Tarot by Christiana Weekly Newsletter 1/23/2013

Tarot by Christiana   Newsletter 1/23/2013   Be Bold! Helen Keller once said "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." Sometimes it is difficult to be daring and to take bold steps. But everywhere we turn we see reminders that bold steps are the only path to success, happiness and integrity. I think courage isn't the absence of fear; it is the willingness to proceed anyway. Part of courage, too, is faith. If we have more faith than fear we will always be inspired to do wonderful things. To be bold is to push out of the comfort zone. In tarot we look to the Fool, Card 0 of the Major Arcana, to remind us of our need to take a leap of faith once in a while. Tarot is often called "The Fool's Journey." Tarot is an allegory and a guide for our own brave adventure through life. I often think of another quote from another woman who inspires me, Eleanor Roosevelt.  Her wise advice was this.  “Do one thing every day that scares you.” Pushing Out of the Comfort Zone with Tarot Here's an exercise designed to help you understand some Minor Arcana cards and to help you understand what it takes to push out of the comfort zone! Start by taking the four, five and six of each of the four suits out of the deck. Arrange them in a grid on your table or floor so you can see the cards of each suit in order and the numbers line up in the other direction. Look at the fours. Each four in some way speaks of safety. Each four reflects a comfort zone of some sort. How does each four describe your own comfort zones? Now look at the fives. Each five shows a great deal of conflict. This is what happens when we expand out of our comfort zones. Do these five images resonate with you? Do they depict what you feel like when you grow out of the box? When you look at the sixes you see the victory that always comes after we take the leap of faith that allows us to think outside the box and leave our comfort zone. To finish this exercise, take the four sixes and shuffle them. Pull one of the cards at random to give insight into the success you are bravely creating for yourself. Christiana's Psychic Café Last Sunday, January 20, we had two exciting guests on the show. Tarotist and artist Marcy Currier shared her new tarot deck in progress, The Mystical Frog Tarot. We are so used to seeing decks printed and in their packages - it was fascinating to have a sneak peek into a deck being born. In the second half of the show we welcomed Tantric Healer Lourdes Starshower. She shared a lot of important information most of us had never heard before. It was a frank and enlightening conversation. If you didn't catch the show, or would like to see it again, you can watch it in archive on the Tarot Topics News site. On our next show, January 27, we will welcome Kingsley Guy, spiritual Egyptologist and author of the new novel Queen of the Heavens. Kingsley has a lot to share about Egyptian spirituality with us! Also on the show we will check in with Alicia Dattner to hear new about the Online Spiritual Comedy Festival which will be beginning soon.  This week we will make sure we have time for your psychic readings as well, so plan to call in! You can join the fun Sunday night, 9 pm New York Time, on the Para Encounters Network. January Global Tarot Circle Recap Global Tarot Circle gets more and more fun all the time! This time we started our meeting by having each person pull a card at random and use that card as a way of introducing themself. It was a good way to learn about significators and how the cards can describe individuals. It was also a fun exercise of self-discovery. Our topic was New Year tarot readings. A few people shared spreads they had already performed as well as some favorite New Year spreads. One person shared the idea of counting cards through the deck until you reach your age and interpreting that card to give you an overall energy of the year to come. We all performed this quick and easy reading. We also tried a two-card spread - simply a card for the previous year and a card for the New