The study index
Tarot study room
Look up a card, find a spread.
The tools you need are all here.
If it's your first time learning tarot, start with a picture exercise in Learn Tarot; to learn in order, open the 32 self-study lessons.
Card meanings
Find the card you want first.
To look up upright and reversed meanings and practice questions, use the text index. To search by card name or keyword, or keep your own notes, open the interactive card library.
Card meanings are a guide. A reading also has to look at the question, the position in the spread and the other cards.
The course
To learn in order.
32 short lessons, from how a deck is divided and how to read images to three cards and longer spreads. Each has an exercise, and you can tick it off when you're done.
Course progress is saved in this browser and won't sync automatically to other devices.
Spreads
First decide what each position asks.
All 15 spreads come with diagrams and position notes. Start with one or three cards; for fuller questions, look at the Celtic Cross or the year-ahead spread.
The books
To read more.
27 reference books, sorted into beginnings, reading images, spreads, history and different deck traditions. Free content on authors' websites and catalogue links are marked separately.
Also in the study
Practise, or try another deck.
Card meaning quiz
Name the card from its picture, or choose the card from keywords. Ten questions a round; go back over the ones you miss.
Marseille tarot
Five beginner units, from the French card names to how the pips are arranged.
Playing card readings
Start with the four suits, numbers and face cards, and finally try drawing three.
Daily card
Draw one card and note your first thought. Look back in the evening, and keep the ones that didn't fit too.