This fall, we begin a new learning and exploration series that honors and investigates the animals of the Tarot.

Augury (the reading of animals for divinatory purposes) is part of my multi-faceted magical, spiritual, and intuitive process. I’m also a bleeding-heart animal-lover. As a child, I poured over books about sea mammals and wanted to become a marine biologist. And I’ve been writing recently about augury and animals in the Tarot, while also studying with Christopher Marmolejo (author of Red Tarot: A Decolonial Guide to Divinatory Literacy) in his course on Auguring the Animal, which has brought inspiration and permission to leap down this rabbit hole!

I’m not sure how many sessions I’ll host on this topic, possibly a handful. But each session will explore the presence of animals in the Tarot from a different perspective, in a slightly different “category.” I’ll bring my thoughts, insights, and research, but we’ll do a lot of exploring and postulating together. Each session will focus on a handful of specific cards, the animals present, the energy they bring, and symbolism and folklore connected to certain animals.

Our first session will focus on Kept Animals, the domesticated animals in the Tarot. We’ll explore why domesticated animals appear in certain cards — what could be the intention or signification for each animal? Why this card, in particular? We’ll also explore our own relationships with domesticated animals, how we orient toward these animals, and the lessons these creatures have brought to us. We’ll also conduct a little divination with this group of cards, with support from the full deck, to see which of these animals wants to guide us in a lesson.

Other sessions in this series could include: Animals in the Wild, The Symbolized Animal, Cryptids, Animals in the Suits, and Animal Decks: A Show & Tell.

If you’d like to join this exploration, become a Typewriter Tarot member starting at $6 / month. You’ll have access to this entire series and all of the recordings, plus seats in upcoming classes, and access to our rich and growing leaning library.

If you love animals and Tarot, this class was created for you! We’ll find new personal connections with animal teachers, uncover new elements in the Tarot, and bring even more consideration to our relationship with our animal kin. For our sake, and theirs.

The queens and kings of the Tarot are the masters of their suit and element. They have journeyed through the ups and downs of earth, air, fire, and water, and they know how to embody these energies with skill, intention, and responsibility.

In this workshop, we’ll explore each of the queens and kings, acknowledging their strengths and shadows and taking lessons from their varying leadership styles — while also envisioning our own capacity for leadership.

Most of the messages we receive around “leadership” are presented through the lens of capitalism and “success.” But simply being in a position of power in no way guarantees strong, responsible leadership.

We’ll investigate how we want to lead ourselves (self-leadership!), as well as how we want to show up in our families and communities as role models for the causes and values we care about most.

I’ll also guide you through a Tarot spread that will help you identify your queen-and-king combo of leadership at this time in your life, and how you can support yourself in the development and demonstration of these qualities through action, speech, creative work, and self-tending.

Those who register for this workshop will receive:

• The Zoom link to attend the live class on Thursday, February 22, at 6:30pm CT.

• A recording of the workshop.

Registration Pricing:

• Free for Typewriter Tarot members, who will also receive the recording. (Members will receive the Zoom link via Patreon, where you also have access to our entire library of workshop recordings.) Learn more about membership or join here.

• $33 for nonmembers.

Have questions about this workshop? Email us at typewritertarot@gmail.com.

Explore the practice of drawing as a way to heighten creativity, play with ideas and concepts, creatively solve problems, and have fun! Led by Austin artist and illustrator, Amitai (Ami) Plasse, you'll discover multiple approaches for drawing to enhance your creative practice, regardless of “skill-level” or previous training (none required!!!).

Your guide, Ami, has been working as an artist and illustrator for decades, and began honing his skills in his native New York City, sketching fellow commuters on the subway. Ami now brings his live-drawing skills to Austin’s music venues, creative gatherings, conferences, and corporate events, capturing the energy and characters that animate the scenes of life.

Ami is founder of Gonzo Viz, a live-drawing and animation studio. He’s a big proponent of art as a community practice, and he leads workshops to help more people embrace art-making as a way of experiencing the world, honoring their visions, and connecting with creativity.

