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Before Us

To understand where we are, we need to understand how we got here.

Concept illustration of a family tree.

The word ‘before’ can mean at least two different things. When we speak of time, ‘before’ means in the past. When we speak of the present, ‘before’ means what is in front of us. 

At this time of year, our thoughts often turn to those who came before us – our ancestors. We might wonder what past generations would think of what we have before us – the difficulties we face that can seem insurmountable.

Many people find comfort in the stories of their ancestors. The problem, of course, is that not all of our ancestors were admirable people. In mediumship, I have learned to believe that, after leaving this life, people find healing and become better than they were. Regardless of their actions in life, our ancestors are available to us now in spirit for wisdom, support, and guidance.  In recent years, primarily due to the ground-breaking work of Nancy Hendrickson, we tarotists have been using tarot to learn about our ancestors and work with them in deeply spiritual ways.

We have all heard the admonition that if we do not remember our history, we are doomed to repeat it. Yet, history is a tricky subject. Whether political, cultural, or familial, history is often misrepresented, misreported, and misremembered. Primary source material can be helpful as we try to make sense of the past.

As children, we are often told things about ourselves and our families that we need to unpack and revisit as adults. If we fail to reprocess these beliefs, we often struggle to have healthy relationships. That’s because many of us were taught to respect people who truly were not worthy of that respect.

In tarot spreads, there is very often a position for the past. I have wondered if it is necessary to consider the past in every tarot reading. Yet, as the expression goes, we didn’t just fall out of a coconut tree. Wherever we are and whatever we are doing is happening in the context of all that came before us.

To understand what we are facing now, we must understand what has come before us and how we got here. Divination, research, and asking the hard questions help us do that.

Understanding our history, personally and collectively, is a spiritual matter as well as a fact-finding mission. Yet, we also must deal with shameful aspects of the past. Sometimes, we minimize and deny. Other times, we hyperfocus and catastrophize.

We must find a way to understand and speak of the past clearly and honestly without fear of shame. Only then are we able to create our best possible future.

The StaarCon 5 Imagining of Pixie Arcana. Art and composition by Stacey Williams-Ng, backgrounds by Animix.

The StaarCorner

StaarCon 2024 AfterGlow

We will open some new lounges this fall in advance of StaarCon 5. Watch this space for announcements!

Mark your calendars for Sunday, October 20, at 5 pm, when I will present a special workshop in my lounge about best practices for teaching and learning tarot.

I know that people are still enjoying the recordings of presentations. The year-long AfterGlow gives us a real opportunity to immerse ourselves in our presenter’s offerings.

StaarCon 5

We are excited to offer a digital divination art show at StaarCon 5. We are collecting images from artists and publishers. These images will be displayed on a large screen in the StaarCon Marketplace, which is open to the public.

As card readers, we find art inextricable from our work. Celebrating our artists has always been a primary goal of StaarCon. Make sure you visit the digital art show at StaarCon 5. If you are an artist of divination tools and want to have your work displayed, please send your images!

Mary Ellen Collins telling a story inspired by Ciro Marchetti's tarot art at StaarCon 2024.

Close-up of hands holding a tarot deck.

Close-up of hands holding a tarot deck.

Ancestral Healing in the Cards

Many tarot cards can discuss the need for ancestral healing and assist us in ancestral magic.

Of course, the Empress and Emperor can be parents, and the Court cards can all be family members.

The Ten of Pentacles is a card that speaks of generations, legacy, ancestors, and progeny.

The Six of Cups speaks of the past.

Any time you perform a tarot reading, regardless of the question or topic, it is possible that generational and ancestral concerns may appear in the cards. It may be loved ones in spirit who want to say hello or traumas of the past that are the root cause of current problems.

In tarot, as in life, to understand where we are, we need to understand how we got here.

Tarot for New Seasons Members-only Livestream on Youtube - September 30 @ 7 pm.

Tarot for New Seasons Members-only Livestream on YouTube - September 30 @ 7 pm.

The Week in Review

Voting in the World Divination Association Awards ends September 29. Please vote for me for Best Tarot Reader and Best Divination Teacher.

I had a fun time teaching tarot at Mandel Library in West Palm Beach on Saturday. I am usually there once a quarter, but because of the way the calendar worked this year, I will be back to teach another free tarot class at the library on Saturday, October 26!

Did you catch last night’s class on YouTube Live, Problem People and Tarot? Watch the replay!

If you are a member of my YouTube channel, join us on Monday, September 30, at 7 pm for a members-only livestream.

