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Tarot and Art-Cast for week of Nov. 19, 2023

November 19, 2023 Nina

Happy Birth-month Sagittarians!

The artist this week is Emmi Whitehorse, a painter and printmaker. As a student in the late 1970s, E. Whitehorse joined the groundbreaking “Grey Canyon Group”, which was comprised of other contemporary Native American artists. Together, the group challenged beliefs placed on Indigenous-made art by utilizing modernist abstraction to express Indigenous themes and worldviews.

Throughout her forty-year career, E. Whitehorse has created abstract and meditative mixed-media paintings. Her main sources of inspiration come from the landscapes of the American southwest and her Navajo culture. She cites her grandmother, who was a traditional Navajo weaver, as one of her earliest art mentors. Her grandmother’s influence not only shaped how the artist viewed composition but also ingrained in her the Navajo philosophy of Hózhó, or balance. This philosophy has inspired the artist to make artworks that honor the aspirations of a harmonious balance between nature and humanity.

Cite: awarewomenartist.com

Your pondering for this week: For me ancestors and family are a big theme for the period from Halloween to the New Year. I go from Halloween honoring ancestors and people who have passed on to Turkey day spending it with family and friends in the present. Then onto Solstice where I celebrate letting go of the old and inviting in the new with friends and at times strangers that become new friends. In all these celebrations I try to honor the people in my life. How do you honor your ancestors, family, and friends; past, present and future?

Solar System highlights

The moon begins the week in Pisces – important to go with the flow On Wednesday it moves to Aries giving you the energy to finish the week. On Friday it moves into Taurus – great for doing things around the house and with family.

Mercury (communication and knowledge) is in Sagittarius (exploration) until Dec 1^st, where we can experiment with our communication style. Mars (action) is in Scorpio (passion and letting go) until November 24^th. Wanting us to check that our actions are supporting the expression of our passion. Then moves into Sagittarius until the end of the year wanting us to explore and expand our horizons. While Venus (beauty and harmony) is in her home sign Libra (relationships and harmony) until December 4^th, so finding and creating harmony plays a big role in the next couple of weeks.

The outer planets until the end of the year and into next are having us work on nurturing the pleasures in our lives, be aware of dipping into overindulgence, making our structures elastic and responsive to change, and lastly looking back to 2008 to see if any lose ends need to be tied up especially around the house and planets that sit in your natal Capricorn.

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

*World – The Muse of Opportunities is knocking on your door. This is a week to say yes to all offers. The challenge is you think that you must take each opportunity to its conclusion. However, this week is about seeing all your options before you make a choice. Go discover what is out there.

Taurus

Two of Air – Decisions abound and there are some vital ones to make this week. The Muse of Choices reminds you that not all decisions are ones of logic. Sometimes the heart is better to follow then the head. So go with what feels right.

Gemini

Five of Earth – The Muse of Poverty reminds you this week that though your resources may be at an all time low, you still can ask for help. Do not assume that people will notice you need assistance, for you are usually seen as not needing help at all. Go on, ask.

Cancerian

Knight of Earth – The Muse of Steadiness is here to help you slog through all you have to do. This muse reminds you to take things slow for the terrain is ever changing, but if you play it right you can keep a steady pace throughout it all.

Leo

*Strength – The Muse of Inner Strength is an energy you wrestle with your whole life. She works with you to discover and utilize your superpowers. She reminds you that as you negotiate with your inner world your outer world falls into place. You are strong, amazing, creative but you need to believe it to make it present in the world.

Virgo

Ace of Water – Aces herald new beginnings. The Ace of Water declares you can have a new start on the emotional plane. Whether that is looking for a new love or igniting a relationship you are in. You are ready to dive deeper into intimacy and matters of the heart.

Libra

Queen of Fire – The Muse of Protection is asking you to set up some boundaries in your life. You naturally tend to protect others but this week you need to shield yourself first. She reminds you just like an airplane stewardess – put the oxygen mask on yourself first.

Scorpio

Eight of Water – This is your second eight so a deeper dive into the number. Eights are the “refine and release” muses of the tarot. Last week the muses asked you to release old thought patterns that are holding you back. This week the Muse of Simplification would like you now to refine what is left. She asks you questions like what are the top 8 ideals you live by? Or what eight things would you take with you if you had a fire in the house? Or pare down and refine your wardrobe? Work with streamlining and simplifying this week.

Sagittarius

Four of Earth – The Muse of Resources comes around when your resources are depleting faster than you can save. She advises spending your physical resources of time, money, and/or space frugally this week. She is not heralding poverty, but you might need some extra assets in the coming weeks.

