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TENZ

A Tarot Course in Transgressive Movement with Christopher Marmolejo

Year-long intensive
March ‘25 - March, 26. Mondays at 3pm PT
Live on Zoom, or watch asynchronously
Sliding scale from $1770

A Starry Study

Tarot is a circuit of sacred motion, or at least it can be. A circuit is a multipronged and multisensorial field. It links nodes that would seem separate otherwise, and every card is a nodal point.

Those who study the stars recognize in the tarot a mirror for the celestial map. Cards can carry the cosmos, all the more when that immanent meaning is made explicit in consciousness.

Tarot then becomes a movement practice, way of walking, a way of documenting how the practitioner imagines, processes and transmogrifies their journey within and without.

Cartomancy becomes a cartography to map Black Latinx strategies of survival, resistance and ritual.

All the more necessary for those in a diasporic context. Tarot in transit, as a starry study, becomes a quest. Our fluid immigrant syncretism becomes theory and our card-pulling and star-gazing becomes a practice of collective psychic survival. TENZ welcomes beginners and experienced readers, seekers, teachers, and healers who want to study tarot through a decolonial and intersectional lens.

TENZ is a course in decanic tarot, it is a camino. It is an invitation to read and think of tarot as transit, whereby with our personal and shared movement we write, remember, read, and gather all the dimensions of an embodied life. So as we walk together, using these cards as sign posts across an ever-turning celestial map the morphology of the body will change.

What you’ll learn

Decanic tarot as a peripatetic path. It is a borderlands course. Its circuitry aims to fuse relationships by honoring a narrative tradition which creates poetic coherence out of a life of movement and fragmentation, as is the case when modern readers traverse dissociative linguistic, colonial, cultural, psychic and physical borders. Our maps will be different and our methods may differ these cards will be our compass nonetheless.

Who this class is for

Beginners and seasoned readers. Astrologers seeking to expand divinatory literacy. Practitioners ready to study tarot through a decolonial and intersectional lens. We learn together and practice transformation.

While many may now be familiar with “the decan walk” thanks to the modern practitioners championing this work, embarked upon their own personal chronicling of a year, done decan by decan, the task of TENZ is to gather the insurgent, rebellious and affirmative traditions in Black Latinx queer life, or a faggotology as Carlos Ulises Decena describes. The aim is to touch the Divine through the abject.

How this course works

“The way Christopher teaches tarot and astrology through a queer, feminist, and ecological (to name a few) frameworks is extraordinary. It felt like some of my favorite critical theory classes mixed with spiritual development and group therapy - all things I admire deeply.”

— Alex H.

Ready to walk under starlight?

The Red Read is committed to equitable access and honoring a diversity of lived experiences. A tiered tuition model invites each participant to reflect on their access to resources and choose a price point that feels appropriate — with integrity and without shame.

This model relies on community trust and mutual care. When those with greater financial flexibility choose higher tiers, it helps subsidize access for others. This is one way we practice solidarity and redistribution within our shared learning space.

Abundant Care Rate

$2400 suggested rate

Choose this rate if you have abundant financial resources, access to wealth, or are able to give generously without financial strain. You help keep the work sustainable while honoring your own value! Once you purchase TENZ, please make an additional suggested donation of $630 to The Red Read.

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Tenz - Sustainer Rate
$1,770.00
One time
$177.00
For 10 months

Student Care

If needed, for accessibility, reach out by email for special alumni pricing rates.

Alternatively, If you’re experiencing financial hardship, are systematically marginalized, or otherwise please reach out.

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Questions?

  • Our first live class will be March 23rd, 3 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!

