A Course in Decolonial, Divinatory Literacy.

Thresholds offers a comprehensive tarot education. We work together to enter the subconscious, the dream space, the heart center, the soul spheres via the portals offered in the cards. I frame the soulful questions of our limitless possibilities through the image and symbols of the tarot. This course teaches tarot as a literacy of the heart and soul. I am committed to both providing a technical proficiency with the structure, varied meanings and uses of the tarot, in reading for self and others, while also using the cards as a tool for critical questioning. Through this we learn the tarot as a byproduct of our communal process of self-inquiry. I offer this course as a humanizing education, through which you become conscious about your presence in the world. It offers tarot to stretch the imaginal capacity for identity exploration and development in a liberated fashion.

Find the dignity in divination that is denied in dominator culture. 

In the cards find the lost reflections of your love, your strength and resiliency. In the cards confront your fear, your pain, your potential.  This is a course in threading the disparate cords of consciousness into a rich tapestry of life. This is a course in transformation, magic, manifestation, healing, ritual and decolonization. 

But it is so much more than a course.

It is a classroom, it is a conjuring. It is a space of emancipatory possibility, designed and facilitated by the love and passion I have for my craft and my community. It is a witches garden in the 3 of cups, and a safe haven in the 3 of pentacles. You will learn tarot differently because this classroom will teach you how to think through the tarot, rather than rely on memorized meanings to spout. This course will catalyze your divinatory relationships because it engages the cards as cyphers for consciousness. The cards will be made real as we catalogue the wisdom distilled from our experience with them. It is a course to create an authentic, organic, empowering and revelatory relationship with SPIRIT through tarot. Thresholds reads tarot as a theory of multidimensional freedom, and practices that freedom through queer community building. This course is a space to learn together, to be witness to moments of revelation, which such a tarot reading offers.

In this way it is perfect for beginners and seasoned readers alike. This is course is a study in consciousness, it is a movement practice. We spiral in this course. We circle around as the stars and planets do, and as we syncretize the cards with the cosmos we come to understand the soul’s process. It is perfect for astrologer’s who wish to expand their divinatory literacy, while finely braiding the cards into the chart. 

My classroom is distinct also in its engagement of critical consciousness. The cards are neurological pivots, subverting the logical dominance of society and self. The cards are taught as tools to reengage alternative epistemologies assaulted by colonial imperialism. Here tarot is taught as a radical epistemology.  My practice is soul-centered to primarily and powerfully transform the objectified, the oppressed into the self composed of very rich multivalent relationships. Come to explore the potential of reading the soul, discerning the subtle cosmic threads which connect all things. Discover an alternative learning, a transformative tool and experience. It is a course engaged in the ontological and historical vocation of becoming more human, by offering you a mirror to see your many selves with more clarity, respect and agency.

A classroom, a vehicle, an incubator, a threshold through tarot towards transformation.

Why study with me?

This course offers a reading of the tarot which honors the ancestry of my spiritual lineage. It is a container for community care, & communal exploration. I bring to this course my experience as a queer, brown person from an under-resourced, marginalized community. I bring to it my formal pedagogical training in critical race theory, my experience as an English teacher with a Masters in Education, working with students of all ages. I bring to it my training and education as an astrologer as well as my experience in private consultation as a professional astrologer and tarot reader. I seek not to reform colonial institutions but to create thriving communities outside conventional society.

Transform Collective Consciousness

The Threshold is medicine for those who are lost, alienated, or who’ve been cast aside. Those who navigate a myriad of attacks upon their selfhood. Those who were born subversive, those on the path of self-determination, persisting because there's no place for self-hood within dominant white culture or white cultural consciousness. It is for astrologers, tarot readers beginning and experienced alike, for yoginis, queer bois, femmes, butch babes. It is for teachers and counselors, writers and readers of all kinds. 

The Threshold is designed for those at the critical edge of life, navigating extreme uncertainty. It’s for those who may or may not realize their embodiment is a resolution of the history of colonial imperialism. Those seeking to learn the tarot from a decolonized, intersectional perspective and apply that perspective into a praxis of liberated self-exploration and renewed self-expression. The Threshold is an experiential guide in transmuting trauma into love. 

It is for those who seek to learn tarot, deepen a ritual practice, and strengthen the intuitive channel. This course for anyone who wishes to catalyze an ever more authentic expression within a safe and inclusive community. 

