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Hear Your Inner Voice
We all have an inner voice that guides us, but sometimes it’s hard to hear. This week, Tarot Topics helps you tune in to your inner wisdom.
Intuition is the inner voice, the “little voice”, and the “gut reaction”. Sometimes it’s hard to distinguish between that inner voice which speaks needed truth, and the other “voices” vying for attention. Those other voices often have names such as “fear”, “anxiety” and “desire”.
How do you hear your truth? What does the truth feel like when you hear it?
Three Ways to Hear Your Inner Voice in Tarot
Tarot reading is both intuitive and interpretive. If you’ve been studying your card meanings, but want to access the true psychic nature of the divinatory process, try these three techniques to increase your ability to hear your inner voice during a reading.
1. Perform your reading in sacred space. This includes using meditation and energy work to attune yourself to your higher wisdom, and welcome in the support of Spirit. Pay special attention to your breathing. Just as in yoga and exercise, breathing is very important in intuitive work.
2. Pay attention to your senses. As you are performing the reading, what are you sensing? Do you hear something, or see something out of the corner of your eye? Does a memory from your own life pop in, and seem pertinent?
We experience intuition with our whole bodies, so pay attention to what you feel in your whole body during a reading.
3. Let the cards talk to you. What do the cards say to you? What do you see in the pictures? How do they make you feel? Are there particular images that stick out as especially significant? Go beyond your memorized interpretations, and let the cards speak.
The Week in Review
This week, on my personal blog, I shared “An Open Letter to Spiritual Seekers: Disillusion is Part of the Path.”
You may have heard that we got a lot of rain here in Tampa this week. On my Dark Forest blog, I shared a video of a frog singing in the rain. It took me a while to find the source of the loud chirping, but when I did, I fell in love with this cute little guy. You will too!
From Around the Web
For your listening pleasure, here’s an archive of a podcast from the Audacious Eleven, featuring my friend Robin Renee. The topic is “I Need a Good Psychic!”
Here’s an interesting article on what it means to “hold space” for people, from Heather Plett.
Angelo Nasios, of That’s Totally Tarot, is in school. He wrote a paper on tarot history for a class. You can read it on his blog.
Two Tarot Cards for the Inner Voice
If you want to be more intuitive, get a tarot deck and learn how to use it! The process of working with the images of tarot will absolutely increase your intuition, and your ability to distinguish truth.
There are a few cards that specifically speak of intuition. When these cards appear, you may be directed to pay more attention to your own truth, and to deeply listen to your own intuition.
Two cards of intuition are the High Priestess and the Moon. They are both Major Arcana cards, and both related to the element of Water.
The High Priestess instructs us to journey into the realm of the subconscious, and discover what lies there. What are the secrets you keep, even from yourself? How can you bring those things to light?
Spend some time in meditation with the High Priestess, and you may find you deep, internal truth.
The Moon speaks of the spiritual questions that we all share, and the answers we all seek. These are not as much personal truths as they are Universal truths.
Each of these cards can have mundane meanings and predictive interpretations. However, each of these cards also carries a separate special message.
That message is an invitation to hear your inner voice.
What’s up at the Psychic Café?
In honor of the upcoming TarotCon, I’m featuring an episode of Christiana’s Psychic Café from a year ago. My guests are Mary Ellen Collins and Diane Wilkes, and the topic is “Tarot Gatherings”.
With so much available to us in social media, why is it important for us to meet with each other in person?
Watch the video, and find out!
Image from Gilded Reverie Lenormand, by Ciro Marchetti
Learning Lenormand
Card Fourteen: Fox
Card Fourteen, Fox, is sometimes considered a negative card. This card can be a warning against deception and deceit. When the Fox is present, there may be lies, or even illegal activities.
Sometimes, though, a strategic approach is necessary. Sometimes the Fox can discuss the difficult things we must negotiate to take care of ourselves and our family. In this way, the Fox can refer to hard work, and a cunning nature.
The Fox is related to the Nine of Clubs. This can indicate a possible promotion, a sense of fate pushing you forward, or an indication of a distance to be traveled.
Next week, we will explore Card Fifteen, Bear.
Last Chance for TarotCon Discount, and Call for Vendors
The Tarosophy Tarot Association is bringing TarotCon to Palm Beach Gardens on October 10th and 11th, and you’re invited!
