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Artcast for March 29- April 11, 2026

March 27, 2026 Nina

The artist this week is Hiroshi Yoshida. He is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the shin-hanga style and one of the first artist to use this style depicting places outside of Japan. He was especially known for his mountain wood cut prints. These are his series Sailboats, where he uses the same woodcut but different color palettes to represent different times of the day and weather conditions. This is a beautiful example of how color is associated with time and mood. And how art can use this alone to manipulate the viewer’s feelings and thoughts.

Pondering: My favorite colors are spring green and a blue sky with white fluffy clouds. The combo makes me feel hopeful and relaxed. It’s funny if it is just sky-blue, I don’t like it as much. It must have white aspect added to it. What are the colors you favor and what emotions or thoughts do they bring forth?

Solar System highlights for the next two weeks

We have a Full Moon in Libra on April 1^st – is all about balance and relationships though be careful that your April Fool’s jokes don’t hit too close to home.

Venus moves into Taurus from March 31 to April 23^rd. This is its home sign, so it is a lovely time for amplifying all things that bring beauty, love, nature and harmony into your life

Mercury is still in its extra-long excursion through Pisces until April 14^th. This lesson/exploration is around communicating our fantasies and dreams, non-linear thinking and a heightening of our Spidey sense. The challenge is staying grounded when collecting information and giving it out. Miscommunication is at its height during this time, so double check the “facts”.

EXTRA

*If you want a more in-depth look into the planets and how they affect you, you can get those with my yearly Astro reading or if you sign up for my monthly New Moon readings. Aries this is a perfect time to get an Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year. And Libra 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

**Reading from Dali Deck

Aries

Hodakayama, from the series Twelve Scenes in the Japan Alps, Hiroshi Yoshida

Nine of Pentacles – The next two weeks life is good if you are patient. The Muse of Slow Success reminds you that the seeds of abundance are all around you. All you need to do is tend to the day to day and be patient for the fruition and abundance of your labor.

Taurus

Empress – The Muse of Gardening has come to help you these coming weeks. She is all about looking at what you want to grow, especially in your coming birth year. Now is the time to plan the “garden” of your dreams. Uranus planet of revolution is spending its last 4 weeks working with your sun sign. Use this energy to revolutionize your creativity, the way you nurture, how you grow and what you want to grow in the world.

Gemini

Star – The Muse of Hope and Healing is your companion for the coming weeks. She would like you to heal a deep wound, re-commit to a goal and/or aspire to live with more light. The “north star” not only will illuminate passage into the darkness but also lead you to a new dawn.

Cancerian

Rapids at the Upper Reaches of Tone River, Hiroshi Yoshida

Wheel – The Muse of Fortune is your companion for the coming weeks. She shows up when your future is about to change for the better. The key to working with this muse is to work on your goals even though the outcome still feels foggy. Often with this muse she is also working on shifts happening behind the scenes to help you in your goal procurement.

Leo

A Gate to the Stupa of Sanchi, Hiroshi Yoshida

Three of Pentacles – In the next two weeks the Muse of Collaboration is available to work with. She comes when you need to check in with opinions outside of yourself and/or need help but aren’t asking for it. Something in the foundation of your plans or the goal you set needs tweaking. As they say two heads, or better yet, three heads are better than one.

Virgo

Five of Cups – Things will not always go as planned in the coming weeks, but the Muse of Spilled Milk is here to remind you to find the positive in all situations. For this energy always has some good aspects to take with you. And it gives you the authorization to leave the mess behind.

Libra

King of Pentacles – The Muse of Languor comes when you are not working on what you need to build. The key word here is you. If you are feeling sluggish or underwhelmed, it may be due to doing more for others’ health and wealth than for yourself. Time to get busy with what is important to you for that will benefit others in the long run.

Scorpio

Ten of Cups – Somebody in this world needs to find the joy and remind the rest of the world that love and kindness are obtainable. And your sign is tagged this coming weeks by the Muse of Merriment to be our guide. Your goal is to bring smiles, laughter, even the party to your sphere. By implementing the joy in others, you will fill your cups too. For inspiration, @troyhawke gives out compliments to strangers.

