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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Jan 2, 2022

January 2, 2022 Nina

Happy 2022!

This week’s artist is Lucia Heffernan @luciaheffernan. Heffernan paints animals in human situations. This anthropomorphic view is often used in comics, cartoons, and children’s books. We are all familiar with Cassius M Coolidge’s Dog’s Playing Poker paintings to advertise cigars in the early 1900’s or Bugs Bunny. Often animals are used to characterize and/or make fun of human behaviors.

The difference with Heffernan’s work is the animal is represented first and then the human characteristics are layered on top. As she says, “This collision between animal and human sensibilities creates a whimsical, theatrical, and often humorous world that viewers can relate to on an emotional level.” Heffernan allows us to see that we are animals too and that we can discover our own humor and innocence in the reflection of our fellow earthly companions.

I picked her Yoga Chick series because it resonates with how we all like to make goals for the coming year. A friend of mine (thanks Lou and @cynyassy) sent me this cartoon that asked when goal setting- are you committing to the outcome or the process? By committing to the just the goal you may not get there and if you do what next? But if you commit to the process then you are learning along the way. So, no setbacks, no failure just expansion. Just like in yoga (or any spiritual practice), you don’t go in thinking I will downward dog four times. The goal with the practice is the practice. So, your pondering for the week – what process are you willing to commit to?

Solar System highlights: The Moon starts this week in Capricorn – great time to start a practice, business, or project. Then moves into Aquarius on the 3^rd – innovation is key. Then onto Pisces for the 5^th – a great time for dreaming. And moon ends in Aries – spend the weekend in motion. Mercury is in Aquarius – find new ways to communicate. 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.

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

King of Cups – Your typical MO is action. “Let’s get things done”, but this week you will need to get in touch with your emotions. Instead of making a to-do list. Make a to-feel list. What do you want to feel in the coming year?

Taurus

*Tower – You need to start this year by doing a “building inspection” of your life. Something is making you off kilter, or there are cracks that need tending to before you start the year. Your foundations need stabilizing. So, start this year by doing some deconstruction before you start constructing.

Gemini

Four of Cups – Introspection is the name of the game this week. Yep, some deep belly-button gazing is required before you start this year. By doing this you will find 3 wonderful gems of insight. However, keep one ear/eye open for messages from outside sources that will help you with your last bit of info.

Cancerian

*Temperance – You will need to start your year in the slow lane. This week is about honing your skills in balance, patience, and moderation. By not rushing into the year, you can stabilize your energy, so you can better unite with the flow instead of swimming against it.

Leo

Ten of Coins – The start of this year is around wealth. The challenge is that your wealth does not come from one source. Yes, the material plane cannot be denied, but you need to reassess your place on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. By changing your perspective from lack to a desire for growth, you see that some of your needs are met and which ones need to be boosted.

Virgo

Four of Swords – The beginning of this year is centered around rest. Rest in its verb form is defined as cease work or movement in order to relax, refresh oneself, or recover strength. Your challenge is to still yourself – mind, body and spirit, so you can recharge your batteries. Do things like unplug, sweat lodges, deep water massage, stare out your window for hours…

Libra

Two of Cups – Love is the energy that starts off your new year. Love is defined as feeling deep affection for _____. Spend this week filling in the blank as many times as you can.

Scorpio

Ace of Swords – Insight and clarity are the themes to the start of this year. Take this week to modernize an old inspiration, motto, truth into this new decade. You are rewiring your brain to update your prime directive, a past paradigm or thinking process.

Sagittarius

*High Priestess – Sacred knowledge is being delivered to you this week. Use your intuition or spiritual practice to tap into the flow of information masked in synchronicities, riddles, and Fae energy. Dance in the moonlight, follow willow wisps, do radio divination – find ways to tap into the source.

Capricorn

Knight of Cups – This year starts with the energy of the romance. For those that know you well, under your can-do practical personality lies a gushy romantic. It is time for you to turn on your charm and caring for ones closest to you. Connection and intimacy are key for the start of 2022.

