Knowledge: The Eight Sections of the Grimm Tarot System
The Knowledge section is the main repository of the School's public teaching content, suitable as supplementary reading for the Grimm Tarot curriculum, organised into eight sections: Card Meanings, the Element System, the Number System, the Spread System, the Major Arcana, Astro Correspondence, the Seven Stars System and Kabbalah Correspondence. Ordered by learning dependency, they form a complete path from first principles to the core methodology—the Seven Stars System being a practice grounded in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, with Kabbalah Correspondence as the geometric ground layer.
Card Meanings
A structured framework for interpreting all 78 tarot cards, deriving reusable core meanings from card structure rather than loose visual intuition.
Open module →Element System
The correspondence between fire, water, air and earth and the 78 cards, plus how elements maintain dynamic balance in reading.
Open module →Number System
How numbers 1-10 unfold across the 78 cards, with each numeric rank fixing a card's core semantic coordinate.
Open module →Spread System
A reproducible library of spread templates, covering positional logic and reading rules from single-card draws to complex layouts.
Open module →Major Arcana
A structured interpretive system for the 22 Major Arcana, mapping key life transitions as an ordered framework.
Open module →Astro Correspondence
The core mapping between tarot and astrology, and how celestial bodies and signs anchor a card's interpretive coordinate.
Open module →Seven Stars System
A methodology practice grounded in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, unifying all interpretation through three tenses, three processes and a primary-auxiliary structure.
Open module →Kabbalah Correspondence
The correspondence between the Kabbalistic Tree of Life and the 22 paths of the Tarot—the geometric ground layer of structural coordinates.
Open module →Frequently Asked Questions
Where should a complete beginner start?
Start with Card Meanings. It is the shared foundation of the remaining seven sections—once structured meanings are in place, the cost of understanding elements, numbers and spreads drops markedly.
Are the eight sections order-dependent?
Yes. The dependency chain is: Card Meanings → Element System → Number System → Spread System → Major Arcana → Astro Correspondence → Seven Stars System → Kabbalah Correspondence. Each module's knowledge is reused downstream; jumping ahead leaves you 'framework in hand, ammunition short'.
Is this content free?
Yes. All Knowledge-section content is published free as supplementary reading for the Grimm Tarot curriculum. Deeper cases and supervision arrive via the newsletter and community alliances.
References
- Grimm Tarot System — About: The System (this site)
- Grimm Tarot System — Tools: companion learning resources (this site)
- Foundation Course — Extended Reading Note (School teaching document)