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Tarot and Art Forecast Week of Sept 4, 2022

September 4, 2022 Nina

The artist this week is Jane Lee. Lee is a painter that deconstructs painting and therefore the creation process. She works with the components that build a painting, the canvas or the thread that makes it, paper, the stretcher, the paint. Her painting exploration is Impasto to the ninth degree. Impasto is paint that stands up from the surface because of how it was applied or the quantity of paint.

She typical does not work with paint brushes but utensils around her house and her hands. She starts with a blank canvas and begins to layer it as she goes through the day. Then she peels or digs back into those layers exposing them. By exposing the layers, edges or decomposing the painting she makes the viewer ponder the process of creation, deconstruction, and then reconstruction. Lee has us pull back our own process of layering our emotions and experiences as we walk through our day. That we do not truly know what the day holds. The knowing comes when we reflect and dig back into our life. When Tan Siuli asked her about how she came to this process from traditional painting Lee said “I asked, what makes painting a painting? How can I create art in an unconventional way that is more related to daily life, that can allow me to be free, to celebrate and to embrace unexpected process, as in life?

Your pondering for the week: Can you walk through life excited about the unexpected? And when you do reflect back, can you reconstruct your life into a piece of art, a thing of beauty?

Solar Systems Highlights

The Moon starts in Capricorn – work and checking things off your to-do list. Then on Wednesday the moon moves onto Aquarius – great for innovation. By Friday it goes into Pisces – great for a dreamy weekend. Mercury (communication and knowledge) is in Libra where communication in your relationships is highlighted. Venus (beauty and harmony) is in Virgo all this month a perfect time to tidy up your house and bring practical aesthetics into your life.

Mars (action) is now in Gemini, where it will stay until March 25^th, 2023. Yes, that is a 7 month stay instead of it’s usually 1-2. Mars is pushing us to truthfully talk our walk. The challenge with this time is your politeness filter has been switched off. So, it has us working on how to be constructive with our voice – to promote action not reaction. Jupiter is in Aries; it influences action and expansion until October 28^th. And lastly, Saturn (structures) remains in Aquarius until the beginning of March 2023 – so innovating and modernizing your game is its focus.

P.S. Signs with an * it is a big week for you. Virgo this is a perfect time to get an Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year. And Pisces it is your halfway mark for your birth year, so if you need a Planetary Reading for a check-in, now is the time.

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

Nina

Aries

Queen of Wands – The Muse of Fire is with you this week to help you accomplish anything you focus on. The key is it to maintain optimism even in the mist of a challenge. By thinking positive, you find the positive solutions and help you need.

Taurus

Six of Coins – The Muse of Exchange is here to balance karma. When this muse shows up you may be called to help someone and find help when you ask for it. This is a generous energy, so spread the good around. Motto: There is enough if we share – Lordcowboy.

Gemini

Eight of Swords – The Muse of Bondage comes when your thoughts are holding you back. Watch your self-talk this week. She asks would you say to a friend what you say to yourself? Would you put them down or not support their dreams? You are in control of these thought-chains. Now is the time to let them go and be free.

Cancerian

*Devil – The Muse of Diversion comes to teach discipline and focus. This week will feel as if you have no gumption or are so easily distracted that getting things done might be challenging. The easiest way to work with this energy is to do what needs to be done first. Then you can play/daydream once you have done your chores.

Leo

*World – The World is calling to you this week. The Muse of Opportunities is knocking at your door. The challenge is opening it. Whether it’s fear or just feeling overloaded, you would like not to put more on your plate. And this Muse agrees. Something will need to end to bring the new in. So, take time to tie up loose ends or let go of something that just isn’t working. Because new possibilities need a seat at your table.

Virgo

Two of Coins – Your third Muse for your birth year is the Muse of Juggling. She brings you lessons around balance, accomplishment before addition, and adaptability. You will have multiple opportunities that will also hone your skills of prioritizing, time management, and efficiency. And a side note, physically it is a good year to do balancing exercises like tai chi, yoga, or capoeira.

Libra

Seven of Coins – This week might feel like an up-hill battle. But the Muse of Perseverance is here to help fortify your determination to take something to completion. You have come so far, and you have the will and energy to keep going. Your rewards are coming; it will just take a bit more energy and time to get there.

Scorpio

King of Coins – This week it is time to turn a vision into tangibility on the physical plane. This can be in the areas of home, work, or the world. By building in your physical realm, you increase your resources as well as others around you.

Sagittarius

Seven of Cups – The Muse of Dreams has come to invoke your imagination and expand your dreams. The universe works with our dreams to create available options for our life choices. Your dream-cups have dried up. Time to fill your cups, so the universe has something to work with.

Capricorn

Page of Swords – The Muse of Inquiry comes when you need to investigate a bit deeper into circumstances. It is not that aspects are purposely hidden. For people, they might not be aware or focus on the deeper aspect. And if it is a circumstance, you just need ask more questions to find a more suitable solution.

