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Tarot and Art-Cast for week of March 12, 2023

March 12, 2023 Nina

Elizabeth Murray

This week’s artist is another Neo-expressionist, Elizabeth Murray. Murray’s work spans five decades from the 1960’s to 2000’s. Her art is big. She uses multiple canvases and constructs it like a puzzle; therefore, the paintings become more sculptural and emotive. As I explained last week, Expressionism “refers to art in which the image of reality is distorted in order to make it expressive of the artist’s inner feelings or ideas.” Where the artist disintegrates constructs to allow the viewer to plunge into a cleaner perspective of emotions and universal concepts. This is the mission of Murray and the sign of Pisces. How to express a purer integration of our reality, feelings, and big ideas.

If life is art, we are now working with the new and last Saturnian muse, Saturn in Pisces. With Saturn in Pisces, we are completing a natural thirty-year cycle, 1996 to 2026. Saturn has gone through all the zodiac signs but Pisces – developing, constructing, innovating the constructs of our daily lives – how we live. We will find in the next two years that we either love or hate how our structures are set up. If we love it, this muse will nurture what we have and promote its growth. For those of you who have planets in Cancer, Capricorn, Scorpio, and Taurus, you will find that Saturn in Pisces is very benevolent during this span. It will nurture and support the areas those planets rule.

But if you have any planets in Gemini, Pisces, Sagittarius, or Virgo it is a bit more challenging. These areas are where you will be pushed to examine your structures. We will see points in our constructs that don’t work, that constrict and bind us. Until we get to the point of wanting to trash the whole thing. But in the center of this disgust, we find inspiration and expansion. A natural flexibility, because we will have found the emotional freedom of “letting go” of the now useless patterns and ideas that we intellectually or passionately started with. Now we can truly integrate what feels right to us.

Lastly, for those of you with planets in Aries, Aquarius, Leo, and Libra those areas are off the hook. The Universe always gives us some place to rest our eye/soul.

Your pondering for the week: Spend time pondering how you would like your piece of art to be finished off in the next couple of years?

Solar System highlights

This week begins in Sagittarius on Monday – exploration is the name of the game. On Thursday it moves into Capricorn – great for getting things done before the weekend. Then on Saturday the moon is in Aquarius, try to find time to ponder big thoughts.

Mercury (communication and knowledge) is in Pisces – talk out your dreams with others. Mars (action) is still in Gemini (communication and knowledge), until March 25^th, 2023. This is a 7-month stopover instead of it’s usually 1-2. Mars is pushing us to truthfully talk and follow up with actions. The challenge with this time is your politeness filter has been switched off. So, it is having us double down on how to be constructive with our voice – to promote action not reaction. Venus (beauty and harmony) is in Aries, where it fires up our passion and pushes us to action. Jupiter (growth) is also in Aries until May 16, 2023 – great for manifestation, expansion, and action.

And the big deal is Saturn (structures) has started its two-year stint in Pisces. So now all that work you did with structures, building and innovating them, it is time to make sure they are elastic and responsive to change. The challenge is our boundaries can get too flexy or have gaps, so we need to work on being flexible but resilient, think like bamboo or jellyfish.

**Signs with an * it is a big week for you. Piscesthis is a perfect time to get an Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year. And Virgo it is your halfway mark for your birth year, so if you need a Planetary Reading for a check in now is the time. and I have a new tip jar if you want to leave a gratuity for the weekly forecasts.

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

Nina

Aries

Queen of Earth – The Muse of Sensuality is here this week. If you are partnered, this is a great week for intimacy and passion. If you are not partnered, then this week is about grounding yourself in your body. This muse suggests the best way to do this is to indulge each sense. For instance, get good chocolate and spend time tasting its qualities or luxuriate in cashmere or a bubble bath. You have five senses to work with this week so spoil them.

Taurus

Three of Air – This week holds some aspects that can throw you off your game. The Muse of Deep Wounds comes when the littlest of things can trigger you. The challenge when working with this energy is understanding that this hurt is not wanting you to relive the wound or even react, but it is a spark for you to dive deeper and find its cause.

Gemini

*Lovers – So your soul card has come to visit. This is an energy you work with and refine as a Gemini your whole life. This energy works around the concept of partnership and relations with others. The Muse of Intimacy would like you to reignite your passion for people. And with Saturn moving into Pisces this is a time for you to rework how you work with your boundaries. She asks how can make your boundaries more flexible but keep your need for no nonsense intact.

Cancerian

Three of Earth – The Muse of Teamwork is here to remind you that you need help. Whether that is more hands or more brains you need outside perspectives and ingenuity to lift you to the next level or get a project moving.

Leo

Seven of Earth – The Muse of Satisfaction would like you to evaluate what would actually satisfy you? This energy often comes when our goals get muddy. Take this week to work with the concept of fulfillment and then do some planning on how to obtain the satisfaction you require.

Virgo

Four of Air – The Muse of Repose advises you to unplug from technology and take some time off. This energy usually comes when you are depleted and don’t realize it. Do as much restoring as you can this week, so you can stave off possible sickness or mental exhaustion.

Libra

Ten of Air – The Muse of Drama is visiting this week. This energy comes when the world and people around you are not at their best and you are matching that energy. She advises unless you can see a positive outcome in a difficult situation, do not participate. This is a week to consciously pick your battles and modulate your ego when you engage.

Scorpio

*Tower – I hope last week you received the message from the Muse of Sacred Mysteries. It will benefit you in navigating the tempest around you this week. However, if you didn’t receive it or understand last week’s message, this week might be troublesome. So, the Muse of Destruction is here to help. She advises if you start to see an aspect of your surroundings start to crumble, step back and let the dust fall before you go in. Or if you cannot see a collapsing, look for underlying stress fractures or structures that need to be reinforced if shit does hit the fan. This week, walk softly and consciously.

Sagittarius

*Sun – Another great energy week for you all. The Muse of Light is here to shine some on you. This week is great for radiating your positivity and sharing your superpowers with others. By doing so, you not only bring to light your amazingness, but you bring others into the light as well.

