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You Are Too Sensitive!
If people tell you that you are too sensitive, this week's newsletter is for you! This week we are thinking about boundaries, psychic protection, and why your sensitivity is a strength, not a weakness.
Has anyone ever accused you of being too sensitive? Your answer is probably yes if you are a psychic, tarot reader, medium, intuitive, empath, or energy worker.
Your answer is likely yes if you were raised in a chaotic situation because you had to learn to sense the shifting energies around you.
If you are neurodivergent, either diagnosed or undiagnosed, your answer is also likely to be yes.
As sensitive people, we need to learn to process the world around us in ways that work for us.
Sometimes we may need to learn not to take things personally when they aren’t meant that way. Sometimes, people accuse us of being overly sensitive simply because they would rather not cease their hurtful behavior. When that happens, boundaries become the next line of defense.
Boundaries are essential for everyone. Diviners, intuitive, empaths, and energy workers especially need to be mindful of energetic boundaries, also known as psychic protection. Verbal boundaries help us deflect the hurtful words and behaviors of others and protect ourselves from further mistreatment. Yet, we also must be able to protect ourselves energetically. Psychic protection is essential during divination and energy work. It is equally important when we are out in the world doing our mundane tasks.
Boundary setting is a skill that most of us were not taught as children. Psychic protection is a skill that needs to be stressed more in tarot classes and divination gatherings. We must actively learn the skills to protect ourselves from emotional and energetic injury. We must also reject the criticism that we are ‘too sensitive.’ Instead, removing ourselves from people who do not honor our boundaries is usually best.
Our sensitivities may have come to us due to trauma, genetics, or destiny. Our sensitivities can sometimes make life difficult. The better we learn to manage how we experience the energies around us, the more we can use our sensitivities to enjoy what is beautiful, create what inspires us, and divine the truth around us.
The StaarCorner
One of the most important aspects of tarot and divination conferences is the opportunity for fellowship. New friends who speak our language and share our interests offer us immense comfort and courage as we grow, learn, and explore.
StaarCon separates itself from all other tarot and divination conferences because of the fellowship opportunities we offer in person and online.
You can enjoy the resort hotel with your conference friends if you join us in person. You can take the free shuttle to Rosemary Square and experience the restaurants, shops, and nightlife, making lifelong memories with your colleagues.
If you join us online, you will see that Accelevents offers a robust conference environment that allows on-demand video and text chat and networking with all your conference friends.
Every virtual and in-person ticketholder has access to the conference on Accelevents during the pre-conference time, the conference, and the 365-day AfterGlow. This means that in-person attendees can use the Accelevents app or website to plan their conference priorities and connect with other conference-goers, both virtual and in person.
A fascinating aspect of StaarCon is the lounge events on Accelevents. During the conference, attendees can meet virtually in the lounges to enjoy meals, beverages, and conversations together.
During the year-long AfterGlow, all attendees can watch recordings of the conference sessions they missed at their leisure. We will also have scheduled events in the lounges. Some StaarCon presenters will teach monthly or quarterly classes. There will also be a lounge for attendees to meet in groups at their convenience for conversation and study.
Attending StaarCon, whether in person or virtually, allows you to learn from our top-notch educators and, perhaps most significantly, to spend quality time with your tarot buddies.
Find a Response with Tarot
The next time you feel hurt by someone’s words or actions (or lack thereof), use tarot to help you understand what has happened and formulate a response.
Ask questions like, “What was the intent of that comment?” “What did they think my reaction would be?” “What should I take away from this?” “What is my best response?” “What do I need to know about this situation?”
Pull a card or cards for each question, using whatever tarot techniques you prefer.
As you contemplate what has happened and use tarot to fill in the black spots, you can understand and find a way forward. The time you take to work with the cards will allow you to recover from your internal emotional reaction and thoughtfully create an appropriate external reaction.
The Week in Review
Did you get your August TarotScopes yet? Find them on YouTube, or TikTok.
Tomorrow, Thursday, August 10, join us at 7 pm ET for Global Tarot Circle on Facebook Live.
I wrote an article for the summer issue of The Cartomancer, as did Frank Kwiatkowski, Amie Emberharte, and many other well-loved diviners. If you are not already a subscriber, please consider signing up to receive either the e-zine or the hard copy magazine.
From Around the Web
The Tarot Blog Hop happened on August 1. Start with the Master List, and follow the links to see what five tarot blogs had to say on the topic of “Where are we going?”
The Healthy has some practical information and instruction on boundary setting.
Josephine Hardman has a tarot spread to support healthy boundaries.
Creation and Divination
So much psychic work, energy healing, and magic involves the skill of creative visualization. Creative visualization uses the ability to create a scene in your mind’s eye that is clear and detailed.
When we visualize something clearly and put our energy into it, we raise energy that can turn thought into something more tangible.
Sometimes creative visualization allows us to see and feel what is present but not generally observed. For example, we may not all see the glow of chakras on ourselves or our friends. Yet, with visualization, we more easily see and feel the chakras that are always part of us.
My psychic protection technique involves creative visualization. Here is how it works.
I start by breathing into the root chakra. From there, I send energy from the root chakra down my legs into the floor and down to the earth. I curl my energy into the earth like a root, and as I inhale, I bring energy from the earth into the root chakra. With each inhalation, I breathe the energy up the spine, paying particular attention to any area that does not flow easily.
