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Artcast for Sept 13-26, 2026

September 12, 2026 Nina

never the same river twice, Shyama Golden

Hi All,

The artist this week is Shyama Golden. Her paintings are what I like to call surrealistic realism, a dream-like world that is layered over reality. In her words…my current works populate a parallel dimension with a cast of characters which include vine-covered trees suggestive of human archetypes, Sri Lankan devil dancers dressed as Yakkas who take part in exorcist rituals, and self-portraiture. The work is intended to appear theatrical, reflecting on an awareness of the social performance necessitated by our relationships with each other and the drama of everyday life.

Your pondering: I find it interesting that masks have been a part of most every culture. They are used in performance, rituals, cultural and religious rites. What is this overarching need for humans to put on a mask? When do you put on your mask?

Solar System highlight for the next two weeks

We have a full moon in Aries. What do you need to let go to move forward.

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. Virgo/Scorpio, this is a perfect time to get that Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year. And Pisces/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.

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

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

Nina Fox-B

**Reading from The Witch Wisdom Tarot by Phyllis Curott and Danielle Barlow

Aries

Goddess of Earth – The Muse of Summer would like to hang out with you as this season ends. She asks, how did summer nourish you? What delights did it give you? When was its dry spell? What did it give to you abundantly? This muse asks to bask in these last moments of summer.

Taurus

Five of Fire – The Muse of Choice has come to question how you use your fire. Is it like the autumn leaves, a push of brilliance before needing a season of slumber? Is it the destructive cleansing of a forest fire? The fire that nourishes? Or the cozy flame of a fireplace? The flicker of a candle in the dark? Your power is needed in the world, but it is your choice how to blaze.

Gemini

Shaman – The Muse of Teachers comes when you need to learn something new to help you navigate a darkness or an intricate path. Use these two weeks to listen and learn. Teachers come in all forms – people, animals, your environment, the inner voice, emotions, the wind… This muse advises taking this time to receive instead of putting out.

Cancerian

Five of Air and Eight of Fire – You have two muses to help you balance. First the Muse of Sacrifice, she is here to acknowledge what you have sacrificed and asks if that is worthy of you? If not time it is time for change. If so then rejoice in your growth. And then either way the Muse of Sunrises reminds you that every day is full of possibilities. Each day is full of the magic of your life.

Leo

Five of Water – The Muse of Grief is your companion for the coming weeks. First she reminds that you are allowed to grieve. It is a necessary release. And then she helps you dive deep beneath the pain and helplessness to find your strength and resilience. She reminds, that you bring such unique and wonderful gifts to the world. Even in the darkness and sorrow, the sun rises each day.

Virgo

Witch of Earth – The Muse of Purpose comes when you are being called to serve something greater than yourself, that in tun will make you greater than you are. The next two weeks will push you to expand to become more. Luckily this muse will give you courage and direction if needed. Some things will be asked of you that are innate but there is also some learning involved. Be open to the potential.

Libra

Ace of Fire – All Aces proclaim beginnings. This energy is about vitality and community. The muses would like you to spark something in your local and/or world community. It can be sidewalk library or a toy exchange. Maybe doing sidewalk art. It can be baking a yummy treat for a neighbor. Look around, what needs some joy brought to it. The muses remind, small acts of joy are the key to this beginning.

Scorpio

Two of Earth – The Muse of Cozy is your cuddle buddy for the coming two weeks. This muse would like you to snuggle up with a book, partner, pet and fluffy pillow and relax. These times are meant to be the ultimate of self-care. A time where time dissolves into warmth and enjoyment. Take these coming weeks to balance the doing with the cozy.

Sagittarius

Craftsman of Water – The Muse of Jokester comes when you have lost some of your silliness. This muse suggests regaining it by wear your shirt inside out, tell “dad jokes”, journal about a funny story, watch comedy, wear mismatched socks…. This muse would like you to stop taking life so seriously- put down your phone and sit on a whoopie cushion.

Capricorn

Ace of Earth and the Maze – You have two energies around you in the coming weeks. Aces all proclaim beginnings. These coming weeks hold launches and at the same time uncertainty. So first the muses would like you to stand back from your new beginning and see the bigger picture. You need to reorient with the larger landscape, all the plans and roads to take. And at the same time relinquish one avenue and allow it to be guided in its own accord. These muses are here to remind you that not everything can or should be controlled.

Aquarius

Ace of Air – All aces proclaim new beginnings. This energy of air is about consciousness, intelligence and communication. You will be full of ideas and have a variety of conversations. Both will bring broader and brighter wisdom. The challenge is balancing the mind and the mouth with the ears. The muses remind, that all things come from silence. Thus, it is as important to communicate as it is to listen during these coming weeks.

