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Tarot and Artcast for December 2025

Amit Eshel Artic Wolves

Hi All,

Due to my surgery and my annual soul retreat during Winter Solstice to the New Year, this is the last forecast until the first week in January.  This cast I am asking the muses to give you a word or saying to ponder on the lessons, challenges and warnings to wrap up 2025 and begin 2026.

Also, I just want to express how grateful I am for you all walking with me through my exploration of art and tarot.  I wish you all great joy and happiness as we finish off 2025 and begin our journey into 2026.  See you in January 2026.

The art the cast is from winners of the Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photography competition.

 

Solar System highlights

Mercury is back in Sagittarius until the end of the year – chatty Cathy is in the house.  Mars also moves into Capricorn on December 15th – great to tie up loose ends and plan for new beginnings. Venus is in Sagittarius until December 24th – wanting us to be curious and then moves into Capricorn where we focus on making beauty more tangible in our lives.

Jupiter, the planet of abundance and growth, is in Cancer until June 2026.  This placement is exalted, because Cancer boosts Jupiter’s positive aspects and vice versa.  Jupiter creates more ease in our emotional growth, intuition, feeling nurtured as well as giving it.  However, the two-fold challenge is that growth needs time to cultivate and may bring growing pains.  So be kind and patient with others and yourself as we grow into our abundance.

Lastly, Saturn is back in Piscis until February of 2026.  So, we are back to our structures having trouble being…well… structured.  And I am sending out extra feel-good vibes for you all with a Saturn in Aries or Pisces and are dealing with this erratic Saturn return.

 

EXTRA

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

**** I have a tip jar if you want to leave a gratuity for the tarot & art-casts.

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

Nina

 

 

Aries
Simone Baumeister Orb weaver Spider and car lights

Three of Fire – Lesson: Patience and preparedness   Challenge:  The challenge with this card is being aware of timing and then all you have to do is make sure everything is set up for your egg to hatch.    Warning: Be flexible for things to change.

 

Taurus
Luca Lorenzo Harbor Seal

Heart of Water – Lesson: Playfulness.  Challenge: Take a lighter outlook on life.  Keep your heart open.   Warning: Don’t be naïve about the power of your emotions or others.

 

Gemini
Lubin Godin Alpine Ibex

Hermit – Lesson: Gaining perspective.  Challenge: Contemplate the bigger picture to work out the details.  Ie: plan backwards.  Warning: This action requires solitude without being antisocial which can lead to loneliness.

 

Cancerian
Roberto Machegami Great Blue Heron

Mind of Fire – Lesson:  The quest of balancing being a Zen master and a Sovereign.  Challenge: Working on increasing your spiritual practice and governing your life with authority.  Warning:   how do you make things happen without using force?

 

Leo
Quentin Martinez and Lesser Tree frogs

Supporter – Lesson:  Culture does not make people. People make culture. ― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, We Should All Be Feminists. Challenge: Creating structures that can support your soul’s quest.  Warning: Being so rigid with those structures you cannot evolve.

 

Virgo
Georgina Steyder Bower bird

Moon– Lesson:  The gleaming stars all about the shining moon; Hide their bright faces, when full-orbed and splendid; In the sky she floats, flooding the shadowed earth with clear silver light. ― Sappho.  Challenge: Bring the hidden softly into light.  Warning: Tether yourself before you dive into the shadows.

 

Libra
Roberto Marchegiani Baringo Giraffes

Partners – Lesson:  Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born. Anais Nin   Challenge: Maintaining your sovereignty while compromising.  Warning: If you can’t love yourself how the hell you gonna love somebody else – RuPaul

 

Scorpio
Chien Lee Pitcher plant shot with ultraviolet light

Heart of Air – Lesson:  Investigate and gather information. Challenge: Opening your mind and digging deeper for the truth. Warning:  Not acknowledging real and/or perceived facts.

 

Sagittarius
Bence Mate European Roller and Little Owl chase

Two of Water – Lesson:  Balancing romantic relationship or close partnerships.  Challenge: Two people dance well together, when they have the same goals.  Warning: Watch when dancing with another that even when you are leading you do not overpower, assume, or stop listening to your partner’s voice/body language.

 

Capricorn
Kutub Uddin Slime Mold

Mind of Earth – Lesson:  Construction is the art of making a meaningful whole out of many parts – Peter Zumthor architect.  Challenge: Manifesting systems to realize your desires.  Warning:  Misunderstanding the why or who you are building for.

 

Aquarius
Alexy Kharitonov Russia’s northern Swamps

Mind of Water – Lesson:  Family and self-compassion.  Challenge: This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out for some new delight. The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond. – Rumi.  Warning: Self-medicating to deal with the feeling of being overwhelmed by emotions or using it to escape those emotions.

 

Pisces
Minghui Yuan Hairy moth cocoon

*Evolution – Lesson: Shedding the old you so you have room to grow.  Challenge: Let go of judgement, apathy and regret.  Warning:    Neptune has been urging you to create balance between the mystical and reality and has been playing with your Sun (identity) sign for the past 14 years.  You are on the final stretch because it leaves Pisces in January and does not come back for another 160 years.  So, your challenge is having a clear and realistic dream of who you want to evolve into.

Tarot and Artcast for Nov 2 -15

photo by Charles Pinion

Hi All,

So, the beginning of the tarotcast will be a bit different – some news and changes. First, I am going to have surgery mid-November and I am not sure how the tarotcast is going to fit in.  But I will try to get another 1 or 2 in before Winter Solstice.

Second, ten years ago, I started doing this tarotcast blog.  At first it was just each sign’s tarot forecast for the week.  I have always believed that science and art are two arms that help us figure out our place in the universe.   And if I found something interesting, I would write about that.   But then the cast quickly morphed into smatterings of science and a larger focus on art by fringe groups not equally represented in the Big A art scene.

The other aspect of doing this was my pondering: is casting tarot statistically significant? Statistically significant means a result is not likely to have occurred by random chance alone; it suggests a real underlying effect or difference, i.e. can woo be tracked.  So, I kept excel sheets collecting data points from the tarotcast’s cards that each sign got throughout the ten years.

Each year I looked at the data in two ways, how many times each card was pulled (for anomalies) and what the actual cards were for each sign (trends).  You can see the individual years in review for 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023.

Over the course of ten years, I have pulled the cards over 6,000 times, putting the drawn card back into the mix after each pull for a zodiac sign. And after looking at the data, I feel like pulling the cards isn’t a random act.   Let me just say, what I did may not be fool-proof and some statisticians would say I would need way more data points or possible because my shuffling wasn’t random enough, etc.…, but that aside I still find the this process interesting.  And now to look at the data for the past 10 years.

