The artist this week is Almut Hilf @almut_hilf. Hilf is a collage artist, but in an innovative way. Her palette is the shades that vary between black and white. In her words about the series KENNLINIE: “The photographs were copied in different sizes and brightness levels, have since been cut up in a continuous process and collated again and again as paper collages, then reproduced and printed 1:1 with high resolution. The starting point of KENNLINIE are the rooms of Galerie Barbara Thumm. They are based on an idea of the architecture as a barge on a journey, as a motor for development. Images in process. Architecture as a building of possibilities and beginnings. Beginning, causing, preceding, trying.” She is now working on a series: pictures in books- libraries as living organisms.
What resonates with me about her work is it reminds me of how we move through life. Not as a circle were we repeat the same things but a spiral where we pass by an experience, season, emotion that is similar, but it is not an exact repeat of the same thing. And where most of our decisions are not an easy yes/no but often a decision made because of the grey and are based on past experiences that are similar. We want the certainty of a cyclic season, but in actuality as we layer our memories and perspectives, we become something new each moment as do the spaces we walk through.
Your pondering for this week: Work with spending each day perceiving with fresh eyes. Seeing the present as something new that you can layer on top of the past and ponder the comparisons and contrasts.
Solar System highlights
The moon begins the week in Virgo helping you stay organized. On Wednesday it moves to Libra highlighting relationships and harmony. On Saturday it moves into Scorpio so have fun and follow your passion.
Mercury (communication and knowledge) is in Capricorn (discipline) until Dec 23rd, so we move from experimentation of our communication to implementation on what we learned. Don’t worry, you get to re-tweak and experiment when Mercury rolls back into Sagittarius at the end of December. Mars (action) is in Sagittarius (exploration) until the end of the year wanting us to investigate and expand our horizons. While Venus (beauty and harmony) has moved into Scorpio (passion and release) until the end of the year so this is a perfect time to enjoy the height of the winter/summer season. And a time to release what causes disruption in your life.
The outer planets until the end of the year and into next are having us work on nurturing the pleasures in our lives, be aware of dipping into overindulgence, making our structures elastic and responsive to change, and lastly looking back to 2008 to see if any lose ends need to be tied up especially around the house and planets that sit in your natal Capricorn.
***Signs with an * it is a big week for you. Sagittarius, this is a perfect time to get a Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year. And Gemini, it is your halfway mark for your birth year, so if you need a Planetary Reading for a check in now is the time. And I have a tip jar if you want to leave a gratuity for the weekly forecasts.
May light be on you, around you, and within you.
Nina
Aries
*Devil – The Muse of Wilding is wanting you to let lose just a bit. The challenge is not to go full out into the land of extremes. But just step out of the chains of society, gender, race, etc.… and step into what naturally is you. This could look like changing your hair style to match your hair type not what your boss, partner or society demands. Or wearing more color or just black. How can you challenge yourself to be a bit freer to express the wilder side of you.
Taurus
King of Water – The Muse of Channeling would like you to engage in stepping into other people’s metaphorical shoes this week. The challenge is not bringing your own emotions into the costuming. This week is a deep dive into the concept of empathy. This practice brings understanding of others, but more potently how hard it is to let go of your own bias.
Gemini
Three of Fire – The Muse of Negotiations is here to help you through this week. When you find yourself in situations that are non-productive, negotiation is your best tool to get things moving in the right direction. This can even be negotiations with yourself. For example, if you have a project that needs doing but has stalled, time to negotiate with yourself what benefit you can gain by doing that. It can even take the form of self-bribery.
Cancerian
*Judgement – The Muse of Evolution would like you to ponder on what in your life needs to evolve or transform. Maybe it is traveling more to know more about the world, or maybe staying at home more to become more intimate with your family and self, less social media for more reading, etc… What habit needs shifting? What exploration needs scheduling? What do you need to do to up your game and evolve your soul.
Leo
Two of Earth – This week the muses would like you to play with balancing. The Muse of Flexibility suggests focusing on only two things this week. And then work all this week between the two. This is a lesson in simplicity, discipline and to help control “squirreling.”
Virgo
King of Fire – The Muse of Rituals would like you to ponder on actions you do and then make them divine. Some examples: Taking out recycling becomes an act of protecting Mother Earth, brushing your teeth becomes an act of self-care, or smiling and telling a stranger to have a good day is an invocation for peace.
Libra
Queen of Fire – The Muse of Guardianship is asking you to ponder all living things you protect and how you do it. She then asks you to prioritize them. And then, she asks, “are you on the list? And if you did list yourself, where in the priorities are you. If you are not in the top three then you need to work your way up to a higher position.
Scorpio
*Sun – The Muse of Radiance would like you to turn up your shine. She would like you to focus your energy on things you do best and do more of that this week. Also, if you can get some actual sun this too will give you more energy and clarity on what to focus on.
Sagittarius
Three of Air – The Muse of Breakthrough advises you to do a deep dive into a wound you are feeling resurge this week. Even though this feeling of hurt is now, the injury is from the past. And the muses would like you to begin healing it from the bottom up. As Alice Walker said, Healing begins where the wound was made.
