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Attention and Energy
This week's newsletter offers a profound new two-card tarot spread.
During a class I was teaching last year I made a student giggle when I begin a standing meditative exercise with the instruction for everyone to “stand with your feet on the floor.”
It was certainly a laugh-worthy moment. How else could one possibly stand?
What I meant to say, and should have said, was to bring your attention to the connection between your feet, the floor and the ground beneath.
My misspoken meditation points out some important points about how we work with energy.
Energy work, be it in meditation, healing, magick or divination, requires us to find the high spiritual energy that is inherent in the things we do every day, like breathing and standing.
We breathe autonomically. We stand on the floor without conceiving of the miracle that keeps us attached to this spinning planet. Yet, our breathe is the vehicle that meditation, magick, healing and divination possible. The connection between our feet and the ground below creates our spiritual grounding, and our ability to manifest health and prosperity. We sleep because we must, yet our dreams are often the gateway to guidance from loved ones and guardians.
When we give spiritual attention to our mundane tasks and activities, we are able to change and channel the energy around us, for healing and manifestation.
Take a Class in Palm City!
I am so pleased to be offering classes and special events in my Palm City conference room. Friends at a distance, don’t worry, I am working on offering on-line versions of these class as well. Keep your eye on this newsletter for more information about that soon!
Friends in the area, please mark your calendars and reserve your seats for these upcoming classes!
On Sunday, October 28, from 4 to 6 pm, I am teaching “Explore the Minor Arcana”. This class will introduce tarot beginners to the forty numbered cards of the Minor Arcana. Experienced readers will discover new ways to understand and interpret these important cards.
On Wednesday, November 14 from 7-9 pm I’m offering “Elemental Magick”. In this class you will learn how to harness the energy of Earth, Air, Fire and Water for healing, divination and manifestation.
Our November tarot class will be devoted to the sixteen Court cards; the Queens, Kings, Knights and Pages. These are the cards we often use to identify and describe ourselves and each other. In a reading, they can represent us and the people we know, but they can also offer advice, prediction and focus.
In this class you will learn to understand the Court cards when they present in a reading, and to use the Court cards to better understand yourself.
The class fee for each of these classes is $30. Class size is always limited. Our conference room offers an excellent atmosphere for small group discussion and intimate learning experiences.
Follow the links above, or in the Upcoming Events column, to register for these classes. I hope to see you in my classroom soon!
Attention and Energy Tarot Spread
I have a friend who always says, “where attention goes, so goes energy”. Think about what that means if we spend our time paying attention to our worries and fears!
The opposite is also true. If we give our attention to the things that matter most to us, the energy that flows there will certainly make a positive difference.
Here is a quick two-card contemplative tarot spread about how we direct energy in our lives.
Card 1: Where I need to put my attention.
Card 2: The result of sending energy in that direction.
Sometimes a small spread can be hugely profound. When I performed this for myself my first card was the Page of Cups. I need to put my attention toward communicating my heart. For me at this moment that could not be truer as I am working on some writing projects that are very important to me. The second card suggests that my result will be the Ace of Pentacles! This is as good sign for the commercial success of my projects, but also for the idea that I will give birth to something of substance and value.
Try this spread for yourself and see how the cards can motivate you to put your attention and energy where you can do the most good!
The Week in Review
This week I am opening registration for you to be able to receive a special Year End Mercury Retrograde Tarot Healing Session with me during the final Mercury retrograde of 2018, November 16-December 6. I am taking appointments for this special tarot session in advance. Read about the energy Mercury offers us when it is in retrograde, and what that energy can help us do for you! If you are ready to harness this energy for your own healing, now is the time to make your appointment!
In keeping with our topic this week, here is a post about energy I wrote back in 2013, “Three Examples of Hermetic Wisdom in Action”.
From Around the Web
I found an article from The Atlantic that supports something I have believed for a long time. Read “The Benefits of Optimism are Real”.
There can be a downside to placing too much emphasis on being present in the moment. Check out “When Mindfulness Goes Wrong” on Upworthy.
With Halloween just around the corner, perhaps you are looking for a special tarot spread to try at this very sacred time of year. Here’s one from Falcons and Pentacles.