Aquarius

Nine of Swords – As you start 2022 you need to deal with your pessimism. Yes, 2021 was harsh and frustrating for you, but it is also the beginning of a 20-year cycle where you are in your groove and the rest of us catches up with how you think, and problem solve. Let go of your worry and upgrade your natural gifts of flexibility and adaptability.

Pisces

*Strength – Last year you faced and subdued many of your demons. So, this year starts with acknowledging them and checking on their leashes. You start this year much stronger than at the beginning of 2021, so 2022 will be easier. But the challenge is believing that you have done the hard stuff, that you are smarter and stronger. That you have and will endure.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Nov. 7, 2021

November 7, 2021 Nina

The artist this week is Artemisia Gentileschi. She lived in the 17^th century mostly in Italy. Gentileschi was one of the few woman painters of that time and was well known enough that she made a living with selling her paintings to nobles and royals like Charles I of England. She is also known for being the daughter of Baroque painter Orazio Gentileschi and being raped and winning her case against her rapist when she was 17.

When men write about her, they note the power of her brushstroke likening it to men of her time, or her boldness of portraying strong women characters, unlike the men of her time. Feminists write about her through a lens of a survivor and a woman who made her way in the patriarchal system. When female art historians write about her, they see her in a broader context with a variety of aspects that contributed to what she painted and why.

As a viewer we do look through our personal lens. Asking questions like did this feminine perspective become her selling point? Or was it the subjects she chooses? her “fame” of the rape? Or did she exemplify Baroque art with its drama, rich and deep color and intense light and dark shadows?

All of these are pertinent questions, but also, maybe we just like her work, amazed at how she can capture candlelight. As we view and relate to art or our lives, one must remember that a point in time resonates throughout our lifetime, but it does not solely define us or our actions. We are a sum of all the things that makes us. And at the same time, we are beautiful, amazing, and valid for just being alive as any other thing in nature.

Solar System highlights: The Moon starts in Capricorn – focus on getting things done on material plan. Then on Tuesday it moves into Aquarius – use your intellect and thinking outside the box is needed. The Moon then finishes in Pisces for the weekend – follow your dreams and soul’s desires. Mercury is in Scorpio – the focus is passion and letting go of forms of communication that no longer work for you. Venus is in Capricorn – where beauty and harmony are achieved with practicality. Mars is in Scorpio – desire is in the air, as well as, it is 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

Three of Swords – The Muse of Heartbreak has come to help you heal from a hurt you have been holding on too. This hurt usually shows up as self-criticism. These are deep wounds that keep cyclically happen in your life. So, fill in the thought “I’m not lovable because….” And heal that wound so you can accept the love that is already in your life or coming around the corner.

Taurus

Eight of Swords – The Muse of Self-binding Thoughts has come to trigger beliefs that no longer serve you. Your challenge is to release yourself from these mind ghosts. The keys to these emotional handcuffs are the upsets/traumas happened in the past, were put there by others, and you have made them your own. Release and free yourself.

Gemini

*High Priestess – Last week the Muse of Fortune calibrated your karma, good or bad, a debt has now been paid. Now, the Muse of Higher Purpose has come to realign you with your path. You are here for a variety of reasons: being a parent, sibling, work, your passion, etc.… If you listen to your inner voice or external synchronicities, this Muse will guide you to resources that help you gain traction on your path.

Cancerian

*Empress – Your third big energy week. So, you may be feeling a bit tired, stressed, and/or overwhelmed. Because you had the Muse of Destruction dismantling some aspect of your life that needed fixing. Then the Muse of Stabilization shored you back up. Now it’s time to create with the Muse of Creation. Ugh but your tired. Breath. This energy would like you to focus on a project that will take you through the New Year. She asks, what will you birth into 2022? Grow it slowly, and nurture yourself as you nurture it.

Leo

Five of Cups – The Muse of Spilled Milk is here to remind you that every mess you encounter this week is not your responsibility. Yes, you have things that need cleaning, but this Muse reminds you that some problems are meant for others to deal with. So, your challenge is to see why you are doing it. Are you avoiding your own messes? Do you like the attention even though it is co-dependent? Or is it if not you then who? Focus on your mess only this week.

