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Origins And History Of The Tarot

The origins of the Tarot are surrounded withthe origins of the word points to where the
myth and lore. It is hard to know for surecards first appeared - in Italy. The cards
what the facts are. The Tarot has beenwere called Carte da trionfi, which is
thought to come from places like India,Italian for cards of the triumphs. Later, a
Egypt, China and Morocco. Others say thenew card game was introduced, called Trumps
Tarot was brought to us from the Sufis or theor Triumphs. As it was played with different
Jewish Cabbalists. Still others contend thatcards, the original Carte da trionfi became
the origin of the tarot was from Moses. Intarocco.  In  French  they were called tarot.
the library of Alexandria, in Egypt, there
were scrolls that were based on the Book ofWhat are these cards that are shrouded in
Thoth, an ancient book that came from Egyptsmysterious beginnings used for? Are they good
mystery schools. One theory is that theor evil? The Tarot is basically a set of
illustrations on the Tarot cards are secretsymbols, which are printed on a pack of 78
teachings of the Book of Thoth hidden in thecards. Regular playing cards have hearts,
innocent  pictures.clubs, spades and diamonds as suits. Tarot
cards have different suits, with meanings.
It seems that wherever there was a secretThe Wands (also known as staves or rods)
word of mouth tradition handed down frompoint to creativity and energy. There are the
teacher to pupil, it was hailed as the originCups (or vessels), relating to emotions and
or beginning of Tarot. A large group believedfriends; Swords cover the area of challenge
it was the Gypsies who brought the tarot toand thought; the Pentacles (coins or disks)
Europe, the word gypsy being a corruptedrelate to money and security. The cards are
version of Egyptian. That is highly unlikely,placed in a particular pattern. A Tarot
since evidence points to gypsies not usingreader uses the cards as an oracle that can
Tarot until the 20th century. Before that,answer questions from the past, present or
palmistry was their preferred method offuture.
fortune  telling.
The philosophy behind the Tarot is that the
The Historical Evidence Behind the Origins offuture is subject to change. If you are given
the  Tarotenough notice, you can avoid the event you
are being warned about. The Tarot makes you
It seems the only evidence there is to thethink, make you take steps that you might not
origins of the Tarot can be found in thehave considered. When you ask a question of
cards that were made in Italy, around 1420.the Tarot that relates to the future, youll
The symbolism of the trumps can be found inbe shown what will happen if you dont change
the European art of the time, with someanything. Many consider the Tarot cards as
drawings being exactly the likeness of thosemore of a counselling guide than a divining
found  on  Tarot  cards.tool. Tarot readings can provide flashes of
inspiration where otherwise the problems the
History tells us that a scholar namedperson may be facing may seem insurmountable.
Marziano da Torona, who was secretary to the
Duke of Milan, may have invented the TarotDo the cards that are used today, all over
deck. Marziano was a scholar and an expertthe world come from the deck Marziano da
astrologer. The young duke, Filippo MariaTorona created in the 1400s? Is the reason
Visconti instructed Marziano to create athe origins of the Tarot are so shrouded in
game, using a deck that would replace themystery owing to Anima Mundi? The Anima Mundi
common suits of swords, coins, staves andor soul of the world is seen as the vital
cups. The duke wanted the new deck to haveforce that presides over the growth and
cards that represented virtues, riches,continuity of all living things. Like a
pleasures and purities. Marziano went on toUniversal library, it contains the entire
create the card deck that Visconti wanted. Hehuman races memories and wisdom from the
wrote a companion book to go with the deck ofpast, present and future. It can be summoned
cards. It is on display in the Paris Nationalwith deep thought. Imagine all the basic
library. In the book, there are no divinefigures one could find in all religions,
meanings to the cards, but no real rules formyths, legends and folklore. When combined,
a card game, either. The book focuses on thethis wealth of knowledge is a powerhouse. To
symbolic meaning of the pictures and theunderstand this more one can look at the
different ranks of the depicted characters.Empress card of the Tarot. The very essence
Michelino da Besozzo is the Italian artistof femininity is represented in the Empress -
credited  with  painting  the  cards.she is the great mother Goddess of the world.
She represents the eternal feminine, in myth
Is it plausible that the origins of the Tarotand psychology. Does working with the images
as the curious card game invented by Marzianoof the Tarot somehow allow our unconscious to
da Torona? If so, why doesnt the book thatconnect with that human collectiveness? Does
accompanied the deck refer to the divinationthe Tarot become a porthole to the storehouse
of  the  cards?of answers to any question any of us has ever
had? Perhaps it is because of the mystical
The Mystery Continues About The Origins ofAnima Mundi that we cant pinpoint the origin
the  Tarotof  the  Tarot  with  certainty.
Where did the word Tarot come from? It hasWe may never really know the true history or
been called a Hebrew, Latin or Egyptian word.the origins of the Tarot. Nevertheless, we
Is the word Tarot really an anagram, whichcontinue to be attracted to the Tarots
when solved explains the mystery of thewisdom, symbols and story.
cards? Once again, the historical evidence of



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