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What You Don't Know
It is always better to know the truth, even when we don't like what we see. The trick is in knowing what questions to ask, and where to find the truth we seek.
One of my favorite expressions is “You don’t know what you don’t know”. This sounds obvious but it presents quite a conundrum. If you are learning something, how can you know what is important to remember, and what isn’t? If you are doing something you have never done before, how do you know what questions to ask to adequately prepare?
There are many levels of knowing and not knowing. There is what we consciously know, what we admit to knowing, what we know subconsciously, what we know intuitively without evidence or confirmation, and what we think we know, but are mistaken.
We sometimes conflate belief with knowledge, often to our detriment.
Divination is the practice of making the unknown known, and of gathering information that may not be discoverable by ordinary means. Yet even we in the divination community disagree about how much we can learn in divination that we do not already on some level know.
One thing we diviners agree upon is this. Divination can bring what is in the subconscious into our consciousness. This process can prepare us, protect us, and heal us.
Another common expression is “What you don’t know can hurt you”. In all aspects of life, we need to be ready to learn and unlearn, ready to ask questions, and ready to find the right teachers.
Sometimes the value of divination is in learning what questions to ask, and what teachers to trust.
There is never a time when we should stop learning or stop asking questions. Another popular expression is “Knowledge is power”. This is true on so many levels. It’s easy to say that we would rather not know something. It’s easy to hide from the truth. Yet, the damage that comes from not knowing is usually much greater than the damage that comes from the truth.
The StaarCorner
There is still time to make your plan to join us at StaarCon 2023, either in person or online. To learn more about StaarCon, check out the latest episode of the StaarCon Variety Show. Frank and I discuss some of our StaarCon plans, and I interview StaarCon presenter Jen Sankey. This is a magical and informative episode. You can listen wherever you get your podcasts, or catch it on YouTube.
Finding the Unknown in Tarot
Is there an answer to every question? I don’t think so. Some tarot decks include an “Unknown Card” which, when it appears, suggests that the answer to the question is unknowable at this time. There are other cards in the deck that can speak to what is unknowable. The Wheel of Fortune can say that anything can happen. The Moon can warn us that there are unknown forces at work. The High Priestess is the keeper of secrets.
Knowing that there is not a reliable answer, or a specific solution, can be helpful. When we know there is not a singular path to follow, we have greater power to influence a situation to our own advantage.
It can be very helpful to directly ask the cards questions like, “What do I need to know?” or “What am I not seeing?”
We can also state our current understanding about something and simply ask the cards, “Is this true?”
We might want to ask the cards to show us a truth that we are avoiding, or a belief we need to question.
When we delve into the cards in this way, we often begin a deeper process of introspection and self-awareness.
The Week in Review
Did you catch Tuesday’s class on Giving Voice to Tarot on YouTube? You can watch the replay. This Sunday, join us on YouTube for a class about the tarot Court cards, Engaging the Tarot Court.
From Around the Web
Did you read the article in the New York Times about astrologer Jeanna Kadlec? It is fabulous to see divination and diviners getting fair treatment in the press!
Theresa Reed’s monthly astrology forecasts are always informative and fun to read. Here is what she has to say about January 2023.
Tarot.com has a tarot spread to help you discover what you do not know, and what you need to know.
Upcoming Events
Card and Craft Academy
Classes presented by Christiana are available right now at Card and Craft Academy!
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!
About Christiana Gaudet
Card and Craft, Inc.
Southeastern Tarot Artists and Readers, LLC.
Christiana Gaudet
3559 SW Corporate Parkway
Palm City, Florida 34990-8152
Email cgaudet@cardandcraft.com
On the web www.christianagaudet.com
Online classes www.cardandcraftacademy.com
StaarCon information www.staarcon.com
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 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 online at cardandcraft.10to8.com.
Agent inquiries are welcome.
Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 6 Issue 2
January 11, 2023
Generational Energy
We inherit behaviors and traits from our elders from nature and nature. There is also an energetic component that can follow us around.
It is no secret that we inherit traits and habits, good and bad, from our parents and grandparents. We pass these on to our children and grandchildren.
We often think of this in terms of nurture and nature. Some traits are genetic, and some are learned behavior.
There is a third element, along with nurture and nature, that can be passed from generation to generation. That element is energy.
There are occurrences and circumstances that seem to repeat from generation to generation. There are patterns that can follow us over the years, even when we do the healing and self-reflection to consciously make different choices and heal from generational trauma.
Sometimes these patterns are obviously not related to our behaviors and choices, and yet they occur.
This is an energetic phenomenon, and so the solution to break these cycles of patterns is also energetic.
If you feel that you are carrying a generational energy that is not helpful to you, you must seek to release it. Use meditation, affirmation, and intention to bring awareness to the pattern. Then, actively seek to release it.
We inherit many positive things, tangible and intangible, from our elders. The energy that attracts unhealthy things into our lives is not an inheritance with which we must live.