The Data

There are 78 cards in a tarot deck.  The average amount of times I pulled a card in this 10 year period was 70, the median was 69 and the standard deviation was 10.  So, the 78 card possibilities fall within of the average + or – deviation.  However, there were 24 anomalies, that would be individual tarot cards pulled less than 60 or above 80 pulls.

The 3 highest cards pulled above the average are: Eight of Wands – 99 times, Ace of Swords – 97 times, Fool- 90 times.  The 3 lowest are:  Wheel – 48 times, 6 of cups- 51 times, nine of cups- 52 times. I find it interesting that the 2 higher arcane cards are The Fool- the journey, foolishness and wisdom and the Wheel – chance.  And the most pulled lower arcane cards are 8 of wands – information, and Ace of Swords- new ways to think.  The lowest being 6 of cups – past/children and 9 of cups – satisfaction/nonsatisfaction.

So, with that – take what works for you and leave the rest behind.

*The art is from some of my favorite artists/pieces throughout the 10 years.

My pondering

Now that I have completed my challenge I am rethinking how I want to go forward with this tarotcast as of 2026.  And I would love your input to help me figure out what is next.  I still love finding artists, pondering and pulling cards. But I am iffy about the solar system part.  I am not sure which social media site to continue with.  Or the frequency/maybe break it up or make it shorter and more frequent….  And most importantly I want to expand what I read with (non-standard tarot, oracle cards and playing around with new types of divination tools) to keep things fresh and help with my exploration of my 108 project.  So please write me back if you have input.  ……….Or not and enjoy the ride ; ).

Solar System highlights

Mercury is in Sagittarius – chatty Cathy is in the house.  Mars also moves into Sagittarius November 5th until December 15th – watch itchy feet syndrome. Venus is in Scorpio until November 30th – boom chicka boom boom.

Jupiter, the planet of abundance and growth, is in Cancer until June 2026.  This placement is exalted, because Cancer boosts Jupiter’s positive aspects and vice versa.  Jupiter creates more ease in our emotional growth, intuition, feeling nurtured as well as giving it.  However, the two-fold challenge is that growth needs time to cultivate and may bring growing pains.  So be kind and patient with others and yourself as we grow into our abundance.

Lastly, Saturn is back in Pisces until February of 2026.  So, we are back to our structures having trouble being…well… structured.  And I am sending out extra feel-good vibes for you all with a Saturn in Aries or Pisces and are dealing with this erratic Saturn return.

EXTRA

*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.

**** I have a tip jar if you want to leave a gratuity for the tarot & art-casts.

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

Nina

 

 

Aries
the fox and the tarot's favorite art
Yayoi Kusama

Seven of Water – The Muse of Dreaming comes when you are not dreaming big enough.  This muse would like you to think outside the box.  She asks what would you do if you had more time, money, space?  And then start planning how to bring some aspects of these bigger dreams into reality.

Taurus
the fox and the tarot's favorite art
Shahzia Sikander

*Fool – The Muse of Possibilities is walking with you these coming weeks.  She loves to go on adventures, random walks into unknow territory, and alternative routes into the unfamiliar.  She challenges you to do just that, for there are hidden gifts when you explore new places, ideas and relationships.  The challenge is keeping it light.  No need to make decisions.  This is a foraging expedition.

Gemini
the fox and the tarot's favorite art
Jason DeCaires Taylor

Two of Pentacles – The Muse of Balance comes when you need to look at if your play to work ratio is balanced.  Maybe you are working too hard or procrastinating too much on social media.  Something is off kilter. And now is the time to rebalance how you use your resources.   This muse reminds you that extremes or uber focus either way is not healthy.  Your motto –  all work and no play makes Jill/Jack a dull person.

Cancerian
Janis Miltenberger

*Evolution – The Muse of Uplift comes when you are feeling limited and need to work on a transformation.  This can be as simple as eating better, studying/practicing a philosophy that you have been interested in or moving your furniture around.  Or it can be as complex as devoting your life to a new cause or moving to another country.   Overall, this work should level you up in some way.

Leo
the fox and the tarot's favorite art
Eiji Ohashi

*Tower – Now is the time to look at your foundations and make sure they are supporting you.  This might be complicated that you may need to deconstruct before you begin fixing or it can be a simple application of metaphorical spackle.  The key is seeing what isn’t working, creating and then implementing a plan to make sure your structures/resources/relationships are supporting what you need.  If you go for the spackle route, just remember that this is a quick fix while you do the planning for the major reconstruction.

Virgo
the fox and the tarot's favorite art
Tawny Chatman

*Divine Feminine – The Divine Feminine is calling on you to do some deep pondering on creativity and sensuality.  She first asks, “how do you define a good life?  Does it include space for you to create without goals?  How do you care for yourself and those around you?  If you find it is too reliant on the material this is a time to rebalance it with your heart’s objectives.

 

Libra
the fox and the tarot's favorite art
Kayla May

Spirit of Earth – The Muse of Sensuality is hanging with you for this Scorpio season.  She comes when you need to reconnect with your five senses.  She suggests consciously indulging in at least one of your senses each day.  Let chocolate linger on your tongue.  Relax your ears into a melody.  Get or give a massage.  Feast your eyes on some art or nature.  Cook something so delightful that its scent pulls people to your kitchen.

Scorpio
Camila Reis

Nine of Trees – Use these coming weeks to finish up projects and get things tidied up for the coming season.  This is not the best time to start new projects.  The muses would like you to get as much off your plate, so you can enjoy some rest and relaxation before 2026 starts.  Keep on keeping on.

Sagittarius
Janet Fish

Five of Water – The Muse of Silver Lining’s is your companion for the coming weeks.  She usually shows up when you are focusing too much on what isn’t working instead of seeing what is and working with that to take your next steps.  Mistakes are vital in the learning process, but now is the time to leave them behind and move on.

Capricorn
Toni Frissell

Spirit of Fire – The Spirit of Fire would like you to spend time creating, growing, sprouting and wilding.   She suggests less goals and more exploring your passions for just the heck of it.  She asks you to play with what powers your motivation.   Explore what excites you.

 

Aquarius
Lorna Simpson Water Bearer

Eight of Fire – The Muse of Messages comes when you have possible overloads of information are coming at you.  She suggests a few ways to deal with the onslaught and still reap its benefits.  One possible way is to just focus on a couple of aspects you need answers to.  The other is acknowledging everything without distilling any of the information.  Let it wash over you and see what sticks.  Either way you will get some needed information for the coming months.

