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Will You Know it When You See It?

Sometimes intuition guides us, but not always.

“Will I know him when I meet him?” People at the tarot table often ask this when they receive a prediction for a new relationship. They are wondering if, at first meeting, they will have an intuitive sense of recognition that something important has happened.

When I go dress shopping, I often do not know what I am looking for, but I know I will know it when I find it.

Sometimes we feel that way about new jobs, or new houses. When we find the right thing, we just know it.

With relationships, that sense of knowing is less reliable. It can take time to figure out if something is truly going to work.

Most people are searching for something most of the time. Maybe most importantly, for many people there is an overarching search for a sense of purpose or destiny.

Many of us are lucky enough to live long lives. I like to think that, over the course of many years, we can serve many purposes, and fulfill many destinies. I also think that sometimes, ‘destiny’ is what we make it.

When a new opportunity presents itself, we often wonder if this was given to us as part of a destiny. We try to feel a sense of intuition about it. We may perform divination about how the opportunity might unfold.

The truth is, though, very often we can only see the path destiny has laid out for us in the rear-view mirror. Divination is helpful in telling us to steer clear of something, or in encouraging us to pursue an opportunity. Yet very often there will be twists and turns in the road ahead.

Sometimes we will think something is a perfect opportunity, and it will not pan out. Other times we will think something is not going to turn out well, and it has a spectacular outcome. It can happen that something goes badly, but then, later, we see the important purpose that chapter played.

When any sort of opportunity knocks, the way we feel about it may not indicate the ultimate truth about the role it will play in our lives.

When we seek a sense of purpose and destiny in our lives, we are often disappointed. The search for meaning and spiritual fulfillment is a complex thing. We often wonder what we are ‘supposed’ to be doing, and when we will feel like we are living the life for which we are destined.

Sometimes there will be a very real sense of spiritual calling regarding a particular career, endeavor, or relationship. Sometimes we will not have that sense of knowing, but the thing we are doing may still be important and meaningful.

We spiritual people are taught to trust our intuition. That is very necessary. Yet not everything can be immediately felt or understood. No matter how intuitive or psychic a person is, life can still have a sense of mystery. Sometimes that mystery is delightful. Sometimes it is frustrating.

Sometimes we know the truth when we see it, sometimes it takes us a while to figure things out.

The StaarCorner

The countdown to StaarCon is on! Before I tell you about our most recent StaarCast episode, here is a reminder about some important StaarCon facts.

First, all ticket holders, whether in person or online, will have access to the same classes included in their ticket. All ticket holders, whether in person or online, will have access to the online StaarCon Afterglow, which includes the ability to access recordings of classes for thirty days after the conference ends.

In person attendees have the option to purchase meals through the StaarCon meal plan, including the Saturday evening banquet.

Tickets are available now. If you are planning to attend in person, it is especially important to get your ticket as soon as possible, as in person tickets are limited. Ticket prices range from $50 to $450, so there is sure to be a ticket that works for you.

StaarCast is our podcast which features interviews with StaarCon presenters. Our most recent episode features an interview with Erika Robinson, who works with the Lenormand cards.

My conversation with Erika was enlightening. I learned things I had never considered about the depth of this simple system.

You can watch our conversation on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Tarot Communication for Clarity and Depth Hybrid Class

Our next ‘Zoom and Room’ tarot class will be Tuesday, November 30, from 7 pm to 9 pm ET.

Tarot is a tool of communication. With tarot, we can communicate and understand our feelings. We can build our relationships. We can brainstorm our projects. We can understand the needs of our body. We can connect with Spirit.

Whether we are reading for ourselves or others, the secret to clarity and depth in tarot readings is to understand how tarot communicate with us, and how tarot helps us communicate with others.

In this class you will learn solid techniques for using tarot to communicate your own feelings, understand what is going on with your body, work well within a group, communicate with spirit, and connect with your creativity. You will also learn how to do these things effectively when reading for others.

Class fee is $40. Sign up now!

Tarot to Help You Know It When You See It

When you are making a big “Is this the right one?” sort of decision, it is time to see what tarot has to say.

You can start by simply asking that question of the cards.

