Aligned & Abundant: Align Your Soul, Manifest Your Dreams, Love Your Life.

Christine Marcario
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Welcome to Aligned & Abundant, the podcast that helps you unlock the power of manifestation, embrace an abundance mindset, and create a life that feels deeply fulfilling—emotionally and financially. Whether you're looking to heal past wounds, build self-confidence, or learn practical manifestation techniques, this podcast is your guide to aligned living. Each episode will provide powerful mindset shifts, actionable strategies, and real-life success stories to help you break free from limiting beliefs and step into your highest potential. Through spiritual life coaching, personal growth insights, and financial empowerment tips, you'll gain the tools to attract success, happiness, and a truly abundant life. It’s time to align your energy, elevate your mindset, and manifest the life you were meant for. Tune in and start your journey to abundance today!

  1. 4d ago

    How to Trust Yourself When Doubt Comes Back | Aligned & Abundant Ep. 81

    Send us Fan Mail Learning how to trust yourself when doubt comes back is one of the most important parts of building self-trust, and it’s the part nobody prepares you for. You followed your intuition, you took the step, and a day or two later the second-guessing showed up. In this episode of Aligned & Abundant, I’m showing you why that doubt doesn’t mean you made a mistake, and how to move through it without abandoning yourself. This episode completes a little three-part path. In Episode 78, we talked about feeling disconnected from yourself and coming home with the Come Home Check-In. In Episode 80, we talked about the nudge you keep talking yourself out of and rebuilding self-trust through tiny yeses. Today is what happens after you say yes. I call it the wobble. It looks like replaying the conversation, suddenly having fifteen urgent things to do, scrolling and comparing, or feeling a strong pull to go back to how things were. I explain why this happens. Your nervous system loves what’s familiar, so when you step into something new, even something you deeply want, your body notices the change and asks if it’s safe. The wobble isn’t your intuition telling you that you were wrong. It’s your body getting used to a new version of you, like the natural contraction that follows every expansion. I also share three gentle ways to tell the wobble apart from a real course correction: how it sounds, whether it keeps coming back on your calm days, and whether the doubt is protecting you from something unsafe or something unfamiliar. And if you’re still not sure, you don’t have to decide in the wobble. Then I bring all three episodes together into one simple rhythm: hear it, trust it, keep it. Hear it with your Come Home Check-In. Trust it with your nudge list. Keep it with a new practice I call the self-trust log, where you write down every nudge you follow and what happened, so the next time doubt shows up you have proof. And because keeping it never means being perfect, I talk about coming back without shame after you miss a day. You’ll leave with a fifteen-minute practice for the week and a permission slip to feel doubt and keep going anyway. If you’d love support while you practice this, I share how the Soul Shine Collective helps people move through the wobble together, an invitation into my Tarot for Beginners course, and how my 1:1 coaching supports you through big yeses. Send me a DM on Instagram @the.christine.marcario if you feel the pull. Mentioned in this episode: Episode 78, Episode 80, the Soul Shine Collective, Tarot for Beginners, 1:1 coaching, my daily messages on TikTok, my Substack. Support the show ✨ Loved this episode? Here's how to go deeper: 📩 Weekly Newsletter: Spiritual tools, soulful inspiration, and behind-the-scenes podcast insights — plus a freebie just for joining. 👉 Sign up here 💫 The Soul Shine Collective on Skool: This is where the real magic happens. Live channeled calls each month, energy + manifestation guidance, and a community of women who get it. 👉 Join us here ✨ TikTok: Channeled messages from spirit all in Divine timing.  🌿 Aligned & Abundant: Coaching, Reiki, workshops, retreats, and current offerings, all in one place. 👉 linktr.ee/alignedandabundant 🖊 Substack: The deeper dives and reflections that go beyond the mic. 👉 substack.com/@christinemarcario 📲 Instagram: Daily inspiration, real talk, and soul-led content. 👉@the.christine.marcario 🎵 Music by Purple Planet Aligned & Abundant is for informational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. Please seek a qualified professional for health, financial, legal, o...

