The Most Precious Resource

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Tarot readers often talk about resources. There is a whole suit of the tarot deck dedicated to the element of Earth, which is about our resources. Sometimes that suit is called the suit of Coins, because we so often think about money as our most important resource. Very frequently, newer tarot readers will interpret the Earth suit of the tarot as mostly speaking about money.

Yet, I think time is a resource even more precious than a fat bank account. We certainly spend a lot of time thinking about time! The Bible distinguishes between Chronos (measurable linear time) and Kairos, the fullness of time or the divine opportunity. Philosophers such as Aristotle, Newton, and Kant mused on the nature of time. Is it a structure, a concept, or simply a perception?

The way we perceive time certainly changes as we age. In the song “Invisible String,” Taylor Swift describes time as curious, mystical, and wondrous. I think the concept of time is all those things. Time is something we always live in and with. We are always in a relationship with time. Are we late? Will I miss the deadline? How much time do I have left? How long is this going to take? When will this be over? Is this the right time?

Over the past decade, the concept of mindfulness has become popular. To be mindful is to intentionally focus on the present moment, without ruminating on the past or worrying about the future. This can be a healthy way to reset our relationship with time. Yet it is important to remember and reflect on the past and to plan for the future.  Our relationship with time requires us to hold space for the past, present, and future simultaneously. Perhaps that is why Past-Present-Future tarot spreads are so popular!

How does life change when we think about time as a precious resource? I’ve been practicing this recently. I have noticed two distinct immediate changes. First, when something unplanned occurs that involves a pleasant interaction, I make time for it right away, rather than resent having my attention pulled away. Second, I now invest way less time in unpleasant or meaningless interactions. 

We take classes and read books on managing our money wisely. I don’t think I have heard of classes in time management outside of the academic and corporate worlds. Yet, from Shakespeare to the Bible to Taylor Swift, there is a lot of material to help us learn to make the most of our most precious resource.

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The StaarCorner

The StaarCon 5 AfterGlow is now over! Thank you to everyone who worked to make StaarCon 5 and our year-long AfterGlow wonderful. Now, we move on to StaarCast and StaarCon 6.

Please save the date! We are planning to hold StaarCon 6 on October 2, 3, and 4, 2026, in Palm Beach County, Florida.

Stay tuned for announcements coming soon. We are working to deliver the same value you expect from StaarCon at a more affordable price.

At StaarCon 6, you can expect many opportunities for hands-on learning, a lot of fun, and the joy of gathering with your community for support, fellowship, and personal and professional development.

We will also have our Marketplace, with exciting vendors and opportunities for readings. As we did last year, the Marketplace will be open to the public as well as conference attendees.

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StaarCast Community Nears Opening Day

This past week, the team has added some color and style to the coming StaarCast Community website. This is the first week the StaarCast blog opens, and this article will be the first post!

All past ticket holders will soon receive an invitation to create a password to enter the site. This will be emailed to the email address attached to your ticket. If you no longer have access to that address, please reach out to admin@staarcast.com and let us know. Please include the year you attended and the email address you used to register for the conference. Past ticket holders will be able to view recordings for the year or years they attended, as well as the public events for all StaarCon conferences. They will also be able to host and attend meetings in the Lounge and in the Meeting Hall.

Beta testers, in addition to the privileges of prior attendees, will be able to schedule and record meetings for later viewing. After the test period, beta testers will be offered a Creator Monthly membership. The Creator Monthly membership will allow you to present premium meetings and videos in our pay-per-view content center.

Select StaarCon videos from past years will be offered in the pay-per-view content center, providing past presenters a revenue-sharing opportunity. A video must be of good quality to be considered for participation. Presenters from prior years who are interested in adding their past presentations to the pay-per-view center should contact John Gaudet at jgaudet@staarcon.com.

Christine Ashworth at StaarCon 2024.

Dame Darcy and Mam'selle Kamille at StaarCon 2024.

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When Will It Happen?

There are countless blog posts from pro tarotists instructing readers on how to use tarot to accurately predict the timing of future events. Over the course of my career, I am sure I have tried every possible technique and found none reliable for me.

It may be that I, as a reader, focus more on Kairos than Chronos. What does that mean? Very often, I ask the cards what my client needs to do to create the conditions that make the thing they want to happen possible.

Yet sometimes a linear timeline is possible to predict. I find that I don’t use a specific method. Rather, I pull some cards and look at them. I am asking the cards for a sort of timeline. I look at every aspect, from the numbers to the images themselves. There is no clear formula for me. Sometimes an image of snow will nudge me to say that it will happen in the winter, or the Moon may suggest that it will happen in a month. A series of Eights may encourage me to think it will happen in August.

I find that if I approach timing with a few rules and a lot of intuition, I can usually make an accurate prediction.

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If you are a member of my YouTube channel, please join us tonight at 7 pm for a special members-only session on tarot magic!

The members-only livestream of the February TarotScopes is now available for members. An edited version will be made available to everyone on February First.

Tickets for February’s Third Tuesday Tarot are now available on my website!

From Around the Web

Joy Vernon has a PDF for you to download on how to use the tarot decans for timing in predictive readings.

A recent post from Lightwands Tarot shares some tips for predicting time in tarot.

Path and Tarot has a good article on tarot history. Check out Tarot Time Periods.

Tarot Cards: Temperance, the Hermit, the Knight of Pentacles, the Eight of Wands and the Knight of Swords.

Tarot Wisdom for the Week

Any of the seventy-eight tarot cards can say something about time. Yet, some cards have information about time baked into their meanings. Here are the cards I most often think of when I think about time.

The Hermit is Father Time. He asks us to be patient. The original image was an old man with an hourglass. The Hermit can ask us to reflect on the passage of time and our own mortality. This is not meant to lead us to wisdom and enlightenment, not despair.

Temperance has three classic key words: art, time, and alchemy. Here, we think of time as an ingredient. That is, part of the recipe to create what we want and need. Every step on the way to a finished product needs a certain amount of time. Here, there is a message of both patience and precision.

The Knight of Swords is the fastest-moving Knight. His presence can suggest that you must proceed with speed, or that things will happen quickly.

By contrast, the Knight of Pentacles is the slowest Knight. He may suggest that things will move slowly, or that you should take your time accomplishing your task.

The Eight of Wands suggests that something is moving swiftly in your life, or that you yourself should be moving swiftly.

Very often, when we speak of time in a tarot reading, we speak of a quality of time rather than a quantity of time. These cards can help us understand the way our client will be approaching time, or the way time will be moving in a client’s life.

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Volume 9 Issue 4
January 28, 2026

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