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The Only Constant
This week, we are talking about the inevitability of change.
The life cycle of a butterfly.
Years ago, I worked for a radio station. I knew something big had happened when, upon walking in one morning, I saw that an inspirational poster had been hung in a prominent spot. It read, “The Only Constant is Change”. I discovered there had been a huge personnel change overnight. At that moment, I thought the poster was a cheesy attempt to motivate us during a difficult time. In retrospect, I must admit that I have used that phrase to motivate myself countless times over the years after first seeing it that day.
We spiritual people talk about change all the time. We want to shift, transform, transmute, and evolve. We want personal change and social change. We want metamorphosis. We know that when we say that change is the only constant, we are also saying that a refusal to change leaves us stuck.
Change comes in two forms: the changes we choose and the changes that are forced upon us.
Sometimes, we forget that change, though necessary, is always hard. Even when we choose a carefully thought-out evolution, there may be grief, fear, guilt, and regret.
When change comes against our will, it can be even worse. Then, we must either accept or resist. Often, we resist at first and then slowly accept the inevitable.
Everything in nature is designed to change, including we humans. Yet, we get comfortable in what we know, even when what we know isn’t what we want.
To embrace change, we must embrace discomfort. We must also embrace the fact that resisting change will bring even more discomfort in the long run.
The StaarCon 5 Imagining of Pixie Arcana. Art and composition by Stacey Williams-Ng, backgrounds by Animix.
The StaarCorner
StaarCon 2024 AfterGlow
On Thursday, October 17, at 5 pm, join Serena Fox in her new lounge, Mystic Lounging, for a full-moon-inspired session.
On Sunday, October 20, at 5 pm, join me in the Tea with Your Tarot Fairy Godmother Lounge for a session on the best strategies for teaching and learning tarot.
StaarCon 5
Maria Alviz Hernando will present at StaarCon 5 for the third time. Maria joins us in person from Madrid, Spain. You can also spend time with her virtually almost every month in her lounge on Accelevents.
Maria’s first book will be published by Weiser Books, one of StaarCon’s sponsors. At StaarCon 5, she will offer two classes.
On Saturday, join her for Exvote Magic: History and Creation of Magical Offerings. On Sunday, Maria will offer a nuts-and-bolts tarot class appropriate for professional readers and those aspiring.
Get your StaarCon 5 tickets now!
A photograph of StaarCon presenter Maria Alviz Hernando presenting at StaarCon 2024.
Closeup of the Wheel of Fortune tarot card.
Two Cards of Change
One of the first things we learn as beginning tarot students is not to fear Major Arcana 13, “The Death Card.” We are taught that while the lesson of Death is to accept all the cycles of nature, when Death appears in divination, it is likely discussing a change, such as a new job, marriage, or pregnancy, rather than a tragedy.
Death may appear to invite us to explore the feelings we have about our mortality and that of our loved ones.
Another card that speaks of change is the Wheel of Fortune. The Wheel of Fortune speaks to us of luck, fate, patterns, and karma. Yet, Major Arcana 10, the Wheel of Fortune, can also talk about the turn of the wheel that creates a change in your fortune. When upright, the change is desired. When reversed or ill-dignified, it may be a change you wouldn’t have asked for.
When we see the Wheel of Fortune as a card of change, we see the change as very likely unavoidable and likely caused by something outside of our influence. Death, too, will often speak of the changes we cannot avoid and did not create.
Which cards, then, speak of the changes we choose?
I think many of the Swords cards speak of our choices, as do a few Cups cards.
I have heard that some people see the Major Arcana, in general, as things that can’t be changed and the Minor Arcana as things over which we have influence. I bristle against this sweeping limitation. Yet, it is true that when we speak about change, the Major Arcana cards that address the energy of change do seem to talk about external influences, while the Minor Arcana cards do seem to indicate that we can make choices about the changes happening.
Tarot Workshop at the Mandel Public Library in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The Week in Review
October is off to a great start for me, with Halloween parties, a psychic gallery, and making myself available for in-person readings in three locations: Stuart, Port Saint Lucie, and West Palm Beach. Call or text 561-655-1160 to schedule your in-person reading or your session by phone, Zoom, or FaceTime.
