Prospectus

Genuine Tarot Divination Mastery For Sincere Spiritual Seekers

Toby’s Tarot Apprenticeship was created for the dedicated spiritual seeker who knows that genuine mastery is a long-term journey, not a weekend workshop. Students typically come from one of two paths. See which best describes you.

For Those Beginning the Journey...

You may feel a profound calling to the art of tarot divination but are unsure where to begin. You see a chaotic landscape of conflicting information and want to start with a solid, authentic foundation. You want to avoid the years of confusion and superficial learning by building your practice on a framework of true esoteric principles from day one. You are looking for a clear, guided path.

For Those Seeking a Deeper Path...

You may have already spent months, or even years, in self-study. You've read the books, watched the videos, and perhaps taken other courses, but you are left frustrated with superficial interpretations and psychologized approaches to this sacred art. You know there is a deeper, magical dimension to tarot reading that you haven't yet been able to access. You are looking to unlearn bad habits and rebuild your practice with the depth and integrity it deserves.

Toby’s Tarot Apprenticeship is the solution for both paths.

Whether you are a true beginner seeking the right foundation or a self-taught practitioner who knows there must be a deeper way, the answer is the same: a structured, mentored apprenticeship. We begin by establishing the essential philosophical and practical grounding required for the deeper work ahead, ensuring every student, regardless of their starting point, has the tools for genuine mastery.

Programme at a Glance

  • Focus: The Art of Tarot Divination (Communication with the Divine).

  • Philosophy: Right Hand Path Spirituality/Esotericism (Theosophy, Rosicrucianism, Hermeticism, ancient wisdom tradition/perennial philosophy etc.).

  • Ideal Student: Serious, self-motivated esotericists seeking a rigorous, long-term path.

  • Format: 1-to-1 mentorship, video lessons, and practical assignments.

  • Duration: 4-6 years of training over 3 Stages

The State of Mastery…

  • Earned Confidence that only comes from thousands of hours of dedicated, structured work.

  • Great Joy as you serve a dedicated niche of tarot querents who respect your ethics and integrity.

  • Deep Purpose as you cultivate your own flair for the art and connect with the Divine on your own terms.

  • Lasting Gratitude: as you empower your querents with spiritual wisdom, faith and resilience.

The Philosophical Foundation

The curriculum is grounded in the principles of Right-Hand Path (RHP) occultism, specifically Emanationism and perennial philosophy/ancient wisdom tradition).

It draws largely from sources of non-ritualistic British occultism within the late 19th and early-mid 20th century, especially Blavatskian Theosophy and some of it’s offshoots.

We are using tarot as a magical art, not a psychological tool. This Right Hand Path occult perspective informs every aspect of the training.

An Uncompromising Commitment to Divinatory Tarot Practice

This Tarot Apprenticeship programme is designed to solve the specific problems faced by the magical tarot diviner on the Right Hand Path. You will:

  • Understand the Metaphysical Laws of Divination: You will be given a clear, metaphysical answer to how tarot works, allowing you to serve others with greater accuracy and compassion.

  • Practise with Integrity. Avoid Causing Unintended Harm: We will explore the vital questions of ethics in-depth, ensuring your good intentions pave a road to genuine healing for others.

  • Discern Spiritual Insights From Psychic Visions: Learn to safely develop your higher faculties and manage your aura when reading, ensuring you are not overwhelmed by unpleasant visions or entities.

  • Assimilate, Not Memorize, The Tarot Card Meanings: Based on principles of modern memory science, you will be taught methods to genuinely master the tarot card meanings in an engaging manner (without the cumbersome rote learning of the past).

  • Master predictive tarot reading within a greater spiritual framework that acknowledges free will. Help your querents to accept what they cannot control and work on what they can control so that they can become truly empowered.

  • Learn in order that you may serve; not for spiritual initiation or to start a “spiritual business”.

About Your Mentor, Toby Skibinski

Toby has built the Tarot Apprenticeship programme on a foundation of rigorous study and hands-on experience. When you enrol, you will:

  • Learn from a tarot master’s personal experience: Toby has conducted over 2,000 readings for the public, bringing practical, tested insights to your training.

