The artist this week is Hadieh Shafie. The foundation of her work is rolls of paper that she refers to as ketabs, the Farsi word for book. Shafie begins with a word, line or poem. She then cuts 11 by 11 papers into strips and paints the edges of the paper with a few choice colors. Hadieh then calligraphs on each piece the word or line in Farsi, creating a “page” for her “book.” Once a pile of these pages has been created, she begins to compile her ketabs by rolling these strips around a needle. It is the layering process which creates the illusion of the color we see. For instance, paper with red and orange the eye blurs to peach. She then puzzles together these scrolls to create a larger piece or “library”.
We are ending this year, and about to come into a new 20-year cycle. What will be your story? What will you carry forward, lessons learned? If you could hone down your experience or expression of this year to a word or a line what would it be?
Also, just a heads up we have two big celestial events coming up. The first on Monday is an Eclipse in Sagittarius. Astrologers say this is a big occurrence for it is close to the world karmic south node. Which is the node of our ancestral karma or past and Sagittarius beginning the sign to learn from the past, firmly plant your feet in the ground and look towards the future.
On a more personal level, you can look at your natal chart for any planets in Sagittarius and which house it sits in. These are places where releasing old karmic patterns is battery charged. These eclipse cycle will be hitting Gemini and Sagittarius all through 2021. So, lots of time expanding and releasing areas around the flow of information, communication, adventure, and philosophy. Next week, I will talk about the Saturn and Jupiter conjunction that happens on the 21st.
May light be on you, around you, and within you,
Nina
P.S. Signs with an * it is a big week for you. Sagittarius this is a perfect time to get an 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.
Aries
*Strength – This week can bring out the beast in you. Your challenge is to tame it. This can look like doing an exercise regime that gets out that antsy feeling. Start journaling or call a friend to vent out all your frustrations. Part of the reason you need to let off steam is you are also needed to take the lead or lend your strength to others. But oxygen mask-up yourself first.
Taurus
*Temperance – The Muse of moderation is here to prompt you that balance is key. Life ebbs and flows. Up becomes down eventually. The practice this week is to walk the middle path. The path of generalizations not extremes or outliners. Be aware of all or nothing scenarios or opinions, yours or others and find the path of compromise and cooperation.
Gemini
*Hermit – This energy advises to withdraw from society sometime this week. You need to gain a broader perspective. The eclipse energy is in your equal but opposite sign testing your belief systems and plans. This muse reminds you not to throw out your ideas but step back from them and see what needs to be supported possibly diversified in your coming journey in 2021.
Cancer
Four of Coins – Take stock in your resources. The energy this week is a good time to stop and plan what needs bolstering in your reserves. This can be financial, space, time, or energy. Then restock your actually or metaphorical cupboards. By doing so you will feel more secure as you move into 2021.
Leo
Four of Wands – You all get another revisit with this energy from 2 weeks ago. This muse is tapping you again that your home needs more energy/focus. Two weeks ago, it was the physical aspects that needed attention so you would feel more comfortable. If you did not get time to do that then you get another week. If you did then this week is about filling it with the people energy that you love. This could be hanging all your Christmas cards, or Facetimeing with friends about the favorite ornaments on your trees. If you can’t bring in the physical people, bring in and highlight their energy to warm you den.
Virgo
Eight of Wands – Last week, the muses asked you to dig into what aspects that have left you sterile. They wanted you to literally bury all that needs ending. Then on Solstice next week make a list of what you want and burn that. Reminding you that change is inevitable and now is the prime time to get a handle on what you want to change. This week the muses are downloading a plethora of information and this makes the energy run high, making you either frantic or want to fall asleep. Either way keep a note pad by you to write down anything that bubbles up. Putting things on paper not only releases it from your psyche but also can provide fodder for 2021.
Libra
*Empress – The Muse of Creation and Nurturing is knocking on your door. Grab a cup of tea or whiskey and invite her in. She would like to chat with you about how you are not taking care of yourself and therefore can not take care of others to your Libra level. This will be a conversation about self-love, compassion, and an inquiry on what you would like to personally create in 2021.
Scorpio
*World – Another high energy to help you finalize and expand. Last week the muses were assisting in the power of creation. That energy not only challenged you to grow bountiful environments, but also instilled the power to generate in places that others find barren. This week’s energy is about closing and finalizing what needs to be so you can start focusing on what you will be growing in the coming 9 to 10 months. So tie up 2020 so you can unwrap and tend to 2021.
Sagittarius
Four of Swords – You had a taste the past two weeks on what to focus on for 2021. First energy was bringing the divine down into the World. Your task until the end of this year is to keep honing what that energy will be focused as 2021 unfurls, ie: goal setting. And remember you already have all the tools you need, no need to spend energy worrying about that. Then the Muse of optimism and success tapped you saying – you will have a conduit to the source of energy needed to accomplish anything you set your focus on. This week is your proverbial seventh day. Take this week to rest and relax. The eclipse is hitting your Sun so take this time to sit back and enjoy soaking in the energy.
Capricorn
*Devil – Your sign’s personal muse is knocking at your door. Her intention is to remind you that 2021 has the opportunities of freedom if you let go of the expectations of others and mostly yourself. Your natural tendency as a sign is to strive for more and to do better through action and structure. Not that these are bad traits we all need these energies. As a world we have been working with them for the past 20 years. But we are now moving into Aquarius which you all need to adapt to. This energy is reminding you evolution requires structure as much as innovation.
Aquarius
*Tower – The Muse of Kali is calling you water bearer. As a world we are about to be part of the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction in Aquarius which happens around every 800 years. Personally, this week is about deconstructing what is not working. Take time to list the cracks in your foundation, what needs to be fixed, readjusted, or reinvented. This can be as simple as going around the house and making out weekend fix it list. Or as complex as looking at your structures that need to be totally rebuilt. This coming year will be full periods of standing back and contemplating old constructs for ideas so you can innovate new ones, but you need these last few weeks to identify what is wrong first.
Pisces
Four of Cups– You might find yourself pulling in this week. Emotions may run too high for you and you might need to run a bath to get away from the hubbub. However, this energy also requires with each withdrawal and equal amount of time socializing. You do need quiet time to contemplate and imagine on the future, but you also can’t find all the solutions solely in your mind and heart.
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