Sagittarius

Three of Swords – The coming weeks will have a few moments where you are reminded of old wounds that still ache. The Muse of Deep Healing is here to remind you these incidents are not meant to rewound you, but for you to see the places that still need mending.

Capricorn

Four of Pentacles – The Muse of Resources is hanging with you for the coming two weeks. This energy is about the balancing act of giving but only when resources are available. So, share your time, physical resources or space when you have an excess or if the exchange is worth the price. This muse reminds you that your foundations must be solid before you build on them.

Aquarius

King of Cups – The coming two weeks will be full of feelings. These can range in one day from sadness to anger to joy. The key with working with this muse is to invite all of them in, process them and then let them leave as any good guest should do. I recommend The Guest House by Rumi for inspiration. This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out for some new delight. The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.

Pisces

King of Wands – The Muse of Vision has come to help you pursue your goals with action. She reminds you that you have all that you need to start and move forward. Just be careful of being impulsive or not follow through on what you had said you were going to do. This doesn’t mean you need to lower expectations but just be more realistic with your timing and resources.

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Artcast for March 15-28, 2026

March 14, 2026 Nina

Hi All,

The artist this week is Henriëtte Ronner-Knip. She is a painter of landscapes and animals, but she had a fondness and a unique understanding of cats. Ronner-Knip working from live observation she would first sketch them then creating papier-mâché model of her subjects to glean their physiques and personalities. Then she used these sculptures as models in various settings. Though her subjects may seem common her techniques is far from it. Her work is usually done with oil paints on wood and is quite small (the above painting is approximately 13x18inches) which makes her brushstrokes and use of shadow and light even more exquisite.

Ponderings: I have had a cat most of life. And I am unbelievable grateful for their company. What has been in your life as a constant?

This is our lovebug Neko-san who has just spent his first year with us.

And this is our scar-dee cat Smoochie. When he is feeling comfortable he lays in this Sphinx position.

Solar System highlights for the next two weeks

We have a New Moon in Pisces on March 18^th – play in dreamland and make wishes.

Retrograde Mercury is still with us until March 20^th. Recharge, reflect and redo. Mercury is in Pisces until April 14^th. This lesson/exploration is around communicating our fantasies and dreams, non-linear thinking and a heightening of our Spidey sense. The challenge is staying grounded when collecting information and giving it out. Miscommunication is at its height during this time, so double check the “facts”.

EXTRA

*If you want a more in-depth look into the planets and how they affect you, you can get those with my yearly Astro reading or if you sign up for my monthly New Moon readings. Pisces/Aries this is a perfect time to get an Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year. And Virgo/Libra 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

**Reading from Wisdom Oracle by Colette Baron-Reid

Aries

Orphaned – The next two weeks the muses are asking you: Where do you fit in? As you begin your new birth-year, two aspects are important to establish: community and being your authentic self. Maybe you have been “separate from” instead of “part of”. Or maybe you no longer identify with some of the people you hang out with or your job/project. And part of this issue is you are not accepting and being your true to the you that is now. This year is not about compromising to fit in or just excelling but to shine and find people who contribute to that illumination.

Taurus

The Fates – In the next two weeks ask the universe “for the serenity to accept the things you cannot change, the courage to change the things you can and the wisdom to know the difference.” The collective is going through an evolution and many of those conditions you have no control over. The muses are not asking you to abandon tasks at hand, but they remind you hope prepares you for a brighter future, possibly more than worrying would. As the muse Mel Brooks wrote “Hope for the Best Expect the Worst”.

Gemini

Clean it up – Use these next two weeks to clean up and organize. This can be spring cleaning, airing out your house, clearing out your inbox, tackling your emotional baggage, writing to do lists… The muse would like you to make space so that when abundance and newness show up you have room for them.