Pisces
Rachael Talibrat

*Tower – The Muse of Deconstruction comes when aspect of your life is not working, and you need to tear it back to the foundation of why you started this construction in the first place.  You can no longer metaphorically spackle the cracks. The key is seeing what isn’t working, creating and then implementing a plan to create new structures and resources to construct a better building.

Tarot and Art-cast for July 6-19, 2025

Kawase Hasui
Kawase Hasui

The artist highlighted is Kawase Hasui.  Kawase was famous for his landscape paintings and prints.  He was part of the Shin-hanga (new prints) art movement in early 20th century Japan. Shin-hanga artists incorporated the impression of light and the expression of individual moods. Kawase’s sunset landscapes and his choice of everyday scenes instead of famous landmarks show how he is capturing a mood more then highlighting the subject.  He moved away from ukiyo-e traditions of emulating hand-drawn brushstrokes, seeking instead to “create works replete with creativity and rich with artistic quality, by avoiding enslavement to hand-drawn painting or old models”

 

Your pondering: Two ponderings around this art.  Is your creativity or work stunted by an established norm?  How can you change or focus on how your environment influences your mood?

Solar System highlights

We start the week with the moon in Sagittarius – explore.  On Wednesday the moon moves into Capricorn – great for business or for working through projects.  On Saturday the moon is in Aquarius – spend some time pondering.  It moves into Pisces on Monday July 14th – daydreams and wishes are on the agenda.  Then Wednesday July 16th the moon is in Aries – now that you have had some time to think put things into action.  On Friday July 18th it is in Taurus – great for hanging with family and friends.

Mercury is in Leo.  Giving us an 11-week crash course in expressing ourselves with the caveat that we don’t step on other’s shine while we spread our own light.  Venus moves into Gemini work on your sweet talk.   Mars is Libra – work on collaborating and cooperating.

Jupiter, the planet of abundance and growth, is in Cancer until June 2026.  This placement is exalted, because Cancer boosts Jupiter’s positive aspects.  While Jupiter creates more ease in our emotional growth, intuition, feeling nurtured as well as giving it.  However, the two-fold challenge during this time is that growth needs time to cultivate and sometimes this growth brings growing pains.  So be kind and patient with others and yourself as we grow into our abundance.   Saturn is in Aries until September 1st for its first round of pumping up energy levels. This aspect is about calibrating how you burn your “candle”, so that you don’t burn out while everything is on the move around us.

 

And we have another shift in the social planets. Uranus is dipping its toe into Gemini until November 7th.  Uranus is the planet of revolution, freedom and innovation and Gemini is all things around the mind, information, and communication. The last time it was in this sign democracy was being reborn.  It will return to Taurus, which holds back Uranus tendance for uprisings until April 2026, so the old guard still has the reins.  But we get a taste of the what that revolution needs to stand for in the coming months.

 

EXTRA

*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. `

**** I have a tip jar if you want to leave a gratuity for the tarot & art-casts.

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

Nina

 

 

Aries

*Three of Air – The Muse of Emotional Healing comes when you need to spend the next two weeks focusing on healing old wounds. Often present situations trigger an old wound that you thought was healed.  The key is doing a deeper dive into where this scar originated.  She advises you to keep picking at it until you find it source and heal it from the past forward.

 

Taurus
Kawase Hasui
Kawase Hasui

*Chariot – The Muse of Self-Motivation comes when you need to stop and recheck if the road you are on is taking you to your desired destination.  This muse advises to spend these next two weeks revising your path and securing the resources you will need to move forward.  And then when you are reoriented begin your journey again.

 

Gemini
Kawase Hasui
Kawase Hasui

*Fool – Another big energy period for you. The last two weeks the Muse of Metamorphose ask you to look around and see what needs to evolve to the next level and transforming it into its higher form.  Now the Muse of Leaps would like you to make a blind or semi-blind leap of faith to further this evolution.  This can look like going out on a date, a new friend excursion, trying a new cuisine or art form or applying for a new job.  Tomorrow has the potential to hold a variety of “fill in the blanks”.  This muse asks, what will you write in them?

 

Cancerian
Kawase Hasui
Kawase Hasui

Ace of Earth – This is a lovely energy for your coming birth year.  All aces signify new beginnings, and the Ace of Earth signifies new beginnings on the material plane.  This is a great wishing card for manifesting.  The muses recommend a fun exercise of planting actually seeds or plants with an intention imbued in it. You can write your wish on paper and put it in the dirt with the seed/plant.  Or if you are not sure what to wish for, ask the Universe for blessings and throw the seeds into the wind.  PS. Happy Birthday.

 

Leo
Kawase Hasui
Kawase Hasui

*Death – Your third big energy.  So, the muses made you make sure you have a road map for the coming year and then had you unload something that you didn’t want to carry into your new year.  Now the Muse of Stillness is here for the last two weeks of your old birth-year to have you stop and contemplate.  This isn’t so much about rest, though it is a part of this energy, but it is about sitting still and listening to your inner voice.  To still your mind, get bored, stop being on the wheel and see what comes up for you.  This is not a time to judge anything but to let things rise from the void. The goal is to metaphorically let the cream rise to the top, and to do so you need to be still.

 

Virgo
Kawase Hasui

*Wheel – The next two weeks the Muse of Fortune would like you to take chances.  She reminds you that if you don’t spin the proverbial wheel, you never have the chance of winning.  For with this mercurial energy, you can win big right away, it can take a meandering path to get to you, or you cannot win.  (This is different than losing because you just didn’t get a prize, but you didn’t lose anything.)  And an interesting result with this exercise of trying is it always leads you to positive returns.

 

Libra
Kawase Hasui
Kawase Hasui

Nine of Air – The Muse of Worrying comes when you are fretting over something you have no control over.  Your thoughts are a whirlwind of apprehension and doubt.  The muse suggests this exercise when your thoughts begin taking over.  1) Write them all down. 2) Cross off the ones you have no control over their outcome.  3) Prioritize the rest.  Also, she reminds you not to chastise your mind for worrying.  Worries are helpful by preparing us for the future; however, once you have prepared for what you can accomplish that is all any human can do.

 

Scorpio
Kawase Hasui

Heart of Air – The Muse of Investigation comes when there is information that needs to be ferreted out. In most scenarios people are not trying to hide something or thwart you. They also may not have all the pieces to the puzzle or need help digging for the truth.  This is also true when those around you generalize their answer to your “how are you?”  They may need gentle coaxing to spill their proverbial beans.

