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The Temple Within
We can discover within ourselves a temple within we communicate with the divine.
The dictionary defines the word ‘temple’ as a building devoted to the worship, or regarded as the dwelling place, of a god or gods or other objects of religious reverence.
In many modern spiritual communities, we do not have actual buildings devoted solely to spiritual worship. Some churches meet in school auditoriums. Tarot gatherings happen in cafes and conference rooms.
We learn to create sacred space where and when we need it. We erect an energetic temple for our spiritual practice, whatever that may be, wherever that may be.
We can also do a great deal of spiritual growth and healing by creating sacred space within our mind’s eye.
Not everyone feels that they are good at visualization. Yet, with practice, we can all learn to activate our imagination and visualize the temple within.
The third eye, or brow chakra, is the seat of our eyesight, our intuition, and our imagination. We can enhance our ability to visualize by activating the brow chakra. Do this by breathing into the brow chakra, anointing the brow with oil (lemon, rosemary, and lavender are particularly good), or holding a crystal to the brow (amethyst and celestite are good choices).
In your mind’s eye, picture yourself walking toward your own sacred temple. Or picture yourself building your temple. With practice, you will be surprised by the details that appear. You will see and experience things that you do not consciously try to create.
A temple within is a place where you can find personal healing. It is a place where you can confer with your spirit guides. It is a place where you can meet with your loved ones in spirit. It is a place where you can manifest your journey forward.
October is the time to connect with our ancestors, and with our ancestral magic. There is no better time to work on finding, or building, your own internal sacred space.
Join Us for Class in Person or on Zoom
I am excited to announce a brand-new class this month! On Wednesday, October 26, from 7 pm to 9 pm ET, I will teach How Spirit Speaks Through Tarot.
You can join us on Zoom or in person in Palm City. This will be our last hybrid tarot class for 2022.
In this two-hour class you will learn how to hear the voice of spirit in a tarot reading, whether reading for yourself or others. You will learn to empower your readings with the presence of divine helpers, each and every time you pull a card.
Visit EventBrite to purchase your ticket.
The class will be available at cardandcraftacademy.com after November 2nd.
Visit christianagaudet.com for more information!
The StaarCorner
The StaarCast Variety Show is now available on your favorite podcast catcher. Check us out on Apple Podcasts, Amazon, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.
Please subscribe!
StaarCon 2023 will be here soon. Get your ticket to join us in person in West Palm Beach, or online on Accelevents. StaarCon 2023 is January 20-22, with a thirty-day AfterGlow on Accelevents. You can join us for one day, two days, or all three days.
We are looking forward to seeing you in January, and to connecting with you as we share our enthusiasm for tarot and divination on the StaarCast Variety Show!
Inner Temple Tarot Spread
Here is a tarot spread to perform in support of your creation of your inner temple.
You can arrange the cards in any pattern that feels right.
Card 1: Why I need to build or visit my inner temple right now.
Card 2: What I can do to facilitate that journey.
Card 3: What I need to do in my inner temple.
Card 4: What I can bring back to my daily life from this journey.
The Week in Review
I am very grateful and honored to announce that I have been named Best Tarot Reader of 2022 and Best Divination Teacher of 2022 by the World Divination Association. Thank you for your votes and support. You can watch the award ceremony to see all this year’s winners.
It’s a new month! Your October Tarotscopes are ready on my YouTube channel.
The Autumn 2022 issue of The Cartomancer Magazine is now available online and in print, and includes an article I wrote about Grateful Dead Tarot.
Join us tomorrow on YouTube Live for a workshop on Tarot, Trauma, and Spiritual Bypassing.
From Around the Web
There are a lot of resources available to help us work with meditation and creative visualization with tarot. Here are two to check out.
Other Uses for Tarot: Visualization
Creating Your Own Reality with Tarot: An Alternative Approach to "Reading" the Cards
And, from Medium.com, an article on building your inner temple.
Guidance on the Journey
The Fool is arguably the most powerful card in the tarot deck. This is because the Fool is the star of the story told by tarot. The Fool represents each one of us on our journey through life. The Fool beckons us to explore tarot, and to explore our own life’s journey.
