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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Nov. 21 2020

November 22, 2020 Nina

Happy birth-month Sagittarius!

The artist this week is Claire Rosen. Her photography styling leans heavily on the Renaissance and Dutch master painters. This series Fantastical Feasts is a playful rendition of the DaVinci’s Last Supper and the Pierre Subleyras The Feast in the House of Simon. Rosen nudges the human viewer to ponder on ecology and our similarities and difference as living beings. Her subjects are animals from a variety of habitats which she juxtaposes into human lavish environments or situations. This series of photographs focus on the banquet instead of a quaint meal. Banquets are elaborate, colorful, lavish presentations. Historically the concept of feasts goes back to the Homer’s Iliad where the Gods and kings entertained each other. These lavish occasions are now the center focus to many holiday traditions for us common folk.

We are coming up to a variety of countries’ holidays and this week in the Americas we celebrate Thanksgiving. This holiday season will be different for many of us. We may not be able to create the lavish banquets of 2019. But we can have exquisitely intimate gatherings. That might be a bit more honest, joyful, and less stressful events. For many of us this might be a first. And what a wonderful anomaly this could be. No stressful holiday travels, cooking or no rush buying for black Friday. If you are alive and have food on the table, you have something to be grateful for. So, ponder on what you are thankful for this week and somehow feed it. Send nurses flowers, donuts to EMT facility, or write love letters to your friends and family. A banquet of love can go a long way.

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

Nina

P.S. Signs with an * it is a big week for you. Sagittarius this is a perfect time to get an 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.

Aries

Four of Swords – Just a quick dive into fours since this is your second in a row. Fours are the cards of stabilization. Last week the energy was trying to get you steadied by focusing on the present. This week’s the energy is asking you to take time off and recoup. Take your vitamins, drink lots of water, get some well needed rest and take time out of the electronic stream.

Taurus

Two of Coins – The energy and tasks this week can feel overwhelming. The key to ease is to stay focus on one or two things to completion. This is a balancing act of priorities. The challenge is to define what is truly important and focus on that.

Gemini

*Hermit – The Muse of Seclusion is calling you this week. There is an eclipsed full moon in your sign on November 30^th. You will need this week before to contemplate what needs to shift, and to do so you need to distance yourself from your life to gain this over-viewing perspective. However, this is not a long-term visitation. You will be called out into the world soon, so take this coming week to rest and contemplate what are your next moves as you walk into 2021.

Cancer

Six of Wands –The muse this week is asking you to bask in your successes. See how far you have come in 2020 and give yourself a pat on the back for making it through such a crazy year. You have a bit farther to go but this week is a rest for the battle weary.

Leo

Two of Swords – Last week the muse asked you to go behind the veil and find the connective tissue of your history and the history at large. Answering the question Why are you here and re-ignite the work you still need to do. If you did not do this work, this week will be full of indecision. The challenge will be to sit down and do this contemplation now. If you did do this work, then decisions will come more easily and you might get some time off to boot.

Virgo

Claire Rosen

Nine of Cups – The Muse of Contentment is asking to hang with you this week. This energy reminds you that perfection is not tangible, and completion is terminal. You do not have to do or be perfect to be content. She reminds you that your dreaming needs to be strong enough to light the way when its dark, but no so illuminating that it blinds you and others around you. This muse reminds you that you do not need to live an “11” or constantly get the A+ to pass the class or be heard. Sit with her and find peace and beauty in the imperfection of life.

Libra

King of Wands – The Muse of Inspiration is visiting you this week. She nudges you to add a bit of flourishes to all that you do this week and get others to join you. For example: get the guest/kids to write name cards out for everyone, have a gratitude tree where family hang note cards what they are grateful for, flowers for you house that others can see in your zoom meetings/gatherings, or add marshmallows/candy canes/turmeric to your hot cocoa. This is not about going all out; this muse just helps you put a dash of spice to each of your experiences this week.

Scorpio

Queen of Swords– The Muse this week is a truth seeker, speaker, and decision maker. You will be called on to take leadership roles whether it is organizing T-day and how meals will come out of the oven or calling out bullshit at the table. The challenge is that it may come off a bit sharp. So the keys are to speak honestly with compassion, think before you speak, and motivate people with humor. Your motto: You can catch more flies with honey then vinegar.

Sagittarius

Page of Swords – This week you need to listen and align your actions with your words. Do not promise anything that you even slightly feel hesitant about completing. The reason for this is that there is underling or hidden truths that need to be ferreted out. So, ask lots of questions, listen to the words before you except tasks. This can be as simple as asking one more time does anybody need anything, before I go to the store.