Capricorn

Queen of Air – The Muse of Details advises to pay attention to the minutia this week. She comes when you may be spending too much of your vision looking at the big picture and future instead of what is needed practically and in the present. This is especially true if you are doing any legal work – read and negotiate around the fine print.

Aquarius

Four of Fire – The Muse of Happy Home would like you to spend time in yours and spruce it up. Whether that is putting flowers in your home, fixing squeaky doors, or just putting your feet up. Home is where your heart is, so make sure your heart is happy at home.

Pisces

*Magician – The Muse of Manifestation asks you to be vigilant about what you are manifesting in the world. Is it for your higher good or for the higher good of others? If the answer is no to either of those options, go back to the drawing board, re-do the plans, goals, or outcomes to be more favorable for you and the world.

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Tarot and Art-Cast for week of Nov. 5, 2023

November 4, 2023 Nina

The artist this week is Anne Ryan. Ryan (1889–1954) was an American Abstract Expressionist artist associated with the New York School. She began as a poet and novelist, then moved on to oil painting. By 1941 she encountered the New York City avant-garde when she joined the Atelier 17, a famous printmaking workshop in New York.

The prominent turning point in Ryan’s work occurred after the war, in 1948. She was 57 years old when she saw the collages of Kurt Schwitters at a gallery. That night she dedicated herself to this newly discovered medium. She started with words, scrapes of paper like Schwitters but moved onto a rich variety of fabrics and papers to achieve effects that are both calming and intimate. Ryan could see that collage like poetry conveys meaning in a compact space. Her work in this medium numbered over 400 pieces by the time of her death six years later.

Your pondering for this week: Have you ever experienced something profound or meaningful because of its briefness?

Solar System highlights

The moon begins in Virgo, a great way to start the week organized and ready to go. On Thursday it moves to Libra – it’s all about relationships and balance. And on Saturday, the moon moves into Scorpio – dive into your passions.

Mercury (communication and knowledge) is in Scorpio (passion) until Nov. 10^th. Express yourself but watch over doing it. It then moves into Sagittarius, where we can experiment with our communication style. Mars (action) is in Scorpio until November 24^th. Wanting us to check that our actions are supporting the expression of our passion. While Venus (beauty and harmony) is in Virgo (organization) until November 8th. So now we move from contemplating our outward expression harmonizes with what is within, to applying what we have learned into our life.

***Signs with an * it is a big week for you. Scorpio, this is a perfect time to get a Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year. And Taurus, 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

*Justice– The Muse of Justice would like you to see that a variety of aspects in your life are not right or wrong, but they are complex and often paradoxical. There are situations where you need to find the best solution which is one of compromise and equity. This week is a balancing act of give and take with any negotiations. This is especially true if you are doing any legal work.

Taurus

Five of Fire – The Muse of Chaos comes when you are working outside of the flow. Think of this energy like jumping into the ropes of Double Dutch. There are factors you need to work with, timing and commitment. You don’t have to play but if you do, you will need to commit to it.

Gemini

*Magician – I hope you got rest last week, for this week the Muse of Manifestation is calling. This is a great week to bring something into being. The challenge is that you will need to focus the energy and it needs to benefit more than you. Wands out – and start the magic.

Cancerian

Queen of Water – The Muse of Fun would like you to partake in some belly laughs. Maybe you are down in the dumps, stressed or just so focused and serious, this week balance it out with some joy. It will create more ease and flow in your heart, mind and creativity if you do.

Leo

King of Earth – The Muse of Construction is here to help you finish a project or at the very least get it to the next phase. She challenges you by asking what is your motivation? If you have a solid answer that spurs you on to jump to it. But if not, she asks you to ponder – is the problem you or are you building something you don’t believe in?

Virgo

Nine of Water – The Muse of Overflow comes for two reasons. One you are accepting the abundance around you and the other is you are feeling like too much of a good thing can be overwhelming to. The key for both is to share the abundance.

Libra

Page of Fire – The Muse of Art would like you to experience some this week. This energy comes to give you inspiration and can relight your spark. So, get out your art supplies and make some art, dance, go to a museum, music venue or gallery and experience some, or all of the above.

Scorpio

King of Water – The Muse of Emotions comes to remind you that you need to sit with yours and get to know them individually. Each of your emotions this week has a valuable lesson or information for you. To better understand this process read the Guest House by Rumi.

Sagittarius

Seven of Fire – The Muse of Climbing would like you to ponder what mountain are you climbing and why? Is it to get a better vantage point? Is it the challenge? Etc.… The important point to these forms of questioning is to find out if the exertion level is enough to get you to the summit. And if not, what resources do you need to help you reach it.