Year. As always we did some group readings for folks who had questions about their lives. The next Global Tarot Circle will meet Thursday February 21 at 7 pm New York time. It's free, it's fun and it's great for anyone with an interest in tarot. Join us by visiting the event listing on the Tarot Circle website. Your One-Card Weekly Reading Your one-card reading for this week is the Six of Wands. I drew this card at random for you and marveled at the synchronicity of it since this newsletter contains an exercise that uses the Minor Arcana sixes! Tarot is often like that - the cards come up exactly how they should. The Six of Wands is about victory after battle. It suggests glorious rewards will be yours if only you persevere and stay strong.  The Six of Wands reminds you that you are indeed a winner! The Week in Review This week Christiana added a new post to her column on PaganSquare, 78 Magickal Tools. Read Are Some Tarot Decks more Magickal than Others? On the Tarot Topics Community Blog Christiana continues to explore the value of different decks with Does the Deck Make a Difference? On Tarot Trends, Christiana's personal bog, Christiana explores the hazards of telling the truth within a community. Read Dirty Little Secrets. On the Dark Forest Christiana shares some thoughts about religion, spirituality, traditions and kindness. Read The Difference Between Helping and Hurting. Upcoming Events Thursday, January 24, 7 pm EST Free Webinar The Four Elements and the Major Arcana The four elements of life are Earth, Air, Fire and Water. They each have metaphysical properties as well as physical properties. The four elements correlate with the four suits of the Minor Arcana of the tarot. They also correlate with individual cards of the Major Arcana. This 75 minute webinar will help the tarot student more fully understand the four elements. It will provide a deeper way to comprehend each of the Major Arcana cards. The student will be able to more fully interpret the Major Arcana cards, whether reading for yourself or others. For more information and to join the webinar simple visit the event listing on the Continuing Education website. Sunday, January 27, 9 pm EST Christiana's Psychic Café In our Artist's Corner you will meet Kingsley Guy, author of the new novel Queen of the Heavens. Kingsley is a spiritual Egyptologist. His novel reflects his understanding of the Neters, the Gods and Goddesses of ancient Egypt, as well as he understanding of energy healing. Get ready for a fascinating conversation about writing, spirituality and ancient Egypt. Sunday, February 3, 6 pm EST 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. For registration information visit the event listing on the Continuing Education website. Sunday, February 5, 9 pm EST Christiana's Psychic Café Anita Perez joins us on the show to talk divination, art, magick and more. Anita is the co-host of the new radio show "The Alchemical Artisans Hour." You will have the opportunity to call in to get your free psychic reading! Just visit the Para Encounters Network Sunday at 9 to enjoy the show! Tuesday, February 5, 7 pm EST Premium Webinar An In-Depth Journey into the Major Arcana - Spiritual Enlightenment The final seven cards of the Major Arcana, cards Fifteen through Twenty-One, hold the secrets of the Fool’s Journey toward spiritual enlightenment. This online presentation will focus on these seven important cards. Students will learn the astrological, numerological and elemental associations for each card. Students will contemplate the lessons of these seven cards, and discover how they point the way to enlightenment. Armed with a complete understanding of each card, students will have an easy time learning ways of interpreting the cards when reading for themselves and others. For registration information visit the event listing on the Continuing Education website. Share This Newsletter! Tarot by Christiana Gaudet Toll Free: 866-99TAROT (866-998-2768) // Local: 561-655-1160 Email: christiana@tarotbychristiana.com Website: tarotbychristiana.com Skype: tarot.radio

