Simply Tarot Membership
Stop reading alone.
For Readers Who Are Done Going It Alone
You’ve started reading tarot. Maybe you’ve done a course, maybe you’ve been at it for years, maybe you’re just finding your feet. Either way, doing it alone only gets you so far. The real thing happens when you sit with other people and someone says something about a card you’ve looked at a hundred times, and it completely changes how you see it. That’s what this is for.
Why I Built This
Tarot found me when I needed something to hold onto. Not answers, not predictions. Just a way to sit with what was going on and actually think it through. I taught myself, did a couple of courses, read for friends. But it wasn’t until I joined my first tarot circle that something really clicked.
Sitting with other people, hearing how they saw the same cards completely differently. Someone would notice a detail I’d looked past for years. And their take was just as true for them as mine was for me. That’s when I understood what tarot actually is. Not prescriptive. Interpretive. And so much richer when you do it with other people.
I looked for somewhere that taught it like that. No agenda, no spiritual framework you had to buy into first. Just the cards. I couldn’t find it. So I built it.
Tarot, Just Tarot
Simply Tarot is simply tarot. Not tarot and angels. Not tarot and mediumship. Not tarot and astrology. If you’re into any of that, love that for you. But this is a space where none of that is required. You don’t need to adopt someone else’s practice to use these cards. The only things we ask are that you do it ethically and you do it with respect. Everyone is welcome here, wherever you are in your practice and however you use the cards.
£15 a month or £150 a year, cancel any time.
Every Single Sunday
The Circle meets every Sunday, 7 pm – 8:30 pm (UK Time), on Zoom. You pull a card. You hear how other people saw the same card completely differently. There’s a Thought of the Week from me. Then an hour of practice readings with other members.
It happens every week. You don’t need to prepare anything. You just show up.
Everything That’s Included
- Simply Tarot Circle, every Sunday, 7 pm – 8:30 pm (UK Time). This is where you stop pulling cards alone and start talking about what you see. Live, weekly, on Zoom, with other readers who'll show you things in the cards you'd never have spotted on your own.
- Thought of the Week: a short video from me each week on a card, spread, technique, or reading question. There to watch back whenever, not just on Sundays.
- Simply Tarot Fundamentals: the complete reference for all 78 cards. Over 500 pages. Yours to keep.
- All tarot spread workbooks, current and future, included as they drop
- Access to Tarot with DisGord (get it?) our community server on Discord, to connect with other members between sessions.
- 20% off all tarot readings with Gord
- Gord's Tarot Journal: members-only content on every card meaning page. My personal reflections on each card, plus real combinations and insights from actual readings. Not so you read the cards my way. So you can see what it looks like to build your own.
Latest
Rider-Waite-Smith: The Man Behind the System
21 June 2026
His name is on every box. Arthur Edward Waite. The deck you read with, the one most of the world reads with, carries his name and his system underneath every single card. And here is the part that gets me: he thought what you and I actually do with these cards, the reading, the reflection, the fortune-telling, was beneath him. Not serious work at all. A scholar and a Christian mystic who built a coded spiritual map, then watched it become the most popular divination tool on the planet. This week I get into his mind, the layer he deliberately kept hidden, and the feud with Aleister Crowley that produced one of the best insults I have ever heard.
Rider-Waite-Smith: The Woman Who Drew the Cards
14 June 2026
The deck in your hands has been called the Rider-Waite Tarot for over a century. That name is everywhere. Course titles, YouTube tutorials, tarot books, the little booklet that probably came with your deck. What the name leaves out is the person who actually drew every single one of those 78 cards. Her name was Pamela Coleman Smith. Her friends called her Pixie. She was mixed race, eccentric, spiritual, and almost certainly queer. And she died penniless and all but erased, while the deck she drew went on to sell millions of copies. This week, we put her front and centre.
Rider-Waite-Smith: The Deck That Changed Everything
7 June 2026
You probably read with a deck where every card has a picture on it, and you’ve never once questioned that. But that’s only been true since 1909. For most of tarot’s history the minor cards were bare pips, four cups and nothing else, and you needed serious training to read them at all. This week I go back to where tarot actually started, a card game for rich Italians, and trace how one deck rewired the way every one of us reads. I also get into the bit most people skip: those famous images aren’t neutral, and it’s worth knowing why.
Ethics in Tarot: What the Cards Can't Do
31 May 2026
This is the end of Ethics Month, so I’m closing it where it should close. With what tarot can’t do. Because part of an ethical practice is knowing where your tool ends and something else begins. This week I’m getting into the limits. What the cards aren’t built to answer, what to do when somebody needs more than a reading, and why having clear lines around your work makes you better at it, not worse.
Coming Up
Rider-Waite-Smith: One Deck, a Thousand Versions
28 June 2026
The Rider-Waite-Smith deck didn't just become the standard. It became the template. This week: the decks it inspired, and what each one tells us about the original.
Frequently Asked Questions about Simply Tarot Membership
Do I need to have done Simply Tarot Course first?
No. The membership is open to everyone regardless of experience level. If you have done Simply Tarot Course it's a natural next step for keeping your practice going and staying connected to other readers. But you absolutely don't need it to join.
Do I need to be into the spiritual side of tarot?
No. Simply Tarot is simply tarot. Some members read with crystals and candles, some just grab a deck and a cup of tea. However you use the cards is welcome here. The only things we ask are that you do it ethically and with respect for the people around you.
When does Simply Tarot Circle meet?
Every Sunday, 7 pm – 8:30 pm (UK Time), online via Zoom. If you're joining from outside the UK just check what that translates to in your time zone. Sessions run weekly throughout the year with occasional breaks flagged in advance.
How do I get the Zoom link?
As soon as you join you'll get the next four session links straight to your inbox. On the first of each month you'll receive the full month's links, and on the morning of each session you'll get a reminder with the link ready to go.
What if I can't make a session?
The live Circle is where the real practice happens. The more Sundays you show up, the more you get out of it. That said, the membership has plenty to keep you going between sessions, and occasional weeks off won’t derail you. Just come back the following Sunday.
What is Thought of the Week?
A short video from me each week digging into a card, a spread, a reading technique, or an ethical question. We discuss it in the Circle and it's there for members to watch back any time.
What is Gord's Tarot Journal?
The card meaning pages on the site have the interpretation that anyone can read. The stuff every tarot reader should know before they start making the cards their own. When you're a member, you get two extra sections on every card page. The first is my personal reflections. How I actually think about the card, the stories I tell with it, the connections I've made over years of reading. Some cards I've written loads about. Others are still growing. It's a living thing. The second is how the card shows up in readings. Real combinations from actual readings, how the meaning shifts depending on what's sitting next to it. The point isn't to read the cards the way I do. It's to see what it looks like when a reader stops memorising meanings and starts building something of their own. That's what I want you to do too.
Is there a community space outside the Circle sessions?
Yes. Members get access to Tarot with DisGord, our community server on Discord, where you can chat, share readings, ask questions, and connect with other members between sessions.
Can I cancel whenever I want?
Yes. No contracts, no minimum term, no guilt trip email when you go. Just log into your account and cancel your subscription. Your access continues until the end of the billing period you've already paid for.
I'm not based in the UK, can I still join?
Absolutely. The Circle runs online via Zoom so you can join from anywhere in the world. Just check the Sunday, 7 pm – 8:30 pm (UK Time) time slot works for you. Payment is taken in GBP so your bank will handle the conversion.
