Intro to Tarot: Foundations of the Jambalaya Method
A 6-Week Initiatory Course. Class begins April 11, 2026
Tarot is not a tool for prediction alone.
In the Jambalaya Method, tarot is a technology of listening—a way to develop Ori, strengthen ancestral relationship, and learn how meaning moves through image, symbol, and spirit.
About the Course
This six-week introductory course offers a grounded, culturally rooted approach to tarot as a spiritual discipline, not entertainment. Students are guided to work with tarot as a living system that supports self-knowledge, ethical inquiry, and ancestral alignment. Class begins April 11, 2026
This course is the first gateway in the Jambalaya Method certification pathway.
Schedule
Duration: 6 weeks
Schedule: Saturdays, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Pacific Time)
Format: Live online sessions via Zoom
Recordings: Available to enrolled students
Facilitator: Shy Hamilton-Toure’
What You Will Learn
Participants will be introduced to:
Establishing a personal tarot practice rooted in respect and discipline
Tarot as a symbolic and spiritual language
The role of Ori in divinatory practice
Ethical approaches to reading for self and others
Working with tarot beyond fear, superstition, and extraction
Weekly Structure
Each session combines:
Weekly practices to support Ori alignment and ancestral awareness
Guided teaching
Image and symbol study
Spiritual context and cultural framing
Practical exercises for developing intuitive clarity
Who This Course Is For
This course is designed for:
- Beginners seeking a grounded entry into tarot
- Spiritual practitioners wanting to deepen intuitive discipline
- Artists, educators, and healers drawn to symbolic systems
- Those interested in long-term study within the Jambalaya Method
This is not a fast-track certification or a fortune telling class.
It is a foundational initiation into a larger body of work.
Certification Pathway
This course counts as one of four required courses per year in the Jambalaya Method certification track.
Certification is completed over two years through a sequence of courses, practices, and communal accountability.
Completion of certification does not automatically confer teaching authority. Teaching within the Jambalaya Method requires additional licensing through the Center.
Access
Donation $300
Sliding scale and barter options may be available by request. Please email Jambalaya Center for more info: info@jambalayacenter.org
All proceeds support work of the Jambalaya Center for Ancient Mysteries & Sacred Arts
How to register
Please clearly note class name when registering
Upon registration, students will receive access to the private course space, Zoom links, and additional materials.
Lead Tarot Instructor
Tarot Curriculum Designer
Shy Hamilton-Toure is a spiritual educator, artist, and lineage-rooted practitioner whose work centers ethical divination, ancestral relationship, and decolonial spiritual education. As executive director of the Jambalaya Center, and Omo Oshun of Ile Orunmila Oshun, Shy brings a disciplined, culturally grounded approach to tarot as a spiritual technology rather than entertainment. Their teaching emphasizes Ori development, accountability, and respect for sacred systems.
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