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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of June 19, 2022

June 19, 2022 Nina

Happy Birth-month Cancerians!

The artist this week is Shantell Martin @shantell_martin. (This blog is a hard medium to show her work for much of the impact comes with the immersion into it and many of her pieces are moving. For example, just go to her website and run your cursor over the drawings around her image. But I am going to try, and hopefully you will be more intrigued and click through to her sites.)

Martin makes “simple” ink line drawings and takes us on a journey possible into to her stream of conscious but definitely into our own self-discovery. She is a renaissance philosopher artist. Martin often collaborates and has vast interests in a variety of mediums, music, design, fonts, sculpture to name a few. Her works represented here are parts installations in public spaces. There is a sense of fun of whimsy that we often need to remind ourselves of, even when we are thinking big thoughts. That we can simultaneously follow a line of thought and wind it through a variety of emotions, but come out with a more optimistic and airy sense of space.

Martin has been fascinated and working with the concept of “line” since youth. As she said in a Colossal Interview “With just a few simple strokes you can imagine something or bring it to life. There’s something quite magical about that, and as an artist, I feel we all fundamental have our own line inside us. We have something we could extract…it would be unique and different for every single individual that created a line.” So, your pondering for this week is Martin’s Art Manifesto. Even if you are not an artist these aspects can be applied into your life. For an exercise replaced the word “art/artist” and with “us/our” in the sheet below and find your line.

Solar System Highlights

Just a heads-up Monday through Wednesday the Moon, Mars and Venus are all in placements that can ooze stubbornness and noncompliance. Watch that you don’t get into any battles because nobody wins during this time. Then on Thursday the Moon moves into Taurus giving us that slow and steady energy to finish out our work. By Saturday it is in Gemini a great time for friends and lively conversations. Mercury is in Gemini its home spot. This eases conversations and inspires downloads of knowledge. Venus (beauty and harmony) moves into Gemini (communication and knowledge) on the 22nd. Finally, Venus can get some breathing room from Mars. So, after Wednesday fences can be mended and people find places to compromise. Jupiter is in Aries until October 28^th. It influences action and expansion over the summer months. And lastly, Saturn remains in Aquarius for all of 2022 – so innovating and upping your game is its focus.

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

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

Nina

Aries

*Moon – The Muse of Shadows would like you to work with your more obscured attributes. She would like you to reflect on your societal persona. Has it masked some hidden talents? Does it truly reflect your soul’s desires or your heart’s? What abilities have you hidden because of should, could, would have statements? Time to walk at least one of these hidden abilities back out into the light.

Taurus

*Wheel – Last week, the Muse of Healing and Hope asked if you could heal one thing what would it be? And if you had one truth to live by what would that be? The Muse of Fortune often comes to unstick momentum, so she continues this line of questioning. She asks what are you trying to control that cannot be controlled? Where are you metaphorically trying to grasp water or manipulate an aspect of the Wheel of Life? This Muse is reminding you the world turns without you. She does not mean to lessen your power but to redirect it to the present.

Gemini

*Death – The Muse of Organic Change advises that now is the time to let go and create space for the new to grow. This can look as simple as cleaning out your closets, old junk drawers or your garage. Or as complex as letting go of old concepts or relationships that no longer feed you. Think of it like tilling the soil of your life. You are preparing the ground for new things to grow.

Cancerian

Ten of Coins – The Muse of Abundance is your first energy to work with this birth year. This Muse is asking you if you can celebrate your success and enjoy all that you have worked for? This year is about enjoying the family you have created, the friends you have, and your material successes.

Leo

Ten of Wands – You will be asked to do a lot this week; however, the Muse of Obligation reminds you all the tasks are not your responsibility. This week your challenge is to discern what is yours and then drop the rest. By taken on other’s responsibilities you are creating unhealthy dependent relationships instead interdependent collaborations.

Virgo

Two of Coins – The Muse of Equilibrium comes when something is out of balance. She asks what is making your life askew? Are you working too much? Then Play more. Or are you playing too much? Then realign with your ambitions. Are you feeling tired or sick? Look at adjusting your sleep habits or food intake. The challenge with this exercise is believing you must take on all the imbalances at once. Start small and pick one focus, like go to bed 15 minutes earlier, for you might find the others naturally readjusts with the smallest of calibrations.

Libra

*Strength – The Muse of Strength comes for two reasons, either you need to strength your core muscle, or you need to strengthen your convictions. If its your core muscle be careful lifting things this week and do some strengthening exercises. If it is your convictions, shore up your boundaries and realign yourself with your belief systems. Often this Muse asks you to ponder what is the most important ethic that you hold and then apply the answer in all your challenges this week.

Scorpio

*Chariot – This week will have a lot of energy not only within you but also around you. The Muse of Momentum has given you the impetus, but you must supply the objectives. So be careful starting off this week without a responsible agenda. Without a plan this energy can combust or have you doing donuts in the parking lot. However, if you have goals and actions steps you should find the road smoothly paved.