  2. Oct 30

    Look Again With Loving Eyes: Archangel Jophiel, Mercury & Venus Retrograde & a Samhain Tarot Pull | Aligned & Abundant Frequency Friday Drop 57

    Send us Fan Mail Does your life feel like it’s on rewind? You’re not imagining it. ✨ In this week’s Frequency Friday, Intuitive Spiritual Teacher Christine Marcario walks you through one of the most reflective weeks of the year. A waning Cancer moon, Halloween and Samhain, and a rare double retrograde of Mercury in Scorpio and Venus in Libra all point to the same invitation: slow down and look again. Christine calls in Archangel Jophiel, the angel of beauty and mental clarity, to help you see your life with loving eyes. Then she pulls three cards for the collective: the Two of Swords, the Hierophant, and the Eight of Cups reversed. Together, they ask you to take off the blindfold, come back to the wisdom you already trust, and pause before making any big exit. You’ll learn what this energy means for your relationships, your heart, and your business, including why Wednesday’s Mercury cazimi is your clarity day. You’ll also see why November 13th, when Mercury and Venus both turn direct, is worth circling on your calendar. 💜 Key Takeaways & Lessons The weekend is for softness and roots. The waning Cancer moon and Samhain invite rest, family, and honoring your ancestors. Treat Sunday’s extra hour from the time change as a gift for something that lights you up.Archangel Jophiel’s message: You’re not stuck. You’re being invited to see differently. To call in her support, make one small space in your home beautiful.The three-card collective pull:Release: the Two of Swords. Let go of indecision and the fear of looking. The card’s link to the Moon in Libra matches Thursday’s Libra moon.Step into: the Hierophant. Return to the practices, teachers, lineage, and inner knowing you already trust.Action: the Eight of Cups reversed. Pause before you walk away from anything. Some cups are still full.The Mercury cazimi on Wednesday, November 4th brings a flash of clarity in the middle of the retrograde. Write down any insights that come through.Mercury retrograde in Scorpio (until November 13th) brings deep truths, old conversations, and unfinished business up for honest review.Venus retrograde in Libra (until November 13th) is a time to revisit relationships, money, pricing, and self-worth.The double station: Mercury and Venus both turn direct on November 13th, and then the energy moves forward all at once.The “re” business strategy: review, revise, reconnect, re-share, and recommit. Save brand-new launches and big financial commitments for after the 13th.Weekly focus: LOOK AGAIN.Weekly practice: Each morning, before you pick up your phone, place your hand on your heart, take three breaths, and ask Jophiel, “What do you want me to see today?”Timestamps & Chapters (estimated, so adjust to your final edit) [00:00] Cold open: what if your decision just needs one more loving look?[00:25] Welcome and this week’s cozy, reflective energy[01:15] Weekend energy: the waning Cancer moon, Halloween and Samhain, and Sunday’s Leo Last Quarter[03:15] Archangel Jophiel’s message and a simple practice to connect with her[04:45] The three-card collective pull: Two of Swords, Hierophant, and Eight of Cups reversed[07:00] The week ahead: the Virgo moon, the Mercury cazimi, and Thursday’s Libra moon[09:00] Retrograde report: Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus[11:15] Your weekly focus, mantra, practice, and reflection questions[12:45] Journal prompt, closing message, and Tuesday previewNotable Quotes “You’re not stuck, beloved. You’re being invited to see differently.” – Christine Marcario, sharing Archangel Jophiel’s message“You don’t need a brand-new answer this week. You need to remember the one you already have.” – Christine Marcario“Is this cup truly empty, or am I just tired?” – Christine Marcario“Retrogrades aren’t punishments. They’re pauses with a purpose.” – Christine Marcario“When you look again with love instead of fear, the right choice reveals itself.” – Christine MarcarioThis week’s mantra: “I see my life with loving eyes, and clarity comes to me with ease.” Journal prompt: “If I looked at this situation with the eyes of love, what would I see?” Resources Mentioned Tarot cards: Two of Swords, The Hierophant, and Eight of Cups (reversed)Archangel Jophiel: the angel of beauty, positivity, and mental clarityKey dates:Halloween and Samhain: October 31Last Quarter Moon in Leo: November 1Mercury cazimi: November 4Mercury and Venus station direct: November 13Support the show ✨ Loved this episode? Here's how to go deeper: 📩 Weekly Newsletter: Spiritual tools, soulful inspiration, and behind-the-scenes podcast insights — plus a freebie just for joining. 👉 Sign up here 💫 The Soul Shine Collective on Skool: This is where the real magic happens. Live channeled calls each month, energy + manifestation guidance, and a community of women who get it. 👉 Join us here ✨ TikTok: Channeled messages from spirit all in Divine timing.  🌿 Aligned & Abundant: Coaching, Reiki, workshops, retreats, and current offerings, all in one place. 👉 linktr.ee/alignedandabundant 🖊 Substack: The deeper dives and reflections that go beyond the mic. 👉 substack.com/@christinemarcario 📲 Instagram: Daily inspiration, real talk, and soul-led content. 👉@the.christine.marcario 🎵 Music by Purple Planet Aligned & Abundant is for informational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. Please seek a qualified professional for health, financial, legal, o...