Aquarius

Five of Cups – This week can be very frustrating for tiny things will just not line up. So, the Muse of Mistakes and Mishaps comes to help. She advises these frustrations happen for a few reasons. One, things that are just not in your control and you shouldn’t try to make them yours to deal with. People are responsible for their own messes. Two, the mishap is yours, but you are way too hard on yourself when making it. And three you are way to hard on someone else’s misstep. They already know and you don’t need to point it out. We all make mistakes or have off days. Let go of the errors and learn the lesson when there is one.

Pisces

Knight of Swords – This week can feel rushed. However, you need to slow down to assess the real situation. Think and inquiry before jumping. And on a side note, be careful with your extremities. No running with scissors.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Aug 14, 2022

August 14, 2022 Nina

The artist this week is Lois Mailou Jones. She worked with textiles, costumes, watercolors, paintings, and collages and was part of the art department at Howard University (1930 to 1977). Her work is typical recognized for its use of masks, bright colors, and geometric shapes, a deep dive into her cultural ancestry. Even though her interest in masks continued throughout her career, her arc of color choice and style wasn’t always that way. It progressed from muted to vibrant, realistic to abstract that correlates with her travels and studies. Jones is a brilliant model of the concept of a lifelong learner.

For example, she took a yearlong sabbatical to Paris in 1937 where she found like most African American’s at that time that her race seemed irrelevant to her success. During this time, she introduced African tribal art into her paintings and the Parisian galleries loved them. This experience celebrated and spurred on her exploration of the idea of masks and ancestral art. Then in 1970 we see a jump in color and abstraction in her work. At that time, she was commissioned by the US Information Agency to serve as a cultural ambassador to Africa, touring eleven African countries. This trip influenced her further exploration into various African motifs that she continued until her death in 1998. These are only two examples of how she expanded her perspective throughout her life. She studied and worked throughout America, Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean and her work shows how each experience expanded and deepened her art.

Your pondering for the week: What events helped color your world?

Solar System Highlights

The Moon starts in Aries which is a great energetic start to the week. Then Taurus comes in on Tuesday continuing the momentum for getting things done. Then the moon moves into Gemini for the weekend a great time to hang and exchange thoughts with friends. Mercury (communication and knowledge) is in Virgo – time for sharing, helpful advice and hashing out solutions. Venus (beauty and harmony) is in Leo – update your style, bio and resume so you can accent your shine. Mars (action) is in Taurus, so do your action steps at a saner, slower, and steadier pace. Jupiter is in Aries; it influences action and expansion until October 28^th. And lastly, Saturn (structures) remains in Aquarius until the beginning of March 2023 – so innovating and modernizing your game is its focus.

P.S. 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 Aquarius it is your halfway mark for your birth year, so if you need a Planetary Reading for a check-in, now is the time.

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

Nina

Aries

Ten of Wands – People will be asking a lot of you this week. The Muse of Burden has come to help. She reminds that you have responsibilities but not all of them are yours. Yes, you could get tasks done quicker, or just get them done. But this does not help you focus on what you really need to do or teach those around you to carry their weight. Time for applying some accountability into your life.

Taurus

Queen of Coins– The Muse of Sensuality comes when you need to re-ground into your senses. She challenges you two ways. One, she reminds you that the reason for working is to also enjoy that works’ rewards. Then she challenges you to dive into each sense this week by rewarding yourself through sensually experiencing life. Partake in pleasurable food, scents, sounds, textures, and sights.

Gemini

Five of Wands – I hope you worked with the Muse of Moderation practicing the middle path of ease and balance. For this week, the Muse of Chaos brings challenges that try to un-stabilize your footing. You can manage these encounters as long as you realize you are stepping into “the game.” So your motto maybe something like: “yes, I’m jumping through hoops but I have trained for it and can do it with ease.”

Cancerian

Eight of Wands – This week will be full of messages and information. The challenge is that not all of them are pertinent or yours. So, the Muse of Messages advises that you ask specific questions and if needed ask for a clarifying symbol (ex: you see a bird, a dog barks or that somethings comes in threes) to help sort through what is useful this week.

Leo

*Fool – Your final card for this year is The Muse of Possibilities. But let’s review your other muses to work with this year. First was the Muse of Overthinking giving you rules to live by about staying in the present. Then the Muse of Organic Change wants you to create change by letting go of the past and planting seeds for the future. The challenge with the latter is to properly plant your seeds in groups that work together and in proper seasons. Then the Muse of Inquiry advises to sharpen your skill at astute questioning and deep listening to help you find the answers you will need. And lastly the Muse of Possibilities prophesizes that this year can be a starting point for new adventures. The challenge is can you let go of the past, simplify the present and plan based on natural timing for the future. Remember this is a yearlong process, so don’t try to push things faster than what can naturally happen.

Virgo

Four of Wands – The Muse of Home is calling for you to spend time feathering your nest. She asks what makes you comfortable and secure in your home space? Does your house need to be cleaned, cupboards replenished, or add some color to your space? This is the week to spend time make your home a place you want to be in.

