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Tarot and Artcast for Aug 31-Sept 13

Graces, Jennifer Packer

The artist highlighted for this Artcast is Jennifer Packer.  On the surface one would say, Packer paints portraits and flowers, but how she portrays her images makes the viewer feel more by seeing less.  This is embodied in one of her idioms: “I think about images that resist, that attempt to retain their secrets or maintain their composure, that put you to work…”  What I love about Packer’s work is her ability to convey more with less.  That her portrait can be almost monochromatic, but we walk away with a connection with the person being portrayed.  Or perhaps it is the feeling of Packer’s perception about that person’s aura.  Either way it is the connection that becomes the centerpieces of her work.

Your pondering: Packer said about her exhibition “Every Shut Eye Ain’t Asleep” at MOCA LA “I hope to make works that suggest how dynamic and complex our lives and relationships are.”  On our path of learning how to human we must remember that most of our experiences with others are just glimpses into their life.  That fellow commuter may be asleep or maybe just trying to keep the world out so they can keep their feelings in.   Ultimately, we need to remember that all the people we meet have stories behind them, all unique but also all dealing with the same range of human emotions.  We should never take for granted or overlook that that person across from us – you don’t know them intimately – what they have dealt with – but you have felt what they have felt at some point. One of the great human paradoxes is that we are all unique and the same.

 

Solar System highlights

We start the week with the moon in Sagittarius – great for exploring but hard to get work moving.  On Tuesday the moon moves into Capricorn – now work week begin.  Thursday it is in Aquarius– great for innovation and outside of the box thinking.  And on Sunday September 7th we have a full moon in Pisces – this is a dreamy full moon good for creativity.  Then Tuesday September 9th the moon is in Aries – great for getting those dreams out of the ether and into the material plane.  On Thursday September 11th the moon is in Taurus – ground your emotions.  Then we begin the weekend with the moon in Gemini – communication becomes the focus.

Mercury is still in Leo until September 3rd, finishing off our 11-week course in expressing ourselves with the caveat that we don’t shade others’ shine while we spread our own light.  Then it moves into Virgo having us work on making our communication efficient and clear.  Mars is Scorpio until November 4th. This aspect is a perfect time to work on our passion projects.  Venus is in Leo until September 19th, amplifying all parts of Love in your life.  Just watch that you don’t get too dramatic especially in your personal relationships.  Bath in Love without the cling.

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.    Virgo this is a perfect time to get an Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year.  And Piscis 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 Body Has Memory, Jennifer Packer

Body of Earth – You continue working with your structures.  The Muse of Slow and Steady rides with you for the next two weeks.  This muse counsels you with idioms like “Rome wasn’t built in a day” or “Nature doesn’t hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”  Now that Saturn is back in Pisces you can look at the answers to the last tarotcast’s questions of: are your structures laying a solid foundation to your desires and intentions?  Are you well-resourced emotional, physically, mentally and spiritually? And begin slowly processing the solutions.  This is not a time to fall into the rush of things.  Begin the slow process of stocking up resources, fixing the cracks and/or doing a slow deconstruction of what isn’t working.

 

Taurus
Jennifer Packer
A Little Life, Jennifer Packer

Four of Swords – You continue with the energy of stillness.  Where the last two weeks were about listening to your internal ponderings and looking at alternative and innovations.  This next period the Muse of Rest is your companion.  Where the Muse of Stillness wanted you to process this muse wants you to turn off your mind.  She advises to disconnect from technology and information gathering in general.   To let your body, mind and spirit take time to rest and restore.

 

Gemini
Untitled, Jennifer Packer

Heart of Water – The Muse of a Play is your companion for the coming weeks.  This muse shows up when you are taking life too seriously.  This energy is about being open to the wonder of a snail crossing the sidewalk, crickets’ songs at night, playing in puddles, doodling, finding animals in the clouds, playing with children and using your imagination.  The key with this challenge is not to make everything you do have a goal.

 

Cancerian
Vison Impaired, Jennifer Packer

*Fool – The Muse of Possibilities is hanging out with you as you step into September.  This is big energy that promotes new beginnings and being open to new opportunities.  This can be as simple as reading a book outside your favorite genre or eating at a new restaurant.  Or it can be as complex as exploring a new passion, relationship or profession.  The key to aligning with this energy is to be open to the new.  You don’t have to commit and especially do not bind yourself.  This energy is about freeing your spirit and being more curious about the world around you.

 

Leo
Jennifer Packer
Interior, Jennifer Packer

Eight of Earth – Now that your birth month is over it is time to get to work on your new year.  The Muse of Mastery is hanging with you for the next two weeks.  This Muse advises putting productivity into your daily/weekly practice.  The key to working with this energy is seeing how accomplishing the small steps gets you farther then grasping for long term future goals.  And seeing mistakes as learning tools to drive your outputs with more efficiency and ease.  This muse advises putting gold stars on your calendar for any kind or size of headway you make.

 

Virgo
Yellow Roses, Jennifer Packer

*Fool – The Muse of Spontaneity is your companion for the coming weeks.  This Muse would like you to say yes to invites, strike up conversations with strangers, take new routes going home, or take a passion project off the back burner.  Use this energy to be let go of perfectionism and goal orientation.  This Muse would like you to open yourself to the unknown.   And to have more faith in yourself when you step into the void, for you will find stable ground even if you can’t see it.

 

Libra
Hold, Jennifer Packer

Eight of Fire – These next two weeks will be filled with information and messages.  So much so that you may feel overloaded.  The Muse of Messages advise navigating this onslaught by prioritizing the important subjects you need to focus on for just these next two weeks.  The lovely thing about this energy is that even if you miss or can’t process the messages they will come around again.

