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Astrology for beginners: read your own birth chart in thirty days
One class a day for thirty days. You learn the signs, the planets, the houses and the aspects, and each class ends with a task on your own chart and a short test. The course uses modern Western tropical astrology with Placidus houses, the same system as our natal chart tool.
What you will be able to do
- Find the Sun, the Moon and the Ascendant in your chart and say what each one describes.
- Name the element, modality and ruler of every sign.
- Describe what each planet stands for and what changes when it moves to another sign.
- Read the twelve houses as areas of life and find which houses your planets occupy.
- Recognize the five major aspects and describe how two planets in aspect work together.
- Combine planet, sign and house into a short, careful reading of your own chart.
The thirty days
Six modules, one class a day. Each class takes about fifteen minutes and ends with a short exercise on your own chart.
1
Module 1 Days 1–7
The language of the sky
Build your chart and learn its basic vocabulary: the elements, the modalities, the zodiac wheel, the Sun, the Moon and the Ascendant. The module ends with the phases of the Moon and a short daily habit.
2
Module 2 Days 8–13
The twelve signs
Study the signs in opposite pairs, one pair a day, from Aries and Libra to Virgo and Pisces. Each pair shows how two signs answer the same question in different ways.
3
Module 3 Days 14–18
The planets
Meet the planets from Mercury out to Pluto, and see why the outer planets describe a generation more than a person. The module closes with the four dignities.
4
Module 4 Days 19–22
The houses
Read the twelve houses as areas of life, three houses a day, together with the four angles. If you do not know your birth time, each class tells you what you can still read.
5
Module 5 Days 23–25
The aspects
Learn how planets relate through the conjunction, opposition, trine, sextile and square, and take a first look at chart patterns.
6
Module 6 Days 26–30
Putting the chart together
Combine planet, sign and house into one sentence, find your chart ruler and dominant element, and take a first look at transits and compatibility. The last class is a review, your first reading and the final test.
Tarot Academy certificates
Tarot Academy's 30-day Astrology course is completely free. Enjoy learning, take as much knowledge from it as you can, and use it for your own good.
The Tarot Academy team put its knowledge, experience and a great deal of effort into this course to make learning astrology accessible, clear and truly inspiring. We want to create a space where anyone can begin their path, understand themselves better, grow, and gradually discover new possibilities in astrology.
For those whom the course inspires to go further, grow professionally, start reading charts for others and open their own practice, there is the option to earn a Tarot Academy Level I or Level II certificate.
Level I: Basic
The Level I certificate can be earned after successfully completing the Tarot Academy 30-day Astrology course. Throughout the course, each lesson is followed by a test and a short reflection that help check your understanding and consolidate what you have learned.
The Level I certificate confirms that the student has mastered the course's core programme, knows the signs, the planets, the houses and the aspects, and can build a birth chart, find its chart ruler and dominant element, and write a short reading of it.
Level II: Astrologer-Consultant
For those who want to move into professional practice. This level confirms the ability to work with a client's question, read a birth chart as a whole, combine planet, sign, house and aspect into one interpretation, formulate a conclusion and recommendations, observe professional ethics and conduct independent consultations to Tarot Academy standards.
To earn the Level II certificate, you must pass the corresponding exam.
The main difference between the levels is simple:
- Level I confirms knowledge and command of the fundamentals.
- Level II confirms readiness to apply that knowledge in professional practice.
Study under the 30-day course programme remains free.
Earning a certificate and taking further assessment are entirely your decision and depend on your goals, interests and vision for your further development in astrology. A certificate is not a requirement for completing the free course. It is an additional opportunity for those who want to confirm the level of their knowledge and skills and continue developing within Tarot Academy.
Certificate and assessment fees
- Level I certificate: the equivalent of USD 35 in your country's currency.
- Level II exam and certificate: the equivalent of USD 127 in your country's currency.
Tarot Academy brings together students from many countries, so the final amount may be shown in a currency available to you. The price is calculated as the equivalent of the stated amount in US dollars.
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After the free course
Three paid tiers follow the free courses. Each tier has deep-dive modules, a test after every module and a final test. Courses and prices will be listed here when the tiers open.
II Advanced
Coming soonFor students who already read with confidence and want more methods and harder questions. Includes six months of Pro membership.
III Professional
Coming soonFor practitioners who read for clients. Includes twelve months of Pro membership.
Frequently asked questions
Is the course free?
Yes. All thirty classes and tests are free. You can order a certificate after you pass the final test, but it is optional.
Do I need to know my birth time?
It helps, because the Ascendant and the houses depend on it. Without it you can still study the signs, the planets and most of the aspects, and the house classes explain what you can read instead.
Which kind of astrology does the course teach?
Modern Western tropical astrology with Placidus houses. Other traditions, such as Hellenistic and Vedic astrology, are covered in the Astrology section of the site.
Does astrology predict what will happen?
The course treats the chart as a description of tendencies and themes, not a forecast of fixed events. Nothing in it promises an outcome.
Do I get a certificate?
You can, if you want one. After completing the course you can earn a Level I certificate, and after passing a separate exam a Level II (Astrologer-Consultant) certificate. Both are optional and paid, and neither is required to finish the free course. The certificates section on this page explains what each level confirms and what it costs.
What comes after the course?
Three paid tiers: I Basic, II Advanced and III Professional. They cover topics this course leaves out, such as decans, the lunar nodes, fixed stars, the older traditions and forecasting methods.
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