Hi All,

The artist this week is Flor Garduno.  Garduno is a photographer that for over four decades explores “the dialogue between humanity and nature, tradition and time.” In her words: “I work to capture moments where the ordinary reveals its hidden poetry—where visible and invisible worlds converge through black and white compositions that speak not just to what we see, but to what we feel.”

Your pondering: As we head into spooky season – a place where the veil becomes thin and the liminal space become easier to traverse. What have you learned in the act of crossing between dreams and reality?

Solar System highlight for the next two weeks

We just had a new moon in Libra on October 10th.  What do you need to do to bring more beauty and harmony in your life? And a full moon on Taurus on October 26^th, asking what do you physically need to release?

 

 

EXTRA

*If you want a more in-depth look into the planets and tarot elements and how they affect you, you can get those with the yearly AstroTarot reading or if you sign up for your personalized monthly New Moon readings.  Libra this is a perfect time to get that 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.

 

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

Nina Fox-B

**Reading from Erethereal- the Shadow Work Tarot deck.

 

Aries

Devil – Your shadow-work this season is about looking at what you are addicted to and why.  And the Muse of Reliance suggests writing down a few of the habits, things or people who you have compulsion to participate with that are no longer good for your growth.  Then take these two weeks to identify and create strategies to release at least one of your non-healthy addictions. This muse reminds; this is best done by taking small steps substituting a unhealthy habitat with a healthy one.

 

Taurus

Eight of Pentacles – Your shadow-work for this spooky month centers around reinvesting in your natural skill sets when you feel burnt out.  You have recently been focusing on tasks that have sucked some of your power out of you.  The Muse of Mastery suggest using this spooky month to go back to working on skills that enhance what you love to do.  By doing so you are strengthening your base and refocusing on your passion. And by centering your attention around both you are utilizing this month’s energy around balance and connecting to your passions, so you can tackle the harder tasks refreshed and refocused.

 

Gemini

Five of Wands – The Muse of Chaos has come to help you do a part of your shadow-work.  This muse advises taking a deep dive into looking at conflict and clashes in your life.  How does your ego play into discussions?  Are you willing to compromise?  Is there a balance of give and take when clashes occur?  What are the rules of engagement?   And just as important, where are lines that cannot be crossed, that keep you safe and/or allow you to walk away.

 

Cancerian

Three of Swords– Your shadow-work is around sorrow.  The Muse of Grief will be your companion for this spooky month.  This muse reminds within every hurt there are lessons which lead to learning.  Use this month to explore your wounds and begin healing.  She reminds that grief is a healthy emotion because it comes from a place of love and your passions.

 

Leo 

Six of Swords – You all started your shadow-work around control in the middle of September, and now the Muse of Transitions becomes your next copilot.  Your shadow-work for these coming two weeks is about sailing into the mists.  This muse comes when you need to continue moving ahead even though you cannot see the shore, nor is the wind making it easy to sail.  This muse reminds; you do not control the wind or the seas, but you are strong enough to break out the oars until the wind kicks back in. Movement even without direction is a key to change.

 

Virgo 

Nine of Wands – Your shadow-work in the coming weeks is around boundaries versus defensiveness.  The Muse of Walls would like you to examine yours.  Are your boundaries limiting you and your experience?  Or are they so low snakes can slither over them?  A level of defense is an important safety feature in our experience as a human.  But every fence must have a door to get in and out of.

 

Libra  

Nine of Swords and Two of Cups – The Muse of Worry is your companion for your shadow work around partnerships and trust.  This muses would like you to look at how much you think about your relationships.  Are you spending to much time in your head and not enough in your heart?  She asks you to start by working with the concept of trust.  What does trust look like for you?  What does someone need to do for you to trust them and how do you show others that they can trust you?  Once trust is established then you will be able to lean into your heart and intimacy more than your head and worry.

 

Scorpio

Nine of Pentacles – Your shadow work for this spooky season is around abundance versus extravagance. The Muse of Success would like you to examine your goals and expectations.   Are you not seeing your worth, because it is only through a lens of net material worth, comparisons or what others say?  This muse would like you to focus on all your successes: material, emotional, intellectual, and your amazing passion.  And see that your abundance comes from you and what you have done, not from the outside world.

 

Sagittarius

Star – The Muse of Hope is your companion while you do your shadow-work this spooky season.  This muse would like you to examine how you navigated the hardest and darkest moments of your life so far.  She asks what is the theme of your resilience?   What do you believe in, that helps you rise to a difficult occasion.  By identifying and seeing this strength it renews your guiding light and sense of purpose, abundance, healing and hope.

 

Capricorn

Page of Cups – Your shadow-work for this season is around the concept of play and therefore your companion for the coming spooky season is Muse of Whimsy.   This muse asks when was the last time you played?  When have you done something that didn’t have a checkmark, agenda or goal?  Play is important for your creative side as well as giving your mind a break.  So, look at what stops you from playing.

 

Aquarius 

Six of Wands – Your shadow work is seeing your life as a series of triumphs instead of hardships or battles.  The Muse of Victory is your companion this spooky season.  She would like you to truly understand your fortitude and determination. These attributes are often not seen for you water bear’s go with the flow, take it as it comes attitude.  You all have strived and thrived, and you need to acknowledge it.  So, she suggests an exercise of writing down Anti-bucket list- a list of all the things that you have accomplished and overcame.

Pisces

Two of Wands – Your shadow-work for this spooky season is around the future.  The Muse of Present would like you to work on your fears around future planning.  And they are three pronged: living in the past (especially mulling around mistakes), being too scared of making a wrong decision in the present and lastly stepping into the future and outside your comfort zone. This muse reminds you if you are reading this you have survived to this present moment, alive.  Yes, you have learned from past mistakes, but your shadow is letting them haunt you for the rest of your life. Believe in yourself and take that leap of faith into the future even if you can’t control ever aspect.