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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of August 15, 2021

Sonia Delaunay
Sonia Delaunay playing cards

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 20th – 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
Sonia Delaunay
Sonia Delaunay

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
Sonia Delaunay

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
Sonia Delaunay 

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
Sonia Delaunay
Sonia Delaunay

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
Sonia Delaunay
Sonia Delaunay

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
Sonia Delaunay
Sonia Delaunay

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
Sonia Delaunay bathing suits

*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
Sonia Delaunay
Sonia Delaunay

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
Sonia Delaunay
Sonia Delaunay

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
Sonia Delaunay

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
Sonia Delaunay

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

Joan Fullerton
Joan Fullerton

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 11th – highlighting relationships.  Ending in Scorpio – focus on your passion but watch the drama.    Mercury goes into Virgo on the 11th.  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.

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
Joan Fullerton
Joan Fullerton

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
Joan Fullerton
Joan Fullerton

*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
Joan Fullerton
Joan Fullerton

*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
Joan Fullerton
Joan Fullerton

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
Joan Fullerton
Joan Fullerton

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
Joan Fullerton
Joan Fullerton

*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
Joan Fullerton

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
Joan Fullerton

*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
Joan Fullerton

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
Joan Fullerton

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
Joan Fullerton

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
Joan Fullerton

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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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of August 1, 2021

Calvin Seibert

As we enter the last month of summer, the artist this week is Calvin Seibert @calvinseibert.  Seibert’s is an architecture and shape enthusiast.  He photographs odd things and parts of buildings as the foundation of his work.  He either applies color, lines and dots to these images, or he combines these visual elements to create sand-defying sandcastles.

His photography and framing highlights what we walk by every day and bends it to eccentricity or kitsch.  Kitsch is defined as art, objects, or design considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness or sentimentality, but sometimes appreciated in an ironic or knowing way. As one views Seibert’s art one finds themselves smiling.  His “view finder”, artistic brain plus eye, makes the viewer look at the world around ourselves and appreciate the quirk by the accentuating the angle of the picture or by creating and applying new constructs on to old ones.

Solar System highlights:  Moon starts in Gemini – so watch your emotional communication.  Then moves to Cancer on the 4th – create spaces and time for the “comfy’.  It then ends in Leo on 7th – no time for shade, be kind, and share the wealth.  Mercury is in Leo great time for PR and making yourself shine.  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.  And Jupiter is back 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

Calvin Seibert
Calvin Seibert

*Emperor – The Muse of Empire Creation has come with blueprints.  This energy is great for building on anything you have already started.  This muse inspires you to get things done and off your lists.  The challenge with this energy is being aware of your surroundings and the consequences of your actions.  The more people that benefit from your constructions the better.

 

Taurus

Calvin Seibert
Calvin Seibert

Six of Cups – The Muse of the Past has come for beverages, reminiscing, and asking you to pull out your pictures to share.  This is a great week to hang with family and friends and exchange histories.  The past has some information that is useful for you this week.

 

Gemini

Calvin Seibert
Calvin Seibert

King of Coins – Last week the Muse of New Beginnings came to divinely guide you to your next endeavor.  Now the Muse of Doing has come to help you move along any project you hopefully started last week. This energy brings with it experienced wisdom.  That means you have the skills even though this is a new frontier.  Rely on what you know.

 

Cancerian

Calvin Seibert
Calvin Seibert

King of Cups – The Muse of Deep Emotional Understanding has brought you cookies and emotional support.  This energy is about sitting down with all your emotions and making friends.  Every emotion has its good and bad side.  Each is helpful.  So, whatever emotions you are dealing with this week learn from them and be grateful for their gifts.

 

Leo

Calvin Seibert
Calvin Seibert

*Strength – The Muse of Resilience and Inner Strength has come to play with you this coming birth year.  This is one of your Karmic cards that you work and go deeper with for your entire life.  The quest for subconscious released and claimed by the direction of cognizant realization. So simple that means how do you let your inner self comfortably show in the outer world?  Do you do it through art, writing, music, running?  Where can you safely let your wild and creative side out? Your work this year is to create or work on healthy outlets so your inner “beast” can roar.

 

 

Virgo

Calvin Seibert
Calvin Seibert

Ace of Swords – The last couple of weeks the Muse of Higher Purpose came to remind and/or deepen your commitment to the many reasons you are here on this plane at this time using synchronicities and cycles to help guide you.  Then her partner joined emphasizing that you need rituals and structures set up, so you doing your purpose comes with more ease.  Well lucky for you, you get another week to ponder, clarify and set up this new structural formats that support your desires and destiny.

 

Libra

Calvin Seibert
Calvin Seibert

Eight of Coins – The Muse of Mastery advises that this week’s focus is solo on your material plane work; however, she also reminds you that you have all the skills necessary to work on it. Your challenge is that it may take a few tweaks to get everything to line up correctly.

