Learn Tarot Online

Online Tarot courses · learn Tarot from your first card to professional practice


Global Spiritual Studies offers more than thirty online Tarot courses and classes taught by the authors who wrote the books · Mary K. Greer, Rachel Pollack, Linda Marson and a faculty of working readers. Beginners start with TarotNav, Linda Marson's twenty-three-lesson path through the Major Arcana. Intermediate readers go deeper with Mary K. Greer's classes on reversals, the Minor Arcana and intuition. Professional readers train with Jenne Perlstein's Client Skills course, and specialists choose Jungian Tarot, deck creation, the chakras or dreams. Every course is self-paced video with lifetime access.

New for 2026 · Creating Your Own Tarot Deck with Pamela Steele, creator of the Steele Wizard Tarot, takes you from first vision to a printed, published deck, with two live Q&As to come. All courses carry English subtitles plus translations in ten more languages, and free complete guides and printable charts cover all 78 cards.

Creating Your Own Tarot Deck · From First Vision to Published Deck · online course with Pamela Steele
Featured Course · New for 2026 Two live Q&As with Pamela

Creating Your Own Tarot Deck

From First Vision to Published Deck · with Pamela Steele

Pamela Steele, creator of the Steele Wizard Tarot, walks you from first vision to a printed, published deck · the artwork, the guidebook, the printers, the costs and the copyright. Eight video lessons with downloadable handouts, a quiz and certificate, and subtitles in ten languages. A private course community and two live Q&As with Pamela come with it.


  • Eight video lessons
  • Nine handouts & a resource directory
  • From first sketch to the printer
  • Publishing, costs & copyright
  • Two live Q&As with Pamela
  • Private course community
  • Quiz & certificate
  • Subtitles in ten languages
  • Lifetime access
Which Tarot Course?

Which online Tarot course is right for you?

Choose by where you are now. Complete beginners start with TarotNav; intermediate readers take Reading Tarot Reversals and the Minor Arcana and court-card classes; professional readers take Client Skills for Tarot & other Esoteric Consultants; specialists pick a single path such as A Jungian Approach to Tarot or Creating Your Own Tarot Deck.

Beginner

New to the cards

You have a deck and want a clear, structured way to start reading.

Intermediate

Reading, ready for depth

You know the Majors and want reversals, the Minor Arcana and the court cards to make sense.

Advanced & professional

Reading for other people

You read for friends or clients and want counselling skills and a steady professional practice.

Specialist

A particular path

You want one tradition or technique in depth, from Jung to deck design.

Tarot Courses

Online Tarot courses · from your first card to professional practice

More than thirty ways into the cards · begin with a complete beginner's path, go professional with client and counselling skills, or follow a single teacher deeper. Every course is recorded video with downloadable materials and lifetime access.

TarotNav · Reading the Major Arcana for Life's Real Questions · course with Linda Marson
Start Here · The Beginner's Path 23 lessons

TarotNav · Reading the Major Arcana for Life's Real Questions

Linda Marson with Linda Marson · founder of Global Spiritual Studies

The site's comprehensive beginner-to-confident path · twenty-three lessons through all twenty-two Major Arcana, the Celtic Cross and reading difficult situations, each card taught through a real story and an actual reading.


  • Twenty-three lessons
  • All 22 Major Arcana
  • The Celtic Cross spread
  • The "GPS for Life" method
  • Self-paced video
  • Lifetime access
A Jungian Approach to Tarot · course with Mary K. Greer
Go Deeper · Jung & the Tarot Certificate course

A Jungian Approach to Tarot

Mary K. Greer with Mary K. Greer · Tarot Lifetime Achievement Award

Jung's archetypes and symbolism read through the Rider-Waite-Smith cards · a psychological deepening of your reading from the foremost living Tarot scholar, complete with Jungian spreads to work with.


  • Certificate of completion
  • Course quiz
  • Jung's archetypes in the RWS
  • Jungian spreads to practise
  • Self-paced video
  • Lifetime access
The Mary K. Greer collection

Nine courses from the foremost living Tarot scholar · winner of the Tarot Lifetime Achievement Award and author of Tarot for Your Self. Jungian depth, Rider-Waite-Smith sources, history and intuition, one master class at a time.

Mary K. Greer

Tarot and Intuition

Develop the intuitive, felt side of reading alongside the book meanings, so both voices speak together.

