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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of March 29, 2020

Live cam video

I don’t know about you all, but I need an animal break. There is a great website to get the latest in live cam videos.  Many of them are animals.  Also, zoos and aquariums have live cams too.  My favorite is the Jellyfish-cam at Monterey Bay Aquarium  . They also have live videos in their aviary, coral reef, kelp forest, moon jellies, penguin, and shark exhibits and two open sea cams. So, this week I attached to each sign a baby animal (who doesn’t need more cuteness) and website to visit, but I suggest visiting them all.

These websites are great to use for animal observations for parents’ home schooling right now. You can do wildlife nature drawings while they are watching the animal’s behavior for 20 minutes.  Then they can write down their observations on what they saw.   Remember you may not see the animal at that time. And it’s not baby season, so no little cuties.  But it’s an exercise of stillness, maybe something we all need to learn.  By slowing down we become more in sync with nature and see that in 20 minutes maybe nothing needs to happen.

 

P.S. Remember signs with an * it 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.

May light be on you, around you, and within you,

Nina

 

Aries

Queen of Wands – The energy of courage has your back this week.  Your environment needs your fierce take-charge energy right now.  Do not doubt yourself or worth to others at this time.  However, watch that you let people have their independent thoughts.  This will stop them and you feeling overbearing.  As I once heard someone say, don’t push me but you can lead me.  San Diego Zoo Tigers

 

Taurus

Live cam video*The Beyond – Taurus out of all the signs you have had to deal with a lot of energy coming at you.  The past weeks have triggered your self-doubt and insecurities.  But also guided you to self and universal compassion.  And last week embodied the energies of change and transitions asking you take time to, figuratively and/or literally, weed and plant anew.  You are the sign that grounds the world and represents the more maternal part of nature. In some ways your sign is feeling this pandemic the most, because as the first earth sign you are feeling the tremors of change in our collective deeper ground. This week the Beyond has shown up calling upon you to believe and seek higher meaning from your higher power. If you can find ways to connect with your spiritual plane, then you plow the way for others to find it too.  Remember this isn’t about doing others work this is about doing yours.  Lead by example.  Puppies Warrior Canine connection

 

 

Gemini

Four of Wands – The energy this week is the celebration of the small things.  The little things that bring community and harmony into your life.  Host a virtual beverage party with a few friends. Hang with your pet in your favorite spot in your abode.  Talk to your indoor plants.  Map the sun as it goes through your house and make sure you have a sunny spot you can hang in.  These little things are what balances you more than then big events and changes.    California Academy of Science Farallon Islands

 

 

Cancer

Live cam video*Tower – You would think that you all would love all this home time.  But you are also feeling the chaos like energy of the worldwide change that is happening.  The best way for you deal with this is first realize you have no control over these big outside forces of change.  And second do what you can within the breadth of your crabby claws to make ease in your small sphere. There is an awakening happening, dig in and allow it to wash over you like a wave.  Manatees

 

Leo

*High Priestess – This is a week to heed and hone your inner voice.  Your intuition and subconscious are working overtime.  However, this is a land of metaphoric formations.  Look for the hidden truths, the synchronicities and cycles.  By sifting through the inner planes, you will see a clearer path in the outer one.   National Zoo Lion

 

 

Virgo

Four of Pentacles – The energy this week is about conservation.  Let go of anything that feels in excess, unused or no longer working.  Take this time to declutter your space, time and mind.  This is about using your resources carefully.  Energy goes where the focus goes.  This week will help you focus it in more constructive places.  Houston Zoo Gorilla

 

 

Libra

Knight of Wands – This week is filled with antsy energy.  The best way to work with this is to get active and creative.  Sing at the top of your lungs, dance while vacuuming, go through old magazines and collage.  This action does not need a goal it just needs release.  River Otters

 

 

Scorpio

Live cam videoFive of Cups – Last week you were in the mists and now the fog has cleared.  Acceptance and forgiveness are the keys to moving on.  Do not let pessimism or regret come into play.  Find the positives, give them your energy and leave the negatives behind.  Memphis Zoo Hippo