From Around the Web

Check out these tools for ancestral divination and magic from La Panthère Studio.

Facinghistory.org offers help in teaching history, but it is also a great website for anyone who wants to consider their personal or cultural history more deeply.

Christina Ricci has created the Cat Full of Spiders Tarot Deck!

Hands pointing to a picture in a photo album.

Hands pointing to a picture in a photo album.

Making Magic

Much of the magic we do is healing magic. Much of what we must heal is generational trauma. Can the very ancestors who are the architects of our pain help us heal?

I believe so because of the power they receive and cultivate after leaving this life. I think we can even call on the spirits of the very people who hurt us in life for help in healing if we feel moved to do so.

In our society, we often discuss breaking generational patterns. When we heal from generational trauma, we create something better for those who will come next.

I also believe that when we do our work to heal our generational wounding, that healing energy travels to our ancestors as well as to our progeny.

Global Tarot Circle on YouTube Live - October 2nd @ 7 pm.

Global Tarot Circle on YouTube Live - October 2nd @ 7 pm.

Upcoming Events

Featured
Tarot For Your Family Members-only Livestream on YouTube
Nov 25
Tarot For Your Family Members-only Livestream on YouTube

Join us for an exploration of how we can use tarot to understand difficult family situations.

Weekly YouTube Events

Monday 9:30 am: Your 3-Card Weekly Reading

Thursday Noon: Tarot Topics Newsletter Recap

Friday Noon: Your Friday Weekly Wrap-up

Saturday 12:30 pm: Saturday Psychic Sampler

Opening Ceremony with Christiana Gaudet at StaarCon 2024.

About Christiana Gaudet

Card and Craft, Inc.
Southeastern Tarot Artists and Readers, LLC.

Christiana Gaudet

3559 SW Corporate Parkway
Palm City, Florida 34990-8152

Coming soon! Locations in Port Saint Lucie, West Palm Beach, and Stuart, Florida!

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
TikTok @christianagaudettarot


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 are 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 Appointments Online

Schedule online at https://christiana-gaudet.as.me.

Agent inquiries are welcome.

Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 7 Issue 39
September 25, 2024

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Assumption Versus Intuition

Assumption can be the enemy of intuition.

Concept illustration of scientists and a human brain.

Concept illustration of scientists and a human brain.

We all know the joke about what happens when we make assumptions. We learn early that assumptions and jumps to conclusions are best avoided. Yet, life moves fast and requires us to make snap judgments and quick assessments all the time. It is often impossible to avoid making assumptions.

We hope that our intelligence, powers of observation, and intuition will lead us to the truth when we have to make a guess. Sometimes, intuition leads us to correct assumptions. But sometimes, assumptions are the enemy of intuition because they can prevent us from asking the right questions.

The easiest example I can give is from the tarot table, but I think this happens to us all the time in many situations. If I am reading for someone and a card appears that references something I know to be true about my client, I may assume that is what the card is there to tell us. But what if the card is there to tell us not only what we know but also something more? It is easy to lose a lot of meaning in a tarot reading if we interpret based on our assumptions without digging into all the possibilities for each card.

The same is true in life. If we learn something new and assume that we now possess all the knowledge available on that topic, the knowledge we have attained becomes useless.

In tarot and in life, intuition works best when we ask lots of questions. When we think we know more than we do, we stop asking questions.

We engage intuition and counteract false assumptions when we remain curious and open to new information.

The StaarCon 5 Imagining of Pixie Arcana. Art and composition by Stacey Williams-Ng, backgrounds by Animix.

The StaarCorner

StaarCon 2024 AfterGlow

If you are a StaarCon 2024 ticketholder, you have access to the recordings of sessions available to your ticket level through the end of the year. Which sessions are you watching and enjoying?

We also have lounge events, which are live, scheduled sessions with StaarCon 2024 presenters. Discover what lounge events are happening by reading this newsletter each week and watching our private Facebook group for announcements. You can also find announcements in the Accelevents lobby and on the StaarCon website.

StaarCon 5

We are excited to announce that Kooch Daniels will present at StaarCon 5! Kooch’s new book, Stars, Cards, and Stones will be released in November. At StaarCon 5, Kooch will present a workshop based on this new book, which teaches ways to combine astrology, tarot, and crystals.

Make your plan to join us at StaarCon 5!

StaarCon 5 scheduled presenter Kooch Daniels.

StaarCon 5 scheduled presenter Kooch Daniels.

