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Tarot Topics
Christiana's Weekly Newsletter
Colors
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Colors
Color is such an important part of our daily lives. Many of the choices we make each day are based on our attraction to colors. Colors affect our moods and influence our feelings.
Colors have metaphysical properties, too. We use colors in healing and manifestation by intentionally choosing the specific colors we need. We might wear a specific color, burn a candle of a specific color, or even eat a food of a specific color.
Each color has particular properties to support healing, or the manifestation of particular energies. For instance, yellow supports confidence, green supports health and wealth, and red supports romance.
The seven chakras (energies centers) along the spine are each associated with one of the colors of the spectrum. We can use colored gemstones, or even the color of our clothing, to help support specific chakras.
Many tarot readers rely on the colors of the cards to give them information and add depth to the reading.
Beyond making our world more beautiful, colors are tools we can use to aid us in healing, divination and manifestation.
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The Properties of Color
Here is a list of some generally accepted properties of color. You can add energy to your life simply by choosing the color you want to support and manifest in your life. Find your color in a candle that you burn while focusing on your desires. Find your color in the clothing and gemstones you wear, or the food you eat. Find your color in flowers. Use colored lights to bathe in healing energy.
If you want spiritual healing, unconditional love, or clear communication, choose blue.
If you want health and wealth, choose green.
If you want psychic development and spirit communication, choose purple.
If you want confidence, choose yellow.
If you want romance, choose red or pink.
You can use any color for any purpose, as long as it feels right to you.
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The Week in Review
This week, all three of my blog posts have accompanying videos!
On my personal blog, Tarot Trends, you can read and watch my review of the new Japaridze Tarot from U.S. Games.
On my community blog, Tarot Topics, I answered another question about tarot. This question is about the process of advanced tarot reading.
On my Dark Forest blog, I shared a video I happened to capture of two sand hill cranes dancing! These huge red-headed birds are common in Florida, but they are always a joy to watch!
From Around the Web
This week, fellow tarot pro Theresa Reed hit a home run with her blog post, “Question the Authorities”. If you have your own business, or want to have your own business, you must read this!
From News.Mic, here is a great listicle that gives us a peek at what some very successful people were doing in their twenties. This is both fun and inspiring!
If you would like to expand your tarot knowledge, check out Raven’s Tarot Site. You will find some interesting material about tarot and Kabbalah, and tarot and astrology.
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Colors in Tarot
There are many methods of tarot reading that rely heavily on interpreting the colors of the cards.
Some tarot decks are black-and-white only; they are to be colored by the tarotist, as part of the process of learning the cards and bonding with the deck.
With so many tarot decks available, we often chose our favorite decks based on our feelings about their colors.
As an exercise, ask a question of the cards. Pull one card as an answer. Rather than interpreting it as you normally would, simply looking at the colors of the card and make an interpretation based on how those colors make you feel.
Does this seem like a valid way to work with the cards for you? Do you consider card color when you do readings in general? Do you prefer a deck with a uniform color, or do you like a deck that uses a variety of color?
You determine the role that color plays in your tarot practice!
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What’s Up at the Psychic Café?
Christiana’s Psychic Café is my opportunity to share with you some of the most interesting people I know. Over the past few years, I have interviewed tarotists, artists, psychics, writers and musicians; people who keep our lives interesting!
From December 2012 until the end of October 2014, Christiana’s Psychic Café ran weekly on PEN. With the end of PEN, and some other changes in technology, I still coming up to speed in my effort to bring you new episodes of Christiana’s Psychic Café, with some great new guests. Keep an eye on our Facebook Page, and my YouTube Channel.
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Christiana’s Psychic Café is my weekly webcast. It will debut on Facebook each Sunday at 9 pm Eastern.
Archived webcasts available on my YouTube channel.
You can also see the archives cataloged on the Tarot Topics News Site.
For up-to-date information about Christiana’s Psychic Café, visit our Show Info page and like us on Facebook!
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Learning Tarot: Ten of Swords
 In many decks, the Ten of Swords is the single most disturbing image of the 78 cards. Typically, we see a person impaled by ten swords.
With this card, as with some of the other Swords cards, it is important to remember that often, the things that pierce us and lay us low are thoughts and words, and nothing more substantial than that.