Sometimes yes/no questions can give direct answers, other times the cards offer information that is helpful but not definitive. When that happens, you can ask cards questions such as the following.

What happens if I take this path?

What happens if I do not take this path?

Is there a spiritual significance to this opportunity?

Is there something I need to know about this opportunity?

What is the best way for me to consider this next step?

What do I need to know about problems that may arise from this decision?

Members-Only Livestream on YouTube: Incoming!

All members of my YouTube channel, Christiana Gaudet Tarot, are welcome to join us for a special livestream event on Tuesday, November 16, at 7 pm ET.

We will work together to help each person design and perform a magical tarot spread. This tarot spread will give insight, energy, and direction for 2022.

The replay of this event will be available to all present and future channel members.

You may become a member of this channel at any time.

To attend, simply be a current member and join us on November 16 at 7 pm.

The Week in Review

November Tarotscopes are ready for you on my YouTube channel. Check out what we see for your sun, moon, and rising signs for the month.

From Around the Web

I was excited to see this interview with tarotist Jessica Dore in the Guardian this week!

Tarot stuff is happening on college campuses as well. Check out the “Decolonizing Tarot” exhibit at the University of Oregon!

New York Magazine has compiled a list of the best tarot and oracle decks!

Cards for Your Consideration

In the search for personal truth and correct decisions on one’s life path, the Ace of Swords can be a powerful tool to help us discern truth and right action.

The Ace of Swords can represent a fact, a truth revealed, or a directive from the Universe to take a particular action.

Use the Ace of Swords in meditation to get clear on your path. When you perform divination to help you make an important decision, the Ace of Swords will often appear to point the way.

Upcoming Events and Tours

Card and Craft Academy

Classes presented by Christiana are available right now at Card and Craft Academy!



Catch up on your missed Zoom webinars and more!
cardandcraftacademy.com

About Christiana Gaudet

Card and Craft, Inc.

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 4 Issue 44
November 3, 2021

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Spooky Stuff

At Halloween we learn to laugh at the things that scare us.

Halloween has so many facets to love and enjoy. For some people it is costumes and candy. For others it’s a party. For others it is a time of spiritual renewal and communion with the ancestors.

No matter how you celebrate Halloween, one aspect of the holiday that seems constant is the focus on the spooky and the macabre. In many ways, Halloween is a time to laugh at the things that scare us. What is interesting is that things that aren’t real, like zombies, get mixed in with things that are very real, like death.

Halloween allows us to laugh at our own mortality. Halloween allows us to make fun of the things that scare us most.

Some people find tarot scary, generally based on misinformation and misguidance. During Halloween curious seekers will often try a reading in the spirit of the holiday. As much as I hate being asked to wear a ‘fortune teller costume’, I appreciate the opportunity to share tarot with those who do not know much about it.

One thing we can learn from Halloween is that courage comes from laughter and play. When we make a game about the things that scare us, we gain power over our fear. When we can laugh at the harsh truths, we can find joy in the current moment. That joy is much more productive and healing than living in dread of what may come in the future.

The StaarCorner

As you probably know, one of the missions of StaarCon is to honor our deck artists and designers. This is why we are very excited to feature Claire Lily, the designer of the brand-new Aunt Lily’s Tarot.

Our new episode of StaarCast feature a conversation with Claire Lily. Learn how this delightful new deck came to be. Get a sneak peek at what Claire will be teaching at StaarCon.

You can watch the video or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Join Us for Class Tomorrow!

There is still time to get your ticket for our hybrid class, Tarot for Magic and Mediumship, to be held Thursday, October 28, from 7 pm and 9 pm ET.

The class will be held in person in my Palm City office, and online on Zoom.

In this class we will explore the multi-facetted nature of tarot. You will learn ways to use tarot to communicate with those in spirit, and to work with the Universe to manifest your desires and to bring healing to your life.

How Not to Be Scared by a Tarot Reading

Have you ever had a tarot reading that scared you? Sometimes readings are unnerving because of the uncanny ways the cards can speak truth.

Sometimes readings scare us because they call our attention to problems we did not want to see or address.

