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Faith
Faith. When we need it most, it is hardest to have.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, and our thoughts turn to gratitude. Of course, one of the things I am most grateful for is the work I do. Thank you for making that possible and for being a valued part of my community.
Something else I am thinking about this week is faith. I have been actively embracing two pieces of wisdom about faith.
One tricky thing about faith is that it is the hardest to have when we need it the most. This can be true whether we need faith in ourselves, in an outcome, or in something bigger than ourselves.
When we are experiencing a difficult time, we need to remember that the difficulty will make it harder to have the faith we need. So often, we compound our problem by feeling guilty and bereft that we are having trouble mustering faith. Normalizing this struggle does a lot to help us find the opening that lets the light of faith shine in.
The second bit of wisdom is specific to my work with tarot cards, but the concept is spiritually imperative for all of us,
The work I do requires me to have a lot of faith. I must believe in myself, my skills, the magic of the tarot, and the guidance of those in spirit. My integrity requires me to believe fully in the process I use for my clients. The trust others put in me deserves nothing less.
So, every day, I intentionally start the day with a healthy dose of skepticism. It doesn’t feel like a sad loss of faith but rather an open-mindedness. Each day, I ask the universe to prove my work is valuable, accurate, and appropriate. This gives me full faith and confidence in what I offer others.
When something earns our faith, it is important to question it regularly over time. High-control religions discourage questioning things of faith. The church I was raised in taught me something different. If where we place our faith is worthy of faith, it can stand up to rigorous questioning.
The StaarCorner
StaarCon 2024 AfterGlow
The StaarCon 2024 AfterGlow continues until January 20. Until then, you can watch recordings of StaarCon presentations, shop at the expo, and meet your friends in the lounges.
Stay tuned for more exciting events! We will have at least one more scheduled lounge event before the end of the AfterGlow. Keep an eye on this newsletter, the StaarCon website, and our Community Group on Facebook for all the details.
57 Days Until StaarCon 5!
Katrina Wynne, a beloved tarot reader with many decades of experience, has been an integral part of StaarCon since our inception.
In tarot, we have a “Year Card,” which is derived numerically and gives us guidance, wisdom, and inspiration for the year. Since StaarCon happens in January each year, Katrina has taken on the task of helping us understand and utilize each year's card in her presentation.
During 2024, the Year of Strength, Katrina hosted quarterly meetings in her lounge so StaarCon attendees could gather and discuss how the Year of Strength was going for them.
2025 is the Year of the Hermit. Katrina will explain this in her StaarCon presentation and then host quarterly meetings in the AfterGlow.
We are grateful to Katrina for creating this fabulous StaarCon tradition and are so excited that she will help us make the most of the Year of the Hermit.
What Faith Do You Have in Tarot?
I don’t like it when people talk about “belief” in tarot. I do not need to “believe” in tarot any more than I need to believe in my stove or my automobile. Tarot exists, and I use it.
Faith is a different story. How much faith should we put in the cards’ ability to speak to a situation? How much faith should we put in our ability to interpret and intuit the correct message?
If we expect the cards to give clear and obvious answers to every question, we are likely to be sorely disappointed. If we put too much faith in a simplistic idea of tarot, we limit the value of tarot and the information it can give us.
Tarot can help in any situation and speak to any problem, but we need to be nuanced in our thinking about how the cards work.
Sometimes, the cards speak so clearly and easily that their accuracy blows our minds. Other times, interpreting a reading may feel like walking through mud.
The way we experience the reading should become part of our interpretation. A quick, clear answer requires swift, clear action. A muddled reading indicates a need to take time and consider all aspects carefully.
Sometimes, the cards speak so clearly that some people have too much faith in their ability to always derive quick, straightforward answers and are disappointed when that doesn’t happen.
Sometimes, the cards speak in riddles, causing some people to think there is no truth to be found within them.
The more we learn to work with the cards, the more faith we can have in the value of tarot to give information and insight.
The Week in Review
This is an excellent time to let you know that I remain available for Zoom, phone, FaceTime, and Skype sessions throughout the holiday season.
If you would like to see me in person in Stuart, Port Saint Lucie, or West Palm Beach, please call or text 561-655-1160 as soon as possible to get on the schedule.
If you are a member of my YouTube channel, did you catch our members-only livestream on Monday? You can watch the replay to learn how family dynamics show up in tarot.
From Around the Web
Whether you celebrate Thanksgiving Day or not, these Thanksgiving tarot spreads can help you find your gratitude and understand your family.
From Autostraddle, a Thanksgiving Tarot Spread to Help You Survive Family Gatherings.
From Tarotteachings.com, a Gratitude Tarot Spread for Thanksgiving.
From Emerald Lotus, a tarot spread for Aligning with Gratitude.
Making Magic
Here is something you can do when you are struggling to find the faith you need.
Faith, like anything else, is an energy. Faith has a specific vibration and specific energetic signature.
Which tarot cards speak to you of faith? Although many choices exist, I like Strength, the Fool, and the Two of Wands.
Which herbs are good for strengthening faith? Rosemary is a favorite of mine.
Which crystals help us find our faith? I like amethyst, but again, there are many.
So often, when we need to muster our faith, we turn our energy to the thing we are trying to accomplish. It is so much easier and more direct to first invoke the energy of faith. From there, everything gets easier.
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.
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 48
November 27, 2024
Happy Halloween!
This week we are finishing our big transition!
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.
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
How Spirit Speaks
How can we discern the voice of spirit?
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Tricks and Treats
When we say that someone is haunted, very rarely do we mean to imply that they are having ghostly visitations. Rather, we are haunted by our memories and the injuries of our past. This week, we are putting those old ghosts to rest.