Pisces

Wheel of Life – The Muse of Seasons comes when you need to reconnect with the cycles of life: birth, growing, flourishing, aging, dying, resting and returning. You have become too linear in your thinking. That the path you are on is leading to only one thing. So, she recommends diving into this coming autumn- harvest or spring- renewal (depending on where you are at). Pumpkins or daffodils, the key is partaking in the joy of the season you are in and then realizing that its bounty will come again.

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Tarot and Art-cast for March 2- 15, 2025

March 2, 2025 Nina

Bennu and Futuraheliopolis, Rithika Merchant

The artist highlighted in this tarotart-cast is Rithika Merchant @rithikamerchant. Merchant’s work “explores the common threads that run through different cultures and religions. Similar myths, stories, and ideas are shared by cultures all around the world; her paintings explore this concept while also featuring creatures and symbolism that are part of her personal visual vocabulary.”

Using collage, painting, drawing and geometric paper folds, she gets the viewer to perceive and examine our connections between the mind, body, and Earth. And perhaps ponder that we have similar pieces that make us relatable to another, but it is how we put these pieces together that makes us unique. As she stated in an interview for Colossal: “I think there is something powerful in taking whatever scraps you can find and putting them together to create something meaningful.”

Your pondering: I have always been intrigued by our use of symbols, especially those that we see cross cultures like the image of an eye or the sun. Symbols are often simple and at the same time hold a larger content. What symbols or images would you use to represent you?

Solar System highlights

We begin with the Moon in Taurus on Monday – great energy to get things done. On Thursday it moves into Gemini – communication and information exchange are emphasized. On Saturday it moves into Cancer – do things around the house. On Monday March 10^th the moon moves into Leo – your time to shine. On Wednesday the 12^th it moves into Virgo – great for organizing. We have an eclipse on the 14^th lay low if you can. Then on Saturday the 15^th the moon is in Libra – relationships take priority.

Mercury is now in Aries – great for using communication to move things forward. The challenge is realizing compromise is the only way to do it. So, watch “my way or the highway” kind of thinking. Mars is retrograde in Cancer, so movement forward still takes alternate routes to get to your destination.

Venus is still in Aries. This is not one of Venus’s favorite spots. But it does teach us to follow through with our actions and to take this Aries “go for it” energy to make the world a more loving place. Just watch for stubbornness or over reaction. Lead with curiosity and create win-win situations that move you and others forward not backwards.

Our longer aspects: Jupiter, the planet of abundance and growth, is in Gemini until June. This placement helps us to 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 May 2025 wanting us to learn how to be more fluid and inclusive in our structures.

EXTRA

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

Six of Air – The Muse of Tiny Transitions will be traveling with you this week. She challenges you to make little doable changes in your life that will move you to a clearer more efficient headspace. For example: wanting to get up earlier, she advises just starting to set your alarm in 10-minute increments until you get to the hour you are wanting to rise at. Look for small simple ways to make your life and thoughts more efficient and your daily life easier. And on a side note, this muse says water is an important element to make this transition. Whether that is going to the beach or lake or taking a bath, this exercise is a great way to hear yourself think.

Taurus

*Tower – The Muse of Deconstruction comes when you need help seeing what isn’t working in your life. This can be something like physically not taking care of your body, mentally not taking care of your mind, being in the wrong vocation, or as simple as oiling a hinge that’s squeaking and is driving you crazy. The key with thus energy is not ignoring the cracks or wishing away the irritants that can be fixed. So, look at what in your daily life resources you and dismantle what does not.

Gemini

Nine of Earth – The Muse of Discernment challenges you to see what and who you are dependent on. Are you being realistic with your expectations of them? Are you taking action instead of being reactive? This Muse reminds you that relationships are important to your well being, but they also can be a detriment if interdependence changes to dependance.

Cancerian

Body of Earth – The Muse of Pace advise during the next two weeks to watch your pace as well as move at the appropriate one. These coming weeks need a slow and steady movement to gain ground. This may seem contrary to Mars being in your sign. For most people this aspect of working on sideways movements to gain traction is hard, tries their patience but is meant to help see alternatives to the narratives. However, this is old tromping grounds for crabs. You all by instinct can find alternative solutions to any problem.

Leo

Spirit of Water – The Muse of Compassion is working with you for the next two weeks. She advises that kindness and sincerity are not only useful to get things done with others but also will tame your inner lion(ness). These challenge times bring out the protective side of you all and most of the time this is helpful and appreciated. Who doesn’t want a big cat in your corner. However, this muse recommends for the next two weeks to be more kitten-like, cute, playful and if they scratch, they are easily forgiven.

Virgo

King of Fire – The Muse of Vibrancy is challenging you this week. Vibrancy is defined as the state of being full of energy and life. This muse wants you to be the beacon in helping us, as a community, to become more vibrant in our own lives as well as others. So, this muse tasks you to help others become more of who they are instead of who they should be. So, the muses ask you to shine in your uniqueness to inspire others to shine in theirs. Your motto: I am the change I want to see in the world.