A tarot reader at her table giving a reading to an unseen querent.

A tarot reader at her table giving a reading to an unseen querent.

Interpret Deeply

How can we avoid missing information that tarot has for us? It is important to remember that each card in a reading can mean more than one thing. It is also important to remember that in a spread of cards, card combinations can add additional meaning.

So often, we focus on intuition to discover which of the many things a card can mean most clearly applies. This is a good practice. Yet, we give a better reading when we also use intuition to figure out how many of a card’s possible meanings might apply.

Sometimes, a card will say one thing only, and that one thing is exactly what we need to hear. Often, though, a single card has a lot to say.

A comprehensive reading should provide a lot of information. We can get that information by pulling more cards and interpreting them as deeply as we can, individually and in groups.

Tarot Workshop at the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach - September 21st @ Noon.

Tarot Workshop at the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach - September 21st @ Noon.

The Week in Review

At our Tarot and Past Lives Webinar on YouTube Live, we learned that past life readings are as easy as any other reading. Watch the replay and try it!

Join us at noon this Saturday at the Mandel Public Library in West Palm Beach for a free tarot class!

On Tuesday, September 24, at 7 pm, join us on YouTube Live for a class about the ways that problem people show up in tarot.

The World Divination Association Awards are happening this month! I am nominated for Best Tarot Reader. Please vote!

From Around the Web

Have you seen this amazing tarot deck on Kickstarter? Gianna Lucci is so creative! Let’s support this project.

People who practice the Law of Attraction might also practice the Law of Assumption. I have some issues with the way this is practiced, but it is an interesting concept to consider.

Thought leader David Irvine also wrote about the difference between assumption and intuition. I really like what he has to say!

A woman casually meditating.

A woman casually meditating.

Making Magic

Whether we are practiced diviners or not, we all need a spiritual practice that involves finding truth. We might call this checking in with ourselves, dropping into intuition, or calling for truth.

I do this by simply asking for clarity and focusing on conscious breathing and inner stillness. This is very similar to the invocation I do before a tarot reading.

The trick to this for me is that it may take minutes, hours, or even days for the truth to come. I certainly can’t stay in meditation and wait for the truth. I must breathe, focus, center, and inquire. If the truth does not come immediately, I return to my regular tasks. At some point, the aha moment will happen, and the answer will be clear.

You may wonder why this process is important if we have tools like tarot and Lenormand to lead us to truth. Developing the ability to summon knowledge and drop into intuition is important. There are times when we don’t have access to tools, and there are times when we need to hear something in a voice that is different from the voice of our tools. Learning to drop into intuition will make us better diviners and give us more access to wisdom.

Problem People and Tarot Webinar - September 24th @ 7pm - YouTube Live.

Problem People and Tarot Webinar - September 24th @ 7pm - YouTube Live.

Upcoming Events

Featured
Tarot For Your Family Members-only Livestream on YouTube
Nov 25
Tarot For Your Family Members-only Livestream on YouTube

Join us for an exploration of how we can use tarot to understand difficult family situations.

Weekly YouTube Events

Monday 9:30 am: Your 3-Card Weekly Reading

Thursday Noon: Tarot Topics Newsletter Recap

Friday Noon: Your Friday Weekly Wrap-up

Saturday 12:30 pm: Saturday Psychic Sampler

Christiana Gaudet speaking with Rachel Pollack and another conference attendee, ATA Regional Conference, July 2001.

Christiana Gaudet speaking with Rachel Pollack and another conference attendee, ATA Regional Conference, July 2001.

About Christiana Gaudet

Card and Craft, Inc.
Southeastern Tarot Artists and Readers, LLC.

Christiana Gaudet

3559 SW Corporate Parkway
Palm City, Florida 34990-8152

Coming soon! Locations in Port Saint Lucie, West Palm Beach, and Stuart, Florida!

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
TikTok @christianagaudettarot


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 are 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 Appointments Online

Schedule online at https://christiana-gaudet.as.me.

Agent inquiries are welcome.

Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 7 Issue 38
September 18, 2024

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The Plan-Procrastinate Cycle

This week, a tarot reading taught me some things we all need to know. It's hard to get things done, and here is a reason why.

Concept illustration of a woman procrastinating.

Concept illustration of a woman procrastinating.

I learn so much from reading tarot for others.

Last week, a subscriber on my YouTube channel who is a student in college asked a question about procrastination. As expected, what I saw in the cards was helpful to that person. What happened unexpectedly is that the cards gave insight that can be helpful to us all.