Capricorn

Seven of Coins – The energies this week are around doing the work. The challenge is taking a breath before each action to make sure your “shoes laces” are tied before you step out of the door. You will not trip if you have forgotten; however, the misstep will take you off your flow. Once you are in your flow, you will have a blast. Nothing like a Capricorn doing their thing. So, this can look like, making sure your kitchen is clean before you cook or rechecking to make sure you have all the ingredients you need days before actually cooking.

Aquarius

Six of Coins – Karma is the energy swirling around you this week. The challenge is being grateful for the balance of giving and receiving that is taking place in your life. And if you do not readily see it give some positivity out and you will see it return (though often it comes from another avenue then you sent it). The challenge is that negativity if given can come back too. Your song: Be nice

Pisces

Page of Cups – The Muse of Innocence and Fun is knocking at your door this week. I hope you can come out and play with her for a bit. Remember fun? Well now is the time to get out the crayons, pillow fight, play catch with your dog or cat, make brownies, snowpeople or play charades on zoom. You know, get in touch with your inner child and play.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Nov. 15 2020

November 15, 2020 Nina

This week’s artist is Irving Penn. He was a photographer, painter, and inventor of the platinum printing process. His style whether portraits or still life often leans towards minimalism and emotes a feeling of rawness. At this unique point in time, our collective experience and personal emotions seem to directly resonate with his series Portraits in a Corner. Where we all are having this vague feeling that something has changed but still finding ourselves isolated in our small section of life possibly feeling restricted. Our reptilian amygdala stressed and fearful. Is it possible that we can switch our mindset to finding the space comforting, a place of intimacy, and a place to engage with ourselves?

Penn started this series in 1948. He pushed two studio flats together to create a sharper than 90-degree angle. The floor covering an old piece of carpet with the detritus of the photography process still on it. As Penn says “a very rich series of pictures resulted. This confinement, surprisingly seemed to comfort people, soothing them. The walls were a surface to lean on or push against. For me, the picture possibilities were interesting: limiting the subjects’ movement seemed to relieve me of part of the problem of holding on to them.” The amazing thing the viewer can see in these portraits is the “character” of the portrayed becomes more defined.

Can we use this this time to lean into our severely defined space? To find more intimacy and realness with our-selves? Imagine if we were more aware and secure with who we are. When it is time to turn the corner into the world again, we would be more prepared with our actions and interactions. More grounded to who we are, more determined with what needs to be done, a better I to contribute to a better We.

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

Nina

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.

Aries

Four of Cups – The energy this week can make it hard to see the beauty that surrounds you. The fire signs more than others are feeling the miasma of the future. The challenge for you is to see the beauty in the minor things in life, the here and now. Appreciating and highlighting these smaller moments you will start to see the patterns and puzzle pieces of the bigger picture.

Taurus

Seven of Cups – The energy this week might be challenge for you all if you want to get things check off your list. Forward movement will feel like you are swimming up stream. But if you can play and daydream this is the week for you. Play or doing things for the joy of doing them without goals helps your mind and imagination create outside the lines. While at the same time breaks down walls around intimacy with others and tunes you into your soul’s purpose. Taurus has the kindest hearts if they can put aside their practicality and “I’m the only one that can keep things going” motto. Find that fun persona you have hidden lately. The world might get a bit messy while you are playing but you can tidy it up next week.

Gemini

Six of Swords – Last week the muse of change was at your door. Coaxing you to let go off the old to make room for the new. Luckily, you have another week to get rid of what no longer works. While you are unloading your “boat” be open to transitions or transactions that come from unexpected places. Maybe its an invite to join an online class, going to a zoom dance party, talking to a friend you haven’t talked to in ages, or a new work project pops-up in your inbox. These occurrences are the universe sending out flares of hope. Though this transition can be hard, your too tired to do more or you cannot see into the future because of the mist, there are still new adventures to be had.

Cancer

Three of Wands and Three of Swords– The last couple of weeks have been big energy weeks. The energy was best used tapping into your inner strength and cocooning as you metamorph into a new you. This week will be a bit of a roller coaster ride of emotions and inspirations. You got a set of threes. These energies test the duality of stabilization and flexibility. You will need to flow with your emotions to heal some heart wounds while at the same time be patient with prosperous possibilities that are on the horizon. Your challenge is to stay with the down time to heal and strengthen your core and not jump into anything until it feels right.

Leo

*High Priestess – This is last week’s energy of intuitive creation on “11.” We have multiple reasons to be on Earth at this time and place. This muse asks you to investigate purpose as you are in the act of creation. Whether it is your reason for existence, others or more likely both, go behind the veil and find the connective tissue of your history and the history at large. Answer the question Why are you here and re-ignite the work you still need to do.

