About us
Welcome Card Sleuths! This is a female only group for practicing tarot and oracle card readings in a supportive and kind environment. Beginners and experienced alike are welcome.
LBTQIA friendly :)
If you identify as a female of any colour under the moon and sun, and you're bi, straight, ace, intersex, lesbian or trans, you are very welcome!
(If you present as a male in your bio, please be aware that I will reflexively refuse your request to join, sorry! Females only, no exceptions.)
Any kind of deck you use for cartomancy readings is okay to bring along and use. Oracle or angel, tarot, pip, or one that's hand-drawn on foolscap and chopped up into discernable pieces is a-okay! ☺️
If you don't have your own cards right now, a good affordable starter tarot deck is the Rider-Waite-Smith deck through Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/091386613X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_2wQdGbZ9VG5XW
Or Lenormand for $20-ish: \
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/1572819871/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_DKQdGb6NXK5RG
This is not a traditional teaching environment. I'm not a teacher :) This club is just for women to practise, these are not formal lessons. If you don't know much, that's okay, let the organiser know and they can pair you up with someone friendly.
Respectful, open-minded and kind discussion around meanings is encouraged whilst remembering that everyone's meanings are ultimately valid and acceptable.
Same goes with spiritual beliefs, to each their own! No one needs to disclose their belief system or ideas on how the universe and everything works if they don't want to :)
A clear photo of your face is needed to join. Feel free to change it once your request has been accepted.
Homophobic, abusive or racist views will not be tolerated. Try to avoid all the 'isms if you can! 😅🌞✨
We each have different rules and comfort levels around others touching our cards. If you're the reader and you don't want others shuffling or touching your deck that is absolutely okay.
Some people will be okay with drinks or snacks on the table next to their cards, others won't be. Feel free to let your reading partner know your wishes.
Under 18's must be accompanied by an adult who will stay with them for the duration of the event.
We each have the power of discernment and free will and others cannot be held liable for actions we take from what we are told in readings. Go to a GP or certified health practitioner for health concerns.
No-shows will be noted. Update your RSVP to receive a gold star (just kidding - no gold star, but please do update your RSVP if you can no longer make it to an event).
For in-person events, please stay home if you have cold symptoms, even if you know it's not COVID.
Featured event
How to Connect with a New Tarot Deck
A practical tarot workshop on connecting with a deck’s unique voice—and learning how it wants to work with you.
Have you ever bought a tarot deck that you admired, but didn’t quite know how to work with?
Maybe you pull a card and admire the design, but the message feels elusive or unclear.
Or perhaps you excitedly flip through the deck when it first arrives… only to find it weeks later sitting untouched on a shelf.
I’ve been there too. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. 😅✨✨✨
Tarot decks carry distinct energies shaped by their creator, illustrator, writer, and even materials. Each deck has its own voice, personality, and purpose — and its own way it wants to work with you. Learning how to meet a deck on its own terms can transform your relationship, and the way you work with, a particular deck.
Join Trish Appleyard for this practical, hands-on workshop, where she’ll guide you in working with a new tarot deck using a 7-card spread designed to help you tune into its unique energy. You’ll learn how to move from confusion to clarity, building trust and understanding you can apply to any new deck that comes your way.
In this workshop, we will:
- Open with a grounding meditation to help us center and protect our energy
- Trish will share reflections & experiences on the relationships that we form with our tarot decks
- Learn how to clear and welcome a new tarot deck
- Listen to a deck’s unique voice through a 7-card tarot spread
- Explore how to carry this method forward with future decks
The meeting passcode is needed to join the Zoom and will be messaged to you after registration.
A replay of the workshop will be sent to those who were unable to join live.
Or consider joining the Tarot Journey Membership, to access all of the tarot workshops, and replays at no extra cost! Learn more here
***This workshop is included in the Tarot Journey & Intuition Journey Memberships.***
Details will be posted in the Journey Circle Members forum on
https://buymeacoffee.com/thejourneycircle/posts
Who is this workshop for?
- Tarot Learners to Experienced Practitioners - who want to deepen their connection to their tarot decks, and refine their skills.
- Pre-requisite: Must know the basics of Tarot such as how to pull a card and interpret a card with or without a book (If you come to Journaling with Tarot regularly, you'll be fine!)
