What is Luz de Arcano?

Luz de Arcano is a mobile application for iOS designed to teach the Tarot de Marseille in an interactive and gamified way. The app covers all 78 arcana of the Tarot de Marseille (22 Major and 56 Minor) with ancient wisdom: an eternal instrument of knowledge, transmitted with reverence through time.

Each card includes light and shadow meanings for multiple life areas (general, love, work, and money), astrological correspondences, visual symbols, name etymology, and a personal mantra for meditation.

The learning system uses spaced repetition (SM-2 algorithm) to optimize memorization, along with adaptive quizzes that adjust difficulty to the user's level. A narrative story mode, The Hero's Journey, allows users to experience the meanings of the arcana through interactive decisions.

Luz de Arcano is available for free with all 22 Major Arcana. The Premium plan ($4.99/month) unlocks the Minor Arcana, 10 Personal Readings per month, and advanced features. The ORO plan ($7.99/month) includes 30 Personal Readings per month. Both plans offer a 7-day free trial with 2 Personal Readings included.

Why the Tarot de Marseille?

Learning with the Tarot de Marseille has several important advantages: it builds a very solid foundation in numerology, pure symbolism, and intuitive reading (without relying heavily on narrative imagery), gives you greater interpretive freedom and versatility in large or open spreads, connects you with the oldest historical tradition of tarot, and once mastered, allows you to understand and adapt almost any other deck with ease (including the Rider). It's like learning the "roots" of the system: it requires more initial effort, but afterward offers deeper, more precise, and more personal readings.

Your Luz de Arcano

When you open your deck of cards, remember that you are not consulting an oracle — you are having a conversation with your highest self. Treat the cards with respect, but without fear. They are your allies, your mirrors, and from today onward, your guides in the art of building a reality with purpose.

You are not learning to lay out cards. You are learning to decipher the source code of reality. Every time you open your deck, you are performing an act of freedom that your ancestors had to hide so that it could reach your hands today. If you know how to use it well, the Tarot stops being something you read and becomes something you live.

Enjoy this powerful transformation that the Tarot brings to your life — from now on and forever — with Luz de Arcano.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Tarot de Marseille?
The Tarot de Marseille is a tarot tradition originating in France and Italy with over 500 years of history. It's distinguished by its symbolic iconography and its use for both self-exploration and divination. The deck consists of 78 cards: 22 Major Arcana and 56 Minor Arcana.
What makes Luz de Arcano different from other tarot apps?
Luz de Arcano focuses exclusively on the Tarot de Marseille and uses gamified learning techniques like spaced repetition, adaptive quizzes, and an interactive narrative. It's not an automatic reading app — it's designed for you to learn to interpret the cards yourself.
Do I need prior tarot experience?
Not at all. The app is designed for absolute beginners. It starts with the Major Arcana and progresses gradually. The progression system unlocks new cards as you master the previous ones.
What tradition is the content based on?
The content is based on the Marseille tradition of Alejandro Jodorowsky and Philippe Camoin, complemented with astrological correspondences and historical sources of European tarot.
What does the free plan include?
The free plan includes all 22 Major Arcana with complete encyclopedic content, basic quizzes with spaced repetition, the card of the day, the reading journal, the XP progression system, and 2 free Personal Readings.
What does the Premium plan add?
Premium ($4.99/month) unlocks the 56 Minor Arcana, advanced quizzes, the complete Hero's Journey story mode, Pair Alchemy, and 10 Personal Readings per month.
What is the ORO plan?
ORO ($7.99/month) includes everything in Premium with 30 Personal Readings per month for those who want to deepen their practice.
What is spaced repetition?
Spaced repetition is a learning technique that shows material at increasing intervals. Cards you struggle with appear more frequently, while those you've mastered are spaced out. This optimizes long-term memory.
Is it available on Android?
Currently Luz de Arcano is only available on iOS (iPhone and iPad). We are working on an Android version. You can join the waitlist to be notified when it becomes available.
What languages is the app available in?
The app is available in English and Spanish. The language is automatically selected based on your device settings. Card content uses the original French names from the Tarot de Marseille.
How does Personal Reading work?
Personal Reading lets you upload a photo of a real spread with your physical cards. The app identifies the cards and generates an interpretation based on the Marseille tradition, considering positions and interactions between cards. The Premium plan includes 10 Personal Readings per month and the ORO plan includes 30 per month.
Can I cancel my subscription?
Yes. Subscriptions are managed through the Apple App Store. You can cancel at any time from Settings > your name > Subscriptions. You'll keep access until the end of the already-paid period.