Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Sept. 26, 2021

September 26, 2021 Nina

This week’s artist is Shahzia Sikander. She has a show touring called Extraordinary Realities and will be at the Rhoda Island School of Design Museum from November 12, 2021 through Jan 30^th, 2022. She brings the traditional art form of Indo-Persian miniature painting into a modern-day art practice with animation, installations as well as 2-D. Her works explore history, class, gender, the immigrant, the Muslim, and LGBTQ. Sikander shines a light on the feelings around being the outsider or “otherness.” She directs the viewer to examine how culture and society shapes our imaginations and the way we can clash or how we try to conform within those intersections.

As we move through this planetary time where relationships are being brought to the forefront, this idea of otherness becomes vivid. We either belong within a relationship or community or we are outside. Sikander’s art nudges us to relate to our otherness. By finding even aspects of her art relatable we create a new community where we find sameness, “normalness” from difference or “the other.” Your pondering for the week: What if we entered community from the perspective that we all are other?

Solar System highlights: This week the Moon starts in Gemini – great time to putting forth your voice. Then on Sept. 29^st it goes into Cancer – self-care and home is highlighted. Then by nighttime on the 30th it goes into Leo – your time to shine just watch you don’t step on anyone’s toes. And we are still in a time where the good and bad of our relationships are highlighted. Mercury is turning retrograde in Libra– great for communication, creating networks and getting in touch with friends. Remember when Mercury is retro not a great time to start projects but a great time to Review, Reflect and Revise, and of course back -up your technology. Venus is in Scorpio – a great time to feed your pleasures and passions but in general watch overindulgences. Mars is Libra too – another planet sending energy into investigating relationships this is around the question are your actions following your words? This theme and work around your relationships is big until Mercury moves into Scorpio Nov. 7^th. And lastly, Jupiter and Saturn are in Aquarius – so innovating and upping your game is their focus for the rest of this year.

P.S. Signs with an * it is a big week for you. Libra this is a perfect time to get an Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year. And Aries 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

Six of Coins – Conscious connections and moral dilemmas were the themes last week. Those themes continue with a smattering of cosmic karma. This week your actions ripple out farther then you might realize. So, the challenge is seeing the subtle differences and nuances of treat your neighbor as you would treat yourself versus care for your neighbor as you would like to be cared for.

Taurus

*Magician – Ok another big karmic week. Three weeks ago, Muse of Structure came to help you build a schedule with the flexibility and spaciousness to create freely. Then the Muse of Flow came to help you equalize the consumption and release of energy, and the Muse of Opportunity provided openings to up your game. And now you have the Muse of Manifestation. Time to utilize the structures you built, the energy you have tapped, and the opportunities that have been provided to DO. Yep, this week get in the ring and fight for your creativity and purpose for being here and then do the work.

Gemini

Two of Coins – As a sign you will always work around the concept of balance, but this week has the potential to knock you off kilter. This energy is an exercise in doing one thing well before you add another ball to your juggling mix.

Cancerian

*Hanged Man – This week the Muse of Stagnation has you in a hover pattern. Think of this time like a rest stop in your life. A time to refuel, find your bearings and readjust your game plan. This perfectly concedes with Mercury going into retrograde a great time to review, reflect and revise. This stop can also provide a download from the Universe, so mind open.

Leo

*Justice – If only this week’s energy could be as obvious as yes or no. But true Justice is slow and complex. This week you need to be honest with yourself about the truth of a situation. The beauty behind this energy is it also provides fairness in the end. Though you may not see it this week, what you do during this time if done with integrity will come out justly for you.

Virgo

Queen of Coins – Last week the Muse of Manifestation came to aid you in your creations, tuning you into the Universes power source. This week the Muse of Luxury wants to remind you that all work and no play can make you a bit dull. Why work so hard if you do not reap the benefits, she asks. So, make sure your vision and goals for the coming year include enjoyment. And try to indulge in a good meal or soft sheets this week to start that ball rolling.

