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For the Win

Friendly competition can be fun and can help us build skills. Yet, when we fail to acknowledge our wins, we set ourselves up for loss.

A tree sprouting from a tree trunk.

One of the earliest things we learn in life is that there are winners and losers. We are encouraged to compete and win in sports, creativity, and academics.

In adult life, the stakes become higher. We want our favorite sports teams to win, but we also want to win deals, promotions, awards, and recognition.

There is nothing wrong with friendly competition. There is nothing wrong with striving to win.

The problem is that we often do not recognize the little wins in our lives. Other times, we don’t think we can win, so we don’t even try.

When someone is not doing well in life, unkind people will use the term ‘loser’ to describe them.

I believe that, secretly, many of us feel like losers, at least sometimes. Part of this is that we only sometimes see or acknowledge our wins. This happens mainly in the face of disappointment.

When we fail to obtain the win we were hoping for, we must remember to look for the inevitable blessings that come because we tried.

Sometimes, other people set goals for us. They want to use a metric to judge our success that is different from our own. This can make us feel small and unworthy.

When it comes to the game of life, we each get to judge our own wins and losses. When we see ourselves as winners, no matter how small the victory, we welcome greater success.

The StaarCon Fairy for 2024 by Ciro Marchetti.

The StaarCon Fairy for 2024 by Ciro Marchetti.

The StaarCorner

Mitchell Osborn has been a beloved tarot coach and divination teacher in our community for many years. He has been an important part of the StaarCon community since our beginning.

At StaarCon 2024, Mitchell will present “Reading Tarot in Layers”.

In this workshop, you will learn important techniques that will help you give readings that are comprehensive and thorough.
We are also excited that Mitchell will be your host for the Thursday Evening Dinner Excursion. If you are joining us in person and are at the hotel by 6 pm Thursday evening, join your StaarCon friends and take the hotel shuttle to Rosemary Square for a lovely meal together.

We are looking forward to seeing Mitchell, and you, at StaarCon 2024.

A photograph of Mitchell Osborn with his dog.

Tarot For the Win

Which tarot cards specifically speak of winning? Which cards tell us that we are achieving our goals?

My favorite card for winning and competition is the Six of Wands. I also see the Three of Wands as a card of success.

The Three of Pentacles can speak of recognition for professional success.

The Nine of Cups speaks of happiness and wishes fulfilled.

The Ten of Pentacles can speak of wealth, generational wealth, and success in real estate.

In the Major Arcana, the Empress, Emperor, and Hierophant all speak of authority. The Chariot speaks of mastery. The Star speaks of hope and fulfillment. The World speaks of completion.

Many tarotists will have a favorite card that speaks to them personally of their own success. Mine is the Queen of Wands. What’s yours?

The Week in Review

We had a great time at Panera Bread this past Sunday. Wherever you live, check to see if there is a tarot meetup near you. If there isn’t, why not start one?

I am excited to be nominated for the 2023 World Divination Association Awards in three categories. We have until September 28 to vote, so please cast your vote for me, and for your favorite StaarCon diviners.

Tomorrow, Thursday, September 14, please join us on my YouTube channel at 7 pm ET for a special class with guest teacher Erika Robinson. Erika will be teaching “Lenormand for Tarot Readers.”

From Around the Web

In the US, the beginning of autumn means football season. Can we use tarot to predict the outcomes of sports matches? Different readers have different opinions. Tarot author Anthony Louis wrote about this in 2014.

Parade magazine recently interviewed several members of the tarot community. Check out these five tips for your first tarot reading.

StaarCon 2024 headliner Benebell Wen has a new book coming out on the I Ching. Here is a video and blog tutorial she has created to help you get ready to learn I Ching.

Creation and Divination

Arguably, the tarot suit that speaks the most clearly about competition, winning, and losing is the suit of Wands. When we study the suit of Wands, we can see within each card something about winning and losing.

Here is a poem from my 78 Poems Project about the Nine of Wands. This is a card I often call ‘The Wounded Warrior.’

If you would like to submit a poem, essay, or short story for publication in this newsletter, please email it to me.

Nine of Wands

The soldier keeps his vigil, though he appears at rest.

He is a patient guardian, strong and able for the test.

No need to seek a battle that may never come

His battle is within now, until the war is done.

His duty is to wait, to conserve and to defend

To stand long at his post, his battle scars to mend.

With the knowledge of the Hermit he awaits what might arise

And values now diplomacy; his wounds have made him wise.

Upcoming Events

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.
Schedule online at cardandcraft.10to8.com.

