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personal coaching - moving from ambiguity to clarity
During individual coaching, the starting point is a personal or professional situation you would like to gain more insight into. A personal consultation provides a snapshot of the current situation and helps you gain an overview, consider specific aspects with greater awareness, and uncover any blind spots to support you in making important decisions. New paths come into view. Discover how much clarity the Tarot can provide when it comes to seeing into the often complex patterns that are at play in your life.If you are interested in a more intensive approach, you can consider a development series made up of six sessions that allow you to focus in on hidden themes. Over the course of these sessions, you will arrive at deep insights and be able to make more conscious decisions.
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Rates
Individual or relationship consultation 90 minutes - 90 euros including VAT
Development series, six sessions of 90 minutes each - 475 euros including VAT
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introductory workshop - the art of living, following your own path
What is the art of living and how do you discover your own unique version of this? Hidden within your inner world is a source of wisdom from which original answers can arise. Learn how to get in touch with this wisdom by using an age-old system for contemplation: the Tarot. During this one-day course you will learn more about how the archetypes of the Tarot and your imagination can inspire you to look at your life in new ways. You will look beneath the surface, as it were, to find answers that are more in keeping with who you are than with the outside world. As a result you will have a clearer vision of the path that you and you alone can walk.The cost of this one-day course is 95 euros, which includes VAT and a delicious lunch.
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introductory course - developing consciousness through the tarot
The Developing consciousness through the Tarot courses offer the opportunity to learn how to work with these 'mirrors of the soul', as the images on the cards are sometimes called. In these courses, we focus on using the Tarot as both a mirror and a catalyst to bring to illuminate those areas that are still in the shadows, so you can learn to better understand yourself and others.
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During the introductory course, you are taken through the psychology and mythology of the Rider-Waite Tarot in a way that is both playful and very down-to-earth. All twenty-two cards of the Major Arcana are covered, and you learn how they can be applied to your own situation.
The introductory course Developing consciousness through the Tarot - Major Arcana consists of 6 evening classes, which are held once every two weeks. Because of the limited number of participants, there is ample opportunity for individual attention. The cost of the course is 275 euros, which includes VAT and all course materials.
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This course on the Major Arcana stands on its own; after completing it you can choose to go on to the follow-up course on the Minor Arcana.
follow-up course - developing consciousness through the tarot
During the follow-up course, you will discover how the Minor Arcana offers you personalized details and concrete steps on the path of personal development. In this course, you are introduced to the fifty-six cards of the Minor Arcana and learn more about the elements (earth, water, air and fire) and numerology.
The follow-up course Developing consciousness through the Tarot - Minor Arcana also consists of 6 evening classes, which are held once every two weeks and the cost of the course is 275 euros as well, which includes VAT and all course materials.
courses for advanced students - roads into the soul
After completing the follow-up course, there are a number of different courses for advanced students and professionals. If you are interested in participating, please register for an intake interview.
a week-long midsummer intensive in tuscany - the hero's journey of the fool
Are you ready to take a deeply transformative step? Every June, Felice Derkinderen and Elena Benvenuti organize a week-long intensive in Italy, the country where the oldest Tarot cards were found. A seventeenth-century family home in the hills of Tuscany forms the exquisite backdrop to a midsummer intensive for curious souls. In the course program, they combine the Hero's Journey of literary scholar Joseph Campbell with the curiosity of The Fool, an archetype from the Tarot and a marvelous metaphor for the person in search of themself and the mystery of life. Find inspiration and discover how you can become the hero of your own life story.
The wonderful deep talks I had with other participants during our walks through the beautiful forests and surrounding villages also had a cleansing effect. All in all, I can say that I was able to completely relax during this remarkable week, both inside of myself and in the encounters I had with others.
René Heitmüller, photographer
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gift certificate - a precious present
Looking for an original gift? Give an inspiring and enriching experience with a gift certificate from ESSENCE >> coaching for all or part of an individual consultation, workshop or course. These are available in various denominations. Let your partner, family member or friend discover how the Tarot can help in charting their lives. To get a better overview, to take more conscious decisions and to bring new paths into view.The gift certificate contains a unique code, and will be sent by email either to the lucky recipient or directly to you so you can print it out and give it yourself.
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special - your life is your art, patterns of personal destiny
Your birthdate and the corresponding framework of images from the Tarot - the Tarot constellation - provide insight into the essential qualities of your personality and also potential stumbling blocks. This forms a 'ground pattern', an outline you can elaborate on in your life and which provides you with a precision tool that will allow you to better understand yourself. Image: detail of a page from 'The Red Book' of C.G. Jung.This one-day course is intended for everyone who has completed the introductory course on the Major Arcana. The cost of this course is 100 euros, which includes VAT, all course materials and a delicious lunch.
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inspiration sessions - tailor-made training
In addition to individual coaching and open courses, there is a wide array of short (in-house) courses and workshops that can be tailor-made for you or your organization. Inspiration sessions provide a valuable basis for teambuilding and intervision, and personal guidance can bring redeeming insights during supervision and leadership training. Just during the year at the office or at special events.Tailor-made training? Let me know about the challenges you are facing or the wishes that you have without obligation.
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