If you have questions, please contact us for more information.
This workshop will be faciliated by Trish Appleyard, and supported by Bonnie Ho Gabaeff.
What to bring:
- A new tarot deck or an unused tarot deck
- A journal
- Meeting passcode (sent after registration)
A great excuse to buy a new deck! 😬
**Please note, this workshop will not be female-only, as it is a shared event with Bonnie Ho Gabaeff.**
Workshop time around the world:
Brisbane - Monday March 9 @ 7 AM
Auckland - Monday March 9 @ 10 AM
Pacific - Sunday March 8 @ 2 PM
Mountain - Sunday March 8 @ 3 PM
Central - Sunday March 8 @ 4 PM
Eastern - Sunday March 8 @ 5 PM
London - Sunday March 8 @ 9 PM
About Trish Appleyard
Meet Trish - someone with a deep curiosity for all things mystical, energetic and divinatory. She brings warmth and understanding to every session, whether as a Tarot, Lenormand or Akashic Records reader and teacher, or as an energy worker and psychic.
When she's not doing readings, you'll find Trish completely geeking out over card symbolism and history, exploring the energetic structure of the universe, or sharing knowledge and learning from fellow seekers who love it too.
She believes we're all beautifully imperfect works in progress, and that there's always something more to discover.
Connect with Trish:
- Instagram: @thebookandthekey
- YouTube: @thebookandthekey
- Etsy Shop: TheBookandtheKey
- Message her here on MeetUp
Upcoming events
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- A$32.00
How to Connect with a New Tarot Deck
·OnlineOnlineA practical tarot workshop on connecting with a deck’s unique voice—and learning how it wants to work with you.
Have you ever bought a tarot deck that you admired, but didn’t quite know how to work with?
Maybe you pull a card and admire the design, but the message feels elusive or unclear.
Or perhaps you excitedly flip through the deck when it first arrives… only to find it weeks later sitting untouched on a shelf.I’ve been there too. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. 😅✨✨✨
Tarot decks carry distinct energies shaped by their creator, illustrator, writer, and even materials. Each deck has its own voice, personality, and purpose — and its own way it wants to work with you. Learning how to meet a deck on its own terms can transform your relationship, and the way you work with, a particular deck.
Join Trish Appleyard for this practical, hands-on workshop, where she’ll guide you in working with a new tarot deck using a 7-card spread designed to help you tune into its unique energy. You’ll learn how to move from confusion to clarity, building trust and understanding you can apply to any new deck that comes your way.
In this workshop, we will:
- Open with a grounding meditation to help us center and protect our energy
- Trish will share reflections & experiences on the relationships that we form with our tarot decks
- Learn how to clear and welcome a new tarot deck
- Listen to a deck’s unique voice through a 7-card tarot spread
- Explore how to carry this method forward with future decks
The meeting passcode is needed to join the Zoom and will be messaged to you after registration.
A replay of the workshop will be sent to those who were unable to join live.
Or consider joining the Tarot Journey Membership, to access all of the tarot workshops, and replays at no extra cost! Learn more here
***This workshop is included in the Tarot Journey & Intuition Journey Memberships.***
Details will be posted in the Journey Circle Members forum on
https://buymeacoffee.com/thejourneycircle/postsWho is this workshop for?
- Tarot Learners to Experienced Practitioners - who want to deepen their connection to their tarot decks, and refine their skills.
- Pre-requisite: Must know the basics of Tarot such as how to pull a card and interpret a card with or without a book (If you come to Journaling with Tarot regularly, you'll be fine!)
If you have questions, please contact us for more information.
This workshop will be faciliated by Trish Appleyard, and supported by Bonnie Ho Gabaeff.What to bring:
- A new tarot deck or an unused tarot deck
- A journal
- Meeting passcode (sent after registration)
A great excuse to buy a new deck! 😬
**Please note, this workshop will not be female-only, as it is a shared event with Bonnie Ho Gabaeff.**
Workshop time around the world:
Brisbane - Monday March 9 @ 7 AM
Auckland - Monday March 9 @ 10 AM
Pacific - Sunday March 8 @ 2 PM
Mountain - Sunday March 8 @ 3 PM
Central - Sunday March 8 @ 4 PM
Eastern - Sunday March 8 @ 5 PM
London - Sunday March 8 @ 9 PMAbout Trish Appleyard
Meet Trish - someone with a deep curiosity for all things mystical, energetic and divinatory. She brings warmth and understanding to every session, whether as a Tarot, Lenormand or Akashic Records reader and teacher, or as an energy worker and psychic.
