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Tarot is a group of 21
cards which were earlier used for playing but nowadays are used in modern
psychic practice called the tarot card reading.
You must have played cards
in your life. We are not talking about simple playing cards. Here we are talking
about the famous tarot cards. These cards are much significant in their origin
and utility then the normal deck of playing cards. Let us now take a look at
what tarot and the related cards stand for.
Tarot is a
deck of cards, 78 in number. These cards were used for playing number of games.
Apart from games there are a number of metaphysical viewpoint and practices that
are attached to the different use and consideration of the deck.
The exact
definition of the word tarot is still ambiguous. It is generally claimed that no
one knows with certainty what the name Tarot means even some claim it to be
playing cards deck. The most important thing to remember is that the word tarot
originated from the Trionfi which is synonymous to Triumphs or trumpsin italy
and referred specifically to the twenty-two trump cards added to the already
existing standard playing-card deck of fifty-six cards. This makes the total as
seventy eight cards.
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Earlier Tarot cards are
used throughout much of Europe to play Tarot card games. This game of tarot was
less popular in west and there this game was largely mysterious, they used tarot
cards primarily for divinatory purposes.
Tarot was
invented as a card game in the early-mid 15th century most probably by the
graciousness of north Italian population. After almost two centuries, in the
year 1781, a Swiss born philosopher wrote certain essays about the basis for all
future development of occult Tarot. Since then the tarot cards were used as a
symbol of divination and future predictions. The people who are indulged in such
divinations are known as tarot card readers. Previous to this time slight public
discussion had occurred concerning the use of Tarot for divination. It was the
writing on the wall that tarot predictions will cover the world one day and the
same did happen later and is still happening all around the globe.
Tarot cards existed in
variety of styles. One of the most important designs is the Tarot de Marseilles
which was the European standard pattern. The
tarot cards based on this style are
also termed as Le Monde primitive. Other provincial styles include the Swiss
Tarot cards and the Minchiate deck of tarot cards which composed of 96 cards and
include astrological symbols and the four elements.
One of the most significant decks in western
countries is the Rider-Waite deck sometimes called merely the Rider deck. This
card had specific images that were drawn by artist Pamela Colman-Smith on the
orders of Christian mystic and occultist Arthur Edward Waite. It was one of the
most simple, user-friendly cards. The best part was its imagery and design.
Frequent other decks that are slackly based on Rider-Waite have been available
from the mid-20th century through today. |