Tarot by Christiana Weekly Newsletter 12/19/2012

Tarot by Christiana Newsletter                                                                      12/19/2012 Welcome the Light! While December 21 will not be the end of the world, many people believe the end of the Mayan calendar represents a spiritual shift for the planet. Perhaps we are evolving and, as some people say, raising our planetary vibration. We need it now more than ever. Traditionally the Winter Solstice is celebrated as the return of the sun. We celebrate Christmas at this time of the year to coincide with the Winter Solstice. Symbolically, all the winter holidays seem to share a common theme: bringing light to the world. There are many ways in which we all need light in our lives right now.  However you celebrate this sacred time of year, my family and I wish you abundant light, healing and happiness, now and in the year to come. Introducing "Christiana's Psychic Café" on PEN Last week I was a guest on an internet TV show. This week I will be launching my own internet TV show. It's funny how things like that happen. I certainly have some broadcast experience. I have been the Resident Psychic of many broadcast radio shows. I was even a morning show co-host on three different FM stations. I've done reading on network television and been featured on Fox News and Inside Edition. I've been on other internet TV and radio shows, too. This is the first time that I have ever had my own show. The network that is featuring me is PEN, the Paraencounters Network.  Watching the shows there is as easy as browsing to the website.  You can even participate in the chat room! Try that with your broadcast TV! My show, "Christiana's Psychic Café," will be a lively show with a variety of segments.  I will have short guest segments, and segments like "Tarot Talk," "Meditation Moment" and "Magick and Mayhem." I will invite viewers to chat in, call in and Skype in to participate in our discussions. I will also be doing a few psychic readings for viewers each week. The hour-long show will air live every Sunday at 9 pm EST.  It will be available worldwide at that time, and then will be archived and available on YouTube. This Sunday, December 23 will be our first show. We will have a musical guest, Robin Renee, who will play her "Yule Song," a parody of Adam Sandler's "Hanukah Song." We'll talk about holiday traditions, and about the world that didn't end. In our Tarot Talk segment we'll talk about wonderful tarot decks that contain a single irritating card. And of course I'll be taking your calls and reading for you! Please don't miss the debut of this show, and please do call in to join the discussion! There will always be a seat for you at Christiana's Psychic Café! December Global Tarot Circle Recap Global Tarot Circle met on Thursday, December 13, 2012. We started with a group reading for one of our members. Our "learning segment" was a short workshop on the numbers of tarot, especially the pips. Each member found a series of three consecutive cards in the Minor Arcana and told the story they saw within those three cards. We discussed keywords for each number, and discussed how the Minor Arcana cards fit those keywords. Next we looked at ways the tarot could help us choose gifts for those hard-to-shop-for people. We worked together with the tarot to help members of the group decide on the perfect gifts. It is amazing how often a tarot card can inspire something that evokes a statement like "Hey, that's a really good idea!" Our final exercise was a gift-giving ritual. We each cognitively chose cards to symbolically give to individual members. These cards both expressed our wishes for each person, but also carried the energy to manifest those wishes and turn them into reality. Traditionally Tarot Circle has always done something fun to commemorate the holidays. This on-line version of Tarot Circle was just as fun and meaningful as an in-person celebration, minus the amazing baked goodies. Our next Global Tarot Circle we be Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 7:00 pm EST.   Everyone with an interest in tarot is welcome to join! Another Great Review for Fortune Stellar I am excited to let you know that my first book, Fortune Stellar, has received another great review, this time on the prestigious review site Facing North. Reviewer Jessica Elizabeth highly recommends Fortune Stellar not only to serious tarotists, but also to anyone with a metaphysical practice. For those who aren't familiar with my first book, Fortune Stellar: What Every Professional Tarot Reader Needs to Know is a book to help tarot readers and other metaphysical professional create businesses that are as unique as they are. Read about it and read some other reviews on the Fortune Stellar website. Fortune Stellar is available in paperback and digital formats. Your One-Card Weekly Reading Your one-card weekly reading for this week is the Ace of Pentacles. The Ace of Pentacles holds the promise of something new. It could be a new job or new money. It could be a new commitment to physical