Virgo

Ace of Wands – Mark this period in the sands of time. This week is a place to start a wiser new beginning. The challenge to light this fire is to imagine if you only had a year left to live and only could pick one thing to do. What would you do? This is the universe trying to get you to take your laser pointer and focus on one thing fully. Maybe it is focusing on your child, starting a business, or writing a novel. Now is the time to focus on your legacy. No more thinking this is inspirational doing.

Libra

Page of Swords – Things are not what they seem on the surface this week. If you need information you are going to have to dig for it. The challenge is asking the right questions the right way and then listening. Listen to the nuances for the truth. People are not trying to hide things from you. It is more of a cause of ignorance than malice.

Scorpio

Irving Penn *Death– Your final birth month card and it is another big energy card. So, you will have three muses to work with in the coming year. First, the muse of dreams and synchronicities helping you intuit how 2021 and your purpose will unfold. Then, the Muse of releasing old ideas, creating new story lines (remember new map – new ship) And finally, the Muse of Death or organic change. This is also your sign’s life card, which means this is your super-power, but you must do the work to make it so. This muse helps you see that the old is fodder for new growth and helps you work with the cycles and seasons. This is change that happens with some help from you and some from the universe. Your challenge is to tune yourself to the ebbs and flow of your environment, find new ways to traverse it and slowly guiding change. This coming year is a new chapter – What are you going to write?

Sagittarius

Eight of Wands – This is the last week of your birth year and it is full of information. The challenge is trying to sort it. A better way to deal with all the incoming messages is to think of it as a brainstorming session with the universe. Write it all down and do not judge it. This week is about inspiration and possibilities.

Capricorn

King of Cups – The muse advises you to come at the days ahead quietly and calmly. However, you may run through an array of emotions this week, but you will find you are also in control. As a friend use to say You can let your emotions play with the radio, but they cannot drive the car.

Aquarius

Four of Wands – The energy this week is about the happy home. Usually this comes up when you need to ground yourself and do some nesting behavior. Take time to enjoy your home. So, make your favorite meals, curl up on the couch with loved ones and watch movies, eat by candle light, tidy up areas of your house that you hang in the most, hang your Christmas lights early etc… This week is about cozy and comfort.

Pisces

Ace of Cups – The last couple of weeks have been high energy. The muses had you looking at outdated systems that are no longer working. In essence looking at your map for 2021 and assessing and adjusting structures, morals, rules, and regulations to get “your boat” to the next harbor. This week the energy is around love and happiness. They are what drives your mortal coil. So, make sure love has a place in your intentions. Now is time to focus on how your heart gets a say in the planning.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Nov. 8 2020

November 8, 2020 Nina

This week’s artist is Tara Shakti (@tarashakti_art). Shakti’s art conveys the resilience and power of women. This is a time to take note and celebrate, that the first women of color will be in the second highest government position in the U.S. Kamala Harris is also a first generation American. Her mother, British-Indian, and her father, Jamaican, immigrated to the US 40 years ago. Harris is also in an inter-racial marriage to a white Jewish man. Let us just sit with all those “firsts” for a minute…

American women still have not broken the glass ceiling in government, as the press has been trying to say, but we are in kicking distance. There is still work to be done. America will need to catch up with other parts of the world with gender equality in high ranking positions. And then there is systematic racism to ferret out. BUT before we focus on what still needs to be done – let us rejoice in the “the firsts.”

Shakti’s art is usually portraits of women or herself. Even though she centers around the struggle of empowerment and identity of women in a patriarchal society, most of her work has her subject staring straight at the viewer conveying an internal resilience and power. Her choice of vibrant color has the viewer seeing the duality of struggle and strength in their stillness. Shakrti’s provokes us to no longer sit in silence, but to stand up and continue the fight for equality and against injustice.

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

Nina

Aries

Seven of Swords – This week pay attention to anything that feels slightly off. Hopefully, it is just a little tweak like balancing out your tire pressure or getting enough sleep. But for some of you it might be somebody pulling the wool over your eyes. It may not be malicious. Maybe someone is not telling you the whole truth because they think they will hurt your feelings. Follow your instincts, ask questions, look deeper into situations and pay attention to little misbalances.

Taurus

Three of Coins – The energy this week is collaboration. You are in synch weaving in and out of others’ work and needs. Work in unison with those around you, picking out left-out strings, re-weaving, handing it off, filling in gaps. Flowing from partner, teacher to student. Attune yourself to the ebbs and flow of others. This week you are playing in the universes’ double-dutch game. Have fun. Be creative.

Gemini

*Death – The muse of change is at your door. It is time to let go of the old to make room for the new. This could look as simple of letting go of the clothes you will never wear again or as complex as letting go of a job or relationships that no longer works for you. Yes, Trump is a Gemini, so your struggle does not have to be as dramatic as his, but it is a time to be real with what needs to change. And except the possibilities of the new. There are opportunities waiting for you if you just let go of the past and accept the change that is knocking at the door.