Visit the webpage to see the growing list of speakers, and reserved your seat and your hotel room. You will also find a link to reserve a vending spot, if you would like to attend as a vendor.
On August 9th, the early bird special will be over, and the tickets will be full price.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn and play with the international tarot community!
Image from Gilded Royale, by Ciro Marchetti.
Your One-Card Weekly Reading
Your one-card reading this week is the Seven of Cups.
This card encourages you to use your imagination, and consider all the wonderful opportunities and possibilities that are available to you.
At the same time, this card cautions you to guard against illusion and fantasy, and to be careful about the choices you make.
This week, take an open-minded accounting of your options, choices and possibilities. Then, before you make any final decisions, do a reality check and make sure your choices will serve you.
Upcoming Events
Sunday, August 9, 3:30 pm
Tampa Bay Area Tarot Meetup
Panera Bread, 23388 State Road, Lutz, 33549
We’ll meet at Panera to discuss the cards of the Lenormand system. This is a friendly, informal group. Expect to learn and have fun!
For more information, visit the event listing on my website.
Wednesday, August 12, 7 pm
Free WebEx Webinar Available Exclusively On Line
Global Tarot Circle
Join me, and tarot friends from around the world, for an hour of tarot fun, study, fellowship and contemplation. We’ll share readings and tarot reading techniques.
You can log in from your computer, tablet or smartphone, or you can call in.
Find all the information you need on the event listing on my website.
About Christiana
Christiana Gaudet
Origins Spa and Wellness Center
1537 N Dale Mabry Highway #102
Lutz, FL 33548
Private telephone, Skype and in person readings and instruction are available by appointment.
Tarot parties at your home or office are available throughout Florida.
Call 813-948-4488, toll free 866-99TAROT,
or text or call 561-655-1160
for more information or to schedule your event.
Agent inquiries are welcome.
Once in a Blue Moon
July 31st is a rare blue moon. Tarot Topics will help you harness it’s power!
This Friday, July 31, we will experience a rare blue moon. That is, a second full moon in a single month. This is a special time of power.
This week, think about the wonderful things you rarely do, and celebrate the blue moon by doing something unusual, unique or rare in your own life.
Is there something you have been wanting to do, but haven’t found the motivation to do it? The blue moon asks the question, “If not now, when?”
This week, let the powerful energy of the blue moon bring rare opportunities and motivation to you!
The Power of Dreams
Often special events in the night sky can lead to special dreams. This week, pay attention to your dreams, and to your intuitive thoughts.
Even if your dreams and visions don’t make sense, take the time to write them down. As you contemplate the symbols you receive, you may be able to make some sense of them.
You can also use this time of power to ask for a special dream, perhaps a dream that gives you a solution or some insight. Simply set your intention before going to sleep, and make sure to write down every detail you remember in the morning.
Take advantage of the blue moon and receive some helpful guidance in your dreams!
The Week in Review
This week, on my Community Blog, I shared a letter from Jake, a professional tarot reader who discovered that tarot really made a difference in his life. Read “Tarot Really Works.”
As an outgrowth of our program last Sunday at the Tampa Bay Area Tarot Meetup, I posted some information on my personal blog about interpreting Court Cards.
From Around the Web
So many folks have been sharing information about Frida’s blue moon!
Here’s the Shamanic Astrology perspective on the upcoming blue moon.
Elephant Journal shared two articles about this sacred event. This, from Alex Myles, and this, from Kate Rose.
The Power of Being Unique
In a world where there is a lot of pressure to conform, it can be difficult to be a person who does unusual things.
It’s important for us to find the power in our unique qualities. Tarot can help us do that.
Try shuffling your deck and asking this question.
What is something special and unique about me?
Pull a card, and interpret it to help you understand a part of yourself that is unique, and powerful.
What’s up at the Psychic Café?
You can now see my interview with Michael Bridge-Dickson on YouTube. We had a wonderful conversation about his new tarot deck, now in funding.
Orbifold Tarot is unique in many ways. Working simply with colors, shapes, numbers and elements, this new deck is surprisingly expressive and versatile.
You’ll be amazed at the things you learn about tarot, the Universe and everything from Michael Bridge-Dickson.
