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The StaarCon Fairy for 2024 by Ciro Marchetti.
The newsletter will be abbreviated for this week and next because we will be at StaarCon this weekend. Instead, this week I. T. John has selected a few articles from the past to remind us of the coming Spring.
As you read this, people are flying into West Palm Beach from many places. People who are attending virtually are arranging their computer stations and perusing food delivery options.
StaarCon is growing into something bigger and better than we imagined when we first decided to produce a conference. I am excited to see how we grow next.
Once StaarCon is over, the year-long AfterGlow begins, adding a new dimension of learning and fellowship.
Tickets are still available to join us in person and online.
I am available for private appointments every day except the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of StaarCon. I will resume my regular schedule of YouTube livestreams and my usual weekly newsletter by the end of January.
I am grateful to all of you for the support you have shown me over the years. Because of your support, we have created some extraordinary things.
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Punxsutawney Phil, the famous groundhog.
Signs of Spring
On February 2 here in the United States we celebrate Groundhog Day. Did you know that Groundhog Day actually has its roots in both Pagan and Christian antiquity?
Originally Groundhog Day was celebrated as Imbolc, or Imbolg. Many modern Pagans still celebrate this holiday between January 30 and February 2. The word "Imbolc" means "in the belly." This is the Irish holiday of the lambing ewes. By this time of year the ewes would be pregnant and lactating. This would be seen as an assurance of a year of prosperity ahead.
Imbolc is also known as Brighid's Day and Saint Brighid's Day. Brighid, or Brigid, is known both as a Catholic Saint and the Triple Goddess of healing, poetry and smithcraft. Her rituals include a meditative journey to Brigid's forge where Brigid will transform your sorrows and burdens into something more useful.
In some cultures, this holiday was celebrated as Candlemas. It was a time to light candles as a reminder that the sun would soon return.
As we end January and begin February, we are equidistant between the Winter Solstice and the Vernal Equinox.
However you celebrate it, the beginning of February is a time to honor fertility, creativity and hope. No matter how cold, barren and frozen it may be right now we still know that spring is on its way.
The Magician, the High Priestess, the Sun and the Moon from the Weiser Tarot.
Spring Cleaning
This is the first week of Spring! No matter your favorite season or your geographical locale, the arrival of spring brings excitement and renewal for all.
We associate spring with new projects, new ideas, fertility, and growth. Spring is the time that the earth is renewed, and with that we find personal renewal as well.
It struck me that the tradition of spring cleaning seems different than the energy of planting, sprouting, and hatching which we often associate with springtime.
I did some research to find out where the tradition of spring cleaning originated. It turns out that spring cleaning is thousands of years old, and originated independently in several cultures around the world, including Iranian, Chinese, and Jewish.
In these cultural traditions, the cleaning of the house in springtime is spiritual and energetic as well as physical. Spring is the time to remove any bad luck or negative energy that has accumulated over the year.
This made me think of the gardening task of pruning. There are many plants that should not be pruned in spring. Yet, there are some that indeed thrive when pruned early in the year. In spring, some things need to be cut away to make room for new growth.
Perhaps the process of spring cleaning helps us ensure that the seeds we plant will blossom.
It makes sense, too, that as the earth is renewed, we would want our physical space to reflect that renewal.
Sometimes the cleaning we most need to do is not physical at all. Along with the concept of removing negative energy from our space is the concept of removing unhelpful things from our life. This is a sort of personal pruning where we cut away what no longer serves us. Perhaps it is time to break a bad habit, or to change the way we speak to ourselves. Perhaps we need to stop honoring outmoded beliefs that are keeping us from our success.
Now that spring is here, think about what you might want to prune away from your life in order to assure the success of the seeds you are planting. Let your personal spring cleaning support your new projects and ultimate success this year!
The Magician, the High Priestess, the Sun and the Moon from the Weiser deck.
Four Cards for the Springtime
Springtime has always been special to me. Living up North, springtime meant the end of the dreary winter season that I dreaded and distained. Now that I live in Florida, I still love spring because of what it represents spiritually.