health and well-being. It could even be a new home. The Ace of Pentacles reminds you to keep your feet on the ground. It encourages you to be stable and steadfast. It assures you of continued prosperity and well-being. Read my  New Blog on PaganSquare! I am happy to report I have a new gig as a featured blogger on PaganSquare. My blog is called "78 Magickal Tools" and will be a regular discussion about using tarot in magickal ways. My inaugural post is called "Three Ways to Make Magick with the Four Aces." Please check it out, leave a comment and check back often for new posts! The Week in Review This week on Tarot Trends Christiana discusses her understanding of Higher Power. Read her thoughtful post entitled Faith. On Tarot Topics Community Blog Robin Renee shares her lyrics to a parody of Adam Sandler's Hanukah Song. Check out the Yule Song lyrics, and tune in to Christiana's Psychic Café on Sunday night to hear Robin sing the song! Joanne Matthew has created some Christmas parodies as well. Check out her very funny Santa Gets a Tarot Reading, to the tune of "I saw Mama Kissing Santa Claus."  Joanne also offers us a Yule Song sung to the tune of "Jingle Bells." The creativity that we are seeing on the community blog is nothing short of amazing! Also on the community blog this week we have a bit of tarot instruction from Christiana entitled Looking for the Helpers. On The Dark Forest this week Christiana has shared her thoughts about the holiday season. Read Our Holiday Symbols Could Unite Us. Upcoming Events Sunday, December 23, 9:00 EST Christiana's Psychic Café Don't miss Christiana's debut! This will be the first episode of Christiana's internet TV show on PEN.  Enjoy musical guest Robin Renee, Tarot Talk and free psychic readings with Christiana. Just browse to PEN and get ready to enjoy a great new show! Please call in to join the discussion or to get a reading with Christiana. Sunday, December 30, 4:00 pm EST Psychic Hour with Christiana on Webex Join us for an hour of free psychic readings with Christiana Gaudet, Tarot Grandmaster and author. In the on-line meeting room, Christiana will give short readings to all attendees, as time permits. You will enjoy being part of the energy, hearing Christiana's readings and receiving an insightful reading for yourself. Don't miss this exciting online event! Find details and log in info on the event listing on the Celebrate Spiritual Growth website. Sunday December 30, 9:00 pm EST Christiana's Psychic Café On the show this week Christiana will introduce you to a professional hula-hooper who performs slam poetry while hooping. Christiana will share her psychic predictions for 2013 and take your calls for free psychic readings. Browse to PEN to join the fun! Sunday, January 6, 2:00 pm EST 2013 Psychic Gallery with Christiana at Pearl Rauberts' in Loxahatchee What does 2013 have in store for you? Celebrate the New Year with Psychic Tarot Grandmaster and author Christiana Gaudet and find out! Christiana will return to Pearl Rauberts' in Loxahatchee for a New Year Psychic Gallery. Within sacred space, Christiana will reveal information for each person. You will have the opportunity to ask questions and receive guidance about all aspects of your life. You may even receive a message from a loved one in Spirit! Those who have attended galleries with Christiana before describe them as inspiring, entertaining and amazing. Each person’s reading is specific and insightful. Don’t miss this opportunity to receive the information you need to make 2013 the best year ever! Seating is limited. Email Pearl at pearlrauberts@hotmail.com to reserve your spot. For more information visit the event listing on the Celebrate Spiritual Growth website. Sunday, January 6, 9 pm EST Christiana 's Psychic Café On the show this week Christiana welcomes musical guests Mad happy, shares some tarot knowledge and takes your calls for free psychic readings. Browse to PEN to watch the show! Tuesday, January 8, 7:00 pm EST Candle Magick Webinar Join Christiana for a free on-line workshop!  For centuries, candles have been used by many cultures to enhance prayer and meditation. Today, many people discover amazing results when they use candles to manifest their intentions. Whatever positive improvement you seek in your life, a simple candle can help you realize your greatest desires. In this workshop, you will learn about magickal traditions and theories. You will learn simple ways of preparing and burning candles to create healing, prosperity and other positive outcomes. Candle magick utilizes colors, herbs, flowers and symbols to easily help you manifest your highest good. You will also learn ways to use Tarot cards and other images to strengthen the energy of your intentions. Whether you desire healing, love, clarity or a new job, candles can help make it happen! To join the webinar, find your log- in information on the event listing of the Celebrate Spiritual Growth website. Tarot by Christiana Gaudet tarotbychristiana.com 561-655-1160 | 866-99TAROT (866-998-2768) christiana@tarotbychristiana.com

