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Always a Journey
This week I share some thoughts as I travel throughout the Northeast on Tarot Tour. Life is always a journeys and never a destination.
We use the word ‘journey’ to talk about travel. We also use this word to discuss a metaphoric journey, such as our educational journey or our journey with an illness.
Poets, philosophers, and songwriters have written about life as a journey.
I think this is a good way to think about life. Rather than cataloging our mistakes and heartbreaks, we can see each difficulty and each joy as an important part of our journey.
Ralph Waldo Emerson is credited with the well-known expression, “life is a journey, not a destination”. While setting goals is good, the only goal we are sure we will meet is to be present on the journey.
When we remember that life is always a journey, we remember that travel is sometimes arduous, sometimes smooth, sometimes fun, and sometimes educational. We can be prepared for whatever we might encounter on the road ahead.
See Me in the Tampa Bay Area
I will be in the Tampa Bay Area June 23 through June 27. During that time, I am available for house calls, psychic house parties, and private sessions by appointment at my AirBnB in Wesley Chapel.
We will have a tarot meetup at Panera Bread in Lutz at 3 pm on Sunday, June 26. I hope you will plan to join us if you are in the area!
For more information, and to schedule your session with me, please call or text 561-655-1160.
The StaarCorner
We are excited to welcome Arwen Lynch-Poe, the Professional Joy Seeker, to StaarCon 2023 as a presenter. Arwen’s tarot journey began in 1985 with one deck. Now Arwen is a tarot consultant, medium, psychic, writer, teacher, and more. Arwen has authored many decks including the Fairy Tale Lenormand, Secrets of the Mystic Grove, the Gift of Tarot Pack of Three Envelopes, Elle Qui, Practical Tarot Wisdom, Bianco Nero Tarot, the Field Guide to Garden Dragons, and Gentle Creatures Wisdom Deck.
Arwen will be presenting an interactive tarot workshop to help readers of all levels of experience find deeper meaning in their tarot interpretations.
Mark your calendar now for StaarCon 2023, January 20 through 22.
The Fool’s Journey is Your Journey
When we learn tarot, we often speak of the cards as “The Fool’s Journey”. This term was coined by Eden Gray in the late 1960s. The concept that the Fool is the star of the story told by tarot, and the other seventy-seven cards represent the experiences and lessons along the Fool’s Path is now considered a primary way of understanding tarot.
We can learn a lot about our own journeys in life by studying the Fool’s journey.
Sometimes divination and study can go hand in hand.
Shuffle your tarot deck. Ask for a card that helps you understand something about your journey in life. Pull one card at random. Think about what the Fool learns from that card. Then consider how that card makes sense on your own journey.
Join Me for Tarot Class on Sunday
It has been a long time since we have gathered for a tarot class at True Bikram Yoga! Join me on Sunday, June 5, at 6:30 pm for Techniques for Tarot Healing at True Bikram Yoga, 1347 Boston Post Road, Madison, Connecticut, or on Zoom.
Bring a tarot deck or borrow one at the workshop.
For tickets and more information, call True Bikram Yoga at (203) 350-0343 or visit their website.
The Week in Review
This week I have been on my journey. That is, my Northeastern Tour. I am so grateful to everyone who is hosting host parties, and everyone who has come to see me at True Bikram Yoga in Madison.
I will be here through June 5. Please reach out to schedule your in-person session in Connecticut, or you session by phone, Skype, FaceTime, Messenger or Zoom.
I will be back in my Palm City office June 7.
From Around the Web
Here is a Spiritual Journey Tarot Spread from Emerald Lotus.
Ryan Hanley has some thoughts on the journey of life.
If you have never studied The Fool’s Journey in tarot, here is a place to start.
What the Court Cards Want You to Know
On Wednesday, June 29, 7 pm to 9 pm, join us for a hybrid tarot class about the tarot Court cards. You can attend in Person in Palm City or online on Zoom.
The sixteen Court cards, typically called Pages, Knights, Queens and Kings, can be some of the most confusing cards in the tarot deck.
This is because these cards are very versatile. They can reference the people around you. They can also reference parts of yourself. They can behave like any other tarot card and offer advice, comment, and prediction.
In this two-hour class you will learn easy ways to understand and work with these sixteen cards.
You can join us in person or online. Every student will receive access to a recording of the class. Visit EventBrite to purchase your ticket.
The class will be available at cardandcraftacademy.com after July 8th.
Guidance on the Journey
Can tarot cards that traditionally reference travel also be interpreted to represent the journey through life, or any metaphoric journey? I would say yes, though some more than others.
For me, the Chariot is a card that often indicates travel. All four Knights can speak of travel as well. The World can speak of international travel.
Traditionally, some people see the Six of Swords as travel, as well as the Eight of Cups. I am less likely to interpret those cards as a literal trip.
The card that most often will speak to me of the journey of life, or a metaphoric journey, is the Fool.
Which cards often speak to you of travel? Which cards indicate a need to view life as a journey, or to focus on a metaphoric journey? How much overlap exists for you between these groups of cards?
When it comes to how the cards speak to each of us, we all have our own personal relationship with each card. Yet, we will all have cards in our personal tarot vocabulary that reference each aspect of life. Literal travel and metaphoric journeys are often themes in tarot readings, even if the cards that express these things may differ from reader to reader.