Cancer

*Judgement– Another big energy week for you, though you might need to cocoon to truly grok this vibe. Last week, the muses asked you to tap into your inner strength and heart to create ease both within and without. This week with that understanding of heart you can see your history of beautiful and broken things has gotten you to this moment. To see that your history refined your soul and heart to a lustrous beauty. Your challenge is to accept and forgive the person in the mirror so she/he/they can evolve to the next level.

Leo

Queen of Wands – Intuitive creation is the muse this week to walk with. People often see Leos as extroverts or extremely self-confident (psst- this is not true). You all are constantly questioning and judging what you do, and this hinders your self-expression. The task this muse beckons you to accomplish is – do you and then let the world see it. This week’s energy is best used in expanding your boundaries of courage and confidence especially in place of creativity and/or spirituality.

Virgo

King of Swords – Last week the energies asked you to let go of the fear of feeling. So that your open heart can make some dazzling creation with dashes of passion and a variety of emotions. Hopefully, you cracked open your heart for your mind will need to draw on it’s wisdom this week. Right now, you are amid (possibly opposing) dualities, your perceptions and those of the collective truth or agreed-upon reality. Navigating both can be hard, but if you did your heart work you will come to place a place of honesty and integrity that will ring true with others. The challenge is that Mars is still in retrograde so do not instigate in any fights or confrontations. Listen and empathize before you speak.

Libra

Eight of Wands – Your second eight so a quick dive into that number. Eights represent energy and action. Last week was great for working on anything on the material plane. This week is about external information. There s a variety of messages coming to you that are informative for the coming months. The key to navigating them is just write them down. You do not need to act on all of them right now. Categorize and prioritize are the actions needed.

Scorpio

*Hanged Man– Your second big energy card for the coming year. Last week the muse gave you dreams and synchronicities to help you intuit how 2021 and your purpose will unfold. Your purpose on earth will come in play in a big way in the coming year and the Universe is here to help, but you will need to suss-out an updated map and ship to sail in. Spend the rest of your birth month making sure you are on the right ship to sail into 2021. (I’m just going over this again, because Biden is also a Scorpio. Not that you have to become president but 2021 is a big year for you all.) Ok and now the second card. This muse wants you to let go of old expectations and take this month to get a bird’s eye view of your life timeline. From this perspective you will see that your perceptions are malleable and therefore so is your narrative. This coming birth year is the time to write a new story.

Sagittarius

Knight of Swords – Logic and reason are key in navigating the energies this week. You need to be careful that you think before you leap. As always with this card, watch hurting your extremities: legs, arms, fingers, ankles, and toes. Be sure of your footing, look both ways and don’t jump into a situation without sussing-out what’s going on first.

Capricorn

Nine of Wands – Boundary setting is the issue this week. To get things done and to find time to rest you are going to have to adhere to well set rules and regulations. Planning is also key. This is not a week to go with the flow. Orderliness is imperative.

Aquarius

Two of Swords – Procrastination is your demon to fight this week. The key is just to make a decision, right or left. It does not matter. The main focus is moving forward. You will reach your destination no matter the path you chose.

Pisces

*Hierophant – Another big energy week for you. So, the energy this week is about your structures, morals, rules, and regulations. Time to look at outdated systems that are no longer working. In essence last week was about looking at your map for 2021 and this week is about assessing and adjusting your ship, crew and the structures that need to happen to get “your boat” to the next harbor.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Nov. 1, 2020

November 1, 2020 Nina

This week’s artist is Anna Agoston. Her mode is macrophotography, but her eye leans towards design, form, and emotions. Agoston takes the us on a Lilliputian trip into an intimate viewing of plant structure.

Much like O’Keefe by taking us close to the subject we lose the concept of the item and begin to see it with a new perspective. We have now lost the common constructs of the subject and are left with our subconscious giving it a new thought form or emotion. As Agoston says “What also compels me is the satisfaction of being able to say precisely what I am feeling. I took a picture of a gingko biloba leaf because I loved the simplicity in form, the shape, and the way it hung from the branch. I felt grace and sensuality and needed to convey that. I felt satisfied when I was able to express this with a picture.”

The world is feeling a lot right now, and a lot of it is in the form of suffering. This might lead us to give up on hope and beauty. Agoston’s art reminds us if we sit still, take time and focus more intimately, we can find all our emotions in these smaller moments. And they all have a place or function in the grand design.

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

Nina

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.

Aries

Two of Wands – Now is the time to take that Mars energy and point it towards the future. You get a jump start before the rest of the signs begin to hop on the bandwagon after November 12^th. Your challenge is to investigate and take those first steps onto new paths. Mars the planet of action is in your sign until the first week in January 2021. You have until then to create the necessary energy to shoot into 2021.