Libra

Body of Fire – The Muse of Adventure would like you to do two things. One to see your life as an adventure full of curiosities to discover and puzzles to unravel. And secondly to take a real-life adventure. It can be a day trip or a weekend. The where is less about the destination and more about the journey there.

Scorpio

*Magician – These next two week the Muse of Experimentation is hanging with you. She would like you to experiment with some part of your life where you are trying to manifest or conjure up something new. The key is that this new aspect’s what, how and when need to be played around with to manifest something truly unique and useful. So, she challenges you to let go of expectations and work on bringing the divine (excellent; delightful) into the world.

Sagittarius

*Lovers – The Muse of Relationships is working with you for the next two weeks. She challenges you to be more intimate with people. Maybe of late you have pulled away or felt the need to be independent and freewheeling, for this is your natural state. However, this muse is asking you to engage more deeply with the people around you. You all are the philosophers of the zodiac and easily see how all things are interconnected, but the Muses are challenging you to take actions to prove it.

Capricorn

*World – The Muse of Integration is choosing to walk with you in the coming weeks. This energy shows up when you are in an alpha and omega moment. Where aspects of your life are coming to an end while simultaneously things are beginning. You are here at this moment because of all your hard work and therefore ending a chapter. While simultaneously you are walking into a new cycle of evolution. She advises that you let go of the past as you finalize it, so your arms are open to embrace the future.

Aquarius

Mind of Earth – The Muse of Building comes to give you energy to build upon what already is in existence. This is a great time to finish off things on your to-do list, and to bring projects that were on the backburner to the front. This muse suggests using this Mars in Cancer energy to find alternative ways to get past the blocks you might have with unfinished projects.

Pisces

*Hanged One – The Muse of Suspension comes when you need to put things are hold so you can contemplate new perspectives. This energy’s mythology is based on Odin hanging from the Tree of Life and discovering the runes. The key to this story is him discovering the runes not that he created them. There is a little quantum theory with this energy. It is the concept that everything already exists, and we just need to align ourselves with that thing’s frequency to tune into it. So, use this time to sit back and just ponder – let your mind wander and see what it discovers.

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Tarot and Art-cast for Oct 6-19, 2024

October 5, 2024 Nina

It’s that time of the year again when I spotlight art that is eerie. The art this week is the surrealist paintings of Tetsuya Ishida (石田徹也). Ishida exposes the pressure and anxieties of ordinary life in urban Japan. His paintings resonate with all of us how hard it can be to try to bear the weight of society’s expectations. Having us ponder: what is the essence of me?

Your pondering: Surrealism as an art form “aims to liberate the mind through the exploration of the subconscious, dreams, and chance.” Surrealism is much like modern Halloween. Halloween is a moment that gives us the freedom to play being who we would like to be or an element of ourselves that we would like to explore which during our “normal” life we cannot. So, my pondering for you is thinking back to the costumes you have worn, what did they let you experience?

Solar System highlights

Posting again – I need some feedback- How many of you want/use this part? Please reply – if it is at least 10 people – I’ll still include. 2 of you out of 300 answered back, so I’m posting this for one more cycle for you all to respond.

The moon begins in Sagittarius – the beginning of week might be challenging to find a focus. By Wednesday you hit your stride with the moon in Capricorn giving us focus and energy. On Saturday the moon is in Aquarius when it is best to go with the flow. Then Monday October 14^th the moon washes into Pisces. Great time for your imagination and daydreams. Again, on Wednesday October 16^th our energy gets reignited with an Aries moon. And lastly, we end this cycle with the moon landing in one of its favorite places on Friday, Taurus. Which sets us up for a cozy and grounding weekend.

Mercury is Libra until October 13^th. We get to work on balancing our listening and speaking, especially in our close relationships. Then it moves into Scorpio until October 31^st, which will be a fun Halloween to explore and express your passions.

Venus is in Scorpio until October 15th. This is a very sensual vibe, as well as a great time for transformation. Then it moves into Sagittarius until December 7^th. Where it supports exploration of beauty and harmony.

Mars is still in Cancer until November 3^rd. 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.

And 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. 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. 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.

*** 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

Four of Air – The Muse of Rest is here to get you to slow down and plug for a bit. Usually, this muse shows up when you are not realizing you need to take a break. That is a break in all areas: mental, emotional, and physical. For some of you this muse is warning you that your immune system is low so it will be easy for you to catch a cold. For others it may mean you need to step back from a relationship and reassess your part in it. And for the rest it means a mental break from social media and just being on 24/7. The key for all of you is space and time to restore and rebalance yourself.