When we discuss literal travel in a reading, we might be predicting a vacation, or a business trip. When we discuss a metaphoric journey we may be using the cards to help frame a chapter in life in order to find ways to cope, or ways to make the most of a specific undertaking.
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
Minor Arcana Numbers, Elements, and Truth
Create and Interpret Custom Tarot Spreads
Catch up on your missed Zoom webinars and more!
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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
On the web www.christianagaudet.com
Online classes www.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 22
June 1, 2022
Out of the Blue
Sometimes unexpected change brings us something wonderful.
Life is full of surprises. It doesn’t matter how psychic or intuitive we are, or how good we are with our tarot cards. There will always be things that catch us by surprise.
Sometimes we can intuitively feel that something new is coming. Sometimes the cards will give us a heads up about a new job, a new home, or a new relationship, when we had no plans for a such a thing.
Sometimes at the tarot table I will see something entirely new coming in for someone, and they seem very resistant to the idea. “I just can’t imagine myself meeting someone interesting”. “I’ve never taken a big trip before”. “I’ve always been overweight. I don’t think that will change now”.
Many times, people have a hard time imagining something good coming for them. When the cards reveal it and they resist it, I always enjoy the calls and messages that come in later to tell me of the new relationship, or the great travel plans, or the new diet that actually worked.
We all know that sudden misfortune can strike at any time, and we always pray that it never strikes too close to home. Yet, sudden fortune can strike as well. Out of the blue, something good can happen. A prayer can be answered. Help can come from unexpected sources.
There have been times in my life when I felt stuck in a situation. I was intuitive enough to know where things could be heading, and smart enough to know I didn’t want to go there. Yet, I couldn’t see a logical way out. My intuition and my tarot cards told me things would be fine, but I couldn’t’ see exactly how. Then, out of the blue, something would happen that changed everything for the better.
People who don’t understand how psychic ability works often thinks that a psychic’s life would include no surprises. Nicely, that isn’t the case. To be psychic, or intuitive, is not to be all-knowing, thank goodness.
One of my favorite words is ‘pronoia’. It’s the opposite of ‘paranoia’. Pronoia is the secret suspicion that the Universe is conspiring on your behalf.
No matter what we know, or how we divine, or how stuck we might feel, wonderful surprises can come to us out of the blue. Difficult surprises can sometimes do the same.
We live best when we nurture our strength to shield us in times of difficulty. At the same time, we must keep ourselves open to the idea that, sometimes, something wonderful happens out of the blue, and life changes for the better.
The StaarCorner
The first episode of StaarCast, our podcast celebrating StaarCon, is live on your favorite podcast outlet. We also have our own YouTube channel, where you can watch the video presentation of each episode.
The first episode features a conversation with Mitchell Osborn.
Watch the video on YouTube.
Listen on Apple Podcasts.
StaarCast is also available on Google podcasts, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Anchor.fm, Breaker, Spotify and RadioPublic.
Please listen and Like!
We are very grateful to our StaarCast producers, Ryan and Amie Mouser.
When Tarot Surprises Us
Very often, when reading for a specific situation, there are cards we will expect to see. When those cards quickly appear in the reading, we feel a sense of gratification, and validation.
But what happens when the cards show up differently than expected?
This is a great opportunity to challenges our expectations, not so much about tarot, but about the situation we are exploring.
When this happens, ask yourself why the cards are coming up the way they are, rather than what you expected to see.
There can be a tendency to reject those unexpected cards, to appreciate only the readings that reflect things the way we expected them to. Yet, tarot’s power is sometimes to show us a new perspective, or to give us a heads-up that things are not what they seem.
The Week in Review
My website, ChristianaGaudet.com, is getting a facelift! Check back there later this week to see its new look.
Last week’s blogpost about the tarot Pages was so popular that this week I wrote about the tarot Knights.
September brings us a whole new list of free webinars and tarot meetups on my YouTube channel. Find them in the Live Tarot Webinars Playlist. You can check out ones you might have missed as well.
The next time you visit Facebook, make sure you Like my business page, Christiana Gaudet. There, you can see upcoming events, and catch my four live broadcasts every week.
You can also follow me on Instagram.
From Around the Web
Here are Theresa Reed’s horoscopes for September.
Need a special gift for a metaphysical friend? The Yatzuri Shop has always done a great job for me.
From Elyssa Heyman, here is “How the Tarot Can Predict and Warn of a Surprise.”
Cards for Your Consideration
There are so many tarot cards that can speak of a surprise, or something unexpected. That this is true should be a lesson for all of us to expect surprises now and then.
Which cards speak to you of surprise? Of course, the Tower can be an unpleasant surprise, or a groundbreaking change. The Wheel of Fortune can speak of unexpected change. Both Death and Judgement can speak of endings and new beginnings, which are often unexpected. The Fool can ask us to intentionally leap into the unknown.
In the Minor Arcana, the Aces can all speak of something new. The Eight of Wands can speak of swift and unexpected happenings.
These cards can appear to tell us that change is coming. Or, they can appear to help us deal with the changes that are happening, or changes that have already taken place.
Event and Tours
Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 3 Issue 36
September 2, 2020