  3. Oct 27

    Trust Your Intuition: The Nudge You Keep Talking Yourself Out Of | Aligned & Abundant Ep. 80

    Send us Fan Mail Learning to trust your intuition starts with one quiet voice that keeps tapping you on the shoulder, the one telling you to reach out, sign up, say no, or finally start the thing you keep saving for someday. In this solo episode of Aligned & Abundant, I'm sharing how to build self-trust and follow your inner knowing in a way that feels safe, simple, and really doable. I start with the question I hear most from clients: how do you know whether it's your intuition or just your mind making things up? I'll walk you through why your intuition is quiet, calm, and neutral, why it keeps coming back no matter how long you ignore it, and how fear sounds completely different. Fear is loud and urgent and loves a worst-case scenario. Your intuition simply shows you the next step, not the whole staircase. I also open up about my own nudge to leave the public school classroom after nineteen years. I loved my students and my colleagues, and still the pull kept returning until it felt like I was living Groundhog Day. When the choice was finally made for me, I started the business I had always dreamed of and the podcast I'd been thinking about for three years. The biggest lesson from that chapter is that clarity came after I started moving, not before. From there, we look at the four ways we talk ourselves out of our own guidance: timing, money, what other people will think, and the sneakiest one, "who am I to do this?" I call it the committee in your head, and I explain why it always votes for staying the same. Familiar feels safe to your nervous system, even when it isn't what's best for you. Then we get practical. Self-trust is built the same way trust with any person is built, through small kept promises. I share how tiny yeses rebuild that trust, how to shrink a big nudge down to one honest step, and the very real story of my TikTok daily channeled message challenge, including the day 12 moment that surprised me, the day I skipped, and how my community helped me restart. You'll leave with a simple practice for the week: a nudge list, plus one small action taken within 24 hours. And a permission slip to trust yourself before anyone else agrees with you. I'm also sharing details on my New Jersey retreat with Casey Taton, host of the Inner Spark podcast, happening November 5–7. If something flickered when you heard about it, I'd love for you to listen to that. 30 in 30 Day Challenge with Niki Sterner Support the show ✨ Loved this episode? Here's how to go deeper: 📩 Weekly Newsletter: Spiritual tools, soulful inspiration, and behind-the-scenes podcast insights — plus a freebie just for joining. 👉 Sign up here 💫 The Soul Shine Collective on Skool: This is where the real magic happens. Live channeled calls each month, energy + manifestation guidance, and a community of women who get it. 👉 Join us here ✨ TikTok: Channeled messages from spirit all in Divine timing.  🌿 Aligned & Abundant: Coaching, Reiki, workshops, retreats, and current offerings, all in one place. 👉 linktr.ee/alignedandabundant 🖊 Substack: The deeper dives and reflections that go beyond the mic. 👉 substack.com/@christinemarcario 📲 Instagram: Daily inspiration, real talk, and soul-led content. 👉@the.christine.marcario 🎵 Music by Purple Planet Aligned & Abundant is for informational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. Please seek a qualified professional for health, financial, legal, o...

  4. Oct 24

    Women’s Retreat in New Jersey: Sisterhood, Intuition & Ending Your Year Aligned | Aligned & Abundant Ep. 79

