A year-long private mentorship focusing on your Work in the world.
only 5 seats available; seats are filling
to claim your seat, email our admin goddess Jess at riverislandapothecaryassist@gmail.com.
Mentorship 2026
What if you could give your business, skillset, or art a year with The Darkwood Archetypes?
The Mentorship program uses the Darkwood pedagogy to inspire, guide, organize, and align your Work with the Wheel of the Year, the elements, and The Darkwood Archetypes for momentum and ease.
- understand the cycles and seasons of your Work
- infuse your Work with momentum and ease
- identify and support your ideal clients & customers
- build intimacy with your Work by studying its elements
- learn to be the guardian and steward of your Work
Each season we will focus on an element and archetype and how it applies to your Work. For example:
- The Priestess & Earth element: what are the bare bones of your Work? How does your Work support others.
- The Girl Child & Air element: What is the atmosphere of your Work? What “life” does it support?
- The Tantrika & Fire element: Use the metaphor of fire-building to understand what your Work needs to be sustainable.
- The Queen & Light element: Preserve your energy and focus by distinguishing Queen tasks from Worker Bee tasks.
- The Warrior & Center: Learn to create gravity within your Work for effortless cohesion and magnetism.
- The Mermaid & Water element: Create currents and tides within your Work for momentum
- etc….
you’ll get
- Two private 60-min Zoom sessions with me each season (15 sessions total throughout the year)
- A private Archetype Alignment call with me in January to determine the Archetype Walk for your Work in 2026
- An Elements of Work class each season (8 total; all pre-recorded)
- The Elements of Work workbook (pdf)
- The Mystical Year program in its entirety
Testimonials
“You see people and their gifts very clearly, and I think a lot of that is from your deep work in mysticism. You’re so tuned in to people, and that it carries over when you’re talking about business and aligning people with their business. I highly recommend you as a business coach (even though you don’t call yourself that). I cannot recommend you enough!
I feel incredibly lucky, blessed, and fortunate to have had your eyeballs on my business for the last 10 years. I cannot imagine doing what I’ve done without you. You really pushed me beyond what I thought I could do. You’re a huge gift, and I think anyone who gets to spend even five minutes with you is lucky beyond belief. But man, if they can really spend some one-on-one time with you and go deeper, there’s nothing they can’t do.
You have an incredible skill at hearing what’s said, zooming in on the parts that are getting lost or glossed over, and amplifying them. You also zoom out and get to the crux of the matter in a way that I’m not able to see. You do it with warmth, a lot of humor, and incredible clarity. You’re really able to see me and speak the truth.
I also love that you have a no-nonsense approach. You’ll show me a path to go down, which sometimes it’s just me getting out of my own way, and other times you offer a specific strategy that speaks to my aptitudes as strengths as a business owner, not just some general, trendy business advice. “
– Jane Carter, 2024
Integrating Katie’s Wheel of the Year rhythms and Archetype medicine into my life and work has not only helped to unveil my authenticity but has also created a beautiful space for profound self-healing, expression, and getting grounded in my power. And as someone who struggles with feeling like I’m not enough as an artist, the confidence I’ve fostered through Katie’s guidance and support has shifted the way I manage projects into a more relaxed and self-assured approach. The energy and perspective that Katie brings to her Work is this perfect cocktail of soul-deep wisdom, hype-girl, gentle-but-no-bullshit feedback, and true compassion; it’s been so fun to work with her!
-Courtnie M., 2024
Tuition & enrollment
Early bird discount: pay in full by Dec 19, 2025: $3,400
(you may pay with Venmo, Zelle, or check. There is a 5% convenience fee added for credit card payments.)
Monthly: $300 upon enrollment, then 11 monthly payments of $300 beginning January 1, 2026.
(you will be sent an invoice each month which you can pay using a credit card at no additional cost)
To enroll, please email our admin goddess, Jess, and she will get you all set up.
Enrollment is open. To save your seat, email Jess at riverislandapothecaryassist@gmail.com
details & FAQ’s
why are you capitalizing “Work”?
I capitalize this word to distinguish it from “job”. To me, Work represents something that your soul wants to offer to the world. Work can certainly be your “job”, the thing that earns you a living, but it’s not limited to that. Your Work is how you help and what you offer, equal parts passion, service, proclivity, and generosity. Often, Work shows up as art and business. In my 27 years as a self-employed artist and business owner, I’ve come to understand this on a personal level and can speak to it with compassion and fluency.
what if I don’t know what my Work is?
The Mentorship is designed for people who already have a project, skillset, or business in place, or are developing something specific.
If you are getting to know your Self, you are invited to join The Mystical Year program. It’s designed to introduce you to The Darkwood Archetypes, the Wheel of the Year, and most importantly to support you as you cultivate your true Self and wisdom.
what are the seasonal Zoom sessions like in the Mentorship?
We’ll spend 60 min on Zoom (or a phone call, your choice) twice each season, applying archetypal wisdom via The Darkwood Archetypes, elements, and elemental applications to your Work.
The Elements of Work classes will be recorded for you each season and introduce you to the concepts in your workbook. I’ll present various topics, discussions, and writing exercises in class that will align you and your Work with the season, archetype, and element.
when do we meet?