From Around the Web
I loved seeing this short article on bookriot.com about how many publishers are beginning to publish tarot decks!
Once in a while, we find a fun and funny tarot deck. I laughed out loud when I saw this review of the Cheetos Tarot.
It’s Daily Tarot Girl Kate’s annual Halloween tarot spread!
A woman meditating on her living room floor.
Making Magic
Do we ever perform magic to create significant change? I think sometimes we do, but it is usually for something specific, such as fertility magic to assist in becoming pregnant or money magic to assist in finding a new job.
Sometimes, we have the need for change but don’t know what change we want. I think it could be dangerous to manifest unspecified change. Here, I think it is better to ask for direction.
Divination is great magic for finding direction, but so is meditation. When we open our minds to the universe and ask for nothing other than a push in the right direction, positive change can come quickly!
Message from Spirit Members-only Livestream on YouTube - October 29th @ 7 pm.
Upcoming Events
Weekly YouTube Events
Monday 9:30 am: Your 3-Card Weekly Reading
Thursday Noon: Tarot Topics Newsletter Recap
Friday Noon: Your Friday Weekly Wrap-up
Saturday 12:30 pm: Saturday Psychic Sampler
Card and Craft Academy
Card and Craft Academy will close permanently on November 15th.
Look for Christiana’s new and improved academy soon! Until then, Christiana is offering personal mentorship classes in person and online.
Existing students of Card and Craft Academy will be offered a similar course in the new location as soon as the course becomes available. Students who take advantage of the offer to access the new course will also receive a coupon for a free month of our new all-access subscription when the full site is available.
If you are a Card and Craft Academy student, your invitation will be mailed to the email address you used to log in to the old account. If your address changes, you can contact Christiana to recover your account.
Christiana Gaudet with her grandchildren.
About Christiana Gaudet
Card and Craft, Inc.
Southeastern Tarot Artists and Readers, LLC.
Christiana Gaudet
770 SE Indian Street
Stuart, Florida 34997-5604
Locations in Port Saint Lucie, West Palm Beach, and Stuart, Florida!
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
TikTok @christianagaudettarot
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 are available almost everywhere!
Call toll free 866-99TAROT (866-998-2768)
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Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 7 Issue 42
October 16, 2024
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Tricks and Treats
When we say that someone is haunted, very rarely do we mean to imply that they are having ghostly visitations. Rather, we are haunted by our memories and the injuries of our past. This week, we are putting those old ghosts to rest.
Children in costume trick or treating.
Not surprisingly, I love the spiritual and secular aspects of spooky season. I also love discovering the origins of all our holiday traditions. For example, the tradition of trick-or-treating originated from the custom of leaving sweets on doorsteps to placate the spirits who came back to seek vengeance on Halloween.
We humans often try to bargain with the energies we see as spiritual forces. That bargaining is something I think about often.
This week, though, I am contemplating the metaphor of appeasing our ghosts.
Beyond the concept of ghosts as actual spirits, we also use the term to describe things of our past with which we haven’t made peace. When we say that someone is haunted, very rarely do we mean to imply that they are having ghostly visitations. Rather, we are haunted by our memories and the injuries of our past.
To extend this metaphor, I think many of us are constantly tricked by the ghosts of our past. We often pay homage to what has hurt us rather than doing the painful work of healing.
Consider the person who grew up in an abusive family but puts their abuser on a pedestal or the person who blames others for their problems rather than taking responsibility for their own healing. It is impossible to heal when we cannot see or know the truth about our past.
Even those of us lucky enough to have avoided terrible trauma still have hurtful memories that cause us to believe negative and untrue things about life and about ourselves.
As we honor our ancestors and enjoy spooky season this month, let’s do what we can to put our personal ghosts to rest. We do that by unpacking and reprocessing past events, being gentle with our younger selves, and realizing that some things that we were taught and told might not be the truth.
The StaarCon 5 Imagining of Pixie Arcana. Art and composition by Stacey Williams-Ng, backgrounds by Animix.