  • Walk a meticulously designed path: This curriculum is the result of over 3,000 hours of dedicated development, ensuring a structured and coherent path to mastery.

  • Engage with a broad occult tradition: Toby has been on the Right Hand Path since 2019. Whilst he is not a spiritual teacher, he is here to teach you tarot divination as a magical art.

  • Join a service-oriented community: Toby’s commitment to ethical practice is demonstrated by his founding of the Pro Bono Tarot Guild, which association you will join automatically when you become an apprentice.

Your Mastership Journey: How The Programme Works

Your journey is broken into three distinct stages:

  • Stage I: Apprentice - Foundational Mastery (60 credits, avg. 18 months): Building deep philosophical knowledge, ethical grounding, and self-reading proficiency with the Rider Waite Smith tarot cards.

  • Stage II: Journeyman - Applied Competence (60 credits, avg. 18 months): Developing fluency through intensive mentored practice, including conducting approximately 400 hours of required free practice readings for the public.

  • Stage III: Master - Consolidation & Specialisation (90 credits, avg. 24 months): Synthesising all learning, demonstrating advanced proficiency, and completing a masterpiece/capstone project (such as a tarot book or deck).

Visualising Your Apprenticeship Journey

To make the experience more tangible, here is a look at how your work will evolve during Stage I: Apprentice

In Month 1 (first few credits), your work will be focused on building the absolute fundamentals:

  • Reading for yourself with the Major Arcana cards.

  • Practising with 3 or 5 card spreads.

  • Overcoming common beginner issues in the mentorship sessions. Examples include; preparing for a reading, interpreting card combinations, reading contradictory cards and choosing whether to learn reversals now or wait until you have more experience.

By Month 6 (at 20+ credits in), your work will have evolved significantly. A typical month 6 might look like this:

  • Reading for yourself with the full deck of 78 cards.

  • Practising Waite’s original celtic cross spread.

  • Learning about reversals in a mentorship session.

Who is this apprenticeship for?

This path is demanding. It is designed for a specific type of student.

It’s for you IF:

  • You are serious about mastering the art of tarot divination (communication with the Divine).

  • You identify with, or have non-conflicting beliefs with Right Hand Path occultism, particularly Emanationism and the perennial philosophy/ancient wisdom tradition.

  • You understand the workload, time commitment and humility required for genuine mastery.

  • You are self-motivated, resilient, and open to the challenges of a rigorous, long-term training.

It is Unsuitable For You IF:

  • You are seeking a casual, short-term mentorship with optional homework.

  • You are a professional reader seeking advanced training (this programme is for beginners and intermediates).

  • You are unwilling to join the Pro Bono Tarot Guild to help ALL sincere seekers (regardless of their financial circumstances).

Mentorship Testimonial

“He helped me get the breakthroughs that I needed as a professional tarot reader... Because of his mentorship, I am confident in reading for a Psychic Chatline that I am now working at. Book with him; you will be really well taught with the world class mentorship he will be giving to you.”

— Princessmayumi (pseudonym), May 2024, Philippines

Your Investment In Lifelong Mastery

This programme is a deep, long-term commitment to a profound spiritual art. The time investment is 8-10 hours per week for at least 30 weeks of the year.

There is a 4-student limit for any one time. This is a necessity to maintain a highly personalised experience for every apprentice.

Price/Payment

There is no deposit necessary. You can either pay per stage or in 6 credit instalments.

Stage I (60 credits) can be paid for in 10 instalments of £250 within the 2 year maximum. Or pay by Stage: £2,000.

Stage II (also 60 credits) is the same pricing as Stage I.

Stage III (90 credits) can be paid for in 12 instalments of £250 within the 2.5 year maximum. Or pay in full for just £2,500.

If you cannot afford this price (even when paying over 6 years) then a single PWYC (pay what you can) place is available for a student who is deemed a very good fit. This PWYC student will pay a minimum of £150 per 6 credits, in the same way as a regular student. That is, 10 instalments of £150 for Stage I etc…

This means that if you are willing to go at the 6 year pace then the training is affordable to you at at just £105 per month, or £75 minimum on PWYC!