Cancerian

Unfinished Symphony – Spending the coming weeks tying up lose ends and/or bring a project off the back burner. There is no need to rush or feel a sense of “do or die” but there is energy to utilize in these coming weeks to clean, tidy and move projects along. For even, stumbling forward gives you information to continue the momentum and best case a resolution or two.

Leo

Regeneration – A rebirth is availing itself to you now. Whatever you have perceived as a loss is now being replaced by something better and more powerful growing in its place. This is not a time to dwell with what was, but for what will be. Your future is as bright as you imagine it to be.

Virgo

Never-ending story – In the coming weeks you will hear an old story whose refrain of loss, fear, self-loathing, and all other manners of suffering will resurface. The muses want you to face it, love it, know it is a part of you that in the past was needed. It protected you but now it keeps you from the present stronger and wiser self. You no longer need to be the lead in this story, for it is now just a tale with an ending.

Libra

Milk and Honey – The coming weeks will have beautiful, delectable, sweet moments to savor and delight in. These precious amuse-bouchées come to stimulate your appetite for life. They come easiest and most abundantly when you are being authentic and not in a state of wanting but in receiving. Your motto: “Wear the world as a loose garment, which touches us in a few places and there lightly.” – St. Francis of Assisi

Scorpio

Flexible – The muse would like you to deal with these coming weeks like a tree – firmly rooted but with branches that bend in the breeze. By confidently grounding yourself in who you are and what you stand for, you can be more open-minded and curious in who and what is around you. And possibly be open for a spur of the moment invitation or out-of-the-box solution.

Sagittarius

Here and Now – The muses for the coming two weeks would like you to stay in the present. You have exactly what is needed to handle today. And thus, you can let go of the need to look into the future or reflect on the past. By staying present you get more done and begin to claim the wealth of the ship in the harbor instead of the one out at sea.

Capricorn

Observer – For the coming weeks the energy is around stepping back and being the observer. By gaining a more neutral perspective you can better understand the conditions, people, culture and environment you are dealing with. And then you can act accordingly to nudge your goals into more advantageous directions.

Aquarius

Time to Go – This is a time when transitions are abundant in the world. However, the muses would like you to take advantage of these coming weeks more like the prequel to that change. They recommend taking stock of what you have since the beginning of the year and doing a bit more recouping and restocking before heading out again.

Pisces

New Life – What a lovely energy for the beginning of your new birth year. This energy is spring-like, bursting with energy, awakenings and joy. The muses suggest using this energy towards inspiration and making dreams into reality. Allow your heart to be filled with the thought “what if everything worked out for my best” and then work with the abundance you have a hand to seed the bounty of what is to come.

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Tarot and Artcast for March 1-7, 2026

February 27, 2026 Nina

The artist this week is Sybil Andrews. Andrews was not only an artist, printmaker, painter, teacher but also a welder in both World Wars and a boat builder later in life. She is best known for her modernist linocuts.

Solar System highlights for the next two weeks

We have a lunar Eclipse in Virgo on March 3^rd. For those of you that have a sun or moon in Virgo it would be good to lay low around that time if you can. For those with nodes in Virgo or Pisces look for informational downloads around your future and letting go of what no longer works for you.

We are also still in our first retrograde of 2026 until March 20^th with Mercury in Pisces and which will go direct in Pisces until April 14^th. This lesson/exploration is around communicating our fantasies and dreams, non-linear thinking and a heightening of our Spidey sense. The challenge is staying grounded when collecting information and giving it out. Miscommunication is at its height during this time, so double check the “facts”.

EXTRA

*If you want a more in-depth look into the planets and how they affect you, you can get those with my yearly Astro reading or if you sign up for my monthly New Moon readings. Pisces this is a perfect time to get an Astrological Tarot Reading for your coming year. And Virgo it is your halfway mark for your birth year, so if you need a Planetary Reading for a check in, now is the time.

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

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

Nina

**Reading from tarot deck Spirit Keepers Tarot by Benebell Wen

Aries

The Champion- Six of Specters – The next two weeks are full of wins for you. The challenge is while getting there the path maybe convoluted, not aligned with your expectations or you may need to forfeit something for the win. So, ask yourself, does winning the battle guarantee winning the war?

