StaarCast Variety Show

Episode 4 is jam-packed with star power and information.

Join Frank Kwiatkowski and Ciro Marchetti for a deep dive into Major Arcana 0, the Fool. Ciro has rendered the Fool numerous times in his career as a tarot artist. The insights that led to his design choices will expand your understanding of this important card.

Then join Beverly Frable, Amber Highland, and Michelle Welch for a panel discussion about the tarot books that inform...

“When weird meets weird then weirdness grows” is what Maria Alviz Hernando has to say about the importance of diviner friends and community. Isn’t this the main reason we go to tarot conferences?

Episode Three is extra-long because it is packed with extra goodness, including a Tarot Conference Survival Guide from Marion Kirk, and a peek at Peter Coe’s psychic fair set-up.

Frank and his panel discuss the imperatives of self-reading. M...

Episode Two is full of great information, great people, and great questions. Will Beverly ever give musical readings? What's a mullet house? What's the difference between selenite and satin spar? Why do many intuitive arts people have a performing arts background?

In this episode Gita Rash shares information about the fascinating practice of Nadi Astrology and teaches us her foolproof pendulum technique. Christiana sits down for a c...

Join Christiana, Frank, and special guest Arwen Lynch-Poe for Episode 1 of The StaarCast Variety Show.

In this episode, you will learn a new tarot spread, play a tarot guessing game, enjoy a review of Dark Wood Tarot, meet StaarCon 2023 presenter Arwen Lynch-Poe, and much more!

Timestamps:

Try a new tarot spread: 10:03

Interview with Arwen Lynch-Poe: 20:36

Review of Dark Wood Tarot: 40:43

Play our tarot game: 51:18

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Katrina Wynne has been a well-known and well-loved tarotist for years. Katrina is a tarot teacher with a global reputation. She has developed a method of working with the cards she calls ‘tarot counseling’.

In tarot numerology, 2022 is the year of the Lovers. At StaarCon, Katrina will help us understand Major Arcana 6, and what it means for each of us this year.

In this final episode of StaarCast before StaarCon 2022, you will lear...

Amy and Monte are a spiritual and creative power couple. They have been for decades. How many of us have at least one of their creations on our shelves, in our hands, and in our hearts?

In this conversation, Christiana, Amy, and Monte take a deep dive into the fascinating history, process, and practices of the Enchanted Worlds creators.

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Internationally known self-help author Monte Farber’s inspiring guidance and empathic insigh...

Gita Rash is an artist, a tarot reader, and the creator of the Mahabharata Oracle, which she presented at StaarCon 2021.

Gita is multi-faceted and multi-talented. At StaarCon 2022 she will be presenting An Introduction to Palmistry.

In this episode of StaarCast we learn how Gita discovered her psychic abilities as a child in India, and how she developed them under the gentle guidance of her father. We learn that palmistry was her f...

Tattoo artist Jamie Sawyer never intended to become a tarot artist. She has become not only a beloved deck creator in our community, she is also an innovator of new tools and traditions.

Jamie’s story is delightful and inspiring. She will make you want a new tarot deck, and maybe even a tattoo.

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Jamie Sawyer is an artist, indie deck creator, and designer of innovative divination tools. She brings her imaginative process to the t...

Kim is a medium, but, at 4’ 7”, she is also a small. There is nothing small, however, about her spiritual path and the wisdom she shares. Kim is also a tarot reader and teacher, and a devout Christian.

In this episode of StaarCast, Christiana and Kim have a frank talk about Biblical messages, Kim’s tarot origin story, the Spiritualist church, and what it is to be a Christian tarot reader. Kim’s work with tarot forges a bridge betwe...

Sasha Graham is an actor, a tarot author and teacher, and a tarot deck designer. In this episode of StaarCon we learn about her life journey, and all the ways in which tarot has become a part of it.

As a theatrical person born on Halloween, Sasha likes things that are spooky and mysterious. She finds power in creating moods, scenes, and atmospheres that feel magical.

We are looking forward to seeing her magic in action at StaarCon.

Fred West will be presenting a deeper dive into tarot birth pairs at StaarCon. In his conversation with Christiana, they discover that they both began their tarot journey at around the same time, some thirty years ago.

What ensues is a thought-provoking conversation about the nature of tarot, and of divination.

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Fred West has been a life-long student of Tarot since it literally fell into his lap in the early 80s. Fred has 40 ye...

John Hijatt is a podcaster, rune reader, and practitioner of inclusive Heathenry. He has also published a Christmas Oracle just in time for the holidays. Think you know about runes? John is here to share the truth.

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Check out John’s new oracle!

The Christmas Oracle: https://www.etsy.com/shop/FeniksShop

Social Media: Facebook and Instagram: @thechristmasoracle

Email: thechristmasoracle@gmail.com

John’s podcas...

Bernadette King is the designer of the award-winning “The Ark Animal Tarot and Oracle Deck”. Get ready for a deep dive into animal medicine, divination, inspiration, and the wisdom that has been with us since the beginning of time.

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Bernadette King describes herself as a country girl who grew up talking to animals. She's also a multi-award winning, internationally known evidential psychic medium, Shamanic practitioner, tarot rea...

Erika Robinson dispels some myths about Lenormand! In this episode of StaarCast Erika lets us know that Lenormand is more than a fluffy fortune-telling device. Like tarot, Lenormand is a tool of healing and introspection. Uniquely, Lenormand is a system of words.

While Erika and Christiana are discussing the depth of Lenormand, they delve into the even deeper topic of shadow work. Can shadow work be done by a nation? Can diviners h...

Many of us dream about designing a tarot deck. Claire Lily actually did it. In this poignant episode we see how Claire came to see a need for a new type of deck, and how she worked to fill that need.

Aunt Lily’s Tarot is fresh, modern, and innovative, while adhering to standard traditions in a way that makes this deck approachable and accessible. This conversation with Claire gives us a peek into her mind, her process, and her love...

In this delicious episode of StaarCast Joanna Salerno & Lainie Sevante Wulkan join Christiana Gaudet for a discussion about their unique and innovative divination system.

What does it mean when you do not enjoy a specific vegetable? What do fruits have to tell us? Joanna and Lainie speak the spiritual language of food. They have created the Food Healing Oracle Deck, and, with it, a whole new system of divination which involves some...

Amber Highland is the editor of the Cartomancer and a presenter for StaarCon 2022. She asks StaarCon founder and producer Christiana Gaudet some questions.

In this episode you can peek into the philosophies behind StaarCon, and why StaarCon is a unique tarot conference.

Christiana Gaudet is a full-time tarot professional with more than twenty-five years’ experience. She and Amber discuss her history as a tarot pro, and how that jou...

Mary Ellen Collins is a tarotist, astrologer, and a diviner who uses many tools. At StaarCon 2021 Mary Ellen presented “Astrology for Tarot Readers”. We are excited to welcome her back to StaarCon 2022, where she will give a presentation on creating and working with charm oracles.

In this episode of StaarCast, Mary Ellen teaches us how to create and read with a crystal oracle, and how to incorporate crystal reading with tarot.

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We were so excited to have Beverly Frable as a presenter at StaarCon 2021, where she gave an informative talk about the three primary styles of tarot.

She will be back for StaarCon 2021 with a presentation on how to divine with ogham staves. In this episode of StaarCast, Beverly shares some insights about ways we can gain more information in a tarot reading.

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Beverly Frable’s passion is divination; her focus is tarot, one of t...