Your Full Stage I Investment Includes

  • A comprehensive, 12-module video course from beginner to foundational mastery (with hand-picked reading list).

  • 18 months of potentially weekly 1-to-1 mentorship

  • Actionable feedback on all weekly assignments.

  • Automatic membership in the Pro Bono Tarot Guild.

    Upon successful completion of Stage I: Apprentice, you will:

    a) Be able to read competently for yourself with the full deck and a wide variety of techniques (spreads, lines and tableaus).

    b) Be ready to take on Stage II: Journeyman (the public readings period).

Requirements

Two Rider Waite Smith tarot decks. One normal size and one miniature.

A desktop computer or laptop (you cannot complete the programme from a mobile phone).

A Google account (phone number verified) for use in completing and submitting work.

A university degree is preferred.

[Optional] £400 to spend on the reading list.

The Application Process

  1. Fill out the initial application form.

  2. Attend a short video meeting to discuss your tarot divination goals and experience.

  3. Sign the teacher & student indenture (contract) within 4 weeks.

    You will then be invoiced for the first month of learning. Once payment is confirmed, we will start the training.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • The programme combines a credit structure (flexible progression pace) with both personalisation and flexibility in the forms of 1-to-1 mentorship and tuition.

    This ensures you receive the specific guidance you need to succeed whilst walking a carefully crafted path to mastery - at your own pace.

  • Around 7-10 hours per week.

    For 30-35 weeks each year.

  • The curriculum is built around the Rider-Waite-Smith (RWS) deck. You will need two standard RWS decks to begin.

    From Stage II onwards, you will be encouraged to explore other decks that align with your personal practice.

    This will include discussions on tarot deck aesthetics in accordance with the Emanationist and ancient wisdom (perennial philosophy) ideas which premise the programme.

    This will mean that some decks (such as Crowley’s Thoth tarot) will be considered unsuitable for efficacious divinatory work (within our framework).

  • Yes. I believe that predictive reading is a key component of a diviner's skillset.

    Specifically, I teach it within an ethical framework that respects the complex interplay of fate and free will.

    This programme won’t just show you how to predict events, timeframes and circumstances, it will show you how to wield the weapon that such predictive power gives you for the good of all and any involved.

  • The programme teaches esoteric correspondences (including to Hermetic qabalah) in a non-sectarian manner.

    This ensures that the curriculum respects your individual path and any specific set of correspondences you may already use.

    If you would prefer to learn a specifc system of correspondences (such as BOTA’s, HOGD ones or Thelemic/Crowleyite/Thoth ones) then you may wish to either 1. find a different tarot teacher 2. plan to deliberately study under more than one tarot teacher.

  • As some have caught on to, the pro bono reading goes far beyond the extensive practice hours performed in Stage II to develop professional competency.

    It comes down to this: selfless service is a core part of the programme's ethos.

    Conducting free/low cost readings on the public is not just about building justifiable confidence, developing professional competence and upholding high ethical standards in your public practice.

    It has a further esoteric dimension which comes down to the philosophy of Right Hand Path spirituality in general. Selfless service done right is a way of connecting with the Divine.

    Reading at pro bono rates then, is actually a method of give more effective divinatory tarot readings.

  • There is one place for aPWYC (pay what you can) student who is deemed a very good fit for the programme.

    If accepted as this student, you should pay what you can honestly afford of the listed price, with an absolute minimum of £120.

  • I understand that life can get in the way of even the most organized folks.

    If you need to defer your studies, you will be able to do so for up to a year.

  • A full, detailed contract will be provided to you after your interview. You will have 4 weeks to ask any questions and sign the contract.

    This ensures you have complete transparency and can ask any questions before a final commitment is made.

  • The application & enrolment process involves three steps:

    1. Fill out the initial application form

    2. Attend a short, informal interview to discuss your tarot divination goals and experience.

    3. Sign the indenture (contract) detailing the course deliverables, rules and policies. You will have four weeks to do this.

      There will be no need to send any payment until you have signed the indenture. However, the first session will not begin until the first payment has been made.

Ready To Begin Your Apprenticeship?

If you are serious about mastering your craft in an ethical, service-oriented way, apply for the training today.

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