Things of Quality Have No Fear of Time

Things of Quality Have No Fear of Time

Some things are worth the wait

This week a friend on Instagram reminded me that I often use this quote. That’s because it makes so much sense to me, on so many levels.

I whisper it to myself when I am running woefully behind on a self-imposed writing deadline. I say it again to myself when I look in the mirror and see the signs of age that seem to emerge almost daily. I say it yet again to justify spending a bit of money on something that is built to last, rather than something cheaper and disposable. I say it to my clients who are impatiently waiting for a good thing that I see coming to them – a new relationship, a new job, or healing of body, mind and spirit.

None can escape the passage of time, and so often we worry that we have missed the boat, that we are running out of time, that we aren’t moving quickly enough. It’s true that time will wait for none of us, and some things do have an expiration date. Yet, there is a blessing that happens when we can gracefully accept that good things are worth the wait and that doing good work is worth the extra time.

Time adds value to some things. We see this with cheese, wine, and lovely antiques. When we allow ourselves to have the perspective that time adds value to our lives, rather than slowly stealing our lives away, our lives become much richer.

Tarot Tour Guide is Available on Amazon!

After much patience, I am happy to announce that the Second Edition of Tarot Tour Guide is now available in paperback on Amazon.

First published in 2012 and out of print since 2016, Tarot Tour Guide is a comprehensive tarot book that offers beginners an understanding of the cards and how to use them. It also offers experiences readers techniques, exercises, spreads and meditations to deepen your tarot practice.

This Second Edition is gently edited and expanded.

The Kindle version of Tarot Tour Guide will be available shortly.

If you have pre-ordered this book through my website or Indiegogo you can expect to receive it shortly, as I plan to receive and ship the books toward the end of this week.

If you prefer a signed copy with a dedication, you can buy the book on line at christianagaudet.com.

Too Late Tarot Reading

Sometimes we wonder if we have let too much time pass. Is it too late to start a business, or go back to school, or fall in love?

I often think that people don’t do what they want to do because the think it’s too late, when it’s really not.

It’s a good practice to check in with tarot, either by reading for yourself or getting a reading with a talented professional, to see if you still have time to make something happen.

If you want to read for yourself, simply shuffle and ask a question like, “Can I make this happen?”

When I have done this for others, I have sometimes been surprised by the answers I’ve received. I have seen that middle-aged people could change their careers, and then I have watched them actually do it successfully. I’ve seen older women become parents. I’ve seen senior citizens finally find the love of their lives.

Sometimes we try to talk ourselves out of trying for something because we believe our time has passed. If we are indeed too late, tarot may suggest something else for us to do.

But sometimes, tarot will encourage us to go for it. In my experience, when that happens, the possibilities for success are much better than we may have thought.

The Week in Review

This week I started something new – Three-card tarot readings on Facebook Live, archived on my YouTube channel. Check out my Three Card Spread in honor of Star Wars Day, and three cards for the week of May 6-12.

For my tarot-reading friends I shared a blogpost about doing readings for yes or no questions.

From Around the Web

Amy Zerner and Monty Farber, our favorite metaphysical couple and creators of the Enchanted Tarot, are offering an inexpensive course called 21 Ways to Tell Your Future.

Here is a wise article on grief. If you, or someone you know, is in a grieving process, you have to read this!

Many of you know how much I love John Mayer. Turns out he has been blogging about candles!

Cards for Your Consideration

This week, I would like you to consider five cards that can often speak of time. The first two are from the Major Arcana. The Hermit, Major Arcana 9, is known as ‘Father Time’. The lantern he carries was originally an hourglass. It became a lantern at a time when candles were used as timekeepers. Therefore, he now carries the light of wisdom that is also a clock. The message here is of the wisdom that is acquired over time, and that it is often wise to be patient.

Three common keywords for Major Arcana 14, Temperance, are art, alchemy and time. Temperance tells us that time is one of the ingredients needed to create the recipe for the perfect blend, the right solution and the correct balance in life.

The next two cards are both Knights, one fast, one slow. The Knight of Pentacles is the slowest of the Knights. He reminds us to take our time and tells us that things may happen slowly. The Knight of Swords is the quickest of the Knights and may tell us that something is coming quickly, or that we need to act with all speed.

