Knowledge Share Description

From the beginning of humanity and into the beginning of civilization, people have sought guidance from sources considered ‘divine’ – this is known as ‘divination’. Astrology is one of the earliest forms of divination. Tarot showed up some time later and has been developed into a system which includes astrology, numerology, symbology, alchemy, etc as some of the components that contribute to it being considered a universally accessible system. The practice of divination can be considered one which enhances our relationship with our intuition and, furthermore, helps establish solid self-trust. In this knowledge share, we will be going into a brief history of the tarot, including some questions which still remain unanswered regarding its origins. We will more specifically be focusing on the 22 major arcana of the tarot as keys for soul initiation, considering the various rites of passage that these symbols move us through. Furthermore, we will look at how the energetic signatures of each of the 22 major arcana also mirror the planetary and healing frequency of 11 plants. Participants will be instructed on how to prepare an herbal blend for divining and seeking guidance when making important life decisions and/or major changes, while also learning about the spiritual qualities within the plants which aid in these processes by becoming more aware of how the physical healing properties of plants mirror these more subtle qualities. Take-home prompts and reflective questions are provided to further the practice of divination facilitated through communion with plants and tarot. We will conclude with a group divination. (It is ideal that participants have a tarot deck for this but it is not absolutely required – the Rider-Waite deck is a good one for this, but any tarot deck will do).

Knowledge Share Includes

• Brief history of tarot

• Introduction into the connections between tarot and plant medicine

• Information of the meaning of the symbols and images commonly found on most versions of the tarot’s major arcana

• Learn how to choose and infuse herbs useful for facilitating divination and other such meditative and intuitive states of consciousness

• Innerstand the ways that physical impressions and bodily sensations inform intuitive/gut feelings

• Be able to use tarot and plant medicine for creative expression and the flow states which arise in the process of divining and imbibing the corresponding herbs

Exchange

$35 knowledge share

$75 reparations (knowledge share + pay-it-forward). If you have financial abundance, this is our our pay-it-forward option to fund our scholarships and work redistributing resources to Black and Indigenous Land Projects)

For scholarships please email herbancura@gmail.com with 22 Keys

Access Information

*ASR Captioning provided 

*Spanish interpretation available (Si requiere interpretacion por favor mande un email a herbancura@gmail.com)

Virtual Gathering

Zoom link will be sent out via email 1-2 days before knowledge share

Wednesday October 13

5-8pm EST / 2-5PST

Class will be recorded and available for 30 days

Facilitator

The daughter of Kiskeyan immigrants who grew up living and traveling through the concrete jungle of New York City and the lush campos of Kiskeya (the Dominican Republic), Elsie is an artist, writer, educator, intuitive, and herbalist with a wide array of experience, knowledge, and skills. Descending from generations upon generations of farmers, land tenders, earth workers, and medicine people, she has learned craft and proper reverence from and for the natural world at the feet and side of her elders. In 2008, Elsie formalized her journey in healing and education by pursuing a degree in Philosophy and Religion with a concentration in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Healing. Her work focuses on curating holistic spaces, remedies, and happenings. Through Gold Water Alchemy and Gold Water Education Center, two of her personal initiatives, Elsie shares a vast breadth of wisdom and alchemical talismans, served in drops of elixirs, sacred structures, knowledge shares, and penned insights, alike. The motivating intention is liberation into sovereignty. 

Some of her current projects include The Indigo Keys and the Spiral Portal, a collection of remedies and talismans connected to the 22 major arcana of the tarot; 22 Flowers of Life which are the flower essence aspects of the 22 keys; 000 Womb Way, a collection of potions useful for the womb and to guide through processes of embodiment and remembrance. Herbascopes is another of her works which stems from a system of divination developed through a meditative process; in Herbascopes, Elsie shares her insights and intuitive impressions received within communion and communication with plants and tarot.