In Drawing as Creative Play, Ami will offer different approaches, exercises, and practices you can use to cultivate a low-stakes, high-enjoyment drawing practice that enhances creativity overall and helps you relate to the world in meaningful ways. We’ll practice various techniques and approaches together during the workshop, so bring paper or a sketch book and drawing utensils, as you like (nothing fancy required!).

Those who register for this workshop will receive:

• The Zoom link to attend the live class on Thursday, September 28, at 6:30pm CT.

• A recording of the workshop.

Price: $33. Typewriter Tarot members can attend this workshop at no cost as part of their membership. If you’re currently a member, you’ll receive the Zoom link for this workshop via Patreon. Learn more about membership here. Those who join also gain access to a library of class recordings, including Writing the Hard Parts, Journaling for Self & Spirit (with guest poet Adrienne Wallner), and workshops on each of the suits of the Tarot, plus the Major Arcana.

Have questions about this workshop? Email us at typewritertarot@gmail.com.

Join fellow writers — of all genres and backgrounds — for an hour to write in community.

Cohosted with writing coach Sarah Cook, Writing Hour is an inviting and inclusive space to reconnect with your creative writing practice.

Bring a work-in-progress, if you have one. We also offer a creative prompt at the start of each hour to activate new ideas.

We finish with an invitation to stick around, share a sentence, and hear what others have created during our time together.

At Writing Hour, we know that every sentence is an accomplishment, curiosity is more generative than certainty, and creativity thrives in community.

Writing Hour is always free.

Writing hour is currently on a break!

We’ve taken our scheduled September Writing Hour off the calendar, but we’ll have updates to share here (and in our newsletter and social media) in early fall.

What are people saying about Writing Hour?

“I love the ambiance of Writing Hour! Sarah and Cecily create a beautiful and supportive community where there’s no pressure, only lots of space for creativity, play, and soul-searching (if you’re in the mood to get deep)!”
~ Christie

“Thanks for encouraging me to dedicate time to writing! I find that when I sit down in the shared space and energy of Writing Hour, I’m more productive. I’ve even officially started writing a book!”
~ Lara

“Writing Hour is a generative, generous, kind space.”
~ Ivona

The Major Arcana of the Tarot help us explore the pivotal moments and movements of our lives. Many Tarot practitioners and teachers say, and I believe, that the Major Arcana reflect the story of the soul’s evolution, not only our lived experience in this lifetime.

Through exploring and understanding the Major Arcana, we can begin to see how life’s experiences and circumstances shape deeper shifts and lessons that we take through the rest of our days, and perhaps future lifetimes too!

In this workshop, we’ll explore each card in the Major Arcana, identifying the questions and invitations each card brings forward — while also engaging with each card as a portal for enhancing or understanding our creativity, our creative work, and our creative process.

This workshop is intended for those who are either new to Tarot or have some familiarity with the cards and are ready to deepen their relationship to the archetypes and the practice, perhaps with the intention of reading for others. 

This is a longer (three hour) class, as we’ll be exploring 22 cards. We’ll take a 20-minute break in the middle to help us move through the experience at a digestible pace.

Those who register for this workshop will receive:

• The Zoom link to attend the live class on Sunday, July 16, at 11:00am CT.

• A recording of the workshop.

• The class presentation containing card meanings, keywords, and key questions.

To enjoy our workshop on the Swords, click here.
To enjoy our workshop on the Cups, click here.
To enjoy our workshop on the Wands, click here.
To enjoy our workshop on the Pentacles, click here.
To enjoy them all, plus future classes at no cost, become a Typewriter Tarot member.

Participants who complete all of our Tarot workshops on the suits and Major Arcana will receive a 90-minute coaching session to explore your Tarot practice, including where you feel challenged, where you’d like your practice to go and grow, and next steps to support you. Those who pay to register for all workshops or recordings will receive a direct payment of $50 at the end of this journey.

PRICING

Typewriter Tarot members can attend this workshop at no additional cost. For members, the Zoom information will be shared via Patreon and you do not need to register. The workshop recording will be shared afterwards, also through Patreon.

For those who are not members, we ask for an exchange of $44, $33, or $22 to support the time, labor, expertise, and practice that informs the teachings we will share through this experience.