Our final card is the Eight of Wands, which is all about fast action. It heralds quick change and fast news. The Eight of Wands advises that you be swift.

Predicting time with tarot can be challenging. These five cards can help us understand our relationship with time. These cards can often let us know whether things will happen quickly, or whether we will be practicing patience as we wait for what comes next.

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Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 2 Issue 19
May 8, 2019

Embrace the Journey

A last-minute opportunity allowed me to return to Connecticut for a couple of weeks over the Easter holiday. Of course, I used this time to my best advantage. I visited with old friends, made new friends and gave lots and lots of tarot readings throughout Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

While in the Northeast, I experienced beautiful spring weather, snow, ice and unseasonable cold. I was surprised at how quickly I was able to revert to winter survival mode, and how easily I remembered the tricks for driving on ice.

The best part of returning to the Northeast is the opportunity to see, face-to-face, some of the people who have been with me since I began as a tarot reader in Putnam, CT in the early 1990s.

I’m so grateful to those people who worked with me then, and continue to work with me now.

My travels also made me think of the metaphoric journey of life. This metaphor, so beautifully woven into tarot, is a constant call to mindfulness.

When we understand that life is a journey and not a destination, our thinking is fundamentally changed.

We can view the twists and turns of our journey, not as mistakes, but simply as experiences along the road.

We can be grateful for every experience, wanted or unwanted, because each experience is part of the journey that makes us who we are.

We can worry less about goals and results, and focus more on being present for each unique experience.

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The Journey of Tarot

Actress and tarot author Eden Gray (1901-1999) was the first to write about tarot as “The Path of the Fool”. In this model of tarot understanding, we see the Fool as the star of the story told by tarot. We see the other seventy-seven cards as the characters, themes, lessons and experiences the Fool encounters along the way.

In this way, we are all the Fool, stepping off the cliff into the unknown. The tarot cards contain the range of possibilities available to us.

One of the best ways to explore tarot, and to use tarot to explore your personal journey, is to keep a tarot journal.

Record your thoughts about the cards, your readings and your observations. Pull a card every day and write about it. Refer back to see how the card presented itself in your day.

Sometimes, a tarot reading can reference the journey of life. Of course, the Fool can appear to remind us that life is a journey, and that we are the star of our own epic adventure story.

The Six of Cups can indicate a return to a childhood home.

The Ten of Pentacles can speak of legacy and ancestry.

The Six of Swords, the Eight of Cups and all the Knights can speak of travel, both literally and metaphorically. Likewise, the Chariot, who reminds you to be the hero of your own journey.

Tarot tells the stories of our journey through its archetypes, in divination, and in our ability to use the cards to manifest our right pathways.

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From My Desk to Yours

On my Personal Blog this week I shared a piece for professional tarotists about demographics.
 

From Around the Web

Orbifold Tarot is now published! You can learn about Orbifold, and order your deck, on the Orbifold Tarot website.

Michael Newtown-Brown has launched his tarot blog. He’s a smart and funny guy, so you’ll want to visit him often. His first post is “A Tarot Fool for Food”.

While in Connecticut, I had the opportunity to spend some time at True Bikram Yoga in Madison and New Haven. If you are interested in hot yoga, fresh-pressed juices, Zumba, massage or esthetician services, Robin Brace at True offers the best there is.

Song of the Week

Our song this week is Tom Cochrane’s “Life is a Highway”.

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Numerology with Zuri

Number Five

Hello Bright Sparks!
 
Four had you stuck at the office or with your head buried in a mountain of to-do lists where the only way out was to be disciplined and focused on each and every minute detail. You’ve made momentum on your tasks, built solid foundations and worked your tail off to prove your dedication and talents to those that matter.
 
But just as you’re teetering on the edge of potential burnt out, the 5 swings his head into your cubicle and lets you know that the hard work and perseverance have earned you some vacation time, so get ready to ride the freedom wave of the 5 and see what new adventures await! As a 5, you’re the socialite, the life of the party, the bohemian on a quest for variety and new experiences.
 