Sagittarius

Eight of Wands – The Muse of Messages shows up all this week downloading information. The challenge is managing your inbox. So, the key to ease this week is prioritize what you need to respond to and leave the rest. Also, it is a great time to pick out a book or audio file and savor the glory of the written word.

Capricorn

Five of Coins – The Muse of Devotion is asking what or whom do you pray to? This week will have its challenges, so where do you go for spiritual guidance? This week reconnect to the divinity, person, place, or thing where you can find solace for your soul.

Aquarius

Nine of Wands – The Muse of Resilience is standing by you to help you make it through the challenges this week. First, she reminds you that you have been through way worse and survived. And secondly, she prompts that you do not have to take it all on at once. You can methodically come at one challenge at a time and the rest will wait their turn, though they may grumble a bit. You got this.

Pisces

*Hermit – The Muse of Solitude is inviting you to pull away and get some perspective. Yep, you have the Muses’ permission to hide this week. So, turn off your phone any time you can; however, this does not mean that you can sit in a haze. The challenge this week is to stand back and look at your surroundings and make a game plan of how you are going to re-enter into society.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of June 12, 2022

June 12, 2022 Nina

The artist this week is Djakou Kassi Nathalie @djakoukassi. Djakou works with clay like quilters work with fabric. In many of her pieces she carves stylized masks, houses, mathematical equations, shapes, and lines in a crazy quilt like fashion. Weaving together a tale with small treasures, like a person peeping out a window with 2020 carved beside it or a notched gear placed like the sun over a house. Her work relates powerful stories against domestic violence, man’s volatile interactions with nature, survival, and the inspiration of divine womanhood. These masks which adorn many of her large vessel, vases, plates, and stylized figures are as if our ancestors or ancients are looking at as, questioning our reasonings and telling us their knowledge. Are they and Djakou reminding us of cautions and insights from the past that reverberate into the now? That our present-day life is interwoven with generational knowledge, our own past experiences, who we are now, and then questions our own legacy? The beauty of how all our stories intertwine, connect and that ultimately together we build vessels for the next generations?

Your pondering: As humans, we are a tapestry of our experiences interwoven and stitched to the past as much as the present. What will be your part in Earth’s weaving?

Solar System Highlights

The Moon starts this week in Sagittarius, so it might be hard to get into the groove of the work week and leave the weekend vibe. But by Tuesday the moon is in Capricorn, and it becomes easier to focus on getting things done. By Thursday it shifts to Aquarius where it lifts energy towards innovation and the removal of grid locks. Then on the weekend the moon moves into Pisces, great for all things involving water and nestling into home and family. Though be aware you can get some celestial downloads too.

Mercury moves to Gemini on Monday its home spot. This eases conversation which we will need with Venus and Mars’ lesson this week. Venus (beauty and harmony) is in Taurus one of its favorite places. And Mars (action) is in Aries where it loves to hang to provide momentum. However, when it comes to relationships these two put out a stubborn vibe. Hence, we are back to challenges in our relationships, though this helps us learn the skill of compromise. Jupiter is in Aries until October 28^th. It influences action and expansion over the summer months. And lastly, Saturn remains in Aquarius for all of 2022 – so innovating and upping your game is its focus.

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

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

Nina

Aries

Two of Wands – The Muse of Future Adventures is nudging you to do some goal setting and to balance that with a vacation plan. What places would you like to explore next year and where do you see yourself in June of 2023?

Taurus

*Star – The Muse of Healing and Hope wants you to realign with your north star. She asks if you could heal one thing what would it be? And if you had one truth to live by what would that be? This is the week to start that particular wound healing and calibrate yourself to that truth.

Gemini

Three of Cups – Your last Muse for the coming year is the Muse of Friendship. First let’s review your other guides for your birth year. The Muse of Collaboration came saying that people are vital to broadening your perspective and adding skill sets that you will need to create a better life. Then the Muse of Karmic Kindness forecasted that any good or bad deeds you do come back to you three-fold, however, the reciprocation is never linear. And then the Muse of Commitment has you working on why you are dedicating yourself to something more than looking at the “why not”. And now the Muse of Friendship enters the chorus reminding you that friends are who you fill and empty your emotional cups with. This year people are vital to your wellbeing and growth. So, open up your contacts and start reconnecting.

Cancerian

*Strength – Your third high energy week and your last week to wind up your birth year. The last two weeks’ themes have been about creating, building, and nurturing. And this week the Muse of Strength is wanting you to work on integrating and strengthening your habits to support these concepts. So, this Muse is asking what do you need to maintain the space and time to play with creation, manifest it into being and then feed it so it can grow to the next level? The challenge is starting small and slowly in taming your internal and external chaos.

