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What We Create
We create the world around us with our thoughts, words, and ideas.
A woman creates a colorful painting.
I grew up surrounded by artists. Although I was a creative child, I did not display the sorts of talent the rest of my family did. Over time, I learned to value my own creativity.
When I learned about energy work, divination, and magic, I learned about a different kind of creativity.
We are all constantly creating the energy around us, whether through intentional prayer and action or through indifference and inaction.
We create with our words and our plans. What we do in each moment can create new opportunities for the next.
I believe we are all called to some form of artistic expression, whether or not we are particularly talented. I also believe that the more we are conscious and intentional about what we are creating in life and in the world at large, the more we will create the world we want to live in and the life we want to live.
The StaarCon 5 Imagining of Pixie Arcana. Art and composition by Stacey Williams-Ng, backgrounds by Animix.
The StaarCorner
StaarCon 2024 AfterGlow
On Sunday, November 17, join me in my lounge for a discussion about the Sevens and Nines in tarot, and what they can teach us about life.
We will have more lounge sessions scheduled shortly, so watch this newsletter!
StaarCon 5
At StaarCon 5, we invite you to experience the magic and majesty of a mystical tarot-based ceremony. StaarCon presenter and volunteer Teri Salomoni will be assisting me in creating an opening ceremony that confers the blessings of the Major Arcana to all who attend.
Teri is a fabulous artist who has created props and tools for our Opening Ceremonies in the past. For StaarCon 5, she is going above and beyond to bring us something really magical.
Make sure you plan to join us, in person or online!
A photograph of Christiana Gaudet and Teri Salomoni trying on some props for the Opening Ceremony.
Close-up of hands with a tarot deck, focus on the Three of Cups.
Tarot Inspires Creativity
Something I love about tarot is how many ways it inspires our creativity. Tarot is creative in that it is literally made of art. Even if we are not artists, we might go through the exercise of considering how we would illustrate the seventy-eight archetypes of tarot.
Sometimes, out in the world, we see something that reminds us of a specific tarot card. Our ability to make those associations allow us to find wisdom wherever we go.
Tarot may inspire us to create a specific card as a work of art. When we render a specific card in any medium, our relationship with that card deepens, and its healing energy is conferred to us.
Many books and decks help writers use the tarot as a tool for inspiration and character and plot development.
Whenever we need inspiration or direction for a project, we can create a tarot spread to help us.
As a tarot teacher, I always seek to create new exercises and experiences for our community.
How is tarot inspiring you to create right now?
Global Tarot Circle on YouTube Live - November 6th @ 7 pm.
The Week in Review
Please join us tonight for Global Tarot Circle, our online monthly tarot meetup on YouTube Live.
This Sunday, if you happen to live near Palm City, FL, join us at Panera Bread at 4 pm for our in-person monthly tarot meetup.
On Tuesday, November 12, join us for a class on Tarot Reversals on YouTube Live at 7 pm ET.
From Around the Web
I love this article from the Hermit’s Mirror about the power of tarot as a creative tool.
Forbes seems to think that women are ‘reclaiming’ tarot art. I wasn’t aware we had relinquished it. Still, it is good to see tarot being covered in publications like Forbes.
Have you been watching Agatha All Along? I haven’t yet, but after seeing this article, it seems I should! Apparently, Agatha reads tarot!
Concept illustration of a young man flying with a book.
Making Magic
One common magical concept is the idea of speaking something into being. That is, the idea that thoughts can become words and words can become form.
This is a Biblical concept and a concept used in magic, manifestation, and positive thinking.
Words, when written or spoken, have the power to create. This is true not only on an energetic but also on a practical level.
We can use our words and our voices to create what we want. We harness that power in prayer, poetry, incantation and invocation, spellwork, and our daily communications.
Tarot Reversals Webinar - November 12th @ 7 pm.
Upcoming Events
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
Card and Craft Academy
Card and Craft Academy will close permanently on November 15th.
Look for Christiana’s new and improved academy soon! Until then, Christiana is offering personal mentorship classes in person and online.
Existing students of Card and Craft Academy will be offered a similar course in the new location as soon as the course becomes available. Students who take advantage of the offer to access the new course will also receive a coupon for a free month of our new all-access subscription when the full site is available.