Upcoming Events
Sunday, October 21, 4 to 6 pm
Free Class: Crystal Power for Tarot
Christiana’s Conference Room
1025 SW Martin Downs Blvd, Suite 203, Palm City, FL
Join guest teacher Mary Ellen Collins for a free class! Mary Ellen will teach us the art of crystal casting, and how to incorporate stones into your tarot reading. Bring your tarot deck, Mary Ellen will have crystals for you to use in your practice readings.
Class size is limited and currently full, please call Christiana at 561-655-1160 to get on the wait list.
Wednesday, October 24, 7-8 pm
Global Tarot Circle on Facebook Live
Join tarot friends from around the world for an hour of readings and tarot study. This session will celebrate the season with instruction and exercises for using tarot to connect with loved ones in spirit.
To join, simply visit my FB business page, hit LIKE and look for the live feed!
Sunday, October 28, 4-6 pm
Explore the Minor Arcana
Christiana’s Conference Room
1025 SW Martin Downs Blvd, Suite 203, Palm City, FL
Register now to take this class focusing on the forty numbered cards of the Minor Arcana.
This class will equip you to interpret these cards in your tarot readings, and to find the mundane and spiritual wisdom locked within them.
Class size is limited. You must reserve your seat by paying the $30 class fee. Visit the event listing on my website for more information.
Sunday, November 4, 4 to 6 pm
Tarot Meetup: Cards and Conversation
Panera Bread
2894 SW Town Center Way, Palm City, FL
Join us for fellowship, readings, tarot study and more! The meeting is free to attend, show your appreciation by supporting Panera while you are there.
Bring a tarot deck or borrow one at the meeting.
Wednesday, November 7 through Sunday, November 11
FPG Samhain 2018: A Journey Beyond the Veil
Maddox Ranch 2211 W Bella Vista Street, Lakeland, FL 33810
Join us for a day, the weekend or the entire festival! Visit the FPG website for more information!
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.
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.
Visit the event listing on my website to register.
A Divine Mirror
This week's Tarot Topics offers a tarot exercise to help you see and know yourself, a great collection of offerings for the beginning of Autumn and some exciting new classes.
When you look at yourself, what do you see? Do you see yourself through the eyes of those who couldn’t see your beauty, or didn’t appreciate your strength?
Do you see the stories others have told about you, rather than your own experiences?
Self-awareness can be difficult. We are all have blind spots where we can’t see some of our shortcomings. We also have blind spots that keep us from seeing our strengths and our unique gifts.
If we try to see ourselves only through the eyes of others, our self-perception will be limited to other people’s experiences, rather than our own.
If we try to see ourselves based on what we do, rather than who we are, we may see our abilities but miss understanding our core self.
One of the things I love most about tarot is that divination offers us a true mirror. That mirror allows us to see ourselves, without judgment, as we really are. That mirror helps us set goals to become who we want to be and do what we want to do.
Whether you read tarot for yourself, visit with a trusted reader, or both, checking in with that divine mirror can help you love yourself, appreciate your life, and set your goals and strive to meet them!
Register Now for Tarot Key Words at Dream Angels in Tequesta and Explore the Major Arcana in Palm City
Don't miss my visit to Dream Angels in Tequesta, Florida, on Thursday, September 27th at 7 pm for a class in Tarot Key Words and Interpretations. You can reserve your seat on the Dream Angels website.
The next class in my Palm City Conference room will be held September 30th, but the class is already full! Don't miss the Encore Presentation of Explore the Major Arcana to be held October 10th! The class fills fast and class size is limited so don't wait to sign up if you want to attend!
The Week in Review
After a whirlwind tarot tour, I am just getting back to working on my blogs. I will have at least one new post for you by next week.
Meanwhile, here is a post from 2012 that fits this week's theme perfectly! Read Tarot and the Search for Identity: Five Ways Tarot Can Help You Discover Yourself.
From 2013, here is a game we played at a tarot meetup, based on the exercise in this newsletter!
Global Tarot Circle on Facebook Live met on September 24. You can watch it in archive on YouTube!
From Around the Web
The Tarot Blog Hop for Mabon, the autumnal equinox, happened on September 21. Visit the Master List to read the topic, then follow the links to see what sixteen tarotists had to share.
Myna's Moon has a Mabon Tarot Spread for you to try!
From Kimberly Essex, here is a Meditation for Mabon!
