Category Archives: Tarotcast

Weekly Tarotcast

Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of June 27, 2021

June 27, 2021 Nina

The artist highlighted this week is la furie , Prisca Munkeni Monnier, @furiephotographe. Her art is raw, hungry and has a gravitational weight that one can sink their teeth into, while lifting one’s mind. It is like a helium balloon with a rock attached to its string holding it down. La furie’s work speaks to the fleeting memory of cause and the day-to-day dealings of effect. In her words… (This is translated from French by Google so please forgive the paraphrase.)

“Over time, places or people who had an impact in our identity disappear. Buried in our everyday lives. Our memories, things, traditions we were once taught to be proud of are forgotten. However, certain traumas remain. Leading room for unexplained frustration or anger. Day after day, we forget … why we cry, why we love or even what we live for.

My depictions want to express the traumas that we inherited that became part of our identities over the years and that we are continuously brushing off. I want to bring them to life, give them a space, respecting all forms of otherness. It is a battle against time, space and everything fading away. One last tribute before it all falls into oblivion.
One last attempt to keep a memory of – a trace of – I create because I am trying to remember … Maybe I will know why I am angry. Maybe I’ll be free.”

Solar System highlights: Moon starts in Aquarius but quickly moves to Pisces this week, so be in touch with your higher self. It then goes into Aries on 30^nd – great for starting new projects, and then ends in Taurus on July 3rd – focusing on growth. Mercury is out of retrograde but still in Gemini until July 16^th, so communication is still emphasized. And Venus joins Mars in Leo, so we switch from inner love and care to outer. Time to manifest your feelings and desires. Also a great time to be with those you love. And if you find yourself solo it is a perfect time to make new friends or get a new plant (if humanity is driving you crazy).

P.S. 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.

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

Nina

Aries

*Devil – The Muse of Final Exams has come to test your resolve. Be aware this week is full of diversions. Something this week is going to try and derail you. This muse reminds you that you have already learned this lesson, and now you need to apply your knowledge.

Taurus

*Hierophant – The Muse of Structures is here to help you plan out this week and look if your structures are sustainable in the long term. Look for cracks in your theories, schedules, food intake, etc… This muse reminds you that your structures are supposed to not only create abundance but also ease. So, mottos like – work smarter not harder or more money does not equal more work should be your go to in your restructuring.

Gemini

Queen of Coins – The Muse of Comfort is here to update the way you are living. This is a great week to refresh your space with flowers, throw pillows, a hammock, new kitchen appliance… She asks, how can you update your living space to bring more comfort and ease?

Cancer

Knight of Wands and Nine of Cups – These energies herald in your new year with this information- you are in the right place doing the right thing if you follow the thought form of contentment. So, in the coming year if the path you are on does not imbue a sense of satisfaction it is time to change your route; however, if you are content, stay the course.

Leo

Eight of Wands – The energy this week is full of information useful for tying up loose ends and the planning of your new birthyear. Watch for synchronicities, favorite numbers, or repeated phrases as signs to pay attention, for there is information there for you. So, eyes, ears, and mind open.

Virgo

Ace of Wands – The Muse of Innovation is here to help you conjure up inspired ideas. She is calling you to create part of your legacy. What do you want to say? What do you want to remember for? You are on this planet at this time to put forth your unique gifts. Go

Libra

Page of Coins – The Muse of Education is here. Reminding you that to remain relevant that you need to be opened to learning new skills. And this week’s energy helps highlight where you need to up your skill set. Your Motto: I am a lifelong learner.

Scorpio

Queen of Cups – The Muse of Finding the True You is here. You are an emotional creature, and this energy helps you connect to your deep waters. Feel your way through this week. Your heart tells the truth. Follow it and your desires will rise for you to catch their wave.

Sagittarius

Ten of Pentacles – It is the perfect time to complete at least one venture. Go to your to-do list and find the project that is nearest completion and finish it. Then this energy says take the rest of the week off. Your motto: Work hard, play hard.

Capricorn

*Strength – Last week, The Devil card challenged you to modulate your speed and assess how far you have come so you can readjust how you want to continue. Now the Muse of Inner Strength has come to help you navigate your internal space to match your readjusted outer space. Use this energy to be still and listen to the feelings and desires that drive you. By locating your inner true north, you can now align it to your outer manifestations, thus creating a path of ease to your guiding star.

Aquarius

Two of Coins – The Muse of Balance is here to test your ability to multi task. Her main hint for you this week is to manage juggling only two balls before you add another another one to your work load.

Pisces

Queen of Wands – The Muse of Deep Knowledge is here to help you navigate where you are in life right now. First, she reminds you that you need to ground to align with your spiritual self. Then she asks how you want to live on this plane and what impressions do you want to leave behind as you walk forward into your future. These are deep questions that require deep thought. If you are befuddled, she also scatters synchronicities to help guide your ponderings. Or suggests walking meditations in nature or exercises like Tai Chi or Yoga to connect with your gravity.