Capricorn

Ten of Fire – You are carrying a hefty load, and the Muse of Burdens asks you is this excess necessary at this moment? She challenges you to deal with the parts that are a priority whether it is an obligation or timing and put the rest down. For some things can wait or they are not your responsibility in the first place.

Aquarius

Ace of Air – All Aces are energies presented to begin something. This energy is about processing a new way of thought. The muses suggest the best way to gather intel into this is looking outside yourself first then change the dogma internally.

Pisces

*Temperance – Moderation is key this week. Moderation is defined as “the avoidance of excess or extremes, especially in one’s behavior or political opinions.” But it can also be seen as the Middle Path in Buddhism “the avoidance of two extremes of practical life, namely, indulgence in sensual pleasures on the one hand and severe asceticism on the other.” The muses would like you to avoid the extremes this week like over the top self-indulgences or severe self-judgements.

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Tarot and Art Forecast Week of Sept 4, 2022

September 4, 2022 Nina

The artist this week is Jane Lee. Lee is a painter that deconstructs painting and therefore the creation process. She works with the components that build a painting, the canvas or the thread that makes it, paper, the stretcher, the paint. Her painting exploration is Impasto to the ninth degree. Impasto is paint that stands up from the surface because of how it was applied or the quantity of paint.

She typical does not work with paint brushes but utensils around her house and her hands. She starts with a blank canvas and begins to layer it as she goes through the day. Then she peels or digs back into those layers exposing them. By exposing the layers, edges or decomposing the painting she makes the viewer ponder the process of creation, deconstruction, and then reconstruction. Lee has us pull back our own process of layering our emotions and experiences as we walk through our day. That we do not truly know what the day holds. The knowing comes when we reflect and dig back into our life. When Tan Siuli asked her about how she came to this process from traditional painting Lee said “I asked, what makes painting a painting? How can I create art in an unconventional way that is more related to daily life, that can allow me to be free, to celebrate and to embrace unexpected process, as in life?

Your pondering for the week: Can you walk through life excited about the unexpected? And when you do reflect back, can you reconstruct your life into a piece of art, a thing of beauty?

Solar Systems Highlights

The Moon starts in Capricorn – work and checking things off your to-do list. Then on Wednesday the moon moves onto Aquarius – great for innovation. By Friday it goes into Pisces – great for a dreamy weekend. Mercury (communication and knowledge) is in Libra where communication in your relationships is highlighted. Venus (beauty and harmony) is in Virgo all this month a perfect time to tidy up your house and bring practical aesthetics into your life.

Mars (action) is now in Gemini, where it will stay until March 25^th, 2023. Yes, that is a 7 month stay instead of it’s usually 1-2. Mars is pushing us to truthfully talk our walk. The challenge with this time is your politeness filter has been switched off. So, it has us working on how to be constructive with our voice – to promote action not reaction. Jupiter is in Aries; it influences action and expansion until October 28^th. And lastly, Saturn (structures) remains in Aquarius until the beginning of March 2023 – so innovating and modernizing your game is its focus.

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

Queen of Wands – The Muse of Fire is with you this week to help you accomplish anything you focus on. The key is it to maintain optimism even in the mist of a challenge. By thinking positive, you find the positive solutions and help you need.

Taurus

Six of Coins – The Muse of Exchange is here to balance karma. When this muse shows up you may be called to help someone and find help when you ask for it. This is a generous energy, so spread the good around. Motto: There is enough if we share – Lordcowboy.

Gemini

Eight of Swords – The Muse of Bondage comes when your thoughts are holding you back. Watch your self-talk this week. She asks would you say to a friend what you say to yourself? Would you put them down or not support their dreams? You are in control of these thought-chains. Now is the time to let them go and be free.

Cancerian

*Devil – The Muse of Diversion comes to teach discipline and focus. This week will feel as if you have no gumption or are so easily distracted that getting things done might be challenging. The easiest way to work with this energy is to do what needs to be done first. Then you can play/daydream once you have done your chores.

Leo

*World – The World is calling to you this week. The Muse of Opportunities is knocking at your door. The challenge is opening it. Whether it’s fear or just feeling overloaded, you would like not to put more on your plate. And this Muse agrees. Something will need to end to bring the new in. So, take time to tie up loose ends or let go of something that just isn’t working. Because new possibilities need a seat at your table.

Virgo

Two of Coins – Your third Muse for your birth year is the Muse of Juggling. She brings you lessons around balance, accomplishment before addition, and adaptability. You will have multiple opportunities that will also hone your skills of prioritizing, time management, and efficiency. And a side note, physically it is a good year to do balancing exercises like tai chi, yoga, or capoeira.

