TAROT

Define: 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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