Leo

Nine of Swords – The Muse of Worry comes when your mind is on “11”. You are overthinking and this week’s energy is not going to help. So, this muse shows up to remind you that “worrying is like paying a debt you don’t owe.” You can plan until the cows come home and 999 out of 1000 times you will have worried for not. So, what would happen if you focused that worry brain power somewhere else more pertinent like what is happening in the present. One of your superpowers is dealing with problems in the moment. So, if you stay present, you will more likely solve the potential worry if they actual occur or acknowledge that it will solve itself in time without you.

Virgo

*Death – The Muse of Organic change comes when you need to pull some weeds in your metaphorical (or literal garden with all you gardeners out there). You need to create space in your life and your environment. Take this week to clear some space. This Muse is a harbinger that good things are coming but they need room to grow, so some clearing is necessary.

Libra

Ten of Coins – The Muse of Prosperity comes when you are at a place to enjoy the hard work you have put in. You have worked your butt off to get here. And why did you work so hard if you don’t spend time enjoying it? Take time this week to luxuriate before you move on to the next project.

Scorpio

Five of Wands – The Muse of Chaos comes to shake things up. She is not always helpful in how she does it though. Often, she nudges your insecurities or rivalry to reveal your wants and needs. First make sure you are not measuring your self-worth according to another person’s life or opinion. Once you have done that, then tend to satisfying your wants or needs without comparisons.

Sagittarius

Ace of Wands – The Muse of Inspirations is knocking on your door. It is time to broaden your world and your goals. Take time this week to visit new places and adventures. If you do so, they will not only stimulate you but also inspires new experiences which then fertilize your own growth.

Capricorn

*Moon – The Muse of Visons is here all this week to bring forth dreams, apparitions, and emotional bubbles from the subconscious. Do not see these sights as omens but more like dreamscapes to play with your imagination and glean insight from its shadows. Use this spiritual fodder to nurture your artistic side. And lastly go howl at the moon on the 14^th or 15^th when the moon is in your sign.

Aquarius

Two of Swords – “Decisions, decisions, decisions” seems to be your earworm this week. To make any decision this week you need to think about the journey more then its goal. Because no matter which path you take you will get to the same end point; so, take the path that feels right to you.

Pisces

Three of Wands – The Muse of Venture comes when it is time for you to start on a project. The important step for it to begin with ease is preparation while you are waiting for the right time or way to finance it. This week is no time to stand idle. Make the space and time for this new thing to come in. Think of it like feathering one’s nest before your next golden egg is laid.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of May 8, 2022

May 8, 2022 Nina

This week I highlight the art of Mary Cassatt, painter and print maker. She studied and showed her work in Europe in the late 1800’s. And in 1877 was invited by Degas to join a group of independent artists, that became known as the Impressionists. Cassatt was the only America to officially join the group. During this time, she revised her technique, composition, and use of color. She began to experiment with printmaking especially influenced by Japanese artisans.

Her subjects were taken from her life as a woman: her family, the theater and opera. These were not the standard sitting portraits which she was also known for but showed her interest in figure compositions and movement. However, her study of the relationship and everyday experiences of mother and child brought in an emotional quality to her paintings. She entices the viewer to reminisce our own experiences as a child and/or a caregiver. A gentle touch, arms embracing you, sharing intimate moments of care.

Mother’s Day is not only a moment to honor our mothers, but also a day to honor nurturing. Nurture is defined “as the process of caring for and encouraging the growth or development of someone or something.” Whether you have children, are a mother, have a mother or none of the above, nurturing is a verb that needs strengthening in this world right now.

Your Pondering: How do you nurture for yourself and in your world?

Solar System Highlights

The Moon starts this week in Virgo – clean and organize your workspace to begin the week. Then it moves into Libra on the 12^th – relationships and balance are highlighted. Then on Saturday it moves into Scorpio – great for imbibing in your passions. Mercury is in Gemini it home sign, so conversations and knowledge are highlighted. However, it turns retrograde on May 10^th so from then on review, reflect and revise until June 3^rd. If you must start a project or have a deep conversation, remember patience is key during this time. Venus (beauty and harmony) is in Aries (action and chaos). So, Mars and Venus stop working with each other again until the end of month. Mars (action) is still in Piscesian dream land while Venus wants to get going and see action steps. Lesson in patience and compromise are still big this week. Also, Jupiter moves into Aries on May 10^th. So, expansion and growth go from dreams to reality. And lastly, Saturn remains in Aquarius for all of 2022 – so innovating and upping your game is the focus for this year.

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

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

Nina

Aries

Five of Coins – The Muse of Challenges is creating more chaos than ease this week. Luckily you had the Muse of Core Strength last week reminding you that you are a powerhouse, a force to be reckon with. And this week’s Muse to point out that you are not using your resources well or not asking for help. So, call in the troops.

Taurus

*Magician – Your fourth and so far, most powerful Muse is the Muse of Conjuring. While the other Muses are helping you finish and release, this Muse is making you a conduit to the divine. You will be provided all the tools you need this year, but it is up to you to experiment with them and bring ideas to life.