The question was about procrastination. What I saw in the cards was a pattern of creating plans to accomplish tasks but failing to follow through with them. This felt all too familiar. Here is what many of us seem to do.

We feel anxious because we have so much to do, so we make a detailed plan to do our work. Once that plan is made, our anxiety is assuaged. The fact that we have a plan makes us feel that we are on top of our game.

When it comes time to execute the plan, we procrastinate. That procrastination may be borne of fatigue, perfectionism, or fear of failure. When we fail to complete our plans, anxiety returns, even stronger than before. For some, the returning anxiety is accompanied by self-loathing, shame, and self-recrimination, as well as fear of the real consequences of not doing our work.

Have you ever been trapped in a plan-procrastinate cycle like this? What can we do to break out of it?

I think the first step is to release self-shame.  This is not a manifestation of laziness or stupidity. In fact, it may be a very normal part of human existence.

The second step is to identify the level to which anxiety may be clinical. Is it time to actively seek treatment or solutions for anxiety?

The third step is to stop responding to feelings of anxiety by promising yourself that you will do more and better. Find different things to tell yourself to make that anxiety settle down. Find activities such as deep breathing or taking a walk to help slow racing thoughts.

The fourth step is to directly face your relationship with the tasks at hand. What makes it hard to do these tasks, really?

If you can approach this self-inquiry with lots of curiosity and no shame, you will find your answers, and those answers may break your cycle.

The StaarCon 5 Imagining of Pixie Arcana. Art and composition by Stacey Williams-Ng, backgrounds by Animix.

The StaarCorner

StaarCon 2024 AfterGlow

Join me in the Tea with your Tarot Fairy Godmother Lounge this Sunday, September 5, at 5 pm ET. Bring your worries, concerns, and upsets because it is time for us to share our rants! What’s bugging you? We will find support and solutions from community and tarot.

StaarCon 5

For StaarCon 5, we will feature a full three-day track of virtual presentations. We are delighted to welcome Diana Price as a virtual presenter. Her presentation will combine two of my favorite topics: astrology and magic! Diana is a professional tarot reader who has recently found her calling with astrology. She is currently writing astrology books. I cannot wait to learn what she has to share at StaarCon!

Make your plan to join us at StaarCon 5, either in person or online.

StaarCon 5 scheduled presenter Diana Price.

StaarCon 5 scheduled presenter Diana Price.

A tarot reader at her table giving a reading to an unseen querent.

Tarot to the Rescue!

How can we use tarot to help break a cycle of procrastination?

Tarot helps us understand ourselves. Tarot offers solutions.

If you are having difficulty getting yourself to do what needs doing, it’s time to ask tarot why. Then, it’s time to ask tarot for solutions.

Questions such as the following can be helpful.

Why am I feeling this way?

What am I truly feeling?

What is true about my ability to accomplish these tasks?

What could make doing this work more manageable for me?

Past Lives and Tarot Webinar - September 4th @ 7pm on YouTube.

Past Lives and Tarot Webinar - September 12th @ 7pm on YouTube.

The Week in Review

Join us tomorrow evening on YouTube Live for a fascinating free class on Past Lives and Tarot.

I shared a short video with a story from early in my professional career.

If you missed Global Tarot Circle, you can watch the replay.

From Around the Web

StaarCon presenter Marion Kirk is launching her Kickstarter for The Grief Journey Oracle.

The Times has an interesting article about the current popularity and history of tarot.

Have you seen Kelly Thorn’s new tarot deck?

A burning candle with crystals.

Making Magic

What magic could we do to assist with ending a cycle of procrastination and shame?

I love candle magic for this sort of thing.

There are many traditions of candle magic. You can create a candle by choosing a colored candle, carving your intentions into it, and anointing it with oil. Or, you can purchase a dressed candle.

In my opinion, a good candle color for this would be yellow, orange, or red. If you are purchasing a magical candle, one that is meant to bring confidence would be good.

As you burn your candle, picture all your fears, shame, and worry being burned away. Let the flame increase your confidence and ability to accomplish your goals.

Tarot Workshop at the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach - September 21st @ Noon.

Upcoming Events

Featured
Tarot For Your Family Members-only Livestream on YouTube
Nov 25
Tarot For Your Family Members-only Livestream on YouTube

Join us for an exploration of how we can use tarot to understand difficult family situations.

