Curious about tarot but don’t know where to start?

This course will teach you how to go from complete newbie to understanding card meanings as well as performing readings for yourself and others even if you never even touched a tarot deck before.

This course is perfect for you if:

• You want to learn tarot, but you feel lost every time you try
• You find books overwhelming and prefer learning by doing
• You have some basic knowledge but need a little structure

Things you will learn:

• How to UNDERSTAND, not memorise, card meanings
• The structure of the tarot
• The difference between Major and Minor Arcana
• The four suits and their elemental associations

We will also take a deep dive in the Majors to follow the Fool’s journey

In addition, you will learn how to care for your deck, how to formulate empowering questions and read one to three-card layouts. This is a very interactive course with plenty of time to practise your skills and gain confidence reading for others.

This a foundation course suitable for anyone with little or no knowledge of tarot including absolute beginners. All participants should bring their tarot deck. We recommend a traditional Rider-Waite Smith pack as a great option for beginners.

Course content:

Week 1 – Energy management, creating a safe sacred space, Code of Ethics, a brief history of tarot, anatomy of a tarot deck (Majors, Minors and the Four Suits)

Week 2 – The Binary Decoding Method, the element of earth, the Suit of Pentacles, shuffling techniques

Week 3 – The element of water, the Suit of Cups, formulating empowering questions

Week 4 – The element of fire, the Suit of Wands, context in tarot

Week 5 – The element of air, the Suit of Swords, reversed cards or "reversals"

Week 6 – Two-card reading practice, the use of clarifying cards

Week 7 – Understanding and interpreting the Major Arcana – part 1 (from The Fool to Justice)

Week 8 – Understanding and interpreting the Major Arcana – part 2 (from Justice to The World)

Week 9 – Structuring a three-card reading, professional boundaries and communication for an ethical tarot reading practice

Week 10 – Three-card reading practice, troubleshooting common issues and blocks. This course is suitable for beginner-level students.

What is included:

• Ten highly interactive lessons delivered via Zoom (1.5 hours each)
• Fun homework and exercises to improve your skills
• A supportive WhatsApp community where you can share experiences with other students and swap readings
• Coaching in between lessons and feedback on readings (via the dedicated WhatsApp group)
• Course slides and notes
• Book recommendations

About the International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine Tarot Progression Accreditation:

Each level (Foundations, Intermediate, Advanced) is accredited through IPHM, allowing students’ attendance, skills and development to be recognised upon meeting the level standards and expectations. After passing an assessment for each level, students receive an accreditation for the relevant level and are invited to join the next level. Students who fulfil the requirements of the Advanced Tarot level are invited to participate in an accreditation panel – we then celebrate the students’ growth and development through a graduation and offer marketing/promotion opportunities for those looking to advertise themselves as an Internationally Accredited Professional Tarot Reader.

IPHM is the largest leading independent professional accreditation board worldwide. Certifying alternative therapists, practitioners, healers, beauticians and training providers for good and proper practice based in the United Kingdom – https://www.iphm.co.uk

***Please note an accreditation fee of £30/R300 applies at the end of the Foundations, £40/R400 for Intermediate Level, and £60/R600 applies at the end of the Advanced Level to cover both the accreditation panel and graduation.