Tarotcast

Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of June 20, 2021

June 20, 2021 Nina

Happy Summer Solstice, Happy Birthday to all you fellow Crabs out there and Happy Father’s Day. There is a lot happening today. Let’s take the celestial portion first. Summer Solstice happens every year and marks the beginning of the summer, or winter depending on which hemisphere you live on. It is the one of two times the Earth is farthest away from the Sun within a year. During this season, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun to get the most rays and the Southern to get the least.

On this day, the Sun is directly overhead the Tropic of Cancer hence its name; however, it has been over 2,000 years since the Sun enter the constellation for Cancer on solstice. This is because of a motion of Earth called precession, the sun is always moving along the zodiac. The cycle of this movement is 26,000 years long. The sun moves toward the west. Thus, relative to the zodiac’s backdrop of stars, the sun on every solstice appears a bit westward of the previous year’s solstice sun. So, this solstice the sun is actually entering Taurus.

And lastly today is Father’s Day. A shout out to all those men out there that co-parent or single parent the next generation. Above pic is a male Cardinal fish that holds the eggs in his mouth until they hatch. He doesn’t eat for about a month while they mature. And below are other father’s in the animal kingdom that take a larger part of the hatching/rearing of their young.

Planet highlights: Moon starts in Scorpio this week, so be in touch with your sensuality. It then goes into Sagittarius on 22^nd – great for discovering new things, and then ends in Capricorn – focusing on structures. Mercury is out of retrograde but still in Gemini until July 16th. So, time to make those revisions of the last two weeks live. Jupiter goes retro today, June 20. It does this cycle every 399 days and lasts 4 months. It is a great time to slow your roll but not to stop forward motion. Remember while it is in Pisces, until the end of July, this gives you a window into the energies that will be around you in 2022.

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

Nina

Aries

*Sun – This week it is time for you to shine. Take a step into the light. Feed energy only in the things you want to grow. But be aware, your fiery, all-action temperament does not give “shade” to those that are around you. Helping others shine adds to your shimmer.

Taurus

Six of Coins – The Muse of Charity has come to your door. This week the more positive energy you put into the world the more optimistic your surroundings become. However, this energy works with negative energy also. The lesson is what you feed is what grows.

Gemini

Six of Cups – The Muse of the Past is knocking around in your attic. This energy advises you to investigate your past for answers this week. You are playing out old patterns and you need to find where it all began to releasee or innovate out of them.

Cancer

Ace of Cups – Of course at the beginning of your birth month you get the Muse of Emotional Beginnings. This is a great week to make wishes on how you want this new year to feel. And then riff off that feeling and innovated on how to make it happen. This muse recommends finding a word to encompass that mood and write it somewhere that you can see it throughout this month.

Leo

Nine of Wands – The Muse of Commitment is asking you to spend this last month of your birth year tiding up looses ends, so you have a clean slate to start off on your birthday. All the tasks will not be completed within this months’ time. Boundaries are essential to create space and time to do this work. The more you deal with now the more energy and focus you will have to innovate the future.

Virgo

Knight of Swords – Last week the Muse of Taking Charge challenged you to create momentum in your life. She left you in charge of everything: the what, where and how to get to you closer to your destination. Well, you have another week to keep that momentum going; however, you need to slow down and think things through at each step. This is not a week to make rush decisions or fly by night moves. Thoughtfulness and patience are the skills you are utilizing this week to create ease.

Libra

Seven of Cups – The Muse of Dreams has arrived to boost you to imagine bigger. You have limited your desires in someway and this had left you feeling hollow. This feeling of scarcity has created a hungry ghost that uses anything to fill that space. However, if you follow your dreams that hunger will be abated.

Scorpio

King of Wands – The Muse of Inspiration has come to play with you this week. This is a great week to plan and start a modernization to drive you into your future. The challenge is thinking outside of the box and for the long term. It will take time for this to mature, but this week has the momentum to start the ball rolling.

Sagittarius

Eight of Swords – You are stuck in some part of your life/work and are clinging to a thought construct that does not work for you. The Muse of Theories is here to help you meditate revise or release what no longer serves you.

Capricorn

*Devil – The Devil card is one of your life cards, so that means this week has some karmic components to it. The sun is going into Cancer which is opposing your natal Sun. This happens every summer in June and July. It is a time to stand back, re-group and begin again. You are halfway through your birth year. Take this week to assess how far you come and readjust how you want to continue. This muse also challenges you to relax and slow down to do this evaluation correctly. As they say the Devil is in the details, but you need to modulate your speed to pay attention to the small.

Aquarius

Five of Swords – The energy this week brings with it a feeling of chaos and distraction, like a nest of bees outside your window. However, the Muse of Best Interests is here to keep you focus and on the right path. Your challenge is to stay true to your integrity and humanity. Go into any situation with the question: What is best for me and for the other person I am interacting with? And if those conflict enact compassion and compromise for the both of you.

Pisces

Nine of Swords – The Muse of Processing Difficulties has come to have a beverage with you. This week has a feeling of melancholy to it. Melancholy comes when one is having difficulties processing new situations by using old models of coping. Take this week to innovate ways in which you handle the troubles in your life.