Intuition · Felt sense Explore →
Reading skills with Linda Marson

Short, practical master classes from the founder of Global Spiritual Studies · the craft of a good reading, one skill at a time, from the court cards to the question you ask.

Linda Marson · Guided Meditation

A Tarot Encounter

A fourteen-minute guided meditation to meet the cards from the inside, not just the page.

Guided meditation · Imagery Explore →
Professional practice

For readers who sit with real clients · relationship and counselling skills from Jenne Perlstein and Tarot-as-therapy from Steve Hounsome, the pastoral heart of a reading.

The mystical path

The Tarot as a spiritual and contemplative practice · Rachel Pollack, author of the modern classic Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom, with Cynthia Ray and Geraldine Amaral on prophecy, angels, Zen and the mystic's road · and the cards read through the body's energy centres.

Carr-Gomm & Hounsome · Featured Above

The Energy Body in Tarot

A guided practice reading the Tarot through the seven chakras · nine lessons plus two recorded live Q&As.

Chakras · Energy · Live Q&As Explore →
Cynthia Ray

Angels in the Tarot

The angels who appear across the Major Arcana and what each one carries into a reading.

Angels · Major Arcana Explore →
Bring your dreams to the cards

The images that arrive in sleep and the images on the cards speak the same symbolic language · Victoria Belue teaches how to read a dream on its own terms first, then lay the Tarot alongside it when the dream has said everything it can say alone.

Not sure where to start? Begin with the free complete guide to reading Tarot, take TarotNav for a full grounding in the Major Arcana, then sharpen your craft with Reading Tarot Reversals and Cracking the Court Card Code · and when you want to learn live, Creating Your Own Tarot Deck comes with two live Q&As with Pamela Steele.

Learn From Anywhere

Learn Tarot in your own language

Every course is online and self-paced, so you can study from anywhere in the world · the classes carry English subtitles plus professionally translated subtitles in ten more languages.

  • English
  • Spanish · Español
  • French · Français
  • German · Deutsch
  • Italian · Italiano
  • Portuguese · Português
  • Russian · Русский
  • Chinese · 中文
  • Japanese · 日本語
  • Korean · 한국어
  • Vietnamese · Tiếng Việt

Students from 45 countries on six continents have studied with Global Spiritual Studies · our Tarot students alone span 42 countries, from the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom to Vietnam, China, Bermuda, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. We continue to translate our classes into more languages and welcome students from new countries every season.

Tarot FAQ

Learning Tarot online · your questions answered

What is the best online Tarot course for beginners?

For a complete beginner, TarotNav · Reading the Major Arcana for Life's Real Questions with Linda Marson is the place to start · twenty-three lessons that build from your first card through all twenty-two Major Arcana and the Celtic Cross spread, each card taught through a real story and an actual reading. Pair it with the free complete guide to reading Tarot and you have everything you need to begin.

Which Tarot course should I take for my level?

Complete beginners start with TarotNav with Linda Marson. Intermediate readers go deeper with Reading Tarot Reversals and Secrets & Sources of the RWS Minor Arcana with Mary K. Greer, plus Cracking the Court Card Code. Readers working with clients take Client Skills for Tarot & other Esoteric Consultants with Jenne Perlstein. Specialists choose a single path, such as A Jungian Approach to Tarot or Creating Your Own Tarot Deck with Pamela Steele.

Can I learn to read Tarot cards online?

Yes · Global Spiritual Studies offers more than thirty self-paced online Tarot courses taught by published authors, from your first card to professional client work, all watched on your own schedule with lifetime access. You can start free with the complete guide to reading Tarot and the printable Major and Minor Arcana charts, then move into a full course when you are ready.

How long does it take to learn Tarot?

Most people learn to read a spread with meaning within a few weeks of steady practice · the twenty-two Major Arcana come first, then the fifty-six Minor cards and the court cards fill in over a season. Because every course here is self-paced with lifetime access, the timeline is entirely yours · a course like TarotNav gives you a structured path through the Majors so you are reading confidently sooner.

Can I get a Tarot certification online?

There is no official governing body that accredits Tarot readers, so "certification" means something different for the Tarot than it does for a licensed profession. What matters is real skill · our courses are professional-development classes taught by working readers and published authors. A Jungian Approach to Tarot with Mary K. Greer includes a course quiz and awards a certificate of completion, and for reading with real clients the deepest preparation on the site is Client Skills for Tarot & other Esoteric Consultants with Jenne Perlstein.