Tarot by Christiana Weekly Newsletter September 26, 2012

Tarot by Christiana's Weekly Newsletter   September 26, 2012  Tarot Circle Goes Global Many of you know that Tarot Circle began in 2000 in Central Village, CT.   Its goal then, as now, was to foster fellowship, study and growth around the tarot.   The concept is that we can all learn from each other. Another goal of Tarot Circle is to serve the community at large. Over these many years we have raised food, money and toys by donating our skills to those in need. Over the years, we have met in towns throughout Connecticut, Pennsylvania and South Florida.  Now that so much of my business is on-line we are meeting on-line using Webex. The great thing about meeting via Webex is that we have people from all over the world at our meetings... Read the full article at tarotcircle.com Harvest Psychic Gallery at Pearl Rauberts' Pearl Rauberts is a respected spiritual teacher in South Florida and beyond.  Her home sits on ten acres in wild Loxahatchee. Part of her home and property is dedicated to classes, workshops and ceremony. She has an elite cadre of teachers who work with her to present an impressive calendar of events. Four times a year I am on that calendar presenting my Psychic Gallery. This past Saturday was our Harvest Psychic Gallery, held on Mabon, the Autumnal Equinox. We had a full house of 25 lovely people in Pearl's sacred room... Read the full article at tarottrends.com The Week in Review Why I Am The Nine Of Pentacles Joanne's next contribution to the Tarot Translation group answers the question "Which card is your significator, and why?" Read the full article on tarottopics.org. Two of Wands: A reality check Fairwinds4linda discusses the power of the Two of Wands in her article this week. Read it on tarottopics.org. Fifty Shades of Judgement Christiana discusses the impact of the popular "Fifty Shades" trilogy. Read her post on thedarkforest.com. Tarot Tour Guide Barbara Graver recommends Christiana's Tarot Tour Guide. Read her review on tarottourguide.com. Welcome Autumn!   This past Saturday  we celebrated the Autumnal Equinox, also known as Mabon. This marks a time of gratitude, when we consider our good fortunes; our personal harvest. It is also a time to consider what we would like to harvest in the coming months. What about you? For what are your grateful? And what would you like to manifest in your life in the upcoming months?   Don't Miss the First-Ever Psychic Hour with Christiana on Webex  For many years I was the Resident Psychic on a few broadcast radio and TV stations. Typically, we would have "Psychic Hour" which was a time when anyone could call in, ask a question, and get a free psychic reading with me.  This provided an hour's entertainment for listens, and free readings for those who called. Now, I spend more time doing Psychic Galleries, which are gathering of seekers who come together in sacred space to receive messages from Spirit. What I propose to do this Sunday is a combination of those two energies. For one hour on Sunday, September 30 starting out at 4 pm I will be available on Webex for the first-ever Psychic Hour with Christiana. Log in, ask your question, and stick around to hear the readings of others and participate in the chat room! It's totally free, and I think it will be totally fun - and enlightening! For more information, and for log-in instructions, visit the event listing on celebratespiritualgrowth.com. Your Weekly One-Card Reading  Your one-card reading for the week is the Four of Swords. The Waite Rider Smith Four of Swords pictures the sleeping knight in a death-like pose. Other decks depict the card character recovering from an illness or injury. Still others portray a character clearly in meditation. This card can be about taking a much-need rest. It can be a time out, and a time to recover. This card can indicate the need for meditation, and the need to quiet the mind. The Four of Swords can advise you to create sacred space, and stay away from the craziness of mundane chatter. It gives you permission to take time for yourself. It reminds you of the importance of rest and rejuvenation. If you are obsessing about something, this card is a clear directive to give it a rest! Check Out the Tarot Blog Hop! I didn't realize that tarot blogging was such a "thing" until I started doing in myself, and reading other tarotist's blogs.  Tarot blogs can contain a lot of useful information, from musings to spreads to card interpretations to recipes and jokes. Now I am part of the Tarot Blog Hop. The Tarot Blog Hop blogs together eight times a year. We all agree to write on a particular topic, and to link to the person before us, and the person after us, in a chain. We all post our blogs at the same time, all across the word. This past Saturday was the Mabon Tarot Blog Hop, in honor of the Autumnal Equinox.  Twenty-eight tarot bloggers wrote on the topic of The Power of Transformation. We each had to choose a tarot card, deck or spread to describe the process by which we are transformed, just as grapes and honey are transformed into mead. Check out my blog entry "The Power of Transformation" on tarottrends.com, and then follow the links to see what tarotists all over the world had to say on the same subject!   Tarot Tour Guide Available Now! Get your copy of Chistiana's Tarot Tour Guide in large format paperback or eBook format for most readers, tablet and PC. Available on Amazon, Barnes and Nobel, Smashwords and from the publisher, Jupiter Gardens Press. Buy It Now    Reviews    Read an Exerpt Tarot by Christiana tarotbychristiana.com To schedule a reading or for more information call 561-655-1160 Toll free call 866-99TAROT (866-998-2768)

Tarot by Christiana Weekly Newsletter September 19, 2012

Hello folks! Although today is National Talk Like a Pirate Day, I will be writing this newsletter in standard English.