Virgo

Two of Swords – The Muse of Decisions is here to help you make more aligned choices. We all are making choices every day, but are they aligned with how we want to feel as we make them? This muse suggests this week pick a feeling or word that you want to live by and then make choices from that feeling or word.

Libra

Ace of Cups – The Muse of Love has come to fill your emotional cup. She suggests noting all the loving things that happen in this week. Your pet greeting you, your kid’s hug, someone opening a door for you, or a smile. But here is how she challenges you. When someone does a wrong, mentally thank them for the reminder of how you don’t want to be or show them some compassion. They may be having a shitty day. You see, kindness fills the cup coming and going.

Scorpio

Two of Cups – Next energy up for your new year is the Muse of Relationships. This year highlights relationships. The challenge with this energy is by 2023 all your relationships should all be built on equality. They fill your cup as you fill theirs. Start this week cleaning out the emotional vampires.

Sagittarius

Seven of Coins – The Muse of Work has come to help you further a project on the material plane. This energy is like those people that give out water during marathons. Look for moments to re-energize yourself, take small breaks like a walk if you are stuck, drink tea, or tiny 10-minute desk naps; and keep going.

Capricorn

Page of Coins – The Muse of Learning has come with books in tow. This week is great for acquiring a new skill or useful bit of information. You might have to hit the books, watch documentaries or informational podcasts. Knowledge is power.

Aquarius

Eight of Coins – The Muse of Mastery comes when you need to focus on a project and move it to completion or tweak it to a more valuable form. Art is taking the everyday and lifting to a place where we can see its beauty. This week take something to the next level.

Pisces

Three of Wands – The Muse of the Productive Waiting has arrived reminding you to use this time and space to prepare for what is about to happen. For example, if you were going on vacation in 2 weeks, pack now and you might find that you need a new bathing suit. Something needs to be done while you are waiting for the next thing to happen.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Oct. 31, 2021

October 31, 2021 Nina

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.

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.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Oct. 10, 2021

October 10, 2021 Nina

First I want to thank all of you for reading my ponderings. I just finished my sixth year doing these tarotcasts and I am grateful to all of you. Well here we go for another round….

The artist this week is Fanny Sanin. Sanin explored many art forms, but eventually honed her eye to explore geometric abstraction. She focuses on color and form, but all within boundaries of straight lines and arcs. Her goal is for the viewer to perceive through symmetry and balance an almost “mystical experience.” A place where the composition does not jar or distracts us but narrows our perception. Her work eases the eye while heightening our natural intuition/response. When you go to her website her paintings are grouped by decades and we can see how she went from non-form abstraction, 1962-1968, to this geometric play for the next 50 years. (You can see partially the progress as you scroll down ). In her scope of work the viewer can see not only her journey with color and form but also that this play is endless. Where a lifetime of work does not complete this line of discovery.

Your pondering this week: is this true with all that we do? Are there endless combinations to work with for lifetimes? And if so, what are yours?

Solar System highlights: On Monday the Moon starts in Capricorn– a great time to get things done on the material plane. Then on Oct 13^th it goes into Aquarius – a time of invention and innovation. The Moon then finishes in Pisces – dreamy vibes for the weekend. Mercury is in its last week of retrograde in Libra– great for communication, creating networks and getting in touch with friends. Remember when Mercury is retro not a great time to start projects but perfect tie to Review, Reflect and Revise.

Venus is now in Sagittarius and asks are we feeding and nurturing our relationships enough to keep them growing? Mars is Libra – another planet sending energy into investigating relationships this is around the question are your actions following your words? This theme and work around your relationships is big until Mercury moves into Scorpio Nov. 7^th. And lastly, Jupiter and Saturn are in Aquarius – so innovating and upping your game is their focus for the rest of this year.

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

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

Nina

Aries

*Empress – The Muse of Creation has come to help you grow anything you put your mind to. Her challenge is this project may take up to 10 months of work to fully develop. If you can not commit to this, then creation is still available to you, but you will have to let go of expectations of the outcome. For example, you want to grow a zucchini then up to 10 months of focused attention will grow a bounty of zucchini. However, if you can’t spend the time and focus, something will grow in its place, but you will not know it’s form until the summer of 2022.

