Although undertaking an epic journey in fool's clothing and emerging on the other side several decades later as a wizened sage is a reliable method for seeing the future, it usually takes a lifetime. Find a shortcut with today's Groupon: for $50, you get a tarot digital correspondence course from The Tarot School (a $195 value).

The Tarot School offers intrepid instruction on the esoteric art of tarot-card reading, bringing together the threads of its disparate influences, from kabbalah and astrology to numerology. Arriving in inboxes monthly, the online tarot correspondence course comprises 13 text lessons in PDF format and 14 hours of MP3 audio coursework, as well as twice-monthly mini courses, freeing students to study at their own pace, like a Montessori school held in the ephemeral abyss of time. Each lesson contains a month of demanding yet eye-opening exercises that deeply delve into the tarot deck's occult symbolism.

Founders and certified Tarot Grandmasters Wald and Ruth Ann Amberstone carefully curate the courses at The Tarot School. Digital correspondence course students must have their own Universal Waite or Rider-Waite tarot deck. Today's Groupon may also be used toward degree programs for an additional fee. Whatever path students choose, they come away with an intimate relationship with tarot, guaranteeing they'll never need a reference book to remember whether the Magician prefers milk in his tea.