Taurus

Six of Earth – The Muse of Giving is hanging with you all for the next two weeks. This muse reminds you that small acts of gratitude and kindness are worth taking the time for this cycle. Libra season is a celebration of family and creating harmony, so it will be easier to give to those close to you. But this muse would also like you to extend a hand out into your broader world, with a smile and nod to your neighbor. Your motto: treat people like you would like to be treated.

Gemini

Three of Fire – The Muse of Negotiation comes when you need to work on compromise and diplomacy. This energy fits right into this season of Libra where the focus is on family and harmony. This means that you need to work more on your compromising skills, and to look at where you are giving in to much. Your negotiations for the coming weeks should aspire to be win-win scenarios.

Cancerian

Ten of Fire – The Muse of Burdens comes when you are doing too much. Yes, you have responsibilities but for the next two weeks the muses would like you to lay some of them down. She suggests that you prioritize your list by what needs to get done just within these next two weeks and pick the top ten. Then take the last 3 off. This is not a time to multi-task but work on one item until you get stuck then move to the next. And she reminds as the stewardess of your coming weeks: Put the oxygen mask on yourself before you put it on others.

Leo

Eight of Clouds – The Muse of Binding comes when you are attaching yourself to thought patterns that no longer work for you. She reminds you that this is not a judgement of those thoughts or processes. They served their purpose. But now is the time to let them go and align yourself with new mythos, goals, morals or ethics that are more appropriate and helpful for now.

Virgo

*Moon – The Muse of Emoting is here to help you navigate the slightly obscured emotional waters in and around you. These next two weeks take extra care with your emotions and others. She suggests you let your heart have a soft focus when dealing with emotional expectations, for during this time your emotional reasoning is slightly off as well as the emotional environment around you being somewhat precarious. This uncertain is not out of spite or purpose but out of an inability due to skill set or time to self-reflect.

Libra

*Lovers – The Muse of Relationships fits right in with your birth-month vibe. She would like you to review and revise, if necessary, the relationships you would like to focus on in your coming birth-year. Relationships always play a big role in you all’s lives, but this year the focus will be even stronger. She asks – who would you like to spend time within the coming year? Who is your “ride or die” crew? What do you need to work on to be a better partner, friend, co-worker? Are the relationships you are in balanced? This is the birth year to correct, re-balance and spend more time with the ones you love, and expand your relationships with the ones you want to.

Scorpio

Seven of Earth – The Muse of Harvest is appropriately here right before your new birth-year. She advises this is the best time to review what you have done since your last birthday and finish up any lose ends that you do not want to carry into the next. So, by your birthday you can take stock of what you have and what you will need, so you can properly set up goals and aspirations for 2025.

Sagittarius

Mind of Earth – The Muse of Building is hanging with you these next two weeks to get you to the next level in a project or any focus you set your eyes on. This can be improving your exercise regimen, getting to a new point in a work project, cross off a bunch of tiny to-dos on your list. This muse can give you energy, insight or incentive. So, pay attention to people offering the latter two and taking advantage of the former when it shows up.

Capricorn

*Strength – The next couple of weeks can try your resolve. So, the Muse of Inner Strength is here to help. She reminds you that you have gone through way worse, but you also now have the wisdom to not repeat previous misconstrues, mistakes and mishaps. So, you have strengthened your spiritual backbone with poise and confidence that you can now lean on. You got this if you just stay true to who you are and your vision.

Aquarius

*Hanged One – The Muse of Suspension is here to point out that inertia can be your friend. She reminds you that a stop can give you time to think, a breathe, a moment of relaxation, or realign you or situation to a better outcome. So, take these two weeks as they come. Try not to push an agenda if you are encountering roadblocks. Be grateful and take advantage of catching a redlight to get a breath, or not getting a job because there is better one suited for you coming.

Pisces

Eight of Fire – Messages and information with be overflowing to the point of possible exhaustion or feeling overwhelmed. The Muse of Messages reminds you firstly all this information may not all be for you and secondly that it is just information. This is not a time to act on any of it. Think of these two weeks as if you were a research scientist/reporter gathering information. Write down dreams, ideas, and things that standout, but now is not the time to sift, prioritize, integrate or even process it.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Oct. 24, 2021

October 24, 2021 Nina

The artist this week is Dorothea Tanning. When you play the game Having a Dinner Party, where you pick 10 people alive or dead that you would have over, I would pick Dorothea Tanning as one of them. She is a creative. Tanning is well known for her surreal paintings, but her endeavors include drawing, painting, sculpting, installations, costume design, set design, writing poetry….

She published a book of poetry the year before her death in 2012 at 101 years old. The span of her work in her words is “her enigmatic versions of life on the inside, looking out.” Tanning draws us into her mind as well as her physicality. She also often paired her work with poems from other poets, to give even more depth into her painterly ponderings. As we view her work one feels not only acquainted with her investigations of self but also, we identify ourselves in her. For me, I would learn more about me by my conversations with her.

