The exercises were very engaging and helpful!

It made me use both sides of my brain at the same time….am looking forward to the next class.

This helped me focus on the images and symbolism—not the book meanings—which is exactly what I wanted!

That was a great part of the course – the interesting lessons. It challenged me and I appreciate that.

I feel thankful for this course. I truly got out of it what I had hoped to and now am excited to keep learning and improve my skills by reading for myself in my own spiritual practice as well as others. Joy is a fantastic teacher with amazing, original exercises that are both profound and fun! Her wealth of knowledge is seemingly endless, as she draws on many esoteric traditions, mythologies and spiritual practices. I highly recommend this course!

Joy Vernon is a generous, creative, inspiring teacher who genuinely cares about her students. I enjoyed every class and looked forward to the next. I miss them.

Just wanted to let you know what a pleasure it was taking the classes with you. I learned a lot.

Very interesting!! I liked best the depth of material, great hand-out, loved it all.

I learned many helpful techniques that are easy and make sense. Part 3 of the Major Arcana exercise was difficult, but I really enjoyed the mythology part.

In the beginning, I didn’t know anything at all, but I had a deck. Now, everyone that I have met in the tarot group is so impressed with where I’m at. I loved the course so much I signed up for the year! I have learned so much from this class! I loved everything! The Major Arcana assignment was a little stressful, but it was an excellent learning tool.

I feel much more confident reading the cards. I love the class and all of the people.

I enjoyed the course very much. I wish I would have had more time to put into it. I liked best learning about all the signs and symbols and being with fellow enthusiasts.

The class stretched my imagination and thinking, which I didn’t really expect.

Innovative + fun + interesting. All the topics were interesting and insightful. I really enjoyed the unique style.

I feel as though I can read any deck intuitively now. I have taken several tarot classes and this is the first one that I feel that I have gotten anything positive out of. Awesome! The exercises were fantastic and your help and willingness to help me get past my blocks were just wonderful!! By far the best tarot class I’ve taken.

When I started I thought my understanding was pretty good. After going through the class I realized so much more and my level of understanding went up tremendously! I liked best that you taught us that the perception is our own. You teach the way each of us can perceive the cards and how for each of us that is true and correct. A very enlightening class. I’ve learned about the tarot as well as about myself.

My favorite was the last exercise, because it showed me how much I’ve learned. I always felt lost but was actually learning more than I realized. I’d recommend the class to everyone!

Joy’s Art Gallery exercise illuminated new ways to see and read my tarot spreads – my mind just opened up!

I liked the creativity in teaching the best and the fact that the course has come to an end the least!

The best thing about this class was the instructor helped me to stretch my ability by using my intuition. I love the idea of telling a story.

I am addicted. Using the visual images as the information forces you to think and draw on experiences and intuit meanings. I LOVE THIS CLASS

What I liked best? The “no right answer” approach. I think this course should be called the “Joy of Tarot” 🙂

Connecting with the cards on many levels (imagery, form, color, elements, etc.) was the best.

I liked the facilitated discussion best, that learning is led, information discovered rather than given.

Even having read tarot for pushing 22 years, I find something new in every class that enhances my experience with tarot, and I am very grateful for that and the great energy of the group!

Joy has a gift for awakening the reader in even the most beginning student. She has had to wean me off of the books which, I think, is her biggest challenge and top goal.

I’m getting a lot out of this course so far. Like any good introductory course, it first makes you feel like you know less about the Tarot than you thought, and then proceeds to give you tools to rebuild your knowledge – teaching how to fish instead of simply giving the fish. Sure, there are lots of cookbooks with definitions galore, and they do provide plenty of fortifying information, but here you provide a format in which one can learn to operate with more self-sufficiency. Already I feel much more confident in my readings than before and am very eager… Read more “I learned more self-sufficiency”

The structure of the session this time unfolded some powerful layers I’ve been experiencing, put a finer grain to them. Great for process and insight.

A very excellent lesson that worked in a surprising way. I feel that I am truly learning something valuable that I can use for the rest of my life…

The exercises offer great perspective – very much a learn-by-doing experience!

The symbol association exercise was brilliant…a bit like my first real lightsabre training session, where I was surprised I actually could ‘feel the Force.’ Perhaps I will become a Tarot Jedi before the six weeks are out.

I have learned tons, and while I’m a long way from ever being a professional reader I’ve really learned how the symbols and elements in the cards speak for themselves.

…my “spiritual academia” is really thriving, thanks to your truly rigorous class!! I honestly appreciate the hard work and high expectations you hold over our heads. I have never worked so hard re: ‘esoterica’ before, and the pay off so far has been amazing. I can feel my little tarot brain expanding.

(Joy has) an artistic flair for teaching tarot the likes of which is rarely seen.

I would recommend this class to anyone!

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed every bit (of the course) … and have come much, much farther in my own personal understanding of the cards, their symbolism, meanings, different interpretations, and how to really get the most out of a reading.

All of it was interesting. I enjoyed everyone’s different perspectives too. I feel more confident. I liked your biosphere exercise–a good way of understanding the cards. I wish there were more classes!

I feel like I got some really good groundwork to start building from. I enjoyed the course very much. It was interesting and I had fun and learned some new stuff. I like how you (taught us to) come up with our own interpretations and trust our instincts.

What I liked best about this course was listening and learning. I’ve had my cards read by many people. Now I can do it for myself and friends.

Interactive aspect was great. The way you showed us how to interpret by what the card holds is very helpful. Thanks Joy!

If this class is offered again I would recommend a friend take it. Also, if the class is offered with more information I would be interested in taking it.

Instructor had some information not available in books I have read.

I’ve read before (the last year or so semi-professionally), and the class continued to provide new insights into the tarot. Books are fine, but real learning requires interaction and conversation that this course provides.

Joy is an excellent instructor. What most impressed me was the creativity of the exercises she used to convey the concepts that we used in class. She incorporated mythology, practical everyday knowledge, and intuition into her teaching methods, and was effective in communicating those insights into her class. Her classes are also energizing and challenging.