 

 

Sagittarius

*Hermit – Another week of self-discovery is in store for you.  Get some alone time to do some much needed soul searching.  The challenge with this card is that you can hermitize but not isolate yourself.  Being the hermit gains you enough space from civilization to get a deeper and broader perspective on your life and where it is going.  By the end of this week answer the questions:  Am I ready for another year of this life? Or is it time to start to envision the changes I need to make to gain the life I want?   San Diego Koala

 

Capricorn

*Lovers – Relationships and creation are key components to focus on this week.  And the heart of this investigation lies within the notions of contentment and choice respectively.  Put energy into relationships that bring serenity and envisage the implementation of creation is based in choosing.  Then see how these applications of serenity and choice feels in the broader picture.  Think and do more like an abstract painting.  Look how the colors and brush strokes feel next to each other.  It is less about technique and more about emotional experimental mixing/creating.   The challenge is you won’t know the painting is done until it is.    Goats live cam

 

 

Aquarius

Page of Wands – Last week, the task was finding moments of silence, synchronicities and moon beams to guide you to opportunities and solutions that were hidden in the light of day.  Luckily you get another week of discovery and exploration.  The challenge is how to be a free spirit when the world is “stay in place.”  A hint, follow your passions and your imagination.  British Columbia Tiny kittens

 

 

Pisces

Four of Cups – To make it through this week you need to find time and space to mediate.  Now the challenge is when you try stopping your mind you end up going down rabbit holes of questions.  Which end up with you withdrawing into self-loathing or other negative thought patterns.  So, the key is working on the skills of contemplation.    The definition of contemplation is the action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time. So, when you are thinking, no questions, judgements, or what ifs, just utilize only certainties and the action of acceptance of what is.  Georgia Aquarium Reef

 

 

 

Tarot-cast for the Week of March 31, 2019

April is the month of change and a reminder of the amazing marble we live on.  It is Spring in the northern hemisphere and Fall in the southern.  The cycles of life are in Mother Earth’s headlines. Flowers are budding or plants and animals are getting ready for winter, and migration is happening all over the planet.  No wonder Earth Day is celebrated in April.  In honor of Mother Earth and her inhabitants I am picking artists that have a flora or fauna themes all month.

This week’s artist is Lisa Ericson.  Her detailed paintings are the perfect combination of fact, fantasy, and myths. For instance, the pelican paintings could be related to the evolutionary theorem of Island hopping – animal population arriving by flotsam or flight.  Her Rodentia flutterbys fulfill the childhood fantasy that all animals should have butterfly wings; it makes any animal cuter.   Her paintings of tortoises carrying small ecosystems evokes the myths of some indigenous tribes of the Americas and the Hindu cosmology of the World Turtle, who holds up the world.

Overall, her paintings convey the frailty of the web of interspecies dependence. What truly caught my eye with this artist’s work is the eyes of her subjects.  They look at the viewer with a sense of winsome and wisdom. Reminding us that we are interconnected to them; our stewardship of Earth and companionship with them can be an omen of good or ill for all.

P.S.  Remember signs with an * it a big week for you.

 

Aries

Lisa Ericson*Moon – The Moon card comes to light when you need to investigate the darker parts of your subconscious – lighting a fear.  This anxiety or fear can be grounded in truth, and the Moon’s reflective light reveals the fact or fantasy of it.  This can look as simple as if you are walking down the street and get a hint that someone is following you, don’t blow it off.  Walk with courage to a well lite area with people, say Hi to someone and then turn around.   Or a more complex situation of confronting an anxiety and dissecting it to see if it is based in reality.   In both scenario your intuition and feelings are something to listen to but not let them overwhelm you.