Taurus

Ten of Wands – The Muse of Burdens is here to help you in relieving some of yours. This week there is no way you are going to accomplish all that you need to do. So, this Muse suggest make a list of your todos, prioritize them two ways by ease and necessity, and see where those two lists overlap. Then only do, at most, the top eight. The rest put off until next week. The lesson with this card is not only to get things done but you may find that next week the leftovers might lose their significance.

Gemini

Ten of Cups – The Muse of Bliss Finding is here with brownies. This energy comes when an emotional restoration is needed. Find or create moments that create bliss each day. Ex: napping with your animal, sitting in a sunbeam, a beverage of choice while sitting still, read a book, stay in your PJs for a day etc….

Cancerian

*Justice – The Muse of Truth appears this week to help you make an important decision and/or search for your personal truth. She asks are you aligned with your higher self and your credos. Now this can go both ways, possibly you need to adjust your actions to align with beliefs or your beliefs need tweaking. This is not a week of right versus wrong. You need to see the grey behind the decisions and find a balanced compromise that does not dilute who you are.

Leo

*The Hanged Man– The last couple of weeks you have been working with lessons around fairness, decisions and how they affect your growth. This week you are in a holding pattern. This energy is aligned perfectly with the last week of Mercury’s retrograde. Whether you spend that time revisiting the last two week’s lesson or decide to tune out, both are beneficial. The challenge is around not being pushed forward when you know the timing, i.e. this week, is not right for moving forward.

Virgo

Ace of Coins – You have the energy this week to start new projects; however, with Mercury in retrograde you are making your life harder if you do. Yes, the early bird catches the worm. But if you go before dawn, the worms aren’t up yet because it is too cold. Therefore, this week instead of jumping into doing, prepare and organize, so you can be the first one out of the gate next week.

Libra

*Empress – The third energy to work with for this coming year is the Muse of Creation. This Muse is big karmic growth energy to work with however, it will take all year to see the fruits of your labors. This Muse wants to co-create abundance and beauty into your life. So first she asks to acknowledge the beauty that already surrounds you. These you want to continue growing. And then she has you ponder what is missing? This year she will help you fill in voids of your garden.

Scorpio

*Strength – The third big energy week for you. The past weeks had the Muse of Opportunity opening doors for you to dabble in new worlds. The Muse of Patience and Moderation advising you to reduce your speed and rebalance. And this week the Muse of Inner Strength has arrived to build your courage, determination, and compassion. So, it is interesting that you can work with all these big energies in the final weeks of your birth cycle, and that they coincide with Mercury retrograde. When this happens, the Muses are trying to get you to tie up loose ends and prep the ground for your coming year. They ask you what do you want to finish up/let go of before your birthday? By dealing with them now, you create space for creation in the coming year.

Sagittarius

Eight of Cups – The Muse of Release has come to help you clean out your closets or send something/person off. This can look like literally cleaning out your space or it can be releasing emotions, situations, persons that don’t jive with who you are. This energy usually shows up to create space for new things, people or situations that will be arriving soon.

Capricorn

Four of Cups – Last week the Muse of Composting came to help review and recycle what no longer serves, by taking the nutrients from the past to grow the future. The Muse of Contemplation continues this theme in the final week of Mercury’s retrograde. Take this week to do ¾ internal work and ¼ external. She advises that slowing down will speed up the process.

Aquarius

Six of Cups – The Muse of Remembering has come to swapp stories of youth and the past. This energy comes around when the past has information for your present. Pay special attention if you feel a Deja Vue or a familiarity. Sit with it, notice all that is happening around you for clues to your download.