When she's not doing readings, you'll find Trish completely geeking out over card symbolism and history, exploring the energetic structure of the universe, or sharing knowledge and learning from fellow seekers who love it too.
She believes we're all beautifully imperfect works in progress, and that there's always something more to discover.
Connect with Trish:
- Instagram: @thebookandthekey
- YouTube: @thebookandthekey
- Etsy Shop: TheBookandtheKey
- Message her here on MeetUp
3 attendees 
Journaling with Tarot - Time Change! 1 hour earlier in Australia!
·OnlineOnlineAre you tarot-curious? Do you love to journal? Join us for self-discovery, reflective writing & community through Tarot in this free class.
My name is Bonnie Ho Gabaeff, and I’m a Tarot & Energy Reader based out of California. I host a class called Journaling with Tarot over Zoom.
Journaling with Tarot is a supportive way to connect with the wisdom of the Tarot, while learning and reflecting on the meanings of each individual card by applying it to your own life.
No experience with Tarot is necessary — Tarot learners & experienced Tarot readers join us to learn, grow and support each other! You don't even need to have a deck.
Join us each week on Zoom to review and journal about the featured Tarot card of the week.
In this hour together, we will:
● Center: Begin with a centering meditation to fully arrive and be present
● Learn: Our featured card of the week (See featured card schedule below) — We’ll walkthrough the themes, symbols and general meanings for this card
● Write: Journaling prompts to connect with our featured card and how it may be showing up for you in your life. (Time will be allotted to journal on your own)
● Community: Share & discuss any insights that arose for you in your journaling (Welcome to share, but don't have to!)
● Pull a card for the group! — Lastly, I will pull a card and tune into what message wants to come through for those of us in this space together
No tarot deck necessary! Bring your journal, an open mind, and a compassionate heart.
Please note: by joining this class, you agree to adhere to the The Journey Circle Safe Space Guidelines.
Each week, we will focus on the featured card.
PLEASE NOTE: This class is offered Wednesday, 7 AM AEST (Sorry for the odd hours, this is an ongoing class hosted in California).
Featured Card of the Week Schedule:
Weds, March 4 — Two of Wands (Bonnie)
Weds, March 11 — Three of Wands
Weds, March 18 — Four of Wands
Weds, March 25 — Five of Wands
Weds, April 1 — Six of WandsThis is a free class, though donations are appreciated.
You can donate through the following paypal:
https://paypal.me/flybirdflycoMuch gratitude & hope to see you there! ✨✨✨
These journaling events are also up on Eventbrite, so numbers are always greater than those you can see RSVP'ed here on MeetUp. You can follow Bonnie over there at, The Journey Circle by Bonnie Ho Insights.
Can't make it live? Missed a class?
Join The Journey Circle Membership to receive recordings of every class (and a few extra goodies).
About Bonnie Ho Gabaeff
Rev. Bonnie Ho Gabaeff is an Intuitive Tarot Counselor and founder of The Journey Circle, a place that supports sensitive, curious souls in their journeys towards self-alignment, healing and wholeness through Tarot, intuition, self-reflection and beyond.
Born in Hong Kong, and raised outside Philadelphia, Bonnie now lives in Sonoma County, California where she enjoys cooking, hiking and playing competitive Tetris.
Full schedule of classes
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Readings & MentorshipAbout Trish Appleyard
Meet Trish - someone with a deep curiosity for all things mystical, energetic and divinatory. As a Tarot and Lenormand reader, teacher, Akashic Records and energy worker, she brings warmth and understanding to every session.
When she's not doing readings, you'll find Trish completely geeking out over card symbolism and history, exploring the energetic structure of the universe, or sharing knowledge and learning from fellow seekers who love it too.
She believes we're all beautifully imperfect works in progress, and that there's always something more to discover.
Connect with Trish:
- Instagram: @thebookandthekey
- YouTube: @thebookandthekey
- Etsy Shop: TheBookandtheKey
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