 

 

Scorpio
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn, Jennifer Packer

*Hanged One – That past two weeks may have felt or been very tumultuous, luckily you have the Muse of Inertia as a companion for the next couple of weeks.  This energy is about slowing down possible even to a standstill.  This muse comes when you need to step out of the fray and take personal time to ponder your life.  She challenges you not only to look at it logically but also to turn it on its head with what ifs, both positive and negative.  Ultimately this contemplation is about rediscovering what is important in your life, creativity and innovations.  This muse even suggests putting your head at the bottom of the bed and seeing what dreams are conjured up with this new position.

 

Sagittarius
Say Her Name, Jennifer Packer

Two of Fire – The Muse of In-between hangs with you for the coming weeks.  She is the master of the present.   By living in the moment with this muse you can gain more clarity on where it is you may like to wander to next.  What will your next project, travel, relationship be?  What do you want to experience next?  Only by being ground in the present can you more confidently move into the future.

 

 

Capricorn
Restless, Jennifer Packer

Four of Air – The Muse of Restoration is your companion for the next two weeks.  You “go-go goats” often don’t get along with this muse, but she logically reminds you, you must be well resourced before you get onto the next project or phase.  She recommends unplugging your phone and spending some time resting and restoring your mental, spiritual and physical coffers.   Though body rest is important, she acknowledges movement can be restful for some of you.  The key is decreasing your goal orientation for this small period so you can hear yourself think.

 

Aquarius
An exercise in tenderness, Jennifer Packer

Six of Earth – The Muse of Mini-karma comes when you need to watch your p’s & q’s.  You can easily step on toes while your head is in the clouds.  This muse reminds you to stay present and pay attention to the vibe in the room.  By being more present and vigilant you can dole out your natural kindness with more accuracy.

 

Pisces
Untitled, Jennifer Packer

*Lovers – The Muse of Relations is your companion for the coming two weeks.  This muse usually shows up when it is important for you to put energy in the relationships you want to keep and release the ones you don’t.  Love is the ultimate vibe with this muse, but if you are finding difficult to be around a friend, co-worker or companion now is the time to do a deep dive into the why behind it.  It could be them, or it could be you.

Tarot and Artcast for Aug 17-30

Carla Accardi

The artist highlighted for this Artcast is Carla Accardi.  Accardi is one of the major figures of Italian formalism. One of the hallmarks of formalist art theory is the idea that the work of art should be experienced in itself, and not in relation to anything else.  Her calligraphic abstractions and artistic explorations utilize the hybridization of geometric and gestural painting.  Accardi used both traditional canvas as well as a material called Sicofoil (a transparent plastic) to produce her paintings. Thus having the viewer more clearly see the paint and the gestures of the painter.

 

Your pondering: Where do you box in your talents? We often try to put science and art into separate and often opposing categories.  Being misled by the saying of left versus right brained people.  New research using brain scans of mathematicians and artists while they are working has demonstrated that both sides of the brain work in tandem during creative and quantitative tasks alike. As Accardi says about her inspirations for painting: “I was following two approaches: one focused on a scientific biological perspective, with growing and shrinking amoebas. The other approach was more geometric, with work that was sharper…”

 

Solar System highlights

We start the week with the moon in Gemini – the focus is communication.  On Tuesday the moon moves into Cancer – self-care is top priority.  On Thursday it is in Leo – your time to shine.  It then moves into Virgo on Saturday which is also a new moon – great to start organizing or cleaning projects.  Then Tuesday August 26th the moon is in Libra – focus on relationships and balance.  And we finish the two weeks with the moon in Scorpio on Thursday August 28th– explore your passions.

Mercury is still in Leo until September 3rd, but no longer retrograde.   Finishing off our 11-week crash course in expressing ourselves with the caveat that we don’t shade others’ shine while we spread our own light.  Mars is Libra until the 23rd, having us work on collaboration and cooperation. Venus is in Cancer when cuddling and beauty rest become the precedent. Not to mention it is hanging with Jupiter, the planet of abundance so doubling the goodness for both planets.

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.   Saturn is in Aries until September 1st for its first round of pumping up the 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.

Lastly, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are in their new signs during August for a peek into what the next social cycle, possibilities and places that need changing.  Saturn represents structures and institutions, and Aries is about new ways to do things.  Uranus is the planet of revolution, freedom and innovation and Gemini is all things around the mind, information, and communication. Neptune represents our dreams and aspirations and in Aries how to make dreams real.  For society and personally this is the time to investigate new ways of evolving. So, get out your sketch books and draw out a new future for us and the world.

 

EXTRA

*Signs with an * it is a big week for you.    Leo/Virgo this is a perfect time to get an Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year.  And Aquarius/Piscis 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
Big Blue, Carla Accardi

*Hierophant – The Muse of Structures visiting you makes perfect sense while Saturn the planet of structures is in your sign.   This Muse asks are your structures laying a solid foundation to your desires and intentions?  Are you well-resourced emotional, physically, mentally and spiritually? If so, then great use this time to move projects, ideas, intentions forward.  But if you are not resourced adequately to build the future you want, take these two weeks to do what is necessary to fill your coffers, reinforce your structures, and put boundaries around time and energy needed for stabilizing your future.