Tarotcast

Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of June 13, 2021

June 13, 2021 Nina

The artist this week is Sabine Pigalle @sabinepigalle. Pigalle’s work revolves around using art from the past and twisting into to a modern context. Often showing the archaic structures and ideals we sadly still hold today. She has done six series during the lockdown (Please got to her site and see them all). One about Islamic art, another on gender and the last four about Covid. The series highlighted here is called New Economy. The pandemic has made it very evident the fragile balance of globalization and how interconnected we are by trade. If a nation wobbles, other nations now feel it in a way we have never been cognizant of before. Pigalle has the viewer pondering our global economy tottering between interdependence or co-dependence. And asks us how do we re-structure trade to create mutuality instead of capitalistic dependences.

Planet highlights: Moon starts in Leo this week , so be aware emotion emoting happens here. It then goes into Virgo on 16^th – great for organizing and tidying up and ends the week in Libra focusing on harmonizing and balance. Mercury is still retrograde in Gemini until June 23rd. So, make time and space for snafus and do the 3 R’s: Review, Reflect and Revise. Lastly, Venus is in Cancer so self-care creates ease and Mars is in Leo so work on your sovereignty and resilience.

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

Ace of Coins – Another Ace, so last week and this week has all the energy you need to start new endeavors. Last week was about sharing the love and igniting relationships. This week is about starting new projects on the material plane. Look at place you feel like you have less and start planting the seeds to become abundant.

Taurus

Two of Coins – The Muse of Juggling is here to work on your skills around action and accomplishment. She starts you off prioritizing your tasks for the week and then has you pick the top two. Then work with them until you find a flow. Only once you have established your groove can you begin another task. Its easy to juggle two balls but juggling three or more needs practice to enhance expertise.

Gemini

Three of Swords – So the past couple of weeks have been a bit bumpy with all the planets and the eclipse tussling in your playground. You might feel a bit battered. The Muse of Deep Healing is here is help you with your recovery. But you will have to look deeper into why you are feeling hurt. These are not surface scratches but wounds which need sufficient self-care and reflection to truly mend.

Cancer

Six of Cups – Last week the Muse of Letting Go advised you to clean your literal and/or metaphorical closets so you can move into the next phase of your new birth year. You get another week to dive into the past and continue clearing. But remember as a Cancer you are the holders of history, so do not throw everything away. If you still love it leave it. But if it does not serve the new you or conjures up bad emotions, dump it.

Leo

King of Wands – Last week the Muse of Creation came and asked for a 9-month comment to grow something in your life. Luckily, she gave you until June 22^nd (the end of this retrograde period) to play and nurture a few ideas before you commit. So, you still have time to have fun with your vision board, for this week’s the Muse of Envisioning has come to spur you to dream bigger and with more color. She shares her power to turn to ash what has been holding you down.

Virgo

*Chariot– The Muse of Taking Charge is here. This week is great for making anything go. The challenge with this energy is you must create all the momentum. Yep, for anything to happen you need to make the lunch, pack the car, and do the driving to get anywhere. But you also get to pick the radio station, destination, and the pace. On a purely practical side of this energy, check your tires and wear appropriate shoes to all events.

Libra

Ten of Cups – Last week the Muse of Success had you assess your accomplishments since June 2020, tie up loss ends and celebrate your triumphs. You get another week to continue that, but the Muse of Good Times has shown up to increase the partying time. This week take off as much as you can and enjoy life. What did you do all that hard work for if you didn’t plan for a little vakay. This week focus on good food, good friends, and good times.

Scorpio

Ace of Swords – The Muse of the Mind is here to have you re-think a situation. This week is about finding new ways of thoughts or ways of communicating around old problems. The closer you are to your truth the easier the task.

Sagittarius

Four of Coins – The Muse of Penny Wisdom is here. She arrives to remind you in everything you do quality over quantity. Where you spend your money, time and energy is highlighted this week. Time to trim the excess, fix the leaks and redirect the misdirected.

Capricorn

Two of Swords – Last week the Muse of Balance had you ponder that balance is not the same as equity. The Goddess Maat knew that the good versus bad depended on circumstances. For example, a solider and husband who murdered his wife would weigh differently around killing. So, I hope you took note in how you judge situations, people, and yourself. For this week, the Muse of Choice is prompting you to move forward with this re-worked concept of justness. The choices presented to you this week are challenging you to perceive the circumstances around decisions. You may find them more important than the decision itself.

Aquarius

Eight of Swords – Last week the Muse of Intuition wanted you to ponder patterns and synchronicities but not to be surprised if this egg hunt brings up doubts or confidences in what you are doing. She reminded you your path does not need to be difficult to be worth it, but it does need your undivided attention. Well, this week some of those mind traps have come to haunt you. Luckily the Muse of Boundaries is supplying you energy to let go of useless thoughts that no longer serve you and create boundaries that do.