    Send us Fan Mail Only eight seats. One weekend. A sisterhood that doesn’t end when you drive home. If you’ve been showing up for everyone except yourself, this episode is your invitation. Intuitive Spiritual Teacher Christine Marcario and her co-host Casey Taton of the Inner Spark podcast open up about Gathered, their intimate women’s retreat happening November 5–7, 2026 in Toms River, New Jersey. They share why this weekend was created, who it’s for, and why the first weekend of November is the perfect time to get calm, get clear, and come home to yourself before the holiday rush begins. A few seats are still open, and doors close Monday. If this conversation speaks to your heart, don’t wait. 👉 Reserve your seat at Gathered Gathered isn’t a one-and-done event with a rigid hour-by-hour schedule. Christine and Casey are personalizing the entire weekend around the women in the room, so every part of it is shaped by what you actually need. You’ll reconnect with your inner knowing, get clarity on your next aligned step, and leave feeling renewed, confident, and ready to finish your year strong, whether you’re starting a business, rebranding, or simply craving more of something in your life. And with the retreat capped at just eight women, everyone gets to be truly seen and heard. No performing. No rushing to the next agenda item. Just real, heart-centered connection that continues long after the weekend, inside an ongoing sisterhood. In this episode, you’ll hear: How Gathered came together through divine timing (and why it moved from Sedona to New Jersey)Why there’s no hour-by-hour itinerary, and how the retreat is tailored to youHow to get grounded and clear before the November and December chaos beginsWhy this time of year, when the veil is thinnest, is so energetically powerful for transformationWhy the retreat is capped at eight seatsWhat to wear, what it costs, and why the price was kept accessibleExactly how Christine and Casey help with airports, places to stay, and travelThe honest truth about mom guilt, rearranging your schedule, and filling your own cupWhy you don’t need to be afraid to travel solo, and how strangers become lifelong friendsStill on the fence? You don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Christine and Casey have a list of nearby airports and places to stay, there’s still space in one of the Airbnbs being rented, and they’re happy to answer any question. Fear doesn’t get to be the thing that stops you. You go in a stranger. You leave with sisters. 👉 Claim one of the last seats at Gathered Chapters 0:00 Welcome + a special episode from the Inner Spark podcast 1:00 Introducing Gathered: Toms River, NJ, November 5–7 2:00 Doors close Monday (and what to do if you’re hearing this after) 2:30 From Sedona to New Jersey: how the retreat was born 4:00 Why there’s no hour-by-hour itinerary 6:30 Getting calm and clear before the holidays 8:30 A sisterhood that continues after the retreat 10:00 Why early November is so energetically powerful 11:00 Real connection without performing 12:30 Why we capped it at eight seats 16:00 What to wear: come as you are 16:45 The cost, and why we kept it accessible 19:00 Why we’re hosting it at Christine’s home 19:45 Airports, places to stay, and travel help 21:45 The transformation you’ll walk away with 23:30 Mom guilt, schedules, and filling your own cup 25:15 A missed dance recital and a life-changing retreat 28:00 Don’t be afraid to travel solo Support the show ✨ Loved this episode? Here's how to go deeper: 📩 Weekly Newsletter: Spiritual tools, soulful inspiration, and behind-the-scenes podcast insights — plus a freebie just for joining. 👉 Sign up here 💫 The Soul Shine Collective on Skool: This is where the real magic happens. Live channeled calls each month, energy + manifestation guidance, and a community of women who get it. 👉 Join us here ✨ TikTok: Channeled messages from spirit all in Divine timing.  🌿 Aligned & Abundant: Coaching, Reiki, workshops, retreats, and current offerings, all in one place. 👉 linktr.ee/alignedandabundant 🖊 Substack: The deeper dives and reflections that go beyond the mic. 👉 substack.com/@christinemarcario 📲 Instagram: Daily inspiration, real talk, and soul-led content. 👉@the.christine.marcario 🎵 Music by Purple Planet Aligned & Abundant is for informational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. Please seek a qualified professional for health, financial, legal, o...

  5. Oct 23

    Hunter’s Moon Full Moon in Taurus 2026: Release, Receive & Come Home to Yourself | Aligned & Abundant Frequency Friday Drop 56

