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The Right Moment
It is hard to know when the moment is right to make a change or execute a plan. Logic, intuition, and courage must align to find and seize the right moment.
Timing is everything. When we are ready to make a change, seize an opportunity, or have an important conversation, we must feel that the time is right.
Sometimes it is hard to know when the right moment is, or if the right moment will ever come.
Often, the moment is right, but we do not feel ready.
When we look to the past with regret, it is often because of something we failed to do, chose not to do, or forgot to do. For whatever reason, the moment did not feel right, or we did not feel ready.
Regret is never helpful. Whether it is entirely true or not, it feels good to tell ourselves that we did not do something because we just were not ready.
The problem is, sometimes there is a window of opportunity that is only open for a certain time.
We cannot change what we did or did not do in the past. What we can do is be very aware of the present moment. We must act when the time is right. Sometimes, we must do this whether or not we feel ready.
But how do we know the when the moment is right?
There is a combination of logic and intuition that can let us know it is time to move. It may be that the window of opportunity is closing, so there is no choice. It may be that the moment feels right. It may be that divination and signs from the universe seem to give the go ahead.
We must learn to pay attention, use logic, intuition, and divination, and be willing to take a leap before we feel ready. Then, we will seize the right moment for the right opportunities.
The StaarCorner
As the StaarCon 2022 AfterGlow ends, I would like to take a moment to thank our vendors, both online and in person, for being such an important part of StaarCon.
Our vendors share their creativity, along with their time, expertise, and energy, to make sure we have lasting mementos and tools to enjoy long after the conference has ended.
If you are interested in being a vendor for StaarCon 2023, please email me.
Hybrid Minor Arcana Tarot Class
On Thursday, March 31 at 7 pm ET I am teaching a hybrid tarot class on the Minor Arcana of tarot. The class is called Minor Arcana Numbers, Elements, and Truth. You can attend in person in Palm City, or online on Zoom.
This class is great for beginners, intermediate readers, and professionals.
In this class you will learn how numerology and the Four Elements can help you find the lessons, stories, and meanings of the forty numbered Minor Arcana cards.
For more information, and to get your ticket, visit the event listing on my website.
Is the Moment Right? Find Out with Tarot
If you are planning to do something and want to know when the right time will be, divination can help. Astrology can give information about auspicious timing. A pendulum can let you know if the right moment is now.
Asking the correct questions of tarot can give a great deal of insight when it comes to timing the execution of your plan.
Here are some helpful questions to ask.
What happens if I do this right now?
What happens if I wait?
What happens if I do this in three months?
What signs will tell me the time is right?
Northeastern Spring Tarot Tour
I will be in Connecticut May 26 through June 5. I will be offering private readings at True Bikram Yoga in Madison, Ct. I am available for house calls and psychic house parties throughout Connecticut. I am also able to travel to Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New York.
As always, my available time will book quickly. Please call or text me at 561-655-1160 to schedule your appointment.
I am so excited to see my northeastern friends this spring!
The Week in Review
It is a new month, so make sure you check out your tarotscopes on my YouTube channel.
Did you catch our class on YouTube about the tarot Twos? You can watch the replay.
From Around the Web
Forbes gives us 15 Strategies for Finding Courage.
Here are 12 Ways to Tap Into Your Inner Knowing.
Tarot appears in movies and television quite often. Sometimes the readings we see in fiction are based on actual tarot knowledge and tradition. Sometimes, not so much. Here is a fun article from Collider about that.
Guidance on The Journey
Most tarotists agree that predicting timing is one of the hardest things to do. Yet, when we look to tarot cards to give us information about qualities of time rather than quantities of time, we can often get valuable information about when the right moment will be.
For example, the Knight of Swords and the Eight of Wands suggest swift action. The Knight of Pentacles advises us to take our time. Temperance, the High Priestess, and the Hermit all advise patience. The Aces may tell us to strike while the iron is hot.
When you are working with your tarot cards, consider which cards are slow, and which are quick. Which cards advise action, and which cards advise us to wait?
Upcoming Events and Tours
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
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 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 5 Issue 9
March 2, 2022
Finding the Gifts
Tarot is the gift that keeps on giving.
One of the creative things I have been doing during this time of social distancing is reconnecting with the ladies I used to play music with when I lived in the Tampa area. Now, we are not only socially distanced, we have many miles between us. Yet, we are finding ways to play songs together. It’s been fun, inspiring, healing and a little bittersweet.
The song we are working on right now is an updated version of the old Shaker hymn, “Simple Gifts”. I sang a version of this song with my church choir when I was a teen.
It seems appropriate for this time.
So often when we think of gifts, we think of packages with bows wrapped in shiny paper. I love to give and receive those sorts of gifts! Yet, there are many gifts that don’t come with giftwrap, and weren’t purchased at a store.