Maybe you may want to take off after graduation and travel the world. Perhaps you channel that thirst for adventure as a flight attendant, photographer or as a journalist. Your spirit is unrestrained, wanting to taste and feel everything. It definitely puts you in the same charismatic stratosphere as the rockstars and creative movers and shakers that make our world sparkle a little brighter. However you have to be careful not to dip your toes in too many pools or over-indulge in the senses to the point of excess because one of the lessons of the 5 is to know your limits and learn how to create balance.
 
The shadow side of the 5 can sometimes show up as the Peter Pan syndrome when dating a guy with heavy 5 energy in his chart or as being jack of all trades and master of none when the person is not living to their full potential.
 
Bringing in some of that 4 vibration can help ground that 5 and keep him/her taking their great ideas and openness to try new things and channel it into a more constructive direction.
 
Because truly, the 5 can achieve great things, when they put their mind to it. They have the confidence to take risks that pay off, and adapt to the curve balls of life.
 
When you see a group of 5’s in a reading, you know that change is in the air and the cards are going to give you clues on how to adapt and be flexible to move through those challenges from a new perspective. Some questions + thoughts to ponder when you find the 5 vibration stalking your dreams or outer world are: How can you create more flexibility in a situation? What needs to change and shift? Am I taking calculated risks? How can I step outside of my comfort zone and promote myself or a project more successfully?
 
This week’s vibrational takeaway in working with the 5 is to think about new ways to break through your self imposed glass ceilings and try something new. Take chances. Explore and be more adventurous. Network and promote your ideas with confidence. And most importantly, soak in new experiences through each of your 5 senses. It’s not a time to play small. It’s pushing you to embrace change and be flexible as things ebb and flow.
 
To showering your world with excitement!
xo Zuri
 
 
 
I’m Zuri Eberhart: Tarot reader, numerologist and intuitive healer put on this planet to help fantastic spirits (like you!) learn to trust their intuition, cast light on their possibilities, and move towards their gorgeous goals, fearlessly.

(Oh - and I’m here to make it fun, too. Like, heart-opening, adventure-sparking, I-can-see-clearly-nowww kind of fun.) 

Ready to make some magic? I’d love to help you set your mojo on fire! Stop by my digital digs at AskZuri.com.

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Tarot Tour Guide: A Book for your Tarot Journey

My book, Tarot Tour Guide: Tarot, the Four Elements and your Spiritual Journey, is written for beginners and experienced readers.

Beginners will find a solid foundation of tarot practice, while experienced readers will delve in to deeper meanings of the cards.

Along with card descriptions, the book included meditations, spells and exercises designed for healing, self-discovery and tarot learning.

You can order the paperback or the electronic version on Amazon.

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Image from Gilded Royale by Ciro Marchetti.

Your One-Card Weekly Reading

Two of Pentacles

Your one-card reading this week is the Two of Pentacles.

You may find yourself juggling your finances to make ends meet. You may find yourself working more than one job, or managing multiple responsibilities.

The Two of Pentacles suggests that the resources of time and money may be limited for a while. However, you have the ability to make everything work for as long as you need to.

The Two of Pentacles affirms the difficulty of meeting life’s daily needs. The Two of Pentacles also affirms your ability to meet those needs, and, ultimately, to succeed.

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Upcoming Events

Wednesday, April 20, 7 pm
Global Tarot Circle
A Free WebEx Webinar Available Exclusively Online

 

Join me, and tarot friends from around the world, and we discuss cards, interpretations, spreads, readings and techniques! Visit the event listing on my website for log-in info.
 

Now Open for Registration:  

Sunday, June 5, 10:00 - 4:00, Tampa Bay Area Tarot Meetup Retreat Day at Mitchell's.

October 7, Professional Development Day at TarotCon (Follow the link below).

October 8 & 9, TarotCon (Florida) 2016 in Palm Beach Gardens.

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About Christiana

Christiana Gaudet
Origins Spa and Wellness Center
1537 N Dale Mabry Highway #102
Lutz, FL 33548

Private telephone, Skype and in person readings and instruction are available by appointment.

Tarot parties at your home or office are available throughout Florida. 

Call 813-948-4488, toll free 866-99TAROT,
or text or call 561-655-1160
for more information or to schedule your event.

Agent inquiries are welcome.

