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Look for the Glimmers!
A glimmer is the opposite of a trigger. A glimmer gives us hope and joy when we need it. This week, we are looking for the glimmers!
I have learned a new word usage that I really like and want to share with you. We are all familiar with the concept of mental health triggers. Triggers are words, topics, thoughts, and images that can stimulate an unpleasant emotional reaction.
A glimmer is the opposite of a trigger. In this modern slang usage, a glimmer is something that stimulates a positive, hopeful, joyful emotional reaction.
A glimmer can be something that reminds you of a good thing that happened in the past. A glimmer can be something that feels uplifting for you in the moment.
We look for trigger warnings to avoid exposing ourselves to something that could hurt us or slow our healing.
What would happen if we started to look for glimmers? What are the signs of hope around us? What can you see, hear, find, or think about that could give you a momentary sense of joy?
What are things that reliably bring you cheer?
For me, looking for glimmers is a spiritual practice. I believe that the Universe sends us all sorts of signs. Sometimes we want to interpret those signs as a specific piece of advice. I worry that we often interpret these signs based on our fears and desires. We think hope is about getting what we want and avoiding what we don’t want.
I think it can be helpful to find the glimmers of joy and embrace the energy of hope without tightly defining what the realization of that hope might look like. The more that our glimmers allow us not only to hope but also to trust, the more uplifted we can be.
The StaarCorner
StaarCon 2024 is excited to welcome some of the most well-known and well-loved teachers and creators to share their wisdom with us. We are also happy to discover those who are new to our international community with something great to share.
Teri Salomoni is a member of our Treasure Coast Tarot Meetup. She is a fifth-generation Strega and tarot card reader. She leads local ghost tours in Stuart, Florida. Her presentation “Strega Strategies” at StaarCon 2023 was inspiring and enlightening. We are so excited that Teri has agreed to join us in 2024, and we cannot wait to learn more from her!
Which Tarot Cards Speak of Hope?
While we can find hope in any tarot card and any tarot reading, some cards specifically offer a hopeful message. Some cards, like the Star and the Nine of Cups, are obviously hopeful.
Many other cards can be interpreted in a hopeful way, depending on the context in which they appear.
Here are three tarot cards not typically associated with hope that can sometimes surprise you with a hopeful message.
The Four of Pentacles is often associated with selfishness and miserly behavior. Yet, the Four of Pentacles offers a hopeful message when it can be interpreted to encourage healthy boundaries and good self-care.
The Moon is traditionally a card of mystery, treachery, and hidden enemies. Yet, it is also a card that encourages our psychic development and spiritual growth.
The Seven of Pentacles in the Waite-Smith Tarot is associated with the Irish Potato Famine. Yet, it can also be an admonition to tend your garden with care in anticipation of a harvest.
When we look at these three cards, we can understand that many, most, or all tarot cards can speak of hope in some way. As an exercise, pull a card at random. No matter what the card is, find a way to see a hopeful message for yourself within it.
The Week in Review
Tonight on my YouTube channel I will teach a free livestream tarot class. The class is Tarot Spread Techniques. Join us, or watch the replay, and learn great ways to create, perform, and interpret tarot spreads.
From Around the Web
Listen to a radio show about tarot in Connecticut from Connecticut Public Radio. You may know that I got my start as a tarot reader in Connecticut!
Back in 2014, James Ricklef shared a three-card tarot spread for finding hope. This spread is a perfect fit for our topic this week.
I am so excited to see that so many new people are coming to tarot meetups and joining tarot groups. If you are new to tarot and looking for a tarot resource, Joan Bunning’s Learning the Tarot website is amazing!
Creation and Divination
When we look for hopeful signs and joyful reminders in our day-to-day lives, we will undoubtedly find them. We can also find these signs within our tarot decks.
Use your creativity to ask questions and interpret cards to give you the glimmer you need. This requires advanced tarot skills because of the specific context of the question.
For example, suppose you asked for something that would give you a sense of joy, and you received the Three of Swords. How can you interpret the Three of Swords in a way that gives you a joyful moment? You might place the sorrow of the Three of Swords in the past and find joy in the healing you have accomplished. You might see the swords in the image as hard truths you are embracing and find joy in your capacity.
What if you receive a card typically associated with joy or happiness? That can also be challenging because a card with the keyword ‘joy’ will not bring a moment of joy simply because of its keyword. You must dive more deeply into the card to find a specific joyful message for yourself.
This exercise utilizes your creativity and strengthens your tarot skills as you find glimmers within your tarot deck.
Upcoming Events
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!
About Christiana Gaudet
Card and Craft, Inc.
Southeastern Tarot Artists and Readers, LLC.