Capricorn

Seven of Fire – The Muse of Focus asks what exactly is your focus for this week? If you do not have a focus word, goal, or idea then this week might be very confusing and vague. You may find yourself forgetting what you were doing or why you are exerting all this energy. However, with a focus the energy this week can exhilarate you.

Aquarius

*World – This week holds many opportunities for expansion, integration, and completion. The challenge with this energy is feeling so overwhelmed with choices that you find you can’t move. As studies have proven, too many choices can make us not choose. So, the Muse of Oneness advises this week to ground yourself with an idea or feeling that you would like to experience. And as situations and choices come up if it doesn’t vibrate at the same frequency of your desire walk the other way.

Pisces

*Hanged One – This week might have a lot of starts and stops. The Muse of Inertia advises to use them wisely, especially the pauses. If you are halted this week, heed it, and stop. Either the timing isn’t right, or you need to rethink what you are doing. She reminds you that sometimes the Universe works with red lights instead of green ones.

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Tarot and Art-Cast for week of March 5, 2023

March 5, 2023 Nina

This week’s artist is Katharina Hafner @malereikatharina. I often rabbit hole on Instagram while I’m finding artist to highlight. And while doing so, I like to find artists that don’t have a big following on this platform, but still their images call to me, Hafner is one of those. They become like a treasure or a gift that keeps me on Instagram. (My relationship with social media can be rocky). What I did find is her website and from that a bit of her history. In her words, “My artistic roots come from the subculture of the eighties and nineties. I was largely inspired by German Expressionism and American Neo-Expressionism…. The themes of my pictures are nature experiences, whereby this nature is open to the fantastic and helps to shape the dreamlike and the unconscious.”

German expressionism was an early twentieth century German art movement that “highlighted the artist’s inner feelings or ideas over replicating reality, and was characterized by simplified shapes, bright colors and gestural marks or brushstrokes.” Fifty years later Neo-expressionism developed as a reaction against “conceptual art and minimal art of the 1970s. Neo-expressionists returned to portraying recognizable objects, such as the human body often in an abstract manner, in a rough and violently emotional way, often using vivid colors.” Both movements began when Saturn went into Pisces. When we are asked to dive into the depths of our psyche and examine our concepts of boundaries and norms, hopefully to rise with more flexible and elastic structures.

Your pondering for the week: Explore your boundaries where do you need to become more adaptable?

Solar System highlights

This week begins in Virgo on Monday – great for organizing and getting things done On Thursday it moves into Libra – go out with work buddies and hang out with friends over the weekend.

Mercury (communication and knowledge) is in Pisces – talk out your dreams with others. Mars (action) is still in Gemini (communication and knowledge), until March 25^th, 2023. This is a 7-month stopover instead of it’s usually 1-2. Mars is pushing us to truthfully talk and follow up with actions. The challenge with this time is your politeness filter has been switched off. So, it is having us double down on how to be constructive with our voice – to promote action not reaction. Venus (beauty and harmony) is in Aries fires up our passion and pushes us to action. Jupiter (growth) is in Aries until May 16, 2023 – great for manifestation, expansion, and action.

And the big deal is Saturn (structures) is starting its two-year stint in Pisces. So now all that work you did with structures, building and innovating them, it is time to make sure they are flexible and responsive to change. The challenge is our boundaries can get too flexy or have gaps, so we need to work on them being flexible but resilient, think like bamboo or jellyfish.

P. S. Signs with an * it is a big week for you. Pisces this is a perfect time to get an Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year. And Virgo it is your halfway mark for your birth year, so if you need a Planetary Reading for a check in now is the time. and I have a new tip jar if you want to leave a gratuity for the weekly forecasts.

May light be on you, around you, and within you. Happy Solstice no tarotcast next week so I’ll “see” you all in 2023.

Nina

Aries

Two of Air – The Muse of Decisions comes when you need to feel your way to solutions more than using your logic. Using reasoning this week can make your decisions too didactic, linear, or just make you more indecisive. By following your heart or making decisions that promote how you want to feel will lead you to better goals and solutions for your future.

Taurus

*Emperor – The Muse of the Builder comes to help you construct and protect your “empire.” This Muse encourages that this work be about building upon what you already have in place. She asks you questions like how you can improve your way of working to bring in more profit, how can you utilize your time to be a better guardian, or what do you need to do to modernize your legacy? This can look like the problem solving bigger aspects like those above or it can be as simple as fixing that squeaky door, telling someone how important they are to you or hugging your kids for no reason at all.

Gemini

Hanged One – If you find yourself on hold this week take advantage of the downtime. But if you find that your life is one chore after another, find time this week to turn off everything and quiet your mind. The Muse of Inertia comes when you need time to tune out so you can tune back in with a clearer calmer and often newer perspective.

Cancerian

Ten of Fire – You may feel overwhelmed this week. The Muse of Burdens is here to help. First, she advises that you inventory all that is on your plate. Second, some of these are not your responsibility so give them back to their owner. Or they are yours, but you can delegate a piece to someone else. Then lastly with what is left, prioritize them, take off the lower 20% and put those off until next week. Now you have your core responsibilities. She advises taking them one at a time.

Leo

Knight of Fire – This week has a bit of luck for you, for the Muse of Perfect Timing is riding with you. The cool thing about this energy is that you find yourself in the right place at the right time. Even if you are waylaid there is a reason for it. And there are gifts along the way if you are cognizant of them. So, enjoy the ride.

Virgo

Two of Fire – The Muse of the Future Expansion is here to get you to do some daydreaming this week. She asks what new places do you want to discover? What would you like to learn to broaden your knowledge base? What would you like to create? If you are stuck for ideas she advises, go to a museum, library, or the woods to get some ideas.

Libra

*Strength – This week you need to keep a positive pose in various scenarios. Maybe your buttons are getting pushed or you have a strong opinion. The Muse of Inner Strength advises to make sure you are on solid moral footing before you dive into hostile or troublesome scenarios. Or possibly you are making a scenario a bigger problem because of your issues. Look inward, solidify your position and then, if needed, make a stance.