The StaarCorner
StaarCon 2024 AfterGlow
This month, join us for three special lounge events!
On Friday, October 11, at 5 pm, Join María Alviz Hernando in The Sybil’s Tarot Lounge for a session reviewing real tarot reading case studies.
On Thursday, October 17, at 5 pm, join Serena Fox in her new lounge, Mystic Lounging, for a full-moon-inspired session.
On Sunday, October 20, at 5 pm, join me in the Tea with Your Tarot Fairy Godmother Lounge for a session on the best strategies for teaching and learning tarot.
StaarCon 5
One of the things I am excited about is that we will be talking about tarot in some very interesting ways at StaarCon 5. We will have sessions exploring connections between tarot and martial arts, neuroscience, music, and poetry. I am happy to announce that we are welcoming first-time presenter Caroline Ironwill to talk about tarot and neurodivergence. Caroline is a Canadian tarot reader and certified coach with a following on YouTube.
At StaarCon 5, we will discover many ways to understand and celebrate tarot. Please join us!
A photograph of StaarCon presenter Caroline Ironwill.
Tarot cards on a wooden table with cups and a bowl of fruit.
Ask Tarot for the Truth
Many tarot spreads have a position for the past or recent events. Yet, most tarot spreads do not offer positions to help us deeply unpack and reprocess the past, so we often have to ask the right questions and create our own spreads.
What are the best questions to ask the cards when we are trying to understand something from the past? We want to discover the truth rather than the mythology that has sprung up about the past. That means we are asking the cards to show us what is true about something or someone. For example, we can ask questions such as the following.
What was this person’s intention when they did this?
What were the factors present at the time that caused me to make this choice?
How did those long-ago events affect my life?
What is true about this situation?
What can I know about this?
Psychic Gallery at Banyan Soul Yoga Studio - October 13th @ 4 pm.
The Week in Review
This Sunday, join me at Banyan Soul Yoga Studio in Stuart for a Psychic Gallery. Tickets are limited!
If you missed our October Mediumship and Magic class, watch the replay!
From Around the Web
Did you know Salem, Massachusetts, is a great place to celebrate Halloween? Here’s why!
Daily Tarot Girl Kate has a tarot spread to help you stop holding on to the past and move forward.
Psychology Today offers these tips to help heal childhood trauma.
Closeup of tarot reading and study.
Making Magic
Can magic help us release the ghosts of our past? Yes, but we need to be careful to avoid spiritual bypassing and what therapists call “magical thinking.”
In psychology, magical thinking is the belief that our thoughts and actions directly influence external events.
But, wait a minute, isn’t that what we magical people know to be true?
This is where critical thinking is paramount.
We know that magic works and can make a difference. Yet, we also know that the magical and the mundane must work together. If we are doing magic to heal, we must also do the daily tasks that promote our healing and avoid the things that hurt us.
I believe that tarot is a fabulous magical tool for helping us understand and release our personal hauntings. Yet, we must show up for the deeply emotional work that goes along with understanding tarot and ourselves. The efficacy of our magic will be directly affected by the depth of our emotional presence.
Tarot Topics Newsletter Recap - Thursdays at Noon Live on YouTube.
Upcoming Events
Weekly YouTube Events
Monday 9:30 am: Your 3-Card Weekly Reading
Thursday Noon: Tarot Topics Newsletter Recap
Friday Noon: Your Friday Weekly Wrap-up
Saturday 12:30 pm: Saturday Psychic Sampler
Card and Craft Academy
Card and Craft Academy will close on October 15th and reopen soon at christianagaudet.com!
Students will be offered a similar course in the new location as soon as the course becomes available. Students who take advantage of the offer to access the new course will also receive a coupon for a free month of our new all-access subscription when the full site is available.
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!
Christiana Gaudet with her cards.
About Christiana Gaudet
Card and Craft, Inc.
Southeastern Tarot Artists and Readers, LLC.
Christiana Gaudet
3559 SW Corporate Parkway
Palm City, Florida 34990-8152
Coming soon! Locations in Port Saint Lucie, West Palm Beach, and Stuart, Florida!