Tarot by Christiana Weekly Newsletter 1/9/2013

Tarot by Christiana   Newsletter 1/9/2013   Just Breathe Many people say they can't meditate. Most of those same people say they can't relax. We all suffer from anxiety and stress. Most of us worry too much. The key to relaxation and stress relief, and the key to meditation, is simple. Just breathe. Conscious breathing is the key to meditation, psychic development, manifestation, visualization and magick. It is interesting that the autonomic process of breathing becomes something powerful when done consciously and with intent. Whether you want to reduce stress, improve your health or increase your salary the first step is the same. Simply learn to breathe as slowly and fully as you can. Inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth. If you focus only on the breath even for just a few moments your entire energy will change. If you want to meditate but find you "can't sit still," don't worry. Meditation can happen while you are exercising, drumming, dancing or stringing beads. Anything that takes you "into the zone" is a form of meditation. A constant rhythm that matches the rhythm of your breath is all you need to take you to the place where you can control your energy, rejuvenate your mind, focus your intuition and visualize your best future. When you hold a vision of the future your desire your breath becomes the energy that helps make it happen. Just breathe. Christiana's Psychic Café Have you had a chance to tune in to Christiana's Psychic Café? This is a brand new project for me and I am very excited about it. Christiana's Psychic Café is a weekly internet television show on the Paraencounters Network.  We air each Sunday evening at 9 pm Eastern time. Archives of the shows are available on my Tarot Topics news website so there is never an excuse to miss a show. Christiana's Psychic Café is a metaphysical variety show. I have exciting segments such as Tarot Talk, Magick and Mayhem and the Artist's Corner. I am joined by interesting guests. The fact is I know a lot of really talented, fun, spiritual people. It is my pleasure to share those people with you. So far my guests have included singer/songwriter and kirtan leader Robin Renee, hoop dancer and slam poet Cassandra Tanenbaum and Mad haPPY, a husband and wife musical duo. Upcoming shows will feature spiritual comedian Alicia Dattner, tarot artist Marcy Currier, tantric healer Lourdes Starshower and author Kingsley Guy. Some shows include a short tarot lesson or discussion. Many shows include the opportunity to call in for a free psychic reading with me. Coming up this Sunday, January 13 you will meet comic yogi Alicia Dattner and hear about her upcoming on-line Spiritual Comedy Festival. That, along with some great tarot information and a brand new segment "Marketplace Moment" will make this a very special show. Don't miss it! What's Your Favorite Card? Here's a quick exercise you can do with tarot or any other deck of oracle cards. Look through the deck and choose the one card that seems most appealing to you at this moment.  Look at the image and think about the card's meaning.  If you like, read interpretations for the card. Now, think about the card this way. This card describes some of your best qualities. Think about how the card relates to you specifically. What do you have in common with the energy of this card? What does this card tell you about yourself at the present moment? A Great New Review for Tarot Tour Guide Linda Moore, a frequent contributor to the Tarot Topics Community Blog has given Christiana's Tarot Tour Guide a terrific review. Linda lives on a sailboat in the Caribbean.  She studies tarot and enjoys the opportunity to share her tarot skills with people she meets on her journey.  Read her review on the Tarot Tour Guide website. Still don't have your own copy of Tarot Tour Guide? Get it on Amazon.com! Your One-Card Weekly Reading Your One-Card Reading for the week is the Wheel of Fortune. This is the card of luck, fate and karma. This card reminds us that everything has a time. The wheel is always spinning. If things didn't go your way today you should just relax. The wheel will turn again and tomorrow you may be on top of the world. On the other hand, if you are on top of the world today you should enjoy it. When the wheel turns again your fortunes may change. We are all subject to the cycles of nature. We must control what we can control and surrender the rest to the Universe. When it's time to take a chance do it boldly. Sometimes the wheel turns in your favor. When someone has wronged you don't worry. What goes around comes around. The wheel of karma is unavoidable. The Week in Review Christiana's new blog on PaganSquare is called 78 Magickal Tools. Read her new post The Magick of Significators to discover a simple way to use tarot for personal growth. On the Dark Forest Christiana