Our Courses

Beginner Tarot: This course will teach you the basics of tarot reading, including how to find and care for your deck, basic card meanings and how to read for yourself. The purpose of this course is to provide you with the foundation needed to successfully read the cards for yourself. Included in this course are 7 lessons and assignments, exercises and individual time with the teacher.

Lesson 1: History - Familiarize yourself with the many theories of the roots of Tarot cards and explore their history; from their humble beginnings as playing cards, to their use for divination and growing popularity.

Lesson 2: Finding a deck, Getting to know your deck, Deck Care - Learn how to find a Tarot deck that will work the best for you. Discover ways to familiraize yourself with the cards and it’s personality, and the best way to take care of your deck to ensure it says in mint shape.

Lesson 3: About Tarot Decks, - Learn about the basic structure of tarot decks, and how it differs from deck to deck. Also included is a list of popular misconceptions about tarot cards and tarot reading.

Lesson 4: Major Arcana description and definitions of cards upright - Learn the traditional descriptions of the Major Arcana as found in the Rider-Waite deck and the basic definitions of the Major Arcana when found in a basic reading.

Lesson 5: Minor Arcana description and definitions of cards upright - Learn the traditional descriptions of the Minor Arcana as found in the Rider-Waite deck and the basic definitions of the Minor Arcana when found in a basic reading.

Lesson 6: How to do a reading, Intuition, Spreads - Using the knowledge from the previous lessons, this lesson delves into the world of reading; includes developing and working with your intuition, the use of signifiers, specific step by step instruction on how to perform a reading, and a variety of spreads.

Lesson 7: Reading for Yourself - The culminating lesson in the Beginner Course, this lesson combines all lessons and teaches the practical dos and don’ts for reading the cards for yourself.
Intermediate Tarot: Going beyond the basics, this course delves more deeply into how the tarot works with indepth information on the cards, symbolism and how to read for friends and family. This course is meant to expand your knowlege of the tarot in order to give you more insight into the cards and to make readings more accurate. Included in this course are 7 lessons and assignments, exercises and individual time with the teacher.

Lesson 1: Different Uses for Tarot, ethics - Keeping in mind the lessons from the Beginner course, this course reviews alernate uses for the Tarot, from meditation to story writing. Also included in this lesson is a word on ethics, which must be developed before reading for others.

Lesson 2: Major Arcana definitions of cards reversed, Minor Arcana definitions of cards reversed - Many readers find that reading the reversed tarot cards is much more difficult than upright. That is why this lesson is in the Intermediate course. This lesson will teach you the basic definitions of both the Major and Minor Arcana in reversed positions, and how to use them in a reading.

Lesson 3: Suits - There is much more behind a reading than the pictures on the cards. This lesson delves into the intricacies of the different suits and how that should be considered when performing a reading.

Lesson 4: Aces - The aces of each suit can be some of the more complex cards to understand, as such, this lesson goes into detail the meanings of the aces, why they are important and what they signify in a reading.

Lesson 5: Court Cards - Easily the most difficult cards of the Minor Arcana to understand, the court cards have confused and frustrated hundreds of tarot readers, from beginners to professionals. This lesson will delve deep into the meanings and stories behind the court cards, and discuss what they signify and how to use them in a reading.

Lesson 6: Basic Symbolism (colors, animals, plants/flowers) - Beyond the basic meanings of the cards, symbolism plays a large part in the accuracy of a reading. This lesson covers the basic symbolism commonly found in tarot decks and how to work the meanings into a reading.

Lesson 7: Reading For Friends/Family - The culminating lesson in the Intermediate course, this lesson takes into account all the previous learned knowledge and applies it in how to read for friends and family, both in person and long distance.
Advanced Tarot: This course involves a study of advanced tarot reading techniques as well as advanced symbolism and instruction on how to read professionally. Taking this course will povide you with the knowledge to read the tarot with confidence and accuracy sufficient for reading for your own pleasure or professionally. Included in this course are 7 lessons and assignments, exercises and individual time with the teacher.

Lesson 1: Advanced symbolism: Kaballah - A form of Hebrew mysticism, the Kaballah has been linked to tarot cards for hundreds of years. In this lesson you will learn how Kaballa and tarot combine together to create amazingly accurate readings

Lesson 2: Advanced symbolism: numerology - Numerology, while less esoteric than Kaballah, is equally, if not more important. This lesson will explore how the numbers of the cards and their related positions in a reading add a hidden dynamic to the reading.

Lesson 3: Advanced symbolism: astrology - The use of astrology in tarot isn’t as obvious as numerology, but it is still quite prevalent and every card in the major arcana has a matching astrological influence. This lesson will familiarize you with these influences and teach you how to apply them to a reading.

Lesson 4: Advanced symbolism : IChing - While this is a less commonly used form of symbolism in tarot, more and more cards are using this ancient system of divination. This lesson will explore how the combination of tarot and iching can drastically add to the accuracy of a reading.

Lesson 5: Card Positions - The positions of where you put your cards in a reading can be very important, they represent different aspects of a querant’s life. This lesson will teach you the importance of card position and how specific positioning affects the outcome of a reading.

Lesson 6: Card Combinations - The meaning of the way cards lie together in a reading in the presence of other cards can be a very complex and exhausting skill to learn. This lesson will delve as much as possible into the significance of possible card combinations, and how to identify and read these combinations for yourself.

Lesson 7: Reading Professionally, setting up a Tarot business - Taking into account all the lessons that have been presented through out these courses, this lesson teaches you how to branch out and read professionally. All the fundamentals of professional reading, including: further discusion of ethics, what to charge, how to deal with clients, and even how to establish your own tarot reading business are included in this lesson.

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