Your pondering, as the veil thins this week, who would you invite to your party, dining with the dead? And I have attached a line, bolded, of Tanning’s poem All Hallow’s Eve to each of your casts. Start with the first 2 lines here and read down.

Be perfect, make it otherwise.
Yesterday is torn in shreds.

Solar System highlights: On Monday the Moon starts in Cancer– get cuddly with a partner or pet and self-care should be on the agenda. Then it moves into Leo on Oct 28th – a time to shine. The Moon then finishes in Virgo – so you can categorize your candy haul. Mercury is in Libra– great for communication, creating networks and getting in touch with friends. Venus is in Sagittarius asking are we feeding and nurturing our relationships enough to keep them growing? Mars is in Libra until Oct. 30^th – the last week investigating relationships around the question are your actions following your words? Then it moves into Scorpio – passion is in the air and 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

Page of Wands – The Muse of Inspiration has come this week. You will find that she has hidden at least one “Easter egg” of insight in each day. These small gifts are here to help you motivate or bring your work/life up a notch. Lightning’s thousand sulfur eyes

Taurus

*Hierophant – The Muse of Structures has arrived with rulers and T-squares. This energy comes around when you need to check the structures that support you in life. Something is off kilter. Whether it is your schedule, eating habits, your rules/morals, or your boundaries one of these is not aligned with your way of life. The challenge with this energy is making sure when you do this re-structuring that it remains flexible enough that you can still grow. Rip apart the breathing beds.

Gemini

Five of Cups – The Muse of Clumsiness is here to spill liquids and disrupt emotions. So, on a practical side, don’t put your fluids by electrical devices. And on a heart side, be careful how you interpret emotional outburst- yours and others. This week can also be full of fret. Your challenge is to clean up your mess and leave others to clean up their own. Hear bones crack and pulverize.

Cancerian

*Tower – The Muse of Destruction has come with a sledgehammer to dismantle some aspect of your life. You don’t really have any power in this deconstruction; except to lessen the chaos by finding what needs to be fix before this energy does it for you. This can be as simple as your desk has been a mess for weeks – clean it up. Or as challenging as leaving a job or relationship that is no longer working for you. Look around and find out what you have pushed off for ages and know well and good that it needs to be done so do it. Doom creeps in on rubber treads.

Leo

*High Priestess – The third high energy week for you. The last two weeks advised you to pause and evaluate, then the Muses suggested remixing to balance your fabrication. Now the Muse of Higher Purpose ask you to tap into your intuition and ask what’s next? Now this Muse is asking what the purpose is behind your next steps? Are they leading you to where you want to go, who you want to be? If not, time to take a hard look at your plan and re-do. If so, you still have a few insights to round out the picture. Intuition and asking your spirit guides are keys to unlock the secrets to the next steps. Countless overwrought housewives,

Virgo

*Moon – The Muse of Unconscious is here to help with your fears. This energy wants you to investigate the darker hidden aspects of what you fear. This Muse reminds you that interacting with your worries as if they are friends, allows you to see that they are like helicopter Moms. Trying to keep you from harm, but also keeping you locked up. So, this week converse with your fears, and coax them to see that they really don’t have to save you. You are doing just fine. Minds unraveling like threads,

Libra

Seven of Coins – The energy this week is all about work. Time to get things done and off your to-do lists. The challenge is you will not see the benefits from your labors for a couple of weeks. Try lipstick shades to tranquilize

Scorpio

Page of Coins – Last week you started off your birth month with the Muse of Deconstruction and The Muse of Potential. They wanted you to strip away what is not working so you can re-divine a new you and your surroundings. Now the Page of Coins joins this duo declaring that one of your roles this coming year is being the student. This is a year to learning new skills on the material plane. This can look like going back to school, learning new skills for work, or trying on different hats in the workplace. Fears of age and general dreads.

Sagittarius

Two of Coins – The Muse of Juggling comes when you need to adjust at how you get things done. This week is not made for multi-tasking. This muse advises to take on one thing and do it well before adding a new something to your attention. Sit tight, be perfect, swat the spies,

Capricorn

Four of Cups – The Muse of Introspection has come to help you remove the metaphorical lint from your belly button. She advises that you spend ¾ of your time navel gazing, but you must spend the other fourth doing and being in the world. Don’t take faucets for fountainheads.

Aquarius

Three of Cups – The Muse of Friendship comes when your emotional glass is empty. She reminds you that friends can uplift your spirts the best. Find time this week to just hang and talk shit with loved ones. Drink tasty antidotes. Otherwise

Pisces

Queen of Coins – The Muse of Keep Calm and Carry On is here to remind you to do just that. She advises that practicality, down-to earthiness, and compassion are the elements to work with this week. Also, a great week to invest in your future. You and the werewolf: newlyweds.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Oct. 4, 2020

October 4, 2020 Nina

First, I want to thank all of you for reading my musings on art, tarot, and a bit of science. I am going into my 6^th year with this blog, and I so appreciate your support and feedback throughout the years. At times I feel as if I am writing into the void, so your echoes back help me see that this is fulfilling its purpose of entertainment and hopefully some enlightenment and ease. You all are few but mighty in spirit, love and appreciated!