Libra

Seven of Coins – This week might feel like an up-hill battle. But the Muse of Perseverance is here to help fortify your determination to take something to completion. You have come so far, and you have the will and energy to keep going. Your rewards are coming; it will just take a bit more energy and time to get there.

Scorpio

King of Coins – This week it is time to turn a vision into tangibility on the physical plane. This can be in the areas of home, work, or the world. By building in your physical realm, you increase your resources as well as others around you.

Sagittarius

Seven of Cups – The Muse of Dreams has come to invoke your imagination and expand your dreams. The universe works with our dreams to create available options for our life choices. Your dream-cups have dried up. Time to fill your cups, so the universe has something to work with.

Capricorn

Page of Swords – The Muse of Inquiry comes when you need to investigate a bit deeper into circumstances. It is not that aspects are purposely hidden. For people, they might not be aware or focus on the deeper aspect. And if it is a circumstance, you just need ask more questions to find a more suitable solution.

Aquarius

Five of Cups – This week can be very frustrating for tiny things will just not line up. So, the Muse of Mistakes and Mishaps comes to help. She advises these frustrations happen for a few reasons. One, things that are just not in your control and you shouldn’t try to make them yours to deal with. People are responsible for their own messes. Two, the mishap is yours, but you are way too hard on yourself when making it. And three you are way to hard on someone else’s misstep. They already know and you don’t need to point it out. We all make mistakes or have off days. Let go of the errors and learn the lesson when there is one.

Pisces

Knight of Swords – This week can feel rushed. However, you need to slow down to assess the real situation. Think and inquiry before jumping. And on a side note, be careful with your extremities. No running with scissors.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Oct. 31, 2021

October 31, 2021 Nina

Happy Halloween. Blessed Samhain to all my Gaelic folk. And blessed Day of the Dead to my Mesoamericans.

The artist this week is Georgiana Houghton @georgianhoughton. Houghton was a spiritualist medium in the 1860’s and 70s. She used watercolors to create vivid and complex abstract paintings. Houghton declared that she was guided by various spirits including family members, Renaissance artists and angelic beings to create these works. She used a color scheme to express characteristics of people and conditions. There is a list of what each color means at her website.

Houghton predates, by 50 years, the “declared” founder of Wassily Kandinsky who started dabbling in abstract painting in 1911, and Hilda Klimt who was painting abstractly five years before Kandinsky. Klimt also declared herself a spiritualist. Does art history need a re-write? Kandinsky even proclaimed in the essay “On the Spiritual in Art”, (paraphrased) that all forms of art can reach a level of spirituality. He often argued that color could be used to paint something autonomous like music. So why can’t the two women before him be seen as artist who paint the soul, the ultimate of abstraction?

Your pondering: As the veil thins tonight – what spirit would you call in to inspire you?

Solar System highlights: On Monday the Moon starts in Libra – relationships and beauty are the focus. Then it moves into Scorpio on Nov 3^rd focusing on passion and letting go. The Moon then finishes in Sagittarius – go outside and enjoy the weekend. Mercury is in Libra until the 5th– great for communication, creating networks and getting in touch with friends. Then it moves into Scorpio switching the focus to passion and letting go of forms of communication that no longer work for you. Venus is in Sagittarius also until the 5^th then moves Capricorn where beauty goes from free spiritedness to practicality. Mars is in Scorpio – desire is in the air as well as a great time to finish up projects. And lastly, Jupiter and Saturn are in Aquarius – so innovating and upping your game is their focus until end of December.

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

Five of Cups – The Muse of Optimism has come to help you see that your cup is half full. Yeah, there are some not so great things this week, but overall, you have a lot to be content about. People around you might also need this insight.

Taurus

Nine of Cups – Last week, the Muse of Structures arrived to check the constructs that support you in life, and something was off kilter. If you fixed it awesome you have a week off. Find your comfy spots and dig in. If you didn’t, use this week to realign but take the weekend off.

Gemini

*Wheel of Fortune – The Muse of Fortune has come to calibrate your karma. This week can either go good or bad. But no matter where your wheel lands by the end of the week your karmic bank will be more balanced. Have faith in the Universe everything is happening as it should.

Cancerian

*Temperance – Last week the Muse of Destruction came to dismantle some aspect of your life that needed fixing. Your job was to fix the cracks to lessen or avoid the blow. This week the Muse of Stabilization has come to shore you back up. This energy is best in building back a more balanced world around you, so you can let your life force flow without resistance. Moderation is key.

