Learn to Read Tarot Without the Bollocks
And if you would rather I read for you, I still do that as well.
I’m Gord. Most of what I do now is teaching, because the aim is that you stop needing me. I still read for people, in Salford and over Zoom, and I’m not giving that up. But if there’s a deck sat in a drawer because the book turned it into homework, that’s the bit I can help with.
Stop looking it up
You know the one. Book in one hand, cards in the other, looking up a meaning at a time and stitching it together at the end. That’s translating. I did it for years and I thought that was just what tarot was.
Two levels, live on Zoom, small groups. Simply Tarot Course Level 1 is reading for yourself, £100. Simply Tarot Course Level 2 is reading for other people, £150. Three months of Simply Tarot Membership comes with it, free, from the day you start.
Stop reading alone
You can already pull a card and say something true about it. What you’re short of is other people to say it to, and somebody who’ll tell you when you’ve missed something. That’s it, really. That’s the whole thing.
Circle every Sunday night on Zoom, over 500 pages of card meanings, my own journal on every card, the spread workbooks as they land, and 20% off readings. £15 a month or £150 for the year, and you can leave whenever you like.
Tarot Readings with Me
Bring the thing you can’t see clearly
You’re inside the situation and I’m outside it, and the cards give us something solid to look at together. I’m not here to make your decisions for you. Whatever you walk out with is yours, and so is what you do about it.
In person from my home in Salford, or over Zoom from anywhere. Fifteen minutes up to a full hour, £20 to £60. Members get 20% off.
You do not have to pay me anything to start
Every card meaning is on this site, free. So are the spreads. Nobody has to hand over an email address to read any of it, and that is not going to change.
There are two free tools on here as well, and neither takes more than about five minutes.
You’ve done a reading. This is where you write it up, one card at a time, so in six months you can read back what you actually thought. Every spread on the site is in it.
This one runs backwards. You look at a card and say what you see, and the meanings come afterwards, so you find out how much of it you had already got.
And if you want something to keep next to you while you are learning, Simply Tarot Essentials is a free PDF covering all seventy eight cards. Keyword meanings, themes, the lot. Put your email in and it comes straight over, and after that I only email when there is actually something worth saying.
From the Blog
Thoughts on tarot, how I actually use it, and whatever else I’m working out. Some of it’s practical, some of it’s personal, all of it’s honest.
How I Went From Charismatic Christian to Tarot Reader
I grew up charismatic Christian and left in my mid-20s. Here’s how I got from a church tent in Somerset to reading tarot full-time.
What Actually Taught Me: How to Get Better at Reading Tarot
Solo practice will only take you so far. Here’s what actually built my confidence as a tarot reader, and what I’d point anyone starting out to now.
How to Do Tarot Readings on Zoom (Without Overthinking It)
Practical guide to tarot readings on Zoom: camera setup, lighting, showing cards, and making virtual readings feel real.
Frequently Asked Questions
I am new to tarot and not sure where to start. What do you recommend?
Start with the free stuff. It costs you nothing and you’ll know pretty quickly whether you get on with how I do this. Try the Noticing Tool, then grab Simply Tarot Essentials. If you want somebody teaching you properly after that, take Simply Tarot Course. If you can already pull a card and what you’re short of is people to practise with, go to Simply Tarot Membership.
Do I need Simply Tarot Course or Simply Tarot Membership?
Simply Tarot Course teaches you to read. Simply Tarot Membership is where you keep doing it with other people once you can. If you’re starting from nothing, take Simply Tarot Course, and three months of Simply Tarot Membership comes with it anyway. If you can already read and you’re just doing it on your own, go straight to Simply Tarot Membership.
Do I need my own tarot deck to get started?
For the Membership or the Course, yes. You’ll want your own deck to work with. As for which one, get whatever you actually like the look of. The one thing I’d say is to go for something loosely based on Rider-Waite imagery as that’s where most of the foundational symbolism comes from. Beyond that, pick whatever you vibe with.
Do I have to memorise all 78 cards?
No. That’s not how I teach and it’s not how I read. The cards aren’t a vocabulary test. They’re a language, and you learn a language by using it, not cramming it. The goal is to build a relationship with the cards so that the meanings start to feel intuitive, not recited.
How can tarot help me make a big decision without just telling me what to do?
That’s exactly what tarot is for. It doesn’t give you answers. It helps you think more clearly about what you actually want, what’s holding you back, and what you already know but haven’t quite let yourself admit yet. The decision’s still yours. The cards just help you see it more clearly.
What questions shouldn’t I ask in a tarot reading?
Anything that needs a doctor, a solicitor, or a pregnancy test? Go to the actual professional. I won’t answer health questions, I won’t read on third parties without their consent, and I won’t help you spy on your ex. Tarot is for guidance and reflection. Not a magic wand and not a replacement for proper advice.
How can tarot support me if I’m neurodivergent?
I’m autistic and ADHD so I get it. Sessions are structured enough to feel grounding but flexible enough to follow where you actually need to go. You don’t need to mask, you don’t need to perform being okay, and you don’t need to have your thoughts in a neat order before we start. Just show up.