If you have questions about this workshop, or need additional pricing options or free access, please email us at typewritertarot@gmail.com.

Join poet, artist, and devout journaler Adrienne S. Wallner for a freewheeling and expansive exploration of journaling — as a practice, an inquiry, and a way of documenting the world. Drawing on her 20+ years of journal-keeping, Adrienne will share how her practice has become an ever-changing elixir for self-reflection, empowerment, joy, and discovery.

We’ll sample a variety of techniques and approaches for keeping a journal in creative and nourishing ways. Participants will also receive a collection of prompts, tips, and creative journaling challenges. One participant will also win a copy of Typewriter Tarot’s new book of journaling prompts for every Tarot card — Tarot for Creative Magic and another will win a copy of Adrienne’s latest book of poetry, To the 4AM Light.

Adrienne S. Wallner is a poet, photographer, and devotee of the natural world. Born and raised in Wisconsin, she writes to understand herself as well as the world around her. She loves camping, traveling, crafting, moss, and a nice, hoppy IPA. Adrienne can be found at inkinthebranches.com and on Instagram at @inkinthebranches. Adrienne has also been part of the Typewriter Tarot community for several years, and we’re excited to learn from her this spring!

Those who register for this workshop will receive:

• The Zoom link to attend the live class on Thursday, April, 27, at 6:30pm CT.

• A recording of the workshop.

• A collection of prompts, tips, and creative journaling challenges.

Pricing: Our members can attend this workshop for free as part of their membership. Others can register for $33. Become a member here.

Have questions about this workshop? Email us at typewritertarot@gmail.com.

The Pentacles of the Tarot teach us about our relationship to the material world — our bodies, nature, and all the abundance that nature provides. This suit is most commonly associated with money and finances, and it does have something to say about “material success.” But the Pentacles have more to do with how we RELATE to the material world, versus how much material we actually have.

The Pentacles are most closely associated with the root chakra — the energy center most focused on survival and belonging. Through this lens, the Pentacles offer a path toward groundedness, steadiness and security, and how we manifest ideas in the physical world (and reap the fruits of their craetion, whether financial or otherwise).

Definitely the most dense and heavy of suit in the Tarot, the Pentacles help us notice and shift how we build, work, create, manifest, and resources ourselves.

In this 2-hour workshop, you’ll become more familiar with the meanings associated with individual cards, and you’ll begin developing and expanding your own personal interpretations. You’ll also deepen your understanding of the overarching story of the suit.

This workshop is intended for those who are either new to Tarot or have some familiarity with the cards and are ready to deepen their relationship to the archetypes and the practice, perhaps with the intention of reading for others. 

Those who register for this workshop will receive:

• The Zoom link to attend the live class on Thursday, February 9 at 6:30pm CT.

• A recording of the workshop.

• The class presentation containing card meanings, keywords, and key questions.

• A workbook with journaling prompts for each of the cards in the suit, to help you connect personally with the archetypes and form interpretations unique and relatable to you!

• A meditation to connect with the story of the entire suit.

Expect future workshops focusing on the Major Arcana cards. To enjoy our workshop on the Swords, click here. To enjoy our workshop on the Cups, click here. To enjoy our workshop on the Wands, click here.

Participants who complete all of our Tarot workshops on the suits and Major Arcana will receive a 90-minute coaching session to explore your Tarot practice, including where you feel challenged, where you’d like your practice to go and grow, and next steps to support you. Those who pay to register for all workshops or recordings will receive a direct payment of $50 at the end of this journey (this does not include Typewriter Tarot members who receive the class for free).

PRICING

• Full-price registration for those who can feasibly make this investment: $55

• Discounted registration for those facing financial limitations: $33

• Creative Spirit members can attend for $22 with their discount code (shared via Patreon).

• Creative Coven and High Priestess members can attend this class (and others) for free, and already have access to recordings of The Swords, The Cups, and The Wands workshops. The Zoom link for The Pentacles, and the recording, will come via Patreon. Become a member here, or learn how to upgrade your existing membership here.

Have questions about this workshop? Email us at typewritertarot@gmail.com.

