then moves into Virgo a great time for sharing, helpful advice and hashing out solutions.  Venus (beauty and harmony) is in Cancer – beautify your home, spend time with loved ones and focus on self-care. Mars (action) is in Taurus, so action steps are at a saner, slower, and steadier pace.  Jupiter is in Aries until October 28th.  It influences action and expansion over the summer months.  And lastly, Saturn remains in Aquarius for all of 2022 – so innovating and upping your game is its focus.

P.S. Signs with an * it is a big week for you.  Leo this is a perfect time to get an Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year.  And Aquarius 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
Hummingbird
Leucistic Hummingbird Brad R Lewis Arboretum at UCSC – Santa Cruz, CA USA

*Moon – This period has been treating you a bit like a yo-yo.  Last two weeks were stops and starts and this week the muses advise to pull back in again. The Muse of the Subconscious is asking you to go back to your dreams and do some shadow work.  There is something blocking your forward path and your dreams can help unravel it.  For this week write a question down each night and see what answers or clues you find by morning.

 

Taurus
Display pattern -Wine throated hummingbird Knut Eiserman

Five of Swords – The Muse of Ego is here this week to help you navigate your emotions around dealing with other people’s egos.  You may be right in an assortment of scenarios this week but people around you are not ready or willing to heed your warnings or advise.  This is a week to pick your battles wisely and make sure your ego isn’t driving the conversation.

 

Gemini
hummingbird
Most unusual Marvelous Spatuletail

Page of Cups – The Muse of Play is here to help you loosen up.  You are too much in your head and need to let your intuitive creativity out to play.  The challenge with this energy is to make sure your play is not goal oriented.  This headspace is more about curiosity, discovery, and wonder.

 

Cancerian
Bee hummingbird
Smallest- Bee hummingbird

King of Wands – The Muse of Superpowers wants you to find yours or if known then hone. She asks you what are your top three superpowers?  Known or not they will be called upon this week.  The beauty of that is this week’s challenges are not a struggle.  You have “the power”.  (Yes, that is a He-Man reference)

 

Leo
Rufous Hummingbird Scott Bechtel
Most colorful – Rufous Hummingbird Scott Bechtel

*Death – Your second energy to work with this year is the Muse of Organic Change.    This Muse advises you to focus on areas that you want to change in your life.  Then she asks two questions: 1) What holds you back or that you need to get rid of, so you can have more physical resources to put towards new growth?  2)  What seeds would you like to plant for coming year?  The challenge with the later is to properly plant your seeds in groups that work together.  And planting seasonally so that they occur at the correct time.  Start this month planning for each season.  Remember this organic change is a yearlong process, so don’t try to push things faster than what can naturally happen.

 

Virgo
Longest tail- Long Tailed Sylph

Three of Swords – The Muse of Heartbreak is here to help you make an emotional breakthrough.  She does not come to herald sorrow but comes to heal deep wounds.  The challenge is when you are emotional triggered to not relive the trauma but see it as a wound that still needs tending to.  Self-care, self-parenting, and self-compassion are your tools this week.

 

Libra
Longest bill the Swordbill Hummingbird

Four of Cups – Last week the Muse of Clean Slates and New Adventure wanted you to play around with a new avenue, study, or project – to be out in the world.  This week the Muse of Introspection has you change your focus from outward to inward. This is a great week to rework, experiment, and ponder.  The challenge with this muse is she also requires for you to spend a fourth of your time in the world, for it has some of the solutions and information you will need.  So, divvy your time with ¾ inward and ¼ outward activities.

 

Scorpio
Hummingbirds
Largest hummingbird Patagona gigas 

*Tower – The Muse of Revelation would like you to focus on the cracks in your foundations.  What needs to be retrofitted to endure the stress and strain of your life?  Do you need to eat better?  Sleep more?  Or is it more challenge like letting go of someone or a job that is slowly sucking your life-energy?  Now is time for a change before outer circumstances do it for you.

 

Sagittarius
Hummingbirds
Violet Saberwing photo by Larry

Two of Coins – The Muse of Juggling comes when you need to either practice balancing or when you are focusing on too much.  This muse advises breaking down your tasks and doing them one or two at a time.  This is not a week to multi-task, for you will most likely drop the ball or not carry out the task at hand with your typical diligence.

 

Capricorn
Hummingbirds
Fastest- Anna’s hummingbird photo by Good-e-Nuf

*Devil– The Muse of Maybe tried to help with the unpredictable energy of last week.  She asked you to be more flexible in your planning.   This week the Muse of Distraction requires the opposite skill set.  This week you need to focus and stick with plans unless your intuition tells you to run for the hills.  Think of this energy like bees.  One bee you can ignore or dodge and keep working, but a swarm you need to go back inside.

 

Aquarius
Hummingbirds
Calliope Humming bird Nico Giuliani

Two of Cups – The Muse of Love comes when you need to bond with a loved one.  The task is to knowing you and your partner/pet/chosen family’s love language. They are words of affirmation, acts of service, receiving gifts and physical touch. Find out what makes you all tick and then take action.

 

Pisces
Hummingbirds
Violet Eared-hummingbird

*Emperor – The Muse of Building is here to help you expand your empire. She wants you to take action steps that will solidify your dreams and aspirations.  This can look as simple as working on a planned project, crossing off things on your to-do lists, or doing improvements to your home.   Or as complex as expanding your business or skill sets, investing in your future with property or in the stock market.