What We Create
A woman creates a colorful painting.
I grew up surrounded by artists. Although I was a creative child, I did not display the sorts of talent the rest of my family did. Over time, I learned to value my own creativity.
When I learned about energy work, divination, and magic, I learned about a different kind of creativity.
We are all constantly creating the energy around us, whether through intentional prayer and action or through indifference and inaction.
We create with our words and our plans. What we do in each moment can create new opportunities for the next.
I believe we are all called to some form of artistic expression, whether or not we are particularly talented. I also believe that the more we are conscious and intentional about what we are creating in life and in the world at large, the more we will create the world we want to live in and the life we want to live.
The StaarCon 5 Imagining of Pixie Arcana. Art and composition by Stacey Williams-Ng, backgrounds by Animix.
The StaarCorner
StaarCon 2024 AfterGlow
On Sunday, November 17, join me in my lounge for a discussion about the Sevens and Nines in tarot, and what they can teach us about life.
We will have more lounge sessions scheduled shortly, so watch this newsletter!
StaarCon 5
At StaarCon 5, we invite you to experience the magic and majesty of a mystical tarot-based ceremony. StaarCon presenter and volunteer Teri Salomoni will be assisting me in creating an opening ceremony that confers the blessings of the Major Arcana to all who attend.
Teri is a fabulous artist who has created props and tools for our Opening Ceremonies in the past. For StaarCon 5, she is going above and beyond to bring us something really magical.
Make sure you plan to join us, in person or online!
A photograph of Christiana Gaudet and Teri Salomoni trying on some props for the Opening Ceremony.
Close-up of hands with a tarot deck, focus on the Three of Cups.
Tarot Inspires Creativity
Something I love about tarot is how many ways it inspires our creativity. Tarot is creative in that it is literally made of art. Even if we are not artists, we might go through the exercise of considering how we would illustrate the seventy-eight archetypes of tarot.
Sometimes, out in the world, we see something that reminds us of a specific tarot card. Our ability to make those associations allow us to find wisdom wherever we go.
Tarot may inspire us to create a specific card as a work of art. When we render a specific card in any medium, our relationship with that card deepens, and its healing energy is conferred to us.
Many books and decks help writers use the tarot as a tool for inspiration and character and plot development.
Whenever we need inspiration or direction for a project, we can create a tarot spread to help us.
As a tarot teacher, I always seek to create new exercises and experiences for our community.
How is tarot inspiring you to create right now?
Global Tarot Circle on YouTube Live - November 6th @ 7 pm.
The Week in Review
Please join us tonight for Global Tarot Circle, our online monthly tarot meetup on YouTube Live.
This Sunday, if you happen to live near Palm City, FL, join us at Panera Bread at 4 pm for our in-person monthly tarot meetup.
On Tuesday, November 12, join us for a class on Tarot Reversals on YouTube Live at 7 pm ET.
From Around the Web
I love this article from the Hermit’s Mirror about the power of tarot as a creative tool.
Forbes seems to think that women are ‘reclaiming’ tarot art. I wasn’t aware we had relinquished it. Still, it is good to see tarot being covered in publications like Forbes.
Have you been watching Agatha All Along? I haven’t yet, but after seeing this article, it seems I should! Apparently, Agatha reads tarot!
Concept illustration of a young man flying with a book.
Making Magic
One common magical concept is the idea of speaking something into being. That is, the idea that thoughts can become words and words can become form.
This is a Biblical concept and a concept used in magic, manifestation, and positive thinking.
Words, when written or spoken, have the power to create. This is true not only on an energetic but also on a practical level.
We can use our words and our voices to create what we want. We harness that power in prayer, poetry, incantation and invocation, spellwork, and our daily communications.
Tarot Reversals Webinar - November 12th @ 7 pm.
Upcoming Events
Weekly YouTube Events
Monday 9:30 am: Your 3-Card Weekly Reading
Thursday Noon: Tarot Topics Newsletter Recap
Friday Noon: Your Friday Weekly Wrap-up
Saturday 12:30 pm: Saturday Psychic Sampler
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 at StaarCon 2023 with Dame Darcy.
About Christiana Gaudet
Card and Craft, Inc.
Southeastern Tarot Artists and Readers, LLC.
Christiana Gaudet
770 SE Indian Street
Stuart, Florida 34997-5604
Locations in Port Saint Lucie, West Palm Beach, and Stuart, Florida!
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Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 7 Issue 45
November 6, 2024
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