Ask For What You Need
I often speak with people who are dissatisfied with their relationships. Sometimes, the cards suggest that the reason the relationship is not working is that the dissatisfied person has not clearly communicated their needs and desires.
I see this not only with romantic relationships, but also friendships, and professional and familial relationships.
To ask for what we want we must know what we want. That can be trickier than it seems. Many people do not know how to check in with themselves and discern their own wants and needs.
Even when we do know what we need, it can be hard to make the request. We worry that we are asking too much, or that our desires will be denied, or worse, ridiculed. We may feel shame for asking for something. We may feel unworthy to receive the things we want and need.
This is an example of why it is often said that you cannot love someone else until you love yourself. If we cannot feel worthy of meeting our needs, how can our needs be met in a relationship?
We need to be able to ask for what we need on a spiritual level as well. That is what manifestation is all about! There is a well-loved Bible verse from the book of Matthew that says, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”
If we know what we want, ask for it, look for it, and pursue it, we are likely to find it. If we do not know what we want or need, we need to spend some time figuring that out. If we are reluctant to make our needs known to others, we need recognize our worth and speak up.
Our needs will not always be met to our satisfaction. Yet, the more that our needs are fulfilled, the better our experience of our relationships and our lives will be.
The StaarCorner
Our goal is to make each conference better than the last. We are planning many improvements for 2024. I am excited to announce that we have been able to work with Accelevents to extend the thirty-day AfterGlow to a full year.
This means that for the entire year following StaarCon ticketholders will be able to watch the presentation recordings, meet in the lounges, shop in the expo, and attend lounge events which will be scheduled all year long!
This will not increase the price of your StaarCon ticket, but it will offer an entirely new conference experience.
We all know that the saddest thing about a tarot conference is the ending. With this new feature, in a way, StaarCon will never truly end.
I hope that you make plans to join us in January, and for the year-long AfterGlow!
What’s Missing?
There are times we feels that something unidentifiable is missing from life, or from a job, from a relationship, or even from a creative project. This feeling tells us that we have a need we must identify. Tarot can help us do that.
Here is a simple three-card spread to help you figure out what is missing, and what to do about it.
Card One: What’s missing?
Card Two: Why is it missing?
Card Three: How do I fix this?
The Week in Review
Join us tonight on YouTube for Global Tarot Circle at 7 pm ET. Global Tarot Circle meets every month. We have been meeting since 2012. We started first on Webex, then moved to Facebook, and now enjoy our monthly meetings on YouTube. We share readings, tarot, and information tarot study.
I am only a few followers away from being able to do livestream readings on TikTok. If you are in TikTok, please follow me!
From Around the Web
Are you in need of a new divination tool? Here are some to consider, all from past and present StaarCon presenters.
2022 StaarCon headliner Sasha Graham has a new deck coming out in June called Tarot of the Witch’s Garden. You can preorder it now.
Jen Sankey presented at StaarCon 2023 and will return for StaarCon 2024. Her much-anticipated Stardust Wanderer Tarot is funding on Kickstarter for the next twenty-three days. You can support this project and get a first edition copy of this new deck.
Are you looking for a fun Lenormand deck, or a divination charm set? Check out Lady Lenormand on Etsy, who is our own Brenda Elizabeth.
We are delighted that Nancy Hendrickson has presented at every StaarCon and is planning to be with us in person in January. She has partnered with Carrie Paris to create the fabulous Ofrenda Oracle, now available.
Stacey Williams-Ng was an exhibitor at StaarCon 2023 and will be exhibiting and presenting at StaarCon 2024. She is the designer and publisher of beautiful divination decks, including the Southern Gothic Oracle.
Creation and Divination
Here is an activity that combines a basic human need with creativity and tarot.
We all love food, and we all use food as part of our gatherings and celebrations. Over the course of my career, I have had several occasions to enjoy tarot-themed foods at community events.
If you are part of a local tarot community, you might consider tarot foods for your next event. If you are solitary in your practice, you might enjoy the process of preparing and eating a tarot food and contemplating the associated card(s) as you do.
At a community potluck dinner many years ago, we asked that people bring tarot-themed dishes. We enjoyed Death chili, Eight of Wands chicken teriyaki, Two of Pentacles pie, Hermit cookies, Deviled eggs, and more. This was a fun and creative exploration for our community.
At a different gathering, one of our group members fashioned the symbols of the four tarot suits in bread. It was a large table decoration, not for consumption. Its presence made our meal and our time together even more special.
How might you use food to bring the energy of tarot to a meal, a gathering, or a ceremony?
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
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Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 6 Issue 18
May 3, 2023