Christiana Gaudet
3559 SW Corporate Parkway
Palm City, Florida 34990-8152
Email cgaudet@cardandcraft.com
On the web www.christianagaudet.com
Online classes www.cardandcraftacademy.com
StaarCon information www.staarcon.com
YouTube @YourTarotFairyGodmother
Instagram @christianatarot @staarcon
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.
Zoom parties and group instruction available almost everywhere!
Call toll free 866-99TAROT (866-998-2768)
Palm City 772-301-0232 x102
or call or text 561-655-1160
for more information or to schedule your event.
Schedule online at cardandcraft.10to8.com.
Agent inquiries are welcome.
Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 6 Issue 33
August 16, 2023
What Feeds You?
At Thanksgiving we give thanks for what feeds our bodies. It is also a time to discover what feeds us at a soul level.
In the United States, tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. Traditionally, this is a time for friends and family to enjoy a meal together and contemplate their gratitude for food, shelter, and one another.
Thanksgiving is also considered the beginning of what I like to call the ‘Winter Festival Season’. Whatever you celebrate, and whatever your feelings about this time of year, I wish you the happiest, merriest, and most blessed holiday season. I want to you to know one of the things I am most grateful for is you. That is, those of you who read my newsletters, join me on YouTube, have sessions with me, attend StaarCon, read my books, and support my work in whichever ways make sense to you. Without you, I could not do the work I love so much.
When I think about Thanksgiving, I think first about the traditional foods, and our enjoyment of them. Yet, since Thanksgiving is about so much more than food, my contemplation turns to the things that feed us mentally, creatively, and spiritually.
I am grateful that the work I do feeds me so well. Tarot stimulates my creativity, my spirituality, my intellect, and my social needs. I know that not everyone is lucky enough to have a career that engages them on so many levels.
Our jobs do not have to be what feeds the soul as long as they put food on the table. We may have hobbies, fellowships, studies, or other pursuits that feed us more deeply.
One thing I notice at the tarot table is that some people have yet to figure out what feeds them beyond their physical needs. They do not know what sings to their soul or warms their heart.
On this Thanksgiving, give thanks for what feeds your mind and your spirit. If you don’t know what that is, commit to that search. The journey will be as delightful as the discovery.
The StaarCorner
We are happy to welcome Joe Monteleone to StaarCon 2023!
Huffington Post called Joe a "one-man-band of magical-thinking-made reality". He is a tarot master teacher, certified coach, energy healer, occult performer, and modern mystic.
Joe will present a workshop for tarot enthusiasts at all levels of development called “Tarot for Enlightenment”.
StaarCon 2023 is January 20-22. You can join us in person in West Palm Beach or online on Accelevents. You can get tickets for one day, two days, or all three days. Get your tickets now!
Finding What Feeds Your Soul
Tarot can be a great tool to help you discover your passions, your talents, and the things that make you happy. You can ask questions of tarot or have a professional reading on this topic.
Here are some questions to your cards, or to ask a reader.
What would make me happy at this moment?
What is a talent I have yet to discover?
What is something I enjoyed as a child that I need to revisit?
How can I find a sense of spiritual joy?
How can I make new friends?
How can I explore my creativity?
The Week in Review
If you missed the tarot class on YouTube, Tarot Questions and Answers, enjoy the replay.
YouTube classes are schedule for the month of December, you can find the links on my YouTube channel.
I also do free reading livestreams on my channel, usually at least four times a week. During this holiday week you can join me on Friday at noon ET for Your Friday Weekly Wrap-up, and on Saturday at 12:30 pm for Your Saturday Psychic Sampler. Watch for the links to appear the day of the broadcast, or the day prior.
From Around the Web
Bianca Tarot on YouTube named me one of her favorite Tarot/Psychic Readers!
When we speak of finding what feeds our soul, we may be looking for our passion in life. Emerald Lotus has a lovely tarot spread for Discovering Your Passion.
Mindbodygreen.com has share 99 Deep Questions to Ask a Tarot Deck During Your Next Reading. These questions are great for learning more about tarot, and about yourself.
Guidance on the Journey
There are so many cards that invite and instruct us to find our passions, consider our desires, and engage our creative energy.
The Nine of Cups is the traditional ‘Wish Card’. This card can ask you what your wishes are and can remind you that your desires are important.
Many readers also see the Star as a card of wishes and wishes fulfilled.
The Two of Wands and the Seven of Cups can both be viewed as cards that ask us what we want to manifest in our lives.
The Ace of Wands seeks to ignite our passions and encourages us to start new projects.
There are also cards that point out that we have not found what we are seeking. For example, the Four of Cups may suggest that we seek out something more engaging, and more exciting, than what we have so far discovered. The Eight of Cups suggests that it may be time to walk away from the past, and journey toward something new.
Judgement, of course, suggests closure to the past, and being open to a reawakening.