reviews special sandals for grounding (Earthing) from Juil. On the Tarot Topics News Site you will find a review for Kinsley Guy's new novel Queen of the Heavens. Don't missing Kingsley on Christiana's Psychic Café January 27! Remember that you can find archives of the TV show and this newsletter on the same site! Joanne Matthew offers us another wonderful tarot story on the Tarot Topics Community Blog. Read her Journey to the World. Also on the Community Blog Christiana offers some advice for tarot reading. Read Tarot Spreads vs. Random Cards. On Christiana's personal blog Tarot Trends check out a new tarot technique! Read An Interesting Tarot Spread. Upcoming Events Sunday, January 13, 9 pm EST Christiana 's Psychic Café On the show this week Christiana welcomes Alicia Dattner, comedian, author and yogini. You will learn about her upcoming on-line Spiritual Comedy Festival. In the Tarot Talk section Christiana will provide some instruction and answer some frequently asked questions about tarot. Browse to the Paraencounters Network to watch the show! Thursday, January 17, 7 pm EST Free Webinar Global Tarot Circle Join us on your computer, tablet, smartphone or landline for an informal tarot fellowship. We will share readings and tarot study. Our topic for this Tarot Circle will be "Predicting and Manifesting the New Year with Tarot." Whatever your level of tarot experience, you will find this tarot webinar fun and enlightening. All the information you need to join this webinar is on the event listing on the Tarot Circle website. Sunday, January 20, 7 pm EST Premium Webinar Personal Tarot - Reading for Yourself This class is designed for serious tarot students who want to develop their tarot skills. Self-reading is the best way to learn to understand the cards. It is also an important practice for personal and spiritual growth. Christiana’s virtual classroom is accessible using your computer or your telephone. This online presentation will teach you good practices for self-reading. You will be able to identify and interpret your specific personal cards. You will be able to use self-reading to enhance your tarot studies. Christiana will help you explore specific techniques for self-reading that will help you derive all the information you need. To register for this great webinar, visit the event listing on Christiana's Continuing Education Website. Sunday, January 20, 9 pm EST Christiana 's Psychic Café In our Artist's Corner you will meet Marcy Currier, tarotist, healer, comedian and artist. Marcy is currently in the process of developing the Mystical Frog Tarot. We will also have a special guest for our Magick and Mayhem segment. Tantric healer Lourdes Starshower will join us to explain the mysteries of tantra. You will be able to call in and ask questions about the fascinating topic. To join the fun simply browse to the Paraencounters Network website. Thursday,January 24, 7 pm EST Free Webinar The Four Elements and the Major Arcana The four elements of life are Earth, Air, Fire and Water. They each have metaphysical properties as well as physical properties. The four elements correlate with the four suits of the Minor Arcana of the tarot. They also correlate with individual cards of the Major Arcana. This 75 minute webinar will help the tarot student more fully understand the four elements. It will provide a deeper way to comprehend each of the Major Arcana cards. The student will be able to more fully interpret the Major Arcana cards, whether reading for yourself or others. For more information and to join the webinar simple visit the event listing on the Continuing Education website. Tarot by Christiana Gaudet Toll Free: 866-99TAROT (866-998-2768) // Local: 561-655-1160 Email: christiana@tarotbychristiana.com Website: tarotbychristiana.com Skype: tarot.radio

Christiana is on CLIC Tarot Radio this Wednesday!

CLIC Tarot Internet Radio Show
Tarot Talk, Free On-Air Readings, Fascinating Guests

Wednesday September 12^th, 2012

3pm EST/Noon Pacific /8pm London

This week’s guest will be your very own Christiana Gaudet, author of the newly-published “Tarot Tour Guide.” Christiana is one of the busiest people in the Tarot business, with an extensive web presence, a Tarot-community blog, a Tarot news site and as a coordinator of Tarot events and meet-up groups. A professional reader for almost 20 years, Christiana provides readings to a world-wide clientele and serves clients in the South Florida area with psychic entertainment at corporate functions.

Join us for what promises to be an interesting conversation, and take advantage of two readers ready to put their heads together for your call-in readings!

To Listen: http://www.w4wn.com

To Skype in to the show with comments, questions, or for call-in readings: Skype to w4wnradio

To call in to the show with comments, questions, or for call-in readings: 561-422-4365.