Libra

Nine of Coins – The first energy to work with for this coming year is Muse of Material Success. She asks what do you have to show for all the work you have been doing since your last birthday? If you have at least nine successes that have brought you a sense of accomplishment or material gain, great. Time to line up some new opportunities to work with for the coming year. However, if you don’t now is the time figure out why it didn’t happen. Success awaits you this year so tweak what isn’t working.

Scorpio

*World – The Muse of Opportunity is here to open doors for you. This week is a week of saying yes. You don’t have to commit if you end up not liking it, but you need to try new things. Give the Universe the chance to open new portals and the World to you. Great time to travel this week even if it’s a small trip.

Sagittarius

Eight of Wands – Last week you needed to hone your skills in riding with the waves of Life. This energy went about rebalancing karmic debts, but as you will discover things are beginning to work in your favor this week. The Muse of Momentum is pushing you to the next level. The challenge is, are you ready?

Capricorn

King of Cups – The Muse of Mastering Emotions has come to help clean up after last week. The emotional plane is not your favorite place, you all are doers. If it doesn’t have a reason, then you challenge it. Well, this week this Muse wants to show that sometimes it is just about immersing yourself into your heart for no reason other than getting better at riding the waves of being.

Aquarius

*Star – Last week the Muse of the Shadow Self triggered and tested you on behavior patterns that no longer serve you. Having you watch your reactions, to see if they are representations of the new or old you. Luckily the energy has shifted to healing. Take time out to be with yourself and re-discover your hope. This Muse reminds you that every scar represents the wound of the past, the healing of the present and the potentials of the future. Your song: When you wish upon a star.

Pisces

Three of Coins – The Muse of Collaboration has come with company. This week’s energy is all about getting help and listening to others’ ideas. The more heads and hands you invite into problem solving the more collective experience you have to work with and less likely in redoing old mistakes. Your Motto: I do not h

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Sept. 19, 2021

September 19, 2021 Nina

In honor of the Sun going into Libra a time we can focus on balance and relationships in our disordered world, this week’s artist is Glendalys Medina @glendalysmedina. Medina uses a few geometric shapes to create abstract paintings and in some cases portraits. This sounds simplistic but how she uses color and overlays them shows the viewer that even in what seems chaotic can be balanced, ordered and with her choices calming, regal and joyful. Medina’s pieces have us wondering about our own interactions with the complexities of “humaning” and how we try to order our world. Are they confining? Can we use what we know/have though simply in design complex in use. That we are singularly human but diverse as our cultures.

In her words: “My practice is inspired by how humans learn, create order out of chaos and make sense of the world; how previous knowledge is essential for learning and perceiving; how the ambiguity of the world increases our reliance on that previous knowledge; how we project that knowledge when we don’t understand; and how we see with our brains recognizing patterns of information. I create work that amplifies marginalized voices, deconstructs and reconstructs image, language and systems to insight a change in cognitive structures that occur as a result of an experience. I am interested in creating moments when previous knowledge gets an upgrade and new perspectives are formed to establish cultural inclusivity. My work exhibits Taíno (indigenous carribeans) culture, Hip- hop and Latinx culture and music, and explores personal development as an empowering tool to re-identify societal and personal value structures to gain cultural equity in a transcultural global society.”

Solar System highlights: The sun moves into Libra on the 22^nd. Happy birthday Libra. This week the Moon starts in Pisces – time to get dreamy. Then on Sept. 21^st goes into Aries – don’t rush but start moving. Then on the 24^th it goes into Taurus time to balance work and play. And over the next couple of weeks all aspects of your relationships good and not so good are highlighted. Mercury is in Libra– great for communication, creating networks and getting in touch with friends. Venus is in Scorpio – a great time to feed your pleasures and passions but in general watch overindulgences. Mars moves into Libra – another planet sending energy into investigating relationships this is around the question are your actions following your words? This theme and work around your relationships is big until Mercury moves Scorpio Nov. 7^th. And lastly, Jupiter and Saturn are in Aquarius – so innovating and upping your game is their focus for the rest of this year.

