Fire has been a symbol for many things, in every culture, over centuries. The metaphysical attributes of Fire in tarot and astrology include passion, creativity, motivation, humor, desire, and anger. Truly, Fire is anything that burns within you.

The solar plexus chakra is also associated with Fire. This chakra, the third chakra, is associated with will, career, self-esteem and personal transformation.

Fire is certainly transformative. Heat transforms food, metal, and wood. Metaphysically, we can call on the energy of Fire to transform our lives, and to bring strength, motivation, and revitalization.

I believe that within each of us in an eternal internal flame. No matter how tired, discouraged, unwell, or upset we may be, we always have that inner flame.

When we turn our focus to the solar plexus, we can consciously turn up the heat. We can send energy from the solar plexus throughout our body to bring healing, vitality, and inspiration.

We call on our inner flame in other ways. When we laugh in the face of hardship, we are using our inner flame to help us get through a difficult time. When we turn our attention to creativity, we are bringing healing and inspiration to ourselves and others.

Never forget or ignore the fire that burns within you. Your well-being, your ability to recover from setbacks, and your ability to enjoy the beauty of life depends on that inner flame.

The internal flame is eternal, because that flame is our soul; that part of self which existed before birth and will exist after our body dies.

The StaarCorner

StaarCon 2022 will be a very special event for many reasons. While StaarCon is a three-day conference, from January 21-23, StaarCon is also a thirty-day event.

Whether you attend in person in Palm Beach Gardens or online on the Accelevents platform, you will have thirty days after the conference to view recordings of the classes you missed, and the ones you loved and want to review.

Over the course of those thirty days, we will also have scheduled live sessions with StaarCon presenters on Accelevents, giving you extra chances to learn, make friends, and experience StaarCon.

For in-person attendees, Accelevents will give you the opportunity to connect and network with conference attendees all over the world.

For on-line attendees, our pro videographers will make sure you can see and hear each presentation, and our moderators will make sure you are able to ask questions and make comments.

Tickets will be on sale soon. Mark your calendar now and get ready for the best three days and thirty days ever!

Did you miss Tarot Flow Workshop?
Take it now in archive at Card and Craft Academy on Teachable!
Includes the class materials and a recording of the live webcast.

Making Magick with Tarot on Zoom

On Tuesday, May 18, 7 pm to 9 pm EDT, I am teaching an exciting new class on Zoom.

In this class you will learn to use a tarot deck as a set of seventy-eight magickal tools. Find ways to incorporate magick to power your divination process and take control of your future.

Use the cards to attract what you need into your life, and to release what does not serve you. Make connections with loved ones in spirit, and with your guides and guardians.

Join me for a unique and enlightening tarot learning experience. Class fee is $37.50. Register now.

Make Your Appointment to See Me in the Tampa Bay Area in June!

I will be available for house calls, small parties at your home or office, and private readings by appointment at my AirBnB in Wesley Chapel June 11 through June 14.

This will be the first time I have been able to visit the Tampa Bay Area in more than a year. I am looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new friends!

If you would like an in-person session with me during that time, please call or text 561-655-1160 to make your appointment.

Two Cards by Candlelight

Many people like to use candles as part of their tarot reading rituals. To light the candle at the beginning of the session and extinguish it at the end is a very simple and powerful way to create the sacred space in which to do the reading.

If you are doing a reading about your inner flame, using a candle is especially powerful.

Try this two-card reading to learn about ways to help your inner flame grow. May sure you do this reading by candlelight!

Card One: What I need to do to nurture my inner flame.

Card Two: How my inner flame nurtures me.

Make Your Plans to See me In Connecticut in May!

I will be in Connecticut May 21 through May 26. I have a limited number of appointments available for private readings at True Bikram Yoga in Madison, and house calls and small parties at your home or office.

Please call or text me now at 561-655-1160 to reserve your appointment time. It will be wonderful to get together and look toward a new, better future.

The Week in Review

This week I taught a class on YouTube about how we use clarifying cards in tarot reading. You can watch the class in archive.

I am so excited to be teaching at the Masters of the Tarot conference at Omega Institute in July! You can get your tickets now.

Here is a video which features my Lamplighter Tarot Spread, which is perfect for stoking your internal flame.

From Around the Web

It is a new month! As usual, Theresa Reed, The Tarot Lady, has your monthly astrology forecast.

Nancy Hendrickson, AKA Nancy SageShadow, is offering interactive Ancestral Tarot sessions, specifically for tarot enthusiasts.

Here is a script for a solar plexus meditation.

Cards for Your Consideration

There are fourteen Minor Arcana cards and seven Major Arcana cards associated with the element of Fire. We can also see wisps of Fire in other cards. The Ace of Swords, for example, is Air. Yet, we can sometimes see some fiery inspiration in that card. The Three of Cups is Water. Yet sometimes we can see a bit of creativity there.

The card I most often consider when thinking about our eternal internal flame is the Ace of Wands.

The Ace of Wands is the seed and seat of Fire. The Ace of Wands is the origin and essence of Fire. The Ace of Wands can represent the solar plexus chakra.

When you see the Ace of Wands in a reading, you might consider that this could indicate a need to stoke the internal fire, to nurture the flame that sparks life within you.

Upcoming Events and Tours

Card and Craft Academy

Classes presented by Christiana are available right now at Card and Craft Academy!

Christiana’s Candle Magick
Christiana’s Eleven-Card Celtic Cross
Finding Meaning in the Minor Arcana
The Major Arcana, Magical and Mundane
Practical Tarot Techniques
Psychic Tarot
Personal Tarot: Reading for Yourself
Sharing Wisdom: Reading for Others
The Meaning and Magic of Tarot Reversals
Journey Through the Major Arcana
Your Journey Through the Minor Arcana: Numbers, Elements and Truth
Tarot Beyond the Veil
Your Journey Through the Tarot Court
Tarot Stories, Trends, and Blends
Tarot Readings for Personalities and Relationships
Clarity in Every Tarot Card
Tarot Flow Workshop

Catch up on your missed Zoom webinars and more!
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Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 4 Issue 18
May 5, 2021