Libra

*Moon – The Muse of the Subconscious comes to shine light on what is hidden. This week pay attention to your dreams and/or synchronicities (ex: seeing the number 3). The challenge with this Muse is that it does take some deciphering to get at the heart of the message. She advises to start with your feelings, and they will lead you on to the path of discovery.

Scorpio

Queen of Swords – The Muse of Details is helping you out this week. She recommends creating ease by paying attention to the minutia. That means read the fine print, listen to what people are actually saying, deep dive into questions and look at multiple views without bias. The challenge is coming from curiosity and not interrogation.

Sagittarius

Three of Coins – Collaboration is key to ease this week. You all often don’t ask for help but this week it is important to. Because you need varying perspectives, possible physical help and to see that you are supported. The challenge is putting pride and ego aside and asking for it.

Capricorn

Six of Swords – This is the second 6 so a quick dive into the number. Sixes often have to do with cause and effect. Last week it was how the past effects the present. And this week the Muse of Transitions help you take that knowledge and move it into the future. Often this means that something needs simplifying to continue to the next phase.

Aquarius

Page of Wands – The Muse of Intuitive Thought and Creation comes when you need to re-light your spark. She asks you to reunite with your passions. What turns you on? What makes you wake up excited? Now is the time to put these activities back into your schedule.

Pisces

Seven of Swords – The Muse of Schemes shows up for one of two reasons. She shows up when you need to be very watchful of how you navigate work situations. Or she comes when you need to scheme up a new plan to increase your chances of success. Either way play nice.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Aug 7, 2022

August 7, 2022 Nina

The artist this week is Shadi Ghadirian @shadighadirian. Ghadirian draws from her own experience as a modern woman living within the ancient codes of Shariah law and war. She juxtaposes everyday objects humorously in her Qajar and Like Everyday series and with a more serious tone with Nil,Nil series and Miss Butterfly. Her photographs expose us to how Middle Eastern woman are often portrayed in traditional roles as well as how they are seen outside the Middle Eastern culture.

In Like Everyday Series she used her wedding gifts as props contrasting her perceived new role as housekeeper and wife with her professional life. We also see that the items she has chosen portray the stereotypes of women all over the world ie: hatchet as the shrew, or the teacup as a hostess. As a viewer we see in Ghadirian’s work the push and pull of the culture war of past and present, Eastern and Western culture, traditional women roles versus professional lives, and trying to live while at war. By playing with these contrasts Ghadirian brings us not only to the quest of Middle Eastern women’s challenge of trying to define themselves in their culture, but also has the viewer seeing our own struggles in defining who we are.

Your pondering for the week: Where have you been pulled by opposing forces? Did it help/hinder the shaping of who you are?

Solar System Highlights

The Moon starts in Capricorn – perfect to getting an energetic and focused start to the week. Then it moves into Aquarius on the 10^th – innovation and forward thinking is the focus. Then the moon is in Pisces for the weekend – spend some time near or in water. Mercury (communication and knowledge) is in Virgo a great time for sharing, helpful advice and hashing out solutions. Venus (beauty and harmony) is in Cancer until Thursday – beautify your home, spend time with loved ones and focus on self-care. Then it moves into Leo where the focus switches to updating your style. Mars (action) is in Taurus, so action steps are at a saner, slower, and steadier pace. Jupiter is in Aries until October 28^th. It influences action and expansion over the summer months. And lastly, Saturn (structures) remains in Aquarius until the beginning of March 2023 – so innovating and modernizing your game is its focus.

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

Nina

Aries

Three of Swords – Last week the Muse of the Subconscious was asking you to do some shadow work and find what is hidden or blocking your path. This stirred up some emotions, so this week the Muse of Wounds has come to help you in the healing process. First, she reminds you that these hurts have a source in your past. So this week self-care and healing are your focus. Secondly, she reminds you that you are a warrior/ess. You are alive and have survived these hurts. However, to truly mend you must go to the root of the wound and heal it from there.

Taurus

Six of Coins– The Muse of Mini Karma is here to remind you that what you do and say reverberates into your world strongly this week. The positive energy you give out is reciprocated; however, this exchange usually takes a winding path. You smile at someone, and another person opens a door for you. However, the challenge is this also work for negative energy.

Gemini

*Temperance – The Muse of Moderation advises to ground yourself this week and let the energy of life flow through you without resistance. By going with the flow and seeing all perspectives, you will find the middle path of ease and balance. This is not a week to rush or push through. Relax into the ebbs and flows of your life.

Cancerian

Knight of Coins – This week the Muse of Pace advises that slow and steady gets you to where you want to go. This is not the time to add more to your list but to get done what is already there.

Leo

Page of Swords – Your third energy to work with this year is the Muse of Inquiry. This Muse advises to sharpen your skill at astute questioning and deep listening this year. Many scenarios will play out in the coming months and the only way to be in on the inside scoop is to keep asking questions until you get to the core of the problem.