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

Nina

Aries

*Lovers – Conscious connections are the theme this week. You may be facing a moral dilemma. Now is the time to think through all the consequences before you act. And to help you navigate this, make sure your choice results in love for yourself, others, and the universe at large.

Taurus

*World – Wow three big energy weeks for you. First Muse of Structure came to help you build a sense of a schedule with the flexibility and spaciousness to create freely. Then the Muse of Flow came to help you equalize the consumption and release of energy within them. And now the Muse of Opportunity is knocking to provide openings to up your game with these upgraded talents. The challenge with this energy is to realize that you can try out one opportunity without the other doors closing. I know you all are loyal, but you are allowed to try things out before you commit.

Gemini

Nine of Coins – You have worked hard to get where you are at. This week the Muse of Abundance advises you to take some time to enjoy your accomplishments instead of moving to the next thing or thinking about next week or farther. Take this week to treat yourself because you have earned it.

Cancerian

Nine of Cups – This week the Muse of Contentment has come to sprinkle abundance and ease into your life. This week things just come together. Even the not-so-great stuff has a silver lining to it. Your homework, start each day with a blessing and end with these three prompts for that day’s experiences: 1) gratitude for a living thing that you encountered 2) identify a pleasure that happened, and 3) something that provides a promise into the future.

Leo

Six of Swords – Transitions are highlighted this week. This energy is pushing you to change something. This is not about big changes; these are tweaks that once done make larger shifts occur. This can look as simple as you are bored/listless- take a small trip someplace. Your work or home space feels off – rearrange the layout. Even switching the items in your drawers around will subtly shift your mental space.

Virgo

*Magician – Just like you all to squeeze in another big energy card to work with in the coming year. This week the Muse of Manifestation is here to aid you in creating. This Muse tunes you into the Universe’s power source. This is the year to manifest your goals. The challenge is maintaining a clear focus on your vision. Create a vision statement and tack it to your fridge. And then take the first step this week to manifest it on this tangible plane.

Libra

Ace of Wands – Your second Ace. This Muse also begins your forecast of what energies to work with in the coming year. So just a quick dive into Aces. Aces are new beginnings. Last week was about forming a new thought pattern or identifying and possible figuring out a big obstacle. This week’s new beginning is pushing you to start a project around something that inspires you or start an adventure. Your passions and intuitions are the keys to not only this week but your coming birth year.

Scorpio

Two of Coins – The name of the game this week is balance in all that you do. Work and play, Wake and Sleep, Movement and Rest, Carb and Proteins… Now balance does not mean equal with this energy. Weigh your options on how you physically feel. For example, you can have a 7 hours’ sleep or 11 hours. Which one has you waking up without an alarm and feeling rested?

Sagittarius

*Wheel of Fortune – Last week the Muse of Healing advised rest and recuperation, so you could heal the body to support the mind and soul. Where last week was quiet, this week has the potential to be chaotic. Life is continuously changing and this week you will need to hone your skills in riding with the waves of it. This Muse is rebalancing karmic debts. Have faith in the Universe, go with the flow, for it has your back and everything is happening as it should.

Capricorn

Three of Swords – The Muse of Deep Wounds is here to trigger what still needs to be healed. This week watch what causes disparity in how you work and how you feel. This energy is trying to point out what is missing or what still needs to be tweaked around feelings/thoughts and how they effect your work.

Aquarius

*Devil – The Muse of the Shadow Self has come to lighten up the darker recesses of your mind and soul. This place week can trigger some behavior patterns that no longer serve you. You might have thought you have outgrown or learned this lesson. Well, this Muse likes to test you on them. So, watch your reactions, are they representations of the new you or the old you?