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
TikTok @christianagaudettarot
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 are 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 Appointments Online
Schedule online at https://christiana-gaudet.as.me.
Agent inquiries are welcome.
Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 7 Issue 41
October 9, 2024
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Count Your Fears
Since some fears are real and helpful, and others are false and hurtful, how can we manage our anxieties so that we can be protected but not limited?
A child afraid of the dark.
I have always loved the expression, ‘count your blessings.” I use this as a spiritual directive to enumerate the things in life for which I am grateful. I think the exercise of making lists can be magical and healing as well as practical.
Gratitude is such an important practice. Yet, we must also acknowledge all our feelings, including fear.
In the spiritual community, fear is often met with shame. Someone once told me that fear is “False Evidence Appearing Real.” Certainly, we do sometimes have anxieties about things that don’t exist. Yet, fear is a survival mechanism that keeps us safe. It is important that we avoid real things that can hurt us, and fear helps us do that. We do not need to feel ashamed of our fears.
On the other hand, some people use their fears as a shield to protect them from the rigors of personal growth. I think it is these behaviors that cause well-intentioned spiritual people to suggest that fear is never real or appropriate.
Since some fears are real and helpful, and others are false and hurtful, how can we manage our anxieties so that we can be protected but not limited?
I think the solution is to count your fears. Make a list of all the things that you worry about. Then, go through the list, making decisions about each fear one by one. Is this fear real? What can I do about it?
Scratch off the fears that aren’t about anything real. Then, you are left with actual concerns. Make a plan for how you will deal with each one. If there is no practical solution, prayer and acceptance are reasonable options.
It is impossible and unsafe to live a life that is truly fearless. Yet, if we take the time and energy to understand and manage our fears, we can live life fearlessly and joyfully.
The StaarCon 5 Imagining of Pixie Arcana. Art and composition by Stacey Williams-Ng, backgrounds by Animix.
The StaarCorner
StaarCon 2024 AfterGlow
If you are a StaarCon 2024 ticketholder, mark your calendar for these upcoming lounge events.
On Friday, October 11, at 5 pm, Join María Alviz Hernando in The Sybil’s Tarot Lounge for a session reviewing real tarot reading case studies.
On Thursday, October 17, at 5 pm, join Serena Fox in her new lounge, Mystic Lounging, for a full-moon-inspired session.
On Sunday, October 20, at 5 pm, join me in the Tea with Your Tarot Fairy Godmother Lounge for a session on the best strategies for teaching and learning tarot.
StaarCon 5
Brenda Elizabeth is a member of our local divination community and has been an important member of our StaarCon community since the very beginning. She will present at StaarCon 5 and is also an exhibitor and a sponsor.
StaarCon is different from other divination conferences in many ways. One of those ways is that we have such a strong local community of talented diviners, artists, and creators who help make StaarCon happen.
Brenda has presented at the Witch City Tarot Gathering as well as StaarCon. At StaarCon 5, she will lead us in a Third Eye Yoga Nidra meditation designed to increase intuition and teach a class on using tarot to read your chakras.
We are grateful to Brenda and to all those who work to make StaarCon fabulous. Make your plan now to join us in January!
A photograph of StaarCon presenter Brenda Elizabeth.
A spooky image of a tarot reader.
Fear and Tarot
Tarot generates a lot of needless fear and some legitimate fears.
Some people fear tarot because they believe that tarot is inherently evil. Obviously, nothing could be further from the truth.
Some people fear getting a tarot reading because they don’t want to be scammed. Sadly, that is a legitimate fear because a lot of scam artists use tarot to rip people off. Nicely, it is easy to find and work with tarot readers who have legitimate reputations and community support.
Some people, even tarot readers, fear certain cards in the deck. It is important to know that every card in the deck gives important messages.
Some tarot students fear reading for others because they don’t trust their skills yet. The way around this is to be clear that you are still a student.
Some people fear getting a tarot reading because they think they will hear bad news about their future. Typically, a good tarot reading will be helpful and will offer suggestions to make your future what you want it to be. Yet, it is also true that we will sometimes hear things we don’t want to hear. Healing comes when we are able to discern unpleasant truths, face them, and find solutions.
