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There is Always Room for Greatness
Do not listen to myths that tell you that you cannot succeed.
As my generation of tarot professionals gets older, each person has their own goals about how their work will change and how their work will continue.
I love reading for people as much as I ever did. Honestly, maybe more than ever, because each reading I perform gives me the growth and inspiration that work to increase my skill over time.
Organizing an annual international tarot and divination conference has been a long-time goal, so adding that to my ongoing career plans is also inspiring.
One well-loved tarot reader I know has begun to lean more into writing and teaching and less into one-on-one readings. That is a great path for her. Yet, I heard her say something that gave me pause. In speaking about her career transition, she said, “At some point, you have to pass the torch”.
I found this odd. “Passing the torch” is a term generally reserved for those who step down from singular leadership positions to give fresh talent a chance to lead. There can only be one president, or one team captain. Passing the torch does not apply to any field where there is always room for new talent.
My response to this comment was, “You can have my torch when you pry it from my cold, dead hand”. Why? Because I will always work to make room at the table for talented new readers, authors, creators, and teachers. They can bring their own torches – they don’t need mine.
In many fields, I speak with young people who aspire to do great things but worry there will not be room at the table for them. I speak with would-be business owners who worry about market saturation. My response to these people is always the same. If work to be great at what you do, if you market yourself correctly, and if you treat people well, there will always be enough business to go around. Mediocrity worries about the market being too small. Greatness knows that one can make their mark, no matter the amount of worthy competition.
In fiction and mythology, we are taught to believe that greatness is singular. The heroes of epic tales are often portrayed as “the one”. That is, the only person with the talent, or blessing, or destiny, to complete a particular task or achieve a particular honor. We are raised to secretly desire to be that one. Even our religious myths are filled with the concept of a single prophet, rather than many.
What if this concept is flawed and hurtful?
What if, in many aspects of life, there is no destiny, and no competition, to be the single flame, or the lone hero?
What if something else is true? Could it be that if we do what we need to do there will always be room for us?
The StaarCorner
Tickets for StaarCon 2024, January 19th, 20th and 21st, will be on sale soon. You can join us in person at the Hilton Palm Beach Airport Hotel, or online on Accelevents. As always, we will have a thirty-day AfterGlow which begins as soon as the official conference ends.
Over the next few weeks, I will begin announcing some of our great new and returning presenters, as well as the exciting things you will be able to learn and do at StaarCon 2024.
For now, make sure you join our community group on Facebook, and follow us on Instagram!
Four Questions for Success
No matter our age or our circumstance, we all need goals, and we all need success. Success might be as simple as having better self-care. Success may be retirement and entering a new stage of life. Success might be a new project, new job, or new business.
Tarot can help you make your plan for success by asking these four questions. Pull a single card, or a few cards, for each.
What do I need to know about my goal?
What will be the most challenging part of reaching my goal?
What is a good next step toward my goal?
What uniquely qualifies me for this success?
The Week in Review
Did you catch the class on the Elemental Major Arcana? Watch the replay, there is a lot of good information for you.
This week we have two tarot meetups. Tonight, on YouTube, join us at 7 pm ET for Global Tarot Circle.
If you happen to be in or around Palm City, Florida, join us for our monthly Cards and Conversation meetup at Panera Bread in Palm City this Sunday at 4 pm.
Next Tuesday, join us for a free class on YouTube on Past Lives and Tarot. How do past lives show up in the cards? Let’s find out together!
From Around the Web
I am always excited when tarot shows up in local art news. Check out this tarot art exhibit in New Port Richey, Florida!
Here is an offering from the Tarot Lady, Theresa Reed, that has really stood the test of time. It is from her blog in 2013. Read and try her take on Goal Setting with Tarot.
If you are in a leadership position in your job, how do you know when it is time to pass the torch? Check out this article from Executive Forum.
Creation and Divination
At StaarCon 2023 we were fortunate to have Stacey Williams-Ng join us as an exhibitor. Stacey is the very talented creator of the Southern Gothic Oracle, and the Southern Botanic Oracle, amongst others.
I came home from the conference a proud owner of the Southern Botanic Oracle.
Many of you know that I sometimes have a hard time finding my groove in working to divine with an oracle deck. I love to use oracle cards in divination classes, but I don’t love them for deeper divination work.
There is something about the Southern Botanic Oracle that has absolutely captured my imagination and intuition.
The deck has forty-five cards, each illustrated with a lovely drawing of a plant, tree, or fungus that is common in the Southern United States.
Perhaps it is the fact that the most gardening I have ever done has been in Florida, and that I love the wild flora of my new home state. Perhaps it is Stacey’s realistic and evocative art. Whatever the cause, I have found my new favorite oracle deck.
Each card includes the common name of the botanical, the Latin name, and two keywords. The oracle kit includes an extensive booklet, also written by Stacey.