Taurus

Bread of Life -Ace of Orbs – In the next two weeks the muses would like you to initiate the ingredients for your “Bread of Life” into your daily schedule. It is about seeding what will allow and grow abundance in the areas of material assets, your physical domain and your body. List the components, gather your ingredients and then start the process of kneading them into your recipe for living abundantly.

Gemini

Stronghold of Flame – Page of Specters – For the coming weeks you will be receiving messages to ignite and awaken your creativity. Pay attention to and cultivate anything that sparks your imagination. By doing so you will gain information that will help guide you towards evolution and innovation.

Cancerian

Chariot – This energy encompasses free will and the insight to carry on. An exercise to comprehend its message is to imagine yourself stepping into your chariot of choice and them letting your soul drive you to interesting vistas that are full of information. These sites and sounds will lead you to be more joyful and satisfied by your summer birthday. Your motto: Keep on truckin.

Leo

Journeyman – Eight of Orbs – This next two weeks’ energy is best spent focusing on your work. This is the energy of the grind. However, to accomplish this you will need to utilize your supper powers and tweak them if necessary. The muses also suggest writing down all that you do either before the day starts or after, so you can honestly justify why you are so tired. This exercise will also give you the dopamine rush of checking off even the simplest of chores.

Virgo

Shining Quarry – Knight of Orbs – Petition the muses in the coming two weeks to help stabilize your foundations and increase access to the resources you need for material success in whatever endeavor you set your sights on. Your work is to listen for clues on which direction/choices you need to make to continue at a slow and steady pace towards success. In this race the turtle does win over the rabbit.

Libra

Sacred Cinnabar – Ace of Swords – In the coming two weeks look for new paths of knowledge and ways of thought. The muses are asking you to expand your mind so you have the information you need to seed to enhance your spirit as well as your goals. This can be as simple as reading from a new genre or as complex as taking a philosophy class or listening to your opposition for understanding. By opening your mind, you find new solutions to answers that have stopped you in the past.

Scorpio

Wheel of Life – The world is changing and so must you so you can stay in sync with what is evolving. These weeks’ energies are best utilized by dancing with the flux and flow instead of pushing against it. You can still hold on to your truth but how you go about it needs changing.

Sagittarius

Holy Water – Ace of Chalices – The muses for the coming two weeks would like you to dive into what nurtures, feeds and saves your soul. Whether that is emotional connection to nature, your pets, your human companions or your spiritual depth, you need to take time to connect deeper into those heart relationships. By doing so you quench your thirst and restore your vitality.

Capricorn

Eminence – Nine of Orbs – For the coming weeks the energy is around working on and with what uniquely defines you. Looking back, what has made you successful? What are your superpowers? What do you enjoy doing? Where do you want to excel next? By being clear on these answers your foundation becomes stabler so you can empower your momentum forward.

Aquarius

Malaise – Nine of Scepters – The muses would like you to defend against the states of debilitation, despair and pessimism. This is not a call to wear rose colored glass and declare all is well, but a call to action against melancholy in any joyous form you can. That can be dancing or singing to your favorite tunes, sporting blow-up costumes or snowball fights in the park.

Pisces

Dynasty – Ten of Orbs – For the coming weeks of your new birth year the muses are asking you to check off items on your to-do list. Now is the time to finish up what projects you can do, so you can create space for what is coming in your new birth year.

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Tarot and Artcast for Jan 18-30, 2026

January 16, 2026 Nina

Hi All,

The artist this week is Hiroshi Sugimoto. Sugimoto is a photographer and architect. In his art he experiments with the science of photography, light, shadow and darkness. By using extremely long exposures he plays with the concept of time and timelessness and thus plays with our eye’s sense of reality.

On a side note: There is a fascinating video of a conversation with Sugimoto and his printer which shows the interdependence and collaboration of artists.