 

Sagittarius
Kawase Hasui

*Emperor – The Muse of Building is here to help you build upon something that is already in progress or that you have put on the back burner for too long. This muse heralds this is the right time to invest in yourself and your projects.  This can be as simple as knocking of some of your “honey-to-do lists” or as complex as pulling down that idea of starting your own business and begin.  Now is the time to make things happen.

 

 

Capricorn
Kawase Hasui

Spirit of Fire – The Muse of Purpose asks you to spend these next two weeks pondering not only what do you want to create but why does it burn inside of you to do so.  She advises spending time in museums, music halls, art galleries, or nature.  To quiet your mind by observing what other masters of creativity and beauty inspire in you.   And thus, connecting you to your own creative fire.

 

Aquarius

Kawase HasuiSeven of Fire – The Muse of Standing your Ground comes when either you need to strengthen your boundaries or reevaluate them.  The latter is harder because maybe you are too dogmatic for the situation, compromising too much or giving up because you can’t see a solution.  For any of these, this muse suggest that you engage a friend or supporter for help with either redrawing your boundaries, seeing your needs and/or just having another person by your side.

 

Pisces
Kawase Hasui

Two of Fire – The Muse of Imagining comes when you need to do some planning and envisioning of your future.  You can do this with a vision board or just write down a futuristic July 1st, 2027, journal entry that sums up what you have accomplished and experienced.    She does advise that you get as detailed as possible as well as envisioning general feelings that your future self will be feeling.  By doing both you give the universe some concrete things to work on with you, as well as, giving the universe room to create what you can’t imagine for yourself.

 

 

Tarot and Art-cast for Jan 19 – Feb 1, 2025

Bernice Bing
Burney, Falls, Bernice Bing

The artist highlighted this tarotart-cast is Bernice Bing. Bing’s medium was paint and her mode was color and tone.  Her paintings are big and bold. The viewer can see her fascination of the duality of light and dark, whether that was her landscape paintings or her later explorations of the unconscious world, Zen Buddhism and Chinese calligraphy. Abstraction as a practice gave her the ability to investigate her faceted self.  Abstract art emerged primarily because artists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries wanted to break away from the traditional focus on realistically depicting the physical world, instead seeking to express emotions and ideas through color, line, and form, rather than recognizable imagery, leading to a movement that emphasized the inner experience and artistic interpretation over strict representation of reality.

Society and its constructs are often set in place to give us meaning and a sense of community.  It is very human characteristic to want to define, categorize, create structures to explain and predict outcomes.  But it also can constrain growth.  This is the beauty of abstraction when we or aspects don’t fit into just one box we can explore without constraints.

Your pondering: Bing once said about doing art. “It’s like the highest form of art becomes a vehicle, like a mantra.” What is your mantra this year? Can you apply it to take an action to the highest level? Can your action/mantra both hold structure and allow growth?

*to those new subscribers and a reminder – pondering is just a place to flex your critical thinking muscle.  You don’t have to find the answer – there can be right or wrong.  It is just a place to reflect.

Solar System highlights

We begin with the Moon in Libra – relationships are on the forefront.  On Wednesday it moves into Scorpio – time to let something go.   Then on Friday it moves into Sagittarius – spend the weekend exploring.  On Monday the 27th it moves into Capricorn – focus on work. Then on Wednesday the 29th the moon moves into Aquarius – work on innovating something to the next level.  And lastly for the weekend the lunation moves into Pisces – daydreaming and intuition is key.

Mercury is still in Capricorn until January 26th, having us working on being efficient and succent with our conversation.  Though be careful about coming off as too bossy or harsh.   Motto: “I know things, but I don’t know everything.” The it moves into Aquarius.  Mercury is now about socializing and innovating the way we communicate.  Mars is retrograde again in Cancer until February 23rd, 2025. So once again action moves sideways not in a straight line.   But this is our second opportunity to find new and better avenues then the obvious or easiest ones.

Venus is now in Pisces until Feb 3rd.  This aspect is lovely – a dreamy haze.  Though be careful with this stop and go energy of Mars that you don’t just daydream the month away.  There still is action needed but it is a meandering organic evolution of your concepts of beauty and harmony. And Venus will retrograde back into Pisces in the spring.  So don’t stress, once things get moving you will have a second chance to come back to this growth.

Our longer aspects: Jupiter, the planet of abundance and growth, is in Gemini until June of 2025.   This placement 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.   Saturn is in Pisces until February 2026 teaching us how to be more fluid and inclusive in our structures. And lastly Pluto in Aquarius is still feeling very new.  So is you are feeling wobbly, remember to take things slowly.  We have lots of time with this aspect.

 

EXTRA

*Signs with an * it is a big week for you.   Capricorn/Aquarius this is a perfect time to get an Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year.  And Cancer/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.

*** Since it is a new year and I have some new subscribers, to explain my naming convention and experimentation with card titles.   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). Or at least that is what I am playing with now.

**** I have a tip jar if you want to leave a gratuity.

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

Nina

 

 

Aries
Bernice Bing
Vital Energy, Bernice Bing

Ace of Fire – All aces support beginnings and this ace’s realm is creativity, nature and spirituality.   The muses would like you to incorporate into your schedule for the next two weeks a ritual of awe.  Awe is defined as a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder.  Yes, they want you to push your boundaries just a bit, so it feels a little intimidating, but the rewards are awesome.

 

Taurus
Bernice Bing
Anderson Valley, Bernice Bing

Six of Earth – The Muse of Giving is challenging you to extend a helping hand.  She reminds you that little acts of kindness have a way of reverberating and multiplying in unique ways.  So, smile at a stranger, open the door for someone, pay for the coffee order behind you.  And since this energy is about both giving and receiving.   The bonus is that goodness will meander its way back to you.

 

Gemini
Bernice Bing
Velasquez Family, Bernice Bing

*Magician – During the next two weeks the Muse of Manifestation would like to work with you.  This Muse reminds you that at this time you have all the tools you need; however you have two challenges.  One you will need to investigate new ways of using them.  And secondly focus, she advises that during these trials that you are clear on the why behind this manifestation.  You have the power, but if it is not focus or has a reason behind it, it can get out of hand.

 

Cancerian
Bernice Bing

Nine of Fire – The Muse of Resilience comes when you need to set boundaries and firmly ground yourself.  She reminds you that you have the strength to do what needs to be done and protect what you have fought hard to safeguard.   You can huddle into that crab shell if need be if the waves hit – remember you were built for the give and take of the tides.

