Practical tarot training for spiritual tarot readers

Master the art of tarot divination

with the first ever apprenticeship style tarot course; a comprehensive online tarot training that combines personal (1-to-1) mentorship, applied philosophy and actual, hands-on experience over several years.

About The Course

What it is

The Tarot Apprenticeship is a complete course in tarot divination (communication with the Divine). It was designed to turn novices into Master tarot diviners who serve the public good.

It is based off of actual apprenticeship trainings. For example, it is taught by personal mentorship, applied philosophy and actual, hands-on experience over several years.

Who it is for

It is for students of tarot divination (communication with the Divine)

It is for people who wonder about the mystery of how tarot works, especially if the usual banal answers about Jungian synchronicity and “The Quantum” leave you rolling your eyes in dissatisfaction.

It is for spiritual tarot readers with an interest in reading with wisdom and service in mind. Taught according to Emanationist and (non-sectarian) perennialist philosophy, it may appeal most to Theosophists, Rosicrucians Traditionalists and other mystics/occultists/esotericists on the right hand path.

It is for those who desire to give back by reading tarot for the public good. Whether you want to provide pro bono services as part of your responsible professional practise, or to give free readings as an act of selfless spiritual service, you will be taught how to do this in a sensible and sustainable manner. Many people quickly give up on providing free readings due to rude querents, too many requests, burnout or other issues. But with this Tarot Apprenticeship, you will be shown (by someone who has already done it a lot) how to give free readings with joy.

The Tarot Apprenticeship Journey

How the course works

The apprenticeship is taught weekly via Zoom. Throughout the course, these sessions will consist of private tuition and personal mentorship. Between each session, there will be 90 minutes of daily work to complete (10 hours per week). This work will be promptly marked and returned with specific and actionable feedback. To avoid overwhelm or offence, you will also be given suggestions to how to gradually implement such feedback.

Stage I is philosophical. It involves tuition in the philosophy of tarot divination plus mandatory homework. Extra video lessons are also provided to help you assimilate the information and to enable you to understand difficult material by reviewing it several times. You will also learn to read for yourself. This will force you to overcome biases which, apart from the personal benefit of much self-knowledge gained, will allow you to read in a more accurate and helpful way for your querents. Unlike many other tarot teachers, I consider reading for oneself a necessary condition of reading for others. This stage takes up to 2 years to complete.

Stage II involves the actual, hands-on experience of giving free readings to members of the public. To complete this stage, you must give 500 hours of such tarot readings and demonstrate a complete understanding of ethical and professional tarot reading principles. You will then be awarded Journeyman status, meaning that you will be considered a professionally competent tarot reader. The sheer amount of actual readings and responding to feedback that you do during this Stage destroy any self-doubt about your own tarot divination abilities and replace them with the sort of calm confidence that only comes from experience (not echo-chamber practise groups on social media!). For maximum learning, this will be provided from three sources; me (i.e. your tutor), your querents and your own self-reflection. This Stage takes up to 2 years to complete.

Stage III is where you become a Master tarot diviner. It involves a) 500 hours of further reading experience, b) the study of advanced tarot divination techniques, d) the development of your own tarot divination style d) the submission of a tarot project (your ‘masterpiece’) such as a book or deck e) continued adherence to ethical and professional principles, including the fulfilment of your commitment to pro bono work. This Stage takes up to 3 years to complete.

What you’ll learn

Topics include…

  • The fascinating history of tarot cards and their usages

  • Esoteric symbolism (often hidden in plain sight) on the Rider Waite Smith tarot deck

  • All 78 tarot card meanings in depth (spiritual, psychogical, career, love, etc…)

  • Tarot card correspondences to Kabbalah, astrology, numerology etc (and why they are worth learning)

  • Effective memory techniques for assimilating card meanings, symbolism and correspondences (astrology, numerology, Kabbalah etc.)

  • Divination vs fortune-telling compared and contrasted for wiser readings

  • The true dangers of divinatory tarot reading (yes, they exist) that many diviners deny - and how to mitigate them.

  • How to give free readings with joy (for pro bono work or as part of your selfless spiritual service to others).

  • A deep, metaphysical explanation of how tarot divination actually works (that you can actually understand) so you can give more accurate, ethical and compassionate readings.

  • How to manage your energy and sure your “psychic protection” when tarot reading so you don’t burn out or become overwhelmed by unpleasant visions and emotions.

  • How to read tarot for predictive purposes (e.g. specific events and timings) to help people avoid unnecessary life dangers.

  • A detailed look at different tarot layouts and techniques; spreads, lines, tableaus and reading methods so you can read in a way that works best for you.

  • How to design your own tarot layouts and techniques so you can reach true mastery and stop being dependent on the techniques of others.

  • How to read accurately for yourself so you don’t have to spend money on other tarot readers

  • Essential and avant-garde issues of ethical, legality and professionalism so you can pave the road to Heaven (rather than hell) with your good intentions

  • Ethical marketing for divinatory tarot readers (e.g. content marketing, branding, pricing) so you can sell people what they actually need without coming across as pushy or sleazy.

  • My hand-picked list of the best tarot books to help you master your craft.