A Conversation with Kathryn Harlan
Thursday, December 8 | 6:30-8pm CT on Zoom

Book Coven — our celebration of witchy books and writers — welcomes Kathryn Harlan, author of the short story collection, Fruiting Bodies (2022, W.W. Norton).

Named one of Vulture’s best books of the year, this genre-bending debut collection constructs eight eerie worlds filled with desire, wisdom, and magic blooming amidst decay. Ranging from fantastical to gothic to uncanny, Fruiting Bodies follows characters — mostly queer and mostly women — on the precipice of change. Echoes of timeless myth and folklore reverberate through these narratives of discovery, appetite, and coming-of-age in the time of climate crisis.

Join us for a magical conversation with the Creatrix of this collection, Kathryn Harlan. We’ll explore her writing process and path to publication, as well as themes and questions echoing throughout her debut work. We’ll also discuss how writing is magic, and how magic can inform a writer’s journey. We’ll also pull Tarot cards as we go, and welcome audience questions.

Book Coven is open to all witches everywhere at no cost. Register below to receive the Zoom link the morning of the event.

To purchase a copy of Fruiting Bodies, visit (online) Austin’s Black-owned bookshop Black Pearl Books, or head to Bookshop.org, which supports independent bookstores nationwide. The book is also available on Amazon.

This is a magical invitation for writers whose projects include the crafting — and avoidance of — emotionally challenging scenes that might include: traumatic memories; the loss of loved ones or important relationships; times in life when we’ve felt lost, hopeless, or endangered; truths that people in your life don’t want known; and even writing death scenes for beloved characters.

We’ll talk about why “writing the hard parts” is so hard, what can happen for us when we go there (for better and worse), how to listen to and care for our bodies and nervous systems as we enter difficult material, and why it’s so important to move into this work with intention, resources, and support.

Most importantly, you’ll leave class with a ritual and process to help you prepare for the work, write the hard part, and create space for yourself to reflect, integrate, rest, and connect afterwards.

REGISTER for $25. All who register will also receive a class recording and a meditation to help you anchor into safety before beginning the writing process.

This class is free for Creative Coven and High Priestess members, who will receive the Zoom link via Patreon. Creative Spirit members can register for $11 using their discount code (shared via Patreon). Click here to learn about our membership community.

The Wands of the Tarot teach us about the workings of the human spirit and how that spirit animates our physical and material lives — in our bodies, our creativity and sensuality, our sense of adventure, and our willingness to fight for what we care about — including ourselves, others, and our greatest dreams.

The Wands are most closely associated with the solar plexus chakra, which fuels our ability to exert our willpower, chase after the things we desire, stand up for ourselves and those we love, and create and lead from a place of passion, excitement, and celebration.

Definitely the most fiery suit in the Tarot, the Wands help us notice and shift how we engage in conflict (or avoid it), how we express our passions, how we focus and expand, how we use the body to feed the soul the adventures it craves here on Earth. The insights and reflections offered by the Wands hold powerful guidance for shaping and forging the future we desire to create.

In this 2-hour workshop, you’ll become more familiar with the meanings associated with individual cards, and you’ll begin developing and expanding your own personal interpretations. You’ll also deepen your understanding of the overarching story of the suit.

This workshop is intended for those who are either new to Tarot or have some familiarity with the cards and are ready to deepen their relationship to the archetypes and the practice, perhaps with the intention of reading for others. 

Those who register for this workshop will receive:

• The Zoom link to attend the live class on Thursday, November 17 at 6:30pm CT.

• A recording of the workshop.

• The class presentation containing card meanings, keywords, and key questions.

• A workbook with journaling prompts for each of the cards in the suit, to help you connect personally with the archetypes and form interpretations unique and relatable to you!

• A meditation to connect with the story of the entire suit.

Expect future workshops focusing on the Pentacles and Major Arcana cards. To enjoy our workshop on the Swords, click here. To enjoy our workshop on the Cups, click here.