 

Leo
Bernice Bing
Ideograph, Bernice Bing

Seven of Air – The Muse of Deception comes when you are not being truthful with yourself.  Now for most of you cats this comes out as you are not good enough, unsure or feeling like an impostor.  This muse reminds you that overall, this is not true you know things and are good at what you do, but there is a small truth in it.  She asks, “do you need to strengthen a skill?  Do you need to find more resources? Do you need help?  There is a lack though it is not in you innately.  The challenge is seeing it as something missing that needs to be found and fixed not as a lack that needs to be hidden or disguised.  Time to find out, fess up and fix it.

 

Virgo
A lady and a road map, Bernice Bing

Spirit of Air – For the next two weeks details become vitally important.  The Muse of Specifics reminds you that the small stuff actually matters during this period.  So read the fine print.  When negotiating, do not assume.  Read the room before starting conversations.  Ask for clarification.  This muse is not a harbinger of doom, but she does advise that a “laissez faire” attitude will lead to more chaos then flow.

 

Libra
Bernice Bing
Lotus circle Lotus Goddess, Bernice Bing

Body of Water – The Muse of Flirting is hanging out with you for the next two weeks.  She wants you to strengthen your “charm muscles”.  Charm is defined as the power or quality of giving delight or arousing admiration.  These next two weeks smile at strangers, dole out compliments, and even wink at yourself when you walk by a mirror.  You have some “fine” qualities and now is the time to show off and remind yourself how irresistible you can be.

 

Scorpio
Mayacamas, Bernice Bing

Body of Earth – The Muse of Pace walks with you for the next few weeks.  This energy comes when you need to readjust your pace to be appropriate to the work that needs doing.  She advises to ground yourself in purpose, the why behind what you do, and examine your surroundings before moving forward.  And for some of you this is about moving your physical body in a new way.  So, if your old exercise regime is not working now is the perfect time for a change.

 

Sagittarius
Map Forms #2, Bernice Bing

*Fool – The Muse of Journeys is roaming with you for at least the next two weeks.  She asks you to strengthen your exploration muscles.  Maybe some of you feel stuck or others on the precipice of new but haven’t taken the leap.  This energy wants you to jump into the unknown.  This can be as simple as taking a different way home or trying a new place to eat lunch.  Or as complex as starting a new relationship, project or job.  The key with working with this muse is to have faith not in the destination but in the journey itself.

 

Capricorn
Bernice Bing
Big, Sur, Bernice Bing

*Tower – Where the last two weeks were about seeding the new, these two weeks are about deconstructing what no longer works.   The Muse of Sudden Change forewarns that change is coming and there are parts of your structures that are not retrofitted for this evolution.  She advises spending the next two weeks clearing the decks of unnecessary clutter, making sure your resources are stocked, planning how you want to rebuild, etc…  This energy is not about fear but about preparation, so when change happens you can mitigate the chaos around it.

 

Aquarius
Generations, Bernice Bing

Heart of Earth – The Muse of Study is hanging with you for the coming weeks.  She shows up when you need to learn a new skill.  Now the key is putting energy into learning something that you actually want to do or grow.  She asks what do you need to know that will ground you in your purpose? And she reminds you not to get too philosophical with this question. This should be fairly simple and practical. Like learning how to file you own taxes, fix a squeaky door, keep your plants alive….

 
Pisces
Healing, Bernice Bing

*Moon – The Muse of Emotional Literacy is hanging out with you these coming weeks.  She comes when emotional tides are high, and you need to work on navigating them.  The issue with you, fishy-folk is that you can be very susceptible to the influence of others’ emotions.  So, your work for the coming weeks is to decipher what you are feeling and what you are picking up from someone else. However, this muse does remind you that other people’s emotions can reflect areas needed for your personal healing.  If you still feel in the dark, an exercise she suggests is asking your subconscious for guidance before you go to sleep.   Dreams are gateways to information during this time.

Tarot and Art-cast for Sept 8-21, 2024

Margaret Watts Hughes
Margaret Watts Hughes
Margaret Watts Hughes
Margaret Watts Hughes

The artist, singer and inventor this week is Margaret Watts Hughes.  Hughes invented a device, the eidophone (from the Greek eido-to see and phone- voice/sound).  She found that with this device and powder, seeds or sand, she could see the geometrics of her voice and the notes themselves to create shapes.  Hughes called these voice-figures or voice flowers.   She then used colored glycerin on a glass plate.  And from that she sang the above and below pictures into existence.

Your pondering:  How lucky we are to be in a time when sound is recorded.  We can listen to a song or someone’s voice without the confines time.  But I often wonder because we can hear it again, do we lose the preciousness of it when it is happening the first time.  What would it have been like to hear a song only once?

Solar System highlights

The moon begins this week in Scorpio – follow your passion.  Then on Tuesday it moves into Sagittarius – go exploring.    On Thursday it moves into Capricorn – use this energy to get things.  On Saturday the Moon moves into Aquarius – time to daydream.  Monday Sept. 16th it moves into Pisces – start the week by going with the flow.  On Wednesday Sept. 18th the moon is in Aries – a great time to start a project.  And we finish with the moon in Taurus on Friday – enjoy and savor the good things in life.

Mercury moves into Virgo until September 26th.  Once again sharpening our conversation skills to be precise and direct but not harsh.  Venus is in Libra – this is her home and a good time for us to readjust and rebalance.  Harmony is the key and the gift.  And then Mars moves into Cancer.  Not its favorite place.  Often our plans go sideways but this is the genius of this placement- to find ways around instead of straight through a problem.

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.  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.

*** 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
Margaret Watts Hughes
Margaret Watts Hughes

Ten of Water – The Muse of Happiness has come to visit with you for two whole weeks.  She comes to remind you that life, no matter the circumstances, still holds beauty.  Whether it is a stranger’s smile, your barista knowing your order, a child’s hug, hanging with a friend, your pet giving you affection, a butterfly fluttering past you…  This muse challenges you to understand happiness appears often but is fleeting.  So, take time when each moment of bliss occurs during this period.  Soak it in.

 

Taurus
Margaret Watts Hughes
Margaret Watts Hughes

Nine of Water – The Muse of Satisfaction comes to you this period to help you navigate perfectionism and being content with what is then what could be. The muses would like to remind you that you all are the foundational sign of the zodiac.  You represent earth in its most natural state.  The goddess Gia walks with you every day of your life.  Now this muse would like you to think of a leaf with a hole in it.  That hole fed an insect.  Or think upon a tree fall in a forest, it makes way for new and more diverse plant growth.  Nature teaches us that our perceived imperfections are gateways. Places that feed new beginnings and growth.