Pisces

*Chariot – The Muse of Momentum has arrived at your front door to help you get going. This is a great time to do work on the material plane. However, the challenge is it is all up to you to decide the destination, goal and do the driving. This Muse just supplies the fuel. If you don’t give it a direction you will find that you are just doing donuts in the parking lot.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Sept. 12, 2021

September 12, 2021 Nina

This week’s artist is Mona Caron, @mona.caron. Her main art form are murals, beautiful, majestic, but sublime in image and message. She has a series where she paints weeds larger than life, like side of a building large. The definition of weed is – a wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants. Weeds are often considered a nuisance. Something to pull out. Or life barely noticed but eking out an existence in a landscape of urban concrete. However, Caron utilizes them to show their beauty and resilience. (Please watch her stop-motion animation, as they sprout out on urban landscapes.)

Often weeds are more native than the plants chosen to be planted in a garden. Alexis Nikole Nelson known as the “Black Forager” on TikTok shows us that what is considered a weed can be used as an urban food source. Or Sean Sherman and Dana Thompson’s cook book The Sious Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen highlights native food as foundations of amazingly tasty recipes. These people are reconnecting us to a lost knowledge base in our society and a broader perspective on what is a weed.

So, the pondering for this week: where in your life do you try to pull out your weeds? By eradicating them are you missing their beauty, contribution to your resilience, and them as a resource? Possibly, that your weeds are more native and useful to your actual being than what you are cultivating?

Solar System highlights: This week the Moon starts in Sagittarius – great for excursions and adventuring through the 13th. Then the Moon goes into Capricorn a great time to focus on work and getting things done. Then on 17^th it goes into Aquarius – time for innovating and tweaking what you did on the previous days. Also, a great time for deep intellectual conversation and experimentation over the weekend. Mercury is in Libra– great for communication, creating networks and getting in touch with friends.

Venus is now in Scorpio – time to up your game in actions in your intimate relationships. And a great time to feed your pleasures and passions in general just watch overindulgences. Mars moves into Libra – another planet sending energy into investigating relationships this is around the question are your actions following your words? This theme and work around your relationships is big until Mercury moves Scorpio Nov. 7^th. And lastly, Jupiter and Saturn are in Aquarius – so innovating and upping your game is their focus for the rest of this year.

P.S. Signs with an * it is a big week for you. Virgo this is a perfect time to get an Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year. And Pisces 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

Knight of Coins – Last week’s energy was pushing you to evolve into a new you. Having you investigate the best qualities of your peers and mentors that you want to add to you. The Muse of Getting Things Done is asking you to start this process with actions steps. It is time to walk your talk.

Taurus

*Temperance – Last week, the Muse of Structure came to help you build a sense of a schedule with the flexibility and spaciousness to create freely. Hopefully you have placed some of those flexible structures, for now the Muse of Flow has come to help you equalize the consumption and release of energy with in them. This can look as simple as mediating with breath work at the opening and close your day or creating better but flexible eating habits with your only rule is eating 100 different things a week (that includes spices). How do your rules and structures work with to promote flow? The key is broadening your rules.

Gemini

King of Coins – The Muse of Experienced Wisdom has come to remind that you are a source of inspiration. This week you will be called on for your expertise. The challenge is how you give it. You audience needs inspiration as well as a sense of security and hospitality.

Cancerian

Eight of Coins – Last week the Muse of Co-Creation recommended bringing into your life and working with the people, things and ideas that make you a better you. You get another week to do that with the Muse of Mastery. This Muse wants you to practice with these co-creating elements to produce or at least deepen the your understanding and applicability of your work.

Leo

Two of Swords – The Muse of Decisions is here to help you decided. This week will require a lot of what feels like monumental decisions; however, the individual decisions are not as consequential as the reason behind your decisions. Make sure the why behind what you decided is more tangible then the possibly the decision itself.

Virgo

Seven of Swords – This is your last week of your birth month and gives you your final theme to the year. Let’s review. So far, the Muses to work with in your coming year are Muse of Teamwork, Muse of Transitions, and the Muse of Healing. So whatever you are working on it is more fortuitous or more likely of having success with more sets of eyes, minds, and hands then just yours. Your second energy advise for the first part of your journey to travel light. Do this by physical lightening your load and simplicity are key. Your third and Big Karmic energy is magic is flowing around you to help heal and reset you on your purpose. And lastly the Muse of Victory with Small Battles gives you the key to ease. Break your work processes down to bitesize chunks and any challenge is surmountable.