Virgo

Five of Cups – The Muse of Spilled Milk comes when you are focusing on the negative and not seeing the positive aspects of the situation. So yes, you will have a few emotion bumps in the road this week, but you also have some lovely spots you can engage with. Or think of it like this, what has not worked out was spoiled milk anyway and not appropriate to consume. Now is the time to find the good and leave that spoiled milk on the ground.

Libra

King of Wands – You have the clarity and confidence to tackle anything this week as long as you follow your intuition. This is not a week to second guess yourself. You got this, now go.

Scorpio

*Magician – Last week the muses asked you: What needs to be retrofitted to endure the stress and strain of your life? Do you need to eat better? Sleep more? Or is it more challenge like letting go of someone or a job that is slowly sucking your life-energy? This week’s energy gives you the boost to start conjuring these more sustainable structures.

Sagittarius

Two of Swords – The Muse of Choice has come to help you make decisions. There will be options this week that signal a fork in the road. This muse advises when choosing to not rely on your pros and cons list but more on how you would feel in each choice. This week the heart guides you better than the mind.

Capricorn

Six of Cups – The past will play heavily in the present this week. The Muse of Days Gone By shows up when the past has some hidden bounty for you in the present. Pay attention to feelings of déjà vu and artifacts of ancient times. Or you can explore attics, basements, and antique stores for treasures.

Aquarius

Page of Coins – This week you will need to put on your thinking cap and/or hone a skill or two. The Muse of the Student shows up when you need to learn something before you start in on a project. So literally or metaphorically read the instructions and assess your tools before you start to build.

Pisces

Four and King of Swords – You have two muses this week working in tandem. First the Muse of Restoration telling you to find time to unplug from the world. Then the Muse of Long-Term Planning is wanting you to use this time to think about where you want to be in 1,3 and 5 years. This week you need silence to mull over the plan to get you from here to there.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of Jan 2, 2022

January 2, 2022 Nina

Happy 2022!

This week’s artist is Lucia Heffernan @luciaheffernan. Heffernan paints animals in human situations. This anthropomorphic view is often used in comics, cartoons, and children’s books. We are all familiar with Cassius M Coolidge’s Dog’s Playing Poker paintings to advertise cigars in the early 1900’s or Bugs Bunny. Often animals are used to characterize and/or make fun of human behaviors.

The difference with Heffernan’s work is the animal is represented first and then the human characteristics are layered on top. As she says, “This collision between animal and human sensibilities creates a whimsical, theatrical, and often humorous world that viewers can relate to on an emotional level.” Heffernan allows us to see that we are animals too and that we can discover our own humor and innocence in the reflection of our fellow earthly companions.

I picked her Yoga Chick series because it resonates with how we all like to make goals for the coming year. A friend of mine (thanks Lou and @cynyassy) sent me this cartoon that asked when goal setting- are you committing to the outcome or the process? By committing to the just the goal you may not get there and if you do what next? But if you commit to the process then you are learning along the way. So, no setbacks, no failure just expansion. Just like in yoga (or any spiritual practice), you don’t go in thinking I will downward dog four times. The goal with the practice is the practice. So, your pondering for the week – what process are you willing to commit to?

Solar System highlights: The Moon starts this week in Capricorn – great time to start a practice, business, or project. Then moves into Aquarius on the 3^rd – innovation is key. Then onto Pisces for the 5^th – a great time for dreaming. And moon ends in Aries – spend the weekend in motion. Mercury is in Aquarius – find new ways to communicate. Venus is in Capricorn – where beauty and harmony are achieved through practicality. Mars is in Sagittarius a lovely time to expand and explore not only your environment but your mind. Jupiter is in Pisces; this aspect is dreamy and holds opportunity and luck. And Saturn is still in Aquarius – so innovating and upping your game is its focus.

P.S. Signs with an * it is 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.

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

Nina

Aries

King of Cups – Your typical MO is action. “Let’s get things done”, but this week you will need to get in touch with your emotions. Instead of making a to-do list. Make a to-feel list. What do you want to feel in the coming year?

Taurus

*Tower – You need to start this year by doing a “building inspection” of your life. Something is making you off kilter, or there are cracks that need tending to before you start the year. Your foundations need stabilizing. So, start this year by doing some deconstruction before you start constructing.

Gemini

Four of Cups – Introspection is the name of the game this week. Yep, some deep belly-button gazing is required before you start this year. By doing this you will find 3 wonderful gems of insight. However, keep one ear/eye open for messages from outside sources that will help you with your last bit of info.

Cancerian

*Temperance – You will need to start your year in the slow lane. This week is about honing your skills in balance, patience, and moderation. By not rushing into the year, you can stabilize your energy, so you can better unite with the flow instead of swimming against it.

Leo

Ten of Coins – The start of this year is around wealth. The challenge is that your wealth does not come from one source. Yes, the material plane cannot be denied, but you need to reassess your place on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. By changing your perspective from lack to a desire for growth, you see that some of your needs are met and which ones need to be boosted.

