*Warning these pictures will disturb your inner child/unicorn.

This is the last artist of this month’s tribute to Mother Earth.  Jeff Hong is animation story board artist and he has created a powerful series on tumbler called Unhappily Ever After.  He created digital collages from his photographs, online images and Disney characters.  The premise is what would these childhood characters experience in the real world.

As the artist explains: The hope of these works is to make people think about how their small decisions in everyday life can have a profound effect on our planet and what we can do to help reverse these problems. Using Disney characters puts a new perspective on problems we may not normally feel connected to because it’s happening elsewhere. But once I put these cartoon characters that we all grew up with and love, these issues become a little bit more personal to us.

His work makes us question not only our own buy into to happily ever after, but also reminds the reality that exist and our responsibility in creating our own Happily or Unhappily here on Earth.

P.S.  Remember signs with an * it a big week for you.  Taurus peeps, don’t forget to book your Astrological Reading for your birthday.

 

Aries

*Temperance – Wow three big cards for you in a row.  The last couple of weeks the Ace of Cups and the Sun united their power helping you expand any area of your life you focus on.  Then the Chariot rolled in saying this change is all under your control.  And now Temperance the card of balance and moderation is chiming in.  So, this coming year while you are growing and change it is important that you do this with an equilibrium that does not come naturally to you.  You would rather attack life with a series of big pushes, then slow and steady, or you get so focused on one area of life you forget to pay attention to the rest.  So, Temperance advises with your growth – moderation.  This can look as simple as scheduling in play with your work, or as complex as growing the yang/male side of your personality while equally balancing the growth of your yin/feminine.

 

Taurus

Sun – Well like Aries above this year is a Sun Year for you all, a time of growth and illumination.   The great part of getting this card is what you focus your light on will grow and with that growth so do you.  The challenges this year are twofold.  When you are shining, you will illuminate the good, the bad and the ugly and how you focus your beam of light can either grow with a lite ambient focus or destroy/cut away like a laser.  So, this year, while you shine, experiment with what kind of “watts” you need for maximum growth potential.

 

Gemini

Eight and Four of Cups – Ok Twins this is a double week for you.  The Eight of Cups is the Spring-cleaning card.  Not only of your literal house but also of your emotional one.  And with the Four of Cups telling you how and where to do this cleaning – three-quarters of introspection and the left over fourth you will find outside of yourself. The big lesson with this combo is get rid of what works and be grateful for what is left over.

 

Cancer

Nine of Cups – The Nine of Cups challenges you to find the places of contentment in your life, feed them and not only enjoy them but also the process.  As with all cups card and the combination of water signs, water helps if you are stuck.

 

Leo

Ten of Wands – The Ten of Wands means this week you will have to watch your people pleasing nature.  If you continue to say yes, you will feel the burden of your obligations by the end of the week. You can fix this problem by either taking somethings off your present list, or just tell people you are swapped and not take on anything more.  Either way this is about decreasing your load this week before you collapse from exhaustion.

 

Virgo

The Ten of Swords – Last week the Universe offered you a time-out with the Hanged Man to practice the art of perception.  Hopeful with the Hanged Man you practice the art of reverse-thinking, for you will need it this week with The Ten of Swords.   The Ten of Swords is the card of troubles whether that is from your own negative thoughts or prompted by the outside world.  Your challenge is to use the Hanged Man’s lesson of seeing the dark clouds as opportunities to “water your plants” or at the very least preparing you with an umbrella.

 

Libra

Queen of Wands – The Queen of Wands is the closest thing you get to the Mother Earth Energy in the lower cards.  She advises you it is time to take a break and get into nature or doing something creative.  She comes to remind you that your flame needs to be stoked, and that you are not attending to your inner cycles of growth, death and rebirth.

 

Scorpio

Nine of Pentacles – Last week the Wheel of Fortune had you looking for karmic intervention in your life or the sign posts of places that need changing.  The trend continues this week but having you focus only on the areas of how you make your money.  There are some places you need to tweak, and this is the week to do it.  The only challenge is this is best done in private at first before you can invite people in on it.

 

Sagittarius

Six of Pentacles – The Six of Pentacles is the mini-karma card.  This week all the positive energy that you put into anything will come back three-fold, but this also includes the negative.  The challenge with this card is that the return of good or bad does not typically take a straight path back to you.

 

Capricorn

Ace of Swords – The Empress’ growth period continues with the Ace of Swords.  Last week the Empress wanted you to cultivate your life in a way that is more comforting and relaxing but knowing this will take some time.  Now the Ace of Swords has you making your first step.  Take this week to decide on the details of how, when and where this is going to happen.  This is a week of planning and as they say the devil is in the details.

 

Aquarius

*High Priestess – The High Priestess you would think would be an easy card for you all, for she is the card of the philosopher and can easily fold into lotus position for hours.  And you Aquarians are the astrological marathon thinkers and meditators.  It just hard for you to get in that state because you all are easily distracted.  This week this card wants you to try spending some quality time in the ethereal realm.  Whether that is conversing with nature, mediating, or doing yoga every day at sunset.  This week you need to tap into your intuited/woo self. The challenge this week will be honing and listening to your inner voice for long enough to get its message.

 

Pisces

*Judgement – Judgement comes when it is time to shed your skin or evolve some aspect of your life.  This can look as simple as trying on new styles of clothes, make-up, or changing your hair.  It’s not that the outer layer matters it’s just practice for you to do some inner work.    Here is the challenge – can you see and love the new parts of you that you are growing and leave self-judgment behind?

 

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

Nina