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Tarot Topics
Christiana's Weekly Newsletter
Gifts
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Gifts
So many cultures’ winter holidays include a tradition of gift giving. For many people, the giving and receiving of presents becomes the singular focus of the season, and a source of stress. I think we can keep the holidays holy and still enjoy the tradition of giving gifts, as long as we give from our hearts and within our means.
Sometimes the gifts we give aren’t things that come from stores. Sometimes we can use our own gifts and talents to create something meaningful for the people we love.
Sometimes, the greatest gift we can give to someone is our time. Sometimes, our presence in someone’s life is the best present we could give.
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Five Cards We See During the Holidays
Many people have similar experiences and expectations of the holidays, and not all of them are pleasant. When we perform readings for others or ourselves during the holiday season, we may see some holiday themes reflected in the cards. Here are five tarot cards that can have particular meaning during the holiday season.
Six of Cups: This card can speak of reunions, old friends, nostalgia and a return to one’s childhood home. This can be a very pleasant card, but can also indicate an unhealthy longing for the holiday times of the past, or a disappointment that traditions and families have changed so much. This can also indicate the revisiting of painful family dynamics.
Three of Cups: We often call this “The Party Card,” and there are plenty of parties to attend this time of year. This card can predict fun times and social interaction, but it can warn against over-indulgence.
Hierophant: This card can speak to the religious traditions of the season, as well as family expectations and family traditions. Often families have difficulty during the holiday season because of different family members’ expectations regarding the keeping of traditions.
Ten of Pentacles: This is another card of family tradition, and suggests the opportunity for generations to gather. This card can speak of enjoying ones’ home. During the holidays, this card might refer to entertaining in ones’ home or the joys and woes of decorating ones’ home.
Six of Pentacles: Anytime you see this card, it can refer to charity. At this time of year, our thoughts often turn to helping those less fortunate. This card can also refer to the process of gift shopping or exchanging gifts. It can also talk about the anxiety inherent in gift giving.
When you see these cards appear in your readings over the course of the season, be aware of the possibility that they may be referring to the holiday season.
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The Week in Review
This week on my Dark Forest Blog I wrote about my new favorite sport; riding my tricycle!
On my Tarot Topics Community Blog I wrote about a surprising aspect of my career. I am often asked to speak about tarot in unlikely places. I’ve learned to cultivate this, and for a good reason. Read “Be an Ambassador for Tarot.”
On my personal blog, Tarot Trends, I wrote about the second meeting of the Tampa Bay Area Tarot Meetup, and something important I learned there.
From Around the Web
I really enjoyed this post from Jenna Matlin at Queen of Wands Tarot. She explains her unique process of working with a Celtic Cross Spread. I think you will find this fascinating.
Do you think tarot and yoga go together? Here is someone who is working on a yoga sequence inspired by the Major Arcana! See what you think about “Taroyoga.”
From Lisa Boswell, here are her ideas of ways to use tarot to answer “yes or no” questions.
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Creative Tarot Gift Giving Exercise
Every holiday season I share some ideas about how we can use tarot to help in our holiday gift giving. Of course, you can simply think of a person you need a gift for and pull a card or two. Interpret the cards in a way that points you to a unique, thoughtful and appropriate gift. This is a simple and practical way to utilize tarot during the holidays.
Here is another, more complex tarot gift-giving exercise.
We all have our own special gifts and talents. It is nice when the gift we give someone comes from our own hand and heart; something we can make or a service we can provide.
If you would like some great ideas for gifts that you could make or do yourself, simply think of an intended recipient. Then, ask this question. “What gift or talent do I have that I could share with this person?” Pull a card, or a few cards, at random. Let the cards inspire you to create the perfect gifts!
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What’s Up at the Psychic Café?
This week I am featuring my conversation with Brigit Esselmont of Biddy Tarot. Biddy Tarot is one of the best-loved tarot websites in the world. The amazing thing is that Brigit has achieved this in only a few short years!
