The artist this week Lorraine O’Grady.  So, I try to keep my opinion out of this tarotcast around the art (other than I pick them, so I like all of them), but O’Grady’s is one of my table of twelve. O’Grady plays with various genres like text, photo-installation, video and performance as a conceptual artist and cultural critic.  Her take on what art is and how to use it as a tool of critique as well as emotional expression is thought provoking and simultaneously joyous.

O’Grady often uses the diptych “or at least the diptych idea” to point out the “divisive and hierarchical “either/or” categories underpinning Western philosophy.”  She reframes it to “Both/And”.  This reframing metamorphizes exclusivity to inclusivity. Division to unity.   Hate to love.  And…

Your pondering:  Try shifting your Either/Or to O’Grady’s perspective of Both/And.

 

Solar System highlights

The moon begins in Scorpio – follow your passion.  Then on Wednesday it moves into Sagittarius – get out and explore.    On Friday it moves into Capricorn as a full moon – ponder what needs to still be done since the new moon on June 6th.  On Monday June 24^th it moves into Aquarius – think outside the box.  Wednesday it moves into Pisces – go with the flow.  And we finish the two weeks with the moon in Aries starting on Friday June 28th – great time to start a project or let off some steam.

Mercury moves into Cancer on Monday – great for discussing your emotions or being a caring ear for another. Also, Venus moves into Cancer – wanting us to center in on making a home homier.  Mars is in Taurus giving us the stamina to check off on our to-do lists.

Jupiter, the planet of abundance and growth, is in Gemini until June of 2025.   This aspect is here to help us work with opportunities to grow and succeed through intellectual, verbal, and written pursuits.  However, we must also watch its challenging aspects:   not following through, gossip, too much information and fickleness.   And lastly Saturn is in Pisces until February 2026 teaching us how to be more fluid and inclusive in our structures.

EXTRA

*** Signs with an * it is a big week for you.  Gemini/Cancer this is a perfect time to get an Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year.  And Sagittarius/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. And I have a tip jar if you want to leave a gratuity for the tarot & art-casts.

**** I am experimenting.   I have switched from using the older suits name (pentacles, cups, swords, and wands) to a more elemental way of reading them which is earth, water, air, and fire.  Also, I would like to leave the binary and feudal system of the RWS’s court cards.  So, the RWS old version is Page, Knight, Queen, and King is changing to Heart (pure embodiment of element), Body (moving the element), Spirit (living the element) and Mind (taking care of the element).

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

Nina

 

Aries

*Emperor – The Muse of Formation would like to add energy to whatever the focus is for the next two weeks.  She likes to help with any building process.  The challenges she poses: is what you are doing durable?  Does it sit in reality? Does it help more than you?   She pushes you to make your dreams reality, therefore making your reality even more expansive and improved not only for you but for the world at large.

 

Taurus

Six of Air – During the next two weeks the Muse of Transitions is prompting you to change something in your life.  She asks:  what are the essentials in your life? She then proposes taking this time to strengthen your basics before you add the cherries on the top.   The key is that this alteration should make your life simpler and therefore produce more ease.

 

Gemini

Eight of Water – The energy for the next two weeks is focused on walking away from a emotional cycle you have been stuck in.  Maybe you are holding on to a grudge, self-doubt or even a relationship.  The Muse of Walking Away prompts you to examine your emotional baggage and dump what you no longer need.  A good exercise is going through your drawers and get rid of old clothes, plastic lids that have no bottoms, all that junk in your drawer…. to practice the feeling of lightening your load.

 

 

Cancer

Four of Fire – The Muse of Home is the perfect segway into your birth month.  This muse challenges you to make your home more comfortable so when your birthday arrives you have a cozy, safe, warm, beautiful shell to hide in when you need to.  So, get those extra pillows, paint a room/wall that soothing blue, get a plant, put up your favorite photos…  She reminds you that it is the little things that make a house a home.

 

Leo

Ace of Fire – Finally you are moving from looking at and planning for the future to stepping into it.  All aces herald new beginnings.  This particular energy the muses are pushing for you to use that amazing creativity you lions often are too bashful to show off.  They remind you to stop your perfectionism and revel in and take advantage of the uniqueness of imperfection.

 

Virgo

Ten of Fire – The Muse of Burdens is hanging with you these next two weeks prompting you not to take on too much.  Yes, you have some items that are your responsibility.  But you have also taken on some work that is not yours to carry/do.   This muse reminds you that if you take on others’ tasks you are setting up a codependent cycle and your housemates/colleagues will never learn they can do it alone.

 

Libra

Spirit of Fire – The Muse of Creativity would like you to spend these next two weeks diving into your own creativity.  Whether that is creating a garden, a poem, painting, singing or dancing.  This muse would like you to connect with your personal awe. As they say, “let the spirit move you.”

 

Scorpio

Two of Cups – Relationships continue to be the theme for you in June.  Last week it was about collaboration and these next two weeks the muses would like you to pivot your focus on your closer relationships and the concept of balance and reciprocity. The Muse or Relationships would like you to work on diving deeper into the relationships that feel balanced.  Not only to create connection but their emotional cup needs refilling as much as yours.  Find time these next to weeks to clink glasses with the ones you love, that love you back.

 

Sagittarius

*Death – The Muse of Organic Change comes when you need to let something go to make room to let something grow.  This muse asks, what you are holding onto that no longer serves you or is stagnate?   The challenge is seeing this item/person/project/idea as a form of composting.  That the energy you gain from this release will be utilized by the things you want to flourish in your life.

 

Capricorn

Heart of Water – The Muse of Effervesce would like you to spend these next two weeks reconnecting with play, joy, exploration without goals.  She asks you to do this “exercise” to help you reconnect with your flow.  By letting go of the ambitions and the outcomes you allow your imagination, emotions and intuition to be the lead instead of your logical mind.

 

Aquarius

Nine of Fire – The Muse of Preparation is hanging out with you all these next two weeks to keep you grounded.  So, she suggests things like:  pack your lunch or a snack when you go out. Fill your water bottle.  Check the weather before leaving.  Make sure you have gas in the car or consider how crowded your mode of travel might be.  Make sure you don’t leave without your keys or phone. To basically work on being more grounded and prepared for each day or project. Because your sign’s typical go with the flow way of working will not help you navigate the more bumper aspects of the coming weeks.

 

Pisces

Spirit of Water – The Muse of Fun is here to get you to lighten up and love up.  This Muse reminds you to take the world, your work, your life less seriously.  Yes, aspects of life and humaning might not be all sunshine and roses.  But adding to the cynicism and negativity also doesn’t help.  Mostly, because you fish have experienced the world through your very sensitive heart, you understand the pain.  So, these next two weeks be the lover not the fighter.  Your song for this time: “All you need is Love”.