The Only Constant
The life cycle of a butterfly.
Years ago, I worked for a radio station. I knew something big had happened when, upon walking in one morning, I saw that an inspirational poster had been hung in a prominent spot. It read, “The Only Constant is Change”. I discovered there had been a huge personnel change overnight. At that moment, I thought the poster was a cheesy attempt to motivate us during a difficult time. In retrospect, I must admit that I have used that phrase to motivate myself countless times over the years after first seeing it that day.
We spiritual people talk about change all the time. We want to shift, transform, transmute, and evolve. We want personal change and social change. We want metamorphosis. We know that when we say that change is the only constant, we are also saying that a refusal to change leaves us stuck.
Change comes in two forms: the changes we choose and the changes that are forced upon us.
Sometimes, we forget that change, though necessary, is always hard. Even when we choose a carefully thought-out evolution, there may be grief, fear, guilt, and regret.
When change comes against our will, it can be even worse. Then, we must either accept or resist. Often, we resist at first and then slowly accept the inevitable.
Everything in nature is designed to change, including we humans. Yet, we get comfortable in what we know, even when what we know isn’t what we want.
To embrace change, we must embrace discomfort. We must also embrace the fact that resisting change will bring even more discomfort in the long run.
The StaarCon 5 Imagining of Pixie Arcana. Art and composition by Stacey Williams-Ng, backgrounds by Animix.
The StaarCorner
StaarCon 2024 AfterGlow
On Thursday, October 17, at 5 pm, join Serena Fox in her new lounge, Mystic Lounging, for a full-moon-inspired session.
On Sunday, October 20, at 5 pm, join me in the Tea with Your Tarot Fairy Godmother Lounge for a session on the best strategies for teaching and learning tarot.
StaarCon 5
Maria Alviz Hernando will present at StaarCon 5 for the third time. Maria joins us in person from Madrid, Spain. You can also spend time with her virtually almost every month in her lounge on Accelevents.
Maria’s first book will be published by Weiser Books, one of StaarCon’s sponsors. At StaarCon 5, she will offer two classes.
On Saturday, join her for Exvote Magic: History and Creation of Magical Offerings. On Sunday, Maria will offer a nuts-and-bolts tarot class appropriate for professional readers and those aspiring.
Get your StaarCon 5 tickets now!
A photograph of StaarCon presenter Maria Alviz Hernando presenting at StaarCon 2024.
Closeup of the Wheel of Fortune tarot card.
Two Cards of Change
One of the first things we learn as beginning tarot students is not to fear Major Arcana 13, “The Death Card.” We are taught that while the lesson of Death is to accept all the cycles of nature, when Death appears in divination, it is likely discussing a change, such as a new job, marriage, or pregnancy, rather than a tragedy.
Death may appear to invite us to explore the feelings we have about our mortality and that of our loved ones.
Another card that speaks of change is the Wheel of Fortune. The Wheel of Fortune speaks to us of luck, fate, patterns, and karma. Yet, Major Arcana 10, the Wheel of Fortune, can also talk about the turn of the wheel that creates a change in your fortune. When upright, the change is desired. When reversed or ill-dignified, it may be a change you wouldn’t have asked for.
When we see the Wheel of Fortune as a card of change, we see the change as very likely unavoidable and likely caused by something outside of our influence. Death, too, will often speak of the changes we cannot avoid and did not create.
Which cards, then, speak of the changes we choose?
I think many of the Swords cards speak of our choices, as do a few Cups cards.
I have heard that some people see the Major Arcana, in general, as things that can’t be changed and the Minor Arcana as things over which we have influence. I bristle against this sweeping limitation. Yet, it is true that when we speak about change, the Major Arcana cards that address the energy of change do seem to talk about external influences, while the Minor Arcana cards do seem to indicate that we can make choices about the changes happening.
Tarot Workshop at the Mandel Public Library in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The Week in Review
October is off to a great start for me, with Halloween parties, a psychic gallery, and making myself available for in-person readings in three locations: Stuart, Port Saint Lucie, and West Palm Beach. Call or text 561-655-1160 to schedule your in-person reading or your session by phone, Zoom, or FaceTime.
From Around the Web
I loved seeing this short article on bookriot.com about how many publishers are beginning to publish tarot decks!
Once in a while, we find a fun and funny tarot deck. I laughed out loud when I saw this review of the Cheetos Tarot.
It’s Daily Tarot Girl Kate’s annual Halloween tarot spread!
A woman meditating on her living room floor.
Making Magic
Do we ever perform magic to create significant change? I think sometimes we do, but it is usually for something specific, such as fertility magic to assist in becoming pregnant or money magic to assist in finding a new job.
Sometimes, we have the need for change but don’t know what change we want. I think it could be dangerous to manifest unspecified change. Here, I think it is better to ask for direction.
Divination is great magic for finding direction, but so is meditation. When we open our minds to the universe and ask for nothing other than a push in the right direction, positive change can come quickly!
Message from Spirit Members-only Livestream on YouTube - October 29th @ 7 pm.
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Card and Craft Academy
Card and Craft Academy will close permanently on November 15th.
Look for Christiana’s new and improved academy soon! Until then, Christiana is offering personal mentorship classes in person and online.
Existing students of Card and Craft Academy will be offered a similar course in the new location as soon as the course becomes available. Students who take advantage of the offer to access the new course will also receive a coupon for a free month of our new all-access subscription when the full site is available.
If you are a Card and Craft Academy student, your invitation will be mailed to the email address you used to log in to the old account. If your address changes, you can contact Christiana to recover your account.
Christiana Gaudet with her grandchildren.
About Christiana Gaudet
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Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 7 Issue 42
October 16, 2024
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