Gemini

*Star – The Muse of Oneness had you connect with the world last week and now another powerful Muse steps in to illuminate you. The Muse of Healing and Illumination comes to soothe and help you cure old wounds, and she does this with inspiration and hope. Connection is still key for this week. So, foster the good relationships with nurturing care and the bad, they are reminders how not to act. Be grateful for both for the latter shows you your wounds and the former, heals them.

Cancerian

Eight of Swords – Boundaries and bindings abound this week. This Muse of Captivity points out that you however hold the keys to your freedom. You do not have to be bound to the social constructs around you. You know that some of them are causing harm. Take this week to unbind these negative thoughts that never served you.

Leo

*Tower – The Muse of Disruption is here again to point out what needs changing in your life. You have two choices with this energy. You can let her run havoc and tear down what isn’t working. Or you can work with this kali like energy as motivation to make the changes yourself. The former can be easier but the later creates less dust and general mayhem. And remember the choice is always yours.

Virgo

Six of Swords – The Muse of Transitions is here to move you to the next phase. This can be adding one serving of a fruit or veggie to your diet or rearranging your space to be more feng shui. Or, reordering your schedule so you can get in some exercise. Little shifts need to happen this week so you can create more flow and ease.

Libra

Ace of Wands – The Muse of Vitality is pushing you to play with your creativity and ignite your imagination. So, start that project you been thinking about. Connect with your artistic side and play with paints or play in your garden. Her point is to experiment and activate your mind with color and creativity.

Scorpio

Seven of Coins – Last week the Muse of Construction came to help you expand your empire and build it better. This week the Muse of Labor picked up the torch and is giving you the energy to continue the work. She reminds you that, if you put in the work this week, accolades will follow.

Sagittarius

Three of Wands – The Muse this week would like to help you lay the foundation to a project or relationship. This is a great week to do research, check out sites and plans for viability. Mercury going into retrograde will help this process. As they say measure twice and cut once.

Capricorn

Seven of Wands – The Muse of Advantage is with you this week. Though you may feel in the right or positioned to win, be careful how you play the scenario. Winning is wonderful if it is done with humility and grace.

Aquarius

Five of Cups – The Muse of Silver Linings has come to help you navigate this week’s chaos. She comes when events do not always work in your favor. But she points out that in all cases they are only partial losses. The cup is half full, rain must happen for the rainbow etc.…

Pisces

*Temperance – The Muse of Harmony is here to help you sort through this week. Harmony is defined “as pleasing arrangement of parts.” This can be as simple as playing with new spices in your food, working with different color combinations with your wardrobe, or as complicated as rearranging the priorities in your life. So, this week as you view your surroundings how can you combine and arrange them to be more pleasing to your eye as well as your soul?

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of May 1, 2022

May 1, 2022 Nina

Art and therapy are vital for my mental health. I first utilized them in college for my test anxiety and then for the last 20 years helping me work through a bout of medically induced agoraphobia that evolved into general anxiety. May is mental Health Awareness Month. So, this tarotcast I am highlighting art and mental health. Above is a jacket made by Agnus Richter. She was a seamstress and at 49 was arrested for disturbing the peace and trespassing. She was diagnosed for paranoia and admitted to Hubertusburg Asylum in 1895, where she remained for the last 26 years of her life. Throughout that time, she embroidered all her clothes with phrases. The only piece that has survived is the above coat she made from pieces of women’s institutional clothing. This and the pictures below are examples of Art Brut and housed in The Prinzhorn Collection Museum.

In the early 1900’s drawing, painting and clay-work had been used in psych-wards for years as an activity that calmed patients. Hans Prinzhorn and Walter Morgenthaler both psychiatrists at that time were interested in the bridge between mental health and creativity. Morgenthaler wrote a book on studying the art of schizophrenic, Adolf Wolfli, and a year later Prinzhorn published Artistry of the Mental Ill in 1922. Where he collected thousands of artworks from various asylums in and around Heidelberg, Germany. These books caused ripples positively in the art world attracting artist like Klee and Kandinsky, but it also was used more ominously during the rise of Nazism as evidence of the “degenerate”. However, Prinzhorn theorized through his work that image making is an innate desire to leave traces of our existence and gave a voice to the voiceless.

Your Pondering: to help all our general mental health, smile at a stranger. So, they can know that today at the very least they have been seen.

Solar System Highlights

The Moon starts this week in Gemini – the gift of gab shines on us. Then it moves into Cancer on the 4^th – self-care in the middle of the work week makes the week go by with more ease. Then on Saturday it moves into Leo – get out in the sun and enjoy your people. Mercury has moved into Gemini it home sign, so conversations and knowledge are highlighted. However, get any projects started before Mercury turns retrograde on May 10^th.

