Faith
A flower growing in the crack of the pavement.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, and our thoughts turn to gratitude. Of course, one of the things I am most grateful for is the work I do. Thank you for making that possible and for being a valued part of my community.
Something else I am thinking about this week is faith. I have been actively embracing two pieces of wisdom about faith.
One tricky thing about faith is that it is the hardest to have when we need it the most. This can be true whether we need faith in ourselves, in an outcome, or in something bigger than ourselves.
When we are experiencing a difficult time, we need to remember that the difficulty will make it harder to have the faith we need. So often, we compound our problem by feeling guilty and bereft that we are having trouble mustering faith. Normalizing this struggle does a lot to help us find the opening that lets the light of faith shine in.
The second bit of wisdom is specific to my work with tarot cards, but the concept is spiritually imperative for all of us,
The work I do requires me to have a lot of faith. I must believe in myself, my skills, the magic of the tarot, and the guidance of those in spirit. My integrity requires me to believe fully in the process I use for my clients. The trust others put in me deserves nothing less.
So, every day, I intentionally start the day with a healthy dose of skepticism. It doesn’t feel like a sad loss of faith but rather an open-mindedness. Each day, I ask the universe to prove my work is valuable, accurate, and appropriate. This gives me full faith and confidence in what I offer others.
When something earns our faith, it is important to question it regularly over time. High-control religions discourage questioning things of faith. The church I was raised in taught me something different. If where we place our faith is worthy of faith, it can stand up to rigorous questioning.
The StaarCon 5 Imagining of Pixie Arcana. Art and composition by Stacey Williams-Ng, backgrounds by Animix.
The StaarCorner
StaarCon 2024 AfterGlow
The StaarCon 2024 AfterGlow continues until January 20. Until then, you can watch recordings of StaarCon presentations, shop at the expo, and meet your friends in the lounges.
Stay tuned for more exciting events! We will have at least one more scheduled lounge event before the end of the AfterGlow. Keep an eye on this newsletter, the StaarCon website, and our Community Group on Facebook for all the details.
57 Days Until StaarCon 5!
Katrina Wynne, a beloved tarot reader with many decades of experience, has been an integral part of StaarCon since our inception.
In tarot, we have a “Year Card,” which is derived numerically and gives us guidance, wisdom, and inspiration for the year. Since StaarCon happens in January each year, Katrina has taken on the task of helping us understand and utilize each year's card in her presentation.
During 2024, the Year of Strength, Katrina hosted quarterly meetings in her lounge so StaarCon attendees could gather and discuss how the Year of Strength was going for them.
2025 is the Year of the Hermit. Katrina will explain this in her StaarCon presentation and then host quarterly meetings in the AfterGlow.
We are grateful to Katrina for creating this fabulous StaarCon tradition and are so excited that she will help us make the most of the Year of the Hermit.
StaarCon presenter Katrina Wynne.
A woman reading tarot for herself.
What Faith Do You Have in Tarot?
I don’t like it when people talk about “belief” in tarot. I do not need to “believe” in tarot any more than I need to believe in my stove or my automobile. Tarot exists, and I use it.
Faith is a different story. How much faith should we put in the cards’ ability to speak to a situation? How much faith should we put in our ability to interpret and intuit the correct message?
If we expect the cards to give clear and obvious answers to every question, we are likely to be sorely disappointed. If we put too much faith in a simplistic idea of tarot, we limit the value of tarot and the information it can give us.
Tarot can help in any situation and speak to any problem, but we need to be nuanced in our thinking about how the cards work.
Sometimes, the cards speak so clearly and easily that their accuracy blows our minds. Other times, interpreting a reading may feel like walking through mud.
The way we experience the reading should become part of our interpretation. A quick, clear answer requires swift, clear action. A muddled reading indicates a need to take time and consider all aspects carefully.
Sometimes, the cards speak so clearly that some people have too much faith in their ability to always derive quick, straightforward answers and are disappointed when that doesn’t happen.
Sometimes, the cards speak in riddles, causing some people to think there is no truth to be found within them.
The more we learn to work with the cards, the more faith we can have in the value of tarot to give information and insight.
Happy Thanksgiving collage.
The Week in Review
This is an excellent time to let you know that I remain available for Zoom, phone, FaceTime, and Skype sessions throughout the holiday season.
If you would like to see me in person in Stuart, Port Saint Lucie, or West Palm Beach, please call or text 561-655-1160 as soon as possible to get on the schedule.
If you are a member of my YouTube channel, did you catch our members-only livestream on Monday? You can watch the replay to learn how family dynamics show up in tarot.
From Around the Web
Whether you celebrate Thanksgiving Day or not, these Thanksgiving tarot spreads can help you find your gratitude and understand your family.
From Autostraddle, a Thanksgiving Tarot Spread to Help You Survive Family Gatherings.
From Tarotteachings.com, a Gratitude Tarot Spread for Thanksgiving.
From Emerald Lotus, a tarot spread for Aligning with Gratitude.
A sad woman looks in a mirror covered in affirmations.
Making Magic
Here is something you can do when you are struggling to find the faith you need.
Faith, like anything else, is an energy. Faith has a specific vibration and specific energetic signature.
Which tarot cards speak to you of faith? Although many choices exist, I like Strength, the Fool, and the Two of Wands.
Which herbs are good for strengthening faith? Rosemary is a favorite of mine.
Which crystals help us find our faith? I like amethyst, but again, there are many.
So often, when we need to muster our faith, we turn our energy to the thing we are trying to accomplish. It is so much easier and more direct to first invoke the energy of faith. From there, everything gets easier.
Global Tarot Circle on YouTube Live - December 4th @ 7 pm.
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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.
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Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 7 Issue 48
November 27, 2024
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