Leo

Queen of Coins – Final a week to settle in with the Muse of Luxury. The last 3 weeks have been full of energy surrounding and demanding a lot out of you. But this week there should be a balance of work and play. The Muse of Luxury reminds you that for every bit of energy discharged there should be an equal amount of energy taken in. So, for every minute you work your behind off, there should be an equal amount of time you spend luxuriating. She challenges you with this pondering – why and what are you working so hard for if you are not also enjoying the process or the harvest?

Virgo

Six of Coins – Last week the Muse of the Unconscious had you conversing with the darker hidden aspects of what you fear and seeing that they don’t have to protect you. Now the Muse of Cause and Effect comes to ground you back into reality and your impact on it. This week notice how your actions and words effect those around you. This Muse reminds you “what goes around comes around.” So, practice what you preach.

Libra

King of Coins – The Muse of Ambition has come to help you turn your visions into reality. If you know what to do this is the week to get it rolling. The only challenge is if you don’t know where to go next. If you are floundering, start fixing the small things around you that are not working. This will give you ideas or at least a cleaner platform to begin from.

Scorpio

Ten of Coins – Next energy up for your new year, you will be working with the Muse of Financial Security. This year will be a bumper crop on your career front. This is a year to accumulate wealth. The challenge is what do you need that will sustain you and help you build into your future. This can be as easy as creating a savings account and as hard as keeping it full.

Sagittarius

Page of Cups – The Muse of Play has come to lighten up your week. Her goal is to remind you to play each day. Whether that means cards or crayons, play is best done with people you love.

Capricorn

Knight of Wands – The energy this week leads you to the right place at the right time. No matter good or bad you are synced with the Universe, and it has gifts waiting around each corner. This is not a week to be idle in mind, spirit and/or body. The challenge is moving patiently forward so you can receive your gifts and insights.

Aquarius

*Death – The Muse of Letting Go prompts you to do some recycling in your life. She asks you what is no longer serving you? What are you carrying that is holding you back? Your challenge is to use the past like compost for the future. Bury it, burn it and/or free it, so that something new can grow in your life.

Pisces

Two of Wands – The Muse of the Present has come to firmly remind you that each day is important and to live in it to the fullest. We average 31,755 days or 762,120 hours in a lifetime. And only 508,080 hours of that are we awake. For every year that you are alive subtract 5,800 hours. So, if you are in your 20’s you have around 400,000 hours; if you’re in your 40’s that s 254,000 hours. Yes, she says, life is short and precious; use it wisely.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Oct. 10, 2021

October 10, 2021 Nina

First I want to thank all of you for reading my ponderings. I just finished my sixth year doing these tarotcasts and I am grateful to all of you. Well here we go for another round….

The artist this week is Fanny Sanin. Sanin explored many art forms, but eventually honed her eye to explore geometric abstraction. She focuses on color and form, but all within boundaries of straight lines and arcs. Her goal is for the viewer to perceive through symmetry and balance an almost “mystical experience.” A place where the composition does not jar or distracts us but narrows our perception. Her work eases the eye while heightening our natural intuition/response. When you go to her website her paintings are grouped by decades and we can see how she went from non-form abstraction, 1962-1968, to this geometric play for the next 50 years. (You can see partially the progress as you scroll down ). In her scope of work the viewer can see not only her journey with color and form but also that this play is endless. Where a lifetime of work does not complete this line of discovery.

Your pondering this week: is this true with all that we do? Are there endless combinations to work with for lifetimes? And if so, what are yours?

Solar System highlights: On Monday the Moon starts in Capricorn– a great time to get things done on the material plane. Then on Oct 13^th it goes into Aquarius – a time of invention and innovation. The Moon then finishes in Pisces – dreamy vibes for the weekend. Mercury is in its last week of 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 perfect tie to Review, Reflect and Revise.

Venus is now in Sagittarius and asks are we feeding and nurturing our relationships enough to keep them growing? Mars is 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 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

*Empress – The Muse of Creation has come to help you grow anything you put your mind to. Her challenge is this project may take up to 10 months of work to fully develop. If you can not commit to this, then creation is still available to you, but you will have to let go of expectations of the outcome. For example, you want to grow a zucchini then up to 10 months of focused attention will grow a bounty of zucchini. However, if you can’t spend the time and focus, something will grow in its place, but you will not know it’s form until the summer of 2022.

Taurus

Ten of Wands – The Muse of Burdens is here to help you in relieving some of yours. This week there is no way you are going to accomplish all that you need to do. So, this Muse suggest make a list of your todos, prioritize them two ways by ease and necessity, and see where those two lists overlap. Then only do, at most, the top eight. The rest put off until next week. The lesson with this card is not only to get things done but you may find that next week the leftovers might lose their significance.