Venus (beauty and harmony) moves into Aries (action and chaos) on May 2^nd. So, Mars and Venus stop working with each other again until the end of month. Mars (action) is still in Piscesian dream land while Venus wants to get going and see action steps. Lesson in patience and compromise are big this week. Also, Jupiter is in Pisces until May 10^th. It supports expanding opportunity, luck and to dream bigger. And lastly, Saturn remains in Aquarius for all of 2022 – so innovating and upping your game is the focus for this year.

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

Nina

Aries

*Strength – You are going to need your strength this week. The Muse of Core strength is here to help. She reminds you that are a powerhouse, a force to be reckon with. First, on a physical level add core strengthening exercise to your regime to strength your back. Then on an emotional level strengthening your boundaries and a spiritual level reconnect with your purpose and morals. By doing these exercises your mental health will be able to handle any chaos or crisis, big or small.

Taurus

Ten of Swords – Your third Muse to work with for the coming year is the Muse of Culmination. This year will be full of cycles ending. Do this by purging, project finishing, and releasing. However, you will have to navigate it with more intuition then with logic. So far, your Muses for the year are standing firmly in the present. Experience each day to its fullest and let this Muse help you let go of or finish off what you do not want to carry into the future.

Gemini

*World – The Muse of Oneness is visiting to help you connect. This Muse reminds you it is easy to connect to the woes of the world but harder the places to rejoice. This week call old friends, hang with your family, take a walk into nature, stare at ant hill, smell the roses, have tea watching the world go by. Connect into this amazing world you live in.

Cancerian

Page of Swords – Not everything this week is clear cut, so the Muse of Investigation has come to help. She reminds you to read between the lines, ask more questions and listen deeply. Knowledge not only brings more ease but is instructive and illuminating too.

Leo

Three of Wands – The Muse of Enterprise has come with the energy help you do what is needs to be done. But the plan needs to be plotted out first and only by you. Make your to-do list, plot out your actions steps and then start checking them off. The only challenge is you may not see the profit from your labors for weeks to come.

Virgo

*Lovers – People and relationships are highlighted this week. The challenge is that it will take work for things to run smoothly. So, the Muse of Intimacy reminds you to that being vulnerable, curious, and humble will help you solve communication and interaction challenges. I.e.: you catch more flies with honey then vinegar.

Libra

King of Cups – It seems like this week will be a roller-coaster of emotions around you and therefore can affect you. Luckily the Muse of Emotions comes with the reminder that these outbursts are fleeting. The challenge is that you will have to invite them in. They will lose their steam and putter out if listen to but not acted on.

Scorpio

*Emperor – This week you have the energy to build upon anything you put your focus on. The Muse of Construction has come with her T-square and power tools to help. Your challenge is having a clear idea about what you want to build. And for the extra points, does this formation improve upon what is already existing in your life? Your motto: Build better.

Sagittarius

*Star – Last week had an evolutionary vibe to it, where your choices need to be an upgrade but also liberate you. This evolution whether seen or under wraps has drained you. So whatever choices you made the Muse of Healing Illumination has come to restore your energy and download some information. Find time this week to do some deep relaxing. This is beverages by water sources, nesting in with a good fiction book, or just getting a good night’s sleep. You deserve some down time.

Capricorn

Four of Swords – The Muse of Rest comes when your batteries are low. She advises you to unplug, take a social break and relax. You need to realign with the serene. So, find time to turn off the chatter. Your motto: Peace and Quiet.

Aquarius

Six of Wands – This week take time to celebrate your accomplishments. No joke these past couple of years have been hard, but you have made it through. You have achieved so much. The Muse of Celebration reminds you to take the time to celebrate the small success as well as the bigger triumphs, before moving to the next set of challenges.

Pisces

Eight of Swords – The Muse of Bondage provides challenges this week for you to break from old thought patterns. If something feels or sounds like a “broken record”, time to change the tune, i.e., your thought pattern. Remember just like an “earworm” they are placed there by others, but you have made it one of your “top ten”. So, now is the time to replace it with your own hit single.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of April 24, 2022

April 24, 2022 Nina

The artist this week is Mabel Allington Royds. Royds is painter and printmaker. She began creating color woodcuts using the traditional Japanese ukiyo-e printmaking process. However, instead of a three-person collaboration on a print (artist, artisan, printer), she learned from Frank M. Fletcher how to do all three stages independently. Royds innovated the technique further by applying pigment to the woodcuts by paintbrush rather than using a roller. And instead of using more expensive cherrywood blocks she bought six-penny pastry boards from Woolworth’s. And as her technique evolved, in this multi-block process, she began omitting the key board (often the first step in the printing process that establishes and prints the outlines of the piece). This allowed for the colors to merge in a more painterly fashion. She preferred to produce prints as people wanted them, adding even more variation and uniqueness to each print.

The pondering for the week: If you outline every aspect of your life are you missing the possibilities of spontaneous or experimental creation? So practice coloring without lines.