Pisces

Seven of Wands – The Muse of Grit has come to help you make a stand or fortify your resolution. She helps by reminding you the why you are dealing with/through the challenges you have control over. Is it for more ease? Better Life? Sense of Security? If you can stand behind why you are fighting, then what seems like a war becomes a quest for your desires

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Sept. 12, 2021

September 12, 2021 Nina

This week’s artist is Mona Caron, @mona.caron. Her main art form are murals, beautiful, majestic, but sublime in image and message. She has a series where she paints weeds larger than life, like side of a building large. The definition of weed is – a wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants. Weeds are often considered a nuisance. Something to pull out. Or life barely noticed but eking out an existence in a landscape of urban concrete. However, Caron utilizes them to show their beauty and resilience. (Please watch her stop-motion animation, as they sprout out on urban landscapes.)

Often weeds are more native than the plants chosen to be planted in a garden. Alexis Nikole Nelson known as the “Black Forager” on TikTok shows us that what is considered a weed can be used as an urban food source. Or Sean Sherman and Dana Thompson’s cook book The Sious Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen highlights native food as foundations of amazingly tasty recipes. These people are reconnecting us to a lost knowledge base in our society and a broader perspective on what is a weed.

So, the pondering for this week: where in your life do you try to pull out your weeds? By eradicating them are you missing their beauty, contribution to your resilience, and them as a resource? Possibly, that your weeds are more native and useful to your actual being than what you are cultivating?

Solar System highlights: This week the Moon starts in Sagittarius – great for excursions and adventuring through the 13th. Then the Moon goes into Capricorn a great time to focus on work and getting things done. Then on 17^th it goes into Aquarius – time for innovating and tweaking what you did on the previous days. Also, a great time for deep intellectual conversation and experimentation over the weekend. Mercury is in Libra– great for communication, creating networks and getting in touch with friends.

Venus is now in Scorpio – time to up your game in actions in your intimate relationships. And a great time to feed your pleasures and passions in general just watch overindulgences. Mars moves into Libra – another planet sending energy into investigating relationships this is around the question are your actions following your words? This theme and work around your relationships is big until Mercury moves Scorpio Nov. 7^th. And lastly, Jupiter and Saturn are in Aquarius – so innovating and upping your game is their focus for the rest of this year.

P.S. Signs with an * it is a big week for you. Virgo this is a perfect time to get an Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year. And Pisces 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

Knight of Coins – Last week’s energy was pushing you to evolve into a new you. Having you investigate the best qualities of your peers and mentors that you want to add to you. The Muse of Getting Things Done is asking you to start this process with actions steps. It is time to walk your talk.

Taurus

*Temperance – Last week, the Muse of Structure came to help you build a sense of a schedule with the flexibility and spaciousness to create freely. Hopefully you have placed some of those flexible structures, for now the Muse of Flow has come to help you equalize the consumption and release of energy with in them. This can look as simple as mediating with breath work at the opening and close your day or creating better but flexible eating habits with your only rule is eating 100 different things a week (that includes spices). How do your rules and structures work with to promote flow? The key is broadening your rules.

Gemini

King of Coins – The Muse of Experienced Wisdom has come to remind that you are a source of inspiration. This week you will be called on for your expertise. The challenge is how you give it. You audience needs inspiration as well as a sense of security and hospitality.

Cancerian

Eight of Coins – Last week the Muse of Co-Creation recommended bringing into your life and working with the people, things and ideas that make you a better you. You get another week to do that with the Muse of Mastery. This Muse wants you to practice with these co-creating elements to produce or at least deepen the your understanding and applicability of your work.

Leo

Two of Swords – The Muse of Decisions is here to help you decided. This week will require a lot of what feels like monumental decisions; however, the individual decisions are not as consequential as the reason behind your decisions. Make sure the why behind what you decided is more tangible then the possibly the decision itself.

Virgo

Seven of Swords – This is your last week of your birth month and gives you your final theme to the year. Let’s review. So far, the Muses to work with in your coming year are Muse of Teamwork, Muse of Transitions, and the Muse of Healing. So whatever you are working on it is more fortuitous or more likely of having success with more sets of eyes, minds, and hands then just yours. Your second energy advise for the first part of your journey to travel light. Do this by physical lightening your load and simplicity are key. Your third and Big Karmic energy is magic is flowing around you to help heal and reset you on your purpose. And lastly the Muse of Victory with Small Battles gives you the key to ease. Break your work processes down to bitesize chunks and any challenge is surmountable.