The theme of discovery, and the search for soul satisfaction, is inherent in the stories told by tarot, and in the messages of many cards. Perhaps this is because we are all driven to find the things that feed the soul.
Upcoming Events
Consider a Zoom.com party where you can practice Social Distancing and still meet with your friends for a virtual tarot party!
Alternatives to meeting in person are available.
Office appointments and house or office parties are again available by appointment.
Please call to discuss the options.
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
How Spirit Speaks Through Tarot
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
Email cgaudet@cardandcraft.com
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 toll free 866-99TAROT (866-998-2768)
Palm City 772-301-0232 x102
or call or text 561-655-1160
for more information or to schedule your event.
Schedule online at cardandcraft.10to8.com.
Agent inquiries are welcome.
Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 5 Issue 47
November 23, 2022
Allowing Happiness
We can give ourselves permission to be happy without guilt. We must know that happiness can coexist with sorrow.
We all know so many proverbs about happiness. Some feel trite, others feel like deep wisdom. When know that happiness is an inside job. We know that happiness is the byproduct of a life well-lived. We know we have the right to pursue happiness.
One thing that is true about happiness that we do not often hear is that we must give ourselves permission to be happy. To be happy, we must allow ourselves to be happy. This can be difficult for so many reasons.
We must allow ourselves to be happy when our circumstances are not what we want them to be. We must allow ourselves to be happy as we recover from grief and loss. We must allow ourselves to be happy even if others around us are not happy.
Another truth about happiness is that it sometimes comes in single moments. We might have a moment of happiness followed by a moment of grief followed by a moment of frustration. We humans are multi-dimensional. We can hold space for many kinds of feelings all at once. Sometimes those feelings seem to contradict each other.
The way to be happy in the midst of sorrow is to allow your happiness and your sorrow to coexist within you.
Sometimes we feel guilty for allowing our own happiness. Of all the feelings we must experience, and all the feelings we should allow, guilt is usually misplaced. No matter the situation, we all deserve a few moments of happiness in our lives.
On a spiritual level, the ability to be happy in a difficult world may be a purpose of our human existence. Finding happiness is a step toward spiritual enlightenment.
The StaarCorner
The moment you have been waiting for is here! Tickets for StaarCon 2023 are now available. You can join us in person or online. You can join us for one, two, or all three days.
On the newly updated website you can see the current list of presenters. Check back often, as we are still adding to the roster of classes and activities.
The website also gives you the opportunity to become a StaarCon sponsor or exhibitor.
It is time to make your plans and get your tickets. We cannot wait to see you in January!
Allowing Happiness with Tarot
So often when we are upset, we will say “How can I be happy when this has happened?”
This is a perfect sort of question to ask tarot.
When you are seeking your happiness, processing grief, or dealing with upset, tell it to your cards! Ask your cards questions that will help you to process your feelings and allow happiness.
The very process of formulating questions for the cards can help you get a handle on your feelings. Contemplating the images of the cards you draw can help you understand your feelings, and access your inner joy.
The Week in Review
Did you catch the workshop on Tarot Birth Cards? You can find all the free live classes I have presented on YouTube in the Live Tarot Webinar playlist.
It’s a new month! Get your August Tarotscopes on my YouTube channel!
From Around the Web
Which tarot card do you think fits Wonder Woman best? Here is what one artist thought.
Here is a great tarot blogpost from Joy Vernon about tarot symbolism.
Can children read tarot? Should they? Here is what Mary Ellen Collins has to say.
Guidance on the Journey
Which tarot cards specifically speak of happiness? The Sun can be a card of joy and success. The Star and the Nine of Cups can speak of wishes fulfilled. The Three of Cups and the Four of Wands can speak of celebration. The Six of Wands speaks of Victory. The Ten of Cups can be about a happy family.
Is there a particular card that makes you think of happiness?
That so many cards can speak of things that make us happy suggests to me that there are many roads toward happiness, and many things in which we can find joy and satisfaction.
There are many flavors of happiness. The feeling of victory in the Six of Wands is very different than the party we see in the Three of Cups, for example.
When we compare and contrast the different ways happiness appears in the cards, we understand the nuances of tarot, as well as different aspects of happiness.
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 classes www.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 31
August 3, 2022
Table For One
It is a skill to enjoy the pleasure of one's own company.
We spend a lot of time discussing the importance of our relationships with family, friends, coworkers, and, of course, romantic partners.
In tarot, many of our readings are about relationship dynamics.
Our relationships are a very important part of our lives. Our partners, families, and communities bring us joy, support, comfort, and security.
Yet, there is one relationship we probably do not talk about enough. That is the relationship with the self. Sure, we discuss the importance of self-love, self-worth, and self-acceptance. However, we do not spend enough time discussing the need to enjoy our own company.
Sometimes I think there are two distinct groups of people in the world. Those who will go out and do things on their own, and those who will not.