Sometimes a predictive reading is scary because it presents an outcome that is different than what we had hoped.

Some tarot cards have difficult images and words associated with them. Sometimes people are afraid to see these cards, even though their meanings are not as upsetting as their image.

There are a few things we can actively do to remove fear from tarot.

First, the more you understand the cards and the symbols on the cards, the less frightening they seem. Tarot study is key.

Second, we must recognize that whatever is presented in a reading is there to help us. Knowing is better than not knowing.

Third, when it comes to future prediction, there are often things we can do to change or mitigate something that shows up in the cards. In this way, tarot can help us have better outcomes, rather than scaring us with inevitable negative potential.

The bottom line is this. Tarot helps us be proactive in our lives. If we are proactive in our tarot understanding, tarot will always make life better for us. That is nothing to fear!

Meditation Fundraiser Tonight

Tonight at 8:30 pm ET StaarCon presenter and Constellation member Brenda Elizabeth is teaching a special meditation class on Zoom.

This is a yoga nidra meditation designed to open your third eye, expand your consciousness, and help you sleep.

Brenda is also known as Lady Lenormand. She is the designer of Mystery’s Halloween Lenormand!

To attend the Zoom meditation, you need a ticket. One hundred percent of the proceeds will be donated to the StaarShine Scholarship Fund.

To join the event, or learn more about it, visit the event listing on Facebook.

The Week in Review

Because of the Tarot Poetry Workshop, there has a been a lot of focus on my Seventy-eight Poems Project. You can see how far I have gotten in my goal of writing a poem for each of the seventy-eight cards in the Waite Smith Tarot. Will I ever finish it? Maybe. In any case, it is a fun work in progress.

Did you catch the Tarot Meetup on YouTube last night? You can watch it in archive if you missed it, or want to review it.

From Around the Web

Here is a Halloween Tarot Spread to help you celebrate.

I struggled with the spelling of ‘Halloween’. Here is what I learned about the origin of the word.

The Day of the Dead is not ‘Mexican Halloween’. Here is some information about Día de los Muertos.

Cards for Your Consideration

We professional readers often joke that everyone loves tarot at Halloween! There are even Halloween-themed tarot, oracle, and Lenormand decks.

I kind of bristle at the idea that Halloween is the only time of year appropriate for tarot.

Yes, those who celebrate Halloween as a spiritual holiday, and those who understand the origins of Halloween, know that now is the best time to connect with our ancestors and loved ones in spirit. Yet, as one who does readings every single day of the year, I rail against the idea that important spiritual seeking should be relegated to just a single day.

Whether in seriousness or fun, let us consider divination, cartomancy, and psychic development at this spooky time. Yet, let us also consider that seeking wisdom can be a daily, weekly, or monthly activity. We have the tools and the ability to connect with spirit, to answer questions, and to seek truth whenever the need arises.

Events and Tours

Card and Craft Academy

Classes presented by Christiana are available right now at Card and Craft Academy!



Catch up on your missed Zoom webinars and more!
cardandcraftacademy.com

About Christiana Gaudet

Card and Craft, Inc.

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 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 4 Issue 43
October 27, 2021

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Your Epic Story

Be the hero of your own story!

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As I get older, I find I am much more willing to share the tales of my misspent youth. Stories that used to seem embarrassing or regretful now seem like teachable moments. In many cases, I can remember my stories as glorious adventures, rather than foolhardy risks.

When I see my adult kids having their own epic adventures, I feel a sense of pride that they understand that life is a journey to be fully lived, and that it is sometimes worthwhile to take a risk.

In the healing community we often talk about the way we tell our stories. Sometimes we tell stories of our life to ourselves and to others in ways that make us either the villain or the victim. This sort of storytelling can disempower us and can cause us to stay stuck in negative thought loops.

When we can see life as an epic adventure, however, telling stories of our past, and fantasies for our future, can be healing and helpful.

Epic adventures contain their share of trauma and tragedy. Yet, the focus is on the hero who perseveres, who survives, and who finds meaning in the journey.

We can each be that hero in our own story.

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The StaarCorner

“I feel seen and called out…by a beet”. This week I have the pleasure to share with you one of my all-time favorite StaarCast episodes.

