Transpersonal Psychology & Tarot

Discover the tarot as a map of the soul in this eight-week livestream course, exploring the cards through the lens of transpersonal, archetypal and alchemical psychology as a powerful tool for personal transformation.

The wealth of information available about the tarot can be overwhelming. Countless books offer differing perspectives on the meaning held within its imagery, and trying to make sense of these many approaches can leave even experienced readers feeling confused. This course offers a refreshingly clear path through the cards.

Anchored in the idea that the tarot is the premier system for working with archetypes, this course approaches the cards primarily as a tool for self-understanding and personal transformation. Drawing on transpersonal, transformational, archetypal and alchemical psychology, you'll come to see the tarot as a map for exploring your inner landscape and the realm of the soul.

Your guide is Tiffany Lazic, a registered psychotherapist and spiritual director with more than 25 years' experience in individual, couples and group therapy. Specialising in spiritual psychotherapy and the author of three books on alchemical and psychological transformation, Tiffany is the ideal guide for anyone wishing to explore the tarot as a pathway to self-discovery.

What to expect

Over eight weeks, you'll journey through the entire tarot deck in a way that's quite unlike a traditional tarot course. You'll explore the Major Arcana through three groups of archetypes, uncovering the familiar hero's journey alongside a fresh approach to the cards that bridge Eastern and Western philosophy. In the Minor Arcana, rather than following the usual path from ace to 10, you'll begin where every psychological healing journey begins, with the crisis represented by the fives, and follow the two paths to resolution. You'll then meet the court cards as personality types and subpersonalities. In the final part of the course, you'll bring everything together to craft your own Tarot Autobiography, a creative and deeply personal way to tell your story through the cards.

This 8-week online course includes:

• The Major Arcana through the archetypes of character, passage and quality, including the 14 cards that reflect the hero's journey
• A new approach to the middle seven Major Arcana cards as a bridge between the Eastern philosophy of transcendence and the Western philosophy of transformation
• The pip cards of the Minor Arcana: grounding with Pentacles, emotional flow with Cups, soaring perspectives with Swords and flaming vision with Wands
• A psychological journey through the pips, beginning with crisis in the fives and following the paths to resolution, from ace to four and from six to 10
• The court cards as the 16 Myers-Briggs personality types and as psychosynthesis subpersonalities
• Crafting a personal Tarot Autobiography, in the spirit of Italo Calvino's The Castle of Crossed Destinies

Who is this for?

• Seasoned tarot readers looking for a fresh, psychologically grounded approach to the cards
• Complete beginners who want to start their tarot journey with a clear framework
• Anyone interested in Jungian, archetypal or transpersonal psychology
• Those seeking a creative tool for self-reflection, personal growth and inner work
• Therapists, coaches and counsellors curious about the tarot as a tool for exploring the psyche

As the focus is on personal discovery rather than reading for others, this course is equally rewarding whatever your level of experience.

Book now to discover the tarot as a powerful guide for self-development, and begin mapping the landscape of your own soul.

Transpersonal Psychology & Tarot course syllabus

• The Major Arcana through the Archetypes of Character, the Archetypes of Passage, and the Archetypes of Quality, illustrating the fourteen cards which reflect the familiar "hero's journey" and introducing a novel approach to the middle seven cards as the bridge between the Eastern philosophy of transcendence and the Western philosophy of transformation.
• The pip (or numbered) cards of the Minor Arcana. Solidly grounded with Pentacles. Emotional flow with Cups. Soaring perspectives with Swords. Flaming vision with Wands. But, rather than follow the traditional journey through the pips from ace to ten, we start where every psychological healing journey starts – with the crisis represented by the fives – and then follow each of the two possible paths for resolution – from four to ace or from six to ten.
• The Minor Arcana court cards as the 16 Myers Briggs personality types and as psychosynthesis subpersonalities. 
• With all the components in place, you will spend the last part of the course crafting a personal Tarot Autobiography, much in the spirit of Italo Calvino's The Castle of Crossed Destinies.

Meet your tutor, Tiffany Lazic

Tiffany Lazic is a registered psychotherapist, spiritual director and certified Havening Techniques Practitioner, specialising in spiritual psychotherapy. With more than 25 years' experience in individual, couples and group therapy, she is the founder of the Soul Alchemist Academy and the originator of Hynni Energy Healing. Tiffany is the author of The Great Work: Self-Knowledge and Healing Through the Wheel of the Year, The Noble Art: From Shadow to Essence Through the Wheel of the Year and Psychopomps and the Soul: Traversing Death and Life for Healing and Wholeness, all published by Llewellyn. Guided by the ancient axioms "Know Thyself" and "Carpe Diem", she sees healing as the work of releasing whatever stops us from living fully, making her a wise and compassionate guide to the tarot as a map of the soul.

Entry requirements

• This course is open to all.
• Please have with you any deck of tarot cards.
• To enrol on this course, click 'BOOK NOW'.
• If it is fully booked, click 'REGISTER INTEREST' for updates.
• It is important that you read these 11 Course Agreements before your first class.

Live online with replay

This course will be recorded. You will find the recording links in your College Account within two working days from each class - an email will alert you when it is ready. These recordings will be available for replay for three months following the event. Please see our terms for more information.

Previous participants say:

"Absolutely brilliant - inspirational and revelatory; quite changed my thinking on the subject (after half a century!). Tiffany Lazic was amazing, and a superb teacher. Use of slides, etc., was outstanding. The most interesting and well-presented course I have ever attended (out of dozens, over many years). Can't speak highly enough about this course and what I got out of it."

"I love Tiffany Lazic. She is a person who wonderfully shares what she knows and thinks. I hope she will be willing to offer further insights and lead additional energy work sessions ✨"

"I loved this course, the content, the perspective offered, the presentation, the presenter and the materials provided!" 

"I would recommend this course in a heartbeat. There was so much depth offered that I would happily take it again or a related course."

"This was a brilliant course. It was very well structured and paced, with incredibly interesting content. It was challenging, informative and I learned a lot. Tiffany Lazic is an excellent tutor, I can't praise her enough. She is thoughtful, generous and kind, and always supportive of the learners. I'll be sad that the course is over!"