At the beginning of each season, I’ll send you a link to my class calendar and you can reserve your two 60-min sessions. In general, sessions are available Tuesdays & Wednesdays between 10 am- 5 pm ET, and Thursdays & Fridays between 9 am – 1pm ET.
what’s the attendance policy?
I’m a dynamic woman with a full schedule, just like you. You can cancel your Zoom sessions with 48-hours’ notice, without guarantee that additional scheduling options will be available. If you miss more than 2 Zoom sessions, we’ll have a chat about whether or not the program is a good fit for you. If you are dismissed for non-participation, you will still be obligated for the full tuition, including monthly payments.
do I get one-on-one time with you?
Yes! a bunch!
This is a personalized experience. You’ll get two 60-min Zoom sessions with me per season (but meeting only once for the Dreaming Season).
During our Zoom sessions I’ll listen deeply to the ways you are applying the season’s wisdom to your Work and then offer potent reflection and guidance. These sessions will help you understand how your Work can align with and benefit from the season and archetypes. We’ll also discuss your Work’s year-long archetype and how it’s contributing.
Plus, the Archetype Walk Call!
what is an “Archetype Walk”?
Each year, participants and I align with a Darkwood archetype and “walk with” her for the full year instead of just her usual 6-week season. This allows for a deep and thorough wisdom upgrade.
At the beginning of the year, you and I will plan a phone call (in addition to your seasonal Zoom sessions) where I’ll help you align with the archetype you’ll be walking with. Then, you’ll spend the year seeing through her lens, paying attention to her times of day, moons, and seasons, and noticing her patterns in Nature and yourself. You will learn to alchemize her with every season and every archetype.
If you engage with this practice, the Archetype Walk is a lovely, efficient way to evolve and upgrade your wisdom of your Work.
It will allow you to see your Work as separate from your Self so that you can honor its evolution as an independent being. It will also position you as a partner with your Work, so that you can help and support it, and make independent contributions. Seeing your Work as different from your Self allows you to see the brilliant alchemy created by you + your Work. Rather than a feeling of ownership, responsibility, or even obligation; you can see your Work as a collaborator with whom you join forces to bring something magnificent into the world.
Knowing your Work’s year-long archetype will help you see what your Work needs, how it’s evolving and upgrading, and its “function” in the world this year.
During our call I’ll use a variety of writing prompts, divination techniques, and meditations to help you know your Work’s archetype, then we’ll end with a short-but-sweet ceremony honoring your Work’s Archetype Walk.
what is the “Year Ahead Oracle Spread”?
Using the oracle deck of your choice, you’ll pull cards using a layout unique to Darkwood that will help you understand the “wisdom upgrade” for your Work in each 2026 season. Using a specific set of prompts, you’ll pull 1 or 2 cards for each season, then log this information into your Darkwood Almanac for easy access and reference all year. You’ll learn how to look for patterns, circuits, and deep meaning in this spread, and most importantly to allow it to unfurl rather than predict the future.
Then, we’ll look at your season’s card one at a time throughout the year for cohesion and deeper comprehension.
who participates in the Mentorship?
Mentorships participants are all interested in bettering their Work and offering their services with more ease, potency, and alignment. They study and apply the course material with devotion and organization. Mentorship participants are punctual and have a natural aptitude for study, application, writing, and archetypal symbolism.
This program is open to graduates of The Mystical Year.
are there requirements for attendance and other things?
Attendance: You can cancel your Zoom sessions with 48-hours’ notice, without guarantee that additional scheduling options will be available. If you miss more than 2 Zoom sessions, we’ll have a chat about whether or not the program is a good fit for you. If you are dismissed for non-participation, you will still be obligated for the full tuition, including monthly payments.
Tuition: students on the monthly payment plan will be invoiced and must pay on time, with a penalty fee for missed and late payments. Students who are dismissed for non-payment, late payment, or poor attendance are still responsible for making their monthly payments.
Intellectual Property: students will enroll with a clear understanding that this Mentorship is not a teacher training, and that participating in the program is not permission or preparation to teach or practice this material. In fact, the Mentorship prepares you to create your own pedagogy, techniques, and methods unique to you.
Student Contract: before acceptance into the Mentorship, all students will sign a contract clearly outlining requirements, rules, and agreements.
why so many rules?
In short, to help you show up for your Self.
Sadly, we live in a culture that encourages women to blow off plans with themselves when work, family, and/or romantic partners “need us”. Women have been trained to consider self-care and self-betterment “low priority” our whole lives; plans with our Self often reads as “no plans” and get easily replaced.
I know this because I’ve done it. A lot.
These rules are in place to help you stick to the plans you made for your Self and prioritize the relationship with “her” (you). They are here to support your commitment to self-awareness and personal growth. These rules are hearty incentives to show the fuck up for your beautiful, unique, miraculous Self.
I will be showing up for you for a year. I want you to show up “for you”, too.
Tuition & enrollment
Early bird discount: pay in full by Dec 19, 2025: $3,400
(you may pay with Venmo, Zelle, or check. There is a 5% convenience fee added for credit card payments.)
Monthly: $300 upon enrollment, then 11 monthly payments of $300 beginning January 1, 2026.
(you will be sent an invoice each month which you can pay using a credit card)
To enroll, please email our admin goddess, Jess, and she will get you all set up.