Pisces

Five of Swords – Last week the Muse of Evolution advised you to tweak the Feng Shu in your space and life but with the lens of making it a place where you can metamorphosis into the next phase of your life. To evolve into a better you, you need a nurturing space to cocoon in. I hope you did that for this week brings a bit of chaotic energy. The people around you are vying for your attention but in unhealthy ways. So be careful you do not get pulled into gossiping and/or competitions. There is not enough of you to go around so only put energy t

Tarotcast

Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of June 6, 2021

June 6, 2021 Nina

Happy Pride Month! The artist this week is Marcos Chin @marcoschinart. Chin’s illustrations are vibrant! Vibrant is defined as full of energy and enthusiasm, quivering; pulsating, bright and striking. He draws the viewer into environments and turns the volume up a notch or three. Having the viewer wanting to jump in and join the parade of color. As an art form illustration often gets categorized outside high art.

This critique disregards the technical skill and imagination of the artist as well as turning a blind eye to the cultural significance of its form. This is why politics and advertising employ illustration to visual inform and create solidarity. Illustration like street art is the art of the people. There is not one person that has not enjoyed the artwork on albums, story books, T-shirts, or posters. Illustration is the Pied Piper of art and art appreciation. This form brings vibrancy to our lives and sparks our imagination. Illustrators need as much highlighting and fanfare as any gallery artists.

Of course, I am a tarot reader that relies on illustrations. To tarot readers illustration is a gateway into the soul’s journey. I believe this is why we collect decks. Each deck is another interpretation of the soul’s path. Each deck increases our knowledge and therefore our skill as a reader. And yes, Chin has some illustrations of tarot cards (see the last three pics) but no deck. So need I say, tarot lovers lovingly hound this fellow to make more.

Planet highlights: We have a New Moon in Gemini with a solar Eclipse on June 10th. And Mercury is still retrograde in Gemini until June 23rd. So, make time and space for snafus and do the 3 R’s: Review, Reflect and Revise. Pay attention to triggers this week, for eclipse time gives us hints on where to heal and fix what is not work. Mars goes into Leo on the 11th. While it’s still in Cancer chat with your emotions so when the fiery planet goes into Leo you can work on your sovereignty and resilience without getting hurt. For with Mercury still retro spats can occur, so remember check your ego. Also, Jupiter (expansion) is in Pisces until July 28^th giving you a heads up what your 2022 will be like and what area your growth will take place.

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

Nina

Aries

Ace of Cups – The energy of love surrounds you this week. Your cup spillth over. Employ this energy to refresh yourself and the ones you love. This is a new beginning; how are you going to use the power of love and spread it?

Taurus

Three of Swords – The past two weeks you have been working with the energies of Creation and Supportive Partnership. However, this week you are solidly in Mercury’s retrograde and the eclipse, so amid this creation process (remember this is an energy in play for the next 9 months), you might be triggered. The energy, this week is about healing deep wounds around self-worth, grief, and sorrow. This is a perfect time to pull back and do the 3 R’s to sort through the feelings of your shadow side.

Gemini

Eight of Swords – The Muse of Boundaries has come to break down limitations that were set by others and create more healthy boundaries that do not constrain you. This is a great exercise for Mercury and eclipse energy this week. Take this time to see what thought patterns are holding you back and let them go.

Cancer

*Death – The Muse of Letting Go is here to clean your literal and/or metaphorical closets so you can move into the next phase of your new birth year. By letting go of the decay you are creating fertile grounds for your new garden of delights. Go through closets, junk drawers, emotions, thoughts, and structures that are no longer of use or do not work well. This coming birth year is setting you up for an upgrade, so clear space.

Leo

*Empress – Last week the Muse of Justice and Truth came to aid you on setting boundaries and goals with the assistance of Mr. Flip if needed. Now with your new boundaries, goals and a helper if you get stuck you can start creating. The Muse of Creation has arrived, and she is asking for a 9-month comment to growing something in your life. Luckily, she is also giving you some time (until the end of this retrograde period) to play and nurture a few ideas before you commit. So, crayons out, vision boards up and have some fun.

Virgo

Six of Swords – The Muse of Tiny Excursions is here to help you find the beauty of the intimate world around you. She asks you to take strolls in your neighborhood, investigate intimate venues, read a short story or poem to deep dive into a vignette of emotion. Her lessons are small and simple but holds as much profound as the large.

Libra

*World – The Muse of Success is knocking. Success is defined as the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. What have you accomplished since June of 2020? Take this week to tie up loss ends and to celebrate your triumphs. Examine what you have created as your legacy. What is going to reverberate into the World because of you? For these coming months will bring you new opportunities to build upon what you have already started or start a new adventure with a clean slate.

Scorpio

Two of Cups – Relationships are the theme this week. This energy is all about equity in relationships. Are you getting your cups filled by others around you and are you doing the same? If the people around you aren’t supporting, then it is time to cut the chords and spend that energy on the people that do.

Sagittarius

Seven of Wands – The Muse of Perseverance is here to help you continue the fight or a stance. You are on the right path even though it may feel like you are walking against the wind solo. Yes, something is off but that just means there is more work to do on this project or where you are at. Keep on keeping on.