Course Benefits

efficient, effective and ethical

Master the art of tarot divination inside of a decade. Too often, I hear of yet another tarot learner with 2-5 years of experience who is struggling. These students are usually self-taught and report struggling with issues such as; self-doubt, burnout, dealing with querents/customers etc. Does this sound like you? If so, don’t wait any longer to find a passionate divinatory tarot teacher who may still be able to help you reach mastery inside of a decade. As long as you are seriously willing to learn so that you may serve, price is no barrier to become one of my students.

Do more than memorize card meanings and correspondences. Tired of hearing tarot teachers say that you don’t really need to memorize card meanings? I am sure you have recognized this tactic as just one of many cheap gimmicks used by charlatans to line their pockets. Instead of insulting your intelligence, I will walk you through you tried and tested memory techniques to help you memorize and assimilate all of the complex information that comes with learning tarot divination. That way, you can focus on what matters; mastering your craft.

Learn how tarot divination actually works. If you ask a tarot teacher how tarot actually works most will either point to Jung’s concept of synchronicity or tell you that it works through the quantum soup. What use are these vague descriptions for the reader who wishes to uncover the mystery of tarot divination? None at all! Instead of psychologizing tarot’s mechanism or pulling a pseudo-scientific New Age BS answer out of a hat, we will cover a detailed metaphysical explanation which you can actually understand. Then, we will look at how to apply this explanation for more accurate, compassionate and ethical tarot readings. After all, what is the point of philosophy if you can’t put it to use?

Avoid causing unintended harm with a serious, in depth look at ethical tarot divination. We all want to help others with our readings but how do we know that we are not really doing more harm than good? We will explore this fascinating and important question so that you can practise ethically and actually help to change people’s lives for the better.

Give free readings with joy. A surprising number of divinatory tarot readers would like to give free or low cost readings - if they only knew how! Most people who try it give up within a couple of weeks (maximum!) due to some overwhelming combinations of; too many requests, rude querents, burn-out, energy vampires, not being taken seriously and more! It is a truly disheartening state of affairs when you offer your precious time and energy for free, only for it to be taken for granted. This often leaves such readers to become disappointed with people and free services in general and to start parroting conventional wisdom like “people only value what they pay for” - to the detriment of their own spiritual values and integrity. If only there was a way to give free readings in a sensible and sustainable manner without all of these issues, would you not jump at the chance? What a God-send it would be! Thankfully, it is possible to give back without giving up, and since I have given approximately 1,000 full length, free readings myself - with JOY - I can show you how. I have developed various practises and procedures to help people in this very position. Even if you run a business and have a family to feed, I can help you make time for pro bono tarot reading work so that ALL sincere seekers can receive guidance, regardless of their financial circumstances.

How to become an apprentice

Requirements

  • A university degree or evidence of high level study skills

  • Accordance with the course ethos.

  • 90 minutes per day (i.e. 10 hours per week) to complete the work.

Course Materials

  • Zoom

  • A working headset and microphone.

  • A pen and notepad

  • Two Rider Waite Smith decks

  • [Optional] £300 to get the books on the reading list.

Availability

Due to the highly personalized and intense nature of the course, there can only be 4 apprentices at any one time, including the scholar.

Pricing

Credit System

Pricing is based on a credits system like you have at university. Each credit is earned through the submission of 10 hours of work to an adequate standard.

You must earn 120 credits to become a Journeyman Tarot Diviner (someone with professional competency and endorsement on this site). It takes a further 90 credits to reach the rank of Master Tarot Diviner (210 credits total).

Sliding Scale Fees

£20 per credit or £17 per credit (15% discount) if you pay in instalments of 30 credits (£510) i.e. one study year of 30 weeks.

[Scholarship] Pay what you can afford. To be awarded the scholarship, fill out a compelling statement of your financial need in the relevant section of the application form. If you do not know how to write a compelling statement, you should research this process.

Cost Reductions From ‘Earning As You Learn’

You will recuperate some of the cost during Stages II and III as follows.

1. During Stage II, you will be accepting voluntary donations from querents, allowing you to recuperate some amount of your study costs.

2. Once you reach Journeyman rank (i.e. successfully complete Stage II), you will be able to charge professional rates for your readings (i.e. £100+ per hour) if you so wish.

Start your application today

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

  • If you meet the criteria for enrolment and are excited by the opportunity then you are almost certainly ready and I encourage you to apply.

    Alternatively, there is the option of 1-to-1 mentorship for students who would prefer this for any reason.

  • Your investment is 100% risk-free for the first 90 days with the full money back guarantee.

    If the course is not right for you, simply contact the tutor within this period for a complete refund, no questions asked.

  • As no-one has yet enrolled in the course, there are no testimonials for it specifically. However, I have a testimonial from a mentee at https://tarotapprenticeship.com/mentorship

  • Until you have gained professional competency (i.e. completed Stage II: Journeyman), it would be inappropriate for you to charge money for your readings.

  • You only need to schedule in 90 minutes per day for 30 weeks of the year. You should therefore be able to find enough time if you are serious.

  • No, but you can get the exact same learning for Stage I by completing lots of mentorship sessions. Visit https://tarotapprenticeship.com/mentorship to start.

  • You will be guided through the process of choosing a viable project and completing it. No experience in design or book writing will be necessary.

  • If you already read professionally then you will be put on 1-to-1 mentorship instead of the apprenticeship training. Start your mentorship journey at: https://tarotapprenticeship.com/mentorship

  • No. This course focuses on the Rider Waite Smith deck until the end of Journeyman (professional competency). After that, you are encouraged to design your own deck.