 

Gemini
Margaret Watts Hughes
Margaret Watts Hughes

Ten of Air – All tens represent an ending.  The Ten of Air is an ending of a way of communicating, thought process or a drama that is in your life.  The muses remind you to follow your intuition during this time.  If you need to put a project or person on hold, do so in these coming weeks.  These weeks may have some challenges, but they are put there to strengthen your intuition as well as have you reflect on your own hubris.  Taking ego out of the situation will help guide you to see that you may not have to engage with these scenarios like you think you do.

 

Cancerian
Margaret Watts Hughes
Margaret Watts Hughes

Eight of Fire – The Muse of Messages comes when there is a lot of information coming at you.  She advises navigate this onslaught of intelligence by knowing your priorities and goals, so you can utilize the information that you actually need.  The big challenge with this energy is not feeling as if you need to make haste with any decision.  You all can feel a vibe like no other sign, so trust your superb crabby intuition while sifting through the intel.

 

Leo
Margaret Watts Hughes

*Death – Another big energy week for you all.  This week is about change.  The gorgeous aspect of this kind of change is that it works with the Universe and is very much about natural cycles.  The challenge for you is to mimic the ebb and flow of this energy model.  So, if you find that you lose interest, or something begins to pull away or die off then let it. For either that energy will grow into something new and more suitable to what you need now.   Or it will cycle back just like the seasons or the setting and rising of the sun.  The muses remind you to not push but to fall in with the groove of the now and is.

 

Virgo
Margaret Watts Hughes

Nine of Fire – The Muse of Preparation comes when you need to take time to plan out not only your day to day but also the coming couple of seasons.  This energy falls right into place with not only your birth month but also your general vibe.  You all do better if you are prepared.  It’s not that you can’t fly by the seat of your pants but the more prepared you are the easier it is for you to tackle the unexpected.

 

Libra
Margaret Watts Hughes

*Devil – The Muse of Exams comes when circumstances are testing your resolve and principles.  So, this muse becomes your cheerleader and task-keeper to help you navigate these times.  She reminds you that you are ready and equipped to handle these tribulations.  Ultimately you have the tools and knowledge to work through the ups and downs of the coming weeks.  The key is to be true to who you have become.       

 

Scorpio
Margaret Watts Hughes

Five of Earth – The fives are the cards of chaos.  And this energy works on the material plane, usually around finances or at least your perception of yours.  The Muse of Lack has you looking at what aspects in your life are lacking?   Yes, she said material plane but this sense of lack is more tied into your emotional or intellectual realms.  This muse challenges you to look at where you over-indulge and the whys behind it.  If you can work on healing what was lacking by, for example love from a partner or parent, you can turn around this poverty mind-set.   As RuPaul says: “If you don’t love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?”

 

Sagittarius
Margaret Watts Hughes

*Strength – The Muse of Inner Wisdom is hanging out with you for the next two weeks.  She would like you to dive deep into the whys behind what you are doing on the material plane.  Are they aligned with who you are and what you stand for?  What part of your inner landscape needs strengthening to have a stronger resolve to live the life you are meant to live?  You have a solid foundation, now is the time to strength and ground yourself, for the months ahead.  This is not about prepping for only the more challenging aspects but also to be grounded enough to relish the exquisite ones.

 

Capricorn
Margaret Watts Hughes

Eight of Earth – The Muse of Work comes to give you energy to put towards the tasks you would like to focus on. This energy shows up when you need to concentrate on what is at hand more than what will be.  This energy is about productivity, handiwork and working with your superpowers to get sh**t done.  So, gardening/work gloves on and get to it.

 

Aquarius
Margaret Watts Hughes

Ace of Earth – All aces signify a new beginning.  This energy would like you to focus on the material plane. What would you like to manifest on this earthly plane?   Yes, do some work seeding this idea or project, but also mantras of abundance and flourishing are helpful.

 

Pisces
Margaret Watts Hughes

*High Priestess – The Muse of Sacred Mysteries is hanging out with you all for the next two weeks.  She shows up to hone your intuition as well as give you sage advice.  The challenge is she does it with twists, turns, synchronicities, déjà vu and in dreams.  You can ask her questions just know they most likely with be veiled in riddles and repetition.   So, eyes, ears, and mind open to the muses planting easter eggs to help you on your higher path.  Your motto: “Your passions in life should fit you exactly but your purpose in life should exceed you.” – Kevin Kelly

Tarot and Art-cast for May 19-June 1, 2024

fox
Baby red fox Vulpes vulpes

Happy Birth-month Gemini!

The artist this week is Mother Nature again. Yes, I highlighted her work a month ago but….

Every morning, I take a walk around our acre and see what is new in the yard.  It is spring here.  The leaves are my favorite color, lime green and the flowers are popping.

As I walk, I watch where my mom’s dog, Patsy, nose points.  I wonder what animal traces she is smelling that have traversed across the lawn overnight. This past Monday Patsy was interested in a very specific spot in the woods.  And as I searched the landscape for the typical chipmunks or squirrels out popped 3 little baby fox heads!  As you all may know, one of my last names is Fox, hence the fox and the tarot.  Anyway, this event has made my week, so I thought I would share.

The pic above is one of the babies, a red fox, vulpes vulpes. Red foxes are the most common of the 27 fox species in the world.  “Foxes are small-to-medium-sized omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull; upright, triangular ears; a pointed, slightly upturned snout; and a long, bushy tail (“brush”).

Twelve species belong to the monophyletic “true fox” group of genus Vulpes. Approximately another 25 current or extinct species are always or sometimes called foxes; these foxes are either part of the paraphyletic group of the South American foxes, or of the outlying group, which consists of the bat-eared fox, gray fox, and island fox.”[1]

In the mythology and literature that surround foxes, they are often tricksters.  I, however, favor the Japanese tales of the kitsune.  Stories that portrays them as messengers of the gods and good luck.

Your pondering for this week:  What’s your favorite animal and why?

Solar System highlights

The moon begins in Libra – harmony and balance are the focus. On Tuesday the moon moves into Scorpio – follow your passion.  Then on Thursday it moves into Sagittarius – get out and explore.    On Sunday May 26th the moon moves into Capricorn – great for prepping for the work week.  On Tuesday May 28th it moves into Aquarius helping us think outside the box.  And we finish the two weeks with the moon in Pisces starting on May 30th Thursday – wanting us to go with the flow.