Libra

Ace of Swords – The Muse of the Intellect will accompany you this week. Cool logic and defined truths are the keys. Your mind is your biggest asset. And with it and this Muse’s help you find new innovated solutions to old problems.

Scorpio

Eight of Cups – The Muse of Dissatisfaction has come to help you see and release things that no longer work for you. This can be as simple as releasing the plethora of plastic tops that have no mates or memorabilia that no longer resonates or a job that sucks at your soul. This week begin to release what no longer works for you.

Sagittarius

*Star – The Muse of Healing has come with her first aid kit and tea. You need some rest and recuperation. This week might identify some deep wounds that need mending or a deeper contemplation on emotions you are having to succor. Take advantage of any time you have space to just be with your body and listen. Ask it what it needs. Long Bath? Massage? Sweat Lodge? Multiple nights of 8-hour sleeps? This week is a perfect time to heal the body so it can support the mind and soul.

Capricorn

Seven of Swords – Last week, the Muse of Hermitage has called you back to the cave to gain perspective. Now the Muse of Cunning has joined to help you figure out how to come back into society with your refreshed perspective without succumbing to societies whims and obligations. Again, these muses remind you at times the chase or hidden discovery brings more pleasure than something easily won. You don’t have to hoard your gifts, but you don’t need to give them out like Halloween candy either.

Aquarius

Five of Coins – Last week the Muse of Truth came to help align you to your purpose or to help you find a solution to a problem. This week brings with it a bit of chaos that can leave you feeling drained of your resources. However, your newly focused purpose, or the skills you used last week to solve problems will come in handy with this energy. This Muse reminds you the universe has your back. The help you need is there is you reach for it.

Pisces

Four of Cups – The Muse of Inner Wisdom has come with your mediation pillow and yoga mat. This week belly button gazing is needed. Your soul/body/mind have some information to disentangle with you. So, whether you mediate, journal, or doddle. Tune out the outside so you can tune inward. Because this inner work has answers so you can tune outward with more ease. The only challenge you can’t stay in this state past this week.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Sept. 5, 2021

September 5, 2021 Nina

This week’s artist is Hung Lui @hungluiartist who just passed in August. She is a painter and often created mixed-media installations around her paintings. Hung’s style is layered not only technically but also in context. She uses layered brushstrokes combined with washes of linseed oil to create her paintings. Her portraits are of refuges, prisoners, prostitutes and the forgotten. Her installations might have one piece, a broom, clock, or cup paired with the painting. Or be a mountain of railroad tracks surrounded and leading to a pile of fortune cookies.

These items bring us into her pieces like a smell leads us to memory or an object starts a dream. Then as we awaken and remember, we hold on to an aspect that is vivid and punctuated but the whole is blurred. Hung’s art feels as if she is summoning ghosts. As she says “When I moved to the West, exactly half a lifetime ago, I carried my ghosts with me. The ghosts I carry are a burden, but also a blessing.” Your pondering for this week: seeing your ghosts as blessings.

Solar System highlights: This week the Moon starts in Virgo– it’s all about organizing and cleaning until the 8^th. Then the Moon goes into Libra and a focus on relationships. And finally, into Scorpio for the weekend- time for finding some fun. Mercury is in Libra– great for communication, creating networks and getting in touch with friends. Venus is in Libra until the September 10^th – enjoy your relationships and work with the energy around equity. And then it moves into Scorpio to add more positive energy to the weekend vibe. Mars is in its last week in Virgo – clean and tidy up anything your gaze goes to. Jupiter and Saturn are in Aquarius – so innovating and upping your game is their focus for the rest of this year.