Libra

Ace of Swords – The Muse of the Intellect will accompany you this week. Cool logic and defined truths are the keys. Your mind is your biggest asset. And with it and this Muse’s help you find new innovated solutions to old problems.

Scorpio

Eight of Cups – The Muse of Dissatisfaction has come to help you see and release things that no longer work for you. This can be as simple as releasing the plethora of plastic tops that have no mates or memorabilia that no longer resonates or a job that sucks at your soul. This week begin to release what no longer works for you.

Sagittarius

*Star – The Muse of Healing has come with her first aid kit and tea. You need some rest and recuperation. This week might identify some deep wounds that need mending or a deeper contemplation on emotions you are having to succor. Take advantage of any time you have space to just be with your body and listen. Ask it what it needs. Long Bath? Massage? Sweat Lodge? Multiple nights of 8-hour sleeps? This week is a perfect time to heal the body so it can support the mind and soul.

Capricorn

Seven of Swords – Last week, the Muse of Hermitage has called you back to the cave to gain perspective. Now the Muse of Cunning has joined to help you figure out how to come back into society with your refreshed perspective without succumbing to societies whims and obligations. Again, these muses remind you at times the chase or hidden discovery brings more pleasure than something easily won. You don’t have to hoard your gifts, but you don’t need to give them out like Halloween candy either.

Aquarius

Five of Coins – Last week the Muse of Truth came to help align you to your purpose or to help you find a solution to a problem. This week brings with it a bit of chaos that can leave you feeling drained of your resources. However, your newly focused purpose, or the skills you used last week to solve problems will come in handy with this energy. This Muse reminds you the universe has your back. The help you need is there is you reach for it.

Pisces

Four of Cups – The Muse of Inner Wisdom has come with your mediation pillow and yoga mat. This week belly button gazing is needed. Your soul/body/mind have some information to disentangle with you. So, whether you mediate, journal, or doddle. Tune out the outside so you can tune inward. Because this inner work has answers so you can tune outward with more ease. The only challenge you can’t stay in this state past this week.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Sept. 5, 2021

September 5, 2021 Nina

This week’s artist is Hung Lui @hungluiartist who just passed in August. She is a painter and often created mixed-media installations around her paintings. Hung’s style is layered not only technically but also in context. She uses layered brushstrokes combined with washes of linseed oil to create her paintings. Her portraits are of refuges, prisoners, prostitutes and the forgotten. Her installations might have one piece, a broom, clock, or cup paired with the painting. Or be a mountain of railroad tracks surrounded and leading to a pile of fortune cookies.

These items bring us into her pieces like a smell leads us to memory or an object starts a dream. Then as we awaken and remember, we hold on to an aspect that is vivid and punctuated but the whole is blurred. Hung’s art feels as if she is summoning ghosts. As she says “When I moved to the West, exactly half a lifetime ago, I carried my ghosts with me. The ghosts I carry are a burden, but also a blessing.” Your pondering for this week: seeing your ghosts as blessings.

Solar System highlights: This week the Moon starts in Virgo– it’s all about organizing and cleaning until the 8^th. Then the Moon goes into Libra and a focus on relationships. And finally, into Scorpio for the weekend- time for finding some fun. Mercury is in Libra– great for communication, creating networks and getting in touch with friends. Venus is in Libra until the September 10^th – enjoy your relationships and work with the energy around equity. And then it moves into Scorpio to add more positive energy to the weekend vibe. Mars is in its last week in Virgo – clean and tidy up anything your gaze goes to. Jupiter and Saturn are in Aquarius – so innovating and upping your game is their focus for the rest of this year.

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

Nina

Aries

*Judgment – Last week’s energy was about co-creation, and the Muse of Evolution takes it to the next level. Time to push your self out of the same old – same old and evolve into a new you. If you could become any type of chimerical creature, what would you be? A Merlion? A Catantram? Your challenge this week to answer – What are the best qualities of your peers and mentors that you want to add to you?