Even though we have a year-round growing season here, springtime still represents renewal, rebirth and rejuvenation. The theme of resurrection is still pertinent.
That spring theme of resurrection is part of doctrine in many religions, including Pagan Ostara and Christian Easter.
Another aspect of the vernal equinox around which all the spring holidays are based is that it marks the increasing return of the sun, and advancement toward the “light half” of the year.
As an exercise in Tarot Circle, I asked folks to look at four cards to discuss the move from the “dark half” which is the internal, introspective time, to the “light half” which is the external, extroverted time.
For this exercise, I chose the Magician, the High Priestess, the Sun and the Moon.
The Magician and the Sun share the same numerology, both being number one. The Magician and the Sun are both elementally masculine; the Magician being Air and the Sun Fire. The High Priestess and the Moon are both feminine Water.
In many ways, the Magician discusses the ways we learn in the outer world, the High Priestess discusses the ways we lean in our inner world. The Sun may represent our public doings; the Moon may represent our more secretive doings.
The process of comparing and contrasting these four cards in this context was very enlightening.
At this time of balance between light and dark, outer and inner, it is interesting to look at these cards to see the wisdom and subsequent action that can happen in the outer world with the Magician and Sun, and the inner world, with the High Priestess and Moon.
As we move toward the time of light, we take the wisdom of the High Priestess and the Moon with us, and use the energy of the Magician and the Sun to let that wisdom shine for the world to see.
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!
Christiana Gaudet and friends at StaarCon 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
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.
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Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 7 Issue 3
January 17, 2024
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Attitude Manifestation
This week, I share a story about how I adjusted my attitude, had a great holiday season, and am manifesting a fabulous 2024.
Graphic Concept: A person with a happy heart surrounded by unhappy people.
We have heard about the power of having an attitude of gratitude. We understand the concept of attitude adjustment.
We also know that the word ‘manifestation’ describes the magic that happens when we set our energy and intention toward a goal.
During the recent holiday season, I experimented with something I have decided to call attitude manifestation.
I only sometimes love the commotion, stress, dogma, and responsibilities of the holiday season. As we entered the 2023 winter festival season, I made a ‘Zero Grinch’ commitment to myself. No matter what happened to try to steal my holiday joy, I would stay steadfastly committed to observing and enjoying the holiday season.
Do you know what happened? It worked! While things did not go perfectly or easily during December, I stayed in my holiday joy, and it was beautiful.
As I look forward to a new year, I plan to continue this mundane magic I have stumbled upon.
For 2024, my commitment is to the words yes and no. I will enthusiastically say yes to as much learning, love, service, fun, creativity, and experience as possible. I will quickly say no (without guilt) to the things I cannot do and the things I am not interested in doing.
This is a brand-new practice for me. I will let you know how it goes!
One thing I know I will always say yes to is my work as a tarot reader, so never hesitate to reach out for a reading, class, or conversation.
The StaarCon Fairy for 2024 by Ciro Marchetti.
Countdown to StaarCon
StaarCon 2024 is shaping up to be the best StaarCon yet. It is also becoming something entirely new in the world of tarot conferences because of the 365-day AfterGlow!
We are excited to welcome you in person in West Palm Beach or online on Accelevents.
Everyone with a paid event ticket can enter the virtual portal this Saturday, January 13th, at 9AM. There you will find the latest agenda. You can network with other attendees. You can register for sessions and create your profile. Lounge events will be scheduled prior to the event start. Need a little help? Accelevents has an excellent help page to assist you!
If you are local to West Palm Beach and want to see what we are about and shop with our vendors, you can join us from 5 pm to 9 pm on Friday, January 19, for our StaarCon Open House.
During that time, you may shop and have readings with our exhibitors, participate in a sound bath, take a class with Mercedes Vasquez, and join us for our Opening Ceremony, which includes an exciting class with me, Christiana Gaudet!
Madam Adam presenting at StaarCon 2023.
Graphic Concept: A woman choosing between yes and no.