Taurus

Knight of Wands – This muse sprinkles inspiration all around you this week. Your challenge is not speeding past the gifts. You are in the right place at the right time. There is fodder to feed your purpose. So, soak in the good and the bad, for it will help you see more clearly why you are here and what still needs to be done.

Gemini

Seven of Coins – The energy this week is best used for getting things done. It is a great week to cross off items on your to-do list. However, it is not a beneficial to start anything brand new. So, head down and keep plugging along the path you are on right now.

Cancer

*Strength– Tapping into your inner strength this week helps create ease both within and without. As the “feelers” of the signs you will have an array of feelings; however, you are also ok with all of them. You have tamed your inner beast with compassion while allowing it to express itself without harming others. Calmness is needed and you have the strength to radiate it.

Leo

Nine of Wands – Lets dip into nines for this is your second. Nines are cards of preparation for completing a cycle. Last week your muse advised you to assimilate what you have been working on since your birthday. The challenge was working smarter not harder. This week you continue taking thoughts and projects to their next level. The challenge is you will not get anything finished but you will be able to put a dent in it. The challenge this week is prepping before starting the day and putting a do not disturb sign up when needed.

Virgo

*Lovers – This muse is asking you to re-commit to passion, love, and intimacy. To take yourself to the next love level, or allow it back in. Time to let go of the fear of feeling. The challenge is you will get hurt along the way that is a given, being human. But also, the things you can create when your heart is open, using passion and love as your main ingredients is dazzling.

Libra

Eight of Pentacles – The energy this week is great for working on anything on the material plane. You need to keep grounded by doing things with your body and how you make your money. The goal is to work smarter not harder. The challenge is staying out of your head as much as possible. Therefore, the more you can lean on the rhythm of your day and tweak how you are working or the work itself the better you will feel.

Scorpio

*High Priestess– Your second big energy card for the coming year. This muse will give you dreams and synchronicities to help you intuit how 2021 and your purpose will unfold. The challenge with this energy is finding and navigating the information with only your intuition. Your purpose on earth will come in play in a big way in the coming year and the Universe is here to help, but you will need to suss-out an updated map and ship to sail in. Spend the rest of your birth month making sure you are on the right ship to sail into 2021.

Sagittarius

Four of Coins – Your resources are scarce this week. Pay attention to where, when, and how you tire, get frustrated, resentful, envious and/or hungry. The challenge is not thinking this is a permanent situation. All these are signs that you need to pull back and restock soul, mind, bank account, or frig.

Capricorn

Five of Coins– The last two weeks have been big energy weeks. First the muses had you working with balance and harmony. Then they reminded you are to see your path and tasks like you are working with a blank canvas. This week has a lot less energy. It might feel like you are overwhelmed and depleted at the same time. So the challenge is finding that place of balance two weeks ago and remembering that this moment in time is a blank canvas – no need to redo outdated horrors and fears of the past.

Aquarius

Six of Cups and Eight of Wands – Ok three paths for you all this week. You choose. You can tie up loose ends of the past, run head long into the future gathering intel as you go, or a bit of both. Either way there is a bunch of information for you to decipher. You can find solutions to problems in the now either from past experiences or experimentation moving forward. It is up to you which way to cast your gaze, backwards or forward, but either way work in the now.

Pisces

*Chariot – Change is in the air. The challenge is the oars/sails are in your hands this week. You will need a solid plan to catch this energy and use it wisely. This week is a prequel to the winds of change that begin around November 13^th. Are you ready to catch the wave? Make this week a practice run for 2021.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Oct. 18, 2020

October 18, 2020 Nina

Another spooky favorite is cartoonist Charles Addams. He created the Addams family cartoon which later became a TV series, animations, live action movies, and a stage musical. Addams brought the ghoulish and absurd into our everyday habitats, cities, and suburbs. He started drawing cartoons in 1935 for the New Yorker and contributed to it for more than 50 years. However, of his thousands of cartoons, the Addams family only appears in around 50. His humor was subtle either in the wry captions or the characters’ juxtapositions within “normal” settings. He brilliantly added to the definition of American Gothic.

American Gothic literature was born from puritanical ethos and anxiety of the unknow wilderness of the forming United States. This ghoulish vision of condemnation reinforced by shame and guilt was fertile ground for Irving, Poe, and Hawthorne. Later Darwinism adding to the gothic collective consciousness the ab-human, authors like Lovecraft and Shelly having us question what it is to be human. These themes still resonate in modern literature like Interview with a Vampire and The Shining. The beauty and twist with Addams are he knew how to traverse the line of the macabre and the “normal.” Inverting the battle of good versus evil and coaxing the viewer to find common ground with our darker or absurd side of the psyche. In essence he makes the viewer ponder the American Gothic that lies in all of us.