 

Scorpio

Calvin Seibert
Calvin Seibert

Three of Swords – The Muse of Heart Ache has come to help you navigate your heart around possible triggers this week.  She reminds you these are old wounds that need to be healed.  However, you do not have to re-live the trauma.  These triggers are just reminders on what you need to still work on.

 

Sagittarius

Calvin Seibert

Four of Coins – The Muse of Frugality has come to advise you to spend your resources wisely this week.  She usually arrives when your structures are not supporting you and you are leaking energy because of it.  Not getting enough rest, not eating well, or overspending resources when it is not necessary.  This is also a great week to start or add to a savings account or invest for the long-term.

 

Capricorn

Calvin Seibert

King of Swords – Time to tweak your what you are working on.  The Muse of Long-term Planning is here 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.

 

Aquarius

Calvin Seibert

*Fool – The Wandering Muse is pushing you to start on a new adventure.   This Muse reminds you that Aquarius is the sign of innovation and day dreamers.  Your joy comes from discovering the new. This is a great week to plan a vacation, or start a new project, or wander without any set goals.

 

Pisces

Calvin Seibert

Eight of Swords – Last week, the Muse of Duality pointed out the paradoxes and conundrums in your life.  This energy wanted you to start dealing with double truths, or conflicting wants like stability/freedom, love/frustration, happy/sad etc.…You get another week on this work because you also discovered some major blockades to this way of thinking.  Take this week to pull back and identify what is blocking you, and then release what is no longer working.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of July 11, 2021

Tamara Natalie Madden
Conqueror by Tamara Natalie Madden

This week I highlight the art of Tamara Natalie Madden.  Madden’s art is richly in color and regal in tone.  Her subjects are “everyday folk” that surrounded her in her homeland of Jamaica.  Inspired by Klimt, Egyptian and West African depictions of royalty, she uses gold leaf and vibrant quilted fabrics to adorn and uplift the unseen.

“In order to fully represent the intrinsic beauty of many of these individuals, I decided to emphasize society’s fascination with materialism and splendor by using bright colors, golden washes, silk fabrics, and bold patterns.  I found that the most powerful images of our time were those that demanded attention and admiration, and I wanted these individuals to have their moment to shine, thus many of my paintings feature singular portraits.”  In many of her paintings her subjects are accompanied by a bird.  This bird signifies freedom. “The birds in my paintings are symbolic of my personal struggle with illness, and a representation of my survival and freedom from it.”

Sadly, Tamara died from cancer in 2017.  But during her the 16 years, she painted she was prolific.  She lived her art.  However, almost all her interviewers at some point highlight her struggle with sickness.   And though it was pivotal to her art and life, have we missed the point of the birds?  Do we, as a society, underline the shadow-the struggle- and make it the hero?  Instead, like Tamara’s art, shouldn’t we  uplift and shine a light on our beauty, our divineness and the freedom we obtain when we do not chain ourselves to that struggle?

Solar System highlights:  Moon starts in Leo – good time to focus on what you want to grow.   Then moves to Virgo on the 13th, a great time to get organized and clean. It then goes into Libra on 15th – all about relationships and balance and ends in Scorpio on the 17th – time to play and have some fun.  Mercury is still in Cancer a great time to express your emotions and have deep convos with your besties.  Venus and Mars are in Leo, it is all about loving the things you have around you, so time to manifest your desires if you are not feeling the love.  And I just want to remind everyone that Jupiter is in Pisces until the 28th.  This gives us a window into 2022, so if you do not like what you see, time to start making changes.

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
Tamara Natalie Madden
Tamara Natalie Madden

*Emperor – The Muse of Building is knocking with plans in hand.  Take this energy and apply it to anything you want to build upon.  This is not a week to start new projects but to expand ones already in motion.  By working on something that has already started you create more stability and sovereignty in your life.  The challenge is making sure that you are not the only one benefitting from this project.

 

Taurus
Tamara Natalie Madden
Tamara Natalie Madden

*Temperance – Another big energy week for you.  The past two weeks, the Muse of Structures asked you to  investigate your constructs to see if they could sustain you for the long haul. Then the Muse of Divine Manifestation came to help you either to fix the cracks you found or to totally recreate a 2.0 version.  Now the Muse of Divine Balance has joined this holy triad to help you find your flow and get to work.  If you have done the past two weeks homework you will easily tap into your life force and flow.  However, if you have not done your work the past two weeks you will have no place or plan to use this energy wisely.  You can still tap in but narrow your focus.

 

Gemini
Tamara Natalie Madden
Tamara Natalie Madden

Three of Coins – The Muse of Cooperation has come and invited some people with her.   This week any major actions/decisions require at least 2 more people to get the complete picture.  Yep, three heads and six hands are better than one and two.  Your challenge is asking or accepting the help.

