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Building Community
When we gather with like-minded people, we grow as individuals, and as a community.
The word ‘community’ can mean many different things. We have online communities and neighborhood communities and business communities.
When we speak of building community, we are usually referring to a community of like-minded people who can offer one another support, encouragement, and inspiration.
We build community when we reach out to one another, spend time together, and share ideas and resources.
To be in community with one another we do not always need to agree or see things exactly the same way. We simply need to be willing to treat each other with respect and listen to one another.
Sometimes participating in community can feel like a chore. Yet, the rewards of building community are always worth the effort.
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
One of the primary reasons we hold tarot and divination conferences is to gather, celebrate, and build community. StaarCon is a unique community builder because we gather in person and online.
Truly, everyone who reads tarot is a part of ‘the tarot community.’ Very often, people do not realize there is a world-wide community of tarot enthusiasts. I remember the joy I felt at my very first tarot conference in the late 1990s. For the very first time, I was surrounded by people who seemed very much like me.
Make sure you mark your calendar for January 20 through 22, 2023. Whether you join us in person or online, you will feel inspired by, and connected to, our StaarCon community.
Building Local Tarot Community
Wherever you live, chances are you have an opportunity to build local tarot community. Everywhere, there are people who are curious about tarot, people who used to play with the cards and want to get back into it, and people who use the cards regularly.
You can use social media platforms to organize an event. You do not need to be an expert or a professional in order to create tarot community. You only need to enjoy the exploration of tarot within a group setting.
There are many books and websites that offer ideas for group tarot activities appropriate for all levels of experience.
You can hold group meetings in cafes, restaurants, libraries, and other public spaces. When you do, you will learn more about tarot, and you will make new friends.
The Week in Review
Check out tarotscopes for June on my YouTube channel. My return to Florida means that my regularly scheduled livestreams on my YouTube channel will begin again!
From Around the Web
Saturn is in retrograde. Here is what that means.
Here is a tarot spread for authentic connection.
Ethony has some tarot spreads for beginners. Try these at a tarot community gathering!
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
Which tarot cards can speak of community? My favorite is the Three of Cups, perhaps because of my personal preference for communities that include song and dance.
The Four of Wands, though traditionally a card about weddings, can also refer to community gatherings.
I sometimes see the Emperor as a reference to community leadership.
A tarot reading might reference community for many different reasons. Sometimes there are stressful community issues that we need to sort out. Sometimes we need to assess what our role should be within a community, or whether a community is the right place to be. Sometimes a tarot reading might encourage us to find our community because we need a sense of support, and people with whom we feel connection.
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!
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 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 23
June 8, 2022
The Art of Blessing
This week our Tarot Topic is about blessings! Bless your home, your workspace, your friends and yourself, with tarot!
The verb “to bless” can mean a few different things. We can ask a blessing as an invocation of a Higher Power, like a prayer. We can bless an object, or a space, as a dedication toward a specific purpose.
A blessing can make a mundane thing sacred. We can perform a blessing as an act of healing, or to create a more favorable circumstance or outcome.
A blessing of the home or workspace can serve many of those purposes, all at the same time.
What are the ways in which you use blessing in your life?
Dedicate your Tarot Deck
A conversation recently popped up on social media about “charging” your tarot deck. Charging, in this context, is to imbue an item with specific spiritual power. We often charge crystals for purposes like healing and meditation, for example.
I don’t believe that tarot decks need to be “charged”. Your tarot deck comes with the energy of each image and symbol. These inherent energies are what give tarot its amazing properties.
It does make sense, however, to do a blessing, or dedication, of your tarot deck. You can do this with a new deck, or with an old deck with which you would like to reconnect.
To dedicate, or bless, your tarot deck, start by smudging your deck with sage or incense. You can hold each card in the smoke, or wave the entire deck through the smoke at once.
Now it is time to “mark your deck.” You can do this by breathing on it, or by holding it to your third eye or heart chakra, or even by drawing a pencil line down the side of the stacked deck.
As you mark your deck, speak your dedication. You may take some time to write your dedication, or simply speak it from your heart.
Your dedication should include your intention for the deck, your hopes for the deck, and how you plan to use it.
Your tarot deck came from a printing press, with many exactly like it. Once you perform your dedication, your tarot deck will be unique in all the world.
Image from Gilded Royale, by Ciro Marchetti.
Your One-Card Weekly Reading
Your one-card reading this week is the Emperor.
Now is the time to take your responsibilities seriously. Pay special attention to your role within your community. Are there ways you could become more of a leader?
In your dealings with others, remember that respect begets respect.
This card empowers us for greatness in the workplace, and in our social structures.
The Emperor can speak to special men in our lives. Typically, the Emperor can indicate a father, or male role model. This week, take a moment to honor the important men in your life, both living and in spirit.
The Week in Review
This week I shared some thoughts about autumn in Florida on my Dark Forest blog.
On my community blog, I wrote about literalism, and why it usually doesn’t make sense, even in tarot.
