Golden Moments
A happy woman with colorful balloons.
We are often urged to consciously make memories with friends and family by traveling and planning special events. So often, it feels like the measure of the success of these events is how good the resulting pictures look on Instagram rather than how much fun we had.
At the same time, we all have special memories of spontaneous moments with loved ones that were neither orchestrated nor expensive.
When times are hard, we might experience momentary respites when we find humor, fun, or inspiration that surprises us.
Whether planned or unplanned, we all treasure the moments that leave us with good feelings and good memories. We sometimes forget how important and healing these moments are and how often they can pop up, even amid difficulty.
When we are young, we envision our grown-up lives full of joy, productivity, and inspiration. What we discover is that adulting can contain a lot of drudgery, some misery, boredom, and fear.
It is often not until we have been adulting for a while that we understand the power and meaning of those joyful moments. Perhaps their fleeting nature is part of what makes them so powerful.
When we realize that even in the deepest darkness, we can find moments of light, we learn to look for those opportunities. We find they appear more often when we look for them.
Adulting isn’t easy, and life is challenging by nature. Yet, for all of us, those golden moments of fun, joy, and connection allow us hope, happiness, and gratitude.
The StaarCon 5 Imagining of Pixie Arcana. Art and composition by Stacey Williams-Ng, backgrounds by Animix.
The StaarCorner
StaarCon 2024 AfterGlow
This weekend, join Maria Alviz Hernando in The Sybil’s Tarot Lounge at 5 pm on Saturday, August 24, and then join me in the Tea with Your Tarot Fairy Godmother Lounge at 5 pm on Sunday, August 25.
Maria will be teaching a tarot spread technique. I will be teaching predictive tarot techniques.
StaarCon 5
What’s even better than a panel discussion at a tarot conference? Panel readings! Join Mary Ellen Collins at StaarCon 5 for the Wheel of Fortune, where an assembled panel of readers will answer questions from the audience. Which reader will read for you? Mary Ellen will spin the wheel to find out!
Many fun, interesting, and informative activities are planned for StaarCon 5. Get your tickets now!
Scheduled StaarCon presenter Mary Ellen Collins.
A group of friends enjoy tea and tarot.
Finding Joy with Tarot
The Ace of Cups is my favorite card for heart-healing. I sometimes hold this card to my heart chakra and breathe its energy into my heart center. This sort of tarot magic can be quick and helpful.
In readings, we can ask questions that help us process the things that hurt and worry us. This allows us space to find the joy available to us.
When we spend time with our tarot friends, we find the joy of connecting with those who speak our language.
Two Cards Tarot Webinar Livestream on YouTube - August 22 @ 7 pm.
The Week in Review
You can watch the replay if you missed our class on the Queens of Tarot! Tomorrow evening, Thursday, please join us on YouTube Live for a class about tarot card combinations.
From Around the Web
In honor of the late Rachel Pollack’s birthday, Mary Ellen Collins did a reading using Rachel’s Shining Tribe tarot deck and shared it on her blog. Very insightful!
The Guardian shared this interesting article about the problems we tarot readers face with online impersonators, and a possible solution.
We knew this was true. Yet, it is interesting to see a press release confirming the rise of tarot accessibility and acceptability.
A woman meditates, focusing on her heart chakra.
Making Magic
Last week, we discussed the grounding and healing that can come from working with the first three chakras.
This week, let’s focus on the heart chakra.
When we breathe into our hearts, we make room for our feelings.
When we exhale from our hearts, we release our pain.
When we focus on expanding our heart center, we make room for the joy that is healing and motivating.
Green stones, rose quartz and rose oil can support the heart chakra. Lavender is also supportive of heart healing.
When we work on healing our hearts, we make ourselves available for joyful moments.
Tarot Talk and Readings Members-only Livestream August 28 @ 7 pm on YouTube.
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
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!
Christiana Gaudet in her office on Main Street in Putnam, CT, Circa 1999.
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 34
August 21, 2024
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