Scorpio

*High Priestess – The Muse of Sacred Mysteries has come this week to give you information; however, the message is shrouded. You will need to tune into your intuition and follow synchronicities to find its wisdom. This energy would like you to truly see that a winding path can hone your sixth sense and deepen your knowledge more than an easy solution.

Sagittarius

*Judgement –The Muse of Transformation is here this week help you make preparations to level up. Sometimes one needs to shed their skin to grow. She asks what needs to be left behind and what needs to grow so you can evolve to the next stage? This can be around a work issue or a personal one. Get ready because a form of freedom is on its way.

Capricorn

wild peace in the monkey moon Katharina Hafner

Nine of Fire – The Muse of Interludes comes when you need to take stock and restock your resources. She advises taking time to do an internal and external inventory so you can be prepared for the next couple of months. The challenge is you might have to do some boundary protection to find the space and time to do this.

Aquarius

Three of Air – The Muse of Deep Wounds comes when the littlest of things can trigger you. The challenge when working with this energy is understanding that this hurt is wanting you to relive the wound or even react, but it is a spark for you to dive deeper and find its cause.

Pisces

me the snow you the sand Katharina Hafner

Page of Fire – The Muse of Creativity is here for you to spark yours. She comes when your life has unknowingly become a bit humdrum. So, she advises listening to music, taking a walk in nature, or visiting a museum. Do something that ignites the passion in you.

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Tarot and Art-Cast for week of Feb 26, 2023

February 26, 2023 Nina

*Trigger warnings.

This week’s artist is Kara Walker @kara_walker_official. She is best known for her use of silhouettes in her art. However, Walker also uses drawing, painting, text, shadow puppetry, film, and sculpture to delve into history, slavery, sexuality, violence, subjugation, and the ongoing psychological injury caused be the legacy of slavery.

Her work leads us to think about our history often using dark humor and thus examining our contemporary racial and gender stereotypes. Her work is controversial with a wide variety of audiences. Many think her work demoralizes and betrays the history of slaves. However, this is her work as an artist. Artist work to comprehend their own experience and have a dialogue with their audience. Walker’s work does just that. In her exploration of self, she has made you think of yours.

Your pondering for the week: To expand your knowledge of Black History try these prompts created by @feministajones, it’s week long commemoration of the accomplishments and personhood of Black women held between February, Black History Month, and March, Women’s History Month. I shared mine to start you off.

The daily prompts are as follows:
DAY 1 February 25: A Black Woman You Admire – Deborah Phillips aka English – defense attorney- my friend and roommate from college. I admire her intellect, creativity, musicality, power, strength, as a mother and just her general badassness. Then in a more famous way, Michelle Obama pretty much for the same reason I admire Deborah.

DAY 2 February 26: A Moment in Black Women’s History – Katherine Johnson’s overall career as a mathematician for NASA. Since I grew up in the Cape Canaveral area in Florida during the 60’s and 70’s, space stuff was so interesting to all us kids and made me want to be in the sciences. But you rarely saw woman or people of color in these fields. So, seeing her get recognition by President Obama just felt like women in STEM and their contributions are finally getting seen.

DAY 3 February 27: A Black Woman from Another Country – Queen Nzinga Ana de Sousa Mbande of Ndongo and Matamba (1583-1663) modern day Angola.

DAY 4 February 28: A Black Woman Who Has Made Your Life Better- Dr. Patricia Bath invented Laserphaco Probe for cataracts removal. Every recent elder in my family has benefitted from this invention and seems I will be in the future too.

DAY 5 March 1: A Black Woman Artist – at this moment I’m in love with Kayla Mahaffey @kaylamay_art, but there are many like Kara Walker or Tawny Chatman @tawnychatmon above who’s art has moved me or has expanded my thought process profoundly.

DAY 6 March 2: A Powerful Quote from a Black Woman- “As a classroom community, our capacity to generate excitement is deeply affected by our interest in one another, in hearing one another’s voices, in recognizing one another’s presence – bell hooks. Her books where guides for me as an educator and as a person.

DAY 7 March 3: A Day of Self-Celebration for Black Women

Solar System highlights

This week begins with a new moon in Gemini on Monday – time for collaboration and sharing your feelings. On Wednesday it moves to Cancer – self-care is important. Then on Saturday the moon is in Leo – spend time in the sun.

Mercury (communication and knowledge) has now moved into Aquarius (innovation and society) – a great time to talk about personal and social change. Then on Thursday moves into Pisces – talk out your dreams with others. Mars (action) is still in Gemini (communication and knowledge), until March 25^th, 2023. This is a 7-month stopover instead of it’s usually 1-2. Mars is pushing us to truthfully talk and follow up with actions. The challenge with this time is your politeness filter has been switched off. So, it is having us double down on how to be constructive with our voice – to promote action not reaction.

Venus (beauty and harmony) is in Aries fires up our passion and pushes us to action. Jupiter (growth) is in Aries until May 16, 2023 – great for manifestation, expansion, and action. And lastly, Saturn (structures) spends its last week in Aquarius until March 7^th – so innovating and modernizing your everyday life is its intention.

PS. Signs with an * it is a big week for you. Pisces this is a perfect time to get an Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year. And Virgo it is your halfway mark for your birth year, so if you need a Planetary Reading for a check in now is the time. and I have a new tip jar if you want to leave a gratuity for the weekly forecasts.

May light be on you, around you, and within you. Happy Solstice no tarotcast next week so I’ll “see” you all in 2023.

Nina

Aries

Kara Walker Detail from Emancipation Approximation

*Sun – This week is your time to shine. The Muse of Radiance is here to highlight your good qualities and projects. So, focus on what is easily seen this week. You can even boast a little. The challenge is not to overshadow those around you. There is enough light for all.

Taurus

Queen of Earth – The Muse of the Grounding comes when you need to get your soles and soul re-connected with Mother Earth. Whether that is gardening, buying flowers, eating more veggies and fruit, or playing with our other sentient beings that cohabit our earth with us, it is important to use your senses while you are interacting with the bounty of nature.

