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Tarot & Cartomancy

By successfully completing this course, you will:

  • Gain skills and knowledge in Tarot & Cartomancy
  • Be awarded the New Age Foundation Certificate in Mantic Arts

You can study this course from the comfort of your own home; in your own time and at your own pace; with helpful support and encouragement from our friendly tutors.

Course overview

This course is designed so that you will painlessly absorb the intricacies of this beautifully accurate Mantic tool to become an expert in your own right. Whether the intention is to use the Tarot for one’s own personal development or ultimately practise professionally, this course will lead the way. Like the Runes, the use of the Tarot comes to us through the mists of time.

Syllabus

  • Lesson One
    • Introduction
    • The Structure of the Tarot Deck
    • A Brief Background to the Tarot
    • The Rider-Waite Tarot
    • Looking After Your Tarot
    • Study Exercises
      • Handling the Deck
      • Dividing the Deck
  • Lesson Two
    • Numerology and the Tarot
    • Astrology and the Tarot
    • Jungian Psychology and the Collective Unconscious
    • The Tale of Major Arcana
    • The Minor Arcana
    • How the Tarot Works
    • Preparing Oneself for the Tarot
      • The Chakras
    • Study Exercises
  • Lesson Three
    • The Major Arcana
      • The Fool
      • The Magician
      • The High Priestess
      • The Empress
      • The Emperor
      • The Hierophant
      • The Lovers
      • The Chariot
      • Strength
      • The Hermit
      • The Wheel of Fortune
      • Justice
      • The Hanged Man
      • Death
      • Temperance
      • The Devil
      • The Tower
      • The Star
      • The Moon
      • The Sun
      • Judgement
      • The World
    • Study Exercises
  • Lesson Four
    • The Minor Arcana – The Court Cards
      • The Wands
      • The Cups
      • The Swords
      • The Pentacles
    • Study Exercises
  • Lesson Five
    • The Minor Arcana – The Number Cards
    • Study Exercise 1
    • The Minor Arcana (Continued)
      • A Framework to Remember
    • Study Exercise 2
    • The Minor Arcana (Continued)
      • The Number Cards Suit by Suit
    • Study Exercise 3
  • Lesson Six
    • Spreads
      • Giving a Reading
      • The Horseshoe
      • The Celtic Cross
    • Study Exercise
  • Lesson Seven
    • Spreads (Continued)
      • The Astrological Spread
      • Doing the Astrological Spread
      • The Wheel of Fortune
      • The Romany Spread
    • Study Exercises
  • Lesson Eight
    • Spreads (Continued)
      • The Pyramid Spread
      • The Seven-pointed Star
      • The Balance Spread
      • The Tree of Life
    • Study Exercise
    • Spreads (Continued)
      • The Tree of Life (Continued)
      • The Correspondences
    • Study Exercise
      • Doing the Tree of Life Spread
      • Reversed Cards
  • Lesson Nine
    • Advanced Spreads
      • The Forty-Two Card Spread
      • The Thirty-Five Card Spread
      • Le Grand Jeu
      • The Jungian Spread
      • Develop Your Own Spreads
    • Special Points
      • Timing Events
    • Trying Other Tarot Decks
  • Lesson Ten
    • Cartomancy with Playing Cards
      • Your Cartomancy Deck
      • The Suits
      • The Spreads
      • The Cross
      • The Fan
      • The Nines Tell
      • Weighting the Suits
      • Card Combinations

Practical training

No practical training is required to complete this course.