Capricorn

*Justice – The Muse of Fortune came last week to shake things up for inertia had set into someplace in your life. Now the Muse of Balance has come to settle your world back into some form of your “new normal.” The challenge with this Muses’ wisdom is balance is not the same as equity. The Goddess Maat knew that the good versus bad depended on circumstances. For example, a solider and husband who murdered his wife would weigh differently around killing. So, take note in how you judge situations, people, and yourself.

Aquarius

*High Priestess – The Muse of Intuition is here to bestow some information though she makes you work for it. This week look for patterns and synchronicities for they will lead you to gems of knowledge need in the coming weeks. She also is the Muse of your many purposes on Earth. So don’t be surprised if this egg hunt brings up doubts or confidences in what you are doing. She reminds you that one’s path does not need to be difficult to be worth it, but it does need your undivided attention.

Pisces

*Judgement – The Muse of Structures came last week to help you stabilize your life and work. You needed a clean and organized slate for the Muse of Evolution is here this week. It is still advised that you tweak the Feng Shu in your space and life but with the lens of making it a place where you can metamorphosis into the next phase of your life. To evolve into a better you, you need a nurturing space to cocoon in. Take time this week making your spaces and plans comfortable to grow in and into.

Tarotcast

Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of May 30, 2021

May 30, 2021 Nina

This week’s artist is Vanessa Barragao @vanessabarragao_work. Barragao takes textile techniques like crochet, latch hooking, felting, embroidery and weaving to another level not only in size but also in her concepts. She works with upcycled wool that comprises collected wastes, leftovers and deadstocks from Portuguese factories. Barragao started in the fashion industry but saw the environmental consequences from the processes of textile production to the “fake necessity of consumption.” Barragao’s work is not anti-textile. It is a celebration of fiber that is considerate and celebratory of nature. She creates space for the viewer to recognize the cause and effect of one’s interactions between our consumption and our natural environment, while highlighting the beauty of both with integrated thoughtfulness.

Barragao’s art resonates with what scientist are learning about microplastics from fabrics in the ocean’s. There have not been enough studies into this field. So far scientists have found that textile related debris, like clothing, cigarette filters, and personal hygiene products, are polluting our surrounding waters and has been found in all levels of the ocean’s flora and fauna. They found that “a cotton T-shirt disappears in 2–5 months and a wool sock in 1–5 years, plastic fibres take decades (30–40 years for polyamide fabric) to hundreds of years (450 years for disposable diapers). Even if ingested, there is evidence that, unlike synthetics, natural fibres from textiles are broken down within organisms.” Though it is also noted that even if they are biodegradable that they can carry dyes and chemicals into the organism that ingests it.

Interestingly, the blend of fabrics, length of the fiber and how it is woven, natural or synthetic, effects this shedding process. And another study found that after the first 10 washes the amount of shedding significantly decreases. This information is vital to the textile industry to innovate around.

But what can we do? Well, we can buy well-made clothes and clothes made from natural fibers over synthetic. Or watch our buying habits especially when pushed by fashion statements this includes household items like sheets and towels. Or buy used clothing. Innovated environmentalism is about find ways to enjoy the world but doing it responsibly.

Planet highlights: Mercury is in Gemini and is retrograde until June 23rd. So, make time and space for snafus and do the 3 R’s: Review, Reflect and Revise. Venus will go into Cancer on July 1^st great time to hang with loved ones and pamper yourself. Also, Jupiter (expansion) is in Pisces until July 28^th giving you a heads up what your 2022 will be like and what area your growth will take place.

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

Nina

Aries

Queen of Cups – The Muse of Good Times is here to start the party. Yep, you need to find some fun this week, and loosen up. Life, even in moments of suffering has seeds of joy. It is your job this week to find or make silver linings in rain clouds. Inspiration: any comedian.

Taurus

*Lovers – Last week the Muse of Creation came to fertilize the growth process. Reminding you that the challenge is around commitment to it for at least 9 months, and if you were not ready to begin, use that energy to finish up old projects. Luckily, you have another week to do more work on this. The Muse of Supportive Partnership is here to prompt you to ask for help. In fact, this Muse explains that outside voices and hands are needed to up your game.

Gemini

Seven of Swords – The Muse of Integrity is asking the question are you being true to yourself? Ponder on where you are not living in your authenticity. You are embarking on a new year and this muse is highlighting this year is about innovation. It is a perfect time to re-wire the areas where you are living for someone else’s or societal expectations.

Cancer

Two of Swords – The Muse of Decisions has arrived to pull you out of your ponderings of the last three weeks and into action. This week it is time to take the first step on the way to the new you and your new goals. If you are still in the fog, this muse reminds you choose the journey not the destination.