Not surprisingly, I love the spiritual and secular aspects of spooky season. I also love discovering the origins of all our holiday traditions. For example, the tradition of trick-or-treating originated from the custom of leaving sweets on doorsteps to placate the spirits who came back to seek vengeance on Halloween.
We humans often try to bargain with the energies we see as spiritual forces. That bargaining is something I think about often.
This week, though, I am contemplating the metaphor of appeasing our ghosts.
Beyond the concept of ghosts as actual spirits, we also use the term to describe things of our past with which we haven’t made peace. When we say that someone is haunted, very rarely do we mean to imply that they are having ghostly visitations. Rather, we are haunted by our memories and the injuries of our past.
To extend this metaphor, I think many of us are constantly tricked by the ghosts of our past. We often pay homage to what has hurt us rather than doing the painful work of healing.
Consider the person who grew up in an abusive family but puts their abuser on a pedestal or the person who blames others for their problems rather than taking responsibility for their own healing. It is impossible to heal when we cannot see or know the truth about our past.
Even those of us lucky enough to have avoided terrible trauma still have hurtful memories that cause us to believe negative and untrue things about life and about ourselves.
As we honor our ancestors and enjoy spooky season this month, let’s do what we can to put our personal ghosts to rest. We do that by unpacking and reprocessing past events, being gentle with our younger selves, and realizing that some things that we were taught and told might not be the truth.
The StaarCorner
StaarCon 2024 AfterGlow
This month, join us for three special lounge events!
On Friday, October 11, at 5 pm, Join María Alviz Hernando in The Sybil’s Tarot Lounge for a session reviewing real tarot reading case studies.
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
One of the things I am excited about is that we will be talking about tarot in some very interesting ways at StaarCon 5. We will have sessions exploring connections between tarot and martial arts, neuroscience, music, and poetry. I am happy to announce that we are welcoming first-time presenter Caroline Ironwill to talk about tarot and neurodivergence. Caroline is a Canadian tarot reader and certified coach with a following on YouTube.
At StaarCon 5, we will discover many ways to understand and celebrate tarot. Please join us!
Ask Tarot for the Truth
Many tarot spreads have a position for the past or recent events. Yet, most tarot spreads do not offer positions to help us deeply unpack and reprocess the past, so we often have to ask the right questions and create our own spreads.
What are the best questions to ask the cards when we are trying to understand something from the past? We want to discover the truth rather than the mythology that has sprung up about the past. That means we are asking the cards to show us what is true about something or someone. For example, we can ask questions such as the following.
What was this person’s intention when they did this?
What were the factors present at the time that caused me to make this choice?
How did those long-ago events affect my life?
What is true about this situation?
What can I know about this?
The Week in Review
This Sunday, join me at Banyan Soul Yoga Studio in Stuart for a Psychic Gallery. Tickets are limited!
If you missed our October Mediumship and Magic class, watch the replay!
From Around the Web
Did you know Salem, Massachusetts, is a great place to celebrate Halloween? Here’s why!
Daily Tarot Girl Kate has a tarot spread to help you stop holding on to the past and move forward.
Psychology Today offers these tips to help heal childhood trauma.
Making Magic
Can magic help us release the ghosts of our past? Yes, but we need to be careful to avoid spiritual bypassing and what therapists call “magical thinking.”
In psychology, magical thinking is the belief that our thoughts and actions directly influence external events.
But, wait a minute, isn’t that what we magical people know to be true?
This is where critical thinking is paramount.
We know that magic works and can make a difference. Yet, we also know that the magical and the mundane must work together. If we are doing magic to heal, we must also do the daily tasks that promote our healing and avoid the things that hurt us.
I believe that tarot is a fabulous magical tool for helping us understand and release our personal hauntings. Yet, we must show up for the deeply emotional work that goes along with understanding tarot and ourselves. The efficacy of our magic will be directly affected by the depth of our emotional presence.
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 on October 15th and reopen soon at christianagaudet.com!
Students 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.
Christiana’s Candle Magick
Christiana’s Eleven-Card Celtic Cross
Finding Meaning in the Minor Arcana
The Major Arcana, Magical and Mundane
Practical Tarot Techniques
Psychic Tarot
Personal Tarot: Reading for Yourself
Sharing Wisdom: Reading for Others
The Meaning and Magic of Tarot Reversals
Journey Through the Major Arcana
Your Journey Through the Minor Arcana: Numbers, Elements and Truth
Tarot Beyond the Veil
Your Journey Through the Tarot Court
Tarot Stories, Trends, and Blends
Tarot Readings for Personalities and Relationships
Clarity in Every Tarot Card
Tarot Flow Workshop
Making Magick with Tarot
Fearless Wisdom Tarot Workshop
Tarot Keywords and Interpretations Workshop
Tarot Spreads Tools and Techniques Workshop
Tarot for Magic and Mediumship
Tarot Communication for Clarity and Depth
Weaving the Tarot Reading Story
The Elemental Major Arcana
Minor Arcana Numbers, Elements, and Truth
Personal Healing with Tarot
Create and Interpret Custom Tarot Spreads
What the Court Cards Want You to Know
How Spirit Speaks Through Tarot
Catch up on your missed Zoom webinars and more!
About Christiana Gaudet
Card and Craft, Inc.
Southeastern Tarot Artists and Readers, LLC.
Christiana Gaudet
3559 SW Corporate Parkway
Palm City, Florida 34990-8152
Coming soon! 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)
Palm City 772-301-0232 x102
or call or text 561-655-1160
for more information or to schedule your event.
Schedule Appointments Online
Schedule online at https://christiana-gaudet.as.me.
Agent inquiries are welcome.
Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 7 Issue 41
October 9, 2024