David Wojnarowicz came up in the New York art scene in the late 70’s doing graffiti of burning houses and falling people.  Throughout the 80’s he began crisscrossing the genres of performance art, film, music, photography, and painting.  He did not adhere to any one technique but keep experimenting throughout his life.  Queer and later diagnosed HIV-positive he became an advocate for people with AIDS when thousands were dying due to the government’s inaction.  Even with the positive Supreme Court decision, LGBTQ+ folks are still fighting today.

Art and activism can be exceptional companions.  What made his art so active was in each piece you can see into his spirit.  He laid it out, vulnerable, quivering and sometimes with anger, in each format he chose.  And because of that it is jarring possible hard to look at but necessary to understand the pain, the questioning, and the joy.  In David’s words: “To make the private into something public is an action that has terrific ramifications.”

This eclipse season, rumbling until two weeks after the July 5^th’s Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn, is our midway point in 2020, and with this week’s five planets in retrograde, it is a great time to take pause.  Reflect on your past, see what is no longer important.  (Take a gander back at my 2019 in review see how 2019 set us up for this year.)  Review now what is.  And reassess how you will continue you forward.  Life has been rough for many of you.  Take care of yourself, be active, make change where and how you can.  And know you are loved.

P.S. Signs with an * it 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.

 

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

Nina

 

Aries

*Judgement – This week’s energy is about evolution and awakening to your divine nature.  Time to allow self-compassion and forgiveness to leave the past in the past. The question to ponder this week is am I fulfilling my purpose or calling?  If not, this is the time to start creating the parameters to allow your evolution.  If you are, take it to the next level.

 

Taurus

*Empress – The energy around you is dripping with creation.  With the power of love anything can flourish: plants, children, creativity… You have the seeds in your hands.  What will you plant?  What will you nurture and grow?  Your only challenge is not to control all the expansion.  Just be in tune with your big bang heart and give to the energy of creation.

 

Gemini

4 of Coins – Savings is in the air around you.  What do you need to feel financial safe?  What on the material plane do you need, to feel you have your own back?  A new car?  6 months savings?  Now is the time to make sure you know what you require and start to save for it.  Your challenge is to remember though it is always nice to have and build more they are not the only essentials for joy.

 

Cancer

*Hierophant – The outdated systems are crumbling around you.  Hollow out by a loss of integrity or alignment to who you are now. What will be the systems you put into their cavities? What new structures need to be built to access this next part of your journey?  New structures, boundaries and schedules need to be created.

 

Leo

5 of Cups – Emotions like grief, sadness and hurt are lingering around you, and this energy wants you to feel into the feelings.  Dive deep with empathy and process them, and when you get to the bottom you will find a reservoir of love, laughter, and hopefulness.  Your challenge is processing is a process.

 

Virgo

Queen of Wands – This week’s energy invites you to engage with inspiration.   Follow your internal compass, exploring places in nature or things that create awe.  A Muse is waiting there to entice, support and sprout originality and creativity.  The challenge is pushing your boundaries around concepts of self-acceptance, courage, and leadership.  Color outside the lines.

 

Libra

Knight of Coins – The energy around you is about diligence and work.  The challenge is relaxing into the tasks you love and find meaning in the tasks you do not.  This is not a week to future trip or think of goals but to keep a steady pace forward.

 

Scorpio

Ace of Coins – The energy this week is expansion and growth on your material plane.  Look in your environment for seeds to plant and what roots to grow.  This is a time for new opportunities.

 

Sagittarius

7 of Coins – This week’s energy could slow time for you.  This plateau of pause if perfect for the 3 R’s:  reflect, review, and reassess especially around work, projects, your physical environment, and anything on the material plane.   Your harvest is around the corner take this time to prepare and tweak what is not just right.

 

 

Capricorn

Four of Cups – The energy this week has a tendency to be self-indulgent by being self-deflecting.  The challenge is seeing your own self-worth.  You are here for a reason yes, but literally part of that reason is you being you.   Reflect on your unique qualities that you bring to the table and focus on strengthening them.

 

Aquarius

5 of Coins – The energies around you are working with you and your relationship to money and prestige.  Who you are has little to do with what you own or your work that makes you money. You know that, but you are losing your concept of self-worth with only what you do on the material plane.   Take this week to reflect on what people love you for.

 

Pisces

6 of Wands – Last couple of weeks had you seeing the depth of your energy-well and how to manifest on the material, mental and people planes.  This week the energy level dials back just a little.  You are in the spotlight of success this week.  Can you see it?  Can you see how far you have come to creating the future you wanted?  Take this week to sit in that dusting of confetti celebration.  Be proud of all that you have done and take this week to prepare for the battles and victories yet to come.