Agent inquiries are welcome.

Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 6 Issue 37
September 13, 2023

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The Power Number Nine

It is the beginning of the ninth month, and we are talking about the power of the number nine.

The number nine in abstract colorful clouds.

September First marked the beginning of the ninth month. That is a fun coincidence for me because lately, I’ve been contemplating the significance of the number nine. In some spiritual belief systems, nine is considered the most powerful number because it is three times three, and three is a deeply meaningful number representing many sacred trinities.

In mathematics, nine is considered a magical number because the sum of the digits obtained by multiplying nine by any number will always reduce to nine.

The number nine is considered lucky in many cultures.

Nine is, of course, the number of months for human gestation.

In Norse mythology, the universe's structure is organized into nine distinct realms, including Asgard, the home of the deities.

In numerology, nine is the highest and final number, symbolizing completion. Those born with nine as a life path number are thought to be compassionate and charitable.

In many spiritual and magical rituals, a task is done nine times specifically. This is meant to add the vital energy of the number nine to the magical working.

How can you harness the energy of the number nine in your own life? There are endless ways. Say your affirmations nine times instead of only once. Put nine stems of flowers in a vase, or nine stones or nine shells in a dish, and let that be a blessing to your home. Wear a necklace with nine beads to give yourself the power of nine.

How will you bring the energy of nine into your life during this ninth month of September?

The StaarCon Fairy for 2024 by Ciro Marchetti.

The StaarCon Fairy for 2024 by Ciro Marchetti.

The StaarCorner

You may know Frank Kwiatkowski from his earlier StaarCon presentations. You might know him as my co-host on The StaarCast Variety Show (watch for an episode to drop soon). You might know him as the author of Rise and Shine: A Guide for Experiencing Your Midlife Awakening.

Frank's love for the Beatles is well-known, regardless of how you know him. His presentation on the connection between the Fab Four and tarot at StaarCon 2022 was a huge hit.

Frank’s presentation this January will be Famous Foursomes: A Celebration of the Elements!

In this presentation, Frank will lead a discussion of famous groups of four people in pop culture and find the elemental connections in each group.

Don’t miss this and all the other excellent presentations at StaarCon 2024.

A photograph of Frank Kwiatkowski and Dame Darcy at StaarCon 2024.
Closeup of tarot cards on a table.

The Tarot Nines

Six cards in the tarot deck are associated with the number nine. There are the four Nine cards in the Minor Arcana. There is the Hermit, which is card Nine in the Major Arcana. Finally, there is the Moon, which is card 18 and, therefore, numerologically associated with Nine.

It is an excellent exercise in tarot to group cards together according to a shared association and discover what similarities and differences you find within these cards.

When I look at all the Nine cards in tarot, one thing I find they have in common is a sense of personal experience, growth, exploration, and accountability. I see a similar theme with the Sevens. I like to think that the Nines are an evolution of the Sevens in our journey toward personal growth.

What do you see when you look at the tarot Nines as a group?

Illustration of women at a table reading tarot.

The Week in Review

It is a new month, so look for your TarotScopes on my YouTube channel and on TikTok.

Tonight, join us on my YouTube channel for Global Tarot Circle at 7 pm ET.
If you happen to be on or near the Treasure Coast of Florida, please join us this coming Sunday at Panera Bread in Palm City for our monthly tarot meetup at 4 pm.

From Around the Web

StaarCon presenter Marion Kirk recently shared a wonderful post about her tarot origin story. Read “Is Tarot My Wonderwall?”

Aerik Arkadian, my favorite new podcaster, has posted some great information about candle magick.

Theresa Reed, The Tarot Lady, talks about some very real concerns for the tarot community in her September Hit List.

Young woman reading tarot in her kitchen.

Creation and Divination

Something is interesting about the number nine in tarot. In numerology, nine is the highest and final digit and represents completion. In tarot, the cards do not end with nine but continue to ten. In tarot, the Tens can mean completion, although the story of each suit continues into the Court cards. In tarot, the Nines can speak to a fullness of being. The Nines may ask what you are full of right now. This is but one reason to learn the numerology of tarot, separate from any other tradition of numerology.
One of the most creative aspects of tarot, beyond the art of which it is made, is that it is all about storytelling. We use the numbers of tarot to show us the stories that exist within the deck itself. In readings, we use divination to tell us the stories of our lives. Writers use tarot for inspiration with character and plot development.