Virgo

Four of Swords – The beginning of this year is centered around rest. Rest in its verb form is defined as cease work or movement in order to relax, refresh oneself, or recover strength. Your challenge is to still yourself – mind, body and spirit, so you can recharge your batteries. Do things like unplug, sweat lodges, deep water massage, stare out your window for hours…

Libra

Two of Cups – Love is the energy that starts off your new year. Love is defined as feeling deep affection for _____. Spend this week filling in the blank as many times as you can.

Scorpio

Ace of Swords – Insight and clarity are the themes to the start of this year. Take this week to modernize an old inspiration, motto, truth into this new decade. You are rewiring your brain to update your prime directive, a past paradigm or thinking process.

Sagittarius

*High Priestess – Sacred knowledge is being delivered to you this week. Use your intuition or spiritual practice to tap into the flow of information masked in synchronicities, riddles, and Fae energy. Dance in the moonlight, follow willow wisps, do radio divination – find ways to tap into the source.

Capricorn

Knight of Cups – This year starts with the energy of the romance. For those that know you well, under your can-do practical personality lies a gushy romantic. It is time for you to turn on your charm and caring for ones closest to you. Connection and intimacy are key for the start of 2022.

Aquarius

Nine of Swords – As you start 2022 you need to deal with your pessimism. Yes, 2021 was harsh and frustrating for you, but it is also the beginning of a 20-year cycle where you are in your groove and the rest of us catches up with how you think, and problem solve. Let go of your worry and upgrade your natural gifts of flexibility and adaptability.

Pisces

*Strength – Last year you faced and subdued many of your demons. So, this year starts with acknowledging them and checking on their leashes. You start this year much stronger than at the beginning of 2021, so 2022 will be easier. But the challenge is believing that you have done the hard stuff, that you are smarter and stronger. That you have and will endure.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of May 9, 2021

May 9, 2021 Nina

Tish Murtha © Ella Murtha, all rights reserved

Happy Nurturing Energy Day or Mother’s Day. Today is a celebration of not only Mother’s but the nurturing and caring energy that is associated with Motherhood. The artist I picked this week is based on that caring energy, for this is a love story of a daughter to her Mum and an artist’s love for her subjects.

This week’s artist is Tish Murtha. Her daughter, Ella, has lovingly collected and showcases her mother’s work. Murtha’s style is social documentary photography. She used the camera as a tool for social change by highlighting the societal disadvantages in her local community. Part of this collection, highlighted here, is around young people in the late 1970’s to the early 1980’s in North East England.

There is a quality to Murtha’s work, unlike the voyeuristic style of Lisette Model or raw images of Diane Arbus, this is a love story. The unconditional love that a mother gives to a child, or any true nurturer gives to another. Murtha offers not the typical perspective of outsider looking in but an insider lovingly opening her world and inviting us in. She frames the pictures and captures the actions of her subjects, though in a raw environment, showing the joy and imagination of childhood to the beginnings of self-awareness and status in society as teens. And as adult viewers she leads us to ponder our own childhood and a create a more empathetic eye around social justice issues. Reminding us to come at both as gently, protectively and supporting as an empathic nurturer would.

Today is Mother’s Day in the States. For those of you who are lucky enough to have a mother that unconditional loves you, be grateful. But, for those who do not have lost their mother, never knew her, lost children, have mother/child relationships that are strained, have not chosen to be mothers and those that are still yearning to be. Mother’s Day is about nurturing, unconditionally supporting and protecting those around you. This world needs nurturing especially right now, so hug the people that cherish you and be that loving nurturer for others.

Planets: Mercury is in Gemini until July 11^th. This is a place where it loves to hang so lots of evolutionary conversations can happen. And Venus also is in Gemini helps with the good vibes. The New Moon is in Taurus emphasizing you to bring more beauty and slow living into your life. Think luxuriating. And then Jupiter (expansion) takes a quick jaunt into Pisces from the May 13^th to July 28^th giving you a heads up what your 2022 will be like and what area your growth will take place.

P.S. 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.

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

Nina

Aries

*Hermit – The Muse of Perspective through seclusion has come to lead you to a quiet place where you can hear yourself think. This energy comes when being in the flow of things is distracting you from ease or finding an easier solution. You know that saying work smarter not harder. Well to find that you need to turn off your phone and put out the do not disturb sign. You will find perspective and solutions in the solitude of your own thoughts.

Taurus

Seven of Cups – Last week the Muse of Creation came to rife with you this birth year. This is the Mother/Nurture card energy at its best when it is used to generate anything that nurtures, consoles, and promotes growth. The challenge is growing pains but there will also be compassion and comfort waiting in the wings to support you. This week continues that energy and asks you to ponder what do you want to create with the Muse of Dreams? She challenges you to dream bigger, put aside your practical self for just this week and send out big, beautiful birthday wishes to the Universe. The universe works in mysterious ways if you allow it. Your Motto: Grow to Dream; Dream to Grow.