Solar System Highlights

There is a solar eclipse on April 30^th in Taurus. Things can slow down around this time lucky it’s on the weekend. The Moon starts this week in Pisces – daydreaming is easy but maybe not so great if you have a lot of work to get done. Then it moves into Aries on the 27^th – great time to power through the work week and make up for lost time at the beginning. Then on Friday it moves into Taurus – great for family, gardening and getting out into nature. Mercury is in Taurus until the weekend, so it moves from getting to the root of conversation and grounding relationships through dialogue to a freer flowing conversation. Mars is in Pisces with Venus. So, these two are working with each other again. Mars by having you work with your intuition to create movement, and Venus wanting us to create more beauty and harmony in our environment and relationships. Jupiter is in Pisces until May 10^th; this aspect is dreamy and holds opportunity and luck. And lastly, Saturn remains in Aquarius for all of 2022 – so innovating and upping your game is the focus again for another year.

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

Nina

Aries

King of Coins – The Muse of Domain is advising you this week to metaphorical walk your perimeters and survey your land. This week to create more ease you need to have a better understanding of what you have built so far and what your needs are to build going forward. Do you need more space, better equipment, help? And start working on checking off those action steps.

Taurus

Ace of Coins – Your second Muse to work with for the coming year is the Muse of Material Plane Beginnings. Whether that is a new house, space, or project. This year you are supported in creating new things on the material plane. Think money, space, resources, and time. Take this week to write lists of what you want to physically grow this year.

Gemini

Ten of Cups – Happiness is all around you this week. It is up to you to tap into it and enjoy those moments. These can be big causes for celebration like finishing a project or a gathering of friends and family. Or it can be in those little moments of watching flowers grow from your porch, sitting and having a beverage with a friend or having the time to finally take a nap. Enjoy these moments of bliss they don’t come often or as easily.

Cancerian

Six of Coins – The Muse of Mini Karma sits on your porch this week. This muse reminds you that acts of kindness not only improve the world but also improve your mood. But she also states to be aware that negativity spreads and rebounds just as easily.

Leo

Four of Cups– The Muse of Saturation has come to warn that you are internalizing thoughts, actions, and emotions. You have saturated yourself with too much news, tv, overthinking, comfort eating, etc… Being overwhelmed has led you to state of vibrating numbness. Time to get out of your bed, head, belly button, or emotions and go do something. Preferably something that involves nature, kittens/puppies, or small children.

Virgo

Eight of Swords – Circumstances this week trigger you to feel bound or stagnate. The Muse of Bondage has come with the keys to free you. The issue is you are holding onto the locks of thought or work patterns. Time to let go of old patterns put there by others and take your power back.

Libra

Queen of Swords – You are going to need your mind sharp this week, for the Muse of Details has arrived. This energy comes when you need to magnify the small stuff. It is important to deal with the specifics, for if that is sorted the larger picture falls into place more easily. If by chance this week you are dealing with contracts, the law, or signing deals make sure you read the fine print. It is not that it is essential bad, but it can be a place to negotiate aspects in your favor.

Scorpio

Queen of Cups – The Muse of Fun is here to liven up the party. She is nudging you go out have fun, laugh, and partake in the world. Sometimes you water signs soak in too much emotionality of others, so this week is about letting go of some steam. So, find a batting cage, break-room, dance floor, swimming hole or sweat lodge and transmute those hotheaded negative emotions of others into something more enjoyable.

Sagittarius

*Judgment – This week has an evolutionary vibe to it. You may be asked life changing questions, make decision that change your trajectory, or be challenged to evolve to the next level. Remember you have a choice to stay where you are at or move on. But no matter which choice you make this Muse advises the answer should liberate you in some way.

Capricorn

Two of Wands – The Muse of Future Casting calls for you to gaze out the window and imagine new plans and outcomes. This week carve out some time to plan your garden, next project, or go big your life’s hope and dreams. This Muse asks: What’s next?

Aquarius

Three of Coins – Last week you needed personal insight. This week is all about asking for advice and help from others. The Muse of Collaboration comes when getting other people’s help or opinions is vital in creating more ease in your work and life. You don’t need to know everything or do everything. At the very least, use those second set of eyes and ears to check your work.

Pisces

Two of Coins – The Muse of Equilibrium comes for two reasons. One you need to focus on one thing at a time this week. And something is off kilter that needs to be re-balanced. This could be work and play, work and sleep, nutrition, or literally your balance sucks. So, maintain a tight focus and practice standing on one foot.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Feb. 6, 2022

February 6, 2022 Nina

Ava Roth

One of February’s vibrations is about collaboration. How can we work and create together? This week’s artist is Ava Roth. She has found a unique and interesting partnership. This series is called the Honeycomb Collection. Roth calls this an inter-species collaboration with local honeybees. She first creates an encaustic collage (painting with or uses hot beeswax) inside embroidery hopes or frames. Roth combines elements of nature with embroidery. Then the hoops are fixed to hive frames and placed inside honeybee hives. The bees then build their comb around her art and sometimes on it. Roth’s work has us ponder our interactions with nature. Can we interact instead of colliding? And can this interaction create something even more beautiful?