Solar System highlights for the next two weeks

The inner planets, Earth, Mercury, Venus, and Mars are all moving into Aquarius time to innovate areas in your personal life. Upgrade.

Neptune moves into Aries until June of 2026 where we can now work on using our imagination to bring things into the material plane.

EXTRA

In case you missed it in the last cast: A few changes to the cast for now, as I figured out how I want to move forward with the cast and my other offerings. I am only going to do the solar system highlights section when something big changes. If you want a more in-depth look into the planets and how they affect you, you can get those with my yearly Astro reading or if you sign up for my monthly new moon readings. I am diving deeper into a big project around tarot and oracle cards. So, I’ll be switching back and forth with Oracle and Tarot decks in the coming year. This is so I don’t get stagnant with your forecasts and I keep learning. I still love showcasing artists, so for now that is still in and then of course each sign’s cast every other week.

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

**** 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

Partake in the garden of life. Take these two weeks to ground yourself in the earth, call in wealth and abundance. However, it is also your duty to provide for nature and those you love around you. Share the wealth.

Taurus

Connect the spaces of your heart to the world around you, so you may seek alignment with your actions, words and thoughts. This is not an easy road but a necessary one for you. The goal is to connect and do without taking on other’s emotional states. Otherwise, you will lose your connection to your inner joy and glow. Which is so necessary in this world right now.

Gemini

Electrifying a photo plate, Hiroshi Sugimoto

You are full of ideas as well as responsibilities. And you have helped and inspired others. However, now is the time to ask for help and input. This is not a time to carry the load by yourself. Sharing is imperative so you have the energy and clear focus to accomplish what is ahead.

Cancerian

The Muses want you to know that you are worthy of abundance and love. This is not a time to doubt what you have accomplished or give up hope if aspects have not worked out. You have developed into your own nurturer and provider. And it is time to step through the door confidently.

Leo

South Bay Drive in San Diego, Hiroshi Sugimoto

Memories hold a mirror up to our present. Every time you access your memories you color and edit them just a bit. In this way you have been altering the past since your first recollection. So, the muses ask you why not choose to remember in a way that heals instead of harms.

Virgo

Completions are called for during these two weeks. You are preparing to be the Fool who jumps into the unknown. However, the muses are asking you to take a moment and celebrate the end of this cycle. So, you can clean the slate for the new to enter.

Libra

The Muses would like you to call in love and connection. The challenge with this request is you must be willing to say yes. You have learned what you don’t need, so now call in what you do. If you are in a relationship then use this energy to deepen the connection, ask for what you need and in turn listen to what their needs are.

Scorpio

Staircase Villa Farnese, Hiroshi Sugimoto

What structures in your life are failing you? As the societal planets are changing signs in proximity, which haven’t occurred during human existence, they are calling on you all to lead us to new more inclusive constructs. Some of you will be doing this on a larger platform while others will be modeling personal how to do it in our day to day. This is the beginning of that transformation, and you all are being called into your phoenix form. Light the way.

Sagittarius

You are a mosaic of parts. You understand this and are comfortable with it. And the muses would like you to use your alchemical ways to help others understand and balance theirs. Whether this is through example or philosophical discourse, you are being called to guide, cheerlead, support others to create their own delightful medley of humanness.

Capricorn

You are called to quiet your mind. For the next two weeks, be mindful of your circadian clock and stay in the present as much as you can. If your mind starts to worry about the future use only the thoughts that you can do something about. The rest write down and then let them go.

Aquarius

As you enter your birth month, allow the old, tired, irrelevant to decay. Let decompose what no longer serves you to create the nutrients for the new year. This can look like cleaning out your closet or house and reselling or donating it. Or relocating everything in your inbox to “look at later” folder. The key is creating space to grow new ideas, relationships, projects in open fertile ground.

Pisces

The Muses are asking you to hold steady and push through. You are almost at the end of a cycle. I mean your birthday is coming up; however, you have loose ends to tie up, projects to finish and goals to meet. So, for these two weeks, set up some strong boundaries to get things done and off your list before the end of February comes and you begin a new year.