If you are a Card and Craft Academy student, your invitation will be mailed to the email address you used to log in to the old account. If your address changes, you can contact Christiana to recover your account.
Christiana Gaudet at StaarCon 2023 with Dame Darcy.
About Christiana Gaudet
Card and Craft, Inc.
Southeastern Tarot Artists and Readers, LLC.
Christiana Gaudet
770 SE Indian Street
Stuart, Florida 34997-5604
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)
For business or agent inquiries, call 772-301-0232
For appointments, call or text 561-655-1160
Schedule Appointments or Purchase Gift Certificates Online!
Schedule your private reading or mentorship session, or purchase gift certificates at https://christiana-gaudet.as.me.
Agent inquiries are welcome.
Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 7 Issue 45
November 6, 2024
Christiana Gaudet Your Tarot Fairy Godmother banner.
Happy Halloween!
This week we are finishing our big transition!
A tarot reading at a desk decorated for Halloween.
As many of you know, we are completing a significant transition this week. While I remain available for sessions, in person and virtual, by appointment, some of my usual offerings may be skipped, altered, or delayed, including this newsletter.
Tarot Topics will be back next week with all the usual features. Our regular YouTube Livestreams will continue as soon as we are able, or perhaps with continue with no interruption at all, depending on how the logistics work.
November TarotScopes may be a bit delayed.
Here is why this is happening.
The Palm City office has closed. I am now available by appointment at W Executive Suites in Stuart, Port Saint Lucie, and West Palm Beach.
I remain available for readings by phone, FaceTime, and Zoom.
I am excited for this opportunity to meet with more people in person at such convenient locations! Please call or text me at 561-655-1160 for more information and to make your appointment.
I am grateful for the five years we spent in Parkway Plaza in Palm City. Prior to the pandemic, we hosted the largest and last Holiday Open House, where more than twenty readers gave mini sessions in exchange for donations for the local food bank. We also had Ciro Marchetti come speak at our Grand Opening.
We enjoyed classes and gatherings before and after the shutdown. During the shutdown, the office served as a base of operations which allowed me to continue working with people virtually, and to plan and execute StaarCon, now in its fifth year.
Our monthly tarot meetup at Palm City Panera has grown over the years. We will continue to meet and nurture our local tarot community as always.
It is those of you who have sessions with me, attend classes, join our YouTube community, and attend events who made the Palm City office such a success, and have made possible these new opportunities for growth.
Thank you for your continued support of me and my work.
Christiana helps celebrate her grandchildren's second birthday.
About Christiana Gaudet
Card and Craft, Inc.
Southeastern Tarot Artists and Readers, LLC.
Christiana Gaudet
770 SE Indian Street
Stuart, Florida 34997-5604
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)
For business or agent inquiries, call 772-301-0232
For appointments, call or text 561-655-1160
Schedule Appointments or Purchase Gift Certificates Online!
Schedule your private reading or mentorship session, or purchase gift certificates at https://christiana-gaudet.as.me.
Agent inquiries are welcome.
Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 7 Issue 44
October 30, 2024
Christiana Gaudet Your Tarot Fairy Godmother banner.
How Spirit Speaks
How can we discern the voice of spirit?
A cellphone displays an angel number.
I would not have predicted that the digital age, social media, and information technology would make people more interested in hearing guidance from spirit, but here we are.
Digital clocks allow us to see “angel numbers” and other numeric synchronicities. Short-form videos on social media offer daily advice on how to feel more spiritually guided.
Most of us believe or want to believe that we have some sort of unseen guidance available to us. The nature of that guidance may differ according to belief systems or circumstances.
I believe that we can receive guidance from loved ones in spirit, ancestors, angels, guides, and guardians.
Sometimes, guidance comes to us spontaneously, through a thought, an experience, or a dream. Sometimes, we seek guidance through meditation and divination.
There is always the danger that we might believe something to be the infallible word of a higher power when, in fact, it is only a poorly interpreted oracle card or some digits on our device.