Image from Gilded Reverie Lenormand, by Ciro Marchetti
Learning Lenormand
Card Thirteen: Child
Card Thirteen, Child, can refer to an actual child. Related to the playing card Jack of Hearts, this card can often refer to a person who is close to the querent’s heart.
Sometimes the Lenormand Child can refer to something new, or to a youthful attitude. Typically, this is considered a positive card. Whether referring to a young person, a situation or an attitude, the mood is light-hearted, playful and full of wonder.
Next week we will explore Card Fourteen, Fox.
What’s happening at Florida TarotCon?
TarotCon is coming to Florida October 10th and 11th, to the Doubletree Hotel in Palm beach Gardens. If you reserve your seat before August 9th, you will save $50 on your tuition.
Expect workshops from Ciro Marchetti, Marcus Katz and Tali Goodwin, Corrine Kenner, Lisa Hunt, Jenna Matlin, Gina Theis, Christiana Gaudet and more!
Image from Gilded Royale, by Ciro Marchetti.
Your One-Card Weekly Reading
Your one-card reading this week is the Page of Cups.
This week, pay attention to your feelings, and be considerate of the feelings of others. Work on learning new ways to express your feelings, and to share your heart.
If you care about someone or something, now is the time to share that information with others.
Upcoming Events
Thursday, July 30, 7 pm
History of the Tarot
Join me at Brandon Regional Library, 619 Vonderburg Drive, Brandon, FL, 33511, for a free hour-long presentation on the history and culture of tarot.
For more information, visit the event listing on my website.
Sunday, August 9, 3:30 pm
Tampa Bay Area Tarot Meetup
We’ll meet at Panera Bread, 23388 State Road, Lutz, 33549, to discuss the cards of the Lenormand system. This is a friendly, informal group. Expect to learn and have fun! For more information, visit the event listing on my website.
About Christiana
Christiana Gaudet
Origins Spa and Wellness Center
1537 N Dale Mabry Highway #102
Lutz, FL 33548
Private telephone, Skype and in person readings and instruction are available by appointment.
Tarot parties at your home or office are available throughout Florida.
Call 813-948-4488, toll free 866-99TAROT,
or text or call 561-655-1160
for more information or to schedule your event.
Agent inquiries are welcome.
The Darker Side of Venus
This week, Tarot Topics explores Venus in retrograde. Find your inner beauty and heal your heart with tarot!
The Darker Side of Venus
Venus will be in retrograde from July 25 until September 6. The conventional warnings about the time of Venus retrograde include avoiding the purchase of luxury items, being careful about ill-advised liaisons, and avoiding beauty procedures, even haircuts.
Whether or not you choose to follow this advice, the Venus retrograde is an interesting time to consider the ways in which Venus tempts us, and sometimes leads us astray.
Do you overspend on items you regret later?
Do you worry too much about your appearance?
Do you sacrifice too much in unhealthy relationships?
What tempts you to make poor decisions in love?
The next month offers an opportunity to examine your behaviors, heal, and find your inner beauty.
Love and Tarot
Often we approach tarot with questions about love and romance. We want some assurance of a happy future.
The cards can be very helpful in directing communication and compromise within a relationship. The cards can also sometimes reveal hidden agenda and unwise associations.
What we often want the cards to reveal, however, is the exact date that we will meet our true love. Sometimes the cards will do exactly that, but not always.
Sometimes the cards seem more interested in helping us heal, and helping us understand ourselves, than they are in predicting our future. When that happens, I think about this. Sometimes the decisions we make, especially in love, really matter. Tarot can help us evaluate our situations, and help us make the logical decisions that will bring us to the most happiness possible, in love and in life.
The Week in Review
This week, Joanne Matthew shared some Tarot Haiku on my Community Blog. She wrote a haiku for each of the Major Arcana. This is a shining example of the way tarot can inspire poetry.
On my Dark Forest blog, I offer some “Energetic Cures for Obnoxious Neighbors.” Remember, Venus is about love and war. If you find yourself at war with a neighbor, here are some things to try.
From Around the Web
From Raven’s Tarot Site, here is an interesting discussion of Venus and Tarot.
Olivia at First Earth Tarot has shared a great review of an interesting new tarot deck, Stone Tarot.