Do your Tarot courses come with a certificate?

Select Tarot courses include a certificate of completion · A Jungian Approach to Tarot with Mary K. Greer is one, awarded after its course quiz. Certificates can be downloaded and printed at home, or professionally printed and mailed to you for an extra charge · we mail certificates worldwide, including to China and other countries.

Where can I learn Tarot online from the experts who wrote the books?

Global Spiritual Studies gathers a faculty of published Tarot authors in one place · Mary K. Greer (Tarot for Your Self), Rachel Pollack (Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom), Linda Marson, Jenne Perlstein, Philip Carr-Gomm, Steve Hounsome and more. Each teaches the part of the Tarot they know best, so you learn from the source rather than a summary.

What is the best online course for reading the Major Arcana?

TarotNav · Reading the Major Arcana for Life's Real Questions with Linda Marson is the site's dedicated Major Arcana path · twenty-three lessons across all twenty-two trumps, taught through Linda's "GPS for Life" method. For a free companion, the Major Arcana complete guide covers every trump and the Fool's Journey.

How do I learn the Minor Arcana and court cards?

Start with the free Minor Arcana complete guide for all fifty-six cards, then go deeper with Secrets & Sources of the RWS Minor Arcana from Mary K. Greer. The court cards get their own class · Cracking the Court Card Code with Linda Marson · since they are the cards most readers find hardest.

Is there a Jungian Tarot course online?

Yes · A Jungian Approach to Tarot with Mary K. Greer reads the cards through Jung's archetypes and symbolism, and Jung's Active Imagination and the Tarot applies his active-imagination technique to the cards for a living inner dialogue. Both come from the foremost living Tarot scholar.

Is there an online course on reading reversed Tarot cards?

Yes · Reading Tarot Reversals with Mary K. Greer teaches how to read reversed cards without fear · as nuance and dimension rather than simply the opposite of the upright meaning.

How do I learn Tarot card meanings?

The free complete guides are the fastest way in · the Major Arcana guide and the Minor Arcana guide together cover all 78 cards, and the printable Major and Minor Arcana charts keep the meanings beside you as you practise. From there, Tarot and Intuition helps you read the cards rather than just recite them.

Can I learn to read Tarot for clients professionally?

Yes · Client Skills for Tarot & other Esoteric Consultants with Jenne Perlstein is the premium professional course · twelve classes bringing counselling and mental-health skills to your readings. An Introduction to Tarot as Therapy with Steve Hounsome and Tuning in to Difficult Clients round out the pastoral side of reading for others.

Is there a Tarot course on the chakras or the energy body?

Yes · The Energy Body in Tarot · A Guided Practice Through the Seven Chakras with Philip Carr-Gomm and Steve Hounsome reads the Tarot through the seven-chakra energy system across nine lessons, with two recorded live Q&As and a private community group.

How do I learn to read Tarot for love and relationships?

The Secret Ingredient for Effective Relationship Readings with Jenne Perlstein teaches relationship readings that genuinely help couples, and the free Tarot Love chart reads all twenty-two Major Arcana for love and intimacy. For the symbolism underneath, see the guide to sexual symbolism in the Tarot.

Can I take a live online Tarot class with a Q&A?

Yes · Creating Your Own Tarot Deck comes with two live Q&As with Pamela Steele, dates to be announced, where you can bring your own questions. The Energy Body in Tarot held its two live Q&As with Philip Carr-Gomm and Steve Hounsome in August and September 2026, and both recordings are inside the course. Every session is recorded and added to its course, so you keep it with lifetime access · including any held before you enrolled.

How can I learn about the history of the Tarot?

Improve Your Tarot Readings Through Tarot History with Mary K. Greer is a visual tour from the Mamluk deck to the modern Rider-Waite-Smith, and the free Visconti-Sforza complete guide walks the oldest surviving deck card by card.

Is there a free way to start learning Tarot?

Yes · everything you need to begin is free. Read the complete guide to reading Tarot for all 78 cards, spreads and reversals, then download the printable Major Arcana, Minor Arcana and Tarot Love charts. When you want a guided path, a full course is waiting whenever you are ready.