The artist this week is Laura Makabresku.  Makabresku works within the genre of surreal photography.  Surrealism was defined by Andre Breton in 1924 in the Manifesto of Surrealism.  He characterized the movement as “psychic automatism in its pure state.”  In other words, it is a genre that explores the unconscious, dreams, and emotions by putting together images that are chimerical and spark intellectual ponderings of what is real.  Makabresku’s photos uses symbolism, fairytales, but also seems to pry into the chaos of our dreamscapes.  Her photographs are often underexposed or show a hint of a scene.  Like when we wake from our dreams, her images leave us more with a feeling then with certainty of what we dreamt/seen.  Thus, with her work and our dreams, we investigate more of the why then the what.

Your pondering for the week as we enter Scorpio season of death, birth, transformation, sexuality and psychology:  When we wake from our nightly dreamscapes what do we consciously care into our days?

Solar System highlights:  On Monday the Moon starts in Aries– a time to start new projects. Then on Oct 20^th the full Moon is in Taurus – a great time to move projects forward.  The Moon then finishes in Gemini – conversations and knowledge are the keys to enjoying the weekend. Mercury goes direct in Libra– great for communication, creating networks and getting in touch with friends.  Venus is in Sagittarius and asks are we feeding and nurturing our relationships enough to keep them growing?    Mars is in 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. 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

Ten of Wands – Last week the Muse of Creation challenged you to begin a project.  This week the Muse of Burdens suggests you par down your workload into more doable chunks.  The way to ease this week is realism, by downsizing your schedule and prioritizing your to-do list.  Plan for things taking twice as long and using more of your resources faster.

 

Taurus

Nine of Coins – The Muse of Fiscal Independence is here to help you plan on creating more wealth and sovereignty.   Her motto is “Work smarter not harder”.  Time to ask for compensation, a raise or raise your prices.

 

Gemini

Six of Swords– The Muse of Transition has come to help you unblock and move into new landscapes.  Something is holding you back.  This week is the perfect time to identify, remove these obstructions and move on.  Though the future is foggy there is land on the other side.

 

Cancerian

Three of Coins – Last week the Muse of Truth came to help you make an important decision and/or search for your personal truth.  She asked are you aligned with your higher self and your credos?  Now the Muse of Implementation has come to help you plan your next steps.  She also reminds you to use your network to help in your preparations.

 

Leo

*Temperance – Last week the energy suggested a rest stop to do some needed reevaluation.  Now the Muse of Mixology has come to help you take your next steps.  This energy suggests that a remix of items will help in balancing your fabrication.  The challenge with this process is imbalance often shows the way to balance.  So, a material plane exercise is moving everything in an area to the center of the room and then put back the items in a different way/place/combination.  Keep doing this exercise and you will find the mundane items you have remixed bring a new flavor into your life.

 

Virgo

King of Wands – The Muse of Growing Pains has come to push you on.  This week is challenging but all that you do is moving you to the next level.  The surer you are of your direction the faster the growth.

 

Libra

Five of Swords –  A bit of a review of the energies to work with in your coming birth year.  First, the Muse of Adventure is pushing you out of the door this year to discover the new.  Then the Muse of Material Success has you reviewing last year’s successes and setting goals for the coming year with them as a foundation. And the Muse of Pace has you finding what tempo you work the most efficiently at.  Then the Muse of Creation’s goal is co-creating and growing more abundance and beauty into your life. Lastly the Muse of Discord reminds you that conflict cannot be avoided this year.  As much as you like Harmony to truly create something new you will have to work with some chaos and dissonance.  This is not a year to moderate but to push through.

 

Scorpio

*Tower and the Ace of Wands – Not only did you finish the year with a bang, that was meant to create space, but you are starting your birth year with the Muse of Deconstruction and The Muse of Potential.  The first Muse comes to show you that you have some major cracks in your foundations.  This can be taken literally or in any area of your life.  Something is not working for you, and you have not been dealing with it or making excuses around it.  These Muses want you to strip away what is not working so you can re-divine a new you and surroundings.  The challenge with these energies if you don’t do the deconstruction the Universe will step in.

 

Sagittarius

Nine of Cups – The Muse of Contentment is here with a bag of cider donuts.  Yep, this energy wants you to find the little things that make life pretty darn good.  Whether that is apple picking, carving pumpkins, being out in nature, mulled wine or making pie.  This week enjoy the season.

 

Capricorn

Knight of Wands – This week has you in the right place at the right time.  Whether that is waiting in a long line or it’s all green lights, the Universe and you are in the flow.  So don’t over think – just go with it.

 

Aquarius

Ace of Swords – The Muse of New Ideas is here to help in decision making, organizing, ponderings and mental breakthroughs.  This energy helps you think.  This is a week where your mind is a better place to dwell then your heart.

 

Pisces

Ten of Cups – The Muse of Bliss is here to help you engage in some joy.  This Muse comes when you must reengage with your heart.  Start this week by listing 10 things that make you happy.  Your assignment: do some form of al