Solar System highlights: The Moon starts this week in Taurus – a nice shot of energy to start the work week. Then it moves into Gemini on the 9^th – great for working on your communication style. Onto Cancer for the weekend – perfect for relaxing and nesting at home. We have 3 planets in Capricorn until February 14^th. Mercury who works on our communication techniques especially in the workplace. Venus is in Capricorn – where beauty and harmony are achieved through practicality. And Mars – where it provides momentum in our workplaces. So, this is the week to get tasks done. Jupiter is in Pisces until May; this aspect is dreamy and holds opportunity and luck. And lastly, Saturn remains in Aquarius – so innovating and upping your game is the focus again for 2022.

P.S. 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.

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

Nina

Aries

*Chariot – The Muse of Momentum has given you the reins to move towards your goals with more ease this week. However, though the Universe has given you the vehicle and gassed it up, it is up to you alone to focus this energy into a direction. Or you will end up spending this week going in circles.

Taurus

*Hanged One – The Muse of Inertia has come to slow things down. When everyone else is getting pushed to get things done by the planets, you may be blocked. Instead of being frustrated see that your work is to reflect and ponder possibilities. For this muse only shows up when something needs to be look at before acting. This slower movement is a blessing providing you time to think and readjust before moving forward.

Gemini

Seven of Cups – The Muse of Daydreams is inviting you to play in your imagination. Your work is to dream bigger. This muse gently prompts you to look at the how and why you stop yourself from imagining a bigger brighter future. Focus on changing your “it’s impossible” to “it is possible.”

Cancerian

Four of Swords – When the planets are pushing most people forward you need the opposite. Rest is required this week. This Muse shows up when you do not realize how depleted you are. Turn off technology and take some time in stillness and seclusion. You are still work just internally.

Leo

*Hermit – Last week the Muse of Organic change challenged you to let go of the old to fertilize the new. Now the Muse of Hermitage adds to that energy with perspective and asks you to pull back from the everyday. You need to work with the big picture. It can be as simple as stepping back from a project to see which steps need to be tweak. Or as complex as thinking about deeper concepts like why I am here at this place and this time, and what can I do to better my world and the world of others.

Virgo

Page of Cups – The Muse of Joy has come to help you through an emotional time. This energy reminds you that life though complex and at times hard also has moments of sweetness. Your work is to see the joy. Think of ice cream on a hot day, sun showers, fireflies, a child’s giggle, or a cat’s purr. It’s being present to these small moments of joy that reminds us that life is good.

Libra

King of Wands – Last week the Muse of Metamorphosis wanted you to up your game by running your goals through the 4 components of evolution: Potential, can it be done? Variation, are there multiple avenues to get there? Competition, do you have to vie for resources? And proliferation, can it be done more than once? The Muse of Vibrance lets you spend another week on this process and cheers you on with shouts of “You got this!”

Scorpio

Five of Cups – This week can have its disappointment and missteps. But the Muse of Silver Linings reminds you that with each challenge there are positive aspects that you can only find by going through this process. Your work is to find those positive aspects that are left after the proverbial milk has been spilled.

Sagittarius

Seven of Wands – Last week Kali came to help you find cracks in some aspect of your life. Something you have been ignoring needs fixing. Now the Muse of Effort is pushing you to mend those cracks. Luckily you have another week to work on creating solutions, so “chalk on.”

Capricorn

Eight of Coins – The Muse of Productivity brings her energy so you can get things accomplished this week. This is so aligned with three planets also in Capricorn to help you get things moving. So, make your to-do lists and start checking them off. The challenge is not to take on unneeded pressure. You have mastery now its just working with it in the everyday.

Aquarius

Queen of Cups – This Muse of Pleasure has come to remind you that this week you need to be entertained and pampered. Yes, you will still be called to be productive, but you must balance it with laughter and love. So, find your joy people.

Pisces

*Lovers – The Muse of Relationships wants you to reconnect with the ones you love. Your work is to spend quality time with your “peeps” and fine tune your people skills. She reminds you this quality time promotes intimacy. So don’t try to fit everyone in this week. Maybe just home in on the one you haven’t connected with in a while.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Jan 16, 2022

January 16, 2022 Nina

This week’s artist is Betye Saar. Saar is an assemblage artist and print maker. As she says: I’m a person who walks looking down, because you can find lots of great things on the ground. I’m basically a recycler… I find other people’s stuff and junk and recycle it into my stuff and junk.’ But how she puts them together creates deeper more complex meaning, a story. Saar believes that that an object carries its past. Not only it’s physical past of where it has been and who held it, but also it mystical past why did someone make, buy, and then discard the object.