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

Nina

Aries

Four of Pentacles – Last week’s energy was pushing you to harness your emotions and start creating momentum. Using this Mars energy to your advantage to get a head start on 2021. This week the energy lessens but still the goal is the same. Make sure you allocate your finite resources to continue laying down the foundation for 2021 projects. And be careful this week not spending money or time in frivolous endeavors.

Taurus

Queen of Wands – The energy this week is about creation, inspiration, and leadership. Your tasks are to reflect and revise your mission statement. What is your purpose? What are you trying to convey? Use this retrograde energy to recalibrate your goals to your message.

Gemini

Ace of Wands – Fresh starts this week are in abundance. This muse asks you what would you do if your slate was clean? Your answers will help define your next steps.

Cancer

Eight of Coins– The muse this week is here to help you hone your craft. This can be how you make your money and/or what you do with your hands. The more you focus on the details of your skills and tweak how you do things the easier your work begins to flow.

Leo

How many times have I told you…always read the labels

*Magician – You all are just banging out the karma and dharma cards the past 3 weeks. So, you have been and will continue (if needed) working with energies about blocks, so you can jump with the elegance of a sleek black cat not knowing where exactly it will land. If you have done the work, then you realize each jump lands you in the arms of the next Magical Muse. This muse creates space for experimentation and creation. She helps you pull the divine down into the material world. This can look as simple as you taking your hobby to the next level, or as complicated as starting a new business/job. The key is allowing and experiment with your tools to move you to the next stage of growth.

Virgo

Three of Coins – Collaboration and teamwork are the energies of ease this week. Finding people with your common goal not only uplift you but also have vital information for you. By fusing your energies, you create something more then you could attain this week on your own.

Libra

Four of Swords – Last week your year card of beginnings and endings foretold what 2021 will hold. This week is about rest. This is about spending your last week of your birth month, luxuriating. Time for bubble baths, spa days, reading a novel, and lazing in the sun. Your mind needs time to rest and reset for the coming year. Turn off electronics for at least a day and relax.

Scorpio

*Devil – What an interesting card to start off your birth month. This energy is one of your karmic energies for your sign. This coming birth year will have a lot of distractions and potholes. However, if you use your incredible Spidey sense you can navigate it all with ease. You can read a room well when you tune in, and you can see someone’s weakness and strengths in a glance. These aspects will be tested this year, so one thing to do this month is have a mirror talk with yourself and ask what do you really want out of 2021? Write down your response so when a distraction pops up you can pull out your map to stay on your path.

Sagittarius

Five of Swords – Last week’s energy was about mortaring up holes in your physical realm’s foundations or dealing with an issue hanging around since May. This week’s muse gives you another week to shore-up work. The challenge can be your sensitivity is high with all the posturing that can is going on around you. You cannot ignore the problems, but you also should not engage. Your motto: Not your monkeys, not your circus- Polish proverb. But if they are your monkeys cleaning up after them is your responsibility.

Capricorn

*Temperance – This week’s energy is about harmony. The key to this energy is understanding that balance is not about equal it is about appropriate amounts for a harmonious flavor. This week work on the components and amounts of hardship, work, play, purpose, thriving, enjoying, and healing to blend into a savory dish of life. Your song: A Spoonful of Sugar.

Aquarius

Nine of Wands – This energy is about meeting your goals and follow-through. You might have to put on blinders and lock yourself in the room, for the world is very willing to distract you this week. So, staying diligent and putting up strong boundaries is necessary to get things done.

Pisces

Seven of Wands – Ok time to fortify your defensives this week. No joke this Mars and Mercury retro is making people just not a their best and this week you are ultra-sensitive to it. The challenge is not taking it personally and protect your inner light from outer negativities. This is a great time for pillow forts, ice cream, or anything lovely that can get you through this week’s negativity.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Oct. 11, 2020

October 11, 2020 Nina

This is spooky month but with spook comes fantasy. This week I will be reading from the Tarot of the Divine who uses fairy tales and myths from around the world for the imagery. Fairy tales and myths have similar qualities. They usually convey a moral or a lesson. The characters may vary but there is usually a hero, villain, and a friend/mentor. There is some magical or otherworld element. And the heroine/hero usually has some task or problem they need to solve to overcome evil. These stories were told to not only impart knowledge but for the readers to contemplate their own story. So this week ponderings are: What is your story, how have you vanquished your monsters, what tasks do you still need to accomplish to reach your “happily ever after” and please remember for a full life story you need sequels and multiple happy endings.

This week’s artist Kinuko Craft pulls from the realm of the fantastical. Her art is meticulous and highly detailed. Since the 90’s she focuses on illustrating fantasy book covers, opera posters, and her amazing fairy tale books. Each piece shows her love for art history and fine art itself. I recommend going to her site to see these up close the detail and layering is amazing.