And now to start off the month of spook, this week’s artist is Stella Snead. She is a surrealist painter, photographer, and collage artist. She and her father struggled with depression. Though she has few memories of her father the viewer can see her exploration of her own psychology through her artwork. Surrealism has a natural affinity towards the study of the subconscious.

Her early paintings all seemed set in a nocturnal landscape of the dreaming mind. Her depression stopped her from painting in her mid-life, but travel and photography became the mode and medium during her darker times. She began collaging her mental ponderings. By her 70’s she returned to painting and revisited images she had done in her earlier years. Themes you often see in her musings are nature’s powerful forces: volcanos, tornados geysers, containment, and using perspective to draw the eye out of the picture. These techniques and images are keys to propelling the viewer into unknown waters. But also, the opportunity that once we have traversed the unknown it becomes know, less scary and possibly a brighter freer place than what we have known.

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

Nina

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.

Aries

Ace of Cups – This week is testing your emotional intelligence. This energy wants to unblock your heart and get your emotional energy moving. This is a great week to watch a movie that brings a tear to your eye. While balancing it with activities that make you laugh. The more you are in tune with your feelings, the more you can be there for your love ones and understand the emotional intention behind those around you.

Taurus

Six of Cups – The keys to navigating this week is linked to the past. This is a great week to share stories of your childhood, go through old photos, and read old journals. There is inspiration and answers in reminiscing this week.

Gemini

Queen of Wands – Your passion needs a focus this week. Inspiration and creativity are craving your attention, but it is up to you to take the time to let them in for a drink. Creativity takes time, pondering, mulling to find its nuance and ignite passion. Time to have a must needed conversation with your muses.

Cancer

*Star and Nine of Swords – This week highlights that the future is uncertain; however, this does not mean to worry or fret. The key to navigating the night is seeing that you are surrounded by a blanket of love and care, and the Star Muse of Hope and Faith leads the way even though the path is dark with uncertainty.

Leo

*Hanged Man – This week’s energy surrounds the concept of insightful exposure. What is driving you crazy or blocking you needs to be reexamined. However, this investigation must be done from a new perspective. You are stuck because your life stories are being played out through a lens of an old perception. To become more malleable with your thinking let go of awareness and allow your truth to float to the surface. A gestalt is forming to break you out of your stagnation, but you will need to flip and flow your mind in the quiet of reflection without judgement or logical thought.

Virgo

*Magician – Last week was about ending and cleaning out the debris from last birth year. You still have until mid-November to tie things up. But this week is about creating what you hold as divine. This is your purpose wanting some hang-time with you, so you can start plotting out how this concept will unfold. This muse reminds you that you already have the skills and tools to accomplish what you want to do. The challenge is realizing that those tools can come from other people taking over some of the everyday of your plans. Your energy needs to focus on creating the form and space for your creation to begin to grow, however, there is no need for you to do it all alone.

Libra

Six of Swords – This is your winding down month until your birthday and the energy this week helps in this transition. The challenge is that the future is clouded over. You may feel as if the mists have settled in front of you. However, the muse this week gives you the keys to traverse the unknown. The first key is simplification. She asks what is it that you most want to change or shift. The second key is faith for there will be clues along the way to guide you through these coming months as your perspective and horizons become clearer.

Scorpio

Seven of Wands – This week people can get on your nerves. The challenge with this energy is standing your ground and keeping your inner light lite. Planet-wise there are some hard aspects this week, and water signs are feeling the brunt of it. This muse reminds you even in standing your ground you can reach out with love to keep the blue meanies away.

Sagittarius

Two of Cups – The energy this week is all about positive reinforcement of relationships that you have picked in your life. Whether that is a partner, a pet, or your plants. Caring for others fills your cup as much as them caring for you.

Capricorn

Knight of Swords – This week’s energy tends to make you feel as if you need to rush to decisions and actions; however, the exact opposite is true. To deal with this hectic energy slowing down is the best solution. Be gentle with your responses for they can become defensive. Be slow in your actions for you can hurt yourself, especially your extremities. Logic and caution are key this week. Motto: look both ways before crossing the street.

Aquarius

Knight of Wands – You are in the right place doing the right thing. This week’s energy helps you accomplish anything you put your focus towards. The key is finding inspiration to keep the energy going. Whether that is seeing that this project will lead to more projects or the beginning of something new. It is vital that you see the why behind what you are doing so you can take your life to the next level.