October Mediumship and Magic Webinar - Livestream on YouTube - October 8th @ 7 pm.
The Week in Review
Join us tonight at 7 pm ET for Global Tarot Circle on YouTube Live.
On Sunday, join us in person at the Palm City Panera Bread at 4 pm for our monthly tarot meetup.
On Tuesday, October 8, join us on YouTube Live at 7 pm ET for a seasonal class, October Mediumship and Magic.
From Around the Web
Thank you, Forbes, for addressing the issue of scammers impersonating tarot readers on social media!
Here is Theresa Reed’s monthly forecast for October.
Incandescent Tarot just published a tarot spread for facing fear.
A woman sitting at a window writing in a notebook on a rough wooden sill.
Making Magic
Making lists and crossing items off them can be a magical act.
When we write something on paper, we make it real. When we write a solution to a problem, we have taken a magical step as well as a practical one.
This is why many magical rituals involve writing things and burning the paper as a way of releasing what we don’t need or attracting what we do.
Listing your fears won’t make them worse. However, making an effort to solve and release them can be a magical exercise with helpful results.
Cards and Conversation Tarot Meetup - Sunday, October 6th @ 4 pm at Panera Bread in Palm City, Florida.
Upcoming Events
Weekly YouTube Events
Monday 9:30 am: Your 3-Card Weekly Reading
Thursday Noon: Tarot Topics Newsletter Recap
Friday Noon: Your Friday Weekly Wrap-up
Saturday 12:30 pm: Saturday Psychic Sampler
Card and Craft Academy
Card and Craft Academy will close on October 15th and reopen soon at christianagaudet.com!
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!
Christiana Gaudet and Teri Salomoni.
About Christiana Gaudet
Card and Craft, Inc.
Southeastern Tarot Artists and Readers, LLC.
Christiana Gaudet
3559 SW Corporate Parkway
Palm City, Florida 34990-8152
Coming soon! Locations in Port Saint Lucie, West Palm Beach, and Stuart, Florida!
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
TikTok @christianagaudettarot
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 are 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 Appointments Online
Schedule online at https://christiana-gaudet.as.me.
Agent inquiries are welcome.
Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 7 Issue 40
October 2, 2024
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Before Us
To understand where we are, we need to understand how we got here.
Concept illustration of a family tree.
The word ‘before’ can mean at least two different things. When we speak of time, ‘before’ means in the past. When we speak of the present, ‘before’ means what is in front of us.
At this time of year, our thoughts often turn to those who came before us – our ancestors. We might wonder what past generations would think of what we have before us – the difficulties we face that can seem insurmountable.
Many people find comfort in the stories of their ancestors. The problem, of course, is that not all of our ancestors were admirable people. In mediumship, I have learned to believe that, after leaving this life, people find healing and become better than they were. Regardless of their actions in life, our ancestors are available to us now in spirit for wisdom, support, and guidance. In recent years, primarily due to the ground-breaking work of Nancy Hendrickson, we tarotists have been using tarot to learn about our ancestors and work with them in deeply spiritual ways.
We have all heard the admonition that if we do not remember our history, we are doomed to repeat it. Yet, history is a tricky subject. Whether political, cultural, or familial, history is often misrepresented, misreported, and misremembered. Primary source material can be helpful as we try to make sense of the past.
As children, we are often told things about ourselves and our families that we need to unpack and revisit as adults. If we fail to reprocess these beliefs, we often struggle to have healthy relationships. That’s because many of us were taught to respect people who truly were not worthy of that respect.
In tarot spreads, there is very often a position for the past. I have wondered if it is necessary to consider the past in every tarot reading. Yet, as the expression goes, we didn’t just fall out of a coconut tree. Wherever we are and whatever we are doing is happening in the context of all that came before us.
To understand what we are facing now, we must understand what has come before us and how we got here. Divination, research, and asking the hard questions help us do that.
Understanding our history, personally and collectively, is a spiritual matter as well as a fact-finding mission. Yet, we also must deal with shameful aspects of the past. Sometimes, we minimize and deny. Other times, we hyperfocus and catastrophize.