A creative tarot exercise I particularly enjoy is dividing the cards into suits and putting them into numerical order. Starting with the Ace, tell a story, using each card to progress the story until you conclude with the Ten. Use the four Court cards to add insight to the story in whatever way makes sense.

Then, organize your suits, counting down from King to Ace. Tell a story for each suit in this way. See the King and Queen as Mother and Father God, see the Knight and Page as we, their human children. Begin your story with the Ten representing the situation into which your character is born. Tell their story, card by card, and let the Ace give your story its conclusion.

Looking at the Minor Arcana of tarot in this way, we learn a great deal about the cards, the stories they can tell, and the numbers that influence those stories.

Upcoming Events

Christiana doing readings on YouTube from her studio.

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.
Schedule online at cardandcraft.10to8.com.

Agent inquiries are welcome.

Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 6 Issue 36
September 6, 2023

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Is Fear Fun?

Spooky stuff can be fun, but it also helps us process our real fears and traumas.

There are cultural traditions everywhere that involve having fun with scary things, as we do during Halloween. A lot of people enjoy scary movies and thrilling carnival rides at any time of year. Horror stories are some of the best-selling books each year. This is proof that many people enjoy being scared. Why is that?

I think people like spooky fun because there are so many truly scary things in life. Horror stories, haunted houses, and scary movies are clearly not real. Allowing ourselves to be scared in a safe environment, by something we know is not real, may give us strength to deal with our real fears, and to process our actual traumas.

Fear is an interesting thing to unpack. We all feel fear that hurts us and holds us back from doing the things we want and need to do. We also feel fear that protects us and helps us stay safe.

These sorts of real fears are not fun at all, and only some of them are necessary.

This Spooky Season is a great opportunity to think about the fear that we have that is not real and does not serve us. There is no better time to release the fear that holds us back, so we can fully step into our personal power.

A woman uses tarot to open a door to the other side.

How Spirit Speaks Through Tarot Workshop

Plan to join us Wednesday, October 26, from 7 pm to 9 pm ET, for this special seasonal class.

You can join us on Zoom or in person in Palm City. This will be our last hybrid tarot class for 2022.

In this two-hour class you will learn how to hear the voice of spirit in a tarot reading, whether reading for yourself or others. You will learn to empower your readings with the presence of divine helpers, each and every time you pull a card.

Visit EventBrite to purchase your ticket.

The class will be available at cardandcraftacademy.com after November 2nd.

Visit christianagaudet.com for more information!

The StaarCon 2023 banner.

The StaarCorner

StaarCon 2023 is January 20-22, with a thirty-day AfterGlow on Accelevents. During the AfterGlow all ticketholders will be able to view and review recordings of StaarCon 2023 presentations, attend scheduled events with StaarCon presenters, shop in the online expo and gather with friends in the StaarCon lounges.

This year I am particularly excited with the wide range of topics we will be covering at StaarCon. Whether you are a professional reader, an aspiring pro, an enthusiast, or a curious beginner, there will be plenty for you to learn, do, and experience. Beyond tarot, we will be exploring Lenormand, astrology, numerology, divination with natural objects, crystals, mediumship, and much more.

You can attend in person in West Palm Beach or online on Accelevents. You can join us for one day, two days, or the whole weekend. We hope to see you there!

Michelle Barrie presenting at StaarCon 2022.
A reader holding tarot cards near an orb and blurred crystal on a table.

Tarot for When We are Afraid

We often do a reading, either for ourselves or with a friend or professional, when we are afraid. Tarot will often be able to tell us if the thing we are afraid of will happen, and whether it will be as bad as we fear. Tarot can also tell us how to handle our anxiety, and, if necessary, how to get through a difficult time. Tarot can help us find meaning in difficulty, just as tarot can help assuage unnecessary fear.

Sometimes it is best not to ask tarot if the thing you fear will come to pass. Rather, it is often better to ask a question such as, “What do I need to do right now to help the situation?” or “How can I find the strength to deal with this?”

If there is a situation that I am unsure of, I often like to do a two-card spread. The first card is, “This is the best this situation can turn out to be”. The second card is “This is the worst this situation can turn out to be.” The cards that appear here can be quite enlightening.

If we are having a tough time, we can turn to the cards for comfort. You can simply ask the cards to give a comforting message and pull a card. See what comfort you can find in the image that appears.

Old wedding photo, watch, keys, letters, and post cards.

The Week in Review

I shared a short video on my YouTube channel called Processing Our Mortality with Tarot. If you missed last week’s class, Seasonal Tarot Practices, you will enjoy the replay.