The StaarCorner
For StaarCon 2023, our Friday program will include four intensive sessions. You will be able to attend two of them, and watch the other two during the AfterGlow. One of our intensive presentations will be a very interesting exploration into artificial intelligence as it pertains to tarot. This presentation will be led by tarot artist Ciro Marchetti. Ciro’s presentation will be three 45-minute sessions, with short breaks in between. It’s called “It Takes Three to Tango”.
We are very excited to welcome Ciro Marchetti to StaarCon 2023, and to experience this exciting presentation.
StaarCon tickets are now available. You can join us in person in West Palm Beach, or online on Accelevents. You can join us for a single day, for two days, or for all three days. We look forward to seeing you in January!
Break the Cycle with Tarot
You can use tarot for healing energy work. Simply find the cards in the deck that represent to you the energy you would like to dismiss. Along with those cards, find the Wheel of Fortune to represent the cyclical patterns, and the Eight of Pentacles to represent the repetition of those patterns.
Place the Wheel of Fortune and the Eight of Pentacles on the table, face up, as you visualize those patterns. Next to them, place the cards you have chosen to represent the energies you want to dismiss. As you do, visualize the specifics of those people, occurrences, or situations.
Then, visualize your life without these energies. Turn the cards you have chosen face down. Let the last card you turn face down be the Wheel of Fortune. When you turn the Wheel of Fortune, picture all that energy, and the consequences of that energy, leaving your body, and your life. Exhale deeply, sending all that energy away from you.
The Week in Review
Remember to join me most Thursdays at noon Eastern Time on my YouTube channel for a discussion of our newsletter topic, and an opportunity to receive a reading about that topic in your life.
If you miss this week’s Global Tarot Circle or livestream class, Tarot Blends, on my YouTube channel you can watch the replay!
From Around the Web
The Tarot Blog Hop happened August 1. Visit the Master List and see what three tarot bloggers all had to say about the same topic.
Here are three energy healing techniques.
You may have heard about the Lion’s Gate on August 8. The Lion’s Gate opens around Julye 26. It stays open through around August 12. August 8 is the day of its highest power. Read about it at SageGoddess.Com.
Guidance on the Journey
‘Energy work’ is a broad term that can describe energy healing techniques, magical techniques, breathwork, and other modalities. Energy work is what we must do, either with a trusted professional or for ourselves, to break generational energetic patterns.
We become conscious of these patterns when we realize there are uncanny similarities in our adulthood to the unpleasant people, events, or circumstances of childhood. If you find yourself asking “Why do I always attract these sorts of people?” or “Why does this always happen to me?” you may be carrying some unwanted generational energy.
It is completely possible to release the energy that causes those unfortunate patterns while still enjoying happy childhood memories, and the love and support of your elders and ancestors.
Negative energetic patterns are not always the result of a bad childhood. These patterns can show up in all sorts of families.
When you are ready to change the energy around you, there are many people, tools, and traditions ready to help you. This should not be an expensive or complicated procedure. Whatever methods and modalities you choose, the first step to releasing unwanted generational energy is awareness.
Upcoming Events
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
What the Court Cards Want You to Know
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, Zoom 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 32
August 10, 2022
Flexibility
If we do not bend, we will surely break. Sometimes we must adjust our attitude, our budget, our plans, or our expectations.
As we begin 2022, something that is on my mind quite a bit is the concept of flexibility.
There are so many ways being flexible is helpful.
On a physical level, being able to move the body is healthy and healing. When people tell me they do not do yoga because they are not flexible, I have a very specific answer for them. If you are not flexible, you need yoga more than ever!
Flexibility is not limited to the physical, however. We need to be flexible in our thinking. We need to be flexible in our ability to adjust to changing times and circumstances.
There is an adage about flexibility. If you cannot bend, you will surely break.
The more we can adjust to changes and flow with the energy that is present, the happier and more productive we will be.
This does not mean that we should abandon adherence to loyalty, principles, and dedication. It does mean that when circumstances change, we must change with them. The more easily we do that, the better we do.
The StaarCorner
This is the last newsletter before StaarCon 2022! And the last episode of StaarCast before StaarCon features my conversation with presenter Katrina Wynne.
Watch the video or listen in wherever you catch your podcasts.
Check out the program for StaarCon.
You can enjoy StaarCon from the comfort of your home. The Accelevents Event Management Platform makes it feel like you are there, together, experiencing the conference with your friends old and new. Get you ticket and join us this weekend. If you have any questions about StaarCon, do not hesitate to call or text me at 561-655-1160.
See Me in the Tampa Bay Area
I will be in the Tampa Bay Area February 17 through February 20. During this time, I will be available for house calls and psychic house parties. I will also be taking private appointments at my AirBnB in Wesley Chapel.
To reserve your time, please call or text 561-655-1160.
Find Your Flexibility with Tarot
Sometimes, when life demands that we be flexible, we resist. Or we cannot figure out the right way to respond. When this happens, tarot can help.
Simply ask the cards, “What is my best response to this?”
Pull a few cards and see what information comes to you.