Gemini

*Devil – This being your final weeks of the past birth year it is appropriate that you would get the Muse of Tests. Take this week to look back at the time since your last birthday. Where were you tested/challenged? What did you learn from it? If the situation/problem came up again, how would you handle it now? Think of this week as your final exams before you go to the new level in your coming birth year.

Cancer

*Moon – Okay another round with the Moon. This is your third week in the shadow realm. These muses help you work with cycles, the bigger picture, and snipping karmic threads. Only by lovingly bringing out your old karmic patterns with ritual, meditation, art in all its forms, or repetitive work can you connect to your higher flow, inner knowledge, and outer guides. There is wisdom in awe, silence, synchronicities, and patterns, so keep all your six senses open for another week.

Leo

Page of Coins – Last week the Muse of Distraction challenged your flow. She only shows up when you are near completion of a goal or learned lesson. You have passed the test. Now the Muse of Learning is knocking. This energy is about needing to learn something that will help your flow and ease. However, the challenge is pushing down your ego, so you can hear the advice/wisdom. For our challenges can be our best teachers.

Virgo

Seven of Wands – This Muse of Competition has come to sharpen your stance. Whether that is standing up for yourself or what you believe in, you will be called on this week to voice your truth and possible protect another’s.

Libra

Ten of Cups – The last couple of weeks you had the ability to wield some powerful energies of Momentum and Strength. These energies help combat apathy, misdirection, or self-doubt. And remind you can accomplish anything you set your heart (not your mind) to. You get this last week to wrap up any loose ends with these energies. So, plan out the coming months and strengthen the reason you have chosen this path. But also find some time this week to rejoice in how far you have come.

Scorpio

King of Wands – The Muse of Art is here to inspire you. Spend time this week either participating in art or watching it. When this Muse shows up she tries to shake things up so innovation can take place. But to get into this headspace you must immerse your self in art forms, music, dance, fine arts, etc.… The juxtaposition of art and inspiration re-ignites your passion and expands your mind to find alternative and better ways to work.

Sagittarius

Four of Swords – The Muse of Balance and Moderation came last week to help you dive into what is not working and needs to be healed in both your inner and outer worlds. Well, you get another week to rebalance, rework, and re-new. The Muse of Rest and Restoration is here asking you to slow down. Find time to rest your mind this week, so you can hone into the flow with more ease in the coming months.

Capricorn

Knight of Cups – The Muse of Flirtation has come to release you from your hardcore work ethos you have been using to make it through the past months to year. This Muse promotes smart-ass joy. It takes the form of puns, goofiness, superman gestures, and eyelash flutters accompanied by “Who me?” … So, practice adult humoring this week. This wit practice keeps joy in your life while sharpening your mind.

Aquarius

Queen of Swords – The Muse of Details is sitting next to you reminding you that small thoughts and actions are more important this week, than sweeping gestures. By honing down your work load to just the essentials then breaking down those into small doable steps, will get you farther and with less distractions than if you peer at just the horizon.

Pisces

Eight of Cups – The last two weeks have given you big energies to work with, release, growth, and structuring. This week is much simpler but still the same themes. The Muse of Simplification has come to help you sweep up and get rid of the past month’s debris. Take this week to literally or metaphorically clean house and simplify the clutter in your life.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of March 14, 2021

March 14, 2021 Nina

Happy Spring Equinox. The zodiac wheel completes another turn on Saturday March 20th. The sun moves into Aries and all the planets are in direct motion until end of April so great time to get things done and started. But remember relaxation should be part of your equation. The new norm is innovation that has us working smarter not harder.

This week’s artist is Cecil Kemperink @cecilkemperink. One first comes to her work above as a minimalistic piece. She uses one material clay and one shape a circle. However, Kemperink then interlinks these clay circles and we begin to see how something as simple can become a complex “organism.” That through connection these pieces can be reformed into a variety of shapes while emitting a soul-chorded sound. We now see that this simple circle when linked to each other becomes more versatile, strong because of the connection. Kemperink explains Motion is a key part of the expressiveness of my sculptures. The movements show the importance of each circle of the object. Every ring is essential and influences the other: because they are all connected.

Note: this article will not do her pieces justice. Please go to her Instagram page and watch not only her process but also the motion and sound of her pieces.

Your ponderings for the week: As we move into a new season, see, and appreciate your connections, for they confirm your existence, purpose, and make you stronger.

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

Nina

P.S. 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.

Aries

10 of Cups – The Muse of Bliss is here to help you step into your birth month with a gleeful stride. This week enjoy by inserting some merriment into each day. Swap stories that create chuckles, watch comedies that make you laugh, tell Dad jokes that get you giggling. Don’t you think this is the perfect time to laugh out loud, big belly laughs or snort even? Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. – Victor Hugo

Taurus

Seven of Cups – The Muse of Dreams would like you to dream bigger. She nods with all your counterarguments about being grounded, vigilant and staying in the here and now. But she reminds you that taking a dream break feeds the soul, expands the heart, and is a place where innovation is born.