Members of my YouTube channel should join us tomorrow evening, Thursday, at 7 pm for our monthly Member’s Only Livestream. This month we are Calling in the Ancestors!

From Around the Web

Ben Libra Does Tarot has created a tarot spread to release the fear of one’s own magic and energy.

If you happen to be in or near Easthampton, Massachusetts on November 5 and 6, check out Bite Size Blends, a Mini Performance Fest at Eastworks!

The New York Post has published an article listing the best tarot deck for each astrological sign. I have never thought about choosing a deck based on astrology, but it is a fun idea!

Spiritual woman reading tarot cards.

Guidance on the Journey

Many misinformed people are afraid of tarot, and many people are afraid of specific tarot cards. There are cards that have names and images that can be scary. However, are there any tarot cards that truly advise us to be afraid?

The Fool asks us to take a leap of faith. When reversed, the Fool can be an admonition to be cautious. The Moon and Temperance can both advise caution. The Seven of Swords can warn of treachery.

In context, any card or card combination might warn against a specific action. But do any of these cards speak specifically of fear?

The Eight and Nine of Swords might speak of anxiety and worry. In these cards we can perhaps see fear. Yet very often these cards appear when we need to release anxiety and find a solution to our worry.

From my perspective, there are quite a few cards that speak of caution and patience. There does not seem to be a single card that advises or welcomes fear.

This may be a lesson we can learn from tarot. There are times that faith should outweigh fear. There are times to be careful. There are times to be on our guard. There are times we must confront our own worry. There are certainly things that we need to avoid. In life, the function of fear is to help us avoid things that can hurt us. The voice of tarot, however, does not usually seem to advise fear. Rather, it advises the wise decisions that safely move us forward.

Upcoming Events

Christiana Gaudet taking notes.

About Christiana Gaudet

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

Christiana Gaudet

3559 SW Corporate Parkway
Palm City, Florida 34990-8152

On the web www.christianagaudet.com
Online classeswww.cardandcraftacademy.com
StaarCon information www.staarcon.com

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.

Call or text toll free 866-99TAROT (866-998-2768)
Palm City 772-301-0232
or call or text 561-655-1160
for more information or to schedule your event.

Agent inquiries are welcome.

Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 5 Issue 42
October 19, 2022

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When You Feel Lost

There are so many reason we can feel lost. Tarot can help us understand what we are feeling specifically. Then, tarot can help us find solutions.

A woman with stars circling her head.

“I feel lost” is something people say at the tarot table quite often. A good tarot reading is a great remedy for that unsettling feeling.

When someone says they feel lost I like to probe a bit, with questions and with the cards, to figure out what is going on.

Clearly, the word ‘lost’ is a figurative term for something else. They are not lost in any literal sense.

It is sometimes true that when people say they feel lost what they are feeling is depression, either clinical or situational. Other times, that lost feeling comes from being unsure about what step to take next in life. The feeling may relate to career or relationships. Perhaps we feel spiritually lost, unsure about what we believe, or where to put our faith. We might feel lost in the search for self-understanding. We might feel lost in reaction to a trauma or personal loss.

When someone we care about expresses that feeling of being lost, it is important to help them define what they are truly feeling. Then, they can find a path toward healing and direction.

When we are feeling lost, we need to take the step to first understand the source of that feeling. That is where tarot and other forms of divination can be so helpful.

Sometimes the way forward may include therapy, or other sources of healing work. Sometimes the way forward may include the courage to make a significant change.

There are times we need to feel adrift for a while before we can find a new direction. In that untethered space we can often find creativity and spiritual understanding while we wait for a course correction.

StaarCon 2023 banner

The StaarCorner

Did you know that we will have mermaids at StaarCon 2023? Dame Darcy, creator of the mermaid tarot, is a performing mermaid. Dame Darcy will be a presenter and vendor at StaarCon 2023.

We are also happy to welcome Amy Forman to our list of esteemed presenters of StaarCon 2023. Amy is a performance artist. She works as a dancer, model, and mermaid. Her favorite performance work is tarot reading and lip print reading. Amy will give a workshop at StaarCon for tarot professionals and aspiring professionals about working as a tarot performer at corporate and agency jobs.

If you come to StaarCon 2023 in person in West Palm Beach, you will also get to see Amy as a Mermaid!

StaarCon 2023 is January 20 through 22. Tickets will be available soon!

Performing mermaid collage.
A young woman reading tarot cards.