Taurus

*Hierophant – The Muse of Structure is here to help you with your Achilles heel, over- doing. If you make a structure so airtight, you make the building and its inhabitants unable to breathe. Or so impenetrable, you stifle creativity. Your work this week is about balancing work with play. All work kills creativity. All play ends up not getting you to the goals you have set. So, how can you build a sense of a schedule with the flexibility and spaciousness to create freely?

Gemini

Five of Coins – This week’s energy can highlight a sense of lack in your life. So, the Helper Muse has come to highlight you are not alone nor totally lacking. Though this week is hard it is not doomed. There are gifts to this week. But you must reach out to acquire them. This Muse reminds you that focusing energy on only the negative feeds it. Her advice, starve the worry and feed the hope.

Cancerian

*Lovers – The Muse of Co-Creation recommends looking at who and/or what you are partnering with to create this part of your life. She advises call on your likeminded friends and do some deep imagining. Or ingest some literature or music that inspires you. Spend some time with your favorite material or tool and make something. Bring into your life the people, things and ideas that make you a better you.

Leo

Ten of Cups – The Muse of Family is highlighted this week. She reminds you that family are the people that support you. They can be the ones you are born with but are also the ones you have gathered. Time to connect with your peeps and deepen your roots.

Virgo

*Star – Your third and Big Karmic energy to work with this year is the Muse of Healing. This year, magic is flowing around you to help restore and rediscover your purpose. As you leave behind the past, pick up the lessons and move into a brighter future. The lesson this Muse has is that wounds leave scar tissue, and these areas must still be tended to and stretched often. You have all year to work with this energy, but this week spend time with your bruises and wounds and see which ones still need mending.

Libra

Two of Wands – The Muse of the Future is here to activate your imagination and set some goals for you to work on into 2022. If nothing was in your way, would your goals change? This Muse wants you to ponder obtainable and seemly unattainable goals. She then asks you what is in your way to get to these seemly inaccessible aspirations. Compare them to the strengths that make your obtainable goals possible. Work on areas where there is crossover.

Scorpio

Queen of Wands – The Muse of Nature is calling to you. Animals and plants are calling you to impart their wisdom. Whether it is the resilience of a dandelion growing in sidewalk, the focus of a dog finding a scent, the joyous song of a bird, the fragile beauty of a butterfly or the contentment of a cat finding the perfect spot to rest. Nature is giving you clues on aspects in your life that you need to work on.

Sagittarius

Ace of Cups – The Muse of Love is here. Whether you are in a relationship or not this energy advises you to share some part of you. The more you joyfully fill another’s cup the more your cup will be filled with joy. The challenge is if it does not bring the joy then you are sharing that negative energy in a loop, so try something new or quit and move on.

Capricorn

*Hermit – The Muse of Hermitage has called you back to the cave. This energy comes when you need to gain perspective by pulling back from society. But the challenge is you can not completely withdraw. So, your pondering becomes: How can you hang out your open sign without being bombarded by the crowds? Think about the paradox of honesty and stealth. Like being that spooky shop that is on some back alley. You know it is open but it hard to get to its exact location.

Aquarius

*Justice – The Muse of Truth has come to help align you to your purpose or to help you find a solution to a problem. However, this energy holds you accountable for your actions and words. If you are aligned with your divine or searching for a truth to aid, then no worries. However, is you are not aligned or hunting up a “good story” then be careful, for Justice is swift.

Pisces

Three of Swords – The Muse of Heartache is here with tissues and a shoulder if you need one. This week can be rough and triggering. First be kind to yourself. And secondly, be aware you are being triggered because something is not aligned to your heart purpose. Either it is an old hurt or hole that needs mending. Tend to it this week.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of August 15, 2021

August 15, 2021 Nina

abLast week we investigated a working artist that so far has not made it into the Louvre, and this week we view the artist Sonia Delaunay. The first living woman to have a show in the Louvre,1964, after six decades of work as a renowned painter, textualist, illustrator, and designer. She and her husband founded the Orphism Art movement which used strong colors and geometric shapes.