    Send us Fan Mail The Hunter’s Moon Full Moon in Taurus is here, and it’s asking you one soul-level question: what are you carrying with you into winter? In this Frequency Friday episode, Intuitive Spiritual Teacher Christine Marcario guides you through the October 26, 2026 Hunter’s Moon, what Mercury retrograde in Scorpio and Venus retrograde mean for your life and business, and a three-card collective tarot reading to help you loosen your grip on what feels safe so you can finally receive. The Hunter’s Moon is the full moon that follows the Harvest Moon, the moon our ancestors used to gather and prepare for winter. This year it rises in grounded, Venus-ruled Taurus, peaking Sunday night into Monday at 12:11 AM Eastern. With Venus retrograde already underway and Mercury stationing retrograde in Scorpio on October 24, this is a powerful moment to look honestly at what you value, what you’re worth, and what truly makes you feel safe. If Tuesday’s episode helped you notice you’ve drifted away from yourself, this full moon is your invitation back home: into your body, your intuition, and a life you’re actually experiencing instead of managing. In this episode: The spiritual meaning of the Hunter’s Moon and why this Taurus full moon is all about safety, self-worth, and receivingMercury retrograde in Scorpio and Venus retrograde: what they mean for your relationships, money, and businessWhy this is a season to review, refine, and reconnect, not launchCollective tarot reading: Four of Pentacles (what you’re releasing), The Empress (what you’re stepping into), and Eight of Pentacles (your aligned action)A message from Archangel Ariel on trusting that you are always provided forThree full moon journal prompts and a simple Hunter’s Moon release ritualThis week’s theme: Loosen your grip so you can come home to yourself and receive. Full moon journal prompts: What am I holding onto because it feels safe, not because it feels aligned?What do I truly need to feel nourished and supported this winter?Where in my life or business am I ready to receive more?🎧 Listen next: Feeling Disconnected From Yourself: How to Trust Your Intuition and Come Back Home | Ep. 78 Support the show ✨ Loved this episode? Here's how to go deeper: 📩 Weekly Newsletter: Spiritual tools, soulful inspiration, and behind-the-scenes podcast insights — plus a freebie just for joining. 👉 Sign up here 💫 The Soul Shine Collective on Skool: This is where the real magic happens. Live channeled calls each month, energy + manifestation guidance, and a community of women who get it. 👉 Join us here ✨ TikTok: Channeled messages from spirit all in Divine timing.  🌿 Aligned & Abundant: Coaching, Reiki, workshops, retreats, and current offerings, all in one place. 👉 linktr.ee/alignedandabundant 🖊 Substack: The deeper dives and reflections that go beyond the mic. 👉 substack.com/@christinemarcario 📲 Instagram: Daily inspiration, real talk, and soul-led content. 👉@the.christine.marcario 🎵 Music by Purple Planet Aligned & Abundant is for informational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. Please seek a qualified professional for health, financial, legal, o...

  6. Oct 20

    Feeling Disconnected From Yourself: How to Trust Your Intuition and Come Back Home | Aligned & Abundant Ep. 78

    Send us Fan Mail Feeling disconnected from yourself, even when nothing in your life is technically wrong, is a sign your intuition is asking for your attention. In this episode of Aligned & Abundant, Intuitive Spiritual Teacher Christine Marcario explores why we lose touch with ourselves, how people pleasing and constant busyness drown out your inner knowing, and the small, gentle shifts that help you reconnect with who you really are. Disconnection rarely happens all at once. It builds through a thousand tiny moments, like the yes you said when your whole body was saying no or the dream you set aside because someone else needed you more. Christine invites you to ask yourself one honest question: are you experiencing your life, or are you managing it? She shares her own story from a year and a half ago, when an hour-long commute, a full classroom, and years of people pleasing left her showing up for everyone except herself, until her soul made it clear it was time for a bigger classroom. Hear the full story in Episode 11. Through a spiritual lens, Christine reframes disconnection as a message rather than a problem. Craving deeper conversations, feeling more sensitive to energy, or questioning what you once accepted can point to exhaustion, spiritual growth, or both. You'll learn why intuition speaks as a quiet knowing instead of a dramatic sign, why rest and receiving are essential to self-trust, and why your worth was never tied to how much you produce. Christine also guides you through the Come Home Check-In, a simple five-minute reflection practice with three journal prompts to help you notice what you're carrying, what part of yourself you've been missing, and what you actually need. She closes with a permission slip and a powerful question to journal on this week: what would change if you started treating your own needs as something worth honoring? If you're ready for support on this path, Christine shares how the Soul Shine Collective community and 1:1 intuitive coaching help you keep coming back to yourself, plus an invitation to Gathered: A Cozy Fall Retreat, co-hosted with Casey Taton, November 5–7, 2026 in Toms River, New Jersey. Expect breathwork, bodywork, Reiki, meditation, meaningful connection, and space to simply exhale. Reserve your spot at Gathered 0:00 Feeling disconnected from yourself 1:05 Welcome to Aligned & Abundant 2:45 How people pleasing and busyness pull us away from ourselves 4:20 Christine's story of outgrowing the classroom 6:00 The spiritual meaning of disconnection 7:40 How to hear your intuition through the noise 9:25 What coming home to yourself really looks like 10:45 Community and the Soul Shine Collective 11:25 The Come Home Check-In: three journal prompts 13:35 Gathered: a cozy fall retreat in New Jersey 16:10 Your permission slip and weekly reflection Support the show ✨ Loved this episode? Here's how to go deeper: 📩 Weekly Newsletter: Spiritual tools, soulful inspiration, and behind-the-scenes podcast insights — plus a freebie just for joining. 👉 Sign up here 💫 The Soul Shine Collective on Skool: This is where the real magic happens. Live channeled calls each month, energy + manifestation guidance, and a community of women who get it. 👉 Join us here ✨ TikTok: Channeled messages from spirit all in Divine timing.  🌿 Aligned & Abundant: Coaching, Reiki, workshops, retreats, and current offerings, all in one place. 👉 linktr.ee/alignedandabundant 🖊 Substack: The deeper dives and reflections that go beyond the mic. 👉 substack.com/@christinemarcario 📲 Instagram: Daily inspiration, real talk, and soul-led content. 👉@the.christine.marcario 🎵 Music by Purple Planet Aligned & Abundant is for informational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. Please seek a qualified professional for health, financial, legal, o...

