TAROT
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TAROT
Definition of the word: TAROT
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Definition:
TAROT
TAROT
- A form of “cartomancy,” or divination based
on cards. The typical Tarot deck contains 78 cards,
22 of which make up the Major Arcana (cards which belong
either to no suit, i.e. Strength or Judgement, or which
belong to all four suits, i.e., The Wheel of Fortune or
the Magician.) There are a wide number of Tarot
decks available, and many have differences between them.
Generally, however, the suits will represent the four
elements, using symbols appropriate to the element. Pentacles,
for example, often represent the element of Earth. A number
of alternate decks have surfaced in recent years, using
symbolism from other cultures and with different numbers
of cards. Aleister Crowley believed the Tarot to
be a remnant of the Egyptian “Book of Thoth,”
however the history of the Tarot cannot be proven prior
to the late Middle Ages.
TAROT
INFORMATION
The Tarot is a deck of cards that
originated over 500 years ago in northern Italy. Although
the Tarot was first used in a game called Triumphs, it
was quickly adopted as a tool for divination, and popularised
by occult societies such as the Hermetic Order of the
Golden Dawn. The early Tarot symbolism was deeply rooted
in Medieval and Renaissance Europe, but over the centuries
it has grown to incorporate everything from Astrology
and Kabbalah to Runes (which predate the Tarot by 1000
years) and the I Ching (which predates the Tarot by 2500
years). Today, the Tarot is far an away the most popular
tool for spiritual introspection in the West.
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The
Tarot is usually a deck of 78 cards composed of:
The earliest extant specimens of Tarot decks
are of North Italian origin and date to the early to mid-15th
century. These were called carte da trionfi or "cards
of the triumphs". Soon afterwards, the cards were
used for the games called Tarocchi. In the 18th and 19th
centuries, the cards became popular in occult studies,
initiated by occultists such as Etteilla and Antoine Court
de Gebelin.
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