It makes sense to take a nuanced approach to all things spiritual. The signs and synchronicities we see in our daily lives might confirm some truths for us, but only if other practical evidence is also available.
When we feel something strongly, we might believe that what we are feeling is our intuition or a psychic download. The truth is that strong emotions fuel magic but are usually not indicative of intuition. While we might read the intense emotions of others, we must stay detached and neutral as much as possible when discerning messages from spirit.
Spirit speaks in riddles. Spirit speaks in whispers. Spirit speaks in metaphors.
When Bible-thumping pastors yell to their congregations that they are sure of God’s will because God spoke to them personally, we can be sure they are mistaking their own will and ego for that of a higher power.
It takes work to hear the voice of spirit and time and contemplation to understand the message. We sometimes have quick, profound flashes of intuition or clear psychic vision. But even then, the meaning of our experience will become clearer with consideration.
It is comforting to see signs of spirit all around us. At the same time, we must take responsibility for our own decisions and actions. We appreciate guidance and insight, and we know that true spiritual wisdom involves using our free will. Ego, fear, greed, and rigid thinking can limit our ability to hear the voice of spirit.
The StaarCon 5 Imagining of Pixie Arcana. Art and composition by Stacey Williams-Ng, backgrounds by Animix.
The StaarCorner
StaarCon 2024 AfterGlow
New lounge sessions and lounges are constantly being announced! Enjoy a watch party of a recorded session by watching with your friends at a scheduled time and communicating in the chat!
The AfterGlow is a time to enjoy, learn, and dig deeply into the wisdom collected during our conference and shared within our community.
StaarCon 5
Cosplay is a natural part of tarot conferences. At StaarCon 5, we encourage you to dress as your favorite tarot card, your favorite tarot reader, or anything else that makes you feel spooky, mystical, beautiful, and magical. Whether you are coming to the marketplace or the full conference, we welcome your finery!
On Saturday evening, on the way to the Bardic Circle, get ready to strut your stuff on the red carpet.
At the Bardic Circle, sing a song, tell a story, share a skit or a joke!
At StaarCon 5, you will have the opportunity to learn from some of the finest minds in our global community. You will also have the chance to have some fun. Make a plan to join us.
A photograph of StaarCon volunteer Rosemary Sunflower dressed as the Magician at StaarCon 2023.
Tarot cards with a pendulum and candle.
Mediumship in Tarot
Mediumship happens easily in tarot readings in several ways. Sometimes, a loved one in spirit will use the tarot reading as an opportunity to pop in and say hi. We will see our deceased loved ones in the cards and take it as a reminder of their continued love and presence.
We can also ask the cards to give us information about our loved ones in spirit. While there are many protocols and spreads for this, tarot mediumship, in its simplest form, is like any other tarot reading. Ask the question, pull the cards, and read the cards in the context of the question.
What is interesting is how quickly you will feel the presence of the loved one guiding your interpretations. Sometimes, it feels that doing the reading serves as an invitation to our loved ones to come and spend a moment with us in sacred space.
Message from Spirit Members-only livestream on YouTube.
The Week in Review
Join me this Saturday at the Mandel Public Library in West Palm Beach at a new time, 1 pm, for an all-levels tarot class.
Members of my YouTube channel are invited to a meaningful livestream where we will discuss and practice mediumship with tarot. Join us for Messages From Spirit on Tuesday at 7 pm ET.
From Around the Web
There are many tarot spreads we can use to connect with loved ones in spirit, angels, ancestors, and guides. We can also design spreads for this purpose.
Here are some spreads I found for us to try!
From Emerald Lotus, a Conversation with a Loved One.
The Hermit’s Mirror has a spread based on the Ten of Pentacles for working with ancestors.
New Age Hipster offers us an Advice from Archangels Spread.
A woman sits in a field.
Making Magic
What magic supports mediumship?
I can consider two possibilities. One is the magic of invocation, where we call upon a spirit, angel, or elemental to be present with us. Most church services begin with a prayer of invocation, asking God to be present for the service and in the hearts of the congregants.
Wiccan circles begin with an invocation to each of the Four Elements, asking that the spirits of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water each bring their blessings to the circle and to those assembled.