  7. Oct 16

    Claim Your Throne: Pluto Direct, Venus Retrograde & an Ace of Swords, Emperor + Judgement Tarot Reading | Aligned & Abundant Frequency Friday Drop 55

    Send us Fan Mail Release the fog. Claim your throne. Answer the call. This week’s collective tarot reading brought the Ace of Swords, The Emperor, and Judgement, and together they’re asking you to stop second-guessing what you already know and step into your own authority. In this Frequency Friday, I share the energy for the weekend of October 16–18 and the week ahead through October 22. We talk about the waxing moon in Capricorn and Sunday’s First Quarter Moon, a supportive Mars–Saturn trine, and Pluto stationing direct in Aquarius, which brings the inner transformation you’ve been doing since May out into your life. For the week ahead, the moon moves through Aquarius and then Pisces, building toward the Full Moon in Taurus. Every part of the forecast includes how to work with the energy in your personal life and your business. Building on Tuesday’s Tarot for Beginners episode, we try that episode’s intuition practice together with this week’s three cards before I share their meanings. You’ll hear why the Ace of Swords is about releasing overthinking, how The Emperor invites you to lead your life with steady, loving structure, and why Judgement is a card of rebirth, not something to fear. Archangel Michael comes through for the weekend with a message about trusting what you see and cutting away what clouds your clarity. Archangel Gabriel, the messenger connected to the trumpet on the Judgement card, guides the week ahead and helps you share your voice. In the retrograde report, we cover Venus retrograde in Scorpio and what it means for love, self-worth, pricing, and past clients. We also touch on Saturn and Neptune retrograde in Aries, Uranus retrograde in Gemini, and Mercury’s pre-retrograde shadow, with simple tips to get organized before Mercury stations retrograde on October 24. Your energetic focus this week is sovereignty, with a two-minute morning practice and this mantra: “I see clearly, I lead my life with love, and I answer my calling.” This week’s journal prompts: What do I already know deep down that I’ve been pretending I’m still figuring out?Where in my life am I ready to sit on my own throne?What is calling me right now, and what would it look like to say yes?If tarot is calling to you, my course, Tarot for Beginners: From Curious to Confident, begins November 3rd. It’s four live classes, and founding cohort members join at the special price of $177. Enrollment is open through November 2nd. Missed Tuesday’s episode? Listen to Tarot for Beginners: The History of Tarot & How to Trust Your Intuition as the perfect companion to this one. 💜 Support the show ✨ Loved this episode? Here's how to go deeper: 📩 Weekly Newsletter: Spiritual tools, soulful inspiration, and behind-the-scenes podcast insights — plus a freebie just for joining. 👉 Sign up here 💫 The Soul Shine Collective on Skool: This is where the real magic happens. Live channeled calls each month, energy + manifestation guidance, and a community of women who get it. 👉 Join us here ✨ TikTok: Channeled messages from spirit all in Divine timing.  🌿 Aligned & Abundant: Coaching, Reiki, workshops, retreats, and current offerings, all in one place. 👉 linktr.ee/alignedandabundant 🖊 Substack: The deeper dives and reflections that go beyond the mic. 👉 substack.com/@christinemarcario 📲 Instagram: Daily inspiration, real talk, and soul-led content. 👉@the.christine.marcario 🎵 Music by Purple Planet Aligned & Abundant is for informational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. Please seek a qualified professional for health, financial, legal, o...