 

Taurus
Carla Accardi

*Hanged One – The Muse of Stillness comes for two reasons.  One to make you slow down either willing or not.  This muse will put roadblocks and detours in front of you to slow your roll.  And the why is the second reason.  This muse wants you to use this time to ponder alternatives and innovations that can up your game.  However, to fully access this muse’s information you need to be quiet, be still, observe instead of doing.  I know that Mercury just turned direct and there is an urge to get going, but the muses are suggesting you need more time to percolate.

 

Gemini
Carla Accardi
Carla Accardi

Two of Air – The Muse of a Choice comes when you are ruminating and not totally committing to moving forward.  You are hesitating on something.  Thinking you do not have enough information to make a secure choice.  This muse suggest that the problem is not in the logic of pros and cons but stepping into what your heart already knows is a better path/choice.

 

Cancerian
Carla Accardi
Carla Accardi

Six of Earth – The Muse of Kindness is hanging with you for the next two weeks.  This muse comes when you need to evaluate who you are giving to.  Giving comes in a variety of forms.  It can be through material resources as well as time and/or energy.  Is your energy placed where you are optimally utilizing your skill set?  Does it align with your morals and values?  You don’t have to just direct your attention to big world problems.  Pick a part of your local situation/environment that you would like to see improve and then take this time to make it a kinder and more compassionate place.

 

Leo
Carla Accardi
Carla Accardi

Body of Earth – You continue with the energy of building on the material plane.   The Muse of Slow and Steady rides with you during the next two weeks.  This muse counsels you with idioms like “Rome wasn’t built in a day” or “Nature doesn’t hurry, yet everything is accomplished.”  With all this Aries energy and you are just beginning a new birth-year you ‘all may feel the need to rush or use these last days of summer to procrastinate and then rush to finish.  This muse advises to do a little something everyday to move your plans forward.  The combo of steady work with lounging breaks during the high heat of the day balances out your energy for this period.

 

Virgo
Carla Accardi

Five of Earth – The Muse of Poverty Mind-set would like you to work on yours.  This muse usually comes when you feel as if you have no resources or they are running low.  And this might be very true; however, she reminds you that you also have an amazing community to ask for support from.  This can look like venting to a friend, asking your partner to take on some housework, switching up roommate chores, asking around for new job opportunities, bouncing ideas with a mentor figure, or taking out some of your savings for a rainy day because it is raining.  You have resources in the wings but first you must admit that you need help and you don’t have to do it alone.

Libra
Carla Accardi

Ten of Air – The Muse of Drama is working with you these next two weeks.  She often comes when your environment is slightly or not so slightly toxic.  She suggests handling this in two ways.  One walk away from anything even slightly dramatic.  Do not engage.  Or if you must interact then spiritually put on your toughest armor and use your intuition to navigate these turbulent waters.   Logic does not work well in these situations, so if engaging – float like a butterfly and avoid stinging like a bee.

 

Scorpio
Carla Accardi

*Tower – The Muse of Destruction comes when something in your life is not working and needs a major over-haul.  Take these next two weeks to take inventory on everything that is not working in your life. Literally write a list. And prioritize it from biggest to smallest/easiest to fix.  Examples can be as simple as your toilet constantly running or as complex as your job sucking the life out of you.  Then take the smallest easiest issue and fix it. And move up list as far as you can.   The muses advise start doing this work in the coming weeks because it can cause disruption later if not fixed or at the very least identified.

 

Sagittarius
Carla Accardi

Queen of Earth – Finally, you can stop the last four weeks of looking inward, for the Muse of Senses is joining you for the next couple of weeks.  She would like you to work with your five sense on the daily to ground yourself in life.  Stop and smell the flowers, witness the sunsets, play in water, cuddle, let your tastebuds linger over your favorite foods, listen to music… The muses remind you that you are incarnated in a human body, time to get in touch with the finer parts of being in it.

 

Capricorn
Carla Accardi

Five of Fire – The Muse of Games has come to hang with you for the next two weeks.  She uses the metaphor of the childhood rope game, double-dutch.  First, she reminds you that you have a choice whether you want to play. You can walk away and find another game with other rules or make up your own.  But if you do decide to play there are rules and “ropes” that you need to abide by.  So, if you decide to participate you must commit to those rules.  However, no matter which choice the keys are to listen to your soul/heart and have an exit plan before starting.

 

Aquarius
Carla Accardi

*Judgement – The Muse of Evolution would like to work with you for the coming two weeks.  Some aspects of your life need an upgrade, transformation or maybe you are about to enter a new life phase.  This Muse shows up when you are not clear on what you want to transform into.  Think of this time like being a cocoon.  A caterpillar partially dissolves itself before it begins the process of recreating the butterfly it is going to be.  This muse would like you to envision the future you want to evolve into.  And she wants details as well as generalized feelings.  Then she would like you to start sloughing off the old, leave what is necessary and begin evolving into the new.

 

Pisces
Carla Accardi

Five of Air – All fives herald chaos.  This one portends chaos of the mind.  The Muse of Ego is here to help with this issue for the coming weeks.  This muse advises to check your ego when interacting/reacting.   Your mind maybe jumping to conclusions, running old thought patterns or reenacting past scenarios instead of being open to the reality of the now and new.  This is not about denying past experiences or well-earned wisdom.  This energy is about being open to new paradigms so you can shift your thought patterns toward healthier scenarios.