Leo

*Justice – The Muse of Justice and Truth is here to aid you on setting boundaries and goals. To make progress this week you need to simplify your decision-making process. For some of you this week will be a breeze. You can hone into your goals and cut to the chase. Though for the other half who over think everything, this is a challenge. And for you all this Muse gives you an easy solution: Mr Flip. Mr. Flip is a nickel where you put a Y on the head side and an N on the tail. Any question you have gets 2 out of 3 flips. The trick is after you get your answer if you say okay then Do It, but if you go ugh – Don’t.

Virgo

Page of Pentacles – Last week the Muse of Fortune energy came to switch things up. Giving you information for you to glean on how to get unstuck and create momentum in your life. Now the Muse of Learning has come to help you apply that knowledge. Take this week to practice your skills in materialization.

Libra

Six of Wands – The Muse of Transition has docked her boat and inviting you to travel to your next destination. Now is the time to move on. If you feel stuck simplify your tasks so you can ride the current with ease.

Scorpio

Nine of Wands – The Muse of Clean Slates came last week to lure you to experience the “new”. You can continue at this task, but it will be harder to protect your space and energy. With Mercury going retrograde you might find blocks, diversions and irritations trying to zap your resources. Put up your boundaries at least for this week.

Sagittarius

Knight of Coins – You are on the right track, but pace is key this week. The challenges are around consistency. So, create a schedule and stick to it. Whether that is getting a good night’s sleep- by early to bed and early to rise, some form of daily exercise or not eating 3 hours before you go to bed. Take care of your body first and your mind and heart will follow.

Capricorn

*Wheel – The Muse of Fortune has come to play with you this week. This energy likes to shake things up for inertia has set into someplace in your life. So, if you find that pot of gold, Whoop! Celebrate and be grateful. If your turn of luck goes rotten, roll with it and look for hidden gems of wisdom. Because good or bad, fate has some information for you.

Aquarius

King of Cups – Time to get in touch with your emotions this week. This Muse teaches you to welcome and become friends with all your emotions. The challenge is not to try and deaden them by drowning them in libations or working so hard that there is no space for them. You need a release and this Muse comes when you are about to steam over. Better for you to deal with them now on your own terms, then have them taking control and driving your actions later.

Pisces

*Hierophant – The Muse of Structures is here to help you stabilize your life and work. Take this week to make lists, clean and organize your space, email boxes, and/or schedule. The more you Feng Shu your life and environment the easier your flow in the coming weeks.

Tarotcast

Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of May 23, 2021

May 23, 2021 Nina

Jiro Yoshihara, To Martha’s Memory, 1970

This week’s artist is Yoshihara Jiro. Was one of the founders of the Gutai Art Association, a post WW2 avantgarde art movement in Osaka, Japan. Yoshihara wrote their manifesto basically stating Do what has not been done before. He took inspiration from the calligraphy movement Bokujinkai and Zen philosophy. Starting his career in western art forms, abstraction, and surrealism. The last 10 years of his life he explored the paradoxically simplicity of the circle and the complexity of inscribing, resulting in the Circles series, highlighted here.

Yoshihara’s Circle Series represents the eclipse season so well. We hardly notice the complexity of our system until something strange happens. What seems simple the concept of night and day during an eclipse for moments changes the “natural” dynamic. Our study of Astrology and Astronomy makes the demure concept of gravity become an awe-inspiring study of the clockwork of the Universe. It stops us and makes us aware of the hidden systems we take for grant. Eclipses shake our souls. We start to see something deemed as simple, every day as complex and holds deeper meaning than we imagined.

Planets: On May 26^th we have an eclipsed full moon in Sagittarius. Eclipses have a way of turning up the volume to eleven or raising some chaotic ruckus. This is not a time for impulsively, but it will bring insight into what you have been needing more of. Then Mercury in Gemini goes retrograde from May 28^th to June 23rd. So, remember to back up your electronics, make time and space for snafus and do the 3 R’s: Review, Reflect and Revise. Venus also is in Gemini will help us navigate this time by promoting good vibes. And then Jupiter (expansion) is in Pisces until July 28^th giving you a heads up what your 2022 will be like and what area your growth will take place.

P.S. Signs with an * it is a big week for you. Taurus this is a perfect time to get an Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year. And Scorpio 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 the Muse of Self Momentum came to light a fire under your chassis. You hopefully realized you need to take totally control to get a project off the ground. Luckily, you have this Muses little sister, the Muse of Sustainability to help in the momentum. This energy gives you insight on how to sustain the power needed to keep your work on focus. The challenge is you need to find the pace that works best for you. Whether that is sprinting or marathons both forms of movement need appropriate recoup times, so also plan them into your work schedule.

Taurus

*Empress – I hope you set intentions last week, because the Muse of Creation is here to fertilize the growth process. If you by chance do not have anything to sow, you still have time to come up with something before May 27^th. (See planets for the week in intro). Then after May 26^th you can start growing a project or two. The challenge is usually these projects take time so are you committed to nurturing something for 9 to 10 months? If not, it is okay to put a bigger project on the backburner until you are ready, but then use this energy to mature something that is already in the works.