Gemini

Ten of Cups – The Muse of Bliss Finding is here with brownies. This energy comes when an emotional restoration is needed. Find or create moments that create bliss each day. Ex: napping with your animal, sitting in a sunbeam, a beverage of choice while sitting still, read a book, stay in your PJs for a day etc….

Cancerian

*Justice – The Muse of Truth appears this week to help you make an important decision and/or search for your personal truth. She asks are you aligned with your higher self and your credos. Now this can go both ways, possibly you need to adjust your actions to align with beliefs or your beliefs need tweaking. This is not a week of right versus wrong. You need to see the grey behind the decisions and find a balanced compromise that does not dilute who you are.

Leo

*The Hanged Man– The last couple of weeks you have been working with lessons around fairness, decisions and how they affect your growth. This week you are in a holding pattern. This energy is aligned perfectly with the last week of Mercury’s retrograde. Whether you spend that time revisiting the last two week’s lesson or decide to tune out, both are beneficial. The challenge is around not being pushed forward when you know the timing, i.e. this week, is not right for moving forward.

Virgo

Ace of Coins – You have the energy this week to start new projects; however, with Mercury in retrograde you are making your life harder if you do. Yes, the early bird catches the worm. But if you go before dawn, the worms aren’t up yet because it is too cold. Therefore, this week instead of jumping into doing, prepare and organize, so you can be the first one out of the gate next week.

Libra

*Empress – The third energy to work with for this coming year is the Muse of Creation. This Muse is big karmic growth energy to work with however, it will take all year to see the fruits of your labors. This Muse wants to co-create abundance and beauty into your life. So first she asks to acknowledge the beauty that already surrounds you. These you want to continue growing. And then she has you ponder what is missing? This year she will help you fill in voids of your garden.

Scorpio

*Strength – The third big energy week for you. The past weeks had the Muse of Opportunity opening doors for you to dabble in new worlds. The Muse of Patience and Moderation advising you to reduce your speed and rebalance. And this week the Muse of Inner Strength has arrived to build your courage, determination, and compassion. So, it is interesting that you can work with all these big energies in the final weeks of your birth cycle, and that they coincide with Mercury retrograde. When this happens, the Muses are trying to get you to tie up loose ends and prep the ground for your coming year. They ask you what do you want to finish up/let go of before your birthday? By dealing with them now, you create space for creation in the coming year.

Sagittarius

Eight of Cups – The Muse of Release has come to help you clean out your closets or send something/person off. This can look like literally cleaning out your space or it can be releasing emotions, situations, persons that don’t jive with who you are. This energy usually shows up to create space for new things, people or situations that will be arriving soon.

Capricorn

Four of Cups – Last week the Muse of Composting came to help review and recycle what no longer serves, by taking the nutrients from the past to grow the future. The Muse of Contemplation continues this theme in the final week of Mercury’s retrograde. Take this week to do ¾ internal work and ¼ external. She advises that slowing down will speed up the process.

Aquarius

Six of Cups – The Muse of Remembering has come to swapp stories of youth and the past. This energy comes around when the past has information for your present. Pay special attention if you feel a Deja Vue or a familiarity. Sit with it, notice all that is happening around you for clues to your download.

Pisces

Seven of Wands – The Muse of Grit has come to help you make a stand or fortify your resolution. She helps by reminding you the why you are dealing with/through the challenges you have control over. Is it for more ease? Better Life? Sense of Security? If you can stand behind why you are fighting, then what seems like a war becomes a quest for your desires

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of August 15, 2021

August 15, 2021 Nina

abLast week we investigated a working artist that so far has not made it into the Louvre, and this week we view the artist Sonia Delaunay. The first living woman to have a show in the Louvre,1964, after six decades of work as a renowned painter, textualist, illustrator, and designer. She and her husband founded the Orphism Art movement which used strong colors and geometric shapes.

She first thought of it while making a quilt for her son. “When it was finished, the arrangement of the pieces of material seemed to me to evoke cubist conceptions and we then tried to apply the same process to other objects and paintings.” Their experimentations they called simultaneous, which combined the geometric elements of Cubism and the color theory of Pointillism. There for making a more flowing vibrant paintings that lead them to abstraction. As she said “Abstract art is only important if it is the endless rhythm where the very ancient and the distant future meet.”