Gemini

Nine of Air – Your mind is very active this week. The Muse of Worries and Fretting would like you to ignore the should, could and would sentences. She asks you to focus only on what you can truly control in the now. And let the rest of your thoughts go.

Cancerian

Kara Walker Gone An Historical Romance of a Civil War as it occurred b’tween the Dusky Thighs of One Young Negress and Her Heart

*Lovers – The Muse of Intimacy comes when you need to deepen your relationships. This week spend time in conversation with those closest to you. Share your secrets with others, especially the confidences that you hide from the world. This Muse reminds you that you will have more commonalities with others than you think. And don’t forget to listen to other’s secrets too. Sharing is caring.

Leo

Three of Air – You can be triggered this week. The Muse of Deep Wounds has come to help. She reminds you these triggers are places that are ready to heal. So, spend quality time with a friend, therapist or in meditation and go to the root of the wound and begin to heal. Big Hugs.

Virgo

*Temperance – Temperance is a life card for you all. You have life lessons around turning your volume knobs down to mid-range. The Muse of Patience and Middle Roads is your life companion for this work. This week will hold an aspect or two that can make your volume button either turn up to eleven or down to mute. If this happens ground yourself and then rebalance the intensity of your reaction. As they say: Keep calm and carry on.

Libra

Ace of Fire – This week is a perfect time to light a fire under a project that you have been holding off on. The Muse of Vitality is here to help spark what you put your focus on. The challenge is also exactly that being aware of where you spend your energy. So focus wisely and go for it.

Scorpio

Five of Water – This week will have its ups and downs. The Muse of the Half Full Cup advises that if you view situations as half full you are more likely to see there is enough and share. But if you view them half empty one often falls into a scarcity perspective and the feeling of isolation. This week is a test in optimism, finding the silver linings in rain clouds and accepting the umbrellas of friendship.

Sagittarius

Kara Walker Sermon the benefits of exile

*Hermit – Though you all are gregarious as a group, even you need time to pull back and think. This week the Muse of Perspective advises to spend some time in solitary reflection. There are aspects of your life that you need to see from heights to gain the larger picture. The only challenge is, if you do get time to walk away, telling others of this mini-sabbatical, so they don’t try to find you during your hermitage.

Capricorn

*Devil – Where last week was about control and getting things done, this week it is time to investigate the untamed. The Muse of the Wild is calling to you this week. This is life-long energy-work for you all. The challenge with this card is playing with the wild without getting swept away by it. You have good boundaries and are tethered, so allow yourself to step away from structures so you can relax into and play within the subconscious, rediscover nightlife, or even go out in the wooded wilds at dusk and dance or howl.

Aquarius

Kara Walker Cotton Hoards in Southern Swamp

Seven of Earth – This week is great for work. The Muse of Do is helping you find your flow and the satisfaction of getting things done. There is ease if you keep a steady momentum and have a good plan of what you need to do. By putting the work into this week’s projects, you will create more ease in the future and a better bounty too.

Pisces

Three of Fire – The Muse of Timing comes when you need to utilize this time of waiting wisely. Things are happening behind the scenes, and you should match that energy. This is a great time to revise projects, re-stock your resources, and brainstorm. Do what needs to be done to get ready for the future.

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Tarot and Art-Cast for week of Feb 19, 2023

February 19, 2023 Nina

Happy Birth-month Pisces.

This week’s artist is Kerry James Marshall. @kerryjamesmarshs Marshall is an artist and professor best known for his mix media portraits of Black America especially around themes and depictions that have been historically omitted from the American and Western Art history. A mission he calls the “counter-archive” of the painting of black subjects. ‘Part of what I’m doing in my work is about attending to this absence of black representation in the historical narrative. But the question is always then, when you put black people in a picture, what should they be doing?’

Marshall answers this question in two ways ideologically and technically. Ideologically he shows black people going about their day, creating “a sense of simple presence.” ‘Part of my project is to escape this kind of imperative that everything you do as a black person is always about lack. That there’s never a moment in which you have simple pleasure – where you’re just there, where you’re just simply being. And your being is not fraught with all these other layers of historical meaning.’ Though in some of his paintings like The Garden Projects (see Aries and Pisces below) shows us the conundrum between the history of black people in America and his mission.

Technically, he plays with the color black chromatically. First in the choice of saturation and then his use of varying shades of black placed masterfully next to each other. ‘If you looked at the palette, I was using you’d think, “Well, that’s black, black and black next to each other.” And they don’t look so different. But when I use them in a painting next to each other, the differences become more apparent. Because the iron oxide black is inherently red. And if you stack that on top of carbon black, it obviously looks red. Or I’ll mix in cobalt blue, a chrome oxide green, an earth tone like raw umber or yellow umber. What I’m doing is changing the temperature, from cool to warm and warm to cool.” Not only is his art a master class in color theory and painting but it also makes the viewer think about the color black and how we visually see it in the world.

Cite Apollo article.

Your pondering for the week: What is color? What does each color mean to you? And then when you apply it to a person’s skin does that change its context or that person?

Solar System highlights

This week begins with a new moon in Pisces on Monday – perfect for daydreaming and wandering in the realms of the unconscious and spirit. On Wednesday it moves into Aries – a great time to start projects. Then on Friday through the weekend the moon is in Taurus – perfect for working or playing in the outdoors.

Mercury (communication and knowledge) has now moved into Aquarius (innovation and society) – a great time to talk about personal and social change. This should also help Mars in Gemini’s lessons. For Mars (action) is still in Gemini (communication and knowledge), until March 25^th, 2023. This is a 7-month stopover instead of it’s usually 1-2. Mars is pushing us to truthfully talk and follow up with actions. The challenge with this time is your politeness filter has been switched off. So, it is having us double down on how to be constructive with our voice – to promote action not reaction.

Venus (beauty and harmony) is in Pisces until Wednesday, so we move from going with the flow to Aries firing up our passion and pushing us to action. Jupiter (growth) is in Aries until May 16, 2023 – great for manifestation, expansion, and action. And lastly, Saturn (structures) spends its last weeks in Aquarius until March 7^th – so innovating and modernizing your everyday life is its intention.