Yes and No with Tarot
I do not think I am alone in my New Year commitment to yes and no. Many want to be more decisive, welcoming, and engaged this year. Most of us realize that the boundaries we create when we say no free us to say yes to the things that matter.
What happens when we are unsure if yes or no is the correct answer? Tarot is a great tool.
Many people say that tarot cannot answer yes/no questions. I don't see it this way.
Here are some questions you can ask of the cards to help you understand whether you want to say yes or no to something.
If I do this, how will I feel about it after?
If I don’t do this, what will I be missing?
What is the energy around doing this?
What is the energy around not doing this?
How does this help me?
How does this hurt me?
Ask as many questions and pull as many cards as you need. You will know when you have found your answer!
Picture of a tarot meetup at Panera Bread.
The Week in Review
If you missed my Cartomancy Playdate with Amber Highland and Jaymi Elford, you can watch the replay and listen to the tarot-inspired playlist we created on Spotify.
Thanks to everyone who attended our tarot meetup this past Sunday at Panera Bread.
From Around the Web
Here is The Tarot Lady’s Ultra Deluxe Superfly Astrology Guide of 2024!
I saw this article about Rachel Pollack in The Comics Journal. We know, love, and miss her as our beloved tarot mentor. In this article, we can see her significant impact beyond tarot.
I love finding articles about tarot readings in university newspapers. Here is one from The Review, an independent student newspaper from the University of Delaware.
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!
Christiana Gaudet and friends at StaarCon 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
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.
New! Schedule Appointments Online at acuity:scheduling!
Schedule online at https://christiana-gaudet.as.me.
Agent inquiries are welcome.
Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 7 Issue 2
January 10, 2024
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A Word for the Year?
Do you have a word or phrase for 2024? This is a simple magical way to begin the year!
New Year concept graphic: a clock strikes 2024 with fireworks.
In the past few weeks, I have noticed a New Year trend on social media that feels new; maybe I never noticed it before.
Instead of talking about New Year's resolutions, people are picking a word for their 2024. As a self-proclaimed word nerd, I love this idea.
Some might find that a word needs to be expanded to a phrase or a motto for the year.
This feels like a simple way to create magic and set an intention and a goal for the new year without the heaviness of a full list that will likely be neglected after a few weeks.
Do you have a word or phrase for your 2024? There is still time to find one. This could be a great divination or meditative exercise at any point in this first month of the new year.
The StaarCon Fairy for 2024 by Ciro Marchetti.
Countdown to StaarCon
It is hard to believe that StaarCon is just a few weeks away! There is still time to get your ticket, make travel arrangements, and come join us. There is also plenty of time to get your ticket and join us virtually from the comfort of your home. Remember, ticket prices range from $10 to $500, and your ticket gives you access to the year-long AfterGlow!
Do you have questions about StaarCon? Feel free to call or text me at 561-655-1160 or email me.
Michelle Barrie begins the Sound Bath at StaarCon 2023.
Tarot cards, candles, and holiday greenery.
A Year of Strength and Justice
Tarot numerology differs from Pythagorean numerology, Kabbalistic numerology, or other numeric divination systems. Yet, all numerology has common ideas and practices. One of those is that anything that inherently has a number as part of its identity receives energy from that number. Your address has a specific energy because your address includes a number. Your energy can be described by the number derived from the date of your birth and the number derived from your name. Want to change your energy? Change your name!
There is no time of year when tarot people discuss numerology as much as the New Year. That is because we have a collective card of the year derived from the year number.
2024 is particularly interesting because it reduces to 8. In tarot, there are two different traditions for the Major Arcana card associated with 8. In the Waite tradition, which is the world’s most popular, card 8 is Strength. This means that 2024 is the year of Strength. In other tarot systems, card 8 is Justice, making 2024 the year of Justice.
At StaarCon, we will be exploring 2024 as the year of Strength.
Looking at the year ahead, I am considering claiming both Strength AND Justice for 2024. I think we need both energies right now.
Strength offers us compassion and a peaceful acknowledgment and resolution of differences. Justice offers us fairness, balance, and the rule of law. As individuals and as nations, having these energies available to us this year could help us avert potential problems.
