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Tarot Cards

There are different beliefs as to the origin of tarot cards and tarot reading. Historians have made some theories regarding its start in the fortune telling world. It was thought that cards were used in India. Its suites refer to four caste systems. These caste systems are under the religion of Hinduism. Others believe that the cards originated in Egypt. Egyptians are assumed to have used these cards due to their worship in the God of Magic and Wisdom, Thoth, used by the famous occultist and black witch Aleister Crowley. With all these origins these cards still falls to its real use, predictions and readings.

There is a strong relationship between tarot cards and ordinary playing cards although playing cards have less cards. Both deck of cards have four suits. It was documented that in the old times the tarot were used in the same way that we now use playing cards. Playing cards were discovered in China and Korea. It was in the eleventh century that playing cards made their way to the general public. The discovery and usage of tarot cards came in after three centuries specifically in 1332. It was recorded that King Alfonse issued a proclamation regarding its ban. With this circulating, its use was made underground and tarot card psychic issue readings privately. It took years before it became legal to use them again. The privilege of using them was given to those who belong to the upper class society. The word Tarot was derived from an Italian deck that dates back in the fourteenth century. This deck was called tarocchi which means trumps. European, on one side describes these deck of cards as 52 in number. Like in a modern deck of playing cards, it has 52 cards in four suits but does not have jokers. Later on, 21 trumps were added making the deck to total 78 cards.

The Catholic church condemned the use the tarot cards saying they are evil and a device of the devil. Different bad names were issued referring to tarot cards such as the devil's bible, the devil's picture book, etc. Christianity was evident that time. However, paganism was still present which caused the pagan people to trust what is not trusted by the Catholic religion. Anyone, who was seen to use the cards were accused of heretic and was persecuted.

The following cards belong to Major Arcana deck. The Major Arcana are more important than the other cards in the pack. These are 22 cards. Major Arcana is used only in esoteric practices. These are the cards that are used for playing. Some people call them trumps. Roman or Arabic numerals are placed at the cards for numbering purposes. Some drawings are identical on each of them. Illustrations are also placed that characterizes each card from the other.

The Fool
The Magician
The High Popess
The Empress
The Emperor
The Hierophant
The Lovers
The Chariot
Justice
The Hermit
Wheel of Fortune
Strength
The Hanged Man
Death
Temperance
The Devil
The Tower
The Star
The Moon
The Sun
Judgment
The World

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