May light be on you, around you, and within you. Happy Solstice no tarotcast next week so I’ll “see” you all in 2023.

Nina

Aries

Kerry James Marshall The Garden Projects series

Five of Fire – The unruly currents are still around this week. Where last week was more anticipatory challenges, this week you are faced with known challenges. However, you have the Muse of Chaos to guide you through this turbulent time. Her advice is to take your ego out of the mix. Some chaos you cannot control but what you can manage is your headspace and your ability to ride them out. You have done these tasks before; they are more bothersome than detrimental. So, get out your soul surfboard, calm your mind and ride the waves.

Taurus

Seven of Earth – This week is the perfect combination of work and rest. The Muse of Satisfaction reminds you that the rest after labor can be more satisfying than lazy days’ rest. She advises that after each focused exertion to equally attend to the blissful moments that that this work has gotten you to.

Gemini

Seven of Air – The Muse of Small Steps advises you to simplify your projects into bite size pieces. By seeing this week incrementally, you are more likely to gain success than by aiming for a broader goal. Put on your metaphorical “reader glasses” and focus on the minutia.

Cancerian

Ace of Earth – This is a great week to start a project, plant something, look for a new way to make money, or learn a new skill. The Muse of Material Beginnings is here to help organize and fertilize this new project or skillset.

Leo

King of Earth – Another productive energy week for you. The Muse of Construction comes to help you move a project to the next phase. However, this is not a fly by the seat of your pants kind of week. The key to this energy is knowing the inventory of the resources needed to do so. Take time at the beginning of the week to gather what is needed.

Virgo

Queen of Earth – The Muse of the Senses would like you to enjoy yours this week. Her assignment is to find ways to luxuriate in each sense. So, indulge in saturating smells, sensualizing sight, enchanting your ears, and titillating your tastebuds and touch.

Libra

Queen of Fire – The Muse of Practicality advises that it is time to stop theorizing and go do it. You may have been sitting on an idea or project and this energy is heralding that the time is ripe for action. Go make things happen.

Scorpio

*Magician – The Muse of Manifestation would like you to conjure something from your imagination into reality. You have all the tools necessary for this invocation. The only caveats are that you will need a connection to the divine and the Force of Will to make it happen. So, declutter your mind from the “what ifs” so you have a clear link to your imagination and begin creating.

Sagittarius

Queen of Water – The Muse of Fun is here with you this week. This energy usually comes when life has become mundane, and you are finding yourself in an endless repeating cycle of wake-work-sleep. She recommends finding time to frolic throughout this week. She wants you to reconnect with the real meaning of life – finding your joy.

Capricorn

*Chariot – The Muse of Movement is here to help you focus. This week supplies tons of to-dos and luckily the universe is giving you the gas to make a run of it. However, it is solely up to you to have a direction, route, and do all the driving. So, before this week starts make sure you have mapped out what needs to be done and where you need to go, or you will be doing metaphorical donuts in the parking lot. And she reminds you rest stops are necessary for any trip so plan those in too.

Aquarius

Six of Earth – The Muse of the Ripple Effect has come to visit this week. She comes when you need to be mindful of how you are treating people. As a sign, you all are uber-conscious of being respectful in society; however, this week it is important to bring that mindful kindness to the folks closer to you. You might find it hard to connect because your mind is elsewhere. But it would be beneficial to create moments of intimacy and connection not only for your people, but it will ground you too.

Pisces

Kerry James Marshall The Garden Projects Series

Five of Earth – This week comes with some challenges, but the Muse of Refuge is here to help you. First, she reminds you that you are not alone, but you will have to put some effort into connecting with people. Secondly, she reminds you that all of humanity deals with challenges and hardships, so your difficulty is not unique. She is not trying to diminish your feelings. But she just doesn’t want you to isolate yourself while you are having them. The big lesson with the challenges you will face this week is seeing that people have your back if you let them.

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Tarot and Art-Cast for week of Feb 5, 2023

February 5, 2023 Nina

The artist this week is Margaret TG Burroughs, 1915-2010. Not only was she an artist, teacher, and writer, she also co-founded the DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago, the South Side Community Art Center and Chicago’s Lake Meadows Art Fair. Not only did these establish the first venues for African American art but also centered around the exploration of the Black experience and especially centered around children having a place to appreciate their cultural identity and grow their awareness of art.

Burroughs is best known for her linoleum block prints emphasizing family, community, and history. Many of her characters are half black and white. These prints put forth her philosophy that “the color of skin is a minor difference among men which has been stretched beyond its importance.” Burroughs’ art prompts us to ponder diversity, how cultures intersect and the barriers that divide and prevent community. Her goal, “I wish my art to speak not only for my people- but for all of humanity.”

Your pondering for the week: What is your definition and examples of community? Is it inclusive?

Solar System highlights

This week begins with a full moon in Leo – release insecurities and reinforce positive belief systems. On Tuesday it moves into Virgo – great for organizing and getting work done. Then on Thursday through the weekend the moon is in Libra – focus on your relationships and emotional equity within them.

Mercury (communication and knowledge) is in its last week in Capricorn (work and discipline) – compromising is key to grease your work wheels. Mars (action) is still in Gemini (communication and knowledge), until March 25^th, 2023. This is a 7-month stopover instead of it’s usually 1-2. Mars is pushing us to truthfully talk and follow up with actions. The challenge with this time is your politeness filter has been switched off. So, it is having us double down on how to be constructive with our voice – to promote action not reaction.

Venus (beauty and harmony) is in Pisces. Helping us go with the flow especially around activities that we enjoy. We will have two weeks to appreciate this configuration. Jupiter (growth) is in Aries (action) until May 24, 2023 – great for manifestation, expansion, and action. And lastly, Saturn (structures) remains in Aquarius until the beginning of March 2023 – so innovating and modernizing your everyday life is its intention.

