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Building Community

When we gather with like-minded people, we grow as individuals, and as a community.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Michelle Welch and Sasha Marchetti at StaarCon 2022
Cards and Conversation Tarot Meetup at Panera Bread

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.

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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!

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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.

Visit christianagaudet.com for more information!

Tarot card Three of Cups on a flowery cloth

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

Christiana Gaudet and Pamela Phillips

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

StaarCon 2023 presenter Arwen Lynch-Poe
The Fool tarot card

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Visit christianagaudet.com for more information!

The Chariot tarot card

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

Christiana reads for Allison using a Celtic Cross spread

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

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The Wisdom We Keep

What wisdom do you remember from your childhood, that helps you today? Do you also have limiting beliefs from your childhood that hinder you? How do you tell the difference?

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If I had a dollar for every time I have quoted wisdom I learned from my mother I would be a wealthy woman. Mom had a knack for memorizing wise idioms long before there was an internet filled with thought-provoking memes. She also had the intuition to know exactly when to share a bit of truth.

I am guessing I am not the only one to have had such a mom. My Grandmother was also a source of great ideas to consider and remember, so I suppose the gift of sharing wisdom may have run in my family.

Now, I am always on the lookout for morsels of truth poetically packaged to share with loved ones, friends, and clients.

Sometimes the best wisdom we receive comes from our higher self, or even from strangers. We read books and scroll TikTok; sometimes something sticks with us and becomes extremely helpful later on.

It is also true that we absorb unhelp narratives from others. We should never confuse outdated cultural perspectives and limiting beliefs with actual wisdom.

We must carefully consider the way we curate our internal wisdom. Some ideas are worth keeping and sharing. Some are fears that pose as truth. It takes patience and nuanced thinking to know what to keep, and what to release.

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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.

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The StaarCorner

We are pleased to have Anthony Perrotta as a presenter for StaarCon 2023.

Anthony is an astrologer, artist, poet, designer, and curator. He spends his time running his astrological business where he specializes in making the abstract feel more tangible. He has been a practicing astrologer for over a decade and a student of the craft for over 15 years.

Anthony will present a fascinating workshop on astrology and dreamwork that you will not want to miss!

Make your plans to join us January 20 through 22 for StaarCon 2023.

Anthony Perrotta
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Wisdom From the Cards and Spirit

I know I am not the only one who misses being able to get wisdom and comfort from my loved ones now in spirit.

Tarot is a source of wisdom. Tarot is also a conduit to help us connect with those in spirit.

Try this experiment.

Ask the cards, “What wisdom do you have for me?”

Pull a single card and interpret it as wisdom from the universe.

Now, focus on a loved one in spirit. You might want to have a picture of them, or some of their jewelry or belongings present with the cards.

Ask that person to speak through the cards and share some wisdom with you and pull a card.

Think about how those two wisdom-seeking tarot experiences the same, and how they are different.

We can also use tarot and spirit to help us sort out our beliefs. Some of our beliefs are enduring wisdom. Others could be limited and false. We can ask the cards, or ask spirit to speak through the cards, and ask a question such as the following.

“How does this belief of mine affect my life?”

We can assume that helpful beliefs will affect our lives in positive ways, and unhelpful beliefs will hinder us. Tarot, and spirit speaking through tarot, can help us know which is which.

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While I Am in Town

As you probably know, I will be in the Northeast and available for readings beginning this week, Thursday, May 26, through Sunday, June 5. I am seeing private clients by appointment at True Bikram Yoga in Madison, CT.

I am also available for house calls and psychic house parties. Please call or text 561-655-1160.

I am excited to be teaching a tarot class, in person and on Zoom, at True Bikram Yoga on June 5, beginning at 6:30 pm. For more information and for tickets call them at 203-350-0343.

While I am traveling, I will continue to be available for readings by phone, FaceTime, Skype, Messenger and Zoom. Do not hesitate to reach out!

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The Week in Review

Did you catch me on the Real Time Wisdom Show this past Monday? We talked about tarot and StaarCon and all sorts of great stuff. Check out the replay!

Your Tarot Fairy Godmother is at it again. I have started a new series on my YouTube channel. I am making short, prerecorded ‘rants.’ There are a lot of things people say and do in the tarot community, and in the metaphysical community, that just do not make sense to me. Are you interested in find out what has me ranting? Check out the new playlist.

From Around the Web

The greatest wisdom my grandmother gave me was the prose poem, Desiderata. She loved this poem so much that she had copies of it to give away to anyone she thought might need it.

One piece of wisdom I remember from my mother was a quote about time she always hanging on our kitchen wall.

Here are 19 Wise Quotes for a Better Life.

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See Me at Sasha Graham’s Spirited Away!

I will be Sasha Graham’s Guest of Honor at her monthly Spirited Away event on May 31. The event runs from 6 pm to 9 pm, and is held at Barrow’s Intense Tasting Room, 86 34th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232. I will be available for short readings on a first come first served basis and will be teaching a class at 7:15. Tickets for my class are limited.

Learn more and get your tickets, and I hope to see some of my NYC friends there!

Tarot cards on a table

Guidance on the Journey

I sometimes think about tarot in the same way I think about my mother and my grandmother, as being a source of much-needed wisdom.

So often when we study tarot, we think only about what the cards might mean in divination. Yet, each card offers wisdom that we can remember and call upon when we need perspective, cheer, and encouragement.