Before I tell you about everything I have going on, I want to tell you a few things about new recording technology available for phone and Skype readings. If you have an hour or half hour reading with me, I like to make a recording for you. This has always been the case; when I first started out almost twenty years ago I provided a cassette tape.

Now, you have choices! For a phone reading I can make an audio CD and mail it to you. I can mail you a CD with an MP3 on it. Or, I can email you a link to download the MP3. You can receive and listen to the MP3 on your computer, tablet or smartphone. You can put it in your MP3 player. Some e-readers can do it as well. In most cases you will receive your link within 24 hours of our conversation.

If you have a Skype reading, I can mail you an audio CD of our reading, or a CD with an MP3 it. I can also email you a link to download the MP4 video so you can experience the entire reading again, both audio and video!

If you are interested in Skype but need more information about it, I have added some info on the front page of my main website. Check it out here!

You probably know that I am doing a lot of teaching on line these days. I use Webex, which is an industry standard for on-line meetings and classes. You can attend by logging in on your computer, tablet or smartphone. Or, you can simply attend on the phone by dialing in. Many of my Webex presentations are free, others are premium and available for a small fee. About a recent webinar, one student had this to say.

"totally awesome- really got a great education- was very happy that I attended! I will definitely attend future webinars like these as I am very interested in learning more about tarot and this was very worthwhile and educational. Thank you very much for having it!"

I have recently started a new website called "Celebrate Spiritual Growth."  The Meetup it is linked to is the West Palm Beach Spiritual Growth Meetup. You can join it even if you aren't in West Palm Beach as many of my presentations are by webinar. Here we will explore topics such as psychic development and magick!

I have finally received my first shipment of my new book Tarot Tour Guide. It is a large-size paperback, and, I must admit, it is lovely! You can get Tarot Tour Guide for your e-reader from Amazon, the publisher, Jupiter Gardens Press, or any other e-book distributor. If you would like a signed copy from me, please email me privately. For reviews, and links to purchase, please visit the Tarot Tour Guide website.

Upcoming Events

Saturday, September 22, 2012
2:30-4:30 pm
Harvest Psychic Gallery at Pearl Rauberts' in Loxahatchee, FL

I am so happy to be returning to Pearl's for another afternoon of psychic readings. Seating is limited - when last I checked there were only four open spots. Let me know if you would like to attend. After our last gallery, one person had this to say.

"Outstanding! Christiana is excellent at what she does: accurate, sensitive, helpful and always entertaining!"

For more information, visit here.

Global Tarot Circle - Free Webinar
Sunday, September 23, 2012
5 pm Eastern

http://tarotcircle.org/events/3195
If you are interested in tarot, please join this free webinar. This is a time for us to talk, share and learn about tarot. Our topic for this meeting will be tarot spreads. Do you have questions about spreads? Do you want to learn a new spread? Do you have a favorite spread to share?

I will share some information about getting the most information possible from a tarot spread, so don't miss this! Visit the Tarot Circle website here for all the info you need!

Your Weekly One-Card Reading

Your one-card reading for the week is the Nine of Wands.

I call this card the "Wounded Warrior." The thing to remember is this. Yes, you have suffered. Yes, you have fought. But you are still standing. You can rest for a bit, but you must continue to be alert . Don't go seeking another fight right now, but don't let your guard down either. You are strong enough to handle whatever comes your way.

This card indicates a need for healing, and a need for patience. It may also describe a defensive posture. Are you feeling defensive right now? Is it right for you to be defensive, or is it unnecessary? You may be feeling a bit overwhelmed, but don't worry. You will be able to heal, and you will be able to fulfill your obligations.

Check out my poem about the Nine of Wands!

This Week's Special Read

Check out my recent blog post on my personal blog, Tarot Trends.

I hope you have a great week! See you soon!

Blessings,

Christiana