We can use the Fool to help us on our inner journey of creative visualization, meditation, and manifestation.
Simply take your Fool card and look at it with a soft gaze. Imagine yourself as the Fool on your journey. Explore what it feels like to be the Fool. Where does this journey take you?
Upcoming Events
Card and Craft Academy
Classes presented by Christiana are available right now at Card and Craft Academy!
Christiana’s Eleven-Card Celtic Cross
Finding Meaning in the Minor Arcana
The Major Arcana, Magical and Mundane
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
Your Journey Through the Tarot Court
Tarot Stories, Trends, and Blends
Tarot Readings for Personalities and Relationships
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
Minor Arcana Numbers, Elements, and Truth
Create and Interpret Custom Tarot Spreads
What the Court Cards Want You to Know
Catch up on your missed Zoom webinars and more!
cardandcraftacademy.com
About Christiana Gaudet
Card and Craft, Inc.
Southeastern Tarot Artists and Readers, LLC.
Christiana Gaudet
3559 SW Corporate Parkway
Palm City, Florida 34990-8152
On the web www.christianagaudet.com
Online classeswww.cardandcraftacademy.com
StaarCon information www.staarcon.com
Private telephone, Skype, FaceTime, Zoom and in person readings and instruction are available by appointment.
Tarot parties at your home or office are available throughout Florida.
Call or text toll free 866-99TAROT (866-998-2768)
Palm City 772-301-0232
or call or text 561-655-1160
for more information or to schedule your event.
Agent inquiries are welcome.
Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 5 Issue 40
October 5, 2022
The Magic We All Do
This week we focus on the power of Creative Visualization.
This week I was saddened to learn of the passing of two of my cultural heroes, Stan Lee of Marvel Comics, and Shakti Gawain, author of Creative Visualization and Living in the Light.
Creative Visualization was my gateway into understanding and teaching the practice that is now known as “The Secret”, and “The Law of Attraction”.
Stan Lee’s characters, especially the original X-men, were formative for both my kids and me. Their stories captured my imagination as they taught lessons of acceptance and teamwork; lessons I still rely on today.
Most people are familiar with the concepts presented in Shakti Gawain’s most popular book, Creative Visualization. Its universal idea was first presented to me when a young Jesse Jackson came to speak at my inner-city school in Hartford, CT, in the mid-1970s. He asked us to chant a series of phrases with him, starting with “I am somebody”, and ending with “If I can believe it, I can achieve it”.
Years later, I learned this same concept from Gawain’s book, and then again as I studied spiritual craft more earnestly.
It’s true. If we can see something, and believe something, we can often manifest something.
Sometimes we manifest unwanted things unintentionally, through our anxious visualization of exactly what we don’t want.
I know that the Law of Attraction, the power of Creative Visualization, is not the only energy in play when we work to manifest our desires. If it were, we would all be healthy, wealthy and satisfied. My mother used to say that God answers all prayers, but sometimes the answer is “no”.
Regardless of how we might visualize, pray and work to manifest, we will each only achieve some of what we want. Sometimes there are other plans for us, or other lessons we must learn. Yet, why limit our possibilities?
Every person, no matter how studied or naïve, how spiritually focused or not, has had the experience of thinking, wishing, praying and visualizing something into being. It’s a simple magic we all do by dreaming and imagining. It’s not the same fantastic sorcery that we see in Marvel comics, but it’s still quite powerful.
The trick is to be able to see yourself living the life you want, and to hold that vision in your mind as if it is happening now, while at the same time working to make it happen through your mundane activities. This is part of what is meant by the expression “As above, so below”. The spiritual energy we raise through prayer and vision must match the mundane energy we expend toward that same goal.
Rest in Peace, Stan and Shakti, and dance amongst the stars. Thank you both for making the impossible possible, each in your own way.
Holiday Open House 2018
I am very excited to announce that we will continue our Holiday Open House tradition this year in a new venue, the Unity Church of Stuart.
