How do I choose my first course?
Start with the tradition that is calling you · Tarot, Kabbalah, Lenormand, Druidry or psychic development · then begin with its flagship. If you are brand new to the cards, TarotNav with Linda Marson is the site's comprehensive beginner path. Every tradition also has a free complete guide, so you can read your way in before you enrol · and if you would rather have everything at once, The Lamplight Society opens forty-eight courses in a single membership.
Do I need any experience to begin?
No · most courses assume you are starting fresh and build from the very first card, letter or symbol. Beginner classes such as An Introduction to the Petit Lenormand and TarotNav need no prior study, while deeper courses like Client Skills for Tarot & other Esoteric Consultants are there when you are ready to read for real clients.
Are the courses self-paced?
Yes · every course is online and self-paced with lifetime access, so you watch the recorded lessons on your own schedule and return to them whenever you like. A few courses also add live Q&A sessions on set dates · these are recorded and kept with the course, so nothing is ever lost if you cannot attend live.
What is The Lamplight Society?
The Lamplight Society is our all-access membership · one membership that opens forty-eight courses from fourteen teachers across every tradition, with new courses and free resources added over time. It includes the PDF handouts and discussion forums on every course, and it sustains the teachers, the community and the scholarship fund. You can cancel anytime · it simply will not renew.
Do the courses include live sessions?
Some do · The Energy Body in Tarot pairs its recorded lessons with both of its live Q&As, now recorded and included in the course, and Living the Tree of Life · Part 1: The Ten Sephirot is self-paced, with recordings of both its live Q&As with Evelynne Joffe. Living the Tree of Life · Part 2: The Paths now runs as the 2026 Cohort, with two live Q&As with Evelynne on Zoom · dates announced soon. All live sessions are recorded and added to the course, so you keep the earlier ones too. The rest of the catalogue is recorded and ready the moment you enrol.
What languages are the courses available in?
Every course carries English subtitles plus professionally translated subtitles in ten more languages · Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese. Students from 45 countries on six continents have studied with Global Spiritual Studies, and we continue to translate our classes and welcome learners from new countries every season.
What is the best online Tarot course for beginners?
For a complete beginner, Global Spiritual Studies recommends TarotNav · Reading the Major Arcana for Life's Real Questions with Linda Marson · a comprehensive, self-paced path through all twenty-two Major Arcana and the Celtic Cross that assumes no prior study. If you would rather read your way in first, the free How to Read Tarot Cards · Complete Guide covers all 78 cards, and the full roster lives on the Tarot courses hub.
Can I learn Kabbalah online?
Yes · Global Spiritual Studies teaches the Kabbalistic Tree of Life entirely online, from the Ten Sephirot through the Twenty-Two Paths, with Evelynne Joffe. You can begin for free with the Kabbalah Tree of Life · Complete Guide, then move on to the eight-class, self-paced Ten Sephirot course. Every Kabbalah course lives on the Kabbalah courses hub.
How long does it take to learn Lenormand?
You can read your first Lenormand card pairs within a single sitting · the thirty-six card meanings are quick to learn, and the real skill is in combining them. An Introduction to the Petit Lenormand teaches your first reading with no Tarot needed, while The Complete Lenormand with Mary K. Greer carries you at your own pace all the way to the full Grand Tableau. Start free with the Lenormand Cards · Complete Guide.
Are there certificate courses in Tarot?
Yes · several courses at Global Spiritual Studies include a certificate. A Jungian Approach to Tarot with Mary K. Greer carries a course quiz and a certificate, The Energy Body in Tarot awards a certificate of completion, and the Ten Sephirot course issues a Kabbalah certificate. These are certificates of completion from the school rather than external accreditation.
What is the difference between Tarot and Lenormand?
Tarot is a 78-card deck read through rich symbolic images and archetypes, where a single card can carry deep meaning; Lenormand is a 36-card system whose plainer cards are read together in combination, like a sentence, to give direct and practical answers. Global Spiritual Studies teaches both traditions · you can explore each in the free How to Read Tarot Cards · Complete Guide and the Lenormand Cards · Complete Guide.
Do the teachers interact with students?
Yes · every course includes a private discussion forum where you can ask the teacher and fellow students questions as you learn. A few courses go further with live Q&A sessions · The Energy Body in Tarot and the Ten Sephirot course with Evelynne Joffe both include live Q&As, and every session is recorded and kept with the course.