Weekly YouTube Events

Monday 9:30 am: Your 3-Card Weekly Reading

Thursday Noon: Tarot Topics Newsletter Recap

Friday Noon: Your Friday Weekly Wrap-up

Saturday 12:30 pm: Saturday Psychic Sampler

Christiana Gaudet and Christine-Claire Mallet at Mandel Library in West Palm Beach, 2023.

Christiana Gaudet and Christine-Claire Mallet at Mandel Library in West Palm Beach, 2023.

About Christiana Gaudet

Card and Craft, Inc.
Southeastern Tarot Artists and Readers, LLC.

Christiana Gaudet

3559 SW Corporate Parkway
Palm City, Florida 34990-8152

Coming soon! Locations in Port Saint Lucie, West Palm Beach, and Stuart, Florida!

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
TikTok @christianagaudettarot


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 are 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 Appointments Online

Schedule online at https://christiana-gaudet.as.me.

Agent inquiries are welcome.

Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 7 Issue 37
September 11, 2024

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We All Feel Overwhelmed Right Now

Have you noticed that everyone seems totally overwhelmed at the moment?

Concept illustration of an overwhelmed person.

This is my current working theory. Whether the cause is astrological, economic, societal, or some combination, every single one of us is feeling, at certain moments, that life is moving just a bit too quickly and demanding just a bit too much.

Perhaps we are overwhelmed by the luxury of options and fearful of choosing the wrong things. Perhaps our responsibilities feel daunting. Perhaps we are creating something wonderful and worried about our ability to pull it off. Perhaps life has dealt us some heavy blows, and we are struggling to adjust.

The feeling of overwhelm can happen for numerous reasons. We can be overwhelmed with possibilities as well as with limitations. Yet, no matter the cause, overwhelm rarely feels good.

When we recognize the feeling of overwhelm within ourselves, it is time to evaluate our situation and make adjustments. Those adjustments may be of schedule, expectations, attitude, or some combination thereof.

It is vital to recognize that if we are overwhelmed, we need grace from ourselves and others while we catch our breath. At the same time, we need to have empathy for others who are likely feeling equally overwhelmed. When we respond to others with the same patience, grace, and kindness that we ourselves need, we make the world run a little better for everyone.

Social strategists, politicians, and social media influencers have plenty of theories about why life feels so stressful right now. I suspect that life on planet Earth has always been stressful. That we have time to notice and discuss our stress is probably evidence that the basic tasks of daily living are getting easier overall. If we have time to think about things, we also have time to stress about things.

Our society glorifies being busy yet shames being stressed. We are praised when we make difficult things look easy. We are never supposed to let anyone see us sweat. It may be that some of our current overwhelm comes simply from the task of trying to appear unbothered.

Perhaps part of the grace we need to give ourselves and others is the freedom to be authentic, even when we feel overwhelmed.

I think that the most important tools we have to combat feelings of overwhelm are patience, grace, and perspective. We can use these tools for ourselves and share them with others.

While handling stress better doesn’t usually change stressful situations, it does make a huge difference. When we can handle the stress of life more deftly, we have more mental space to find better solutions to reduce our feelings of overwhelm.

The StaarCon 5 Imagining of Pixie Arcana. Art and composition by Stacey Williams-Ng, backgrounds by Animix.

The StaarCorner

StaarCon 2024 AfterGlow

Here are the events we have scheduled so far for September.

On Saturday, September 7, 5 pm ET, in Katrina's 2024 Strength and Centeredness lounge, join Katrina Wynne for a quarterly check-in. How is the Year of Strength going for you?

On Sunday, September 15, 5 pm ET, in the Tea with Your Tarot Fairy Godmother lounge,

Join Christiana for an informal rant session. Let’s share our frustrations, support, and solutions with humor and divination.

StaarCon 5

StaarCon 5 will be special and exciting whether you join us from home or in West Palm Beach.

If you can make the trip to see us in person, here are some activities to look forward to.

Red Carpet Cosplay Event 

Bring your favorite costume! Dress as a tarot card, fantasy creature, old-timey fortune teller, or anything else that brings you joy, and strut your stuff on the red carpet Saturday evening on the way to the Bardic Circle.  

Charmed Treasure Hunt 

Charms are magical, whether you divine with them, wear them, or use them for spell casting. StaarCon 5 presenter and sponsor Brenda Elizabeth, AKA Lady Lenormand, is helping us create a weekend-long treasure hunt. We will have charms hidden throughout the conference center all three days. Find a charm, divine its message to you, and keep it! 