She first thought of it while making a quilt for her son. “When it was finished, the arrangement of the pieces of material seemed to me to evoke cubist conceptions and we then tried to apply the same process to other objects and paintings.” Their experimentations they called simultaneous, which combined the geometric elements of Cubism and the color theory of Pointillism. There for making a more flowing vibrant paintings that lead them to abstraction. As she said “Abstract art is only important if it is the endless rhythm where the very ancient and the distant future meet.”

Solar System highlights: The Moon starts in Sagittarius – step out into the world. It moves to Capricorn on the 18th – time to work and fortify structures. Then Aquarius on the 20^th – innovation is key. Mercury is in Virgo. Great time to clean out your email and when conversing be clear, simple, and precise. Venus is in Libra spend energy enjoying your relationships. Mars is in Virgo – time to clean and tidy up anything your gaze goes to. Jupiter and Saturn are in Aquarius so back to the drawing board innovating and upping your game for the rest of this year.

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

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

Nina

Aries

Queen of Cups – The Muse of Fun is bringing the party over to your house. Take this week to promote enjoyment in your life. Watch comedies, laugh with friends, and relax in a water element. These are the final weeks in summer make the most of it.

Taurus

Three of Coins – The Muse of Teamwork has come again. This week it is important to ask for help and advice. This Muse reminds you that three heads are better than one, and that collaboration is key to the innovations you need to manifest your creations this year.

Gemini

Three of Wands – Last week the Muse of Creation asked what you would like to develop and grow in the next 10 months. This Muse reminded to cultivate something you need to tend to it. And if you cannot commit you could cast your seeds to the wind, so that either a desire or a surprise will be born. Now the Muse of Preparation enters and gives you more time to manifest your seeds and prep your soil. The challenge this week requires patience and an acute sense of timing.

Cancerian

Eight of Cups – The Muse of Letting go has come to help you release old stuff. Whether this is a de-cluttering of your physical space or your emotional space, it is time to let go of items that no longer fit who you are now and hold no joy in keeping around.

Leo

King of Swords – This is your last week of your birth month. The Muses to work with until next summer are Organic Change, Resilience, Inner Strength, and the Past. These Muses will help you create change and navigate challenges that will help your will power by highlighting past experiences lessons. And finally, this week the Muse of Long-term Planning has come with her vision board to pull it all together. She asks you what, where, who you want to be in 2026? This energy asks you to cast your soul into the future to see what visions you are inspiring to create. This is not a good week for figuring out details. It is all big picture planning. Like literally make lists and create a vision board. And remember you have all year to tweak them.

Virgo

Knight of Coins – This Muse of Pace has come to tell you to take things slowly and steadily this week. You are in the right place at the right time if you do not rush it.

Libra

*Lovers – The Muse of Relationships is calling. Investing energy into people is important this week, as is conscious conversations. There is a need for you to be truthful and clear in your choices. Ultimately this energy reminds you to treat people how you would like to be treated. The challenge is it is not always reciprocated. But does it matter to who you want to be in the world?

Scorpio

Four of Coins – Last week the Muse of Exams tested your resolve and boundaries. This depleted your energy resources. So, the Muse of Savings is having you pull in, regroup, and restock. Whether this is literally restocking your cupboards, balancing your books, or energetically withdrawing, take this week to refill what is lacking.

Sagittarius

Ace of Wands – The Muse of Inspiration has come to inspire you. The world is brimming with inspirational signs and synchronicities to ignite your imagination. If you can’t not sense your guides, time for a hike into nature or visit a space that has music/art to reboot your intuition.

Capricorn

Ace of Cups – The Muse of Abundance is here to make your cup runneth over. Yep your are surrounded by bounty of love, friendship, and stuff that brings you joy. Get off your work horse and enjoy.

Aquarius

King of Coins – The Muse of Construction has come to help you build whatever you want. This is a great week for business, money, building and anything hands on that increase your wealth or feeds your senses.

Pisces

Five of Cups – The Muse of Spilled Milk is here to help you let go of grievances, bad feelings, insecurities, blame and/or not “enoughness.” She reminds you that what is gone is no longer needed, what you have is enough and to continue your journey with a lighter load.

Happy 2022!

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