Elephant Journal often has great articles. I enjoyed their take on Venus retrograde very much!
Inner Beauty Tarot Spread
Tarot mirrors life. Sometimes it’s helpful to get a reminder of our inner beauty, to receive a clue to understand that deep and strong part of ourselves.
Here’s a two-card tarot spread to help you see your inner beauty. Let the first card show some aspect of your inner beauty. Let the second card show the source of that beauty.
What do you learn about yourself when you consider these cards?
What’s up at the Psychic Café?
This week I caught up with Michael Bridge-Dickson, the artist of Orbifold Tarot. This is an unusual and striking deck. There are many things about this deck I find fascinating. Currently, Orbifold Tarot is in its funding campaign for self-publication.
I’ll be uploading my interview with Michael to my YouTube Channel later on this week. Keep an eye on the Christiana’s Psychic Café Facebook page for details!
Image from Gilded Reverie Lenormand, by Ciro Marchetti
Learning Lenormand
Card Twelve: Birds
Birds is about conversation, communication, gossip and chatter. This card can indicate busy times and quick action. It suggests meetings, interviews and high energy gatherings.
Since communication can be either meaningful or mean, the Birds is considered a neutral card. Look to the surrounding cards and the context of the question to ascertain your role in this conversation, or how it will affect you.
The playing card association for the Birds is the Seven of Diamonds. This can indicate arguments, difficult conversations and irritation.
Next week we will explore card thirteen in the Lenormand system, the Child.
Don’t Miss Florida TarotCon in October!
On October 10th and 11th, tarot and divination experts from all over the world will be gathering in Palm Beach Gardens to share their wisdom and knowledge. You can be there, too! Act now, and receive a $50 discount on your tuition, and a reduced rate at the DoubleTree Hotel.
Tarosophy Tarot Association, the world’s largest tarot association, presents TarotCon. Learn more, and make your reservation on the Florida TarotCon website.
Image from Gilded Royale, by Ciro Marchetti.
Your One-Card Weekly Reading
Your one-card reading this week is the Three of Swords. Drawn at random, this is an appropriate card as we approach the time of Venus retrograde.
Now is the time to acknowledge the things that have hurt your heart. As much as possible, find ways to release and heal from the pain.
Understand that life must always include difficulty, and love always includes a risk. Nonetheless, your heart can heal, and can be made strong and whole, simply by filling it with love.
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, July 22, 7 pm
An Evening with the Tarot
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library
2902 W. Bearss Ave., Tampa, Florida 33618-1828
Join me for a fascinating journey into the world of tarot. Learn about the art, history, culture and uses of tarot in this free presentation. For more information, visit the event listing on my website.
Sunday, July 26, 3:30
Tampa Bay Area Tarot Meetup
Panera Bread, 23388 State Road 54 in Lutz, 33549
Please join us at Panera Bread in Lutz for a Court Card Workshop with me, Christiana Gaudet. Tarot enthusiasts from the Tampa area and beyond will gather to learn, share and have fun.
Join our meetup, or visit the event listing on my website.
About Christiana
Christiana Gaudet
Origins Spa and Wellness Center
1537 N Dale Mabry Highway #102
Lutz, FL 33548
Private telephone, Skype and in person readings and instruction are available by appointment.
Tarot parties at your home or office are available throughout Florida.
Call 813-948-4488, toll free 866-99TAROT,
or text or call 561-655-1160
for more information or to schedule your event.
Agent inquiries are welcome.
Retreat
Take a retreat with tarot! Sometimes taking a break reenergizes and renews us. Reserve your spot for Florida TarotCon and discover your one-card weekly reading!
Retreat
Summer is a time when many people go on retreat. We take vacations and travel. We take a break from daily life and do something different.
That time away, whether we are lying on a beach, meditating in an ashram, or living in up in Vegas, is vital. When we take time to retreat, we return to our daily tasks with renewed energy and enthusiasm.
When we can’t take a cruise or even a day off, a few minutes of “mental retreat” keeps us focused and productive.
When we are trying to move forward, a focus on retreat seems counterintuitive. A time away, whether it’s five minutes or five days, is important, because it give us rest and new perspective.
Three Tarot Cards that Suggest Retreat
Sometimes tarot tells us to take a break. Here are three cards that could indicate the need to rest and retreat.