This course seeks to use tarot as a means to transgress internalized oppression, seeking ontological decolonization as its highest aim. By that I mean uplifting the cosmic order possible when we elevate and center the divine, queer, black and brown beings of this earth. The Threshold promises to facilitate radical physical-psychic change in the self of each student, the various worlds in which we exist, and to which we aspire.  

Read the soul, open your eyes to the numinous, gain a tool for transformation.

What this course covers:

Behind each card is an integrated analysis weaving together: 

• The cards as signposts for the stages of the souls journey

• Astrology behind each card, including Decan association for minors

• Timing and tarot

• Shadow keys for the cards

• The structure of an ethical, comprehensive reading

• Personal cards / signifiers

• Clarifying cards

• Reversals

• Herbal associations

• Journal prompts

• Psychology

• Multicultural mythology

• Numerology

• Queer, black eco-feminist text application and recommendation 

• Ritual recommendations

• Unique spreads for each week

As my style of teaching is socratic and dialogic, I will be the psychopomp facilitating our soul journey in our time together. Live classes are focused on application and skill development in reading. In the live class we cover special subjects as timing and tarot, the cards of the chart, reversals, shadow work and more! This time is for digging deeper into the week's material, sharing perspectives, conducting group readings and sharing space.

In class we will establish a ritual space, and together will cross the thresholds, learning what it means to transform in community. 

Now Offering THRESHOLDS : TÉTTARES

Ready to journey even farther? Sign up for the Thresholds: Téttares and study with me for five months rather than the standard three month edition. In this extension we will do a suit review of each of the elemental minor arcana, and finish with an altar display and student daily pull demonstration. This offering is to honor all the students from all of the previous cohorts who’ve told me they wish the course would’ve lasted longer. We build such intimacy so fast, and go so deep every week and now we can go even further. And for those who are only able to sign up for the standard edition, I’ve made our live classes an extra hour longer (!) , and will provide the opportunity to sign up for the Deluxe edition to enrolled continuously through the standard course run.

These additional 9 live classes will sharpen your understanding of the story, progression and medicine of each elemental suit. We will learn the concepts of the cards through direct and personal divinatory application.

TÉTTARES offers a deluxe, deepened learning experience. The Greek téttares, meaning four, has inspired this extension, as we will be doing a deep exploration of the four elemental suits, the minor arcana of the tarot. We journey from ace to ten, considering historical origins for the images of the iconic smith-waite deck but expand our referential basis for interpretation to include myth, modern culture, across medium. You will see the larger themes of each suit, such as how the pentacles concern with hunger, needs, neglect, class consciousness, time management, skill development, self-wroth, ableism, and legacy. You will see how the concepts of the cards apply to you immediately, through revelatory question sets we pull on communally, while deepening your resonance with the underlying essence of each pip in the tarot. 

Further TÉTTARES focuses on the daily practice and the sacred space. We are in process with each other, sharing altars and culminating our time with daily demonstrations, an in-depth read of student’s lived experience and unique relationship to the cards. It is truly is my proud teacher moment, and I was all in tears at the last cohorts final presentations. 

To enroll in THRESHOLDS: TÊTTARES make sure to scroll to option 3, 4 or 5 below.

Course Structure

• There are pre-recorded modules covering every single card in the tarot via a numerological grouping / teaching/ understanding. The prep material includes 11 workbooks with journal prompts, herbal associations, decanic associations and unique spreads.

• Also included are critical texts, podcasts, and resources for each week to deepen the reading of each tarot archetype.

• There are a total of 11 live video classes, each around 2.5 -3 hours, which are now provided as transcriptions as well! These classes are workshops where we apply tarot techniques, read group spreads, Q&A and build community. In the live calls you get personalized feedback to develop your relationship with the tarot, and your competency as a reader.

• THRESHOLDS TÉTTARES meets for an extra 9 live classes!

• You’ll have life-time access to this material, allowing students to participate at their own pace, or follow the guided structure of the live sessions.

• Office hours are also offered after each live class for more personal inquiry and assistance!

• The standard edition has over 50 hours of live/ recorded, while the deluxe edition has a total of over 70 hours live / recorded content available for lifetime access.

• The live calls for this cohort will be on Wednesdays from 2 PM PST - 5 PM PST from Nov 16th - Feb 8th 2023. (note there is a 2 week winter break) The lives classes are recorded for your benefit. *Please note times may be subject to change to accommodate the various time zones of students.*

• Students enrolled in THRESHOLDS TÉTTARES continue meeting Wednesdays from 2 PM PST - 5 PM PST from Feb 15th - April 12th 2023.

