Brenda Elizabeth’s journey is one that is all too familiar for many gifted psychic readers. She worked as a psychic medium until it drained her energy. She came back stronger because of yoga nidra and cartomancy. Now she designs Lenormand cards and uses a variety of techniques and tools in her psychic work. She is excited to share all of her skills with us at StaarCon.

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Brenda Elizabeth – Meditation Instructor, Tarot Reader, Hypnotist.

Brenda Elizabeth hosts monthly meditation classes in South Florida and teaches a variety of spiritual subjects. She believes we are all blessed with intuitive ability, and it is her goal to help others develop their gifts.

Brenda Elizabeth is a Yoga Nidra meditation instructor, a certified Hypnotist, and a CPA.

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Toni Puhle is called “The Card Geek” for a reason. She loves cartomancy, and she loves to spend time with other card readers. For this reason, she has created The World Divination Association.

Toni is the author of the definitive book on Kipper Cards. In this episode of StaarCast, we learn a bit about Kipper Cards, and about Toni’s life as the Card Geek.

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Toni Puhle – The Card Geek, Master Teacher, Author, Deck Creator

Toni Puhle is the author of The Card Geek’s Guide to Kipper, and creator of The Card Geek’s Kipper. Toni has researched and studied the traditional systems of Lenormand, Kipper, and Gypsy Cards in England, France, and Germany. She lives a stone's throw from Munich where the first Kipper Deck was released and not far from the roots of the Game of Hope in Nuremberg.

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Jenna Matlin is a full-time tarot professional and tarot business coach. In this episode we discuss the nitty gritty of what it is to be a tarot professional, and why this job isn’t for everyone.

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Jenna Matlin – Tarot Reader, Business Coach, Teacher and Author

Jenna Matlin provides intuitive readings based on empowerment, clarity and choice while honoring spirit. She has a Master of Science in Organizational Psychology and Performance Consulting and Coaching, which enables her to use both practical and esoteric tools to create a truly empowering session.

In addition to providing intuitive Tarot consultations, Jenna teaches classes on tarot, divination, intuition and also provides business coaching to other spiritual entrepreneurs.

Jenna is the author of Have Tarot Will Travel and Have Tarot Will Party, both available on Amazon. Jenna won 'Best of Philadelphia 2019 Spiritual Guru' as well as ‘Tarosophist of the Year’ by the Tarot Association in 2016.

Jenna actively teaches and speaks at conferences throughout the US as well as internationally.

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We are thrilled that Benebell Wen is one of our headliners for StaarCon 2021. In our conversation for this StaarCast episode, we discuss her books, her art, and her passion for all things mystical.

Benebell will be presenting two workshops at StaarCon 2021. We discussed only one of them and left the other a surprise. The workshop we discussed is a topic you don’t often hear about at a tarot conference. We are sure it will give you some food for thought.

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Benebell Wen is the author of Holistic Tarot: An Integrative Approach to Using Tarot for Personal Growth, which was shortlisted for the Eric Hoffer Award, and The Tao of Craft: Fu Talismans and Casting Sigils in the Eastern Esoteric Traditions, both published by North Atlantic Books (2015 and 2016 respectively). She is also the creator of the Spirit Keeper’s Tarot, which won the Judges Choice Award for Best Tarot Deck from the 2019 International Tarot Foundation CARTA Awards and Best Author of a Tarot Deck.

Wen has presented at the Bay Area Theosophical Society, San Francisco Bay Area Tarot Symposium, Stanford University, UC Berkeley, PantheaCon, Readers Studio, the UK Tarot Conference in London, and the Masters of the Tarot Conference at the Omega Institute. Reading tarot for others has always been her first passion. When not immersed in metaphysical studies, Wen is a practicing attorney licensed in California and New York.

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Gita Rash is the designer and author of the new Mahabharata Oracle. She is also a tarotist and artist.

Gita tells the story of her own dramatic spiritual awakening, her awakening as an artist, and her inspiration to create a unique and powerful oracle.