On Sunday, December 23 from 2-6 pm we will assemble some of the area’s best known and up-and-coming psychic talent to offer you free mini sessions on a first come, first served basis in exchange for your donations of non-perishable food items to be donated to the Treasure Coast Food Bank.
If you are a reader or healer and would like to donate your time, please call or text 561-655-1160.
Otherwise, please mark your calendars and be prepared to take a break from holiday stress and join us for some pampering while you help those in our community who are food insecure.
Check out these links to see pictures from some past Holiday Open House events.
Holiday Open House 2010 at the Harvey Building in downtown West Palm Beach.
Holiday Open House 2015 at Beef O’Brady’s in Lutz.
Holiday Open House 2016 at the Palm City Professional Building.
Holiday Open House 2017 at the Palm City Professional Building.
Five Tarot Cards for Manifestation
Often a tarot reading will advise us to dream and imagine, and to use that energy to manifest the things we want and need in life. We can also cognitively choose tarot cards to meditate and focus on to help achieve our goals.
Want to know when tarot is telling you to work at manifestation and use your creative visualization skills? Very often these five cards will bear that message.
The Magician
The Magician can speak of education, and the development of tools, skills and abilities. It can also tell you to use your personal power to manifest your needs and desires.
Temperance
A keyword for Temperance is “alchemy”. This card can advise patience, balance and caution, but can also tell you to create your own magical blend in life.
The Moon
While the Moon can speak of trickery and treachery, it also reminds you of your own magical and spiritual power and implores you to use those gifts.
The Two of Wands
This card specifically speaks of dreams and goals, on both a mundane and magical level.
The Seven of Cups
This card can warn against dark imaginings and fantasy, but it also reminds you of your ability to use your thoughts to manifest your reality.
The Week in Review
This week I was inspired to share the story of a time, many years ago, when I participated in a firewalk.
In keeping with our theme this week, here are some posts from my blogs regarding the Law of Attraction and Creative Visualization.
From September, 2011, Does the Law of Attraction Have a Statute of Limitations?
From November, 2013, The Rolling Stones and the Law of Attraction.
Finally, from May 2013, here is a tarot spread to help you use creative visualization to manifest your desires.
From Around the Web
I made it to the Hit List! Check out Theresa Reed’s monthly missive for November.
Are you planning to attend at least one tarot convention in 2019? Here are some reasons why you should.
Shakti Gawain may have left this earth, but her wisdom is still available to us. Check out her website.
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, November 14, 7 to 9 pm
Special Class: Elemental Magick
Christiana’s Conference Room
1025 SW Martin Downs Blvd, Suite 203, Palm City, FL
In this class you will learn the metaphysical properties of Earth, Air, Fire and Water, and how to harness these energies for healing, divination and manifestation.
Class fee is $30. Visit the event listing on my website to register!
Sunday, November 18, 4 to 6 pm
Special Class: Explore the Tarot Court Cards
Christiana’s Conference Room
1025 SW Martin Downs Blvd, Suite 203, Palm City, FL
Join us as we delve into the sixteen tarot cards that often confuse us most! The Court cards help us understand ourselves and each other and offer critical information in our readings. This class will clear the confusion and help you get the most out of your tarot readings.
Class fee is $30. Visit the event listing on my website to register.
Monday, November 26, 7 to 8 pm
Global Tarot Circle on Facebook Live
Join me on my Facebook business page for an hour of readings, study and fellowship with tarot enthusiasts from around the world. Simply visit my page and look for the live feed!
Wednesday, November 28, 7-9 pm
Tarot, Gratitude and Healing: Using the Tarot to Heal
Christiana’s Conference Room
1025 SW Martin Downs Blvd, Suite 203, Palm City, FL
I have space for a small group of people to participate in a free workshop designed to use tarot to help us heal from past hurts and remove current obstacles.
Some understanding of tarot will help you get the most out of this experience.
Bring your tarot deck and a notebook.
To register, please call or text 561-655-1160. You must register to attend this workshop!