• Keep building community by getting access to a private Discord server for the class, which offers student recommendations, resources, insights and live interaction.

• All material and a recording of your cohort’s live classes are yours to keep forever!

FAQ

When are the live meetings? What if I can’t make them live or I miss one?

Our first live class will be November 16th at 2:00 pm PST.

*Please note times may be subject to change to accommodate the various time zones of students.*

Classes will be recorded in case you ever can’t make a class!

How long do I have access to all of the course content?

Forever! You’ll have 24/7 access to all course content as it’s released and a copy of your live cohort!

Are scholarships available?

Yes! There are limited partial and full scholarships in my aim to make this work equitable and accessible.

Please apply here.

The deadline to apply is Friday November 11th. (scroll below to option 5 to apply)

How do I set up a payment plan?

Payment plans are available!

(scroll below to option 5 to apply)

Feel free to email with any other questions you may have about this course.

Do I need to download or buy anything?

You will need to download and install Zoom to participate in our classes. The only other thing needed is your own tarot deck of course! Let me know if you need any recommendations, or feel free to check out my blog to see the variety of decks I work with regularly. No other material or experience is required for the course!

I know a good amount of Tarot, is the course too beginner for me?

Absolutely not! My experience as an English teacher has taught to me craft the course to be accessible for beginners and experienced readers alike. Though, I promise you’ve never seen an integrated intersectional teaching of tarot like Thresholds offers.

I don’t know much Tarot at all! Will this course be too advanced for me?

This course is designed for you! If you’ve always wanted to learn tarot but have trouble learning from “the little white book” then this course will give you a comprehensive understanding to all Tarot has to offer.

This is an opportunity of a lifetime

In my commitment to providing accessible and equitable work, I encourage people experiencing financial hardship and/or systemic marginalization to apply for a partial or full scholarship.

The deadline to apply for a scholarship is Friday November 11th.

This work supports Queer Brown & Indigenous intellectual labor, teaching and being. I am a nonbinary independent educator working against capitalism devaluation and exploitation. Consider this an investment into your intuition, into your overall well-being within the safe container of community. I have invested my Spirit, education, and experience into this course and welcome your wholistic investment as well. Committing to this offering is to accept invitation to a field and frequency of devotion, right relations and revelation.

Gift This Course

Know a soul who would appreciate and benefit from this course? Gifting this course is another form of investment into direct communal abundance! The easiest way to gift this course is to sign up with the recipient’s name and email, and complete the purchase using your payment information. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions about this process.

You can also donate to support this work below!:

Ready to cross the Threshold?

Review your 6 (!) options to enroll below:

Option 1

Thresholds (standard 3 month edition) - in-full upfront, discounted tuition

Tuition: $1,300 (discounted for upfront investment to $1,200, use code ‘boaz’).

Option 2

Thresholds (standard 3 month edition) - set up a payment plan:

$200 to set up, then $275 a month for four months (totaling $1,300 tuition)

**You will receive a code / link in the payment plan confirmation email that you will then use to enroll in THRESHOLDS. Make sure to finish enrolling, with this code, after setting up a payment plan**

Option 3

Thresholds : Téttares (deluxe 5 month edition) - in-full upfront, discounted tuition

Tuition: $2,300 (discounted for upfront investment to $2,100, use code ‘jachin’).

Option 4

Thresholds : Téttares (deluxe 5 month edition) - set up a payment plan

set up a payment plan:

$200 to set up, then $300 a month for seven months (totaling $2,300 tuition)

**You will receive a code / link in the payment plan confirmation email that you will then use to enroll in THRESHOLDS: TÉTTARES. Make sure to finish enrolling, with this code, after setting up a payment plan**

Option 5

Apply for a limited

partial or full scholarship

or discounted / adjusted payment plan

to THRESHOLDS or THRESHOLDS: TÉTTARES:

PLEASE APPLY HERE.

The deadline to apply is FRIDAY NOVEMBER 11th

Option 6

No matter if live enrollment is open, you can always do some solo seeking with this stand-alone option. This is a bundle deal with the lectures, lecture transcripts slides, herbal associations, prompts and spreads from THRESHOLDS offered at a discounted rate. Available for immediate access upon purchase. You can also purchase individual lessons from each week of Thresholds via the workshop page here.