Gemini

Page of Cups – The Muse of Play is here to loosen you up. Yep, your juices need a refresh and no better way to do this then to play. Crayons/fingerpaints out, doodle during boring meetings, take pictures from a 5-year-olds perspective, or reinvent the PBJ. This muse reminds you play is a gateway to imagination and creativity.

Cancer

Nine of Coins – The Muse of Alone Time has left you a note. Your solitude will be support and a home for you, even in the midst of unfamiliar circumstances and from it you will find all your paths – Rainer Maria Rilke. Find time this week for alone-time you will get more done then in the company of others.

Leo

Five of Wands – The Muse of Chaos is here, and it is your choice whether to open the door and let her in or ignore her insistence this week. This energy comes to remind you chaos is an aspect of creation though uncontrollable and transient. So, you can do little about it, except sidestep its path or join in it’s dervish dance.

Virgo

Three of Cups – Connection is what you need. Find ways to link up with your friends this week. If you can mask up and social distance yourself a hang. If not, then get on a phone and have a virtual beverage together. You need a good chinwag with people who care about you. One reason is to vent; the other to refill your emotional cups.

Libra

Eight of Cups – The Muse of Closet Cleaning has come for a visit this week. She comes when you have outgrown an emotion, purpose, copping mechanism, or your style. There is something or someone that no longer is helpful in your life and it is time to shed it. This muse recommends get you in the mood and thought pattern go through your closet or junk drawer. Throw away all the items that are no longer useful or the style you are trying to convey. Motto: cleanse the trivia to get to the substance.

Scorpio

Knight of Swords – The energy is fast paced this week or at the very least feels as if you should be trying to keep up with something. The Muse of Slowing Down has come to remind you to look both ways before you step out into the metaphorical and literal street. This week it is important to be mindful of your thoughts, words, and steps. No rushing.

Sagittarius

King of Wands – Another good week for you all. This is a week where that Sagittarian good luck is working in your favor. Whether that is getting a parking space, a vaccine appointment, or following synchronicities like homemade sour dough breadcrumbs, it is all gold. Also, by following your intuition, you can bring together many moving parts into a cohesive apparatus. You are like Elizabeth in Queen’s Gambit. A step or two ahead of all that you do, once you are in the zone (If you haven’t seen it on Netflix – please do).

Capricorn

Knight of Coins – Last week the Muse of Leaps came to help you out of a rut you may not have realize you were in, by having you play around with your routines. This week you get to implement some of the things you discovered back into your regular schedule. The one key is making your pace appropriate to your path. If the way is rocky slow down, but if it is open road you can put the pedal to the metal.

Aquarius

Four of Coins – This week your resources – energy, time, money and space – are limited. The key to this week is quality over quantity. Make sure ever minute is used wisely that includes getting enough sleep, putting good food in your belly, and taking some “me time” to relieve some of the push you-pull me stress. Make sure your needs are dealt with first before your wants.

Pisces

Page of Wands – The last card for your birth month is innovation. You already know that organic change is a big theme this coming year. Advising you to have something in the works to change every season. But another essential is this cannot be the same old rodeo with new costumes. You have this year to play around with trying new things/ways to innovate the who, what, how and where and possible why in your life. Nothing must be written in stone this year, so have fun experiment. Leave the beaten track behind occasionally and dive into the woods. Every time you do you will be certain to find something you have never seen before. – Alexander Graham Bell.

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Tarot and Art Forecast for Week of March 7, 2021

March 7, 2021 Nina

I know why the Caged Bird sings Bisa Butler

If you all have been with me for a while skip down to the 4th paragraph, I have ranted on this before. But if you are new…… I was an elementary coach for teachers and I am not fond of the emphasis and exaltation of a “minority” history months in American public schools and on Google. Before you get mad please read on. Though I understand its necessity when this movement started, back in 1926 as Black History Week by historian Carter G. Woodson. Where he saw little to none African American representation in the “white halls of history” and probably was seeing the whitewashing of the Red Summer. History week has now grown to a month, added new months for other minorities and spreading outside of America. But have we now fallen into Hallmarking ™ history? In our political correctness, lost the thread?

Textbooks and curriculum of American schools still teach basically the same history– white-male-centric – but now in February you teach about MLK, in March about Susan B. Anthony, and Native American Heritage Month in November, so you can get it close to Thanksgiving – UGH. This does the “minority’s history” an injustice. First it loses its context in history as a whole. The “minority” becomes not part of our shared history but as a parallel thing happening alongside predominately white male history or is only seen for a month in bubble in and of itself. We lose the why it came about and the reverberation of that action now.

Secondly, it supports instead of works against our biological perspective of tribalism. And we lose the perspective of the history of the individual within the collective. The acts of an individual echoing through time and space. Lastly, this undermines teaching the student not only Socratic thinking which hinges on contextual information, but also disempowers the student to see that they can change the course of the future in ways they would never imagine.