From Around the Web
October begins this week, so here are some scopes for the month for you!
Check out your horoscope for October on Osho News, and learn about some astrological events that will make October 2015 special.
What does tarot say about the coming month for your sign? Find your tarotscope on Ask the Astrologers.
Here are video “runescopes” for all twelve signs, for October 2015. What will the runes say about this month for you?
Image from Gilded Reverie Lenormand, by Ciro Marchetti
Learning Lenormand
Card Twenty-One: Mountain
Typically, Mountain is considered a negative card. This card suggests obstacles and delays.
Some readers will see this card as a decision to be made. Do we try to overcome the obstacle, or is it time to give up and try something else?
Other readers will find some positive message in the willingness to overcome obstacles. In this case, there is a certain strength communicated by this card.
As always, the cards that appear surrounding the Mountain, and the context of the question, are critical in determining just how much of a problem the mountain will be.
The playing card association for Mountain is the Eight of Clubs, which traditionally can refer to business, and self-promotion.
Next week we will learn about card Twenty-Two, Choice, or Crossroads.
Blessing with Tarot
You can use tarot for blessing in a number of ways. A tarot image on your wall will bless your room with the energy of that card. A tarot image given as a gift will bless the recipient with the energy of the card.
You can even do a divination around the need for blessing in your life. Simply ask, “what blessing do I now need?” Pull a card. If you like the energy of that card, spend some time in meditation with it, absorbing its energy. If you don’t like the energy of the card, figure out which card would remedy that energy, and spend some time with that card.
Each tarot card carries an energy that can offer blessings in our lives.
Upcoming Events
October 10th and 11th
Florida TarotCon
Doubletree Palm Beach
4431 PGA Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Join Marcus Katz, Tali Goodwin, Russell Sturgess, Ciro Marchetti, Lisa Hunt and more for a weekend of tarot learning, fun and growth.
TarotCon is presented by Tarosophy Tarot Association. Visit their website to register.
Thursday, October 15 7 pm
Global Tarot Circle
Free WebEx Webinar Available Exclusively Online
Spend an hour with tarot friends around the world! No matter where you are in your tarot journey, you will learn and grow in your practice!
Visit the event listing on my website, and simply follow the links to log in, or follow the instructions to call in.
About Christiana
Christiana Gaudet
Origins Spa and Wellness Center
1537 N Dale Mabry Highway #102
Lutz, FL 33548
Private telephone, Skype and in person readings and instruction are available by appointment.
Tarot parties at your home or office
are available throughout Florida.
Call 813-948-4488, toll free 866-99TAROT,
or text or call 561-655-1160
for more information or to schedule your event.
Agent inquiries are welcome.
Tarot by Christiana Newsletter May 16, 2012
Hello everyone! I hope you had a great Mother’s Day!
I have really been enjoying teaching classes, both in person and on-line. Check this great review of one of my webinars from Betty.
“Thorough, well-prepared,
interactional (is that a word?), instruction supported with both 'hardcopy' documents as well as a recorded version of the whole session for further review. Christiana is a delightful, resourceful, natural teacher who covers all the bases.”
Please, do as Betty did and check out a webinar soon!
I have two exciting free on-line events this week, and one in-person event at Unity Church in Jupiter!
I also want to remind you that I am available for telephone and Skype readings at your convenience. I can even do a Skype Psychic Party for you, anywhere in the world! Just call 561-655-1160 to book yours.
Do you Tweet on Twitter? I do! Follow me - @christianatarot!
Are you on Facebook? “Like” my business page - http://www.facebook.com/christianatarot
Events This Week
Thursday, May 17, 2012
7 pm Eastern
Candle Magick Webinar
Find the links for this free webinar here.
This workshop will explore magickal theory, and teach you to choose, prepare and burn candles to help manifest your desires.
Monday, May 21, 2012
7 pm
Tarot Circle Meetup
Unity Church in the Gardens
550 Bush Road
Jupiter, FL
Join us for an informal tarot workshop appropriate for people of any level of tarot understanding and experience. For more information, check out our event on Meetup.com or on my Tarot Circle webpage.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
7 pm Eastern
Free Webinar
The Four Elements and the Major Arcana
Join us for a free webinar as we explore the elemental associations of each Major Arcana card. This is a great way for new readers to learn more about the cards, and a great way for experienced readers to deepen their understanding of each card. Find all the log in information here.
This Week’s One- Card Reading
Your One-Card Reading for the week is The Emperor.
The Emperor teaches us about stability and responsibility. This week, we need to honor our leadership abilities, and take care of our responsibilities to family and to community. We need to feel secure in our ability to keep stability in our lives. This card ensures our success, as long as we are will to do the work that is necessary. If you have something you must do but have been procrastinating, get it done now! You will be glad you did.
This Week’s Special Read
This Week’s Special Read is from my personal blog, Tarot Trends. What do Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, Friedrich Nietzsche and tarot have in come? Read my post “Stronger” and find out!
Have a great week! For more information about readings and classes, remember my webpage at http://tarotbychristiana.com.