Pisces

*Empress – The energy of creation for comfort is what generates ease this week. You are needing some positive mothering energy to sustain yourself. This can look as simple as making a scrumptious meal or get that new piece of furniture that will make your living area finally comfortable. The challenge with this energy is creating comfort not prestige. Creating things that feed your senses, that make you go ahhh, have you smiling, and that make you feel nurtured are the items you should incorporate into this week’s schedule.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Jan 5, 2020

January 5, 2020 Nina

Eileen Agar, as most woman artists, was and is overshadow by the men in her field of surrealism. However, she helped bring Surrealism from Paris to Brittan during the 1930’s. She used a variety of forms, painting, photography and collage, to investigate the subconscious and its interplay with nature but through a British aristocratic eccentric lens.

She is also one of the founders of what now is called performance art. Using her body as a canvas she brought the surrealism to the world of fashion. She was the only woman artist in the 1936 International Surrealist Exhibition in London, where she first debut her iconic Ceremonial hat for eating Bouillabaisse. This item she wore in a variety of interviews throughout her life. It pokes fun at the British aristocratic etiquette around eating and fashion. At the same time has a tongue and cheek contemplation of the phrase “I’ll eat my hat.”

All her art embraces the organics forms of nature. She once stated: “the earliest forms of Nature to a painter are studies in pure abstract design. I must go back to these forms and create design out of what the scientist tells us.”

P.S. Remember signs with an * it 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.

Aries

*High Priestess – This week you will need the knowledge found in the study of cycles and holistic ways of looking situations or projects. You can take in consideration thoughts and emotions but to find your true direction your intuition is key. The challenge is finding the time to contemplate and listen to your inner voice.

Taurus

*Hanged Man – The Hanged Man comes this week advising you to look at situations with a different perspective. Take time for contemplation with an emphasis of out-side the box thinking. The supposed challenge is you may find your way blocked. However, this is the universe saying stop and listen. The silence has more answers than the noise.

Gemini

*Star – This week calls for you to do some healing. The past couple of months have had some rough spots. Take this week to restore, relax, and wish. Hope and faith in the divine are key to your healing process. The challenge is in life the bad happens but so does the good. Take time this week to align with the positive.

Cancer

Knight of Cups – Your emotions have been through the wringer. Take this week to re-build your emotional fortitude by bathing in positive feelings like love and romance. Whether this is by pampering yourself to a bath, the endorphins from a vigorous workout or having a romantic dinner with your loved one. Vulnerability is your key to strength.

Leo

Four of Coins – Frugality is key this week. Be frugal with your time, space and monetary wealth. This is a great week to invest but not to spend on the frivolous. The goal is quality and longevity.

Virgo

Eight of Coins – This week’s energy is about mastery and hard-work. The best use of your energy is with your nose to the grindstone. This may sound unpleasant but if you can find your flow, that sweet spot, you will accomplish much this week.

Libra

Page of Cups – Love, hope and innocence are the energies that surround you this week. Your challenge is not being so skeptical that that they exist in your world. It is up to you to feed and grow these feelings through actions and forms of communication. Except and share the love.

Scorpio

*Lovers – Your energy this week is about creating harmony while still maintaining a duality in your nature and/or with others. Your challenge is connecting with the ones you love without losing either’s selfhoods, and/or harmonizing your own masculine and feminine energy. This week explore not only the two sides of yourself or the complexity of a relationship with your lover, but the joining of these two unique qualities/people creates a new unique hybrid energy. This energy will be needed for growth in the coming weeks and months.

Sagittarius

Ace of Coins – This week’s energy is best used by starting projects and grasping new opportunities especially in the arena of your health and wealth. Be in your body and on the physical plane. Invest time and energy into yourself and what makes you money.

Capricorn

*Empress – The concept and energy to work with this week is gardening and growth. Create and design. Plant and nurture. Tend and weed. And finally, balance the work with the pleasures that you have reaped from that work. The challenge with this growth energy is the concept sharing is caring. The end game is attending and feeding all the senses for yourself and for others.

Aquarius

Three of Wands – The energy this week is best used by setting plans into actions. New opportunities are on the horizon and your timing is perfect in preparation for them. You are moving towards your goals. Keep it up.

Pisces

Queen of Coins – The energy you are running is that of a provider. The challenge and the gift are that the universe has your back. It is rooting for you and actively working behind the scenes mirroring the work you are doing for others in the foreground.

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

Nina

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Tarot and Art Horoscope for Week of Aug 25, 2019

August 25, 2019 Nina

Above is the iconic photograph Glass Tears by Man Ray. He was born on August 27, 1890, a Virgo. Not only did he influence fashion photography, he was also a painter, film-maker, collagist and sculptor but as he said I have finally freed myself from the sticky medium of paint and am working directly with light itself. His exploration of photography and film became the birthplace in making his dreams a reality. I would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.