If I am preparing for a reading, I pay special attention to the throat and the brow so that I may be able to see what I need to see and say what I need to say.
When I reach the crown chakra at the top of the head, I allow the energy to gather and then release to heaven. At this moment, I am connected to both earth and heaven. It is with this unlimited supportive energy that I conduct my readings.
Yet, more protection is still needed. I return my attention to the crown chakra, where I allow the energy to flow up and out in all directions, falling like a fountain, returning to the earth, and cycling up through my root, up my spine, out my crown, and covering me fully in protective energy that is constantly replenished and renewed by the earth.
This is but one way to work with the power of creative visualization to raise energy and create psychic protection. Whether you use a technique like this for psychic work or simply to move more comfortably through the world, you will find psychic protection can make a huge difference for you.
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
YouTube @YourTarotFairyGodmother
Instagram @christianatarot @staarcon
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 32
August 9, 2023
The Root and the Crown
We can connect with heaven and earth to channel power and wisdom that will ground us and inform us.
The Root and the Crown
The seven major chakras are aligned along the spine, from bottom to top. We see these areas as the energy centers of our body. At the base of the spine is the first chakra, also called the base chakra and the root chakra. At the very top of the head is the crown chakra.
It is through these two chakras that we can connection to both earth and heaven simultaneously. In that space of connection, we are grounded and supported. In that space of connection, we are open to spiritual messages and healing from the earth, and from our ancestors, loved ones in spirit, angels, guides, and guardians.
It is interesting to me that the exact location of the root chakra is, for women, the place that tears to allow a child to be born. For men, this place is directly related to the ability to create life. The location of the crown chakra is the fontanel, that soft spot that facilitated our birth. That both the base and the crown have physical connection to birth is fascinating to me. I wonder what the spiritual takeaway from that fact might be.
The feeling of connecting to earth and to heaven is, for me, a feeling of ancient power. When we think of birth, we think of something new coming into the world. Paradoxically, the energy and act of birth is as ancient as time itself.
Perhaps we can look at this this way. When we connect with the ancient and universal power of earth and heaven, we are supported in our ability to create, to heal, and to be reborn.
The StaarCorner
StaarCon ticketholders are enjoying the StaarCon AfterGlow! Recorded classes are available to view and review. We also have scheduled events in the lounges.
We have just added a brand-new lounge event!
On Thursday, February 17, at 7 pm ET, Marion Kirk will give a presentation on Astrology Basics and Tarot.
Her presentation on The Astrology of Tarot – Your Tarot Decan was fascinating. Let Marion take it a step further for you in her lounge presentation.
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.
A Two-card Reading for Connection
You can use tarot or any oracle deck for this simple yet profound two-card reading.
Let the first card represent the root chakra and ask this question:
How can grounding into the earth help me heal and grow today?
Let the second card represent the crown chakra and ask this question:
What wisdom and support is available to me today from my ancestors and guardians?
The Elemental Major Arcana Hybrid Class
On Thursday, February 24, from 7 pm to 9 pm ET, you can join us in person in Palm City or on Zoom for an exciting new tarot class, appropriate for beginning, intermediate, or advanced tarot enthusiasts.
In this class, you will learn the ways the Four Elements are present and influential in the Major Arcana. You will learn new ways to understand the Major Arcana cards when they appear in a tarot reading. You will also discover ways to embrace the lessons of the Major Arcana cards in your daily life.
There are a limited number of seats for those who wish to attend in person. If you can't attend in person, you can join the class using our Zoom Room.
We use our Meeting Owl device to bring our Zoom attendees into the classroom in real time!
For more information and tickets, visit the event listing on my website.
The Week in Review
We had so much fun this past Sunday at our Cards and Conversation Tarot Meetup in at Panera Bread in Palm City! If you happen to be local, look for our monthly tarot meetups!
We also meet at Panera Bread in Lutz when I am in the Tampa Bay Area. Make sure you plan to join us there Sunday, February 20, at 3 pm!
Have you seen your February Tarotscopes on my YouTube channel? Check out your sun, moon, and rising signs!
Members of my YouTube channel have some new pre-recorded videos to enjoy, as well as a new Members-Only Livestream on the schedule. If you are a member of my YouTube channel, please remember to keep an eye on the Members-Only Playlist!
From Around the Web
The Tarot Blog Hop has a great new series of seasonal posts. Check out the topic and the master list, then follow the links to see what each blogger had to say.
Have you ever wondered about when the best time is to read tarot cards? Here is what some tarot readers had to say!
Akeel O’Connor is featured in this two-part article about tarot. Each tarotist’s journey is different. Follow this story to learn about Akeel’s journey.
Guidance on the Journey
When we think of the root and the crown chakras, it is interesting to think about the Ace and Ten of Pentacles. The Ace of Pentacles connects us to the earth, and the Ten of Pentacles connects us to our ancestors.
You can use these cards in meditation to help you ground and hear the messages of your ancestors. You can hold the Ace in your right hand and the Ten in your left hand, or you can place them on your altar.
The energy of these cards can help you make those connections from which you can derive healing, energy, and spiritual support.
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 6
February 9, 2022