Saar by assembling these disparate items, they become reborn with a new voice. Her visual storytelling ranges from political like The Liberation of Aunt Jemima (1972) or delves into mysticism like Legends in Blue (2020). It her unique ability to combine items from society that can disparage and reimagining them to tell stories of freedom and spirit that makes her a remarkable artist.

We all create our own assemblages in our homes, souvenirs, knickknacks, photos, etc… Your pondering for the week: Look around your space and what things have you put together? What personal altars have you consciously or subconsciously created? What do these altars represent?

Solar System highlights: The Moon starts this week in Leo –time to shine into the world. Then moves into Virgo on the 20^th – organize and clean. Onto Libra for the weekend- perfect timing for bonding with partners and friends. No major planetary changes from last week. Except Mercury is retrograde in Aquarius – not a great time for action but a great time for your mind: Review, Reflect, and Reassess. Venus is in Capricorn – where beauty and harmony are achieved through practicality. Mars is in Sagittarius a lovely time to expand and explore not only your environment but your mind. Jupiter is in Pisces; this aspect is dreamy and holds opportunity and luck. And Saturn is still in Aquarius – so innovating and upping your game is its focus for another year.

P.S. 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.

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

Nina

Aries

*Chariot – The Muse of Self Propulsion is handing you the keys to your future this week. However, the challenge is you need a direction/focus to apply this energy towards. If you do not, you will drive in circles. If you do then everything is within your reach. So ready, steady, go.

Taurus

*World – The Muse of Endings and Beginnings is here to help you tie up loose ends and clean your plate, so you may start anew. Take this week to tidy your desk, inbox, entry ways, etc.… Literally or metaphorically you need to clean your portals so “the new” can walk in unimpeded.

Gemini

*Strength – To get through the next couple of months with more ease you need to strengthen your core. This can be as simple as starting an exercise regime to work on your abdominals. Or it can be as complicated as re-working your life’s mission statement and/or goals. These exercises in inner strength will lead you to more ease not only this week but also well into your birth month.

Cancerian

King of Coins – The Muse of Fiscal Abundance has come to help you set goals for your finances. They ask what do you need to make yourself feel financial safe? It could be getting your taxes ready early, paying off your debt, having a larger savings goal, or buying a house. Take this week to review, reflect and reassess your finances.

Leo

Six of Cups – This is your second six so a quick dive into six. Sixes in tarot represent the give and take that happens in the world. Last week it was about the balance of the cost and profit of success. This week it is about the balance of the past and future. The past has valid information for your future, but the lesson is not caring the pain or expecting repeated patterns. You bring the lesson and tools forward to use, so you do not have to relive past experiences.

Virgo

Four of Swords – The Muse of Rest is here again after also coming two weeks ago. This is a divine week for you to pull back and work with the Mercurian energy of Review, Reflect, and Reassess. Pull in and ponder to your hearts content. Healthy food, plenty of rest and a comfy couch or chair are your friends this week.

Libra

Six of Swords – The Muse of Mini-Transitions has come to get you out of a rut. This week make little changes that will affect your life in big ways. Releasing the past and finding new paths are key. This can be done by rearranging your furniture, finding a new places to hang, and/or releasing things that no longer work for you.

Scorpio

King of Cups – The past two weeks had you update your prime directive, a past paradigm or thinking process. And gave you clues either through dreams or synchronicities. Well, that theme continues this week with the Muse of Emotions. This energy asks you to make friends with your emotions because each of them that arise this week do so with a message. And as always with this muse Rumi’s poem Guest House is a reminder of how to do this.

Sagittarius

*Fool– Ok so third big energy week. The past two weeks the muses asked you to use your intuition or spiritual practice to tap into the flow of information masked in synchronicities, riddles, and Fae energy. Then the Muse of Mixology had you honing the skill of spontaneity with knowledge by experimenting and combing different aspects of your life (ex: shadow/light, rest/action). And now with these skills and information the Muse of New Adventure is pushing you out the door to find new experiences. This can be as simple as finding new routes home or as complex as making a leap into a new job field or lifestyle.

Capricorn

Two of Swords – This week with each of your decisions you need to get in touch with how that decision feels with all your senses. This muse reminds you that it is not the goal but the journey that is important.

Aquarius

*Hierophant and Page of Swords – The muses this week want you to investigate your structures. This can look as simple as looking through Zillow for new places to live, finding a new way to organize your life (did someone say bullet journal), or health blogs for new workouts. Or it can look as complex as doing some research into how you prioritize the structures of your life. For example, you say family is important but spend most of your time at work?

Pisces

*Magician – The Muse of Manifestation is here to help you bring the divine into existence in your life. Even though Mercury is in retrograde you all can begin manifesting. The challenge is that with each item, wish, manifestation you conjure it must also have a broader divine aspect to it. That can be as simple as you want a raise, but you also give more to charity this year. Or as complex that your new path has a higher purpose then survival.

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