    Aries Season Sessions:

    Orientations - Class 1

    March 23th, 3-5 pm pst.

    updated due to travel

    History, Syncretization, Cards of the Chart

    Aries 1 - Class 2

    March 27th, 3-5pm pst

    Tarot: 2-4 Wands

    Reading:

    Making Face, Making Soul, Haciendo Caras edited by Gloria Anzalúa 

    P. 51-64, 36 Faces, P. 1-11, 36 Secrets

    Aries 2 - Class 3

    April 17th 3-5pm

    Integration & Aries in the Chart

    Taurus 1 - Class 4

    May 1 - 3-5pm pst

    Tarot: 5-7 Pentacles

    Reading:

    Theories of the Flesh by Julie Avril Minich

    P. 69-80, 36 Faces, P. 17-30, 36 Secrets

    Taurus 2 - Class 5

    May 15 3-5 pm pst

    Integration & Taurus in our Charts

    Gemini 1 - Class 6

    May 22 - 3-5 pm

    Tarot: 8-10 Swords

    Reading: Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion By Jia Tolentino

    P. 86-97, 36 Faces,  P. 36-49, 36 Secrets

    Gemini 2 - Class 7

    June 5, 3-5pm pst

    Integration & Gemini in our Charts

    Cancer 1 - Class 8

    June 20 - 3-5pm pst (note shift to Fridays)

    Tarot: 2-4 Cups

    Reading: The Fantasy Bond by Robert W. Firestone

    P. 103-115, 36 Faces,  P. 56-71, 36 Secrets

    Cancer 2 - Class 9

    July 11 - 3-5pm pst

    Integration & Cancer in our Charts

    Leo 1 - Class 10

    July 25 - 3-5pm pst

    Tarot: 5-7 Wands

    Reading: And The Category Is….Inside New York’s Vogue, House, and Ballroom Community by Ricky Tucker

    P. 121-133, 36 Faces,  P. 80-95, 36 Secrets

    Leo 2 - Class 11

    August 8 - 3-5pm pst

    Integration & Leo in our Charts

    Virgo 1 - Class 12

    August 22 - 3-5pm pst

    Tarot: 8-10 of Pentacles

    Text: The Sense of Brown, José Esteban Muñoz

    P. 138-150, 36 Faces,  P. 104-118, 36 Secrets

    Virgo 2 - Class 13

    Sept 5 - 3-5pm pst

    Integration & Virgo in our Charts

    Libra 1 - Class 14

    Sept 26 - 3-5pm pst

    Tarot: 2-4 of Swords

    Reading:

    All About Love, by bell hooks

    P. 156-168, 36 Faces, P. 134- 150, 36 Secrets

    Libra 2 - Class 15

    Oct. 10 - 3-5pm pst

    Integration & Libra in our Charts

    Scorpio 1 - Class 16

    Oct 24 - 3-5 pm, pst

    Tarot: 5-7 Cups

    Reading:

    Eros and Civilization by Herbert Marcuse

    P. 174-186, 36 Faces,  P. 150-168, 36 Secrets

    Scorpio 2 - Class 17

    Nov 14 3-5pm pst

    Integration & Scorpio in our Charts

    Sag 1 - Class 18

    Nov 21 - 3-5pm pst

    Tarot: 8-10 Wands

    Reading: Feminism Without Borders by Chandra Talpade Mohanty

    P. 192-204, 36 Faces,  P. 175-189, 36 Secrets

    Sag 2 - Class 19

    Dec 12 - 3-5pm pst

    Integration & Sagittarius in our Charts

    Capricorn 1 - Class 20

    December 21 - 3-5pm pst (Note shift to Sunday, tentative date based on Holidays)

    Tarot: 2-4 Pentacles

    Reading: Belonging: A Culture of Place by bell hooks

    P. 210-221, 36 Faces,  P. 196-211, 36 Secrets

    Capricorn 2 - Class 21

    Jan- 16, 3-5pm pst

    Integration & Capricorn in our Charts

    Aquarius 1 - Class 22

    Jan. 23 - 3-5pm pst

    Tarot: 5-7 Swords

    Reading:

    Red Skin White Masks by Glen Sean Coulthard

    P. 226-238, 36 Faces, P. 219-238, 36 Secrets

    Aquarius 2 - Class 23

    Feb 13 - 3-5pm pst

    Integration & Aquarius in our Charts

    Pisces 1 - Class 24

    Feb. 20 3-5pm pst

    Tarot: 8-10 Cups

    Reading: The Inner Reaches of Outer Space by Joseph Campbell

    P. 244-258, 36 Faces,  P. 247-263, 36 Secrets

    Pisces 2 - Class 25

    March 13 - 3-5pm pst

    Integration & Pisces in our Charts

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

  • Payment plans are available!