We must find a way to understand and speak of the past clearly and honestly without fear of shame. Only then are we able to create our best possible future.
The StaarCon 5 Imagining of Pixie Arcana. Art and composition by Stacey Williams-Ng, backgrounds by Animix.
The StaarCorner
StaarCon 2024 AfterGlow
We will open some new lounges this fall in advance of StaarCon 5. Watch this space for announcements!
Mark your calendars for Sunday, October 20, at 5 pm, when I will present a special workshop in my lounge about best practices for teaching and learning tarot.
I know that people are still enjoying the recordings of presentations. The year-long AfterGlow gives us a real opportunity to immerse ourselves in our presenter’s offerings.
StaarCon 5
We are excited to offer a digital divination art show at StaarCon 5. We are collecting images from artists and publishers. These images will be displayed on a large screen in the StaarCon Marketplace, which is open to the public.
As card readers, we find art inextricable from our work. Celebrating our artists has always been a primary goal of StaarCon. Make sure you visit the digital art show at StaarCon 5. If you are an artist of divination tools and want to have your work displayed, please send your images!
Mary Ellen Collins telling a story inspired by Ciro Marchetti's tarot art at StaarCon 2024.
Close-up of hands holding a tarot deck.
Ancestral Healing in the Cards
Many tarot cards can discuss the need for ancestral healing and assist us in ancestral magic.
Of course, the Empress and Emperor can be parents, and the Court cards can all be family members.
The Ten of Pentacles is a card that speaks of generations, legacy, ancestors, and progeny.
The Six of Cups speaks of the past.
Any time you perform a tarot reading, regardless of the question or topic, it is possible that generational and ancestral concerns may appear in the cards. It may be loved ones in spirit who want to say hello or traumas of the past that are the root cause of current problems.
In tarot, as in life, to understand where we are, we need to understand how we got here.
Tarot for New Seasons Members-only Livestream on YouTube - September 30 @ 7 pm.
The Week in Review
Voting in the World Divination Association Awards ends September 29. Please vote for me for Best Tarot Reader and Best Divination Teacher.
I had a fun time teaching tarot at Mandel Library in West Palm Beach on Saturday. I am usually there once a quarter, but because of the way the calendar worked this year, I will be back to teach another free tarot class at the library on Saturday, October 26!
Did you catch last night’s class on YouTube Live, Problem People and Tarot? Watch the replay!
If you are a member of my YouTube channel, join us on Monday, September 30, at 7 pm for a members-only livestream.
From Around the Web
Check out these tools for ancestral divination and magic from La Panthère Studio.
Facinghistory.org offers help in teaching history, but it is also a great website for anyone who wants to consider their personal or cultural history more deeply.
Christina Ricci has created the Cat Full of Spiders Tarot Deck!
Hands pointing to a picture in a photo album.
Making Magic
Much of the magic we do is healing magic. Much of what we must heal is generational trauma. Can the very ancestors who are the architects of our pain help us heal?
I believe so because of the power they receive and cultivate after leaving this life. I think we can even call on the spirits of the very people who hurt us in life for help in healing if we feel moved to do so.
In our society, we often discuss breaking generational patterns. When we heal from generational trauma, we create something better for those who will come next.
I also believe that when we do our work to heal our generational wounding, that healing energy travels to our ancestors as well as to our progeny.
Global Tarot Circle on YouTube Live - October 2nd @ 7 pm.
Upcoming Events
Weekly YouTube Events
Monday 9:30 am: Your 3-Card Weekly Reading
Thursday Noon: Tarot Topics Newsletter Recap
Friday Noon: Your Friday Weekly Wrap-up
Saturday 12:30 pm: Saturday Psychic Sampler
Card and Craft Academy
Card and Craft Academy will close on October 15th and reopen soon at christianagaudet.com!
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
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About Christiana Gaudet
Card and Craft, Inc.
Southeastern Tarot Artists and Readers, LLC.
Christiana Gaudet
3559 SW Corporate Parkway
Palm City, Florida 34990-8152
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Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 7 Issue 39
September 25, 2024
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