1. The Four of Swords: This card is a stern directive to take a break. It indicates a time for recuperation.
2. The Nine of Pentacles: The protected woman, serene in her garden, reminds us to find places where we can be safe, secure and undisturbed.
3. The Hermit: This card can indicate a time of deep personal introspection and intense solitary study.
The Week in Review
I went on retreat from my computer over the weekend! I’ll be back next week will new posts on my blogs. This week, let’s revist a couple of the most popular posts from my blogs.
One post people really enjoy is from August 2013, on my personal blog. Have you read “How to do a Cord-Cutting Ritual to Heal from an Unhealthy Relationship”?
Another popular post is from the Community Blog, from June 2014. It’s called “Being Honest about the Seven of Swords”.
From Around the Web
I loved this article about the concept of yeet hay in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
One of my very early spiritual inspirations, Starhawk, has written a hard-hitting and somewhat controversial post entitled “50 Shades of Racism”.
Theresa Reed, aka “The Tarot Lady”, is a class act. Read her recent blog post on the energetic aspects of social media, “What about the lovers?”
Two-Card Vacation Tarot Spread
Here’s a fun tarot spread to help you plan your vacation. The trick is that interpreting it will help you stretch as a tarot reader!
Card One: Where should we go?
Card Two: What should we do?
You may have to think a bit to interpret the cards in the context of these specific questions – that’s part of the fun of this spread.
Once you have an interpretation, compare it to your usual vacation, or the vacation you have already planned. What have you learned about your plans for retreat?
What’s Up at the Psychic Café?
This week, I am featuring my interview with Benebell Wen, author of Holistic Tarot. Benebell is a remarkable person, and the book she has written is unlike any other.
If you haven’t yet seen this interview, you can watch it on my YouTube Channel!
Image from Gilded Reverie Lenormand, by Ciro Marchetti
Learning Lenormand
Card Eleven: Birch (Broom or Whip)
While the Birch, or Broom or Whip, is considered a negative card, it doesn’t always connote a negative activity.
The repetitive nature of a birch broom, or a whip, can indicate punishment, or self-punishment. It can indicate any repetitive activity, like sports, exercise or lovemaking.
This is often a card of physical activity and action.
The playing card association is the Jack of Clubs. This can indicate a young male, especially one who is athletic, or likes to stay busy.
Next week we will learn about Card Twelve, The Birds.
Don’t Miss Florida TarotCon in October!
On October 10th and 11th, tarot and divination experts from all over the world will be gathering in Palm Beach Gardens to share their wisdom and knowledge. You can be there, too! Act now, and receive a $50 discount on your tuition, and a reduced rate at the DoubleTree Hotel.
Tarosophy Tarot Association, the world’s largest tarot association, presents TarotCon. Learn more, and make your reservation on the Florida TarotCon website.
Image from Gilded Royale, by Ciro Marchetti.
Your One-Card Weekly Reading
Your one-card reading this week is the Eight of Pentacles.
Now is a great time to learn something new that will help your career. There may be an opportunity for apprenticeship or internship.
It’s also a good time to pursue hobbies that work with your hands, like art, woodworking or playing an instrument.
Remember that in all things, practice makes perfect.
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, July 15, 7 pm (Tonight!)
Free WebEx Webinar Available Exclusively On Line
Global Tarot Circle
Spend an hour with tarot friends around the world! Join me for an informal tarot workshop. We will share readings, techniques, interpretations, stories and laughs.
You can log in with your computer, laptop or smartphone, or you can dial in.
For log in info, please visit the event listing on my website.
Wednesday, July 22, 7 pm
An Evening with the Tarot
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library
2902 W. Bearss Ave., Tampa, Florida 33618-1828
Join me for a fascinating journey into the world of tarot. Learn about the art, history, culture and uses of tarot in this free presentation. For more information, visit the event listing on my website.
About Christiana
Christiana Gaudet
Origins Spa and Wellness Center
1537 N Dale Mabry Highway #102
Lutz, FL 33548
Private telephone, Skype and in person readings and instruction are available by appointment.
Tarot parties at your home or office are available throughout Florida.
Call 813-948-4488, toll free 866-99TAROT,
or text or call 561-655-1160
for more information or to schedule your event.
Agent inquiries are welcome.