  8. Oct 13

    Tarot for Beginners: The History of Tarot & How to Trust Your Intuition | Aligned & Abundant Ep. 77

    Send us Fan Mail Tarot for beginners starts with a surprising truth: the history of tarot begins with a card game, played by noble families in 15th-century Italy, not in a secret temple. In this episode of Aligned & Abundant, I walk you through where tarot really came from, how tarot cards became a tool for self-reflection, and the grounded ways tarot can help you trust your intuition. We travel from the late 1300s, when playing cards first arrived in Europe through trade with the Islamic world, to the 1440s in northern Italy, when artists added the illustrated "triumph" cards that became the game of tarocchi. I share the hand-painted Visconti-Sforza decks of Milan, full of gold leaf and rich color, and I'll be posting some of these gorgeous cards over on Instagram so you can see them for yourself. From there, we follow tarot's shift from game to spiritual tool. You'll hear how Antoine Court de Gébelin's 1781 belief in tarot's Egyptian roots sparked a whole new way of seeing the cards, how Etteilla created one of the first decks made for reading, and how Éliphas Lévi and the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn connected tarot to mystical traditions and spiritual growth. Then we land in 1909 with the deck so many of us learned on, and I pause on the artist Pamela Colman Smith, who illustrated all 78 cards with full scenes. Her quiet gift is the reason beginners can feel a card before they ever memorize it, and there's such a beautiful lesson in her story about honoring your intuitive gifts, whether or not anyone sees them yet. In the second half, we explore the benefits of tarot. Tarot gives your intuition a language, creates a pause that helps your nervous system settle, and works as a mirror rather than a master. It brings clarity to decisions and, over time, deepens your self-trust as you notice how often your first instinct was right. I also share the things I wish someone had told me as a beginner, including why there's no such thing as a bad card, even The Tower. Your invitation this week is simple. Pull one card each morning, sit with it for one full minute before looking up its meaning, and write one sentence about what you sense. You might be surprised how often your intuition was already there. If tarot is calling to you, my brand-new course, Tarot for Beginners: From Curious to Confident, begins November 3rd. It's four live classes, and as part of my founding cohort, you'll join at the special price of $177. Enrollment is open through November 2nd: [course link]. This is the first of two courses, with an intermediate course to follow. You're also warmly invited to Gathered: A Cozy Fall Retreat for women, which Casey Taton and I are hosting November 5th through 7th in Toms River, New Jersey: aligned-and-abundant.kit.com/retreat. And if you'd love ongoing support as you grow your intuition, come join us inside the Soul Shine Collective. Stay tuned for this week's Frequency Friday, with the energy for the weekend ahead and into the week. 💜 Support the show ✨ Loved this episode? Here's how to go deeper: 📩 Weekly Newsletter: Spiritual tools, soulful inspiration, and behind-the-scenes podcast insights — plus a freebie just for joining. 👉 Sign up here 💫 The Soul Shine Collective on Skool: This is where the real magic happens. Live channeled calls each month, energy + manifestation guidance, and a community of women who get it. 👉 Join us here ✨ TikTok: Channeled messages from spirit all in Divine timing.  🌿 Aligned & Abundant: Coaching, Reiki, workshops, retreats, and current offerings, all in one place. 👉 linktr.ee/alignedandabundant 🖊 Substack: The deeper dives and reflections that go beyond the mic. 👉 substack.com/@christinemarcario 📲 Instagram: Daily inspiration, real talk, and soul-led content. 👉@the.christine.marcario 🎵 Music by Purple Planet Aligned & Abundant is for informational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. Please seek a qualified professional for health, financial, legal, o...

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Welcome to Aligned & Abundant, the podcast that helps you unlock the power of manifestation, embrace an abundance mindset, and create a life that feels deeply fulfilling—emotionally and financially. Whether you're looking to heal past wounds, build self-confidence, or learn practical manifestation techniques, this podcast is your guide to aligned living. Each episode will provide powerful mindset shifts, actionable strategies, and real-life success stories to help you break free from limiting beliefs and step into your highest potential. Through spiritual life coaching, personal growth insights, and financial empowerment tips, you'll gain the tools to attract success, happiness, and a truly abundant life. It’s time to align your energy, elevate your mindset, and manifest the life you were meant for. Tune in and start your journey to abundance today!

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