Marlène Ramírez-Cancio

Marlène Ramírez-Cancio

Marlène Ramírez-Cancio (2021-22 Aster(ix) Artist in Residence) is a Puerto Rican cultural producer, artist, and educator based in Lenapehoking, aka Brooklyn. She is the Founding Director of EmergeNYC, an incubator and network for emerging artists-activists in NYC and beyond, focused on developing the artistic expression of people of color and LGBTQAI+ folks. In 2021, she brought the incubator to BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange, where she is currently Director of EmergeNYC and Practice Lab. Through Mujer Que Pregunta, Marlène works as a tarot practitioner and Process Doula to help BIPOC cultural workers shape their ideas, clarify their purpose, and make sure their projects align with the goals of their practice. When the dinosaurios roamed the Earth, she co-founded Fulana, a Latina satire collective whose videos have been shown internationally at film festivals, museums, and universities. Marlène serves on the Steering Committee of LxNY/Latinx Arts Consortium of New York, the Board of Directors of the National Performance Network, and the Board of Advisors of The Action Lab and the Center for Artistic Activism. She is the mom of a wonderful child, and is currently learning how to sew her own clothes. | mujerquepregunta.com

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X. EL HURACÁN

El Huracán invites you to be fully in the present and remember that what goes around, comes around. 

XI. LA WISE LATINA

Am I acting ethically and with integrity, valuing the truth, and looking out for the greater good of all concerned?

XII. LA CUARENTENA

While everything seems to be upside down, ask yourself: What new ways of seeing become available to me from this position?

XIII. EL ACABOSE

If you get El Acabose in a reading, it’s a sign that something must end.

XIV. LA PIRAGUA

La Piragua is a card of balance, flow, and alchemy, in which seemingly disparate elements come together to bring about the perfect harmony.

XV. EL DICTADOR

If you get El Dictador in a reading, don’t panic… What is this behavior costing you? What practices will help you subvert this internal oppressor?

XVI. EL DESMADRE

In Spanish, a “desmadre” is not just any chaos, it is the mother of all chaos—a disorder so profound, it’s as if all our mothers suddenly disappeared…

XVII LA J.LO

If you get this card in a reading, it means your “J.Lo Effect” is in full force. Relish it! You’re in a period of reality-defying magnificence.

XVIII. LA SUMAC

La Sumac is a dual card speaking to your depths—the depths of anxiety and fear, but also the depths of your intuition and embodied knowing. 

XIX. LA NENA

What areas of your life do you want to take dancing under the sunlight? Where is your creativity bubbling up?