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Tarot and Artcast for December 2025

December 13, 2025 Nina

Hi All,

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

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

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

Solar System highlights

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nina

Aries

Simone Baumeister Orb weaver Spider and car lights

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

Taurus

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

Gemini

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

Cancerian

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

Leo

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

Virgo

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

Libra

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

Scorpio

Chien Lee Pitcher plant shot with ultraviolet light

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

Sagittarius

Bence Mate European Roller and Little Owl chase

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

Capricorn

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

Aquarius

Alexy Kharitonov Russia’s northern Swamps

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

Pisces

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

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Tarot and Artcast for Nov 2 -15

October 31, 2025 Nina

Hi All,

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

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

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

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

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

The Data

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

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

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

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

My pondering

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

Solar System highlights

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

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

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

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

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

Nina

Aries

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

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

Taurus

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

Gemini

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

Cancerian

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

Leo

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

Virgo

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

Libra

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

Scorpio

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

Sagittarius

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

Capricorn

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

Aquarius

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

Pisces

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

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Tarot and Artcast for Sept 28-Oct 11

September 27, 2025 Nina

Every year I pick a photo contest to highlight. This year it is the Ocean Photographer of the Year Awarded by OceanGraphic. The winner is Yury Ivanov’s photo of two amphipods from the Cyproideidae family (above), each measuring around 3mm in body length, resting on a coral. Commonly called ‘ladybugs of the sea’, they are related to shrimp and crabs. Ivanov speaks about the process of taking this photograph. “It required a lot of patience and precision to compose and light the shot properly. It was taken at a depth of 19 meters, during a sunny day with calm sea conditions. In total, it took me six dives to get the shot I wanted. The result reveals an intimate glimpse of underwater life that is often overlooked.”

Your pondering: Lately I have not been feeling present or possibly not wanting to be. So, to be in the now I am immersing myself in the small stuff. I stop to say hi to the bees, I spend extra minutes petting our animals, I hold my mother’s hand, I watch a leaf fall all the way to the ground.

And I am working to attract more bugs into my garden, well at least some of them (lol I am not fond of the blood sucking variety.) Every fall I let my garden seed out and create little piles of nature’s detritus to give the insects a place to overwinter or a comfy place to lay their eggs. And this fall our little acre is alive with chirps, clicks and buzzes. These small co-habitants are vital to a healthy ecosystem. And as we approach winter these sounds and visitations will go dormant. So knowing this helps me connect to being present- that the small things are a place to find joy or at the very least contentment. What is your small stuff?

Solar System highlights

We start the week with the moon in Capricorn – good for all things that have to do with money making. Thursday it shifts into Aquarius – think outside the box. Saturday the moon is in Pisces – daydream. On Monday October 6^th the moon moves into Aries – time to create momentum. The Full moon on October 7^th is also in Aries. Full moon is about completion, so try to push a project to the next level or finish it. Then Wednesday October 8^th it shifts to Taurus – ground yourself. On Friday and through the weekend the moon is in Gemini – communication and friends are highlighted.

Mercury is in Libra until Oct 5^th. This energy is best used to work on balancing and equalizing listening and speaking. Then it moves into Scorpio until October 28^th. A great time to bounce ideas around, strategize, research and truth seek. Just be careful that you do your research with a delicate touch when it involves emotionally fraught subjects.

Mars is Scorpio until November 4^th. This aspect is a perfect time to work on our passion projects. Venus is in Virgo helps us focus on making our environment welcoming.

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

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

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

Nina

Aries

Eight of Earth – The Muse of Production is here to cheer you on. This muse reminds you that you have unique skills. And her arrival foreshadows that these exceptional skills will be needed soon. So, she asks you to claim and exercise these talents. While she chants “Practice, practice, practice”, to remind you to hone and innovate your gifts to the next level.