Mercury moves into Taurus to hang with Venus so communication will be smoother.  Venus in Taurus until May 23rd – prompting us to focus on grounding and how we love. Then Venus moves into Gemini, having us work on how to create harmony through communication also a great time for delving into the arts and how your environment speaks or doesn’t about who you are.   Mars is the last space body to hang in Aries, so until June 9th giving energy to propel beginnings.

And then Jupiter, the planet of abundance and growth, moves into Gemini on May 26th for a year.   To help us work on 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.

 

EXTRA

*** 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. And I have a tip jar if you want to leave a gratuity for the weekly forecasts.

**** 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
fox
Ruppell’s fox- Vulpes rueppelli

*Chariot – The Muse of Self-Motivation is prompting you this week to get your bearings and then get moving.  Spring has sprung and you are in the beginning of a new birth year.  This energy is giving you a green light to move forward, but your work for the next two weeks is:  do you have a clear view of your goals?  This muse asks where you want to be this time next year?  Once you have that destination in mind use this time to push yourself or project forward.  The universe will give you the gas, but you need the map and the will, to push the pedal to the metal.

 

Taurus
Fox
Kit fox-Vulpes macrotis

Ace of Fire – Your second ace.  All aces represent new beginnings.  The last two weeks this was about revamping old constructs.  Now the muses want you to play and experiment with your creativity.   They ask when was the last time you played a musical instrument, drew, tinkered?  The muses are wanting you to revamp not only your thought processes around creativity but also how you create.  And the best way is to just play with ideas, preferable using the arts and/or nature.  Think creating seed bombs, en plein air/painting outside, playing and recording  music under a bridge or in your bathroom, collage the last four pictures on your phone, etc…..

 

Gemini
Fox
Tibetan fox- Vulpes ferrilata

Nine of Earth – The Muse of Enjoyment would like you to enjoy these next two weeks.  Enjoyment is defined as the “state or process of taking pleasure in something.”  Pleasure is “a feeling of happy satisfaction.”  And satisfaction is the “fulfillment of one’s wishes, expectations, or needs, or the pleasure derived from this.”  So, this muse is wanting you to dive into the feeling of fulfilling a wish, expectations, or need.  And if it doesn’t satisfy you in some way, she asks why are you doing it?

 

 

Cancer
Fox
Fennec Fox Vulpes zerda

Eight of Earth – The Muse of Skills would like to remind you that you have talents.  And in these net two weeks those competences are going to be put to the test.  This period isn’t hard because you are a pro and already have all the skills you need to tackle whatever comes up.  You got this.  She is just here to remind you of two isms:  Quality over quantity and work smarter not harder.

 

Leo
Cape Fox Vulpes chama

Two of Fire – What!?  The Muse of Future is continuing to hang with you for the rest of the month to chat about expanding your horizons.  Maybe the last two weeks you didn’t push out your boundaries enough. You stayed in your comfort zone.  Or maybe you need more time doing it.  So, keep pushing the envelope, especially around your creative self.  The muses are pushing you to expand further.

 

Virgo
Pale Fox Vulpes pallida

Mind of Fire – The last two weeks the Muse of Taming wanted you to work with your inner chaos.  Now the Muse of Creative Perfectionism has come to help you focus.  Now Creative Perfectionism is not perfectionism so much as being, seeing and utilizing the perfectly imperfect.  She would like you to work with imperfection in the most creative way.  So instead of throwing something out think repurpose, reuse, recycle instead.

 

Libra
Blandfords fox Vulpes cana

*Hermit – The Muse of Perspective advises that these next two weeks you pull back from situations to get a better perspective on the issues.   This muse usually comes when you are too close or too involved in a situation to see a truth or a solution.  So, for the next two weeks engage less and observe more before you jump back into the fray.

 

Scorpio
Artic Fox Vulpes lagopus

*Star – The Muse of Healing comes when it is a perfect time to take a dive deep into a healing practice.  This could be as simple as starting or increasing your meditation time or as complex as beginning the path of healing an old trauma.  The key is to elevate and innovate your self-care practices so you can alleviate the part of you that is still carry this hurt.

 

Sagittarius
Bengal Fox-Vulpes bengalensis

Three of Air – The Muse of Deep Wounds comes when some event opens an old wound.  The muse prompts you not to relive the trauma, but to use this situation as a reminder that there is still a part of you that needs to heal.  The challenge is that the reminder comes in threes or there are three aspects that still need to be healed. The key is focusing on the healing not the hurting.

 

Capricorn
Swift-fox-vulpes velox

Ten of Earth – The Muse of Plenty is hanging with you these next two weeks to have you work on the concept “there is enough”.  Tens usually indicate a summation, success or ending.  The challenge with this energy is taking advantage and finding enjoyment of this ending or success before jumping into a new project.  She also is a harbinger that you deserve abundance not because you have worked hard for it, suffered for it or because of a sense of worthy or unworthiness, but just as a gift for existing.

 

Aquarius
Gray Fox-Urocyon-cinereoargenteus

Mind of Earth – The last two weeks the Muse of Building came to help you build part of your life bigger and bolder.  Now the little brother of that energy the Muse of Making has come to continue the project.  This is a great energy for getting things done.  So, get your to-do lists, it is time to make things happen.

 

Pisces
Corsac Fox Vulpes corsac

Heart of Earth – Interesting you got the Muse of Learning again.  So, either you didn’t get to the recommended skill building or you need more time to hone this new skill.  So as a reminder, let’s go over this again.   This Muse shows up when upping your game and adding to your skill set will be required in the near future.  This education doesn’t have to be just about work.  You can be about learning to fix something around the house or take a class in a subject you have been interested in.  She does, however, remind you that following your heart is as important as following the green.

Tarot and Art-cast for April 21 – May 4, 2024

nature photography
Amet Eshel Nubian Ibex

Happy birth month Taurus!

The artists this week are the winners of the World Nature Photography Awards.  Every year around Earth Day I highlight nature photography awards winners.  In the past the only way for people to see animals and plants from other places was museums and illustrations.  Now with photography we can get a literal birds-eye view of our world.   And the more we can see the world the more we can understand it and then protect it.  As Chief Dan George of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation said: “If you talk to the animals, they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them, you will not know them and what you do not know, you will fear. What one fears, one destroys.” So go out, get close to the flora and fauna and do some of your own nature photography.

Your pondering for this week:  We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren, and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can’t speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish, and trees.”- Qwatsinas  (Hereditary Chief Edward Moody), Nuxalk Nation.  What do you or can you pledge to do this year to help care for Mother Nature?