Participants who complete all of our Tarot workshops on the suits and Major Arcana will receive a 90-minute coaching session to explore your Tarot practice, including where you feel challenged, where you’d like your practice to go and grow, and next steps to support you. Those who pay to register for all workshops or recordings will receive a direct payment of $50 at the end of this journey (this does not include Typewriter Tarot members who receive the class for free).

PRICING

• Full-price registration for those who can feasibly make this investment: $55

• Discounted registration for those facing financial limitations: $33

• Creative Spirit members can attend for $22 with their discount code (shared via Patreon).

• Creative Coven and High Priestess members can attend this class (and others) for free, and already have access to recordings of The Swords and The Cups workshops. The Zoom link for The Wands, and the recording, will come via Patreon. Become a member here, or learn how to upgrade your existing membership here.

Have questions about this workshop? Email us at typewritertarot@gmail.com.

Book Coven: Ceremonials
Tuesday, October 4 | 6:30-8pm CT on Zoom

Book Coven — our celebration of witchy books and writers — returns for a reading romance with Ceremonials, the debut novella by Katharine Coldiron.

Inspired by Florence + the Machine’s 2011 album of the same name, Ceremonials is a short read (just 124 luscious pages!) — all swiftly swirling prose that wraps you in the story of Amelia and Corisande, two Catholic school girls enrapt in a friend-romance that ends tragically when Corisande drowns in a nearby lake.

But this is only the beginning.

Ceremonials explores how the bonds of friendship and love can bridge two realms, what it means to love a ghost (and a girl), to be loved in return… what it means to be saved and savior, and to choose one’s living self at all costs.

Interspersed throughout the pages of this haunting, vibrant tale are gorgeous full-color images by Mariana Magaña de Lio that resonate beautifully with the storyline — much like Tarot cards!

Read this gem in one enchanting evening, then join us for a conversation with the author! We’ll discuss the creation of this book, its origins, magic, themes, and questions. We’ll pull cards and talk to the characters (and maybe a couple ghosts, too!). Bring your questions for Katharine as well!

Tickets are free, and you can reserve your spot by simply emailing Typewriter Tarot. The Zoom link for Book Coven will be shared 24 hours before the event.

To get your copy of Ceremonials, purchase directly from Katharine by sending $15 via PayPal to kcoldiron@gmail.com. Katharine will include a personalized autograph, unless you’d rather she not (just let her know that!). If you must, you can order the book from Amazon.

This monthly new moon ritual uses Tarot, astrology, magic, and meditation to explore and revitalize your creativity.

This month, we take inspiration from Virgo season and The Hermit (the Tarot card associated with Virgo), focusing on themes of inner wisdom, solitude, and deep reflection.

Creative Coven gatherings align with the new moon and move you through a ritual that includes meditation, Tarot practice, reflective writing, and other energetic work. We’ll also have time to discuss issues and challenges surfacing in your creative practice, and provide support.

• Free for ALL Typewriter Tarot members (includes a recording). Become a member here.

• For others, choose your investment (recording included):

  • $11 — Register here.

  • $22 — Register here.

  • $33 — Register here.

The Cups teach us about the workings of the human heart and its metaphorical capacity for love, emotions, intuitive knowledge, and deep connection. Our heart-space helps us move through life on a relational level, helping us form community, experience belonging, transform through heartache, and create relationships that support healing and evolution.

Often considered the sweetest suit in the Tarot, the Cups help us notice and shift the way we acknowledge, relate to, and express our emotions. The insights and reflections offered by the Cups hold powerful guidance for navigating our emotional landscape to guide our path through life.

In this 2-hour workshop, you’ll journey through every Cups card in the Tarot, noticing connections between cards, the overarching story of the suit, and various ways we can interpret each card. You’ll also be guided through a meditation to help you connect more deeply with the spirit, energy, and power of this suit. 

This workshop is intended for those who are either new to Tarot or have some familiarity with the cards but feel ready to deepen their relationship and expand their understanding of card meanings, perhaps with the intention of reading for others. 

Those who register for this workshop will receive:

• The Zoom link to attend the live class on Tuesday, August 16.

• After the live class:

  • A recording of the workshop.

  • A PDF of the class presentation containing card meanings, keywords, and key questions.