Some believe that strong magic of invocation can draw the spirit of a departed loved one and command their presence. I don’t necessarily believe this, but I certainly cannot speak to what is possible or not. I do know that we can perform simple invocation magic to assist in communicating with a loved one in spirit. Perhaps the simplest way to do that is to have a photo of that person or something they loved, like a bouquet of their favorite flowers or a pot of their favorite tea.
Another sort of magic to support mediumship would be magic to become a better listener. For example, meditation to open the third eye and the crown chakra would help enhance psychic ability.
Herbs like mugwort, lavender, and sandalwood can be burned or worn as oils to help deepen the ability to listen to the voice of spirit.
Tarot Workshop at the Mandel Public Library.
Upcoming Events
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
Card and Craft Academy
Card and Craft Academy will close permanently on November 15th.
Look for Christiana’s new and improved academy soon! Until then, Christiana is offering personal mentorship classes in person and online.
Existing students of Card and Craft Academy will be offered a similar course in the new location as soon as the course becomes available. Students who take advantage of the offer to access the new course will also receive a coupon for a free month of our new all-access subscription when the full site is available.
If you are a Card and Craft Academy student, your invitation will be mailed to the email address you used to log in to the old account. If your address changes, you can contact Christiana to recover your account.
Christiana Gaudet after the closing of StaarCon 2023, with presenters Kamille Barnes and Mercedes Vasquez and attendee Melissa.
About Christiana Gaudet
Card and Craft, Inc.
Southeastern Tarot Artists and Readers, LLC.
Christiana Gaudet
770 SE Indian Street
Stuart, Florida 34997-5604
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)
For business or agent inquiries, call 772-301-0232
For appointments, call or text 561-655-1160
Schedule Appointments or Purchase Gift Certificates Online!
Schedule your private reading or mentorship session, or purchase gift certificates at https://christiana-gaudet.as.me.
Agent inquiries are welcome.
Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 7 Issue 43
October 23, 2024
Christiana Gaudet Your Tarot Fairy Godmother banner.
The Only Constant
This week, we are talking about the inevitability of change.
The life cycle of a butterfly.
Years ago, I worked for a radio station. I knew something big had happened when, upon walking in one morning, I saw that an inspirational poster had been hung in a prominent spot. It read, “The Only Constant is Change”. I discovered there had been a huge personnel change overnight. At that moment, I thought the poster was a cheesy attempt to motivate us during a difficult time. In retrospect, I must admit that I have used that phrase to motivate myself countless times over the years after first seeing it that day.
We spiritual people talk about change all the time. We want to shift, transform, transmute, and evolve. We want personal change and social change. We want metamorphosis. We know that when we say that change is the only constant, we are also saying that a refusal to change leaves us stuck.
Change comes in two forms: the changes we choose and the changes that are forced upon us.
Sometimes, we forget that change, though necessary, is always hard. Even when we choose a carefully thought-out evolution, there may be grief, fear, guilt, and regret.
When change comes against our will, it can be even worse. Then, we must either accept or resist. Often, we resist at first and then slowly accept the inevitable.
Everything in nature is designed to change, including we humans. Yet, we get comfortable in what we know, even when what we know isn’t what we want.
To embrace change, we must embrace discomfort. We must also embrace the fact that resisting change will bring even more discomfort in the long run.
The StaarCon 5 Imagining of Pixie Arcana. Art and composition by Stacey Williams-Ng, backgrounds by Animix.
The StaarCorner
StaarCon 2024 AfterGlow
On Thursday, October 17, at 5 pm, join Serena Fox in her new lounge, Mystic Lounging, for a full-moon-inspired session.
On Sunday, October 20, at 5 pm, join me in the Tea with Your Tarot Fairy Godmother Lounge for a session on the best strategies for teaching and learning tarot.
StaarCon 5
Maria Alviz Hernando will present at StaarCon 5 for the third time. Maria joins us in person from Madrid, Spain. You can also spend time with her virtually almost every month in her lounge on Accelevents.
Maria’s first book will be published by Weiser Books, one of StaarCon’s sponsors. At StaarCon 5, she will offer two classes.