Tarot and Artcast for Aug 3-16

Ledelle Moe
Foldings, Ledelle Moe

The artist highlighted is Ledelle Moe.  Moe mostly works in sculpture and installations using dirt, concrete and steel.  Her pieces seem to hold a presence.  They ground us.  Maybe it is the size for some pieces but also her choice of material and process is palpable.  In her words:  “I have been exploring notions of monumentality and the human form through a series of sculpted figures. Created with a process that begins with the digging and gathering of soil from various locales and progresses in the studio through such actions as welding, casting, modeling, and carving, I create these figures in order to open up narratives that speak through both image and materiality…. Also, in play are what have been recurring themes in my work. These are issues of permanence and impermanence, location and dislocation, and place and displacement.”

 

Your pondering:  We are in the midst of summer.  Somedays seem to lazily stretch on-and-on and others are a flash of sunlight and heat. Time has been on my mind a lot lately.  So, this statement, by Moe about her installation Congregation (a series of small concrete heads where she collected sand, dirt and detritus from places she has visited- See Sagittarius below for pic), struck a chord with me and maybe you would like to ponder it too.  “Time is a very interesting shape, it folds, and it weaves and it’s a wave.  And sometimes a circle but its definitely not a line.” 

 

Solar System highlights

We start the week with the moon in Sagittarius – take a wander.  On Wednesday the moon moves into Capricorn – great for all things work related.  On Friday the moon moves into Aquarius with a full moon on Saturday – ponder the stars.  It then moves into Pisces on Sunday August 10th  – daydreaming is the vibe.  Then Tuesday August 12th the moon is in Aries – grab this energy to make things happen.  And we finish the two weeks with the moon moving into Taurus on Friday August 15th– rediscover your senses.

Mercury is in Leo until September 3rd.  Giving us an 11-week crash course in expressing ourselves with the caveat that we don’t shade others’ shine while we spread our own light.  Mars is Libra having us work on collaborations and cooperation. Venus is in Cancer when cuddling and beauty rest become the precedent. And mark August 11th for Venus sidles up to Jupiter this is the best configuration of the year.  Make wishes. Bring in the abundance and changes for the good.

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.   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.

Lastly, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are in their new signs for a tiny month-long peek into what the next social cycle, potential and places that need change will be highlighted.  Saturn represents structures and institutions, and Aries is about new ways to do things.  Uranus is the planet of revolution, freedom and innovation and Gemini is all things around the mind, information, and communication. Neptune represents our dreams and aspirations and in Aries how to make dreams real.  For society and personally this is the time to investigate new ways of evolving. So, get out your sketch books and draw out a new future for us and the world.

 

EXTRA

*Signs with an * it is a big week for you.    Leo 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.

**** 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
Undulations, Ledelle Moe

Body of Earth – The Muse of Slow and Steady will be your companion for the coming weeks.  With Mercury in retrograde and Neptune (dreams) and Saturn (structures) in your sign.  Use this time to slow down and do some daydreaming and castle on the hill planning.  This muse reminds this energy isn’t about solely retreating or nose to the grindstone energy more about taking some time to get into the sandbox and play.

 

Taurus
Erosion, Ledelle Moe

*Star – The Muse of Hope is here to work with you for the coming weeks.  She asks you to contemplate what happens after deconstruction or completion.  Where, what and how do you want to rebuild.  What do you hope for?   What is your north star?

 

Gemini
Ledelle Moe
Moth, Ledelle Moe

*High Priestess – The Muse of a Higher Calling is walking with you for the coming weeks.  She comes when you have strayed from the path.  It can be as simple as you have deviated from what you want to do or as complex as you have lost your connection to yourself and thus have dimmed your purpose or intuition.  She advises spending the next two weeks finding time to padiddle.  Padiddling is the exercise of just sitting and listening. Your inner muse has messages though they may be hidden in synchronicities, whispers or the moon’s reflection in water.

 

Cancerian
Return, Ledelle Moe

Mind of Fire – The Muse of Sovereignty is your partner in the coming weeks.  Sovereignty is defined as supreme power or authority.  This muse comes because you have given your power away and it is time to wrest it back. One of the pillars in Stoic philosophy is that we can only control how we perceive and then respond.  By allowing others to dictate your responses, time or energy you have released some of your power.  Now is the time to get it back.

 

Leo
Relief, Ledelle Moe

Mind of Earth – These next two weeks are awesome for building in your material plan.   This Muse of Material comes when you need to focus on finances, your body and the physical work that needs to get done.  This muse asks to create action steps to increase your wealth and health. And to check off your to-do list.  By working on the physical plane, you create more self-authority in what you do with your time as well as creating a more materially abundant future.

 

Virgo
Ledelle Moe
When, Ledelle Moe

Three of Fire – For the next two weeks the muses would like to create and then act upon the steps for the future you are trying to materialize.  The Muse of Waiting comes when bigger plans are in the works, and you do not have control over their timing.  So, this muse asks, what do you need to do while you wait?  What needs to be set up to receive the abundance that is coming.

 

Libra
Transitions, Ledelle Moe

*Emperor – The last two weeks the Muse of Creativity wanted you to stand in the flow of inspiration by scheduling more time to bask in creative energy.  To be re-inspired- to plant what needs to grow.  Hopefully you found time to do this because these next two weeks the Muse of Building would like to start bringing those inspirations into the material world.  This muse challenges you to walk your talk.  She asks you to look around, what needs to be done?  Even the smallest tasks are steps in building a more bountiful future.

 

Scorpio
Exploding Geographies, Ledelle Moe

Ace of Wands – All aces signify new beginnings, and the ace of fire would this beginning to inspire you and possible the world.  So hopefully you got to work with the Muse of Tomfoolery the past two weeks and gathered some fun ideas.  If you did, then the muses are ready for you to begin bringing something new into your world. If you could not, then take these two weeks to ponder on what you would like to spring up in your life.  And if that is even too hard, take some actual seeds and spread them around your neighborhood.  And then pay attention to what the Universe puts in front of you.