  • A workbook with journaling prompts for each of the Cups cards to help you connect personally with the archetypes and form interpretations unique and relatable to you!

  • A meditation to connect with the story of the entire suit.

Expect future workshops focusing on the Wands, Pentacles, and Major Arcana cards (in two parts). To access the recording and materials from the Swords workshop, click here.

Those who attend or watch all six classes will receive a 90-minute coaching session to explore your Tarot practice, including where you feel challenged, where you’d like your practice to go and grow, and next steps to support you. Those who pay to register for all six classes will receive a direct payment of $50 at the end of this journey (this does not include Typewriter Tarot members who receive the class for free).

PRICING

• Full-price registration for those who can feasibly make this investment: $55

• Discounted registration for those facing financial limitations: $33

• Creative Spirit members can attend this class for $22 with their discount code (shared via Patreon).

• Creative Coven and High Priestess members can attend this class (and others) for free. The link, recording will come via Patreon. Learn more about membership here. Learn how to edit your existing membership here.

Have questions about this workshop? Email us at typewritertarot@gmail.com.

Join Typewriter Tarot founder Cecily Sailer as she celebrates 6 years of recovery from alcoholism. Cecily will share her story of addiction, struggle, and hopelessness, and her journey to restore connection to community, spirituality, and creativity.

This event is meant to honor a personal milestone, but also to honor the power of personal story as a source of inspiration and hope, and to help de-stigmatize the shame and secrecy around addiction and recovery.

Bring your questions (or share them anonymously here) and your own experiences with alcohol (good and bad). Because even if addiction is foreign to you personally, we all know someone who has struggled in a similar way. This is not meant to convert anyone to sobriety, but to provide a space where we can consider the nuances of our relationship to alcohol.

Free tickets available here.
$5 tickets — all proceeds benefit the medical fund at Sober Black Girls Club, which provides financial support for Black women seeking addiction treatment.

Join us for a conversation with Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, author of Savage Tongues, a novel that explores themes of trauma and healing, love and torture, displacement and belonging, colonization and self-possession, and what it means to rewrite the past and bring language to experiences that seem impossible to define.

Azareen will join us to discuss her creative process, her motivation for writing this book, the story itself, and how magic and divination played a role in the crafting of this novel. This conversation is meant to help you deepen your reading experience and expand your own sense of possibility in your creative work.

It’s not essential that you read the book before this talk in order to reap its benefits, but we encourage you to grab a copy and begin what will be a powerful reading experience.

Free tickets.
$5 tickets benefitting Torch Literary Arts, which promotes and publishes the creative writing of Black women.

Join us for an hour-long journey into the watery tapestry of your creativity!

You’ll travel to faraway places, encounter beautiful creatures and relics, splash in pools of inspiration, and write something new!

Octopus Hour is like an Artist’s Date (if you’re familiar with The Artist’s Way), but curated for you and available from home (because I know it’s hard to make time for the creative field trips you crave).

In this Octopus Hour, we’re visiting the Afro-futurism period room at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, where we’ll consider time-travel, cultural reclaiming, echoes of history, and comic books.

By the end, you’ll have a new piece of writing — made by you! — shimmering on your desk. Stick around after the hour to share new writing and celebrate with your fellow travelers!

Always free for Creative Coven members.
$11 for non-members.

All proceeds benefit The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in NYC.

Tuesday, January 18, 2022
6:30 PM 8:30 PM

In this two-hour workshop, we’ll explore how and why Tarot can become a powerful tool for writers. Tarot is a storytelling device, a collection of archetypes that describe the human experience, which is exactly the work writers set out to do. Tarot can help you work through creative blocks, generate content, find new direction for revision, and better understand your characters. You’ll practice different approaches for using Tarot to complement your work as a writer, regardless of how well you “know the cards.” Bring a Tarot deck, a journal, and let’s dive in.

• Free for Typewriter Tarot members (includes class recording). Become a member here.

• $11 pricing available for BIPOC, queer, and disabled folks only. Register here.

• $22 pricing available for folks on a budget. Register here.

• $33 pricing for folks who are financially able. Register here.

• $15 for a recording of this workshop. Request your recording here.