Interested in learning the Tarot? Tarot workshops and courses

 

You can learn to read the tarot cards in many ways. The easiest way is to be taught the Old Way. For instance, trying to learn one card at a time and consulting the accompanying booklet to remind you of what the card means is the HARD way and counter-intuitive.

Or, do you lay the cards in a spread and then consult the booklet which tells you the meaning of each card. This is another HARD way!

The easy and traditional way is to learn all 10 cards of each suit at once. Although this sounds crazy it is so easy, as the cards flow and tell a simple story as they progress from Ace to Ten.

This Old Way has been taught and passed on for generations. It promotes an intuitive understanding of the card and offers a profound insight in tarot deck.

If you are interested in learning the ancient art of the tarot in a traditional way then this course is for you. I have been teaching tarot for over 15 years at Swindon College and The British School of Yoga.

Introductory Saturday workshops in Blunsdon, near Swindon
These are designed to give you a comprehensive insight into the tarot deck. You will go away knowing at least 60% of the deck after just this day. 10.30 - 4.30 pm.
2009
Oct 24th
Nov 7th
2010
March 6th & 27th
April 10th
May 8th
June 5th
£35 per workshop

Bed & Breakfast in rural setting available at the venue only £30.00 per night

An Eight Week Course in 2010
For a thorough understanding of the tarot why not try this course? Exploring the tarot is a fascinating journey of discovery. This 8 week course consists of 2 hours on a Wednesday evening from 7 - 9 pm £90

Feb 3rd - 24th March
April 7th- 6 May
Sept 1st - 20th Oct

The Tarot
A brief description

The tarot deck consists of 78 cards which are split into two main sections; the Major Arcana and the Minor Arcana.

The Major Arcana consists of 22 cards beginning with The Fool and the last card in the eternal cycle of the Major Arcana is The World.

These cards can be viewed as Trump cards as they are exert a powerful influence.

The 56 cards of the Minor Arcana are divided into four suits - Cups, Wands, Swords and Pentacles. Each suit contains 10 cards, Ace to Ten and also 4 Court Cards, a Page, Knight, Queen and King.

Each suit corresponds to one of the ancient elements.

Cups - Water

Wands - Fire

Swords - Air

Pentacles - Earth.

A simple description of what each element symbolises:

Water - emotions, love life, psychic gifts

Wands - the career aspect of our life & creativity

Swords - have a bit of a bad reputation & to a certain degree this is true as they as can portend arguments, illness and even death

Pentacles - represents the earthly side of life, business, money and the material world.

Just looking at the element alone in a tarot reading gives insight. Several Cup cards in a spread signifies emotional issues are to the fore in the person's life.

Email mariawheatley@aol.com for more details or phone 01672 511427