Holding the Tarot
A Nine-Month Apprenticeship
You turn over a card and look at it.
And sometimes, you have no idea what to do with what you see.
You remember something you've read about the card or reach for the guidebook. Something in the image catches your attention, but you don't know what to make of it.
Then, every once in a while, something connects.
You notice a detail you hadn't seen before. One card seems to answer another. Something in the spread begins to make sense.
And suddenly, the cards aren't just images on the table anymore.
They're saying something.
Holding the Tarot begins there.
Learning to Read Takes Time
Tarot is a language, and fluency doesn't come from learning everything at once.
It develops through practice. You spend time with the cards, try things, get confused, make connections — and come back again.
That's why Holding the Tarot takes place over nine months.
There is time to study and time to practice. Time for what you're learning to settle before we add another layer.
By the end, the goal isn't to have memorized more Tarot.
It's to be able to read.
What We Will
Work With
We begin with the structure of the Tarot: how the Major and Minor Arcana are organized, and how numbers and elements create patterns across the deck.
From there, we work with the cards themselves — their imagery and symbols, the Court Cards, and what changes when cards appear together and begin to form relationships.
And throughout the nine months, we read.
For ourselves. For each other. With questions and without them. We look at what we see, where we get stuck, what we might be projecting onto the cards, and what happens when we stay curious a little longer.
Because learning Tarot doesn't happen before you start reading.
You learn Tarot by reading Tarot.
How the Apprenticeship Works
9 Months
Time to learn, practice, integrate, and build a relationship with the cards without rushing.
Every Wednesday
Tarot has a regular place in your week, alternating between live sessions with me and practice with your peer pod.
Teaching & Practice
Our live sessions bring the two together. We learn something, work with it, read, question, experiment, and learn from what happens.
Peer Pods
On the alternate weeks, you'll meet with your pod to work with assignments, practice together, and continue exploring what we're learning.
Is This for You?
You may already know some of the cards. You may still reach for the guidebook every time you turn one over.
Either way, you're drawn to Tarot because you sense there is more there than a set of meanings to memorize.
You want to understand what you're looking at. To recognize patterns, work with symbols, see how the cards connect, and become more confident in your own reading.
You don't need to arrive as an experienced reader. But you do need to be curious, willing to spend time with the cards, and open to looking at what you bring to a reading as well as what the cards are showing you.
This isn't a quick way to master Tarot.
It's a place to build a relationship with the cards that can deepen over time.
Time & Participation
Holding the Tarot asks for steady participation over nine months. You don't need to organize your life around the Tarot, but you do need to make room for it.
WEDNESDAYS · EVERY WEEK
4:00–6:00 PM Pacific · 7:00–9:00 PM Eastern
BEGINNING NOVEMBER 2026
Live sessions and peer pods alternate from week to week. You'll also need some time between Wednesdays to spend with the cards and work with your practice.
Joining the Cohort
The first Holding the Tarot cohort begins in November 2026.
The full nine-month apprenticeship is $2,550 USD.
Good to Know
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No. You can come to Holding the Tarot as a beginner or with years of experience.
What matters is your willingness to look closely, practice, question what you think you know, and develop your own relationship with the cards.
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Yes. You'll need a Rider-Waite-Smith deck, which we'll use as a shared reference throughout the apprenticeship, as well as a deck you genuinely connect with.
They can be the same deck if Rider-Waite-Smith is the one you love.
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Not at all. Holding the Tarot is for learning to read the cards deeply, whether you eventually read for others, already do, or simply want Tarot to become part of your own practice.
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Wednesdays are our day together throughout the nine months.
Two Wednesdays each month we meet live as a full group for teaching, exploration and practice.
On the Wednesdays in between, you’ll meet with your peer pod to work with the material and assignments together.
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Live sessions will be recorded and available in our shared participant space throughout the apprenticeship and for three months after our final session.
Recordings can't replace being in the room together, so I encourage you to join live whenever you can.
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There will be things to explore and practice between our live sessions, both on your own and with your peer pod.
This isn't about completing a certain number of hours each week, but you do need enough space in your life to stay in relationship with the cards throughout the nine months.
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The full nine-month apprenticeship is $2,550 USD, paid through Wise.
Your place is confirmed once payment is received.
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Your payment secures your place in the cohort and is non-refundable.
If you're unable to participate and someone else is able to take your place, a transfer may be possible with my prior agreement. The new participant would need to go through the application process.
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Submitting an application doesn't commit you to joining. I'll review it and, if it seems like Holding the Tarot could be a good fit, we'll have a conversation before either of us makes a decision.
Ready to Begin?
Holding the Tarot is intentionally small. The first cohort will include no more than nine participants so that there is room to know one another, practice together, and work closely with what emerges over the nine months.
Apply below:
Apply for Holding the Tarot
This application gives me a chance to learn a little about you, your relationship with the Tarot, and what you're hoping to develop through the apprenticeship.
Submitting an application doesn't commit you to joining. After I've reviewed it, I'll be in touch about next steps.
Take your time with the questions. There are no right answers.
Not sure if Holding the Tarot is right for you?