 

Taurus

Lisa EricsonEight of Cups – The Eight of Cups is the spring-cleaning card.  This card can literally mean you need to do some spring cleaning in your home or metaphorically any area of your life.  Open the windows air, out your linens, and vacuum the dust bunnies from under your bed.  There is a witchy ritual where you sweep out your front door sweep out the bad vibes.  If you don’t have a broom to do that then at least clean out the bag/canister in your vacuum cleaner.

 

Gemini

Lisa EricsonFive of Wands – Second five in a row, so let’s dive into the meaning of five.  Fives are the cards of chaos where the chaos brings out things that are hidden or things that can sweep us away.  Last week the chaos had you uncovering the positive and negatives in your life and asking you to choose the positive perspective.  This week the Five of Wands looks at the chaotic energy you allow in from others.  You have a choice whether to play in the chaos or simple turn around and walk away.  The challenge with either choice is not getting swept up into or trigger by the drama of others.

 

Cancer

Lisa EricsonTen of Cups – The Ten of Cups is the rainbow card.  It advises us to celebrate even after a storm.  The challenge is seeing that happiness is not the absence of pain.  Pain can co-exist with happiness without canceling it out.

 

Leo

Lisa EricsonPage of Cups – Time to pull out your rose-colored glasses.  The Page of Cups advises you that this week no matter what happens to find the silver lining and the rainbow.  You need an injection of naivety, play and an innocent perspective, even though that grumpy lion-ic side wants to roar.  This week it’s all about your inner cub.

 

Virgo

Lisa Ericson*Hierophant – This is card that Virgo feels comfortable in as long as you don’t get to self-critical.  The Hierophant advise you to work on structures and efficiency this week.  This can look as simple as oiling the door hinge that squeaks. Or as complex as fixing your money or schedule so that you are no longer broke at the end of the month or too tired at the end of the week.

 

Libra

Lisa EricsonThree of Wands – The Three of Wands advise you to do some planning before diving into projects this week.  The best use of this time is focusing on how to make the work run smoothly.  Think of yourself as the guy on the tarmac that guides the plane into the gate.  The challenge is having foresight and peripheral vision for things to line up.

 

Scorpio

Lisa EricsonTwo of Pentacles – Juggling is the name of the game this week with the Two of Pentacles.  The challenge with this card is getting too brash.  Make sure you start out simple and have two items/things/people on your plate and once you do that well then you can add another “ball” to the mix.  This week a misstep can be a mishap.

 

Sagittarius

Lisa EricsonSeven of Coins – The Seven of Coins is the worker bee card.  This week’s energy is best used working your butt off.  All the things you do and partake in this week fertilize and grow your productivity for the coming summer months.  This is a week to start projects/plant seeds, weed projects in progress, exchange seeds, direct people in helping to tend the garden, water relationships, etc…  Use this gardening metaphor to the fullest so you can harvest in the Fall.

 

Capricorn

Lisa EricsonQueen of Swords – Last week the Hierophant and Eight of Wands had some spiritual messages having you create a deeper meaning and structure to your life.  Lucky for you the Queen of Swords is helping you with another week of this esoteric challenge.  She is the card of critical thinking.  So, take this week to do some Socratic questioning on the concepts of meaning itself to help complete the blueprint of the structures that you need.

 

Aquarius

Lisa EricsonSix of Swords – Last week, the Justice card said all things are just and fair, but it may take a while to see it play out.  Justice challenged you to see the truth in situations and yourself without the lens of emotion. Reminding you that you can’t control every aspect of this life and by letting go of some of the control you let Justice takes its course justly.  This concept still rings true this week.  The only added advice that the Six of Swords is giving is to “let go” you need to simplify your life.  Also, this card reminds you if you are stuck in how to do that, water either its rhythm or water itself can help you realize where and what to pare down.

 

Pisces

Lisa EricsonEight of Coins –The Eight of Coins is the card of mastery.  You challenge is to use this energy to up your game at how you make money.  Whether that is learning a new skill, honing an old skill, networking, refreshing your website/LinkedIn page, etc.., it is all business this week.

 

May light be on you, around you, and within you,

Nina