Marking Milestones
I’m writing this newsletter after attending my twin grandchildren’s first birthday party. I am full of cake, cuteness, and conversation, and reflecting on how we mark important life milestones.
A first birthday party is obviously more for the parents and the family than for the babies, who are still too little to understand or remember. A first birthday party presents the children to the larger circle of friends and family and celebrates the parents’ accomplishment. Yet, there is an important investment there for the babies.
Years later, the children will look at the pictures and videos of their first birthday party and see everyone who came to celebrate them. They will see the decorations and effort their family made to mark this important milestone. When they see this, they will know how loved they have always been and how much they are supported.
This may be why most cultures mark milestones with celebration and acknowledgment. Paying attention to milestones gives us more than an opportunity to mark the passage of time with a party. When we acknowledge an achievement along the journey, we acknowledge that the journey matters.
As adults, our important milestones may include professional achievement, as well as the advancement of personal interests. Very often, we are so busy setting our sights on the next project that we fail to adequately acknowledge our accomplishments.
Marking a personal milestone may not mean throwing a party. It might mean simply taking a moment to appreciate your success and everything it took to get you there.
When we celebrate our milestones and acknowledge our success, we remind ourselves that we matter, our efforts matter, and our journey matters. Remembering that sets us up for our subsequent success.
The StaarCorner
María Alviz Hernando will return to StaarCon 2024 as a Friday Intensive presenter. María’s three-part presentation is Diving into the Tarot Tableau: Read Cohesively in Every Context.
María reads tarot using a Nine Card Tableau. With this spread, she has developed unique techniques for deriving deep information and insight. In this intensive presentation, participants will learn how to read this unique spread with confidence.
Make your plan to join María and all the excellent StaarCon presenters at StaarCon 2024!
Milestones in the Tarot Journey
Do you remember the day you got your first tarot deck? Indeed, that is an important milestone on any tarotist’s journey.
Whether you are a professional reader, an aspiring pro, a beginner, or a serious practitioner with no professional aspirations, your tarot journey is meaningful and essential. It makes sense to celebrate your tarot milestones. That can include your first class, your first reading, your first conference, and the many, many markers of accomplishment that can follow.
The Week in Review
Tarot Reversals is the topic of our free livestream tarot class on YouTube, tonight, July 19, at 7 pm ET. All are welcome!
If you are a member of my YouTube channel, make sure you check out the Members-only playlist on my channel. This playlist includes replays of Members-only livestreams like the one we did last week, as well as special uploads.
This coming Tuesday, July 25, at 7 pm ET, make sure you join us for a free livestream class about Tarot Numbers.
From Around the Web
I was so pleased to read that last week’s newsletter topic inspired StaarCon 2024 presenter Erika Robinson. Her words on the topic of equanimity brought my understanding of the concept to a new level.
StaarCon 2024 headliner Benebell Wen has a website that features a lot of great stuff, including free tarot study material downloads.
Silver Raven will be a presenter at StaarCon 2024. Her website offers free downloads of tarot spreads and magical information.
Creation and Divination
When we think of our past, we look to our milestones to review our journey. When we look to the future, we set goals that we hope will one day become milestones.
It can be helpful to create a timeline of our life so far, to see our milestones laid out linearly. We can also work to manifest our goals by creating a ‘future timeline’ where we commit to our goals and to the timeframe in which we will achieve them.
Here is an exercise that is simple to understand but will take time to perform.
Create a timeline for yourself, either past, future, or both. Do this with pen and page or digitally. Pull a tarot card at random for each milestone.
Interpret the cards to help you understand your journey through life and the impact and reach of your accomplishments.
Upcoming Events
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
Making Magick with Tarot
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
The Elemental Major Arcana
Minor Arcana Numbers, Elements, and Truth
Personal Healing with Tarot
Create and Interpret Custom Tarot Spreads
What the Court Cards Want You to Know
How Spirit Speaks Through Tarot
Catch up on your missed Zoom webinars and more!
About Christiana Gaudet
Card and Craft, Inc.
Southeastern Tarot Artists and Readers, LLC.
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Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 6 Issue 29
July 19, 2023