That freedom is seen in how he styles the photograph and plays with techniques. Like his technique of rayographs, placing a variety of objects and parts of himself and models on sheets of photosensitive paper and then exposing them to light. Where his image of a spring (see Sagittarius) highlights the concept of movement and three dimensions in one still image. He begs the viewer not to judge his work solely on technique or to just see the subject in one dimension but expand your awareness and curiosity by prompting you to ask the why within the image.

P.S. Remember signs with an * it 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 half way mark for your birth year, so if you need a Planetary Reading for a check in now is the time.

Aries

Man Ray Knight of Swords – Last week the Page advised finding out more information before moving forward. Now with that information, the Knight of Swords pronounces moving ahead but taking your time thinking before action. This is a week to slow down in general for you will miss vital information or missteps. This card’s practical application also warns, watch out that you don’t hurt your extremities. Look both ways when you cross the street. Curl your fingers in when you cut veggies and be careful when you are walking.

Taurus

Man Ray *High Priestess – Last week the Chariot, card of change that you are sole responsible for, pulled up to give you another chance to make transformations happen around areas that you want to alter. Now the High Priestess shows up advising that you need to do some deep reference work on the how and why of your changes. The great thing about this card is, if you ask for signs from the heavens, she can scry you some answers either in your dreams, synchronicities or in deep contemplation. This can look as simple as you need a new plumber for that drip in your bathroom sink, you see a black cat in the window, then you google a plumber near you and see one named Black Cat Plumbing. Or as complex as doing dream work with your desires. Motto: Insight and inspiration comes from many sources.

Gemini

Man Ray *Hanged Man – Last week, the Devil card came to test you on who you are and what you stand for. This week the Hanged Man keeps you in a purgatory like state to let you contemplate how you were triggered last week. You need to see the patterns and/or places that are working against you. You can blame your failure on others, or you can see that maybe the game you have willingly played is rigged. Time to figure out what really is important in your life and how you want to be seen in the world. Take this week to center back to who you really are.

Cancer

Man Ray

Eight of Coins – The Eight of Coins is the card of mastery. This week your focus should be around how to work smarter not harder. This week do not start new projects but tweak and oil what is already in process.

Leo

Eight of Swords – Your thoughts get in your way this week. The Eight of Swords advises to stop over analyzing a situation. If you let old thought patterns go, you will make room for feelings that are more helpful then harmful.

Virgo

Ace of Wands – Last week you all got your first big card for your birth-year, the Strength card. This card comes to help you ground yourself and acknowledge your resilience, self-compassion, and mental acuity. By 2020’s birthday you will feel more comfortable in you own skin. This week, the Ace of Wands joins the Strength Card having you strike the match to create passion in your life. This year has the potential for new beginnings. The question for you to answer is what is your deep desire? Then write it on a scrap of paper and burn it on the Virgo moon, August 28^th or 29^th. And then let the Universe finds ways to gift it to you in the coming year.

Libra

Page of Cups – Time to get out your rose-colored glasses. The Page of Cups advises to look at the events and people in your life this week with compassion and empathy. Everyone needs a little love. The challenge with this card is being vulnerable enough to receive the love back.

Scorpio

Six of Wands – The Six of Wands is the card of victory. Take this week to see all that you have accomplished and pat yourself on the back. The only challenge with this card is even though you deserve this break and win, be aware that the battle is not yet totally won.

Sagittarius

Man Ray *The Magician – The Magician is the card of bringing the divine down into the material plane. It is a great week to create! This can look as simple as making an exquisite meal that delights the senses. Or as complex as writing the next great novel. Then only challenge with this card is that your creation must have meaning behind. This is not a week for mundane chores and to-do list. If you reach with a higher purpose you will be able to grasp the brass ring.

Capricorn

Page of Wands – The Page of Wands comes when you need to create or live with a flourish of passion. This card shows up to re-ignite your purpose and enhance your innovation. If you are not vibing with this energy or your muse has gone on vacation. Time to immerse your self in the arts, music or nature to realign yourself with your passion.

Aquarius

Two of Coins – This week can get out of balance. The challenge is figure out what you need to do to stop your internal and/or external vertigo. This card suggests juggling one thing well before picking up another. Or even better, don’t multitask at all this week.

Pisces

Queen of Wands – Last week the Tower, card of change coming from an outside source, shook up something that was not working. But if you were proactive in initiating the change, the Tower promised it would lessen the blow. So, if you did nothing and shit hit the fan, the Queen of Wands advises to use your intuition to help clean up the mess this week. If you did initiate the change, then she helps by staking out the easier path with the breadcrumbs of synchronicities. Making you surer of the path you are now on and more instinctive with every step. Either way your Spidey Sense is key this week.

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

Nina

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