When Good Things Go Bad
An arm offers a bouquet of dead flowers.
It's a scenario we’ve all encountered. A once delightful friendship, job, living situation, or relationship can unexpectedly morph from being one of life's greatest joys into one of its most challenging trials.
This can happen for many different reasons. Sometimes, it is something outside our control, like an unexpected tragedy. Sometimes, this shift occurs because we finally step away from our denial and accept the truth we should have seen all along. Those are not the unfortunate situations I want to focus on this week.
I am thinking about situations where something that used to work well stops working for no apparent reason or because of a simple change we can’t undo. This can be problematic and confusing when it happens!
The first step in dealing with such a situation is to avoid catastrophizing it. Sometimes, energies ebb and flow. It is possible that if you are patient, things will naturally fall back into a happy balance.
If that happy balance does not return, you will have to take steps to evaluate your situation and find a response. Here, it is essential to avoid blaming yourself or others. It is also important to understand that some things have an expiry date. We may grieve and regret them, but we can’t change them.
It is usually bittersweet when we finally put closure to that good thing that went bad. But if we can walk away with some good lessons and memories, we can walk away with a bit of gratitude along with the grief.
The StaarCon 5 Imagining of Pixie Arcana. Art and composition by Stacey Williams-Ng, backgrounds by Animix.
The StaarCorner
StaarCon 2024 AfterGlow
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 22, at 7 p.m. ET, when I will share one of my favorite tarot spreads in my lounge, Tea with Your Tarot Fairy Godmother.
StaarCon 5
Something new at StaarCon 5 is our StaarCon Marketplace. Our exhibition hall is adjacent to our lecture halls and is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. all three days of StaarCon.
StaarCon attendees and members of the general public are welcome to shop, readings and healing sessions, and more.
Would you like to be an exhibitor, reader, or healer at the StaarCon Marketplace? Email Christiana for details!
Exhibitors at StaarCon 2023.
A woman reading tarot.
Is This Fixable?
When something good goes wrong, we often turn to the cards. We ask questions like “What happened to create this change?” and “Did I make a mistake?
Those are great questions. Yet sometimes, we forget to ask the most important questions: “Where are we now?” and “Is this fixable?”
If we determine a path toward improvement, further questioning of the cards can help us find a strategy.
Only then might we look for a prediction on the outcome.
If we determine that there is no path forward, we can ask the cards to help us find our best and healthiest exit strategy.
Global Tarot Circle Thursday May 9, 7 pm.
The Week in Review
Join us tomorrow evening, Thursday, May 9, at 7 pm ET, for Global Tarot Circle.
This is our monthly live-streamed tarot meetup on YouTube, where we share readings, tarot conversations, and study.
From Around the Web
This wonderful interview with Appalachian witch, tarot reader, and author Byron Ballard was recently re-air on Public Radio.
Artnet has shared an article about an interesting tarot-inspired gallery art project in Copenhagen.
I love many of the offerings at labyrinthos.co. Here is a post from earlier in the year by Tina Gong. She shares a series of spreads to use when relationships go wrong.
Tarot cards and magical tools on a table.
Making Magic
Some people use magic every day. For example, we might use glamour magic when getting ready for work or protection magic on our commute. These daily rituals help us focus and create the best possible outcomes each day.
There is also the magic we do when something goes wrong. We quickly want to mitigate damage and support the best possible outcomes.
My favorite way to do this is with tarot.
Find which cards represent the current situation. Then, find cards that represent the best possible outcome.
Lay out the cards on a table or altar. One by one, turn face down the cards whose energy you want to mitigate. Turn face up the cards whose energy you want to manifest. With each card, state aloud its purpose in your magic.
I have used this technique with significant success over the years. Try it the next time you need some extra magical support in your life.
Members-only Livestream on Youtube May 16th, 7 pm.
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Finding Meaning in the Minor Arcana
The Major Arcana, Magical and Mundane
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Personal Tarot: Reading for Yourself
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The Meaning and Magic of Tarot Reversals
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Clarity in Every Tarot Card
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The Elemental Major Arcana
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Personal Healing with Tarot
Create and Interpret Custom Tarot Spreads
What the Court Cards Want You to Know
How Spirit Speaks Through Tarot
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Christiana Gaudet with friends at StaarCon 2023.
About Christiana Gaudet
Card and Craft, Inc.
Southeastern Tarot Artists and Readers, LLC.
Christiana Gaudet
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Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 7 Issue 19
May 8, 2024
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