One spiritual survival technique is to try to find the gift in everything, even during very difficult times. During this pandemic I have seen this in clients’ readings. Even though this is affecting everyone, we are all going through different challenges. As part of that, there seems to be a unique spiritual gift, that is, a lesson or an opportunity, that is available to each of us.
To find that gift, and to nurture it and treasure it, is helpful.
We also use the word ‘gift’ to discuss our talents. Often, we don’t identify our own talents because they come so easily to us. When something is easy for us to do, we assume everyone can do it as well as we can!
‘Gifts’ is also a word that we use to discuss our psychic and spiritual abilities. Sometimes I find this an unhealthy nomenclature. Fraudulent professional mystics often use this word to describe their talents as a way of suggesting that they are aligned with spiritual forces to which average people have no access.
At the same time, if we recognize the word ‘gifts’ as another word for ‘talents’, we recognize that we can always work to develop our gifts, be they spiritual, artistic, or technical.
We often admire gifts of exceptionality. That is, talent that is unique and unlike what most people can do. On an amateur level, we need to know that even if our talents don’t set us above others, what we can do well, and what we enjoy doing, is still a gift to ourselves and to those around us.
Being able to find the gifts in our situation, and to find the gifts within ourselves, is a survival tool in difficult times, and a tool that can help us thrive in life.
The StaarCorner
What happens at a tarot conference? At the Southeastern Tarot Artists and Readers Conference, you can expect a wide range of workshops and classes on tarot, Lenormand, Kipper, psychic development, meditation, and all things magical and mystical.
You can expect to meet some of the best artists and authors in the world of cartomancy and divination. You can expect to explore a vending hall filled with high-quality tools and art.
You can also expect to spend time making friends and connecting with like-minded people, sharing ideas, readings, techniques, and experiences.
Learn more about StaarCon, and register to attend, on the StaarCon website.
StaarCon Presenter Kim Danbert
Tarologist & Spiritual Educator
Finding the Gift with Tarot
When you find yourself in a difficult situation, simply ask the cards a question such as, “What is the gift for me here?”
When you are struggling to grow in your life, or to understand yourself better, ask the cards to show you a hidden talent that you could develop.
It is easy to ask questions like this and pull a single card, or a small group of cards, in answer. You can also ask questions such as, “How can I develop my talents?” or “What do I need to do the find the gift in this difficult set of circumstances?”
When we dialogue with the cards about the gifts within and around us, we take responsibility for our growth, and for our positive and productive response to challenges. We learn about the tools we have, and how to better use them.
Practical Tarot Techniques on Zoom
Join me on Thursday, May 21, from 7 to 9 pm EDT on Zoom for a tarot class appropriate for readers of all levels of experience.
What is the best way to give a general reading? How can you use tarot to interpret a dream? What spreads can you use to make a decision?
There are so many techniques for working with tarot! In this hands-on workshop we will explore spreads, interpretations, and techniques for reading for yourself and others.
Grab your tarot deck and get ready to expand your skills and understanding!
Class fee is $37.50. Register now!
The Week in Review
This week saw the end of April, and the beginning of May. The first day of May is an important day on many calendars around the world. I led an informal ceremony on Facebook Live which featured a four-card tarot spread. I wrote about the powerful cards that appeared on my 78 Magickal Tools Blog.
You can see the ceremony in archive, as well as the other live events I do every week, on my Facebook business page and my YouTube channel.
From Around the Web
Check out the Tarot Blog Hop for May First. Start with the Master List to to see the topic, and follow the links to read what six different blogs had to say.
Read your tarotscope for May, from Starcana.
You can always count on the Tarot Lady, Theresa Reed, for great monthly astrology forecasts. Here is what Theresa has to say for May 2020.
Cards for Your Consideration
It was impossible for me to find only one card, or a single set of cards, that speaks to the topic of finding the gifts within a situation and within ourselves.
Certainly, the Aces and the Pages come to mind as the beginning of a journey of learning and discovery.
The Aces, too, in the Waite-Smith depiction, show the heavenly gift of each element, and speak of heaven as the source of all gifts.
The Star easily depicts the gift of healing, while the Ten of Pentacles shows the gift of family wealth.
Perhaps it is easier to say that, just as we can find a gift in any situation in life, we can find a gift in each of the seventy-eight tarot cards.
The gift here is tarot itself. Tarot is a simple game imbued with the magic of fortune-telling, divination, spiritual exploration, storytelling, and creativity. Each of us may find different ways of understanding and connecting with tarot.
Each tarot card teaches us something about life, and about ourselves. The more we learn these lessons, the better our lives will be.
Upcoming Events and Tours
Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 3 Issue 19
May 6, 2020
The First Day of Spring
This week Tarot Topics celebrates Spring!
The First Day of Spring
Balance, and Something New
The first day of spring, or vernal equinox, is an important time for many reasons. The spring equinox is the astrological new year, offering new beginnings and a fresh start.
The celebrations of Passover and Easter are keyed to the vernal equinox.