Find out how Brigit made Biddy Tarot a worldwide success! You can watch the episode beginning 9 pm, Sunday evening, December 14, on the Christiana’s Psychic Café Facebook page. You can also watch it at your convenience on my YouTube Channel.
In 2015 you can expect brand new episodes of Christiana’s Psychic Café, featuring no-holds-barred conversations with some of the most interesting people you will ever meet!
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Christiana’s Psychic Café is my weekly webcast. It will debut on Facebook each Sunday at 9 pm Eastern.
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Learning Tarot: Queen of Swords
 The Queen of Swords has a bit of a bad reputation. Older tarot books will tell you “don’t trust this woman.” In traditional tarot, the Queen of Swords often represented a childless woman, an unmarried woman, a widow, or a bitter, sharp-tongued woman.
This is an example of the misogynistic roots of tarot. The Queen of Swords is the Queen of Air. Air is the element of intelligence, truth and communication. Today we understand the Queen of Swords as a woman who speaks the truth. A few hundred years ago, people did not always appreciate an intelligent woman offering her opinion!
The Queen of Swords in a reading may refer to a woman who has borne some pain, or a woman who is not afraid to speak an unpleasant truth or to do the right thing in a difficult situation.
The Queen of Swords may appear in a reading to remind you to speak your truth, to follow your conscience or to make a rational choice.
The Queen of Swords may also refer to a woman born under an Air sun sign, that is, Gemini, Libra, or Aquarius.
Next week we will meet the final character in the Swords Court, the King of Swords.
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Are You Looking for the Perfect Gift?
You can give a gift certificate for a reading with me, by Skype or phone. You can even give a Skype party, a reading for your special friend and a few of her friends! You can also give your favorite tarot reader the gift of tarot instruction by phone or Skype, or a ticket to a premium tarot webinar. Call me, or email me, to order a unique, hassle-free gift.
My books, “Fortune Stellar” and “Tarot Tour Guide” also make great gifts for the tarot enthusiast in your life. You can get them from Amazon, or call me for a signed copy!
If holiday stress is getting you down, give yourself the gift you deserve and have a reading now to see what wonderful things 2015 has in store for you!
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Your One-Card Weekly Reading
 Your One-Card Reading this week is the Ace of Pentacles.
The Ace of Pentacles heralds something new for you, or some great fortune bestowed upon you.
This week, you may find a new opportunity to make money, or begin an important new project.
You might receive an early holiday present, or some other unexpected windfall.
The Ace of Pentacles also suggests a new commitment to your own self-care. Fitness and well-being must be your top priority!
No matter how many party invitations you receive, you must stay grounded, and take care of your responsibilities to yourself and others.
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Upcoming Events
Wednesday, December 17, 7 pm
Free Webinar
Global Tarot Circle
Spend an hour with tarot friends from all over the world! This month, we will do some holiday-related tarot exercises. You can join from your computer, laptop, or smartphone, or you can call in!
For log-in information, visit the event listing on the Tarot Circle web page.
Thursday, January 8, 2015 7 pm
Premium Webinar
Sharing Wisdom – Reading for Others
Tarot hobbyists, professional readers, and those somewhere in between, all share something in common. We all want to give the best readings possible to clients, family and friends.
In this online presentation, Christiana Gaudet will guide you through each step of performing a great reading. She will help you discover your personal style as a reader, and discuss some common pitfalls and ways to avoid them. She will give you insight in how to derive the most specific information possible from each reading.
Christiana’s virtual classroom is accessible using your computer or your telephone.
For registration information, visit the event listing on the Continuing Education website.
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Contact Christiana
Private readings and instruction are available by appointment.
Tarot parties at your home or office are available throughout Florida.
Call 813-948-4488 or toll free 866-99TAROT, or text 561-655-1160 for more information or to schedule your event.
Agent inquiries are welcome.
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