The artist this week is Simone Leigh, @simoneyvetteleigh. Leigh works in a variety of media including sculpture, installations, video, performance, and social practice to foreground black female experience. She describes her work as auto-ethnographic extracting figures and architectural forms in bronze, ceramic, and raffia that reference sources from Pan-African culture. Often, she combines “premodern techniques and materials—including lost-wax casting, salt-fired ceramics, and terracotta—with potent cultural iconographies such as cowrie shells, plantains, and tobacco. As she has written “I am charting a history of change and adaptation, through objects and gesture and the unstoppable forward movement of Black women.”
She will have a show from Nov. 3rd 2023 to March 3rd 2024. at Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC.
Your pondering for the week: What cultural or generational icons do you identify with? How does society perceive them and then how do you? Do they move you forward or hold you back?
Solar System highlights
The moon begins in Cancer – watch oversensitivity but great for reading a room. On Tuesday it moves into Leo – great time to shine but watch boastfulness. Then on Friday through the weekend it is in Virgo – work on your to-do list.
Mercury (communication and knowledge) joins Venus in Leo (expressing who you are, light). Venus (beauty and harmony) is in Leo until October 8th. This is a four-month exploration on the question: Does your outward expression of yourself harmonize with who you are within? So, these two together would like you to do some studying, learning that will let you create more beauty in your life.
Mars (action) is Virgo until August 27th. This combo makes getting things done on your to-do list easier. Jupiter (growth) is in Taurus, an aspect that nurtures expansion of pleasure in our lives. The challenge is dipping into overindulgence. So, we have until May 2024 to work on perfecting our balance between work and play. Then Saturn (structures) is in its two-year stint with Pisces so we can make our structures elastic and responsive to change. The challenge is our boundaries can get too bendy or have gaps, so we need to work on being flexible but resilient.
And lastly Pluto (the hidden, death, wealth, and shadow) in Capricorn (work, structure, business, and discipline) until January 2024. So, Pluto is back to playing in the world of business and capitalism. This cycle started in 2008, so whatever you started back then this is the time to tie up any lose ends especially around the house and planets in Capricorn in your natal chart.
***Signs with an * it is a big week for you. Cancer this is a perfect time to get an Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year. And Capricorn 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
King of Water – The Muse of Emotional Maturity is asking you to be the adult in the room this week. She wants you to not only reflect on your reactions in situations but to apply empathy to the people’s circumstances around you also. This week read the room before engaging.
Taurus
Six of Earth – The Muse of Reciprocity foretells this week is all about fair exchanges. The more positive energy you put out in the world the more you get back. This works with negative vibes too. The challenge with this Muse is the path of return is not a straight route.
Gemini
Three of Water – The Muse of Friendship is visiting you. This energy shows up when your emotional cup needs a refilling that only good friends can do. So, find time to hang out with your besties.
Cancerian
*Death – How appropriate for the final week of your birth month. The Muse of Death comes not only to end old cycles but to fertilize the ground for new ones. She asks what do you need to weed out of your garden to make space for new seedlings? Remember when choosing your seedlings for a balanced garden, you need to plant nutritious vegetables as well as beautiful flowers to attract pollinators. This change wants a balance of function and form
Leo
*Magician – As you enter your birth month the Muse of Manifestation has arrived. She asks what do you want to manifest this coming year with the tools you have already in hand? The challenge is this Muse wants these manifestations to be prompted by the celestials. So, spend this week in quiet mediation, connect with the spirt realm and do some divine planning.
Virgo
*Temperance – The Muse of Moderation is here to help remix the balance in your life. Some aspects of how, what, or the why you are doing something is unbalanced. She reminds you, like a good cocktail or entrée, the ingredients are not in equal amounts. To enhance the flavor, one uses a dash of this and that to make it tasteful and unique. Somehow you have metaphorically over-salted a part of your life. Take this week to get it back into “equilibrium”.
Libra
*Wheel – This week has aspects that you balance loving Libras do not like – surprises. The Muse of Fortune comes when unexpected outcomes or aspects come into our lives. They can seem to be good or unlucky. But the amazing thing about this muse is she brings unexpected change into your life which in the long run sets you up for a win. The challenge is allowing the unforeseen and uncontrollable to happen.
Scorpio
Ten of Air – This week has all the potential for a mishap. The Muse of Instinct however is at your side. She reminds you that your gut is very good at telling you what and what not to do if you would only listen and then trust it. If you sense to not engage in something do not push through it. This week is not about facing your fear or being strong but listening to your intuition.
Sagittarius
Ace of Air – This week holds a few decisions that you need to make with your head and logic and not your heart. This is counter to what all the planets’ energy is giving out, so it may feel weird not to check in with your emotions. But this week your emotions befuddle the situation. Also Aces herald new beginnings and this one is about new thought processes, writing or knowledge in general.
Capricorn
Six of Fire – The Muse of Success is here to applaud what you have been doing. However, she also warns before you jump into a new project, you need to celebrate your success and rest in your laurels. Take this week to refresh, revive and relish the time before the next challenge or quest.
Aquarius
King of Fire – The Muse of Sovereignty advises that you take the lead this week. Not only because it is easier but also because, to be honest, you are right. You have the know-how, the smarts to know when you don’t, and the wherewithal to find the right help if you need it. Lead on.
Pisces
Eight of Water – The Muse of Cleaning is here with a broom, bucket, and mop. Yep, this week you need to clean up. Whether it’s your desk, your house, garage, inbox, or mind, clutter and debris are not your friends. The more you clean the finer your focus and the easier the work.
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