The artist this week, Hilma af Klint was recommended to me by one of my readers, who went to see her show at the Guggenheim recently.  Last week I hinted to Piet Mondrian one of the 3 men attributed to birthing of the abstract movement; however, Hilma beat them there by over a decade.  Where Kandisnky created abstract art from music, Malevich from intellectual purity, and Mondrain from the primary colors, Hilma and her group, the Five – all women, were inspired by spiritualism and science’s investigation into the “invisible world”.

The Five meet regularly beginning in 1856 for sessions of prayer, seance, and meditation.   On January 1, 1906 Klint wrote that a spirit known as Amaliel asked her to create paintings that would cover the walls pf a spiral temple. She switched from painting pastoral landscapes to large paintings of swirls and geometry and symbolism.   Rudolf Steiner, philosopher/architect/esoteric when he saw the pieces said to wait 50 years before showing them.  She, believing the world was not ready for her art, up to and through her death bequeathed them not to be shown until 20 years after her demise in 1944.

I find it fascinating that it is just now that the art community at large is ready to support a woman artist being the creator of the abstract art movement.  Also,that her first showing of her work in the US is at the Guggenheim, which is based on the spiral and wasn’t completed until 1959.  Hmm, makes you think maybe the there is something to this spirit thing ;).

P.S.  Remember signs with an * it a big week for you.  If you do a beginning of a year Astrological Reading I’m booked until the beginning of February.

Aries

King of Cups – Last week the Death card had you clear some space, weed out the plants/projects/ideas that you do not want to grow this year.  And then prep the soil/mind-space/physical-space where the budding will happen.  The first seeds to plant and or tend are the ones in the emotional realm this week.  Whether this deals with work or personally, your heart wants to be part of it.  Your motto – is if it doesn’t make you feel than you ain’t doing it right.

Taurus

King of Pentacles – Last week the Knight of Pentacles wanted you to work on your environment, your work that brings in money, your health and/or any physical project that creates a physical item.  The King of Pentacles continues this momentum.  However, he wants to see at the very least some aspect of a the product finished, so finish a project or move it to a place where you can see the end, or double down on your fitness regime.  Your motto – Do it.
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