How do you see the energies of Strength and Justice playing out in 2024?
Global Tarot Circle Wednesday, January 3 - 7 to 8 pm ET.
The Week in Review
Your TarotScopes are ready on YouTube and TikTok. See what cards came up for you for January 2024!
Join us this evening at 7 pm ET for Global Tarot Circle on YouTube Live. Bring your tarot cards and prepare to share readings and tarot study with friends worldwide.
Tomorrow, I am excited to join the crew from The Cartomancer Magazine for a Cartomancy Playdate on Facebook Live! We start at 2:30 pm ET. I hope you will join us.
This coming Sunday, January 7, is our monthly tarot meetup at Panera Bread in Palm City. We meet at 4 pm. Please join us if you can!
From Around the Web
I love this post on the Llewellyn website from Ivo Dominguez, Jr. A Charm for the New Year shares a wonderful New Year ritual. I think we can do New Year magic all throughout the month of January!
The Wild Hunt has a collective tarot reading for 2024. I love that they use a different tarot deck for each month.
Owls & Indigo has some suggestions for your year-ahead tarot reading.
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!
Christiana Gaudet and Dame Darcy at StaarCon 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
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.
New! Schedule Appointments Online at acuity:scheduling!
Schedule online at https://christiana-gaudet.as.me.
Agent inquiries are welcome.
Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 7 Issue 1
January 3, 2024
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Stepping Into Something New
It is the end of one year and the beginning of another. Wishing us all good things as we step into something new together.
New Year concept graphic: the sun rises on a new year.
This is the final week and final newsletter of 2023.
I love New Year traditions. I love the feeling of stepping into a whole new year of possibilities. I love that many cultures have different ways of saying goodbye to the old year and invoking luck for the new one.
One of my favorite New Year traditions is to look back at the year ending with gratitude. One of the things I am most grateful for is you, my friends, clients, colleagues, students, and collaborators. Thank you for being a part of my life and work in 2023.
I look forward to everything the new year will bring us, and I wish you every success as we step into a new year together.
The StaarCon Fairy for 2024 by Ciro Marchetti.
Countdown to StaarCon!
The StaarCon 2024 program is off to the printers…and available to peruse online!
Look at the impressive schedule of presenters and learn ways to maximize your hybrid conference experience.
Now is the time to make your plan to join us, either in person or online, for StaarCon 2024!
StaarCon 2024 presenter Jen Sankey presenting in 2023.
A woman reads tarot for herself with a candle and glass of wine.
Tarot for the New Year
There are many ways to use tarot as we enter a new year. You can pull twelve cards at random, one for each month, to predict the energies you will encounter in 2024.
You can choose cards face-up to help you manifest your desires in the coming year.
You can ask specific questions about your 2024 and pull cards to give you answers.
Some people have a special divination ritual that they perform on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day. Others treat themselves to a professional reading at this time of year.
We often happily associate tarot with Halloween. Yet, the New Year is also a perfect holiday for the magic and divination of tarot.
Predicting a New Year Webinar December 28, 2024, 7 to 8 pm.
The Week in Review
Watch the replay of our Solstice Gathering if you could not join us live.
Tomorrow, Thursday, all members of my YouTube channel are invited to join us for a members-only livestream as we make predictions for the New Year.
January TarotScopes are available to members only until December 31, when they will become available to everyone.
From Around the Web
It was touching and meaningful to see this thoughtful mention of Rachel Pollack in the New York Times retrospective of influential people we lost in 2023.
What could thirty days of reading tarot for yourself do for you? Liana Minassian found clarity and a way out of a rut.
Refinery 29 has a collective tarot reading for 2024, performed by Sarah Potter. Does it feel relevant to 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!
Christiana Gaudet teaching a class at a yoga studio in Madison, CT, 2016.
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.
New! Schedule Appointments Online at acuity:scheduling!
Schedule online at https://christiana-gaudet.as.me.
Agent inquiries are welcome.
Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 6 Issue 52
December 27, 2023
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