Mapping The Spiritual Path with Tarot

Very often, when we feel lost, it is because we need new grounding and new focus on a spiritual level. My book, Tarot Tour Guide, includes an original twelve-card spread for mapping the spiritual path.

Positions in this spread ask questions such as “What did I come here to learn?” and “How do those lessons manifest in my life”? The spread goes on to ask questions that give action steps for the way forward.

When you are feeling spiritually lost, this tarot spread, or a spread like it, can be very helpful.

You can create a tarot spread to help you find meaning in your life, and to help you find your spiritual grounding.

When you take the time to work with a larger tarot spread, your divination becomes a time of contemplation, meditation, and communication with spirit.

Christiana teaches a class at True Bikram Yoga in Madison Connecticut.

See Me in the Northeast This Month

I will begin readings, house calls, and psychic house parties in Connecticut on May 26. I will be in the area through June 5. I can travel to Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York.

I will be offering private readings at True Bikram Yoga in Madison, CT, by appointment.

Now is the time to reach out and schedule your party, house call or appointment with me! Please call or text me at 561-655-1160.

On Sunday, June 5, at 6:30 pm I will teach a tarot class at True Bikram Yoga in Madison. The class is called “Techniques for Tarot Healing”. If you have an interest in tarot, please plan to join us. Tickets are available directly through True Bikram Yoga, at (203) 350-0343.

Tarot Circle advertising graphic.

The Week in Review

This week we had a wonderful time at Global Tarot Circle on YouTube Live. If you missed it, you can watch the replay, and make sure you join us for the next one!

I have started a new series of prerecorded short videos on YouTube called “Rants from Your Tarot Fairy Godmother”. The first one is about the spiritual power of mirrors.

From Around the Web

Tarot and writing go together! Here is a great article about that on Literary Hub.

Theresa Reed, The Tarot Lady, created this tarot spread for when you feel lost.

Lifehack has some things to remember when you feel lost in life.

A graphic of people sitting at a table learning about tarot.

Create and Interpret Custom Tarot Spreads Class

On Sunday, May 22, 7 pm to 9 pm, please join me for a hybrid tarot class.  If you are local, you can join in person in Palm City. Or you can join online on Zoom from anywhere in the world.

If you have every asked “Is there a spread for that?” this class is for you. If you have ever wondered about the best way to get answers from a tarot reading, this class is for you.

Whether you read for yourself or others, whether you are a beginner or experienced reader, this class will give you a set of tools that will help you use tarot effectively and efficiently.

In this class you will learn what makes a great tarot spread. You will learn when a custom spread is the best technique. You will learn to quickly create small spreads to answer immediate questions. You will learn to create and interpret elaborate spreads to handle multiple issues in a comprehensive tarot session. You will learn to create and interpret spreads for specific purposes such as healing, relationship-building, mediumship, and dream interpretation.

Get your tickets now on EventBrite!

You can join us in person or online. Every student will receive access to a recording of the class.

You can purchase the recorded class with access to the class literature after May 30th.

Visit christianagaudet.com for more information!

A man reading tarot cards.

Guidance on the Journey

Are there specific tarot cards that might express a feeling of being lost in life? I can think of a message about what to do when you feel lost in life for any of the seventy-eight cards. But which cards describe that lost feeling?

I think because the feeling of being lost is so amorphous, and the causes of that feeling can be so varied, it is hard to find a single card that embodies this fully.

The Moon can suggest confusion. The Five of Pentacles can speak of feeling impoverished and without opportunity. The Four of Cups can describe not being happy with any of your options.

When you are feeling lost, a great exercise can be to go through your cards, face up, and pull out of the deck each image that seems to describe how you are feeling. Go through the cards you have selected and look at each one. In that process, hold space for your feelings, and take time to understand exactly what you are experiencing.

Then, from the cards that remain in the deck pull a few at random to give you advice for healing and direction.

Upcoming Events and Tours

Christiana teaches tarot in a gallery.

About Christiana Gaudet

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

Christiana Gaudet

3559 SW Corporate Parkway
Palm City, Florida 34990-8152
 
On the web www.christianagaudet.com
Online classes www.cardandcraftacademy.com
StaarCon information www.staarcon.com
 
Private telephone, Skype, FaceTime and in person readings and instruction are available by appointment.

Tarot parties at your home or office are available throughout Florida. 
 
Call or text toll free 866-99TAROT (866-998-2768)
Palm City 772-301-0232 
or call or text 561-655-1160
for more information or to schedule your event.

Agent inquiries are welcome.

Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 5 Issue 19
May 11, 2022

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