Connecting with Your Inner Child
In modern psychology, ‘inner child work’ is an approach created by Carl Jung. With inner child work we recognize childhood trauma in order to heal as adults.
Most people realize that many of our fears, difficulties, and unpleasant patterns in our adult lives stem from what we learned, witnessed, and experienced during childhood. I often say that many of us spend most of our lives recovering from the first twenty years.
Those who grew up in seriously dysfunctional families, or who had health issues or upheaval due to tragedy are aware of their childhood trauma. Those who had more idyllic childhoods often do not recognize that they, too, have childhood trauma. They, therefore, may find it harder to do the inner child work that could help them in their adult lives.
I also believe that we can connect with our inner child to find our sense of personal identity, authenticity, and purpose by identifying the things we naturally did and enjoyed as children.
So many people I speak with are longing to understand who they are, what makes them happy, and what makes them feel that they are living a meaningful and purposeful life. I believe that inner child work can help all of us remember who we are.
There are many ways to do inner child work. You can engage a therapist to help you. You can write your inner child a letter. You can do a meditation where you communicate with your inner child.
Many of us in the divination community are exploring ways that divination can assist us as we work to connect with, and give voice to, the inner child.
See Me in the Tampa Bay Area
I will be in the Tampa Bay Area June 23 through June 27. During that time, I am available for house calls, psychic house parties, and private sessions by appointment at my AirBnB in Wesley Chapel.
We will have a tarot meetup at Panera Bread in Lutz at 3 pm on Sunday, June 26. I hope you will plan to join us if you are in the area!
For more information, and to schedule your session with me, please call or text 561-655-1160.
The StaarCorner
StaarCon 2023 is excited to welcome Jen Sankey as a presenter!
Jen is a tarot reader, author, and teacher. She writes for The Cartomancer. She is currently creating two tarot decks, Stardust Wanderer Tarot, and Enchanted Forest Felines to be published by Llewellyn Worldwide.
Make sure you mark your calendar for January 20 through 22. Whether you join us in person in West Palm Beach or online on Accelevents, StaarCon 2023 will be the best tarot and divination conference ever!
Giving Voice to Your Inner Child
One way to do inner child work with tarot is to allow your inner child to speak through tarot.
You can do this simply by asking the right questions and interpreting the card that appears in the context of that question.
Here are some questions to get you started.
What is a childhood trauma that needs to be healed?
What is something my inner child wants me to know?
What is something I enjoyed as a child that has become an important part of my identity?
How can I be more playful?
How can I honor my inner child at this time?
See Me in the Northeast
I will be available for private readings by appointment in Madison, Connecticut, and house calls and psychic house parties in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New York, beginning May 26 and ending June 5. To schedule with me, please call or text 561-655-1160.
On June 5th at 6:30 pm I will be teaching a tarot class at True Bikram Yoga. This class is available in person in Madison and online on Zoom. You can learn more and sign up for this class online on the True Bikram Yoga website.
The Week in Review
This past week we had two great live classes on my YouTube channel. You can watch class replays, catch live reading sessions, and explore rants and reviews, all on Christiana Gaudet Tarot on YouTube.
From Around the Web
There are many tarot spreads for inner tarot work. Here are three. Try different tarot and oracle decks to see how your inner child speaks through the cards.
Join Me For Class This Sunday!
On Sunday, May 22, 7 pm to 9 pm, please join me for a hybrid tarot class. If you are local, you can join in person in Palm City. Or you can join online on Zoom from anywhere in the world.
If you have every asked “Is there a spread for that?” this class is for you. If you have ever wondered about the best way to get answers from a tarot reading, this class is for you.
Whether you read for yourself or others, whether you are a beginner or experienced reader, this class will give you a set of tools that will help you use tarot effectively and efficiently.
In this class you will learn what makes a great tarot spread. You will learn when a custom spread is the best technique. You will learn to quickly create small spreads to answer immediate questions. You will learn to create and interpret elaborate spreads to handle multiple issues in a comprehensive tarot session. You will learn to create and interpret spreads for specific purposes such as healing, relationship-building, mediumship, and dream interpretation.
Get your tickets now on EventBrite!
You can join us in person or online. Every student will receive access to a recording of the class.
You can purchase the recorded class with access to the class literature after May 30th.
Visit christianagaudet.com for more information!
Cards from the Smith-Waite Tarot Deck Centennial Edition, copyright 2015 by U.S. Games Systems, Inc. Used with permission.
Guidance on the Journey
Which tarot cards might instruct us to work with our inner child, to honor our inner child, or to listen to our inner child?
In context, any tarot card might give voice to the feelings and needs of the inner child. Yet, there are a few cards that could appear in any reading, at any time, and beckon you to do the work to connect to your inner child.
Here are some of them.
The Fool asks you to honor your inner child.
The Sun asks you to be fearless in your joy, just as a child does.
The Pages ask you to remember the desires of your youth, and who you have always been.
The Six of Cups asks you to remember and revisit your childhood.
The Ten of Cups and the Ten of Pentacles can speak of your family, and your childhood home.
Upcoming Events and Tours
Card and Craft Academy
Classes presented by Christiana are available right now at Card and Craft Academy!
Christiana’s Eleven-Card Celtic Cross
Finding Meaning in the Minor Arcana
The Major Arcana, Magical and Mundane
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
Your Journey Through the Tarot Court
Tarot Stories, Trends, and Blends
Tarot Readings for Personalities and Relationships
Fearless Wisdom Tarot Workshop
Tarot Keywords and Interpretations Workshop
Tarot Spreads Tools and Techniques Workshop
Tarot for Magic and Mediumship
Tarot Communication for Clarity and Depth
Weaving the Tarot Reading Story
Minor Arcana Numbers, Elements, and Truth
Personal Healing with Tarot New!
Catch up on your missed Zoom webinars and more!
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About Christiana Gaudet
Card and Craft, Inc.
Southeastern Tarot Artists and Readers, LLC.
Christiana Gaudet
3559 SW Corporate Parkway
Palm City, Florida 34990-8152
On the web www.christianagaudet.com
Online classes www.cardandcraftacademy.com
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Private telephone, Skype, FaceTime and in person readings and instruction are available by appointment.
Tarot parties at your home or office are available throughout Florida.
Call or text toll free 866-99TAROT (866-998-2768)
Palm City 772-301-0232
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Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 5 Issue 20
May 18, 2022