So often I hear people complain that they want to do a particular thing, but do not have anyone with whom to do that thing. Sometimes this is because the person is single, or has not made friends. Sometimes it is because their interests are different from the interests of their friends and family.
Why are some people so hesitant to eat in a restaurant alone, or go to a movie or a concert on their own? Some people worry what others will think of them. Other people simply are not comfortable in their own company.
Doing things alone may be out of your comfort zone, but it is a wonderful thing to embrace. To learn to enjoy the pleasure of your own company is a gift that keeps on giving. To be able to enjoy something without distraction is a gift as well.
Sometimes, when we venture out on our own, we are able to make a new friend, which is always a blessing.
We often seem to fear being alone. Yes, there is safety in numbers. And loneliness is a cause of anxiety and depression. Yet, there is a difference between being lonely and being alone. When we can have confidence in our own strength and ability, we can enjoy being on our own.
When we are comfortable in our own space, we are more easily able to find the right people to share that space.
Do not be afraid to buy a single ticket, or to ask for a table for one. Strive to find the right people to spend time with, and to be comfortable spending time with yourself.
The StaarCorner
Have you heard the new episode of StaarCast yet? Mary Ellen Collins joins me to discuss ways of adding crystals and gemstones to your tarot divination.
You can hear this episode wherever you get your podcasts, or watch the video presentation on YouTube.
Did you miss the Fearless Wisdom Tarot Workshop?
Take it now in archive at Card and Craft Academy on Teachable!
Includes the class materials and a recording of the live webcast.
See Me in the Tampa Bay Area in August
I will be back in the Tampa Bay Area August 26 through August 30.
On Sunday, August 29, from 3 pm to 5 pm we will have a free tarot meetup at Panera Bread in Lutz, FL.
During my time in the Tampa Bay Area, I am available for private readings at my AirBnB in Wesley Chapel. I am also able to make house calls for private readings. I am happy to come to your home or office for a psychic house party.
For more information, or to make your appointment, call or text 561-655-1160.
Reading Tarot for Yourself
There is a false belief that one cannot, or should not, read their own tarot cards. The truth is, if we cannot read for ourselves, we should not read for others.
When we learn how the cards show up for us, we learn how the cards speak to us.
However, there are some things to consider in self-reading.
We must be careful that our fears and desires do not influence our interpretation.
Often, it is helpful to go to the cards for matters of personal growth and contemplation, rather than for prediction.
Here are some good questions for self-reading.
What do I need to know about myself at this moment?
What is the best way for me to approach this situation?
How can I heal from this difficulty?
What skill should I focus on developing right now?
Join Me at Masters of the Tarot
I am honored to be a presenter at Masters of the Tarot at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York.
The conference in July 23 through 25, and features Mary K. Greer and Rachel Pollack.
Get ready for a transformative experience in a magical setting. Get your tickets now!
The Week in Review
Free tarot classes and meetups for July are now all scheduled. You can find the links, as well as the replays of those you have missed, on the Live Tarot Webinars playlist on my YouTube channel.
This week I shared a blogpost about how we interpret tarot cards. Are some cards always positive, or always negative? I do not think so!
From Around the Web
Sharan has some tarotscopes for July 2021 for you!
Theresa Reed offers advice on how to find a new tarot reader or astrologer.
Beth Owl’s Daughter shared some thoughts about Independence Day, 2021.
Northeastern Summer Tour
From July 26 through August 9, I will be based at True Bikram Yoga in Madison, Connecticut. I will be available for house calls and parties throughout Connecticut, and for private readings in Madison.
I will be able to travel to Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York for parties and larger gatherings.
Dates are already booking quickly. Please call or text 561-655-1160 to get your party date or private appointment on the calendar.
Tarot Cards from the Smith-Waite Tarot Deck, copyright 2015 by U.S. Games Systems, Inc.
Cards for Your Consideration
When we think about loneliness, we often think about the Hermit. The Hermit also speaks of wisdom and patience. One lesson of the Hermit is that the path to wisdom is often lonely.
When we think about being comfortably alone, we often think of the Nine of Pentacles, who is the woman alone in her garden.
Could we look at all the Nine cards and find some indication of being in one’s own company?
In the Nine of Swords, we see the pain of being alone with one’s own difficult thoughts.
In the Nine of Cups, we could see the satisfaction of one’s own happiness.
In the Nine of Wands, we see the need to do one’s duty, even when that is difficult.
We can learn a great deal about being in one’s own company from the Nines of tarot.
Upcoming Events and Tours
The Palm City office is now open to the public, so make your appointment now!
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 New!
Catch up on your missed Zoom webinars and more!
cardandcraftacademy.com
About Christiana Gaudet
Card and Craft, Inc.
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 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 4 Issue 27
July 7, 2021