On Saturday, join her for Exvote Magic: History and Creation of Magical Offerings. On Sunday, Maria will offer a nuts-and-bolts tarot class appropriate for professional readers and those aspiring.
Get your StaarCon 5 tickets now!
A photograph of StaarCon presenter Maria Alviz Hernando presenting at StaarCon 2024.
Closeup of the Wheel of Fortune tarot card.
Two Cards of Change
One of the first things we learn as beginning tarot students is not to fear Major Arcana 13, “The Death Card.” We are taught that while the lesson of Death is to accept all the cycles of nature, when Death appears in divination, it is likely discussing a change, such as a new job, marriage, or pregnancy, rather than a tragedy.
Death may appear to invite us to explore the feelings we have about our mortality and that of our loved ones.
Another card that speaks of change is the Wheel of Fortune. The Wheel of Fortune speaks to us of luck, fate, patterns, and karma. Yet, Major Arcana 10, the Wheel of Fortune, can also talk about the turn of the wheel that creates a change in your fortune. When upright, the change is desired. When reversed or ill-dignified, it may be a change you wouldn’t have asked for.
When we see the Wheel of Fortune as a card of change, we see the change as very likely unavoidable and likely caused by something outside of our influence. Death, too, will often speak of the changes we cannot avoid and did not create.
Which cards, then, speak of the changes we choose?
I think many of the Swords cards speak of our choices, as do a few Cups cards.
I have heard that some people see the Major Arcana, in general, as things that can’t be changed and the Minor Arcana as things over which we have influence. I bristle against this sweeping limitation. Yet, it is true that when we speak about change, the Major Arcana cards that address the energy of change do seem to talk about external influences, while the Minor Arcana cards do seem to indicate that we can make choices about the changes happening.
Tarot Workshop at the Mandel Public Library in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The Week in Review
October is off to a great start for me, with Halloween parties, a psychic gallery, and making myself available for in-person readings in three locations: Stuart, Port Saint Lucie, and West Palm Beach. Call or text 561-655-1160 to schedule your in-person reading or your session by phone, Zoom, or FaceTime.
From Around the Web
I loved seeing this short article on bookriot.com about how many publishers are beginning to publish tarot decks!
Once in a while, we find a fun and funny tarot deck. I laughed out loud when I saw this review of the Cheetos Tarot.
It’s Daily Tarot Girl Kate’s annual Halloween tarot spread!
A woman meditating on her living room floor.
Making Magic
Do we ever perform magic to create significant change? I think sometimes we do, but it is usually for something specific, such as fertility magic to assist in becoming pregnant or money magic to assist in finding a new job.
Sometimes, we have the need for change but don’t know what change we want. I think it could be dangerous to manifest unspecified change. Here, I think it is better to ask for direction.
Divination is great magic for finding direction, but so is meditation. When we open our minds to the universe and ask for nothing other than a push in the right direction, positive change can come quickly!
Message from Spirit Members-only Livestream on YouTube - October 29th @ 7 pm.
Upcoming Events
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
Card and Craft Academy
Card and Craft Academy will close permanently on November 15th.
Look for Christiana’s new and improved academy soon! Until then, Christiana is offering personal mentorship classes in person and online.
Existing students of Card and Craft Academy will be offered a similar course in the new location as soon as the course becomes available. Students who take advantage of the offer to access the new course will also receive a coupon for a free month of our new all-access subscription when the full site is available.
If you are a Card and Craft Academy student, your invitation will be mailed to the email address you used to log in to the old account. If your address changes, you can contact Christiana to recover your account.
Christiana Gaudet with her grandchildren.
About Christiana Gaudet
Card and Craft, Inc.
Southeastern Tarot Artists and Readers, LLC.
Christiana Gaudet
770 SE Indian Street
Stuart, Florida 34997-5604
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)
For business or agent inquiries, call 772-301-0232
For appointments, call or text 561-655-1160
Schedule Appointments or Purchase Gift Certificates Online!
Schedule your private reading or mentorship session, or purchase gift certificates at https://christiana-gaudet.as.me.
Agent inquiries are welcome.
Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 7 Issue 42
October 16, 2024
Christiana Gaudet Your Tarot Fairy Godmother banner.