PS. Signs with an * it is a big week for you. Aquarius this is a perfect time to get an Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year. And Leo it is your halfway mark for your birth year, so if you need a Planetary Reading for a check in now is the time. And if you need a quick stocking stuffer. I can supply gift certificates for all my readings.

May light be on you, around you, and within you. Happy Solstice no tarotcast next week so I’ll “see” you all in 2023.

Nina

*****I have changed using the RWS version of the tarot names and now call the suits: pentacles/coins is now Earth, cups is now Water, swords is now Air and wands is now Fire. I did this because I want to work more closely with the elements that these suits represent.

Aries

*Sun – The Muse of Attainment has come to shine her blessings on you. This week is all about following only the things, projects, relationships that have the aura of success. By doing so you liberate yourself from the toils of the mundane and challenges that do not deserve your energy.

Taurus

Four of Earth – The Muse of the Miser comes to help you reallocate your resources. Somewhere there is a leak, and this muse advises to plug it before it becomes a gusher. So, look where you spend your energy, time, money, and space. Find ways to make how you spend more efficient so that your resources’ balances are not in the red.

Gemini

King of Fire – This week you will be called to lead, advise, or mediate this week. The Muse of Meaning has come to help you navigate these situations. She asks you to focus on the concept of win-win. Where both sides find a solution by caring about each other’s perspective and then partaking in reciprocity.

Cancerian

*Moon – The Muse of Reflection comes to you this week to help you cast light into the shadows. Your unconscious has some information for you, and you will need to investigate your shadow side to find it. You are repressing some thought or emotion which is rippling out into reality causing more disruption than necessary. By allowing your emotions to rise and then reflect on them you can calm your emotional waters.

Leo

*Death – Change can be challenging but the Muse of Transformation would like you to usher in this needed shift. She asks what weeding needs to happen in your life? There is a need to create space and let go of negative aspects that have overgrown or outgrown its purpose. This metamorphosis is a personal change, something you know hasn’t been working and now needs to be composted for new growth. Time to let go, so you can grow.

Virgo

Ace of Earth – This is a great time to start a new project or adventure, especially if it has the potential to grow your resources. You have all the tools needed. This week is the fertile time to plant the seed, goal or idea.

Libra

Ten of Earth – This week you are supposed to bask in your successes. This is not a time to start something new but to take advantage of and restitution of your hard work. This Muse asks: Why do you work so hard if you don’t takt time to enjoy the product of that energy?

Scorpio

*Tower – This week will have moments where you have no control over a situation or two. The Muse of Acceptance advises letting go of the ego and sense that you are not responsible for every outcome. Sometimes there is nothing one can do other than deal with the aftermath of change. However, she does remind you this is where your spirit shines. Embody the calm after the storm.

Sagittarius

*Fool – The Muse of the Wanderer entices you to investigate the world around you. Take time this week to explore your surroundings. Enjoy new sights, sounds and tastes. Your environment has unbound potential waiting for you to discover it.

Capricorn

*Strength – This week you will confront a fear or two. However, the Muse of Inner Strength is here to help you surmount any dread or doubt. She reminds you that you have tamed wilder beasts than what you will confront this week. These challenges are more kittens than lions.

Aquarius

*Hierophant – You may be asked to conform to someone else’s idea of right or wrong or be asked to fit into a schedule or law that does not work with your timing or morals. The Muse of Compliance reminds you that you should only agree with others if that action doesn’t work against your principles and standards. Compliance does not mean submittal. It should look more like a compromise or agreement.

Pisces

Five of Air – The Muse of Privilege has you working on the concepts of deserving and owing. She reminds you they both have aspects that include the ego and reciprocity. When seen with the light, they can be generous and earnest; however their shadowy side holds na

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Tarot and Art-Cast for week of Jan. 15, 2023

January 15, 2023 Nina

The artist this week is Juli, @juli_artwork. She is just starting out, so there isn’t much about her that I could find. She is a student studying illustration and her “art captures canids and otherworldly animals with a creative twist.” I especially love her riffs off classic paintings see: Taurus, Gemini, Sagittarius and Pisces . Also check her on Patreon. I love Patreon. It is another way I choose to support artists, 5% of my profit goes to artists there. A way to give back, what art gives to me.

And if you haven’t caught the theme yet, the month of January is in honor of this year being the Chinese year of the Water Rabbit. Rabbits are represented in a variety of cultures. Last week we looked at cultures where they are seen as tricksters. However, in Chinese folklore, rabbits accompany Chang’e, the goddess of the moon, and is represented as one of the zodiacal animals. In Japanese and Korean mythology, they also live on the moon, but they make mochi, a snack of sticky rice. In Vietnam rabbits are seen as symbols of innocence and youthfulness, however, they have replaced the zodiacal rabbit for a zodiacal cat.

Your pondering for the week: What is your favorite food that reminds you of your youth? Why was that food experience special. For fun, try to recreate that feeling.

Solar System highlights

This week the moon starts in Scorpio – follow your passions. On Wednesday it moves into Sagittarius – you might want the weekend to start sooner, but if you have a defined goal this will help you stay on track. And on Friday the moon is in Capricorn – try not to take your work home with you. Hang your problems up with your coat.

No change from last week for the rest of the planets. Mercury (communication and knowledge) is in Capricorn (work and discipline) compromising is key to grease your work wheels. It is also still in retrograde until the 18th. This is a perfect time to reflect, review and redo. After Wednesday we can finally start 2023. Mars (action) is now direct but still in Gemini (communication and knowledge), until March 25^th, 2023. This is a 7-month stopover instead of it’s usually 1-2. Mars is pushing us to truthfully talk and follow up with actions. The challenge with this time is your politeness filter has been switched off. So, it is having us double down on how to be constructive with our voice – to promote action not reaction.

Venus (beauty and harmony) is in Aquarius (innovation) until January 26^th – where we can focus on updating our environment and how we experience sensuality in our lives. Jupiter (growth) is in Aries (action) until May 24, 2023 – great for manifestation, expansion, and action. And lastly, Saturn (structures) remains in Aquarius until the beginning of March 2023 – so innovating and modernizing your everyday life is its intention.