Solar System highlights: The Moon starts in Sagittarius – step out into the world. It moves to Capricorn on the 18th – time to work and fortify structures. Then Aquarius on the 20^th – innovation is key. Mercury is in Virgo. Great time to clean out your email and when conversing be clear, simple, and precise. Venus is in Libra spend energy enjoying your relationships. Mars is in Virgo – time to clean and tidy up anything your gaze goes to. Jupiter and Saturn are in Aquarius so back to the drawing board innovating and upping your game for the rest of this year.

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

Queen of Cups – The Muse of Fun is bringing the party over to your house. Take this week to promote enjoyment in your life. Watch comedies, laugh with friends, and relax in a water element. These are the final weeks in summer make the most of it.

Taurus

Three of Coins – The Muse of Teamwork has come again. This week it is important to ask for help and advice. This Muse reminds you that three heads are better than one, and that collaboration is key to the innovations you need to manifest your creations this year.

Gemini

Three of Wands – Last week the Muse of Creation asked what you would like to develop and grow in the next 10 months. This Muse reminded to cultivate something you need to tend to it. And if you cannot commit you could cast your seeds to the wind, so that either a desire or a surprise will be born. Now the Muse of Preparation enters and gives you more time to manifest your seeds and prep your soil. The challenge this week requires patience and an acute sense of timing.

Cancerian

Eight of Cups – The Muse of Letting go has come to help you release old stuff. Whether this is a de-cluttering of your physical space or your emotional space, it is time to let go of items that no longer fit who you are now and hold no joy in keeping around.

Leo

King of Swords – This is your last week of your birth month. The Muses to work with until next summer are Organic Change, Resilience, Inner Strength, and the Past. These Muses will help you create change and navigate challenges that will help your will power by highlighting past experiences lessons. And finally, this week the Muse of Long-term Planning has come with her vision board to pull it all together. She asks you what, where, who you want to be in 2026? This energy asks you to cast your soul into the future to see what visions you are inspiring to create. This is not a good week for figuring out details. It is all big picture planning. Like literally make lists and create a vision board. And remember you have all year to tweak them.

Virgo

Knight of Coins – This Muse of Pace has come to tell you to take things slowly and steadily this week. You are in the right place at the right time if you do not rush it.

Libra

*Lovers – The Muse of Relationships is calling. Investing energy into people is important this week, as is conscious conversations. There is a need for you to be truthful and clear in your choices. Ultimately this energy reminds you to treat people how you would like to be treated. The challenge is it is not always reciprocated. But does it matter to who you want to be in the world?

Scorpio

Four of Coins – Last week the Muse of Exams tested your resolve and boundaries. This depleted your energy resources. So, the Muse of Savings is having you pull in, regroup, and restock. Whether this is literally restocking your cupboards, balancing your books, or energetically withdrawing, take this week to refill what is lacking.

Sagittarius

Ace of Wands – The Muse of Inspiration has come to inspire you. The world is brimming with inspirational signs and synchronicities to ignite your imagination. If you can’t not sense your guides, time for a hike into nature or visit a space that has music/art to reboot your intuition.

Capricorn

Ace of Cups – The Muse of Abundance is here to make your cup runneth over. Yep your are surrounded by bounty of love, friendship, and stuff that brings you joy. Get off your work horse and enjoy.

Aquarius

King of Coins – The Muse of Construction has come to help you build whatever you want. This is a great week for business, money, building and anything hands on that increase your wealth or feeds your senses.

Pisces

Five of Cups – The Muse of Spilled Milk is here to help you let go of grievances, bad feelings, insecurities, blame and/or not “enoughness.” She reminds you that what is gone is no longer needed, what you have is enough and to continue your journey with a lighter load.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of August 8, 2021

August 8, 2021 Nina

The artist this week is Joan Fullerton @joanfullerton. Fullerton is a working artist. What I mean by that is she is not world-renowned artist hanging in the Louvre, but she does art. She teaches, shows, and paints. Fullerton does what she loves. I highlight working artists because it shows that you can do what you love and make a living doing it. Not everyone is going to be a Frieda Carlo, Maya Angelou, or Brad Pitt, but there is plenty of room for people to honor their passion. They all started off make a living and doing the work. During this Leonine week where we investigate how we shine ponder this: Do we sometimes by aiming for the goal, miss the point of the work? The work should bring you contentment not the goal. Goals are fleeting; where the everyday, the work, is steady and satisfying.

Solar System highlights: Moon starts in Leo – your time to shine and find joy. It moves to Virgo on the 9th – time to clean house and organize. Then Libra on the 11^th – highlighting relationships. Ending in Scorpio – focus on your passion but watch the drama. Mercury goes into Virgo on the 11^th. Great time to clean out your email and when conversing be clear, simple, and precise. Venus is in Virgo this can be a hard configuration around your relationships, so watch frustrations and critical talk – patience is key. On the positive side a great time to weed and fertilize anything you want to grow or create space for. Mars is in Virgo – time to clean and tidy up anything. Jupiter is back in Aquarius so back to the drawing board innovating and upping your game for the rest of this year.