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Gita Rash – Psychic Medium, Tarot Reader, Artist, Oracle Deck Creator

Gita Rash is a psychic medium utilizing her knowledge of tarot, runes, numerology, palmistry, and Vedic astrology to guide people and help them with questions on health, relationships, etc. As an AFAA certified fitness instructor, she teaches and emphasizes yoga and meditation as a way of life. Being an avid dreamer, she is also a dream coach and interpreter. Her oracle deck, “The Mahabharata Oracle” was created through divine inspiration.

She has been deeply tuned to all things esoteric from an early age. As the daughter of a proficient palmist, she has imbibed a deep knowledge and passion for the metaphysical realm.

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Nancy Hendrickson spent years writing books on genealogy. Throughout that time, she was also a tarot reader. Now she is a tarot author. Her book, Ancestral Tarot, published by Weiser Books, is available for preorder.

To Nancy, tarot is a tool for deep healing. Beyond that, Nancy finds spiritual connection and divinatory information everywhere she looks.

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Nancy Hendrickson – Tarot Author, Healer

Nancy Hendrickson is a San Diego-based Tarot author and distance healing practitioner. Her book, Ancestral Tarot (Red Wheel/Weiser) will be released Spring 2021, drawing up her decades of working with those who have passed over. Nancy is also a columnist for The Cartomancer Magazine, writing about little-known, eclectic, and pop culture Tarot decks.

Over the prior forty years, Nancy has worked with Tarot as well as numerology, forging a spiritual path that continues to today. Her blog, Sage and Shadow, focuses on Tarot techniques, spreads, and evolving philosophies.

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In this episode of StaarCast, V. gives us a close-up view of what it is to leave a successful mainstream career to become a professional tarot reader. Her tarot story reflects the story of so many of us in the way pain and transition give way to growth, hope, and satisfaction.

V. represents a new generation of professional tarotists who are bold and unapologetic. She understands that spirituality doesn’t need to be stuffy to be meaningful.

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V. – Intuitive Mistress, Tarot BFF

V. is a relatively new face in the world of mainstream divination, but is quickly climbing the ranks to become a household name. She is the Intuitive Mistress behind RedLight Readings and is commonly referred to as “The Tarot BFF”. Delivering wisdom and insight through “straight-shot, no chaser” readings, her BFF clientele likens her reading style to that of a best friend - down to earth and practical, infused with empowering tough love.

V. is a teacher of Tarot and Lenormand and hosts classes in the Metro-Detroit area as well as online. She reads and teaches professionally at the Boston Tea Room in Ferndale, MI.

V. posts daily readings (“V. w/ The Tea”) on Instagram, has been a guest and interviewed on various podcasts, contributed to written publications, and is working on her first book.

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Kristine Gorman paints in oils. In normal times, she reads tarot and makes art from a tattoo studio she owns with her husband in Sonoma, California. That should be enough information to tell you that this is going to be a very interesting interview.

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Kristine Gorman created the Tarot Art & Tattoo Gallery, in Sonoma CA with husband Shotsie. That’s where you will find her reading clients and oil painting her upcoming tarot deck. A culmination of a painter and tarot reader life’s work! Now a Podcast as well, her weekly radio show just celebrated 6 years live on the air. “Visionary Woman Tarot Radio Show” on KSVY 91.3 FM where she gives tarot complimentary readings to those who call in.

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The second episode of StaarCast features well-known tarot artist Ciro Marchetti. In his conversation with your host, Christiana Gaudet, Ciro shares some great stories. If you have ever wanted a peek into the mind that designed some of the best-loved tarot decks of the past sixteen years, this episode will delight you.

Ciro Marchetti burst onto the tarot scene in 2004 with Gilded Tarot. Since then he has produced numerous tarot decks, two Lenormand decks, a Kipper deck and an oracle deck. His fanciful, colorful art style captures the imagination, inspires intuition, and has expanded our vision of what a cartomancy deck can be.

Ciro Marchetti is also one of the StaarCon Constellation, the organizing body who first conceived of StaarCon and is working to make this annual conference a reality.

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When two tarot readers are in the room the conversation is always fascinating. Christiana Gaudet and Mitchell Osborn discuss cards, artists, their favorite conference memories, and their hopes for StaarCon.

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