PS. Signs with an * it is a big week for you. Capricorn this is a perfect time to get an Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year. And Cancer it is your halfway mark for your birth year, so if you need a Planetary Reading for a check in now is the time. And if you need a quick stocking stuffer. I can supply gift certificates for all my readings.

May light be on you, around you, and within you. Happy Solstice no tarotcast next week so I’ll “see” you all in 2023.

Nina

Aries

*Chariot – Finally your planet Mars is moving forward and so the Muse of Movement would like you to take that energy and run with it. This is a great week to start a project, set goals, move your body, and/or take a project to the next phase. And if you don’t know where to start take the advice of Agnes Martin: “Your path is at your feet whether you realize it or not.” The key to this week is just start moving.

Taurus

Eight of Fire – This week has a plethora of messages from a variety of sources. The problem is which one to focus on. The Muse of Messages advises to either write them all down and sort them out next week. Or prioritize the first 8 you receive and focus on working with them. No matter which way you choose, eyes and ears open.

Gemini

Nine of Earth – The Muse of Self Reliance is your cheerleader this week. The path to ease is being confident that you can handle whatever is thrown at you. That you will not only survive but thrive. She reminds you if you are reading this you have endured way worse. Use what you already know to tackle any challenges this week. You got this.

Cancerian

*Magician – Where the past couple of weeks the muses have had you hold back, this week you are given a wand to conjure whatever you need. The Muse of Manifestation is passing you the tools required to experiment and create. This week use your imagination and curiosity to play with ideas and projects that you would like to manifest in the coming months. She reminds you this is not about perfection or expectations. This is about the actions that lead to discovery and materialization.

Leo

*High Priestess – The Muse of Wisdom is here to realign you to you. This week is a deep dive into self-awareness and the rituals of sacredness. Take this time to acknowledge your super-powers. This Muse also questions are you using them wisely? If so set up or create more support for your daily sacred rituals that bring you closer to the source. If not, spend this week re-connecting with the celestial.

Virgo

Queen of Fire – The Muse of Vibrancy is asking you to turn up your volume. Whether that is to add vibrant colors to your wardrobe, show your art or raising your voice to be heard. This Muse would like you to stand out. To express your uniqueness for all the world to see.

Libra

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Knight of Air – This week you need to slow down. The Muses warns you to be careful of your extremities. Like not running with scissors, be careful when chopping vegetables and watch where you step. These missteps may happen on the material plane, but you also need to be careful of your words. You can step into a situation with all good intentions but end up stepping on toes. This week walk with more mindfulness.

Scorpio

Ten of Fire– The Muse of Burdens suggests relinquishing some of your tasks this week. Be aware of not overextending your commitments and be realistic of what you can handle. The lesson with working with this muse is to take responsibility for some things but not all things. Others need to learn how to carry their load or learn to help you carry yours.

Sagittarius

Three of Earth – The Muse of Collaboration advises you to work with others this week to create more efficiency and innovation. As they say two heads are better than one, but three heads and six hands are better still.

Capricorn

Page of Earth – The Muse of Critical Thinking is your helper this week. The basic elements of critical thinking are keeping an open mind, asking questions, gathering relevant information, having cognitive flexibility, thinking through to solutions and conclusions. This week is about being reasonable.

Aquarius

Five of Air – This week holds the energy of tension. You can be pulled taunt by the interactions of others. The Muse of Tension advises how to navigate this stormy weather by doing these five things: take a breath before entering a situation or conversation, let go of your ego, be still, let any chaos flow pass you not through you and use silence constructively.

Pisces

Knight of Water – The Muse of Compassion is here to help you navigate the emotional waters within you and others. Choice wisely who you open up to this week. You need to practice your vulnerability but also to discern who is worthy of your heart. This is not a lesson on guardedness but one on ask

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Tarot and Art Forecast for week of Jan. 1, 2023

January 1, 2023 Nina

Welcome 2023!

The artist this week is Jaune Quick-to-See Smith. Smith, also a curator, teacher and activist describes herself as “a cultural arts worker”. Smith’s art is a commentary on personal, social, environmental, and political issues of navigating the world as a Native American. By working with layers of paint, images, collage elements, sign-like petroglyphs, text she texturizes meaning into her work. Smith’s complex art compels the viewer to see their own complexity in history, representation, gender, and race. In her words. “Art should reveal the unknown to those who lack the experience of seeing it.” Her message from her art is a process of viewing, agitation often through humor, hopeful understanding and then a call to action.

For example, the above work, Celebrate 40,000 years of American Art though seemingly simple is deep in meaning. First, she has us see the rabbit’s smoke/shadow-dance from background to forefront hinting the movement of past to future. This leads us to the words reminding us that American Art started when Native Americas first walked in the Americas and the importance of bringing Indigenous art into the context of and dialogue of Art. Third, the rabbit imagery has been used in indigenous art for millennia and most notably as the trickster spirit of some Native tribes. The rabbit in their stories can be a hero but is often prone to inappropriate behavior like gluttony, carelessness, and an overinflated ego. So simultaneously Smith is using the rabbit image as a critique of modern artists and the art world. Like the work done by Joseph’s Beuys’s How to explain Pictures to a Dead Hare playing with the concept of what art is or the controversial aspects of Jeff Koon’s Rabbit which sold for $91million dollars. Her work nods not only to history but also to stepping more mindfully into the future.

Your pondering for the week: Let us use this retrograde period to walk or dance slowly 2023 and with more mindfulness. Not leaving the harder lessons of the past five years but honoring our history as we create our future.

Solar System highlights

This week the moon starts in Taurus – start the week slow but steady. On Tuesday it moves into Gemini – conversations and relationships are highlighted. On Friday we have a Full Moon in Cancer, a lovely time for self-care, family and enjoying your home.

Mercury (communication and knowledge) is in Capricorn (work and discipline) compromising is key to grease your work wheels. It is also in retrograde. This is a perfect time to reflect, review and redo. Mars (action) is still in Gemini (communication and knowledge), until March 25^th, 2023. This is a 7-month stopover instead of it’s usually 1-2. Mars is pushing us to truthfully talk and follow up with actions. The challenge with this time is your politeness filter has been switched off. So, it is having us double down on how to be constructive with our voice – to promote action not reaction. And it’s in retrograde until January 12^th, so again this is highlighting to walking into 2023 very slowly, mindfully, and calmly.