Gemini

Ten of Wands – First Happy birth month. The first energy to work with in your coming year is the Muse of Burdens. This year it is time to decipher which burdens are yours. This Muse suggest you do this exercise each time you get overwhelmed or tired. First prioritize your to-do list for the week, then take the last three items off your list and put them off to the side for next week. Now do the items one by one down the list. If you get blocked, then move the item to the bottom of your list and continue. If you happen to finish the list, then you are done for the week. Lastly, do this process the next week, re-adding the 3 things you put off and start over from the first step above. The moral to this exercise is that the items you pull off your list you may find either someone else did them or they no longer need to be done, and you revise what you can actually accomplish in a week’s time.

Cancer

*Hangman – Ok the Muse of Pondering is here giving you another week to answer last week’s question, what will the new you be and what will you do in this new form? Evolution is needed and intention is required for this creation. Take time this week and think, or this Muse will find ways to make you stop so you can ponder.

Leo

Two of Coins – The Muse of Equilibrium has come to hone your skills of multitasking. First step, stop multi-tasking. This muse advises you to do one thing at a time until you are good at doing it or completing a task without diverting yourself. Only after you are confident that you can get one thing done can you add another task. Also, as a side exercise and lesson, she has you stand on one foot for a minute then switch, do daily for a week.

Virgo

*Wheel – This Muse of Fortune has come to play with you. This energy comes to switch things up. So, pay attention when things go your way or totally don’t. In either scenario there is information for you to glean on how to get unstuck and create momentum in your life.

Libra

Ace of Cups – The Muse of Moderation and Balance worked with you around the questions why am I not doing that one thing or doing that one thing more? Hopefully helping you tap back into the why behind what you do. Because this week you can now tap into the energy of new beginnings. The sky is the limit as long as you follow your heart.

Scorpio

*Fool – The Muse of Clean Slates has come after the work you did last week. This week is great time for adventures, sights, and sounds. This Muse is inciting you to experience the “new”. Some great exercises she lays before you are saying yes to all invites, throw a dart at a map and travel there, try new food, and make new friends. This week is about playing with the energy of spontaneity.

Sagittarius

Nine of Cups – Last week, the Muse of Reflection asked you to engage in Socratic thinking and deep reflection to either re-think about what the priority/purpose is, or through this questioning have you more firmly set in the reason you are doing a task in a certain way. And now that you are on the other side, you should be stepping more firmly in what are the next phases. This state of mind makes this week’s energy of contentment something you can now appreciate to its fullest. If you didn’t do the work, then spend the time before the eclipse in deep reflection so you can relax after May 26^th into a more content rhythm.

Capricorn

Three of Coins – The Muse of Collaboration is here. This energy advises to create ease in getting things done it is best not to do it solo. Gather your forces and teammates and go for the gold.

Aquarius

Four of Coins – The Muse of Conservation has come to slow down your spending on the material plane. This week is vital that you spend your time, cash and energy with these two things in mind. 1) Quality over quantity. 2) Work smarter not harder.

Pisces

Page of Cups – Get your rose-colored glass out for the Muse of Joy is here to play with this week. Her mission, if you choose to accept it, is to show you that life can be entertaining, funny, quirky, playful, mischievous, and joyful. Get out crayons and/or sidewalk chalk if you need to tap into it.

Tarotcast

Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of May 16, 2021

May 16, 2021 Nina

This week’s artist’s is Lubaina Himid. Himid is one of those seminal artists in art history. What makes a pivotal artist? First a bit of context. Seminal in this framing means not the first artist to touch on this art form and/or concept, for there are many steps/people before said artist, but this is when all of it comes together to shift societal awareness and/or expands its view to influence other areas or perspectives. An example of this on a large scale is pointillism. It changed the way artists and viewers looked at the world.

Himid’s art is around black identity and how people of color are underrepresented in history and art as a whole. What makes it pivotal is her art creates a jumping point for communicating holistic concepts of belonging, identity, communal history, and representation. And she technically often takes the painting off the wall into a 3-D form.

As she says in the SLEEK article, That’s why I sometimes make work on ceramics or on fabric, because everybody knows what a plate is, and everybody knows what a cloth is—it’s more approachable. However, when you get near the issues in my work, they are complicated. It’s about communicating and dialoguing, and a collective strategy for changing things. There is no use in me doing what newspapers do or what political activists—in the true sense of the word—do better than me. I’m a painter, that’s what I do. I think survival is about hope. In some ways, it’s not so much celebratory, but it is about coming up with strategies. It is optimism. It’s [saying], “This was an incredible trauma, but we survived this far. How can we make it work?”

So, I ask you to ponder as a world collective we have all gone through the traumas of Covid, systemic racism, poverty, political divisiveness, gender equity, mental health issues, to name a few. And they are all hard topics with deep histories however, it is up to us to find strategies, to make it work. The only way we can start is by communicating. And half of communication is about listening and being truly present in someone else’s story.