I think the overall thing that makes this deck so very usable for me is that her keywords for each card make so much sense, both logically and intuitively.
Stacey’s creation of this new divination device has opened a new world for me in terms of my own personal divination practice. Check out her website and see all her amazing offerings.
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 9
March 1, 2023
But Do You Talk to Your Friends That Way?
If you would not say it to a friend, do not say it to yourself!
This week I have been thinking about the way we talk to ourselves in our heads. So often we talk badly about ourselves to ourselves. Sometimes our negative self-talk even comes out of our mouths when we jokingly or seriously say bad things about ourselves to others around us.
Self-deprecating humor has its place, of course, but not if it is a window into what we truly tell ourselves, and what we believe about ourselves.
Self-talk matters. We talk to ourselves more than we speak with any other person. What we say to ourselves is important.
It is good to be honest, and to be able to have an unflinching assessment of our flaws, and our goals toward doing better. Yet, when we talk with ourselves about who we are, what we do, what we want, and where we are going, we should always do it gently, and with love.
Our good friends speak with us honestly, and they find a way to do it lovingly.
A tarot reading may offer us firm advice, yet tarot will also affirm our positive qualities and our mastery of our journey.
We all have moments of negative thinking. It is okay to hold space for sadness, momentary fear, a bad mood, or the processing of an inner wound. We cross a line when we let those bad feelings inform our relationship with ourselves.
Be mindful of your self-talk. If you wouldn’t say it to a friend, don’t say it to yourself.
The StaarCorner
StaarCast is back! You can find our podcast wherever you get your podcasts, or you can watch the videos on YouTube.
In our most recent episode, Amber Highland, StaarCon presenter and editor of the Cartomancer Magazine, interviews me, Christiana Gaudet!
Do you wonder why I started StaarCon, and what it means to me? Watch the video or listen to the podcast and find out!
Members-only Livestream on YouTube
Are you a member of my YouTube channel? If you are, you are invited to join us for our monthly members-only livestream, happening tomorrow, Thursday, October 14, at 7 pm ET.
We will do another session of Deep Dive Tarot Readings, but this time with a seasonal theme.
All readings will be spiritual in nature. We will do mediumship, magical advice, and messages for spiritual development.
As I did last month, I will explain my process, so viewers will learn advanced reading techniques while they are receiving readings.
Members will be able to view the recording of the event as well.
You can become a member now and join us tomorrow evening!
Tarot for Magic and Mediumship Hybrid Class
On Thursday, October 28, from7 pm to 9 pm ET, join us for an exciting tarot class.
Tarot for Magic and Mediumship Hybrid Class will be held in person at my office in Palm City, and online on Zoom.
This will be an enlightening seasonal tarot class.
Tarot is a multi-facetted spiritual tool. So often we think only of simple divination when we work with our tarot cards. Yet, tarot is a set of magical tools, and a gateway to communication with spirit.
Tarot readers of all levels of experience will learn new ways to work with tarot in this class. You will explore the cards as tools for manifestation and healing. You will learn to connect with those in spirit using your tarot cards.
Class fee is $40. Get your ticket now!
Tarot for Positive Self-Talk
You can have a conversation with tarot that will help you have better conversations with yourself.
Shuffle your cards. Tell your cards what you have been thinking and feeling about yourself. Ask some questions and pull some cards to create a shift.
You might ask, why do a feel this way about myself? Or you can ask, what is another way to think about this? Or ask, is this thing that I think true?
You can ask tarot for encouraging messages by asking things like, what is something about myself I can celebrate? Or ask, what did I learn from this difficult situation?
Allow tarot to help you shift your tone as you talk with yourself about yourself.
The Week in Review
We had so much fun at our Major Arcana Pairing class on YouTube Live! You can watch the recording and play along!
Links to free reading livestreams for the rest of the week are already available. Please join us there!
Tomorrow, Thursday October 14 at 8:15 pm I will be a guest on Nancy Hendrickson Instagram livestream. You can ask me anything about being a tarot pro. Join us by following @nancysageshadow.
From Around the Web
Mantis Tarot had something to say about healing negative self-talk with tarot.
Here are Four Steps to Understanding Your Power Through Tarot.
Here is another way to use tarot to stop negative self-talk.
Cards for Your Consideration
For your consideration this week I offer you one of my favorite oracle decks, Magical Times Empowerment Cards by Jody Bergsma.
Each of these cards offers a positive message, something to think about, and a lovely image that will stimulate your intuition.
Sometimes oracle cards such as these are exactly what we need to help us be gentler and more loving toward ourselves.
This is not to say that healing messages can’t or don’t come from tarot. Sometimes, though, a light-hearted, quick, easy message from a pretty oracle card is exactly what we need in a difficult moment.
Upcoming Events and Tours
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
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 41
October 13, 2021