 

Sagittarius
Ledelle Moe
Congregation, Ledelle Moe

Four of Water – So it seems the muses would like you to continue your work on pondering what you are evolving.  For the Muse of Belly-buttoning would like to work with you for the coming two weeks.  Now remember the Muse of Evolution predicted this is a perfect time to begin transforming.  See the last tarotcast if you are still feeling directionless or have trouble pinpointing where to start.  This Muse would also like you to remember that 3/4 of the time you can do this inward search and work, but the other 1/4th needs to be done in the world.   You need to practice your inner work out in the real world and gain a broader perspective and/or new ideas how to tweak your evolution.

 

 

Capricorn
Transitions Displacement, Ledelle Moe

Mind of Fire – Hopefully you got to work with the Muse of Perspective the past two weeks to pull back and ponder the bigger picture. The broader your view the better the understanding of what is next.   And now the Muse of Sovereignty is your dance partner.  Sovereignty is defined as supreme power or authority.  This muse comes because you have given your power away and it is time to wrest it back. One of the pillars in Stoic philosophy is that we can only control how we perceive and then respond.  The mind is the only aspect of yourself that you have the ability to take control of.  Time to burn the rest away and reclaim your core.

 

Aquarius
Collapse, Ledelle Moe

Seven of Air – The Muse of Simplicity comes when you need to streamline your life.  She asks you to prioritize your needs and then to spend your mental energy working on them only.  So, if you are fed, watered and done with work, do not add more to your to-do list.  This muse reminds you that you just being – can be enough.

 

Pisces
Lament, Ledelle Moe

*Justice – During these next two weeks things are not just yes/no or right/wrong.  The Muse of Gray has come for you to do work on the whys behind things.  This is a balancing act of making decisions and discernments but realizing that paradox and complexities still exist.  She has you working on making the best decision with what is now at hand and not what was or what it could be.  If you believe and trust in the why behind your decision, then it is the right one for now.

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 June 22- July 5, 2025

Jamil Naqsh
Jamil Naqsh

The artist highlighted is Jamil Naqsh.  His work is an intersection of figurative, cubism and graffiti.  He was fascinated by the layering of civilizations, calligraph, women and pigeons, so these are his predominate explorations in his art.

Your pondering:   His friends say that Naqsh was not political but he also said “Not talking about an issue does not deny its existence“.  This week with Mercury in Cancer work on having hard conversations while still being nurturing and loving.  As Mary Poppins says “a spoon full of sugar makes the medicine go down, in the most delightful way

Solar System highlights

We start the week with the moon in Gemini – communication is in the forefront.  On Wednesday is a new moon in Cancer – focus on what you want to nurture and don’t forget nurturing yourself.  On Friday the moon is in Leo – time to be in the sun.  It moves into Virgo on Sunday – get organized for the week ahead.  Then Wednesday July 2nd the moon is in Libra – harmony and cooperation are key.  On Friday July 4th and the rest of the weekend it is in Scorpio – go watch some fireworks or make some of your own ;).

Mercury is now in Cancer – great for expressing our emotions but watch family squabbles.  Then on June 26th Mercury spends 12 weeks in Leo.  Giving us a crash course in expressing ourselves with the caveat that we don’t step on other’s shine while we spread our own light.  Venus is back in Taurus until July 4th. Take advantage of this gorgeous energy.  Find time to experience the beauty that surrounds us by using your senses.   Mars is in Virgo settling the overall energy into a rhythm that helps us sustain our oomph for get things done.

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.

 

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
Jamil Naqsh
Jamil Naqsh

*Chariot – The Muse of Self-Motivation comes when you need to make a major alteration either in your life or by beginning a project or moving along one that has stalled.  First, this muse reminds you need to define a clear or clearer destination.  Therefore, asks yourself what are my goals?  The next step is to plot a road map of the steps needed to reach your destination. It is important that you remember that you are in the driver’s seat so the speed in which you go is up to you, but it is imperative that you start your journey in the coming weeks.

 

Taurus
Jamil Naqsh
Jamil Naqsh

Heart of Water – The Muse of Joy comes when you have forgotten to add joy into your daily priorities.  Do things like take in a sunset, cuddle something that loves you, hug a tree, kiss a butterfly, play in a sprinkler, do chalk drawings, etc.  The key is being totally present when expressing or taking in joy.

 

Gemini
Jamil Naqsh
Jamil Naqsh

*Judgement – The Muse of Metamorphose comes when you need to up your game.  She asks you to look around and see what needs to evolve to the next level.  A relationship?  Your skills?  Your living space?  Parts of your personality?  The key with this energy is transforming something that already exists into its higher form.  The timing of this energy is perfect for the launch into your new birth year.

 

Cancerian
Jamil Naqsh
Jamil Naqsh

Nine of Earth – You start off your birth month with the Muse of Self-Awareness.  She would like you to take these next two weeks thinking about what your accomplishments were this past year.  What would you give yourself a gold star for? And then ponder how you will build upon these successes in the coming year.  Jupiter is in Cancer aspecting with your sun sign for a whole year.  This is a wonderful alignment for creating more of whatever you focus on.  So, analyze your past success and use them as a jumping point to your coming birth year.

