Learn to Read
Tarot
Beginners and Professional Tarot Courses at The Healing Bower
The Healing Bower offers a clear learning pathway designed to take you from complete beginner to confident Tarot reader. Tarot is not taught here as a list of card meanings to memorise. It is taught as a symbolic language, one that blends structure, intuition, and storytelling.
Through small-group training and Jodie’s signature Narrative Weave Method™, students learn how the cards connect through symbols, numbers, elements and archetypes. This approach allows meaning to emerge naturally rather than relying on memorisation. Whether you are curious about Tarot, wanting to develop your intuition, or feeling called to read professionally, there is a course designed to support your journey.
This training is rooted in the foundational structure of the Rider–Waite–Smith Tarot, the deck that underpins the vast majority of modern Tarot systems worldwide.
What Makes These Tarot Courses Different?
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A clear, repeatable reading framework
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Practice-centred learning in both courses
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Symbol literacy and intuitive development combined
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Small group mentoring (max 10 participants)
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Professional standards and ethical foundations
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Ongoing community support through Tarot Club and The Tarot Lounge
You won’t just learn Tarot.
You will learn how to think like a Tarot reader.
Your Pathway to Becoming a Confident Tarot Reader
The Healing Bower Tarot training pathway allows students to grow step by step.
Step 1 — Tarot Foundations
Beginner introduction to Tarot (1 day)
30 Day Tarot Challenge
Step 2 — Pathway to the Confident Reader
Professional Tarot training (2 days)
After completing the professional course, students hone their newfound skills at:
The Tarot Club (online practice) or
The Tarot Lounge (in person practice)
Tarot Foundations
A Tarot Course for Beginners
If you are completely new to Tarot, Tarot Foundations is the perfect place to begin.
This welcoming one-day workshop introduces the core structure of Tarot and teaches you how to begin reading the cards in a clear and intuitive way.
Many people feel drawn to Tarot but become overwhelmed by the idea of learning 78 different cards. In this beginner workshop, you’ll discover that Tarot is much easier to understand when you learn the underlying patterns and symbolic language of the deck.
By the end of the day, you’ll feel comfortable handling your cards and performing simple readings for yourself, friends and family.
What You’ll Learn
The structure of the Tarot deck
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Major Arcana and the journey of the soul
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Minor Arcana and the four suits
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How to interpret Tarot imagery and symbolism
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How to ask powerful Tarot questions
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Simple Tarot spreads you can start using immediately
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How to perform your first Tarot readings
Rather than memorising definitions, you will learn how to read the story unfolding within the cards.
What’s Included
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Printed course manual
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Rider–Waite–Smith Tarot deck
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Printed Certificate of Completion
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FREE access to three consecutive online Tarot Club events
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A 30 day Tarot Challenge - follow simple learning instructions each day. For serious students, this challenge is the perfect primer for the Pathway to the Confident Reader course.
Workshop Details
Location: Coolangatta (Gold Coast QLD)
Duration: 1 day (6 hrs of learning plus breaks)
Investment: $220
Group Size: Minimum 2, maximum 10
Next Workshop: 10 May 2026
This course is ideal for anyone who is curious about Tarot and wants a gentle but empowering introduction to the cards.
Pathway to the Confident Reader
Rider–Waite–Smith Tarot Intensive Using the Narrative Weave Method™
For students ready to go deeper, the Rider Waite Smith Tarot Intensive provides professional-level training designed to build true confidence with the cards.
If you are searching for a Tarot course on the Gold Coast or in Tweed Heads that goes beyond memorising card meanings, this immersive two-day training is designed for you.
At The Healing Bower, Tarot is not taught as a list of keywords. It is taught as a language.
Through Jodie’s signature Narrative Weave Method™, you will learn how to read Tarot by understanding how symbols, numbers, elements and archetypes interconnect, forming a living story within every spread.
Instead of trying to recall definitions under pressure, you will develop a clear, structured system that allows the cards to make sense naturally. When meaning is understood, it is remembered.
Over two full days, you will gain the foundations of professional Tarot reading while deepening your intuitive confidence.
This is more than a weekend workshop.
It is the beginning of a deeper Tarot journey.
Who is this course for?
This course is for you if you:
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Already know the Tarot basics
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Have tried reading for yourself and others (even if you still use the guidebook)
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Want to read Tarot confidently
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Have tried learning Tarot before but felt overwhelmed
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Struggle to remember all the card meanings
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Want a structured system that makes Tarot easier to understand
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Are a healer, coach, or therapist wanting to integrate Tarot into your practice
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Would like to become a professional Tarot reader
This training provides in-person, high-quality Tarot education near the beautiful beaches of Coolangatta.
IICT Registered Professional Training
The Tarot Intensive is an IICT registered course.
Graduates automatically meet the training requirements for:
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Professional recognition under the International Institute for Complementary Therapists (IICT)
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Applying for IICT insurance coverage as a Tarot Reader
This makes the course suitable not only for personal development, but also for those wishing to read professionally with recognised coverage.
You leave not just confident but credentialed.
What You’ll Learn
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The full structure of the Rider–Waite–Smith Tarot
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Major Arcana as a soul journey
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Minor Arcana as real-world experiences
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Court Cards made simple and relatable
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Designing and adapting Tarot spreads
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Reading ethically and responsibly for clients
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Trusting intuitive insights without overthinking
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Conducting grounded, compassionate readings
By the end of the weekend, you will be able to conduct full readings with clarity and confidence.
What’s Included
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Printed course manual
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Tarot journal
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Rider–Waite–Smith Tarot deck
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Printed Certificate of Completion
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FREE access to Tarot Club for a year!
Course Details
Location: Coolangatta (Gold Coast QLD)
Duration: Two full days (16 contact hours)
Investment: $550
Group Size: Minimum 3, maximum 10
Catering: Morning & afternoon tea provided (GF & vegetarian options). Venue close to cafés.
Scheduled Tarot Courses
Tarot Student Testimonies
Chelsea
I learned so much from Jodie's tarot course and loved every minute of it. Jodie is incredibly knowledgeable, warm and a wonderful teacher...
I walked away with so much more confidence in reading tarot. Highly recommend...
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Tania
Absolutely fabulous, amazing tarot course, so inclusive. Has made learning tarot so easy, the ability to connect with the cards, using intuition. Absolutely recommend
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Angela
I was incredibly fortunate to have completed her OUTSTANDING 2 day intensive course: “Pathway to the Confident Reader”. This phenomenal and power packed training package, has tremendously deepened my intuitive insights & expanded my understanding & education of the Tarot!! …SENSATIONAL teacher!! Thank you Jodie!!
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