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

Nina

Aries

*Chariot – Time to harness your emotions and start creating momentum. The places that you have once floundered are no longer a hindrance, for you have learned from your mistakes. What lays before you is the known. Now you have the experience to avoid the potholes on your path. So get a move on this week. Use this Mars energy to your advantage and get a head start on 2021. Your tale: The Three Princess of Whiteland, Norway.

Taurus

Knight of Cups –The energy this week resonates with love, kindness and standing up for who and what you believe in. The challenge is that you might need to befriend a dragon or put others needs ahead of your own. However, these challenges and sacrifices do work in your favor in the long run. Your tale: Halibu the Hunter; Mongolia.

Gemini

Nine of Wands – This week ‘s energy is a bit of a battle. The key to navigate these trials is to be vigilant while maintaining hope. Your tasks are honing your resilience and being prepared. This can look as simple as carrying snacks and water with you this week to sustain your energy. Your tale: Vasilisa the Beautiful, Russia.

Cancer

Knight of Coins– Last week was about keeping hope alive and spending time to heal. This week’s energy is about action. This is a great week to slowly and steady do what needs to be done. Persistence is key. Your tale: Heitsi-Eibib, Khoikhoi, South Africa

Leo

*Fool – Last week’s energy surrounded the concept of insightful exposure of what is driving you crazy or blocking you. However, this was to be done with a new perspective. If you did your work, you are ready to take the next step into the unknown. If not, then you can fall into the doldrums and feel the path is hopeless. So the key now is to take the step knowing that even if you fail you will not fall. Your tale: The Little Mermaid, Denmark

Virgo

Page of Wands – Last week’s energy was about creating the divine on to the material plane. This energy bleeds into this week but with a focus more about the playful energy of creation. If you are not having fun creating the world you are in – why are you doing it? And if you are stuck in a world you have not totally created you can still pull out crayons and color outside the lines. Your tale: Mwindo, Republic of Congo.

Libra

*World – This is your first big energy card to start off your birth year. This is the card of happily ever after endings following a difficult journey. You have gone through the trials, and now it is time to wrap up the old story so you can start anew. This year brings it endings as well as beginnings. Spend this week writing a list of what needs to be finished. And then start building a vision board for what you want next. Your tale: Hinemoa and Tutannekai, Maori, New Zealand.

Scorpio

Three of Coins – Where last week people may have gotten on your nerves, this week they are vital to your success. Collaboration and recognizing other’s gifts are part of finding solutions and ease. The challenge is you may need to come at projects and problems with humbleness not hubris. Your tale: Banjhakri and Banjhakrini, Nepal.

Sagittarius

*Tower – This is the second time you got the Tower this year. What have you not dealt with that is not working in your life? If this is the same thing that was not right back in May, get it fixed now because the third time around tends destroy to create movement. If you dealt with the May issue, then look for small cracks in your foundations. These usually have to do with the material plane, like not having a solid exercise regime, not liking your job, not have 6 months of savings or still in debt. You might need to make some sacrifices to mortar up the holes, but it is worth it in the end. Your tale: Rapunzel, Germany.

Capricorn

Four of Cups – There is something in plain sight that needs your attention. You are not seeing because it is not being the squeaky wheel or bursting fireworks. This week look for simple solutions, and basic pleasures. What is most “mundane” may be the most useful. No reason for extravagance. Your tale: The Nightingale, Denmark.

Aquarius

King of Coins – This energy is about digging in deep and holding steady. You can help others with their hopes and dreams this week. However, the challenge is acknowledging when you need to pull in your energy. Conservation is key for preservation. Do not worry, if you are honest, the people around you will support you as much as you support them. Your tale: Hah-nu-nah, The world Turtle, North American Iroquois.

Pisces

Two of Cups – Last week the energy of creation for comfort was key. You needed some positive mothering energy to sustain yourself. The energy this week resonates with this sense of comfort and love. Though the focus is more on equality and partnership. Your inner circle must fill your cup as well as challenge you in your growth. Take time to connect to those that you love and separate from those that only take or hurt. Your tale: Enkidu and Gilgamesh, Iraq, Sumerian.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Oct. 4, 2020

October 4, 2020 Nina

First, I want to thank all of you for reading my musings on art, tarot, and a bit of science. I am going into my 6^th year with this blog, and I so appreciate your support and feedback throughout the years. At times I feel as if I am writing into the void, so your echoes back help me see that this is fulfilling its purpose of entertainment and hopefully some enlightenment and ease. You all are few but mighty in spirit, love and appreciated!

