It happens every year. About a week before Christmas, random strangers ask me if I’m ready. As the holiday approaches, the questions become more panicked and more insistent.

Long ago, I gave up on holiday stress in favor of holiday presence.

In tarot and divination, there is an enormously popular spread. It’s just three cards, one for Past, one for Present, and one for Future. This can be a helpful way to see where we have been and where we are going.

Yet, we often spend too much time thinking about the past and the future and not enough time just observing and participating in the current moment.

Holidays mark the passage of time. Our traditions remind us of our history and cause us to look to the past. A New Year fills us with anticipation or worry for the future.

Perhaps the most significant present we can give to ourselves this holiday season is the gift of being present without trying to relive the past or plan for the future.

If we can be secure, happy, and grateful in a single moment, right now, I am sure the joy of that can honor and heal the past, and secure the future we want.

The StaarCorner

StaarCon 5 is just around the corner!

We will have a final StaarCon 2024 Lounge session in Serena Fox’s lounge on Thursday, January 16th, at 5:30 pm. StaarCon 2024 ticket holders can access the StaarCon 2024 event portal until access ends on January 20th at 9:00 pm.

If you have your StaarCon 5 ticket, you can enter the StaarCon 5 event portal on January 17th at 9 am. Ticket holders can sign up for sessions and participate in the early lounge events. Space can be limited for those attending in person, so be sure to sign up for the classes you wish to attend.

Aerik Arkadian is continuing to spotlight StaarCon 5 presenters on his blog. Make sure you catch them all!  Check out Katrina Wynne and others!

Our roster of presenters is complete! We are happy to add a few last-minute arrivals, including Elise Crohn of Juicy Creative Studios, Lake Worth, Florida.

Elise will be leading us in creating a personal oracle deck with SoulCollage®!

You can join as at StaarCon 5 for one day, two days, or all three days. You can participate in person at West Palm Beach or online at Accelevents. If you haven’t already, get your tickets now!

Use code YULESTAAR for 10% off Full Conference or Single Day tickets. Valid until January 1st. Not good for Virtual General Admission tickets.

Tarot in the Moment

How do we interpret the “Present” position in the ‘Past, Present, Future’ spread?

What does it mean to pull a card to see what is true at present?

Whether we interpret a card as part of a spread or pull a single card, when we read for the present, we need to see it as valuable wisdom for the moment.

A card for the present may speak of our mood, or our current well-being. It may bring up a worry or concern or may caution us to pay attention to something pressing. A card for the present may turn our attention to something important, or simply let us know that, in this moment, everything is fine.

There is rarely a bad time to ask the cards what we need to know in this present moment.

The Week in Review

If you missed our Solstice gathering on YouTube, you can watch the replay and follow along with the exercises.

If you are a member of my YouTube channel, please join me for a session of New Year readings on December 30 at 7 pm ET.

I will be performing a New Year Psychic Gallery at Banyan Soul Yoga in Stuart, Saturday,

Pop culture inspired so January 4, at 4 pm. Visit the Banyan Soul Yoga website for tickets.

From Around the Web

many tarot decks. I wasn’t ready for a Back to the Future Tarot, but here it is!

Verified Market Reports lists the top seven trends in tarot. I was prepared to be amused, but they aren’t wrong about any of it.

Benebell Wen reviewed the Vedic Tarot, an ambitious new deck that connects the West with the East.

What Should We Do in 2025?

This is the space where, for the past year, we have been discussing magic and how to use it in our practical lives. The previous year, this was a spot to celebrate and encourage creativity.

Over the years, we have done one-card readings in this spot. We have also explored all seventy-eight cards of the tarot and the thirty-six cards of the Petit Lenormand.

What would you like to see in this spot for 2025? Please send me an email and let me know!

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 [ Not Scheduled for 12/14. Join me at the library! ]

Card and Craft Academy

Card and Craft Academy is closed.

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.

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
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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)
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.
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Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 7 Issue 52
December 25, 2024