Venus (beauty and harmony) moves into Aquarius (innovation) on January 2^nd – where we can focus on updating our environment and how we experience sensuality in our lives. Jupiter (growth) is in Aries until May 24, 2023 – great for manifestation, expansion, and action. And lastly, Saturn (structures) remains in Aquarius until the beginning of March 2023 – so innovating and modernizing your everyday life is its intention.

*****I have changed using the RWS version of the tarot names and now call the suits: pentacles/coins is now Earth, cups is now Water, swords is now Air and wands is now Fire. Because I want to work more closely to the elements that these suits represent.

PS. Signs with an * it is a big week for you. Capricorn this is a perfect time to get an Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year. And Cancer it is your halfway mark for your birth year, so if you need a Planetary Reading for a check in now is the time. And if you need a quick stocking stuffer. I can supply gift certificates for all my readings.

May light be on you, around you, and within you. Happy Solstice no tarotcast next week so I’ll “see” you all in 2023.

Nina

Aries

*Hierophant – You all start this year with the Muse of Structures. The place to look is not on the physical plane but on a spiritual and heart center one. This Muse asks you to focus on looking at your support/foundations with your spiritual self and with your close friend group. She wants you to strengthen the weave in your daily life with the people that are important to you and a spiritual practice. Their access may require what seems like a sacrifice of your resources, but it is actual sustenance.

Taurus

*Lovers – Connection is the theme for you to start with this year. The Muse of Intimacy invites you into the year with a visualization of what this could mean. The Muse asks you to open your inner eye to a landscape blooming with flowers, a pair of birds singing harmonies of contentment. A journal lying open on a chair welcoming you to be curious and trusting. A cottage in the background where you see a simple but hearty meal waiting for you. This is the magic, learning and exchange of deep connection: growth, harmony, openness, acceptance, and nourishment. Welcome it into 2023.

Gemini

Four of Air– You need to slowly roll into 2023, for the Muse of Restoration is calling you to stay in the stillness. The quiet of ritual seclusion brings inner silence and the profound rest you still require. Revitalization and healing are possible this year when sufficient time is dedicated to quietude. However, it is up to you to place and ensure quiet time into your schedule.

Cancerian

*Death – The Muse of Organic Change walks with you into 2023. Spend time this week evaluating what you are bringing into the new year. This Muse asks you to spend time releasing more of what you no longer need so the “new” has a place to grow. The challenge with this time of pre-creation is it is still nebulous. Work on staying with the planets’ retrograde period of review, revise and release (until January 18^th), and keep the need to know at bay. Organic change is inevitable, terrifying, but also beautiful when allowed to naturally blossom.

Leo

Ten of Earth – You are walking into 2023 still having to do some clean up from 2022. The Muse of Fortitude helps us with the banality of day-to-day existence or the struggle of the last mile. She reminds you that this last bit of cleaning up is a pause to adjust and reinvent what will soon be the past. That you still can make magic happen with this ending. This seems to coincide with taking advantage of the planets in retrograde. So, the real beginning of the year starts mid-January for you.

Virgo

Six of Water – Do not rush into 2023 just yet. The Muse of Remembrance is advising you to do some journaling to close out 2022. Pick six memories of the past year where you have successfully dealt with a challenge and/or experiences that has shaped the person you are now. By doing this exercise you will raise your vibration level to match the positives vibes awaiting you in 2023.

Libra

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Wisdom Knowledge

Nine of Earth – The Muse of Independence walks with you into 2023 to boast your confidence. Last year was challenging in many aspects. And you have come through it, maybe a little battle sore but with more resources and resilience than you realized you had. So now walking into 2023 you are wiser and better resourced, making the journey going forward easier and giving you the confidence to see and utilize your hard-won sovereignty.

Scorpio

Ace of Air – This is the card of new beginnings on the thought plane. The Muses would like you to make an outline of your goals and aspirations for 2023. The challenge is twofold. First being penetratingly truthful with what you want. Don’t be unassuming or question the substance of the goal. Secondly, leave enough room for something magical to happen too. So, make a few goals that are more about feeling of something you need than reality of a thing.

Sagittarius

A Nickel For Your Thoughts, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith

Queen of Air – The Muse of Details walks you into 2023. Perceptiveness is the skill she wants you to use this week. For example, while entering a room, see how people are gathered, who is pay attention, on their phone, laughing, talking quietly, or sitting alone. By distinguishing the details of situations before engaging, you can align yourself to where you want to be or the next action. Instead of your typical go with the flow attitude, this week is more about preemptive cleverness in deciphering decisions and actions.

Capricorn

Ace of Earth – Apropos that you would get a new beginning card for your birth month and for the year. The Muses would like to bestow some fertilizer on your year. These energy gifts are the stability of a the Pando root system, strength of Australian Buloke wood, wisdom found in the earth crust, fertility of an Ocean Sunfish, and the potential for abundance if you put in the ground work.

Aquarius

Ten of Fire – You are walking into 2023 still having to do some clean up from 2022. Luckily this slow walk into 2023 is supported by the planet’s retrograde period that ends on January 19^th. The Muse of Responsibility advises that you spend time finishing tasks leftover from 2022. First evaluate if the things on your list are still relevant to the coming year. Then prioritize, what on your list only you can do. Lastly spend the next two and half weeks getting as much of the rest checked off as you can. Clearing your to-do list is essential before you begin your new birth year.

Pisces

Coyote Made Me Do It, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith

Eight of Water – The Muse of Simplification is suggesting the best use of this retrograde period is to reassess if you need to exit a situation and move on to something new. She would like you to lighten your load so you can set a new course into 2023. May times this un-baggaging has to do with emotions that no longer work for you. Or aspects that you are holding on to for comfort or sentimental reasons instead of living in the present. Time to release.

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