A Jungian Approach to Tarot
with Mary K. Greer
Jung believed the psyche consists essentially of images. Tarot is a system of images. The connection between the two isn’t a metaphor. It’s the foundation of a practice that transforms every reading into an encounter with the deepest layers of who you are.
In these two recorded classes, Mary K. Greer draws on nearly fifty years of tarot scholarship and thirty years of developing her original Map of the Psyche to reveal how Jung’s psychotherapeutic framework applies directly to tarot readings. You’ll learn to see the Magician as the ego, the Devil as the shadow, the Star as your unlived potential, and the World as the integrated Self. Then you’ll put that understanding to work through four Jungian spreads that bring unconscious patterns into the light.
This is tarot as inner work. Not fortune-telling. Not abstract theory. The real, applied psychology of becoming who you actually are.
A two-session class that reveals the psychological framework hidden inside every tarot reading. Guided by Mary K. Greer, who has spent nearly fifty years mapping the connection between Jung's model of the psyche and the 78 cards.
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What’s Inside
Everything You Need to Begin the Inner Work
Two In-Depth Video Classes
Over three hours of recorded instruction across two sessions. Class One lays the theoretical foundation: Jung’s model of the psyche, how each Major Arcana card maps to a psychological function, and the individuation journey from Fool to World. Class Two puts theory into practice with four Jungian methods, applied case studies, and the spreads you’ll use in your own readings.
8-Page Handout Package
A substantial companion PDF that goes well beyond class notes. Inside you’ll find Mary’s original Map of the Psyche spread, a Jungian Psyche-Tree spread that bridges tarot with the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, two additional spreads for shadow work, a curated reading list of essential Jungian texts, and a 28-term glossary worksheet to deepen your understanding between sessions.
Four Original Jungian Spreads
These aren’t standard layouts. Mary has developed four spreads grounded in Jungian theory, each designed to illuminate a different dimension of the psyche. The Map of the Psyche (8 positions), the Jungian Psyche-Tree (11 positions bridging Jung and Kabbalah), the Reclaiming Projections spread (5 cards), and the Wound and Its Healing spread (4 pairs). These become permanent tools in your reading practice.
Subtitles in 10 Languages
Every lesson includes professionally translated subtitles in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Vietnamese. Whether English is your second language or you simply prefer reading along, you can follow Mary’s teaching in the language most comfortable for you.
Your Practice
What You'll Learn
Foundation
Jung's Map of the Psyche
Understand how ego, shadow, persona, anima/animus, and the Self each correspond to specific tarot cards. Mary’s 30-year-in-development diagram gives you a framework that transforms how you read every card in the Major Arcana.
Core Skill
Four Jungian Methods for Reading
Master the four methods Jung used to work with symbolic material: Explication, Amplification, Active Imagination, and Mandala/Spread work. Each method opens a different door into what the cards are revealing about your inner life.
Deep Work
Individuation Through the Major Arcana
Follow the Fool’s Journey as Jung understood it: not as a simple narrative, but as the psyche’s path toward wholeness. Learn how each Major Arcana card marks a stage in the individuation process, from the ego’s first awakening to the Self’s integration.
Shadow Work
Meeting the Shadow and the Bright Shadow
Discover what Jung meant by the shadow, and why it includes not just what we suppress but also the unlived gifts we project onto others. Learn to recognize shadow dynamics in your readings and use them as doorways to genuine self-knowledge.
Applied Practice
Four Spreads for Depth Readings
Put theory into practice with four original Jungian spreads. The Map of the Psyche reveals your inner landscape. The Psyche-Tree bridges Jung and Kabbalah. The Reclaiming Projections spread helps you take back what you’ve given away. The Wound and Its Healing spread illuminates the path forward.
Heart of the Course
The Conversation Between Conscious and Unconscious
At the center of Mary’s teaching is Jung’s deepest insight: the unconscious already knows what you need. Tarot is the language it speaks. When you learn to listen through the cards, every reading becomes a dialogue between the life you’re living and the life that’s trying to emerge.