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

Nina

Aries

King of Cups – Last week the Muse of Empire Creation supported you in building onto anything you have already started. The challenge with this energy is being aware of your surroundings and the consequences of your actions. Now the Muse of Emotionality is here to continue the theme of what is good for all is good for the one. You maybe asked to be vulnerable this week to build better community and a better you.

Taurus

*Strength – This week has its challenges, but it is just testing your ability to be flexible and open to other ways of doing things. Your Muse of Resilience and Inner Strength suggest you be less like an oak tree and more like bamboo. Oak trees are solo. Bamboo relies on each other for strength. Oaks grow slowly. Bamboo grows fast. The task is to be less stoic and set and more passionate and supple. Sometimes taming oneself weakens your passion. Your motto: I’m not in control of everything and that is okay.

Gemini

*Empress – The Muse of Creation has come to help you birth something. She asks what would you like to develop and grow in the next 10 months? This energy will help you in this endeavor if you show up. This Muse reminds that to cultivate something you specifically need to tend to it. However, she also advises if you do not have the time to be present then cast your seeds to the wind and see what shows up a in the spring of 2022. Either a desire or a surprise wants to be born, so create and planet some seeds this week.

Cancerian

Two of Wands – The Muse of Future is here to get you dreaming of far away places and new adventures. Spend this week thinking of what 2022 could hold for you. What would you like to accomplish two birthdays from now? Markers, scissors, paint, and vision boards up.

Leo

Six of Cups – Last week the Muse of Resilience and Inner Strength is having you quest for subconscious release by the direction of cognizant realization. So simple that means how do you let your inner self comfortably show in the outer world? Your work this year is to create or work on healthy outlets so your inner “beast” can roar. To help you on this hunt is the Muse of the Past. Some of the answers lie in your childhood. This energy wants you to explore how the child you, 2-10, found outlets to express yourself.

Virgo

*Magician – This Muse is here to help you finalize the last month of your birth year and prep the table for the coming year. The Muse of Divine Manifestation is asking you to connect with your celestial source to download information and action plans. She reminds you that you already possess all the tools you will need for this coming year, but asks what will you do with them? Spend this week experimenting with your tools and innovating your plans.

Libra

Three of Swords – The energy around you this week is heartache but within it is also healing. You may find you are easily triggered. Use these upsets to guide you to places that need healing. Be kind to yourself as you would for anyone else recovering from wounds or trauma.

Scorpio

*Devil – The Muse of Exams is here with a number two pencil and bubble sheets. This energy will test your resolve and boundaries. So, with every exam prep work is needed. Start off this week with a few goals and boundaries set. Then once you roll into Monday you will be less likely to be taken off track. Remember this energy is not to reteach you any lessons. This is about did you fully understand the knowledge gained from your life experiences.

Sagittarius

Queen of Cups – The Muse of Fun is here to help you have some, well, fun. You all as a sign are fun-loving but when you get down in the dumps it can be like trying to drive on flat tires. This energy is here to remind you that one of your purposes for being here on Earth is to find the fun and bring others along for the ride. So, your homework is to do as many joyful things as possible for yourself this week and if you can include another – double the fun 😉

Capricorn

Queen of Swords – Last week the Muse of Long-term Planning came to calibrate your present plans to your future goals. Something has gotten out of kilter, and you need foresight to realign it back to the right path. And now her partner The Muse of Details has come to join the party. This energy helps you navigate the details needed to obtain your goals. Their motto: Work smarter not harder and Measure twice and cut once.

Aquarius

Ten of Coins – Last week the Wandering Muse was pushing you to start a new adventure, plan a vacation, start a new project, or wander without any set goals. Reminding you that your joy comes from discovering the new. Now the Muse of Success has joined to prompt you before you start on your new adventure take this week to relax and enjoy your success. This month signifies a new beginning but also an ending. Don’t rush the process to move on without patting yourself on the back and basking in your achievements.

Pisces

King of Swords and Six of Cups – The Muse of Planning has partnered with the Muse of Memories this week. To create memories sometimes planning is involved. These energies not only want you to go down memory lane and pull up past joyful memories but also wants you to plan events in the future that can create new joyful memories. Your past has knowledge on the who, what, where, and how to future joy. They remind you now is the time to start new and fresh and be more positive energetically for your future.

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