 

Leo
Jamil Naqsh
Jamil Naqsh

*Death – Your second big energy.  Last week the Muse of Self-Motivation reminded to reconfirm your goals, the road map to get there and then to begin the journey.  Now the Muse of Release is asking you to unload some of the baggage you are still carrying with you, so you can move with more ease.  Your metaphorical trunk needs space to collect more paraphernalia along this coming leg of your journey.  Whether that is literally going through your material stuff or letting go of old routines that no longer serve you.  The challenge is not filling up your empty suitcase too quickly.  You have a full year to fill it up.  Use this time before your birthday just to release.

 

Virgo
Jamil Naqsh

Mind of Water – The Muse of Emotional Intelligence comes when you need to work on yours.  Emotions are gateways to insight but should not rule our nature.  Happiness tells us when we are surrounded by what feeds us.  Sadness can mean we have lost something that we have deeply loved.  Anger can mean that you really care about or for something. Take these next two weeks to talk to your emotions and glean the information they have for you. And read The Guest House by Rumi if you feel stuck.

 

Libra
Jamil Naqsh

*Magician – The Muse of Experimentation has come to have you work on manifesting something new into your life.  This muse recommends spending some of these next two weeks pondering on what you want.  This pondering could be deeply philosophical or intensely practical.   The key is answering: How will it expand or help you and/or others?   Then start playing around with the pieces/steps to get there.  During this experimental phase mistakes will be made but they are always a place of learning not of sole suffering.

 

Scorpio
Jamil Naqsh

Ace of Air – New beginnings continue for you.  Last week the muses wanted you to embark on a new journey or exploration.  Now they would like you to focus on changing, enhance your learning from information supplied by others.  This means gathering information from new sources.  Read new books, explore genres, listen to new podcasts, etc.  This energy comes when information is out there to help you along your journey, but you need to open new doors of knowledge to find it.

 

Sagittarius
Jamil Naqsh

Three of Water – The Muse of Friendship comes when you need to fill your emotional cups.  And the best way to do this is to have some quality hang-time with your chosen family.  The interesting thing with this energy is that you need a refill as much as your friends do, so this hang-time is mutually beneficial.

 

Capricorn
Jamil Naqsh

Eight of Earth – The Muse of Mastery is working with you in the coming weeks. She says you have all the tools and skills you need but you need more practice using them.   This is about tweaking how you are doing things, not spending energy fixing something that isn’t broken or creating something that isn’t really needed.  Her motto to you: You got this.

 

Aquarius
Jamil Naqsh

Mind of Earth – Resourcefulness is needed these coming weeks.   Resourcefulness is defined as the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties.  The challenge for you all is the quick part.  For as a sign you have an innate ability to ponder things for too long, trying to find the best solution.  Also, this can often lead you into time-consuming tangents.  So as you are working on projects, your day, even conversations, look for the quickest easy solution for now.

 

Pisces
Jamil Naqsh

Nine of Fire – The Muse of Elasticity has come to help you become more resilient.   Resilience is defined as the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties.  But the challenge is you becoming dogmatic or “my way or the highway” conversations.  This muse challenges you to be more pliable with your boundaries, point of view, values, without losing their main themes.  She advises engaging in compromise and conciliation before waging war.

Tarot and Art-cast for May 25 – June 7, 2025

Evgeniya Gor
Evgeniya Gor

Since the dogs had there day and June is Adopt a Cat month, the artist highlighted this Tarot and Artcast is Evgeniya Gor @evgenya.gor.  One of the subjects she photographs is street cats. She explains: “most of the adorable animals in my photos are homeless.”  Not only does she highlight these animals’ plight, but she also carries food to them and supports shelters by donating.  She strives to show us not only the strays’ resilience amidst the harsh winters of Astana but also the vital role animals play in our lives – a way to connect with another living being.

Your pondering: We have four indoor pets, and a variety of hummingbird and bird feeders (which are also frequented by squirrels and chipmunks) in our yard.  And this year I planted a hummingbird and butterfly garden to strengthen my stewardship and companionship with other beings of earth.  How can you increase your stewardship for the cohabitants of the little piece of earth you live on?

Solar System highlights

On Sunday the Moon moves into Taurus – time to ground yourself and set your goals.  On Tuesday it is a new moon in Gemini – time to voice your emotions and work on your emotional intelligence.  On Thursday the moon is in Cancer – self-care is the focus.  On Saturday it moves into Leo – get out in the sun.  Monday June 2nd the moon moves into Virgo – great time to organize and prioritize for the week.  On Thursday June 5th it is in Aries – great time to start a project.  And on Saturday June 7th it moves into Scorpio – explore your passions.

Mercury is now in Gemini – its home.  This aspect is great for enhancing your communication skills and networking.  Venus is back in Aries until June 6th, for round two of implementing action steps that bring more harmony and beauty into your daily routines.  Mars is in Leo until June 17th, so there is an energy surge for action, change and new beginnings.

Our longer aspects: Jupiter, the planet of abundance and growth, is in Gemini until June 9th.   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 moving into Aries for its first round hoping to up your energy level. This is about calibrating how you burn your “candle”, so that you don’t burn out.

 

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. `

**** 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
Evgeniya Gor
Evgeniya Gor

*Emperor – Hopefully you all rested because the Muse of Building and Work is here.  She helps with projects and any kind of construction move along.  She challenges you by asking is what you are spending all this energy on is it durable?  Does it help in the realization of what you want to materialize?  If so, great steam ahead.  If not use this time to recalibrate and shift energy to what does.