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Who This Course Is For
This course was created for readers and seekers who sense there’s something deeper going on in the cards than keywords and quick interpretations can capture. If you’ve ever pulled a card and felt it was showing you something about yourself that you couldn’t quite articulate, Jung’s framework gives you the language.
- Tarot readers ready to go deeper who've learned the card meanings and basic spreads but want a psychological framework that transforms surface-level readings into genuine inner work.
- Students of Jungian psychology who are curious about how archetypes, shadow, individuation, and the collective unconscious map onto a 600-year-old symbolic system with uncanny precision.
- Therapists, counselors, and coaches who want to understand how tarot functions as a projective tool for psychological insight, with clear ethical guidance on when and how to use it.
- Spiritual practitioners drawn to depth work who are more interested in self-knowledge than prediction, and who want practices for engaging with the unconscious that go beyond meditation and journaling.
- Anyone in the second half of life who recognizes that the afternoon of life has its own meaning and cannot be lived by the program of the morning, and who is ready for tools that serve the soul's deeper agenda.
Class Outline
ver 3 hours of instruction. A journey from Jung’s theoretical framework to hands-on practice with four original Jungian spreads, comprehensive handouts, and a curated reading list.
Class One: Symbolism in the RWS Deck (~1h 23m)
Jung’s Map of the Psyche · Suit Correspondences · Individuation Through the Major Arcana · The Three Layers of the Unconscious · Applied Case Study
Mary opens with a question that reframes everything: why does Jung’s psychology fit tarot so perfectly? The answer begins with his foundational insight that the psyche consists essentially of images. From there, she walks you through the four suit-to-function correspondences (Pentacles as Sensation, Swords as Thinking, Cups as Feeling, Wands as Intuition), then unveils her original Map of the Psyche, thirty years in development, which assigns each Major Arcana card to a specific element of Jung’s psychological model. The Magician as ego, the Devil as dark shadow, the Star as bright shadow, the World as the integrated Self. The class culminates in a detailed mapping of the individuation journey across the entire Major Arcana sequence.
Class Two: Methods and Spreads (~1h 40m)
Four Jungian Methods · Active Imagination · The Transcendent Function · Alchemical Connections · Four Jungian Spreads · Ethics and Boundaries
Theory becomes practice. Mary introduces Jung’s four methods for working with symbolic material, then demonstrates each one applied to tarot: Explication (describing what you see), Amplification (expanding through myth and story), Active Imagination (dialoguing with card figures), and Mandalas/Spreads (the spread as an image of wholeness). She covers Jung’s stages of consciousness, the Transcendent Function that unites opposites, and the alchemical symbolism hidden in the Moon card. You’ll learn all four spreads and close with an honest discussion of the ethical responsibilities that come with depth work.
Your Guide
Meet Your Instructor
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- 11 Published Books
- 50 Years of Practice
- M.A. English Literature
Mary K. Greer
Tarot Scholar & Author
For nearly five decades, Mary K. Greer has been one of the most influential voices in Tarot. Her groundbreaking book Tarot for Your Self started the self-reading revolution, and her eleven published works have shaped how an entire generation approaches the cards. She spent fifteen years teaching Tarot at the college level and co-taught with Rachel Pollack at the Omega Institute for over three decades.
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Payment Plan
- 2 in-depth recorded classes (over 3 hours)
- 8-page handout with spreads, glossary, and reading list
- 4 original Jungian spreads for depth readings
- Subtitles available in 10 languages
- Jung's Map of the Psyche diagram
- 28-term Jungian glossary worksheet
- Lifetime access to all materials
Special Price
5 monthly payments of
$29
$19
10% of your enrollment supports student scholarships
Best Value
- 2 in-depth recorded classes (over 3 hours)
- 8-page handout with spreads, glossary, and reading list
- 4 original Jungian spreads for depth readings
- Subtitles available in 10 languages
- Jung's Map of the Psyche diagram
- 28-term Jungian glossary worksheet
- Lifetime access to all materials
Special Price
$129
$89
10% of your enrollment supports student scholarships
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