Hospitality Lounge 

We will reserve one room in the conference center for your comfort. Various sponsors will host coffee breaks throughout the weekend in the hospitality lounge. You can retreat to the lounge for a quiet conversation, to eat a quick Uber Eats delivery, or to catch your breath from the hustle-bustle of the conference.  

Shiny Object Adoption Center 

This has been a StaarCon favorite since the beginning. Bring your unwanted or unloved tarot decks, oracle decks, books, jewelry, and other items to be rehomed. Peruse the table and find new treasures to adopt. This year, find the Shiny Object Adoption Center in the Hospitality Lounge. 

Friendship Bracelet Station 

Create friendship bracelets as a StaarCon souvenir, to trade with your StaarCon friends, or as part of a magical spell. Thanks to our sponsors, find all the supplies you need at the Friendship Bracelet Station in the Hospitality Lounge. 

Opening Ceremony at StaarCon 2024.

Tarot cards, with a focus on the Ten of Wands.

Solving Overwhelm with Tarot

Which tarot cards can most clearly speak of overwhelm? For me, the Ten of Wands screams overwhelm, as do the Nine of Wands and the Nine of Swords.

What can we do when our cards tell us we are overwhelmed?
Sometimes, the remedy is in the card itself. For example, in the Waite image of the Ten of Wands, there are obvious solutions to the problem. We could put down some of what we are carrying. We could ask someone for help. Or, we could see the town ahead and decide we can carry the load until we reach the town.

When we imagine ourselves to be the characters in the cards, we can often find solutions to the very problems of which the cards speak.

Of course, we can also ask questions of the cards to help us find the practical, spiritual, and emotional solutions we need. Those questions can help us prioritize our task list, recruit others to help us, and find new perspectives.

Global Tarot Circle Livestream - September 4 @ 7 pm on YouTube.

The Week in Review

It’s a new month! Check out your TarotScopes on YouTube and TikTok.

Tonight, join us for Global Tarot Circle on YouTube Live at 7 pm ET.

This Sunday, join us for our monthly tarot meetup at Panera Bread in Palm City, FL, at 4 pm.

From Around the Web

Fashion and mysticism are never too distant from one another. This autumn, check out Chanel’s new Clairvoyance collection.

The Emerald Lotus website is full of great tarot spreads. Here is one to try when we are feeling overwhelmed.

So much of overwhelm is anxiety, and so much of anxiety is fear. Here are some simple ways to meditate to release fear.

Crystals and a candle outside.

Making Magic

There are simple magical things we can do to combat feelings of stress and overwhelm.

For me, all magic comes from the Four Elements: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. An intentional momentary connection with any element, either symbolic or literal, can make a huge difference.

Connect with Earth by going outside and feeling your feet on the ground. Spend time in nature. Or, perform a grounding meditation with a focus on your root chakra.

Connect with Air by going outside and blowing bubbles or feeling the breeze on your skin. Or, simply take several deep, cleansing breaths and consciously breathe your stress out of your body.

Connect with Fire by burning a candle and focusing on the flame to calm and inspire your mind. Or, turn your attention to your solar plexus chakra and find inspiration from your internal flame.

Connect with Water by going to the beach, a river, or a lake. Or simply take a bath or shower or drink a glass of water. As you connect with water, let the energy of Water bring you healing.

Cards and Conversation Tarot Meetup - September 8 @ 4 pm at Panera Bread in Palm City, Florida.

Upcoming Events

Featured
Tarot For Your Family Members-only Livestream on YouTube
Nov 25
Tarot For Your Family Members-only Livestream on YouTube

Join us for an exploration of how we can use tarot to understand difficult family situations.

Weekly YouTube Events

Monday 9:30 am: Your 3-Card Weekly Reading

Thursday Noon: Tarot Topics Newsletter Recap

Friday Noon: Your Friday Weekly Wrap-up

Saturday 12:30 pm: Saturday Psychic Sampler

Christiana Gaudet and Karen Winkel at StaarCon 2024.

About Christiana Gaudet

Card and Craft, Inc.
Southeastern Tarot Artists and Readers, LLC.

Christiana Gaudet

3559 SW Corporate Parkway
Palm City, Florida 34990-8152

Coming soon! Locations in Port Saint Lucie, West Palm Beach, and Stuart, Florida!

Email cgaudet@cardandcraft.com
On the web www.christianagaudet.com
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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 are 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 Appointments Online

Schedule online at https://christiana-gaudet.as.me.

Agent inquiries are welcome.

Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 7 Issue 36
September 4, 2024

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