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

  • You will need to download and install Zoom to participate in our classes.

    While I am excited about all of the curated texts for this course, I understand that students may not be able to afford or keep up with the reading pace of the course per season. Thus you will be more than welcome and able to participate by listening and reviewing the accompanying lectures & slides. These provided resources link the decan with the accompanying text and may inspire a deeper decanic consideration / application for the decolonial practitioner.

    I would recommend getting T. Susan Chang’s 36 Secrets as a primary resource for your decan walk.

    I highly recommend purchasing Red Tarot: A Decolonial Guide to Divinatory Literacyto accompany your learning experience. (students will get a discount code for the book after enrolling) 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!

  • Well first, any one that calls to you! But here’s a list of some of my favorites:

    Mahogany Tarot 

    Smith-Waite Deck, Centennial Edition

    Afro-Avatar Tarot

    Tarot Yohualli Ehécatl

    Pagan Otherworlds Tarot 

    Botan Tarot

    Star Spinner Tarot

    Terra Volatile Tarot

  • This course is designed for you! The decans are a foundational aspect of learning astrology and this will give depth insight into the beginnings of horoscopic astrology and the processes of each sign. Further, how and where these signs function in your chart!

    By the end of the course you will be able to give an astrology reading using only your tarot cards ✨💫

  • 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.

Meet your instructor,
Christopher Marmolejo

I came to tarot as a queer, brown, de-tribalized native from an under-resourced community, already transgressing the status quo. Tarot sharpened that power, and in Thresholds I teach you to do the same.

My background blends training in critical race theory, a Masters in Education, years of classroom teaching, and professional practice as both astrologer and diviner. I do not aim to reform colonial institutions but to cultivate thriving communities outside them.

In this work, education becomes liberation. I build safe, inclusive spaces where the spirit is welcomed. Thresholds expands our reading of tarot and our imagining of freedom, guiding you toward radical self-expression and the practice of liberation.

What my students have to say

Ready to walk the starry camino?

The Red Read is committed to equitable access and honoring a diversity of lived experiences. A tiered tuition model invites each participant to reflect on their access to resources and choose a price point that feels appropriate — with integrity and without shame.

This model relies on community trust and mutual care. When those with greater financial flexibility choose higher tiers, it helps subsidize access for others. This is one way we practice solidarity and redistribution within our shared learning space.

Abundant Care Rate

$2400 suggested rate

Choose this rate if you have abundant financial resources, access to wealth, or are able to give generously without financial strain. You help keep the work sustainable while honoring your own value! Once you purchase TENZ Y2, please make a suggested donation of $700 to The Red Read.

DONATE
Tenz - Sustainer Rate
$1,770.00
One time
$177.00
For 10 months

Community Care Rate

40% OFF

Select this tier if you’re experiencing financial hardship, are systematically marginalized, or would not be able to access this offering otherwise. No explanation is needed. This is an invitation to receive with dignity and grace.

If you’d like to access this rate, please use the coupon code COMMUNITY at check out.

Rather do some solo seeking?

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, slides, prompts and spreads from TENZ offered at a discounted rate. Available for immediate access upon purchase. You can also purchase individual lessons from each season of TENZ via the workshop page here.

TENZ Lecture Bundle Deal
$400.00
One time

✓ Over 24 hours of recorded content
✓ Unlimited lifetime access
✓ ancient translations - modern applications
✓ 12 unique decan presentations