Laine Sevante Wulkan and Joanna Salerno joined me for a conversation that went deep into the heart of divination, spirituality, and one of the things that unites all living things, food.

Laine and Joanna are the creators of the Food Healing Oracle Deck. My conversation with them was enlightening and exciting. You can join the fun wherever you get your podcasts, or you can watch the video on YouTube.

Laine and Joanna will be presenting at StaarCon. Come learn about the amazing power of food in our spiritual growth, and purchase your own copy of the Food Healing Oracle Deck.

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Tarot for Magic and Mediumship Hybrid Class

On Thursday, October 28, from7 pm to 9 pm ET, join us for an exciting tarot class.

Tarot for Magic and Mediumship Hybrid Class will be held in person at my office in Palm City, and online on Zoom.

This will be an enlightening seasonal tarot class.

Tarot is a multi-facetted spiritual tool. So often we think only of simple divination when we work with our tarot cards. Yet, tarot is a set of magical tools, and a gateway to communication with spirit.

Tarot readers of all levels of experience will learn new ways to work with tarot in this class. You will explore the cards as tools for manifestation and healing. You will learn to connect with those in spirit using your tarot cards.

Class fee is $40. Get your ticket now!

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Telling Your Story with Tarot

Any tarot divination is an exercise in storytelling. Weaving the cards together to tell a story is a tarot skill that comes easily to some, and that some struggle to learn.

The following tarot exercise will help you develop your tarot storytelling skills. At the same time, this exercise will allow tarot to help you understand your own epic adventures.

Pull three cards at random. Look at them and place them in any order to tell a story of something that has happened in your life. Now, pull another card at random to tell you something you learned from that life event.

Shuffle all the cards back into the deck.

Now do the same exercise, but make it be about an adventure you might have in the future. What might be your next adventure, and what might you learn from it?

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The Week in Review

This week I really enjoyed the Tarot Poetry Workshop on YouTube Live. Make sure you check out the replay if you missed it!

I have started creating daily “Healing Messages” on Instagram. These are short reels with single-card readings, either tarot or oracle. Please follow me on Instagram to get your Healing Messages.

From Around the Web

I was thrilled to find The Fool’s Journey for Writers.

Here is a succinct take on The Fool’s Journey.

Here, find an in-depth look at how we can interpret the Fool.

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Cards for Your Consideration

It is common in modern tarot to learn and consider the Major Arcana of tarot as “The Fool’s Journey”. This is a recent development in tarot understanding, coined originally by Eden Gray in 1969.

In this construct, we see the Fool as the hero of the great epic story, and the rest of the Major Arcana cards as the experiences he has along the way, the lessons he learns, and the characters he meets.

It is possible to continue this tarot storytelling to the four suits and find stories of wisdom as the Fool explores each suit, and each of the Four Elements within the suit.

Tarot is numbered, and therefore inherently has a specific order. This allows tarot storytelling to happen in a natural and obvious way.

When we randomize the cards and perform divination, we use the cards to tell the story of what is currently happening.

The stories inherent in tarot give us spiritual understanding. The stories we find in divination give us understanding of our current circumstances.

Upcoming Events and Tours

Card and Craft Academy

Classes presented by Christiana are available right now at Card and Craft Academy!



Catch up on your missed Zoom webinars and more!
cardandcraftacademy.com

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About Christiana Gaudet

Card and Craft, Inc.

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 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 4 Issue 42
October 20, 2021

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But Do You Talk to Your Friends That Way?

If you would not say it to a friend, do not say it to yourself!

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This week I have been thinking about the way we talk to ourselves in our heads. So often we talk badly about ourselves to ourselves. Sometimes our negative self-talk even comes out of our mouths when we jokingly or seriously say bad things about ourselves to others around us.

Self-deprecating humor has its place, of course, but not if it is a window into what we truly tell ourselves, and what we believe about ourselves.

Self-talk matters. We talk to ourselves more than we speak with any other person. What we say to ourselves is important.

It is good to be honest, and to be able to have an unflinching assessment of our flaws, and our goals toward doing better. Yet, when we talk with ourselves about who we are, what we do, what we want, and where we are going, we should always do it gently, and with love.