 

Taurus
Evgeniya Gor
Evgeniya Gor

Body of Air – The Muse of Rushing In comes when you need to slow your horses and think before you speak or act.  The challenge with this energy is defining when you need to be the heroine/hero of the day or put in your two sense.  This muse advises to ask yourself does the person I am helping actually need my help or my opinion.  This energy is a lesson around where the lines sit between co-dependence, interdependence and self-reliance.

 

Gemini
Evgeniya Gor
Evgeniya Gor

*Star – The Muse of Hope has landed on your doorstep.  This muse challenges you to find and then write down what in your life promotes hope.  Then she would like you to post these inspirations and illuminations all around your home.  For this birthday-month is about healing, resting and filling your cup of inspiration.

 

Cancerian
Evgeniya Gor
Evgeniya Gor

*Temperance – The next couple of weeks will have some serious energies that feel as if they are trying to push you off-kilter.  However, the Muse of Harmony has come to help.  This Muse reminds that in music harmony is defined as the combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions having a pleasing effect. And to resonate with this energy you need to recalibrate your notes to make your chord of life ring truer and stronger.  So, she asks what part of your life is missing or imbalanced as you play your symphony of life? And remember the silence between the notes is as important as the notes themselves.

 

Leo
Evgeniya Gor
Evgeniya Gor

Three of Water – Where the last two weeks the muses wanted you to step back and gain perspective. These next two weeks the Muse of Friendship wants you to hang out with people.  She prompts you to socialize and especially catch up with friends.  Whether that is an lazy late lunch or going out and dancing until dawn.  This energy is about finding/creating the joy of the hang.

 

Virgo
Evgeniya Gor
Evgeniya Gor

*Empress – The Muse of Gardening comes when you need to tend to your life garden.  She challenges you to weed out what no longer serves you and then seed the empty beds.  Then she pushes you to grow something new.  Something that you were too scared or tired to start.  And she reminds you that while you are doing this work of growth and creativity that patience is a much-needed virtue in this process.  Patience with yourself and the process.

 

Libra
Evgeniya Gor

Five of Air – The Muse of Ego shows up when the chaos that surrounds you is partially your fault.   Whether you put in your two sense when it wasn’t needed or accidentally stepped on toes.  This muse advises to step back, see your part in the problem and fix just that.  For this is just partially your problem.  The rest is totally up to the other party and their ego to wrestle with.

 

Scorpio
Evgeniya Gor
Evgeniya Gor

Nine of Earth – Sometimes things just work out and these coming weeks there will be frequent occasions for this to happen.  The Muse of Discernment comes to help you make them more likely to occur.  Discernment is defined as the ability to judge well.  The key to enhancing that quality is honing your self-awareness.  The muses ask, are you capable of handling these situations of potential positive progress solo?  Or do you need help or more information?  Judge your next steps wisely.

 

Sagittarius
Evgeniya Gor

Four of Fire – The Muse of Happy Home is here to help you implement stability into your personal environment.  This can be as simple as tidying up your space or fixing a leaky faucet. This muse advises you to look around your personal space and fix the minor things that can make your home cozier and ease instead of dread and a list of to-dos.

 

Capricorn
Evgeniya Gor

Mind of Fire – The Muses would like you to spend the next two weeks planning what are your needs so that the implementation of your intuition can come with more ease.  Whether that is having a flexible plan for the coming months that allows for progress but also the agility to course correct when needed.  Or removing mental obstacles that hinder your ability to feel the freedom of believing in yourself.  Or enough resources to keep your creative fires burning for longer stints.  These two weeks are a combination of structuring, confidence and resourcing so that you can follow your intuition as it bobs and weaves.

 

Aquarius

Five of Fire – These next two weeks have the potential to be very chaotic.  The Muse of Chaos advises, if you can, not to participate in the competition and commotion. Use this time to survey the lay of the land.   However, if you must play the game the key is to commit to playing but while having sight of a clear exit strategy if needed.

 

Pisces
Evgeniya Gor
Evgeniya Gor

Five of Earth – The Muse of Poverty comes when you think you do not have the resources to carry on.  She advises if this is financial, look over your budget.  If this is time oriented, look over your schedule.  And if it is about physical space, doing something like rearrange your furniture.  These are things you can do solo.  But she also advises that you should have a support group that helps you emotionally and/or on the material plane for the bigger/overwhelming stuff.  For this is also a time to ask for help and take advantage of collaboration. Teamwork makes the dream work.

Tarot and Art-cast for April 27- May 10, 2025

Romare Bearden
Romare Bearden, Mysteries ii adjusted lores

The artist highlighted is Romare Bearden.  He is a painter, collage and mix media artist. He is best known for his collages and Photostats.  Throughout his career, he had practiced copying, redrawing, and reworking his own images.  An extension of that are large-scale photo reproductions (called Photostats, after the machine used to make them) of these worked collages.

The results are significantly larger, in black and white, and flatter, with the edges of the distinct paper pieces muted. By doing this process to his collages he made his pieces occupy a larger part of the viewer’s space rather than being drawn into the details of the original collage.  These reminds us that there is a broader aspect/perspective to any story or situation.

Your pondering: Bearden once said, “I really think that the art of painting is the art of putting something over something else.”  Not only can this be applied to art, painting and collage, but it also can apply to the building of who we are.  Our memories are applied layer upon layer to create our perspective and identity of who we are.   Investigate your layers and then pull back and see what you have become because of them.   

Solar System highlights

On Sunday the Moon moves into Taurus – use your senses to navigate the beginning of the week.  On Tuesday it goes into Gemini – your communication skills are needing adjustment.  On Thursday the moon is in Cancer – self-care is good care.  On Saturday it moves into Leo – get out in the sun.  Tuesday May 6th the moon moves into Virgo – great energy to get down to work.  On Thursday May 8th through the weekend, it is in Libra – relationships and harmony are at the forefront.

