The Tarot ? Book of Divination of Gypsies
Wikipedia: The Tarot (also known as tarocchi, tarock or similar names) is a set of cards typically featuring twenty one trump cards, the fool, and an extra face card per suit, in addition to the usual suit (face and pip) cards found in ordinary playing cards. Tarot cards are used throughout much of Europe to play Tarot card games.
The Tarot is a deck of cards that originated over 500 years ago from northern Italy in 1442. Although the Tarot was first used in a game called Triumphs, it was quickly adopted as a tool for divination, and popularized 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 and away the most popular tool for spiritual introspection in the West.
The Modern Tarot Card, sometimes called “the book of divination of the gypsies,” as a deck consists of 78 cards, each rich with symbolism and psychic meaning. The deck is primarily divided into two groups:
1. Major Arcana – 22 cards with powerful images:
The Fool, The Magician, The High Priestess. The Empress, The Emperor, The Hierophant, The Lovers, The Chariot, Strength, The Hermit, Wheel of Fortune, Justice, The Hanged Man, Death, Temperance, The Devil, The Tower, The Star, The Moon, The Sun, Judgement, and The World.
2. Minor Arcane – 56 cards:
Forty cards in four different suits
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