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Learning the Tarot is a free online tarot reading course created by Joan Bunning. The site aims to help learners “use the tarot for themselves.” The course defines tarot as a tool for personal growth, inner guidance, and insight, rather than emphasizing the need for “psychic ability.” Judging from the main content, it is more like a long-maintained text-based self-study resource library than a modern platform-style online course.
The main course consists of 19 self-paced lessons, moving gradually from the basics into more detailed tarot applications. Each lesson includes exercises to reinforce the concepts. The site also provides a Cards section that introduces each tarot card, which can be used for reference during study and later practice. In addition, the page navigation shows content such as spreads, positions, sample readings, deck browsing, and the author’s books. The course mainly uses the popular Rider-Waite tarot deck as its illustrated reference, while noting that other 78-card decks can also be used.
The online course is free, but learners need to have their own tarot deck. The author recommends that beginners use the Rider-Waite deck or one of its variants, because each card includes imagery that makes it easier to understand. In addition to studying online, the author also mentions the option to purchase the print books Learning the Tarot or The Big Book of Tarot, but the main text does not provide specific prices or purchase/payment methods.
The advantages are that it is free, clearly structured, beginner-friendly, and includes exercises plus a complete set of card meaning resources, making it suitable for repeated long-term reference. The course also has a long history: writing began in 1989, it went online in 1995, and the print book was published in 1998, suggesting that the content has had time to mature. Its limitations are that it is mainly English text material, with no visible video lessons, live sessions, community, assignment review, or Q&A mechanism. It also does not mention certificates or accreditation. The instructor background mainly comes from the author’s personal study and experience reading for people around her, rather than institutional certification.
It is suitable for tarot beginners, people who want to self-study at low cost, and users who want to use tarot for self-exploration, intuition training, and personal growth. More experienced users may also find it useful as a methodological reference and card meaning database. The main text does not provide information on access from mainland China, so actual availability needs to be tested independently.
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