Capricorn
Knight of Fire – The Muse of Timing comes to herald that you are in the right place at the right time to receive divine knowledge. The challenge, this knowledge can come in disguise as a negative as easily as it can be a positive. So, this muse suggests to receive the wisdom but to let go of the tone.
Aquarius
*Magician – The Muse of Manifestation asks you to be aware of what you are manifesting in the world. This week is potent with energy to start projects and bring ideas into reality. But the muse would like you to make sure the reason behind what you want to manifest is beneficial to you or to the world. She warns this is not a time to push something that may not be fully though out. As they say, measure twice before the cut.
Pisces
Eight of Air – This is your second eight so a quite dive into the number. Eights are the numbers of refine and release. Last week the Muse of Mastery wanted you to refine your strengths. This week the Muse of Letting Go would like you to release your weakness. She advises working with the ones that were put there by others, but you have held on to. They may have once served you but now they do not.
Four of Wands – Home is where the flow is this week. Time to give your house some loving, and you will get it back four-fold. Things like deep clean that bathroom, lawn maintenance, adding plants, feng shui your house, decluttering your drawers or any activity to your home that creates more comfort and ease. This homey attention will make the rest of your life flow better. 
*Strength – Ok, time for some beast training this week. What are your monsters? This energy advises to tame these demons you must work with them. There is a mediation that embodies this practice : 
Ten of Cups – Last week’s energy asked you is your life-path aligning with your integrity and your goals for the year 2021. That challenge is still on, but this week’s vibe wants you to add an extra ingredient: bliss. Somehow you have disconnected or become dysfunctional with pleasure. Pleasure is defined as a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment. Your challenge is to adjust your plans, so they integrally aligned with you. The test is you find yourself enjoying the process, satiated by the outcome, and finding your bliss in the mix.
King of Swords – See the broader picture of situations and champion those that are being bullied. Watch for people taking advantage of or manipulating those that are more misfortunate around you. You can solve these predicaments as simply as sharing your toilet paper or getting the elder down the street groceries, so they don’t have to go out.
*Death – Another energy packed week. The past couple of weeks have triggered your self-doubt and insecurities. Then the energy shifted trying to guide you towards self and universal compassion, so you could believe in you and the world at large. This week the energy embodies change and transitions. Things need to end so there is room for new projects/ideas/people. Take this time to, figuratively and/or literally, weed and plant anew.
Queen of Pentacles – Last week, the energy surrounding you was materializing the divine. Advising that conjuring for the greater good brings more ease to finding solutions. This energy continues through this week; however, you will have to let go of trying of controlling the entire materialization process. Watch the line between nurturing and smothering people and projects this week. Whatever you create needs to work without your constant guidance and support to succeed and not suck all the energy out of you.
Ace of Pentacles – Opportunities, abundance and prosperity are the energies to work with. This week has the potential of creation in it. Think of this energy like a seed – this is a beginning. What seed will you pick to plant and water as you go into this spring season. What one thing can you hone your focus and energy into?
Ten of Swords – Normally this energy is harsh, but you seem to rise above the morass by getting out of your head and being there for others. This week’s energy of regeneration and recovery lifts you above the banal and the suffering to a place that feels lighter and more hopeful.
Knight of Swords – To be truly courageous and unstoppable it is best to slow down. You can easily be triggered into impulsiveness. So, take a breath and survey your surroundings before you step into any situation this week.
Nine of Pentacles – Last week’s energy was about walking into your destiny. And, the lessons were about when your luck is favorable grab it and when it is unfavorable let it go. While realizing neither outcomes had anything to do with you. This destiny energy continues this week and adds that while things may look advantageous or not, that you need to watch overextending and/or overcompensating. So, take only what you need and let go of what doesn’t work.
Two of Swords – The mist that surrounds you is making decisions hard and/or is adding undue confusion to situations. So come to terms you are at a stalemate this week and it is best just to sit and wait out the bad weather. The fog will lift, and the road will be clear soon. Just not this week.
Two of Pentacles – Take this week’s energy to slow down the spinning plates. This is a time to look at what overwhelms you and where you are over committed. You have the time to contemplate what are your true priorities and where can you be flexible in your commitments. Life is a balancing act, and this is a good week to regain some of your balance and dexterity.
Four of Cups – Meditation and retreat are key elements to your week. And the atomic structure of this energy lies within the concepts of apathy and acceptance. How do you allow acceptance into your life without feeling apathetic? Contemplating on that goatfish will lead to avenues of ease.
*High Priestess – Listening to your intuition is vital this week. However, figure out what your subconscious is trying to convey is hard to hear through all the static of everyday life. So, find moments of silence, synchronicities and moon beams to guide you to opportunities and solutions that are hidden in the light of day. For example: There is a new Moon in Aries March 24; it’s a great day to start things.
Three of Cups – The energy this week is about independence. Your close ones and friends are important, but it must be balanced with some alone time. And this energy whether with friends or alone is best utilized doing the activities you love to do. This week is about filling your emotional cup.
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