Our good friends speak with us honestly, and they find a way to do it lovingly.

A tarot reading may offer us firm advice, yet tarot will also affirm our positive qualities and our mastery of our journey.

We all have moments of negative thinking. It is okay to hold space for sadness, momentary fear, a bad mood, or the processing of an inner wound.  We cross a line when we let those bad feelings inform our relationship with ourselves.

Be mindful of your self-talk. If you wouldn’t say it to a friend, don’t say it to yourself.

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The StaarCorner

StaarCast is back! You can find our podcast wherever you get your podcasts, or you can watch the videos on YouTube.

In our most recent episode, Amber Highland, StaarCon presenter and editor of the Cartomancer Magazine, interviews me, Christiana Gaudet!

Do you wonder why I started StaarCon, and what it means to me? Watch the video or listen to the podcast and find out!

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Members-only Livestream on YouTube

Are you a member of my YouTube channel? If you are, you are invited to join us for our monthly members-only livestream, happening tomorrow, Thursday, October 14, at 7 pm ET.

We will do another session of Deep Dive Tarot Readings, but this time with a seasonal theme.

All readings will be spiritual in nature. We will do mediumship, magical advice, and messages for spiritual development.

As I did last month, I will explain my process, so viewers will learn advanced reading techniques while they are receiving readings.

Members will be able to view the recording of the event as well.

You can become a member now and join us tomorrow evening!

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Tarot for Magic and Mediumship Hybrid Class

On Thursday, October 28, from7 pm to 9 pm ET, join us for an exciting tarot class.

Tarot for Magic and Mediumship Hybrid Class will be held in person at my office in Palm City, and online on Zoom.

This will be an enlightening seasonal tarot class.

Tarot is a multi-facetted spiritual tool. So often we think only of simple divination when we work with our tarot cards. Yet, tarot is a set of magical tools, and a gateway to communication with spirit.

Tarot readers of all levels of experience will learn new ways to work with tarot in this class. You will explore the cards as tools for manifestation and healing. You will learn to connect with those in spirit using your tarot cards.

Class fee is $40. Get your ticket now!

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Tarot for Positive Self-Talk

You can have a conversation with tarot that will help you have better conversations with yourself.

Shuffle your cards. Tell your cards what you have been thinking and feeling about yourself. Ask some questions and pull some cards to create a shift.

You might ask, why do a feel this way about myself? Or you can ask, what is another way to think about this? Or ask, is this thing that I think true?

You can ask tarot for encouraging messages by asking things like, what is something about myself I can celebrate? Or ask, what did I learn from this difficult situation?

Allow tarot to help you shift your tone as you talk with yourself about yourself.

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The Week in Review

We had so much fun at our Major Arcana Pairing class on YouTube Live! You can watch the recording and play along!

Links to free reading livestreams for the rest of the week are already available. Please join us there!

Tomorrow, Thursday October 14 at 8:15 pm I will be a guest on Nancy Hendrickson Instagram livestream. You can ask me anything about being a tarot pro. Join us by following @nancysageshadow.

From Around the Web

Mantis Tarot had something to say about healing negative self-talk with tarot.

Here are Four Steps to Understanding Your Power Through Tarot.

Here is another way to use tarot to stop negative self-talk.

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Cards for Your Consideration

For your consideration this week I offer you one of my favorite oracle decks, Magical Times Empowerment Cards by Jody Bergsma.

Each of these cards offers a positive message, something to think about, and a lovely image that will stimulate your intuition.

Sometimes oracle cards such as these are exactly what we need to help us be gentler and more loving toward ourselves.

This is not to say that healing messages can’t or don’t come from tarot. Sometimes, though, a light-hearted, quick, easy message from a pretty oracle card is exactly what we need in a difficult moment.

Upcoming Events and Tours

Card and Craft Academy

Classes presented by Christiana are available right now at Card and Craft Academy!



Catch up on your missed Zoom webinars and more!
cardandcraftacademy.com

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About Christiana Gaudet

Card and Craft, Inc.

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 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 4 Issue 41
October 13, 2021

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