78 cards · five sets · two phases
Learn the Tarot
All 78 cards in five sets: the Major Arcana and the four suits. Phase one — flip through flashcards at your own pace. Phase two — the test: a card and six possible meanings, and you choose the right ones.
The sets follow the deck's own logic: 22 majors are the big plot points, and each suit is one temperament — Wands burn, Cups feel, Swords think, Pentacles build. Learning them suit by suit is far kinder to memory than going in order.
The test mixes three kinds of questions: card to meaning, meaning to card, and reversed meanings. Some questions have two correct answers — the card's core plus how it sounds in love or work — and the question will say how many to pick.
How the Tarot course works under the hood
The course uses the same 78-card data as the card library, split into five sets: the Major Arcana, Wands, Cups, Swords and Pentacles. In the learn phase each card shows five fields: upright, reversed, in love, in work and one line of advice. A test round draws up to ten cards from the set you chose, in random order, and mixes three question types: card to upright meaning, card to reversed meaning, and a quoted meaning where you pick the right card. Wrong options are borrowed from other cards in the same set, so the test gets harder as the set gets more familiar.
A two-week study plan
- Days 1–3: Major Arcana. Ten minutes of flashcards a day. Say each meaning aloud before flipping.
- Day 4: first test. Take one Majors round. Write down the cards you missed; those are tomorrow's warm-up.
- Days 5–12: one suit every two days. Start with the suit that matches what you care about most right now: Cups for relationships, Pentacles for work and home.
- Days 13–14: practice on real questions. Draw a card of the day each morning and try to read it before checking the page.
Short daily sessions work better for memory than one long evening, and returning to the cards you got wrong matters more than repeating the ones you know.
How to read your test score
A card counts as learned after at least two correct answers with more right than wrong, or when you mark it as known. If you score well on upright meanings but stumble on reversed ones, that is normal: reversals are a layer on top of the core meaning, so learn the core first. If you keep confusing two cards, put them side by side and find one image detail that separates them; that is usually the fastest fix.
What the course cannot teach
Keywords are the alphabet, not the language. Reading means seeing how cards talk to each other in a spread, and that only comes with practice, for example with a simple three-card spread. Once the classic meanings feel steady, the Black Tarot course adds the shadow side of the same 78 cards.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to know anything before starting?
No. The learn phase shows every card with its upright and reversed meaning, love and work readings and a one-line piece of advice. Start with the Major Arcana set — the other suits will come easier after it.
Where is my progress stored?
Only in your browser (localStorage). Nothing is sent anywhere, there is no account — and the reset button on the course page wipes it completely.
What counts as a learned card?
A card you have answered correctly at least twice, with more right answers than wrong ones — or one you marked with 'I know this one' in the learn phase.
How long does it take to learn all 78 tarot cards?
With about ten minutes a day, many learners recognise the core meanings of all five sets within a few weeks. Reading them fluently in spreads takes longer and grows with practice.
Should I learn reversed meanings from the start?
It helps to learn the upright meaning first and treat the reversed one as a variation of it. The test asks about both, so you will meet reversals naturally.
Do I need a physical deck to use the course?
No. The flashcards and the test work entirely in the browser. A physical deck is a nice addition when you start practising spreads.