Taurus

*Hermit – The last two weeks the Muse of Momentum was your co-pilot and gave you the gas to get things started. Now the Muse of Insight asks you to step back and gain perspective on the project(s) you have been doing. She asks is your work on the right path. How does it fit into your bigger perspective? Does it serve the people you want it to? Use this time to pull back and look at the bigger picture and make tweaks before you enter back into society.

Gemini

*Moon – These next two weeks will be a deep dive into your emotional realm. The Muse of Reflection would like to work with your heart. She asks what emotions have you been bottling up? She recommends using this time to work through them before these emotions bubble over into reality and make a mess. Your emotions have intel, but they are disguised in reaction instead of reflection.

Cancerian

*Fool – The coming weeks have the potential for inviting in the new. The Muse of Possibilities challenges you to be open to the unfamiliar. Yes, you crabs do not always feel comfortable changing shells and being vulnerable. But she reminds you to have more faith in yourself when you step into the unknown, for you will find stable ground and a bigger frontier even if you cannot see it.

Leo

*Magician – The Muse of Manifestation is your co-conspirator for these coming weeks. The key with working with this muse is to first connect with the why behind what you would like to manifest. Is it aligned with divine inspiration/your soul? The second task is to allow for experimentation. She reminds you that mistakes often bring more insight and therefore bigger gains. And lastly to realize you have all the tools you need to do this task. Utilize what you have around you.

Virgo

*Fool/Body of Fire– Okay some of you still either are not trusting the process of jumping into the unknown or you need more of this energy. That means some of you still need to accept 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. And then the rest of you that have made that jump into the unknown you have the Muse of Perfect Timing as your companion. This muse loves to put you in the right place at the right time for opportunities and lessons. Even if it feels negative/challenging by the end of the year you will see them as the gifts that they are.

Libra

Six of Earth – The Muse of Kindness comes when you need to balance the back and forth of giving and receiving. Yes, it is within your nature to be kind, but it is also important to give or receive what is actually needed. This muse suggests trying this experiment. When in a conversation, instead of just empathizing or being self-effacing, ask others to clarify what they need or be clearer on what you need, i.e. to fix it, brainstorming, emotional support, or just an ear to vent to.

Scorpio

*Magician – The Muse of Manifestation is your companion for the coming weeks. This muse shows up when you either need to clarify what you want to manifest; you are having trouble focusing or you are not allowing for experimentation and variability in your work. If it is clarification, do some brainstorming with a trusted friend. If it is a focus issue, take a break and come back to it later. And if it is that you are too controlling of the outcome or process work on trusting the flow and allowing yourself to learn from the mishaps.

Sagittarius

Nine of Fire – Preparation is the key for the coming weeks. The Muse of Endurance will help by enhancing your resilience when you need it. And your responsibility will be to think of what you may possibly need to support you for the next two weeks. Think of things like preparing food that can be reheated. Make your lunch or pick out your clothes the night before. Doing things as they come up instead of “doing it later.” By doing so you will increase your efficiency and your time for work and balance that out with rest.

Capricorn

Four of Air – For the next couple of weeks it would be beneficial if you spent some time recouping and unplugging when you can. Your brain needs a break from thinking, dealing and deciding. So, whatever your key to calmness and relaxation is, make the time to do it. Your brain will thank you.

Aquarius

Mind of Air – The Muse of the Big Picture comes when you need to ponder, possible adjust, or clarify what your goal or big idea is. This longer, broader view will help you in finessing the details and steps that need to do to manifest this aim. So, start with the goal and work backwards. This is also important when conveying an idea to others. They need to see the big picture, so they can help or at least get out of your way.

Pisces

Five of Earth – All fives have to do with chaos, and this one is on the material plane. The Muse of Poverty Mindset is your companion to help combat this challenge. Because things are a bit unsettled you are believing that you do not have enough – money, time and/or space. However, this muse reminds you that is your perception but not actually the reality. She suggests trying to recognize and then verbalize your abundance and the potential of plenty. Then to fall prey to seeing this fleeting chaos as set in stone or not ultimately to your advantage.

Solar System highlights for the next two weeks

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