Mercury is back into Aries for round two until May 9th. Great time to work on expressing your wants and needs but watch your tone.  Venus is still in Pisces until April 30th.  This is your second chance to work with your dreams, art and creativity. The it moves back into Aries for round two of implementing action steps that bring more harmony and beauty into your daily routines.  Mars is in Leo until June 8th.  There will be an energy surge for action, change and new beginnings.

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 its last 4 weeks in Pisces 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.   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. `

**** 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
Romare Bearden
Romare Bearden

Ace of Fires – All aces signify new beginnings and growth.  The Ace of Fire is the energy of passion and creativity.  The muses would like you to spend the next two weeks using your imagination and creative side to explore what makes you energized.  And then find a way to incorporate that activity into your schedule in a more consistent way.

 

Taurus
Romare Bearden, La Primavera

Queen of Fire – The Muse of Nature is calling you to come out and play.  This muse suggests picnics, birdwatching, gardening, walking, sitting under the stars (a planetarium will work too), etc…. Her reasoning is that your creativity and mental health needs time in wide open spaces and/or feeling connected to something bigger than yourself.  The bigger the horizon or more intimacy with nature the better.

 

Gemini
Romare Bearden
Romare Bearden, The Return of Odysseus

Heart of Earth – The Muses would like you to spend the coming weeks as if you were a new student in a new school.  Looking at your surroundings and relations with the spirit of curiosity.  There is new information that is vital for you, but you can’t see it because you believe you are familiar with it.  The Muse of Learning challenges you to learn something new from what you consider well-known.

 

Cancerian
Romare Bearden
Romare Bearden, Carolina Morning

*World – The Muse of Opportunities is working with you for the coming two weeks.  She challenges you to look at your aspirations and to-do lists and ask yourself, is this really what I want to spend my energy on?  Your birthday is not far off, and the muses would like you to finish up what you would like to release before entering your new year and experiment with what you would like to accomplish for the coming one.  This muse is reminding you that the future is not set in stone.  Opportunities will come if the universe has some idea of what you want.

 

Leo
Romare Bearden

Eight of Water – Finally you get a break for the big energy surge of the last month and a half.  The Muse of Cleaning is working with you the next two weeks.  She challenges you to clean up literal and metaphorical messes.  To sort through your actual closet and your emotional one.  Get rid of what no longer works for you, so you can make room for the new.  Now is the time to walk away from the old and into a new cleaner simpler horizon.

 

Virgo
Romare Bearden
Romare Bearden

*Strength – The last month the muses wanted you to work on building and brainstorming.  Now the Muse of Resolve is challenging you to strengthen your backbone and do what you have planned on doing.  If you find that you are blocked or procrastinating this muse reminds you to go back to your sense of self, ask, does this align with who I am?  If it does, then tap into that energy.  If it doesn’t go back to the drawing board and work on your plan until it does.  And she would like to remind you, you are stronger then you think.

 

Libra
Romare Bearden, Mama’s Knee

Body of Earth – The Muse of Steadiness is working with you for the coming two weeks. She comes when you are not firm in the reasons why you are doing what you are doing.  And because of your unsteadiness you have plateaued, slowed or come to a stop.  This muse advise that you work with your body to figure out where to go next.  Do exercises like putting one solution in one hand and one in another, put your arms out straight and feel which hand is heavier.  That will be the right solution, so you can carry on.

 

Scorpio
Romare Bearden, Serenade

*Lovers – Relationships are highlighted during this time.  So, the Muse of Relationships advises to observe the give and take in the relationships you are committed to right now, both personal and business.  She asks, are these commitments balanced?  Are you seeing growth of both you and them?  Or are you paying off a debt that no longer needs paying?  She suggests pondering, would you still be committed to them if you were stuck on a desert island with them for a year, for 5 for 10.  If so, great, focus on those relationships,; if not maybe it’s time to “vote them off the island.”

 

Sagittarius
Romare Bearden, Season

Heart of Air – The Muse of Investigation comes when people you are conversing with in the coming weeks are not telling you the full story.  This is not done maliciously; it is more that they need you as a soundboard and co-investigator to help them solve a problem or deepen an understanding.  So, put on your detective hat and help those around you find the true meaning behind their words.  This will also help you gain a clearer understanding of the thought processes of the ones you hold dear.

 

Capricorn
Romare Bearden

Ten of Water – The Muse of Happiness has come to hang with you for the next two weeks.  The challenge is, can you put your work horse mentality off to the side and enjoy the bounty.  This muse would like you to spend these two weeks finding happy places and savoring them.  You have worked hard for where you are now and it is time to celebrate just a bit before getting back in the saddle again.

 

Aquarius
Romare Bearden, The Block

*Devil – The next couple of weeks hold a few tests for you.  The Muse of Exams reminds you that these are just tests.  You have already done the work and learned the lessons.  Don’t re-learn or re-do the work.  You only need to answer the questions that are posed with a simple yes or no.

 

Pisces
Romare Bearden, Falling Star

*Magician – I hope you stabilized and did some game planning the past two weeks because the Muse of Materializing is here.   She wants you to start manifesting the destiny you have planned.  She reminds you that you should still feel comfortable tweaking and make sure your manifestation truly aligns with your divine calling.  Making sure you have the room and flexibility to experiment and adjust along the way.  Time to bring your desires and intentions into the real world.