The artist this week is Bisa Butlers @bisabutler should be used as a history teaching tool. She takes everyday photos of African Americans throughout history and contextualizes them by using exquisite fabrics and an skilled illustrative thread. Take for instance the art above I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, she uses a Vlisco fabric called “Michelle’s shoes” for the woman’s skirt on the far right. The fabric is inspired by West African textiles, done with and Indonesian batik and made in the Netherlands.

She vividly leads us to see the complex connected thread of these woman’s history, African roots to Maya Angelo and Michelle Obama to our multi-cultural world. She brings these “everyday” people into a contextual history. In her words: …I am telling the story— this African American side— of the American life. History is the story of men and women, but the narrative is controlled by those who hold the pen. ……..My community has been marginalized for hundreds of years. While we have been right beside our white counterparts experiencing and creating history, our contributions and perspectives have been ignored, unrecorded, and lost. It is only a few years ago that it was acknowledged that the White House was built by slaves. Right there in the seat of power of our country African Americans were creating and contributing while their names were lost to history. ………My subjects are African Americans from ordinary walks of life who may have sat for a formal family portrait or may have been documented by a passing photographer. Like the builders of the White House, they have no names or captions to tell us who they were.

Your ponderings for the week: Learn the why behind something in your own history, and see how it affects you now and would you tweak it to change the future? And the Planets: New Moon in Pisces on March 13^th great day for daydreaming.

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

Nina

Aries

*Chariot – This is the week to make change happen. The Muse of Movement is here to help grease the wheels. Momentum is not problem. The only challenge with this energy is you must drive it and have a destination to drive it to. If you do not have a focus you may run around in circles this week.

Taurus

Knight of Wands – This Muse comes to say you are in the right place at the right time doing the right thing. You may not see it, but your timing is perfect. Whether you are standing still, trotting along or in full gallop allow your spirit to guide you.

Gemini

King of Cups – The Muse of Emotional Acceptance has come to help you heal old wounds of the heart. This muse celebrates the hardest emotion that we deal with as humans: grief. There is something you need to grieve. This energy wants you to dive deeply into this emotion of loss. When we grieve, we empty the cup fully and by doing so allow the cup to be refilled.

Cancer

Ace of Coins – The Muse of Material Beginnings is here. This is a perfect week to start a new project, re-plan your garden, buy something to fix up your house or start a savings account. The key to this energy of sustainability is to create with the concept of quality over quantity.

Leo

Queen of Swords – The Muse of Details has come to help guide you through this week. This energy comes when it is important to read the fine print, plan out a project in detail, and sweat the small stuff. You can find pleasure if you pay attention to the details of your life. Time to get out that metaphorical (or literally if you must) fine-toothed comb or cleaning toothbrush and tease out the specifics.

Virgo

King of Swords – The Muse of Long-term Planning is here to set up your itinerary for the rest of the year and three- and five-year goals. This week do not get caught in the morass of minutia. Turn your gaze to the horizon and the dreams of tomorrow. Vision boards out, daydreaming on, and no boundaries in vastness of your future.

Libra

Four of Cups – Last week the Muse of Divine energy was here to grow whatever you wanted to focus on. You get another week to do just that. But this week’s Muse ask you to go back and relook over what you are working on. There is something that does not feel quite right. That thing or idea needs some more introspection. The challenge with this is after you have done a pass with your internal eye, turn outward to get another person’s opinion. Though make sure it is with someone you trust with your dreaming.

Scorpio

Ten of Coins – The Muse of Finishing is here to help you complete a project. Either find the oldest thing on your to-do list or finish up something that has been nagging at your subconscious. This is a great week to move a project forward to completion or at least a big leap towards it.

Sagittarius

Ten of Cups – The Muse of Bliss is here to point out all the good things in your life. This week sit back and enjoy all that you have worked hard to get. If you have a roof over your head start there, food on the table you are doing great; and a job that is getting your needs meet, Whoot. And if you do not have these things, help is on the way. You just need to ask and then open your door; you have friends that are wanting to pay you back some of the kindness you have given in the past.

Capricorn

*Fool – The Muse of Leaps is here to help you out of a rut you may not realize you are in. The key to this is to do the non-routine. Sleep late or get up with the sunrise, turn off all electronics after sunset for a night, eat for one day without cooking unless over an open fire, do not look at your emails for a 24-hour period. I know you all love your routines, but this week shake it up and see what new ideas sprout from the cracks.

Aquarius

Queen of Coins – The Muse of Physical Pleasures is here to help you through this week. This muse comes when you need to ground yourself. She reminds you to connect with your five senses if you can daily. Eat good food, see beautiful things, feel something textural, smell some aromatherapy, and listen to your favorite music. Enjoy the simple things in life.

Pisces

*Death – Ok so this rarely happens but the Muse of Organic Change arrives again during your birth month to remind you how important this year is to make big changes happen. And to do so you need to release, release, and release some more. And while you are doing all this releasing you are using this “stuff” to compost new soil to grow from. The challenge with this energy is having the patience and attunement with your surroundings like a gardener. You need to pay attention to the cycles of growth and harvesting. This can be a year where you are planting and harvesting each season.

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