The start of Tarot Exactly when Tarot started is still to this day unknown, but there are however proof of Tarot cards being used as early as the fifteenth century and some of these Tarot decks are still around.
In the 18th and 19th centuries people discovered that the true powers of Tarot cards where far beyond just a normal card game.
Since then the Traot have had connections with secret societies such as the order of the golden dawn. Kabbalah, Egyptian mysteries and Hermetic philosophy has also shaped Tarot into what it is today.
Can anyone use Tarot cards? Psychic readings and Tarot readings have always been portrayed as occult, dark and scary by “Hollywood” movies showing the typical old and ugly psychic living in a dark, dirty hole somewhere scary.
Anyone can use Tarot cards, not only psychics. It just takes practice, and in the end, Tarot is just another tool to reach the powers of the unconscious mind, much like meditating, psychotherapy and visualization.
No one claims to understand how Tarot cards work, there are heaps of different ideas, some think that the collective effort of meditating on the cards has created the energy arounf them. Some think that the Tarot cards are just a tool to get in touch with your intuition or spirit.
Tarot Cards The total number of cards in a Tarot deck is 78. 22 of these cards are major arcana or “trumps”. The trumps are cards like The Fool, The Pope, The Lovers and The World.
There are no limits to the amount of different Tarot cards and the meaning of the cards stay the same even if the graphics and look change. However, some decks are more suitable to specific sorts of readings.
Is Tarot cards for you? Tarot is simply a tool for connecting to your consciousness or spirit. For many it is a powerful way to way of finding meaning and guidance in everyday life.
Many people let their conscious minds lead the way of their daily life, Tarot cards can help you tap into your inner source of wisdom and knowledge to let that guide you in your daily life instead.
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