This particular change of season brings in a special energy. Even though I now live in the south, the signs of spring are everywhere. And, even though spring represents the end of our season, rather than the beginning, the flurry of activity feels refreshing and anticipatory.
In colder regions, of course, each sign of spring is met with joy.
In the many years I lived up north I remember a few times it snowed on the first day of spring. Even the irony and disappointment couldn’t mask the happiness I would feel knowing that the calendar said warmer weather was on the way.
Beyond the energy of new beginnings offered by spring is the energy of balance conferred by the equinox itself; the moment when the day and night are of exact equal length.
After that moment, the days become longer, and the nights become shorter. In that moment, there is perfect balance. We can harness and cultivate that energy of balance in our own lives simply by bringing our attention to that planetary energy, now present.
Take a breath, and align yourself with the energy of rebirth, and with that moment of perfect balance.
Join Me Tonight in Fort Lauderdale!
Tonight at 7 pm I will be presenting a psychic gallery at ZeroPointe in Oakland Park. I’ll love to see you there.
In a small group setting and in sacred space, your reading will help you will discover new ways to heal and help those you love. You may even receive a message from a loved one in spirit.
Birth and Balance: A Two-Card Tarot Spread
There is a lot of tradition around performing three-card tarot spreads. Many readers favor reading cards in groups of three. I’m a bit of a fan of two-card tarot spreads. There is power in their simplicity.
Here is a two-card spread to help you take advantage of the available energy generated by the first day of spring. Perform it with tarot or any oracle sometime this week.
Card One: How can I manifest the best right thing in my life at this moment?
Card Two: What can I do to bring balance into my life?
The Week in Review
So many people have asked me to make some new videos for my YouTube channel! Specifically, one person enjoyed my take on the tarot suit of Wands and asked me to cover the other suits. In this quick video I share my thoughts on the suit of Pentacles.
From Around the Web
Maddy Elruna had Pentacles on her mind this week, too!
Have you ever wanted to make your own tarot cards, playing cards, or oracle deck? This company can print them for you!
Here’s a six-card tarot spread for the spring equinox!
Cards for Your Consideration
For me, of all seventy-eight cards, the Aces most closely match the energy we celebrate this time of year. The Aces represent hatching eggs and sprouting seeds. They herald something new. They also speak of the source or essence of something related to their element (Earth, Air, Fire or Water, depending on suit).
I like to associate Aces with specific chakras. Sometimes they come up in readings that way. An Ace can indicate the need to nurture a specific chakra.
For me, the Ace of Pentacles is the root chakra. The Ace of Cups is the sacral and heart chakras. The Ace of Wands is the Solar Plexus. The Ace of Swords is the throat and brow. My association for the crown chakra is the Magician, the “Ace” of the Major Arcana.
In a reading, Aces can predict something new coming into your life, such as a new idea, a new job, or a new person.
Tarot Class in Palm City This Sunday
This Sunday, March 24, from 4 to 6 pm, I will teach a class called Tarot Keywords and Interpretations in my conference room at 1025 SW Martin Downs Blvd, Suite 203, Palm City.
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.
I’m excited to teach you some easy-yet-insightful systems for interpreting any combination of cards in any situation. More importantly, I will work to help you learn to find the way your own intuition and spiritual guidance can lead you to find truth in every tarot reading.
Seating for this workshop is limited. Tickets are $37.50. Register online or call 561-655-1160.
Spring Tour Dates for Connecticut and Tampa
I’ll be in Connecticut, doing readings by appointment at True Bikram Yoga in Madison, and offering house calls and parties, from March 27 through April 8. Give me a call or text at 561-655-1160 if you would like to schedule something.
While I am in Connecticut I am teaching two classes, one in each of the True Bikram studios. One is a tarot class, and one is a class about intuition, magic, and essential oils. For more information, or to make a reservation, visit the event listing, or call the studio at 203-350-0343.
After I return to Florida, I’ll be making another trip to the Tampa Bay area, where I will be offering house calls and parties April 26 through April 29. Call or text 561-655-1160 to get on the schedule.
While I am there I will be holding another Tarot Meetup at Panera Bread in Lutz. I hope to see a lot of my West Coast friends there!
Christiana’s Eleven-Card Celtic Cross Spread Online!
I am very excited to share a new tarot class with you, appropriate for tarotists of all levels of experience. In this class you will learn my eleven-card Celtic Cross tarot spread.
As many of you know, this is by far my favorite tarot spread. If I have every read for you, you’ve seen this powerful spread in action.
This class is designed to teach you to perform this spread, but also to teach you a great deal about working with tarot spreads in general. As you take the class you will perform this spread for yourself. Along the way you will add a number of important tools to your tarot toolbox.
The first one hundred students will receive a $10 discount on the $35 class fee, so sign up now!
Tarot Topics Newsletter Volume 2 Issue 12
March 20, 2019