The artists this week is Marcin Nagraba @marcin_nagraba and Agnieszka Osipa @agnieszkaosipa.  Nagraba is a photographer and visual artist.  He often uses his mother as a model, outfitting her in Osipa’s otherworldly costume designs that are steeped in the darkness of Eastern European forests, fairytales, myths, and legends.  These mystical and exquisite photographs remind us of mythos like Baba Yaga (Slavic), and Cailleach (Scottish and Irish an aphorismic representation of Winter).  Both these deities represent wisdom, nature, pathways to the past and wishes made towards the future.

Lately it seems there is some age positive rediscovery that is happening in parts of the world that were lost in the culture of youth.  We are seeing more mature models in couture like @daphneselfe and sites like @advancedstyle rebuilding the respect of maturation.   This kind of art and Instagram sites like these are helping us re-establish and hopefully recreate our connection to aging as a natural part of life, that also doesn’t have to be bound by social dogma of what age should be or look like.   But proves that aging has its own beauty and wisdom to give.

Your pondering for this week:  And as we head into this season, notice and honor your own maturation and evolution from this year’s experiences.

Solar System highlights

The moon begins the week in Sagittarius wanting us to explore possibilities.   On Wednesday it moves into Capricorn to put that exploration into good use.  On Friday it moves into Aquarius, great for being social and thinking about the world at large.

Mercury (communication and knowledge) is in Capricorn (discipline) until Dec 23^rd, 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

Seven of Earth – The Muse of Rewards would like you to give you some benefits, but she does require you to work for it.  This week put your best effort in what you do, and you will see compensations in the coming weeks.

 

Taurus

Ten of Water – The Muse of Appreciation requests that you list at least ten things you appreciate in your life right now.  She reminds you that the act of appreciation is recognizing the full worth of something.  For example, I appreciate indoor plumbing because I don’t have to go outside to pee, but this also includes the system that supplies the water and takes away the refuse, the invention of the toilet and copper pipes etc….. This exercise helps you see and acknowledge the complexity of ease and happiness.

Gemini

Eight of Fire – The Muse of Messages comes when there is an abundance of information coming at you.  The challenge is some of this information is yours and important, but others are to be passed on or even ignored.  So, this muse advise to start this week off asking the questions you most want answers for and then collate the correct information just for those foci.

Cancerian

Knight of Earth – The Muse Pace advises that this week you should slow down and steadily walk forward with a narrow focus.  She recommends you plan out your route/tasks for the week, properly prepare and then gradually go after them.

Leo

*Fool – The Muse of Possibilities would like you to start something.  Really you pick it can be anything:  a puzzle, a project, exploring your surroundings….  You pick.  The challenges are that it needs to lead to or through something new and then for you to have faith that even though it is unknown it’s gong to be okay.

Virgo

Five of Earth – The Muse of Refuge comes when life is a bit rough.  She reminds you that you are not alone, but you will need to ask for help to get you through this time of need.  You are human so ask for that hug, comfort, helping hand this week.

 

Libra

*Hierophant – The Muse of Structures is asking you to look at yours this week, for something is not supporting your needs.  Maybe your schedule is not giving you enough sleep or quiet time, your finances are stretched, or you aren’t eating well.  Find what isn’t supporting you and make the changes needed so they do.

Scorpio

Ace of Earth – This week is a perfect time to start something new on the material plan.  It could be a new work project, a business endeavor, investing, building something, a new savings account.  This week plant the physical seeds that lead to prosperity and/or more ease on the material plan.

 

Sagittarius

Two of Earth – The Muse of Juggling advises not to muti-task this week.  She recommends this tactic for a two reasons.  You are having trouble focusing thus getting anything done, or something needs your full attention. Either way no more than two tasks at a time.

 

Capricorn

*Death – As you head into the final weeks of this birth year.  The Muse of Weeding would like you to clear some space to make room for the new.  This Muse would like you to discard and simplify activities or physical items to create open slots/plots in your time and space.  So, she recommends prioritizing needs first and adding just a few wants.  Pursue minimalism.   By doing so you are freeing up energy in which, at the beginning of your coming birth year, you can utilize in the next growing phase.

 

Aquarius

Six of Water – The Muse of Memories comes when information needs to be gathered from the past.  Spend some time in nostalgia.  You will need this information in the coming weeks, to not make any prior mistakes.

 

Pisces

Seven of Air – The Muse of Small Success advises to break down everything you do in the coming week into small bite size pieces.  By doing so you not only create an air of efficiency but also complete more than you would tackling the big stuff.