Upcoming Events
Wednesday September 26, 7 pm (Tonight!)
Skill Share: Reading, Reiki and More
Christiana's Conference Room
1025 SW Martin Downs Blvd, Ste 203, Palm City
Bring your tarot cards, oracle cards, pendulums, Reiki energy, etc., and get ready to give and receive short sessions.
One of the big complaints I hear at our meetings is how hard it is to get practice as a tarot reader, diviner or healer. This is a great opportunity to practice and share, as well as an opportunity to receive readings and healings! No experience is necessary, just a willingness to learn and share!
This event is free to attend, bring a snack and/or beverage to share if you can! RSVP on the meetup site.
Thursday, September 27, 7 pm
Tarot Key Words and Interpretations
Dream Angels
128 Bridge Road, Tequesta, FL
If a tarot card can mean many different things, how do we know how to interpret the cards in a specific reading? Do we have to memorize card meanings? What if the classic card meaning doesn't fit in the context of the question?
Whether you are a beginner or advanced tarot reader, chances are you've struggled with these questions, and others, as you strive to makes sense of, and find wisdom in, your tarot cards.In this exciting workshop, Christiana Gaudet will teach you some easy-yet-insightful systems for interpreting any combination of cards in any situation. More importantly, she'll help you learn to find the way your own intuition and spiritual guidance can lead you to find truth in every tarot reading. Class cost is $25 at the door or $20 in advance.
Pre-register on the Dream Angels website.
Sunday, September 30 4 pm
Explore the Major Arcana
Christiana's Conference Room
1025 SW Martin Downs Blvd
Suite 203
Palm City, FL
This class filled before I had the chance to post it online. See the encore presentation on October 10.
Sunday, October 7, 4 pm
Cards and Conversation
Panera Bread
2894 Southwest Town Center Way Palm City
Join Tarot Circle of the Treasure Coast Meetup for conversation, food, readings and tarot study at this informal free workshop. You can RSVP on the meetup site or simply join us at Panera!
Wednesday, October 10, 7 pm
Explore the Major Arcana (Encore Presenation)
Christiana's Conference Room
1025 SW Martin Downs Blvd
Suite 203
Palm City, FL
Fee $30 Due at Registration
Register now to save your seat for our encore presentation of this Major Arcana class for beginners and others. The original class scheduled for September 30 filled completely even before I posted it online, so I have added this date for those who couldn't attend that class.
In this class you will learn the spiritual lessons and interpretations for the twenty-two cards of the Major Arcana. These cards are considered the "greater secrets" of the tarot.
By the end of the class you will be able to do insightful Major Arcana readings, and will have a much greater understanding of tarot in general.
Class size is limited. You must preregister to attend this class. You may preregister with a credit card by phone by calling 561-655-1160, or you may visit the event listing on my website to pay online.
Sunday, October 21, 4 pm
Free Class!
Crystal Power for Tarot with Mary Ellen Collins
Christianas Conference Room
1025 SW Martin Downs Blvd #203
Palm City, FL 34990
Join Mary Ellen Collins for a special evening of divination combining tarot cards with a crystal oracle. Reading crystals is a unique way to work with the energy of divination. In this workshop you will learn how to create your own oracle with a collection of tumbled crystals that are cast like runes. Then we will combine the crystal-casting process with a tarot reading to give it depth and nuance.
Every class presented by Mary Ellen features lots of hands-on practice exercise so that everyone gets a chance to read. (One bonus of the class is that because of the practice exercise, participants receive a free mini-reading from one another so be sure to come to class with questions!) We will be using a set of sample crystals so there is no need to bring crystals. Likewise, if you dont have a tarot deck we also have plenty of decks that you can borrow.
This class is free of charge; a gift to the tarot community. Seating is limited. Call or text Christiana to RSVP at 561-655-1160.
Sunday, October 28, 4 pm
Special Class! Explore the Minor Arcana
Christianas Conference Room
1025 SW Martin Downs Blvd #203
Palm City, FL 34990
Join me for a special class that will kick-start or deepen your tarot studies as we explore the forty numbered cards of the Minor Arcana.
Seating for this class is limited. The class fee is $30. You can pay via PayPal on my website, or call or text me at 561-655-1160 to pay by phone.
