Tarot foundations: a free 30-day course

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30
days
78
cards
8
modules
52
languages

What you will be able to do

  • Recognize all 78 cards and explain their imagery and core meanings.
  • Use upright and reversed meanings in relation to a question.
  • Practice daily draws, reflective observation, and significator readings.
  • Select and read a spread with connected positions.
  • Communicate interpretations respectfully and review your own progress.

The thirty days

Module 1 · Days 1–7

Foundations and the language of the Major Arcana

Start with the deck itself, then study the Major Arcana through images and keywords. You will establish a journal, begin guided observation, and learn a daily draw you can continue throughout the course.

  1. Day 1 Getting to know your deck
  2. Day 2 Major Arcana imagery: The Fool to The Chariot
  3. Day 3 Major Arcana imagery: Strength to Temperance
  4. Day 4 Major Arcana imagery: The Devil to The World
  5. Day 5 Major Arcana keywords: The Fool to Wheel of Fortune
  6. Day 6 Major Arcana keywords: Justice to The World
  7. Day 7 The card of the day

Module 2 · Days 8–12

The person, the situation, and possible guidance

Use the Major Arcana to explore how a person approaches a situation and what responses may be available. The significator gives you a viewpoint; the situation and recommendation readings help you turn that viewpoint into a useful conversation.

  1. Day 8 The significator: The Fool to Wheel of Fortune
  2. Day 9 The significator: Justice to The World
  3. Day 10 Situations and recommendations: The Fool to The Chariot
  4. Day 11 Situations and recommendations: Strength to Temperance
  5. Day 12 Situations and recommendations: The Devil to The World

Module 3 · Days 13–14

First readings and consultation skills

Begin with a three-card spread and learn how its positions work together. Then establish the ethical and practical habits you will use when reading for others and describing your practice publicly.

  1. Day 13 Your first three-card spreads
  2. Day 14 Consultation ethics and presenting your practice

Module 4 · Days 15–17

The suit of Wands

Study initiative and effort through the fourteen Wands cards. Work in three passes: imagery, upright and reversed keywords, then situations and recommendations. Continue your daily journal and short consultation practice.

  1. Day 15 Wands: imagery
  2. Day 16 Wands: keywords
  3. Day 17 Wands: situations and recommendations

Module 5 · Days 18–20

The suit of Cups

Study emotional responses and relationships through the fourteen Cups cards. Give yourself time to distinguish similar feelings and to hear how another person describes their own experience.

  1. Day 18 Cups: imagery
  2. Day 19 Cups: keywords
  3. Day 20 Cups: situations and recommendations

Module 6 · Days 21–23

The suit of Swords

Study thought, communication, and decisions through the fourteen Swords cards. Some images are difficult; practice describing them calmly and grounding the interpretation in the question.

  1. Day 21 Swords: imagery
  2. Day 22 Swords: keywords
  3. Day 23 Swords: situations and recommendations

Module 7 · Days 24–26

The suit of Pentacles

Study resources and everyday effort through the fourteen Pentacles cards. This completes your three-pass study of all four suits and prepares you to bring the full deck into consultation practice.

  1. Day 24 Pentacles: imagery
  2. Day 25 Pentacles: keywords
  3. Day 26 Pentacles: situations and recommendations

Module 8 · Days 27–30

Full-deck readings and course completion

Bring the full deck into several layouts, compare their purposes, and complete a final reading. Finish by reviewing your journal and setting the next stage of your practice.

  1. Day 27 Full-deck practice: Four cards and Goal
  2. Day 28 The Celtic Cross
  3. Day 29 The Horseshoe and Partnership spreads
  4. Day 30 Review, final practice, and your next steps

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