As you continue to learn your tarot deck, learn the cards not only for their divinatory meanings and their associations. Learn the wisdom each card has to offer. Let that wisdom be your guide every day.

Upcoming Events and Tours

Christiana reading her cards

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 21
May 25, 2022

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Connecting with Your Inner Child

Inner child work helps us to heal from early trauma. When we connect with our inner child, we can remember who we are, and move forward with the energy that made us joyful in your youth. We can move forward without the burden of our traumas. Tarot can help us in this process.

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In modern psychology, ‘inner child work’ is an approach created by Carl Jung. With inner child work we recognize childhood trauma in order to heal as adults.

Most people realize that many of our fears, difficulties, and unpleasant patterns in our adult lives stem from what we learned, witnessed, and experienced during childhood. I often say that many of us spend most of our lives recovering from the first twenty years.

Those who grew up in seriously dysfunctional families, or who had health issues or upheaval due to tragedy are aware of their childhood trauma. Those who had more idyllic childhoods often do not recognize that they, too, have childhood trauma. They, therefore, may find it harder to do the inner child work that could help them in their adult lives.

I also believe that we can connect with our inner child to find our sense of personal identity, authenticity, and purpose by identifying the things we naturally did and enjoyed as children.

So many people I speak with are longing to understand who they are, what makes them happy, and what makes them feel that they are living a meaningful and purposeful life. I believe that inner child work can help all of us remember who we are.

There are many ways to do inner child work. You can engage a therapist to help you. You can write your inner child a letter. You can do a meditation where you communicate with your inner child.

Many of us in the divination community are exploring ways that divination can assist us as we work to connect with, and give voice to, the inner child.

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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.

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The StaarCorner

StaarCon 2023 is excited to welcome Jen Sankey as a presenter!

Jen is a tarot reader, author, and teacher. She writes for The Cartomancer. She is currently creating two tarot decks, Stardust Wanderer Tarot, and Enchanted Forest Felines to be published by Llewellyn Worldwide.

Make sure you mark your calendar for January 20 through 22. Whether you join us in person in West Palm Beach or online on Accelevents, StaarCon 2023 will be the best tarot and divination conference ever!

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A hand holding a tarot card.

Giving Voice to Your Inner Child

One way to do inner child work with tarot is to allow your inner child to speak through tarot.

You can do this simply by asking the right questions and interpreting the card that appears in the context of that question.

Here are some questions to get you started.

What is a childhood trauma that needs to be healed?

What is something my inner child wants me to know?

What is something I enjoyed as a child that has become an important part of my identity?

How can I be more playful?

How can I honor my inner child at this time?

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See Me in the Northeast

I will be available for private readings by appointment in Madison, Connecticut, and house calls and psychic house parties in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New York, beginning May 26 and ending June 5. To schedule with me, please call or text 561-655-1160.

On June 5th at 6:30 pm I will be teaching a tarot class at True Bikram Yoga. This class is available in person in Madison and online on Zoom. You can learn more and sign up for this class online on the True Bikram Yoga website.

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The Week in Review

This past week we had two great live classes on my YouTube channel. You can watch class replays, catch live reading sessions, and explore rants and reviews, all on Christiana Gaudet Tarot on YouTube.

From Around the Web

There are many tarot spreads for inner tarot work. Here are three. Try different tarot and oracle decks to see how your inner child speaks through the cards.

Healing Your Inner Child

Embracing Your Inner Child

A Spread For Your Inner Child

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Join Me For Class This Sunday!

On Sunday, May 22, 7 pm to 9 pm, please join me for a hybrid tarot class.  If you are local, you can join in person in Palm City. Or you can join online on Zoom from anywhere in the world.

If you have every asked “Is there a spread for that?” this class is for you. If you have ever wondered about the best way to get answers from a tarot reading, this class is for you.

Whether you read for yourself or others, whether you are a beginner or experienced reader, this class will give you a set of tools that will help you use tarot effectively and efficiently.

In this class you will learn what makes a great tarot spread. You will learn when a custom spread is the best technique. You will learn to quickly create small spreads to answer immediate questions. You will learn to create and interpret elaborate spreads to handle multiple issues in a comprehensive tarot session. You will learn to create and interpret spreads for specific purposes such as healing, relationship-building, mediumship, and dream interpretation.

Get your tickets now on EventBrite!

You can join us in person or online. Every student will receive access to a recording of the class.

You can purchase the recorded class with access to the class literature after May 30th.

Visit christianagaudet.com for more information!

Tarot cards on the table

Cards from the Smith-Waite Tarot Deck Centennial Edition, copyright 2015 by U.S. Games Systems, Inc. Used with permission.

Guidance on the Journey

Which tarot cards might instruct us to work with our inner child, to honor our inner child, or to listen to our inner child?

In context, any tarot card might give voice to the feelings and needs of the inner child. Yet, there are a few cards that could appear in any reading, at any time, and beckon you to do the work to connect to your inner child.

Here are some of them.

The Fool asks you to honor your inner child.

The Sun asks you to be fearless in your joy, just as a child does.

The Pages ask you to remember the desires of your youth, and who you have always been.

The Six of Cups asks you to remember and revisit your childhood.

The Ten of Cups and the Ten of Pentacles can speak of your family, and your childhood home.

Upcoming Events and Tours

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 20
May 18, 2022

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