Solar System highlights

The moon begins in Libra – harmony and balance are the focus. On Wednesday the moon moves into Scorpio – follow your passion.  Then on Friday it moves into Sagittarius – get out, explore, and let fun be the focus.    On Sunday April 28th the moon moves into Capricorn – great for prepping for the work week.  On Wednesday May 1st it moves into Aquarius helping us think outside the box.  And we finish the two weeks with the moon in Pisces starting on Friday – wanting us to go with the flow.

Mercury is in Aries until May 15th giving us a crash course in learning to say what we need in a non-reactive way and working on making sure our actions follow our words.  And we finish with it in retrograde April 25th.  Venus stays with Mercury until April 29th during this teachable moment, giving us more grace when we are attempting to better our communication skills. Then Venus moves into Taurus, it’s home sign prompting us to focus on grounding and how we love.

Mars is still in Pisces with Saturn until April 30th.   And they are prompting us to act on being adaptable, especially in our day-to-day life.  Then Mars will join Mercury pushing us into action around how we communicate. However, from April 30th to May 15th this push can be dangerous.  We need to be careful that our actions follow our words.   And that we can curb being judgmental and harshness in our communication. In our words watch your tongue.

EXTRA

*** 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. And I have a tip jar if you want to leave a gratuity for the weekly forecasts.

**** 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
nature photography
Tracey Lund – Gannets

Nine of Air – To finish off your birth month the muses would like you to work with your worries for the coming year.  They suggest you write all of them out. Then vehemently cross off the ones you have no control over.  And with the rest, prioritize the list, and when Mercury goes direct on April 25th you can start working through them one by one.  With all these planets in your sign you need to focus slowing your mind down.

 

Taurus
nature photography
Miki Spitzer – Iceland glacier

*Death – The Muse of Organic Change would like you to spend the next two weeks doing some composting of ideas and/or projects that no longer work for you.  The challenge is seeing that what “use to work” still contributes to what you are trying to change.  In essence your past feeds your future.  So, if you deny or toss it away you can not use it as fuel for your potential growth.

 

Gemini
nature photography
Jouni Erola – Swan

Heart of Air – The Twin Muses of Inhaling and Exhaling are asking for the next two weeks to breath.  Now the challenge from these two is about the silence between the breaths.  By tunning into these breaks internally, you can tune into the subtle silences around you.   Listen to “the feel” of the story instead of the plot.  Read between the lines in a conversation.  Be curious, ask questions and deep listen to the answers.

 

Cancer
Bill Klipp Sally Light Foot Crabs

Three of Earth – The last two week the Muse of Building had you looking at adaptability in what you are developing.  These next two weeks the Muse of Collaboration would like you to focus on what you need or are lacking in skill and knowledge to further this project or idea. Then ask for help to fill in the gaps.  As they say 2 heads are better than 1, but 3 heads and 6 hands are even better, so expand your resources for intel and support.

 

Leo
nature photography
John Seager – Marine Iguana and Lava Lizard

Six of Earth – The Muse of Giving would like you to take part in an exchange of knowledge, love, or resources for the next two weeks.  By helping someone else, you begin to see that you are worthy of being helped yourself.  Giving goes both ways or it becomes self-centered. And remember the exchange does not have to be tit for tat or linear.  Be open to receiving from a stranger and that giving or getting does not have to be solely a physical exchange.

 

Virgo
nature photography
Richard Lee Cheetah

*Magician – The Muse of Manifestation is hanging with you for the next two weeks.  She usually shows up to help you in the process of creating.  Because either the universe doesn’t know what you want because you don’t, or there is an aspect(s) that needs to be tweaked. So, she suggests writing down what you are wanting to manifest or if you are in the process of creation what isn’t flowing.  The latter can look like you have missed a vital step in creation or a step in the process isn’t viable and needs an alternative.  This period is about experimentation.

 

Libra
nature photography
Chatree Lertsintanakorn – Thismia thaithongiana

Nine of Fire – The Muse of Resilience would like you to assess where you are at and what you need for the coming weeks.  She usually shows up when things are about to become busy.  So, she prompts to do things like fill up your freezer with readymade dinners and your pantry with on-the-go snacks.  Or do you have all the components for the coming projects?  Now is the time to chop wood and carry water to prep for the press of the coming months.

 

Scorpio
nature photography
Ivan Pedretti – Iceland

Six of Fire – The Muse of Celebration would like you to take these next two weeks and bask in all that you have accomplished since 2022.  She especially shows up for some of you that feel as if you have not accomplished anything.  Looking at the steps big or small that you have taken to get to the here and is pretty amazing.  Take a moment to reconnect and enjoy what you have created, for you need the rest and jubilation to ready you for the coming challenges before your next birthday.

 

Sagittarius
nature photography
Nicholas Remy Angler Fish

*Strength – The Muse of Poise has arrived on your doorstep to have you show off your best side.  Poise is defined as “a dignified, self-confident manner or bearing; composure; self-possession: to show poise in company. Synonyms: refinement, grace, polish, self-confidence, steadiness; stability: intellectual poise.” So Centaurians these next two weeks the muses advise to be less like the freewheeling half-horse and more like Chiron the great educator. Show your demurer side so people can see your true strength.

 

Capricorn
Rafal Dymarkowski -Frog

Ten of Water – The Muse of Happiness is visiting you these next two weeks, to remind you that all work and no play makes Jill/Jack a dull person.  This is not an ease card for you goats.  For most of you after “kid” hood forget how to frolic and kick up your hooves.  You have replaced it with the perpetual mountain climbing that you innately do.  So, your challenge for the next two weeks is to find some time to enjoy life too.

 

Aquarius
Giovanni Crisafulli – Jellyfish

Four of Air – Holy Moly it has happened again, the Muse of Rest is back. This is now 8 weeks of the muses begging you to relax.  Yes, you all took some time off because the big momma of rest the Muse of Healing backed-off.  But you still need to pay attention to your output in comparison to your input.  Health and rest are still your focus for another two weeks.  Some examples can be as simple as getting massage, taking a three-day weekend, having a designated daily unplug time, or scheduling more activities that lighten you up without tiring you out.   (And just the statistic it is a 3 out of a 10 million chance that I would pull the same card 4 times in a row.  So, if you can’t listen to the Woo listen to the math.)  Get some rest.

 

Pisces
Philip Hamilton – Humpback Whale

Four of Fire – The Muse of Happy Home would like you to focus on making your environments cozy.  You can concentrate on your home, neighborhood, workspace, and the ultimate goal of the world at large.  She asks what support you need to feel safe, secure, and stable in your environment(s).   So, examples are finding like-minded people to hang with, decorating a corner nook in your house that helps you relax or getting to know your way around a new part of the city.