 

Cancer
Tamara Natalie Madden
Tamara Natalie Madden

Four of Cups – Your second four so just to highlight that.  Fours mean you are craving stability.  This is not only a theme this week but for the coming year.  Last week’s muse advised you that what, how and where you put effort into needs to profit sustainability.   And this week the Muse of Introversion adds her two-sense.  She foretells you will need the time and the space in the coming year to pull away if you become overwhelmed.   Specifically, to stabilize your emotional landscape, you will need introspection; however, your challenge is not to pull in completely.  The outside world still holds bountiful gifts.

 

Leo
Tamara Natalie Madden

Three of Cups – The Muse of Friendship comes when you need to connect to your pals.  This energy shows up when you need to fill your cup with laughter and companionship.  Find time to reconnect and share physical and emotional sustenance.

 

 

Virgo
Tamara Natalie Madden
Tamara Natalie Madden

Eight of Coins – The Muse of Mastery has come to tell you it is time to up your ante.  You have skills and those need to be enhanced.  This will create more monetary sustenance and widen your influence.  Her motto is work smarter not harder.

 

Libra
Tamara Natalie Madden

Eight of Cups – The Muse of Moving-On invited herself over to help you realign with your goals.  You have an aspect in your life that is not longer working for you.  And it is time to pack it in and move on.  Simplification is key this week.

 

Scorpio
Tamara Natalie Madden

Five of Cups – Last week the Muse of Deconstruction came inspecting your foundations and structures, because you are not paying attention to what is not working in your environment.  Luckily, you have another week to hunt for messes and mistakes.  Time to fix what needs to be repaired, clean up the mess, and move on.

 

Sagittarius
Tamara Natalie Madden

King of Wands – The Muse of the Visionary is asking you to see with holistic eyes. Events this week need a broader perspective.   The concept of  Seventh Generation should be consider in your everyday actions.  The muse asks you:  Is what you do today not only a good thing in the present, but does it resonate 140 years from now as still good?

 

Capricorn
Tamara Natalie Madden

*Justice – The Muse of Fairness has entered the sandbox this week.  If you are acting in alignment with your true purpose and higher self, then all is well; keep sifting sand and making castles.  However, if you are not aligned you will be called to make amends.  Starting with yourself and rippling out to those around you if needed.

 

Aquarius

Four of Coins – The Muse of Frugalness has come to tighten your flow of resources.  However, she also reminds you not to be pennywise and pound foolish.  She asks you to perceive how you spend your resources.  Are you too frugal that you miss profitable choices?  Or are you picking quantity over quality because you are too energy spent?  Spend wisely in all you do this week.

 

Pisces

Six of Coins – Last week the Muse of Clean Slates came to remind you that this moment is a place of beginning.  A time where you can start on a new path.  You are divinely guided but need faith so you can step into this new unknown.  For there are gifts at every step.   Well, this is another week of wandering in the new; however, you need to be a bit careful on how you step.  If you are aligned with positive vibes then more gifts will be bestowed upon you; however, if you are carelessly, then retribution comes quickly.  So Be Nice.

 

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of June 13, 2021

Sabine Pigalle
Sabine Pigalle

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 16th – 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
Sabine Pigalle
Sabine Pigalle

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
Sabine Pigalle
Sabine Pigalle

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
Sabine Pigalle

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
Sabine Pigalle
Sabine Pigalle

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
Sabine Pigalle
Sabine Pigalle

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 22nd (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
Sabine Pigalle
Sabine Pigalle

*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
Sabine Pigalle
Sabine Pigalle

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
Sabine Pigalle
Sabine Pigalle

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
Sabine Pigalle

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
Sabine Pigalle

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
Sabine Pigalle
Sabine Pigalle

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
Sabine Pigalle

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

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of June 6, 2021

Marcus Chin
Marcus Chin

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 28th 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.  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
Marcos Chin
Marcos Chin

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
Marcus Chin
Marcus Chin

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
Marcos Chin
Marcos Chin

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
Marcos Chin
Marcos Chin

*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
Marcos Chin
Marcos Chin

*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
Marcos Chin
Marcos Chin

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
Marcos Chin

*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
Marcos Chin
Marcos Chin

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
Marcos Chin
Marcos Chin

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
Marcos Chin

*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
Marcos Chin

*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
Marcos Chin

*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.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of May 23, 2021

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 26th 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 28th 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 28th 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
Jiro Yoshihar
Jiro Yoshihara

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
Jiro Yoshihara

*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 27th.   (See planets for the week in intro).  Then after May 26th 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
Jiro Yoshihara
Jiro Yoshihara

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
Jiro Yoshihara
Jiro Yoshihara

*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
Jiro Yoshihara
Jiro Yoshihara

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
Jiro Yoshihara

*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
Jiro Yoshihara
Jiro Yoshihara

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
Jiro Yoshihara

*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
Jiro Yoshihara

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 26th into a more content rhythm.

Capricorn
Jiro Yoshihara

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
Jiro Yoshihara
Jiro Yoshihara

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
Jiro Yoshihara

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.