Whether you need to adjust an attitude, a budget, an expectation, or a plan, tarot can help.
Join us For a Members-Only Livestream on YouTube
On Thursday, January 27 ,7 pm to 8 pm ET, all members of my YouTube are invited to a special members-only class called “What We Know and How We Grow”.
If you are not able to join the livestream, you can watch the replay at your convenience. However, you must be a member of the channel to watch the livestream or the replay.
Bring your tarot cards, and your willingness to see how much you know about tarot, and how much you know about yourself. We will do a series of exercises designed to strengthen your tarot skills and foster personal growth and healing.
To join the livestream or watch the replay, Use this link.
Use this link for more information about membership.
The Week in Review
Did you catch my YouTube class, “The Tarot Journey for Beginners”? Watch the replay and get excited or reignited for your tarot journey.
Please follow my new TikTok @christianagaudettarot, and my Instagram @christianatarot.
For a full list of my links, check out my Linktree!
From Around the Web
Do you do yoga with YouTube? One of my favorite yoga channels is Yoga with Kassandra.
I am really looking forward to learning about The Food Healing Oracle Deck at StaarCon. Did you know they have a YouTube channel? Check it out to get a sneak peek before the conference.
Here is some great information. Read “Emotional Flexibility is the Key to Well-Being”.
Guidance on the Journey
Which tarot cards ask us to be flexible? Certainly, the Fool might tell us to expect the unexpected and run with it. The Tower warns us that we will have to endure something that will shake things up. Temperance tells us to find our balance, and to find solutions to our problems. The Hanged Man reminds us that if we cannot change our circumstance, we must change our attitude. The Wheel of Fortune reminds us that we must ride through the ups and downs of life.
Can you think of other tarot cards that speak of flexibility?
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 3
January 19, 2022
Endings and New Beginnings
The new year offers time for reflection and hope. All over the world, people set intentions and wish each other well. There is great power in the changing of the calendar year.
The end of one year, and the beginning of the next, is always a special, though predictable, occurrence. I often say that it is the only time the entire planet does magic together. That is because we all have hopes and intentions for the new year. We all greet the new year with anticipation, and a sense of love for one another. That energy is powerful!
We all reflect on the year that is ending. We think about our struggles, our accomplishments, and our losses. We look to the new year and hope for better, for ourselves and for others.
Welcoming a new year reminds that hope is eternal.
Reflection on the passing year brings us wisdom and gratitude. At the very least, we can take pleasure in releasing the past. The changing of the year offers an automatic chance for closure.
When we wish each other a happy new year we sincerely wish for good things for the people around us. The strength of those wishes, and of the intentions we set for ourselves, is no small thing.
The new year offers us a logical point to make changes and to try new things. The new year allows us the grace of new beginnings.
I wish you a brave, successful, healthy, and hopeful 2022!
Join Us Tonight for Class
Join us for the last tarot class of 2021.
Tonight, Wednesday, December 29, at 7 pm, I will present “Weaving the Tarot Reading Story”. You can join us in person in Palm City, or online on Zoom. For more information, and for tickets, visit the event listing on my website.
The StaarCorner
StaarCon 2022 is just weeks away! I hope you will plan to join us, either in person in Palm Beach Gardens or online on Accelevents Event Management Platform. Ticket prices range from $50 to $425. Find the ticket that works for you!
At StaarCon 2021 Gita Rash shared the oracle deck she has created. At StaarCon 2022 Gita will be teaching an introduction to Palmistry. Since Gita is a woman of so many talents, I thought it would be good to have her back on StaarCast to discuss her palmistry journey.
You can watch the episode on YouTube, or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Tarot For a New Year
There are many tarot traditions for New Year readings. The changing of the calendar year is a special time for divination.
If you want to do a New Year reading, but are not sure what to ask your cards, try making a spread or performing a dialogue using the following questions.
What is something I learned in 2021?
What is something I need to release as I enter a new year?
What good fortune might 2022 bring me?
What is something I need to pay attention to in 2022?
The Week in Review
Join me on my YouTube Channel each day December 25 through January 6 for The Twelve Days of Christmas Tarot Epiphanies.
On January First, look for your January Tarotscopes on my YouTube channel.
From Around the Web
Allure magazine has Zodiac predictions for your 2022.
Bustle wants you to know why astrologers are cautiously optimistic for 2022.
The Lovers is the tarot card of the year for 2022.
Cards for Your Consideration
When we think of the cycle of endings and new beginnings, the Wheel of Fortune, Major Arcana 10, comes to mind as a card that describes eternal cycles.
The Wheel of Fortune also offers advise as we end one year and begin another.
The Wheel reminds us that change is the only constant, and the only certainty. The Wheel tells us that there will be fortune and misfortune in each person’s life. We must enjoy our good moments when they happen, and we must hold on to hope during difficulties, knowing that the Wheel will keep turning.
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
Catch up on your missed Zoom webinars and more!
cardandcraftacademy.com
About Christiana Gaudet
Card and Craft, Inc.
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 4 Issue 52
December 29, 2021