The art of reading tarot is quite old; having started as a game before it was ever used for divination and healing. As a guidance tool, Tarot helps to surface challenges that need to be addressed and offers guidance to the seeker. When people reach out to a tarot reader, it is often because life is chaotic and they are looking for answers - or simply need to talk something out. Tarot is a fantastic, intuitive tool that can help healers, coaches, and guides as a way to work with clients on an intimate level.
This online course is designed to give you a solid foundation in Tarot. The focus will be to understand the basics of Tarot, with an emphasis on energetic and spiritual healing.
Course Overview
- What is Holistic Tarot and why is this approach impactful for clients
- The structure of the traditional Tarot deck
- An expansive look into the symbolism and meanings of each of the 78 cards
- How to handle reversals
- The numerology of the Tarot
- How to work with spread and signifiers
- How to read for yourself and others
- The boundaries & ethics of being a tarot reader
Class Format
We will meet online in our virtual classroom via Zoom. You will need an updated Zoom
app on your computer or phone. You will receive the zoom link invitation and handouts
via email the day before class starts.
CLASS DATES & TIME
Thursdays: April 7, 14, 28; May 5, 12, and 19 from 6 to 8 pm. (There will be a break on April 21.)
This course is a perquisite for The Herbal Tarot Practitioner (2022 date TDB), the second part of the study of using the herbal aspect of Tarot as a tool for healing. Part Two will be a deeper dive into each of the 78 cards along with their herbal partners, exploring the different herbal decks, learning how to coach clients to healthier paths, how to incorporate flower essences, and how to create herbal remedies based on their reading safely.
*Perquisites for The Herbal Tarot Practitioner are Holistic Tarot: Foundational Tarot for Healers, The Art of Flower Essence Therapy, plus any introduction level herbal program like Twin Star’s Foundations of Herbalism Level 1.
About Your Teacher
Heather Wright Fitzgerald, owner of Tea & Tarot of Madison, CT, has 6+ years of experience as an intuitive tarot reader, focusing on herbal tarot. Heather’s approach to Tarot is aimed to move the tool from a “party trick” to a holistic therapy for emotional healing. Early on, Heather found that many of her readings would surface deep and challenge topics, often leaving clients feeling lost as to what were the next steps. There was a gap between the work she would do with her clients and their path to healing afterwards. Realizing there was an opportunity to pair the physical, energetic and spiritual attributes of the plants with the Tarot, she started creating pairings like herbal tea and flower essences with her readings. She found her clients felt more empowered to can continue their healing process even after their reading and would often follow up later noting their relief and satisfaction.