'Elamiyah

Elamiyah accompanies the period from 5 to 10 April and belongs to the Seraphim. Its motto is «Beyond the mists, I broaden horizons». In this symbolic portrait, the gift is a way of seeing beyond appearances: sensing how a situation may develop, grasping what someone holds within and recognising abilities they have not yet learnt to use.

Your intuition has a very practical side. You can see how an idea might become a project, where a piece of work is heading in the wrong direction or which ability would make someone suited to a task. While others discuss what already exists, your attention goes to what could exist. Even when you think about money or work, you want to understand how to improve a situation.

It often begins with a small moment of wonder. You notice something that does not add up, a detail others overlook or a possibility that seems out of place. If you follow that curiosity and give it a precise aim, your vision becomes clearer. It matters to give form to what you sense, explain it and test it against the facts so that others can understand it too.

Your main obstacle is excessive self-criticism. You can judge yourself so harshly that you give more weight to your shortcomings than your abilities. You convince yourself that some parts of you are too ordinary or insignificant to show. So even when you have something worthwhile to offer, you struggle to present it confidently and be taken seriously.

This is where the fear of succeeding begins. Being noticed means letting many people know you and see what you would rather hide. You may even fear that success will go to your head, making you conceited, insolent or vulgar. You judge yourself for faults you fear you might have and give up before testing yourself. You belittle an idea, let others speak or withdraw just as a project starts to work.

This is more than shyness. You feel sincere aversion towards people who think only of themselves, and you want your abilities to improve other people's lives. This concern can be so strong that it leaves little room for your own wellbeing or satisfaction. Humility then becomes confused with the need to erase yourself.

The result is a painful conflict: you know your worth and want to be valued, yet keep looking for ways to hide. You may feel frustrated and dissatisfied, remain in supporting roles and suffer from the lack of the very recognition that also frightens you. Unused abilities become a burden because you continue to feel them without giving them space in your life.

Folco Quilici and Francis Ford Coppola represent a way of giving form to this vision through images. In documentary and cinema, the ability to see becomes something the audience can see too. Coppola brings this theme into Tucker: an inventor sees possibilities so new that his era struggles to accept them. Talent anticipates something but must find a way to be heard.

Joseph Pulitzer and Eugenio Scalfari evoke the path of journalism: looking beyond the most obvious news, seeking what remains hidden and bringing it to others' attention. Elamiyah's vision becomes useful when what it discovers goes beyond a personal perception and is made visible.

Charles Baudelaire shows the more tormented side of this portrait: a sensitivity seeking an outlet in perceptions altered by opium and hashish. The risk described is diverting your intuition instead of giving it concrete form. Gambling, too, can become an outlet for intuition that finds no space elsewhere. But the fear of succeeding remains: even a win may be followed by a need to squander what has been gained. Elamiyah's gift needs work to build, rather than a bet that promises to prove it.

The fullest path is to help someone see beyond their present difficulties. An educator who supports young people with Down's syndrome towards a profession, independence and greater confidence in their abilities makes this gift concrete. They show a possibility where previously only a limit was seen, and help the person reach it, step by step. The figure of the Buddha evokes, in this portrait, the value of a vision that extends beyond personal interest.

By helping others embrace their progress, you can learn to embrace your own too. Success stops seeming a threat when it becomes a means of doing something useful. You do not have to hide to remain humble: you can recognise an ability, use it and keep learning.

Elamiyah's direction is to make room for what you see, choose people to build with and allow your work to produce a result. Your vision can open a path for you too, without waiting for others to decide your worth.