Tarot cards come in many different designs
and the Major Arcana goes all the way back to 1440. The first deck was found in
Italy and they were thought of as being the forefathers that are available as
cards today. There are rumours that say that tarot cards were originally
created to keep nobles entertained but after a period of time, they soon became
a tool of divination. The first account of this was by Jean-Baptiste Alliette
and he was the first member to ever publish meanings for these cards. There
were only 32 cards included in this and in the 19th century, Eliphas Levi
developed a correlation between the Kabbalah and the Tarot. This created a
Hebrew mysticism and this brought around an entirely new belief. People thought
that the Tarot originated in Israel all along, and that it contained wisdom
that would then correspond to the Tree of Life. This theory joined all 78 cards
together and this alone showed that the Tarot would cross all boundaries.
Today, Tarot cards are designed to reflect
trends in religion, sexuality, culture and philosophy but this wasn't always
the case, as you can see from above. In fact, at the moment, there are hundreds
of different interpretations and this means that the person who is reading the
cards can choose a deck that is similar to their personality and their own
reading style. There are decks that have a more serious tone and there are even
decks that correspond to dream-like features.
When a card is read, it gives you an
insight to who you are and what you could achieve in the future, so you can
already start to see how deep this goes and how it could be interpreted based
in numerous religions and beliefs.
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