And now to start off the month of spook, this week’s artist is Stella Snead. She is a surrealist painter, photographer, and collage artist. She and her father struggled with depression. Though she has few memories of her father the viewer can see her exploration of her own psychology through her artwork. Surrealism has a natural affinity towards the study of the subconscious.

Her early paintings all seemed set in a nocturnal landscape of the dreaming mind. Her depression stopped her from painting in her mid-life, but travel and photography became the mode and medium during her darker times. She began collaging her mental ponderings. By her 70’s she returned to painting and revisited images she had done in her earlier years. Themes you often see in her musings are nature’s powerful forces: volcanos, tornados geysers, containment, and using perspective to draw the eye out of the picture. These techniques and images are keys to propelling the viewer into unknown waters. But also, the opportunity that once we have traversed the unknown it becomes know, less scary and possibly a brighter freer place than what we have known.

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

Nina

Aries

Ace of Cups – This week is testing your emotional intelligence. This energy wants to unblock your heart and get your emotional energy moving. This is a great week to watch a movie that brings a tear to your eye. While balancing it with activities that make you laugh. The more you are in tune with your feelings, the more you can be there for your love ones and understand the emotional intention behind those around you.

Taurus

Six of Cups – The keys to navigating this week is linked to the past. This is a great week to share stories of your childhood, go through old photos, and read old journals. There is inspiration and answers in reminiscing this week.

Gemini

Queen of Wands – Your passion needs a focus this week. Inspiration and creativity are craving your attention, but it is up to you to take the time to let them in for a drink. Creativity takes time, pondering, mulling to find its nuance and ignite passion. Time to have a must needed conversation with your muses.

Cancer

*Star and Nine of Swords – This week highlights that the future is uncertain; however, this does not mean to worry or fret. The key to navigating the night is seeing that you are surrounded by a blanket of love and care, and the Star Muse of Hope and Faith leads the way even though the path is dark with uncertainty.

Leo

*Hanged Man – This week’s energy surrounds the concept of insightful exposure. What is driving you crazy or blocking you needs to be reexamined. However, this investigation must be done from a new perspective. You are stuck because your life stories are being played out through a lens of an old perception. To become more malleable with your thinking let go of awareness and allow your truth to float to the surface. A gestalt is forming to break you out of your stagnation, but you will need to flip and flow your mind in the quiet of reflection without judgement or logical thought.

Virgo

*Magician – Last week was about ending and cleaning out the debris from last birth year. You still have until mid-November to tie things up. But this week is about creating what you hold as divine. This is your purpose wanting some hang-time with you, so you can start plotting out how this concept will unfold. This muse reminds you that you already have the skills and tools to accomplish what you want to do. The challenge is realizing that those tools can come from other people taking over some of the everyday of your plans. Your energy needs to focus on creating the form and space for your creation to begin to grow, however, there is no need for you to do it all alone.

Libra

Six of Swords – This is your winding down month until your birthday and the energy this week helps in this transition. The challenge is that the future is clouded over. You may feel as if the mists have settled in front of you. However, the muse this week gives you the keys to traverse the unknown. The first key is simplification. She asks what is it that you most want to change or shift. The second key is faith for there will be clues along the way to guide you through these coming months as your perspective and horizons become clearer.

Scorpio

Seven of Wands – This week people can get on your nerves. The challenge with this energy is standing your ground and keeping your inner light lite. Planet-wise there are some hard aspects this week, and water signs are feeling the brunt of it. This muse reminds you even in standing your ground you can reach out with love to keep the blue meanies away.

Sagittarius

Two of Cups – The energy this week is all about positive reinforcement of relationships that you have picked in your life. Whether that is a partner, a pet, or your plants. Caring for others fills your cup as much as them caring for you.

Capricorn

Knight of Swords – This week’s energy tends to make you feel as if you need to rush to decisions and actions; however, the exact opposite is true. To deal with this hectic energy slowing down is the best solution. Be gentle with your responses for they can become defensive. Be slow in your actions for you can hurt yourself, especially your extremities. Logic and caution are key this week. Motto: look both ways before crossing the street.

Aquarius

Knight of Wands – You are in the right place doing the right thing. This week’s energy helps you accomplish anything you put your focus towards. The key is finding inspiration to keep the energy going. Whether that is seeing that this project will lead to more projects or the beginning of something new. It is vital that you see the why behind what you are doing so you can take your life to the next level.

Pisces

*Empress – The energy of creation for comfort is what generates ease this week. You are needing some positive mothering energy to sustain yourself. This can look as simple as making a scrumptious meal or get that new piece of furniture that will make your living area finally comfortable. The challenge with this energy is creating comfort not prestige. Creating things that feed your senses, that make you go ahhh, have you smiling, and that make you feel nurtured are the items you should incorporate into this week’s schedule.

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