In tarot, the number ten speaks of the end of a cycle, and the beginning of a new cycle. The Ten of Swords can speak of something that needed to end, or the pain of something ending.
The Ten of Swords is often interpreted as an unfavorable outcome, or an unadvisable action.
The Ten of Swords can be an indicator of pain, difficulty and suffering.
The Ten of Swords reminds us not to let unkind words or painful thoughts rule us.
The Ten of Swords might occasionally refer to literal back pain. I have also seen it come up to reference acupuncture.
When you see the Ten of Swords, you can be sure there is some discomfort, or some injury. You must discover the source and nature of the injury, and the possible remedy.
We often prefer not to see dark cards such as the Ten of Swords in a reading. However, the Ten of Swords, and other darker cards, offer us the opportunity to embrace real healing.
Next week we will meet the Page of Swords as we continue our journey through the suit of Air.
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I’m Traveling Northeast in March and August!
I had such a wonderful time on my Northeastern Tour last August. The only frustration was I didn’t have time on the calendar to accommodate everyone who wanted to host a psychic house party with me! In 2015 I will remedy this by scheduling two trips. I will be in Connecticut from March 20th to March 29th, and again from August 7th to August 23rd.
Psychic house parties with me will be available in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts during those trips. Please give me a call or send me an email if you would like to reserve your date now.
While I am always available to serve you with phone and Skype readings, the opportunity for in-person readings is limited. If you live in the Northeast, don’t miss your chance to meet with me in person in 2015!
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Your One-Card Weekly Reading
 Your one-card reading this week is the Ten of Pentacles. This week, pay attention to your home and family.
Now is a great time for cleaning, decorating, organizing, remodeling and repairing your home. It’s also an auspicious time to make a housing change or a real estate deal.
On a deeper level, it’s time to think about your family from a generational perspective. What did you receive from the prior generation? What will you pass on to the next?
Think about this both in terms of the positive family traits you carry and the less-than-positive generational cycles.
Spiritually, this is a good week to connect with your ancestors and departed family members in spirit. Recognize their presence in your life, and their influence upon you.
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Upcoming Events
Wednesday, November 19, 7 pm
Free Webinar
Global Tarot Circle
Join tarot friends from across the globe for an hour of tarot exploration! We’ll share readings, answer your questions about tarot, and have a short workshop about tarot reversals.
You can join on your computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone, or you can dial in!
For log in info, and to watch recordings of past webinars, visit the Event Listing on the Tarot Circle website.
Wednesday, December 3, 7 pm
Free Webinar
The Four Elements and the Minor Arcana
Please join us for a 75-minute-long webinar about the Four Elements (Earth, Air, Fire and Water) and the Minor Arcana of the Tarot. This class will cover the powers and properties of the four elements, and how they relate to the four suits in tarot. You will learn ways of interpreting the pip cards and the court cards based on their elemental association. You will learn ways of designing and performing tarot spreads based on the four elements. This class is appropriate for beginners, and readers of all levels.
For log-in info, visit the Event Listing on the Continuing Education website.
Sunday, December 7, 3:30 pm
Tampa Bay Area Tarot Meetup
Panera, 23388 State Rd 54, Lutz, FL
Join your local tarot friends for food, fellowship and study. Our focus for this meeting will be tarot-reading techniques. Bring your favorite tarot spread and your cards. We will share and practice different techniques, and observe readings-in-action.
Please visit our Meetup site and RSVP!
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Private readings and instruction are available by appointment.
Tarot parties at your home or office are available throughout Florida.
Call 813-948-4488 or toll free 866-99TAROT, or text 561-655-1160 for more information or to schedule your event.
Agent inquiries are welcome.
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Your one card reading this week is the Six of Wands.
Tarot enthusiasts of all levels of experience, from beginner to professional, are invited to join this webinar to share readings, information and tarot study. 
Sunday, September 15, 9 pm
Register now to participate in this exciting free telesummit. 
Sunday, September 22, 9 pm
The final seven cards of the Major Arcana, cards Fifteen through Twenty-One, hold the secrets of the Fool’s Journey toward spiritual enlightenment.
