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

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

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

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

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

 

P.S. Signs with an * it is a big week for you. Scorpio this is a perfect time to get an Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year.  And Taurus it is your halfway mark for your birth year, so if you need a Planetary Reading for a check-in, now is the time.

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

Nina

 

Aries

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

 

Taurus

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

 

Gemini

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

 

Cancerian

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

 

Leo

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

 

Virgo

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

 

Libra

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

 

Scorpio

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

 

Sagittarius

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

 

Capricorn

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

 

Aquarius

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

 

Pisces

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