Planets: Mercury is in Gemini until July 11^th. This is a place where it loves to hang so lots of evolutionary conversations can happen. Venus is also in Gemini helping with the good vibes. Jupiter (expansion) is in Pisces until July 28^th giving you a heads up what Lastly, eclipse season starts next week so make time to recharge your batteries and let go of old karmic patterns in the coming weeks.

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

Nina

Aries

*Chariot – I hope that last week you got to find that quiet place where you could hear yourself think to find perspective and solutions. For this week, the Muse of Self Momentum is here lighting a fire under your chassis. Yep, for movement to happen it is all up to you. On the good side you have totally control, but on the challenging side it is only up to you to make things go. Your motto: I guide my destiny and sail into an abundant future.

Taurus

Seven of Pentacles – For your coming year, the Muses to work with are equity, relationships, dreaming, and creation. These Muses will challenge you to make sure there is equity in what you do, and in your relationships. And ask you to dive deep in too your closer relationships with lots of heart to hearts and talks of your aspirations. They also ask if you could dream a world, what would it be? And lastly this all will take work, so are you set up environmental and energetically to do it? In these last couple of days with the Sun in your sign, ponder and set intentions in these areas.

Gemini

Three of Coins – Last week the Muse of Tests asked you to look at this past birth year and asked: Where were you tested/challenged? What did you learn from it? If the situation/problem came up again, how would you handle it now? With that in mind, the Muse of Collaboration is here to help you call in some help for the coming year. Not only is this in creative collaborations but can be as simple as find a good plumber. Look at areas where you need help and put out the word, so your flock can start congregating. Also a great time to send out invites for safe birthday celebrations.

Cancer

*Judgment – After your three-week journey into the shadow realm working on old karmic patterns and finding wisdom in awe, silence, and synchronicities. Now the Muse of Metamorphosis is asking you what/how you want to evolve. Take this week to rearrange your new “genetic Dharma.” What will the new you be and what will you do in this new form?

Leo

Three of Cups – The Muse of Friendship is asking you to get out of your shell and go find some good companionship to re-fill your cups. Your energy is running low, and some friendly banter and beverages is needed to refresh your outlook.

Virgo

Page of Wands – This Muse of Inspiration is here. This muse usually shows up when you need to re-fresh the awe in your life. She tells you to go outdoors and commune with nature or got to a concert/museum to get out of your head and ignite your soul. Your song for this week: Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen

Libra

*Temperance – The Muse of Moderation and Balance is working with you this week. This energy shows up when something is off kilter. The gift of this card is that you do not need major rebalancing these are tweaks, but they are vital. This Muse wants you to ponder why am I not doing that one thing or doing that one thing more? This can look like adding in one more exercise session into your life, ending your workday at 5:00 instead of 7:00, or having one beer instead of two.

Scorpio

Three of Swords – The Muse of Grief has come to help you release some past pain that is lingering in your psyche and holding you back from truly healing. She holds your hand as you confront something that has hurt you. This is not about letting it go but going in deep. Acknowledging that you were hurt but are ready to heal and move past it.

Sagittarius

*Hangman – The Muse of Reflection has come to get you to stop and review a part of your life and/or work. It is not that this part of your life is totally wrong, but you are needing to look at it differently by going through the exercise of Socratic thinking. This deep reflection will either have you re-thinking about what is the priority/purpose, or through this questioning have you more firmly set in the reason you are doing it a certain way.

Capricorn

Seven of Cups – The Muse of Dreams is setting up space for you to dream bigger. Somewhere you are stopping yourself in your imagining. This energy reminds you imagination is where creation begins. Dreaming is just sending out possibilities in the Universe. The only challenge is not to hang all your hopes on a single outcome. Diversification equals options.

Aquarius

Knight of Coins –Your pace of life is being challenged for some of you slow and steady is the way to work. For others quick sprints with long intervals of rests in between works better. Either way designated breaks are needed. Working without a rest stop makes jill/jack a dull and tired person.

Pisces

Knight of Wands – You are in the right place doing the right thing. Your timing is perfect this week even if it feels like things are moving to slow or fast. The challenge with this energy is not doubting it. If you, do you, it will work out.

Aries

Taurus

Gemini

Cancer

Leo

Virgo

Libra

Scorpio

Sagittarius

Capricorn

Aquarius

Pisces

Share this:

Like this:

Aries

Taurus

Gemini

Cancer

Leo

Virgo

Libra

Scorpio

Sagittarius

Capricorn

Aquarius

Pisces

Share this:

Like this:

Aries

Taurus

Gemini

Cancer

Leo

Virgo

Libra

Scorpio

Sagittarius

Capricorn

Aquarius

Pisces

Share this:

Like this:

Aries

Taurus

Gemini

Cancer

Leo

Virgo

Libra

Scorpio

Sagittarius

Capricorn

Aquarius

Pisces

Share this:

Like this:

Aries

Taurus

Gemini

Cancer

Leo

Virgo

Libra

Scorpio

Sagittarius

Capricorn

Aquarius

Pisces

Share this:

Like this:

Aries

Taurus

Gemini

Cancer

Leo

Virgo

Libra

Scorpio

Sagittarius

Capricorn