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

Nina

Aries

*Judgment – Last week’s energy was about co-creation, and the Muse of Evolution takes it to the next level. Time to push your self out of the same old – same old and evolve into a new you. If you could become any type of chimerical creature, what would you be? A Merlion? A Catantram? Your challenge this week to answer – What are the best qualities of your peers and mentors that you want to add to you?

Taurus

*Hierophant – The Muse of Structure is here to help you with your Achilles heel, over- doing. If you make a structure so airtight, you make the building and its inhabitants unable to breathe. Or so impenetrable, you stifle creativity. Your work this week is about balancing work with play. All work kills creativity. All play ends up not getting you to the goals you have set. So, how can you build a sense of a schedule with the flexibility and spaciousness to create freely?

Gemini

Five of Coins – This week’s energy can highlight a sense of lack in your life. So, the Helper Muse has come to highlight you are not alone nor totally lacking. Though this week is hard it is not doomed. There are gifts to this week. But you must reach out to acquire them. This Muse reminds you that focusing energy on only the negative feeds it. Her advice, starve the worry and feed the hope.

Cancerian

*Lovers – The Muse of Co-Creation recommends looking at who and/or what you are partnering with to create this part of your life. She advises call on your likeminded friends and do some deep imagining. Or ingest some literature or music that inspires you. Spend some time with your favorite material or tool and make something. Bring into your life the people, things and ideas that make you a better you.

Leo

Ten of Cups – The Muse of Family is highlighted this week. She reminds you that family are the people that support you. They can be the ones you are born with but are also the ones you have gathered. Time to connect with your peeps and deepen your roots.

Virgo

*Star – Your third and Big Karmic energy to work with this year is the Muse of Healing. This year, magic is flowing around you to help restore and rediscover your purpose. As you leave behind the past, pick up the lessons and move into a brighter future. The lesson this Muse has is that wounds leave scar tissue, and these areas must still be tended to and stretched often. You have all year to work with this energy, but this week spend time with your bruises and wounds and see which ones still need mending.

Libra

Two of Wands – The Muse of the Future is here to activate your imagination and set some goals for you to work on into 2022. If nothing was in your way, would your goals change? This Muse wants you to ponder obtainable and seemly unattainable goals. She then asks you what is in your way to get to these seemly inaccessible aspirations. Compare them to the strengths that make your obtainable goals possible. Work on areas where there is crossover.

Scorpio

Queen of Wands – The Muse of Nature is calling to you. Animals and plants are calling you to impart their wisdom. Whether it is the resilience of a dandelion growing in sidewalk, the focus of a dog finding a scent, the joyous song of a bird, the fragile beauty of a butterfly or the contentment of a cat finding the perfect spot to rest. Nature is giving you clues on aspects in your life that you need to work on.

Sagittarius

Ace of Cups – The Muse of Love is here. Whether you are in a relationship or not this energy advises you to share some part of you. The more you joyfully fill another’s cup the more your cup will be filled with joy. The challenge is if it does not bring the joy then you are sharing that negative energy in a loop, so try something new or quit and move on.

Capricorn

*Hermit – The Muse of Hermitage has called you back to the cave. This energy comes when you need to gain perspective by pulling back from society. But the challenge is you can not completely withdraw. So, your pondering becomes: How can you hang out your open sign without being bombarded by the crowds? Think about the paradox of honesty and stealth. Like being that spooky shop that is on some back alley. You know it is open but it hard to get to its exact location.

Aquarius

*Justice – The Muse of Truth has come to help align you to your purpose or to help you find a solution to a problem. However, this energy holds you accountable for your actions and words. If you are aligned with your divine or searching for a truth to aid, then no worries. However, is you are not aligned or hunting up a “good story” then be careful, for Justice is swift.

Pisces

Three of Swords – The Muse of Heartache is here with tissues and a shoulder if you need one. This week can be rough and triggering. First be kind to yourself. And secondly, be aware you are being triggered because something is not aligned to your heart purpose. Either it is an old hurt or hole that needs mending. Tend to it this week.

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