What the alumni directory is for.
The alumni directory is a public, verifiable register of every certified graduate of the Trikaala Academy. It exists for two reasons. First, so that a client who has been recommended a reader by a Trikaala-certified practitioner can verify the recommendation by name. Second, so that the academy itself can be held to account for what its certifications stand for — if a graduate operates outside the ethics manifesto, the certification can be reviewed and, in rare cases, revoked.
What it shows.
For each graduate the directory lists: the graduate’s name (first name only by default, full name only by explicit consent), the certification level, the cohort year, the city of practice, and the verifiable certificate ID. The directory does not list contact details, websites, or social handles — graduates run independently of Trikaala once certified.
Verification.
Every certificate carries a unique identifier (format: TRK-{level}-{year}-{seq}). The identifier can be verified publicly at /verify/{certId} — the page confirms whether the certificate is current, suspended, or revoked, and shows the graduate’s name, level, and issue date.
What happens to a Trikaala graduate.
The academy is not a placement agency. A Foundation graduate goes back to her own life with the method as a personal practice; a Practitioner graduate may start a small reading practice of her own, often alongside other professional work. Some graduates become associate readers at Trikaala for a season or two; a small handful go on to the Master Teacher track and eventually lead their own Trikaala-certified academies. There is no expectation that a graduate makes her living from the method — most do not.
The honour code for certified readers.
Every Trikaala-certified graduate signs an honour code at the point of certification. The code names what the reader will and will not do under the Trikaala-trained credential. The substantive commitments are five: the reader will not conduct predictive readings under the Trikaala name; the reader will not conduct third-party readings (readings on absent people); the reader will not offer medical, legal, or financial advice in the session; the reader will honour their stated refund policy; the reader will not engage in fear-or-scarcity-based marketing of their practice.
The honour code is enforceable. A reader who is reported to be operating outside the code is investigated by the academy; if the report is substantiated, the certification can be reviewed and, in rare cases, revoked. Revoked certifications appear in the directory marked as such, with the date and reason. We have, since the practice began, revoked one certification (a Foundation graduate who was conducting commercial predictive readings under the Trikaala-certified name); the record is in the directory.
How to use the directory if you are a client.
If a reader has identified themselves as Trikaala-certified to you, you can verify the claim two ways: search this directory for their name, or enter their certificate ID at /verify/{certId}. The verify page will confirm whether the certification is current, suspended, or revoked, and at what level. If the reader cannot produce a certificate ID, the credential is fraudulent.
We are deliberate about the openness of this verification system because the broader tarot market has substantial fraud and the seeker has no other way of checking. The verification page is public, the directory is public, the credential framework is documented openly. A reader who claims certification we cannot verify is, simply, not certified.
The alumni gathering.
Once a year, in November, the academy holds an alumni gathering in Delhi. Approximately 70% of alumni attend; the gathering is two days long, with case-discussion sessions, working-deck practice with senior practitioners, and the annual alumni dinner on the second evening. The gathering is free for alumni and is one of the more substantive long-arc benefits of the academy training — the alumni network has become, for many graduates, a working community of contemplative practitioners they would not otherwise have access to.
For alumni travelling from outside Delhi, we maintain a list of inexpensive accommodation near the academy teaching space; some long-distance alumni stay with Delhi-resident alumni who host visitors during the gathering. The arrangement has emerged organically and is one of the warmer aspects of the alumni culture.
Continuing-education credits and the long-term commitment.
The academy expects every certified graduate to maintain a continuing-education register — at least twelve hours of additional contemplative or methodological study per year, documented to the academy on request. Most graduates exceed this floor substantially. The register is not formally audited; it is held on honour. Graduates who fall substantially behind on continuing education for three consecutive years are contacted by the academy for a working conversation about whether the credential remains active. To date, two graduates have voluntarily allowed their certification to lapse for this reason, with mutual respect.
The continuing-education requirement reflects the practice's view that contemplative competence is a working discipline, not a static credential. The methodology evolves; the deck-grammar deepens with practice; the ethical landscape shifts as the market shifts. A certified Trikaala reader who has not done substantive ongoing work for several years is not, in practice, operating at the level the credential implies.
A note for prospective applicants reading this page.
If you have arrived at this page from outside the academy — as a prospective applicant browsing the practice to see whether the Foundation cohort is the right next step for your own contemplative work — the directory is one of the honest signals about the practice we want you to see. The directory is small. We have, by design, not been a high-volume training operation. The implication is that a Trikaala-trained reader is a specific kind of practitioner, of which there are not many. Whether that is the right kind of training for you depends on what you are looking for; the academy pages at /academy describe each level in detail and the application is open at /contact.
The geographic distribution of certified readers.
Trikaala-certified readers practise in fourteen Indian cities and three international locations as of mid-2026. Delhi and the NCR carry the largest concentration (about 40% of certified readers, in part because Foundation has historically been a Delhi-anchored programme); Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Chennai, and Hyderabad account for another 35% between them; the remaining 25% is distributed across smaller cities, Kolkata, and the international locations (London, Singapore, Dubai — each with one or two certified practitioners).
For a seeker looking for a Trikaala-certified reader in their own city, the directory is searchable by location. Where no certified reader practises in your city, online sessions with the Trikaala practice itself are the recommended alternative; we also maintain referral relationships with adjacent contemplative practitioners in cities where we do not have a certified Trikaala reader.
A working note on what certified Trikaala readers tend to charge.
We do not set pricing for our certified readers — each runs their own practice with their own rate card. We can, however, give you a working sense of the ranges. Foundation-certified readers who read informally for friends usually do not charge; the few who establish small paid practices typically charge ₹1,500–3,500 per session, well below the Trikaala practice’s own rates, reflecting that they are early-career.
Practitioner-certified readers — the working professional tier — charge in the range of ₹3,000–6,000 per sixty-minute session. Advanced-certified readers, who specialise, tend to charge ₹6,000–12,000 per session because the specialisation justifies the premium. Master Teachers, who carry the practice’s teaching authority, charge at or above the central Trikaala practice rates (₹9,000–14,000 per session) and supplement their income with cohort tuition from the Foundation cohorts they run.
If a Trikaala-certified reader is charging substantially outside these ranges — far higher without the credentials that would justify it, or far lower in a way that suggests they are not running a sustainable practice — that is worth noticing. We do not police pricing but the ranges are honest signals about what the credentials in practice produce.
How the directory is maintained.
The directory is updated within seven working days of each cohort completion and within seven working days of any certification status change. It is maintained by a small Trikaala administrative team (currently one person, the academy registrar) who verifies each entry against the cohort records before publication. A certified reader who has changed their city of practice is asked to update the registrar; this is a soft request rather than a strict requirement, but most readers update their entries within a few months of relocating.
Errors in the directory should be reported to hello@trikaala.com. We investigate within seven working days. The most common error is a missing city update; the second most common is a graduate’s name appearing with a typo. Both are correctable on request.