![]() The Tarot card deck has many similarities to regular playing cards. See the most famous variations of the Tarot card deck from the 15th century until today, by clicking the header. That's just about its only use today, and it has become widely spread. The European use of the Tarot card decks for divination, cartomancy, where all the cards were given their divinatory meanings, commenced already in the 16th century and grew during the following centuries. Playing cards are originally of Chinese invention, documented already in the 9th century, but the actual Tarot cards appeared in Europe around 1440, also at first for card games. Click the header to read more about the Rider-Waite Tarot deck. It's my favorite deck, too - until I find the time to make my own version. These cards were originally published in 1909. The most popular Tarot card deck is that of Rider-Waite, which has wonderfully suggestive images, rich with meaning, on all the 78 cards. Click an image to get directly to the webpage with that suit and its 14 Tarot cards. Here are the four suits of the Minor Arcana, with 14 cards in each. Below are links to each of the four suits. Each suit has its general meaning, and each card of it brings its very own message in a divination.Ĭlick the header above to read more about the Minor Arcana and the meanings of the cards in it. The 56 Tarot cards of the Minor Arcana are divided into four suits: Wands, Pentacles (also called Coins), Cups, and Swords. Click the image to read about the card and its meaning in readings. Here are all the 22 Major Arcana cards of the Tarot deck. Below are direct links to each of the 22 cards. Each card represents a major force to be taken quite seriously when appearing in divination.Ĭlick the header above to read more about the Major Arcana and the meanings of the cards in it. The Major Arcana cards are the trumps, which are unsuited. They do, of course, share their origin with playing cards.Ĭlick the links below to read more about the Tarot cards. The cards date back to the Renaissance, also the use of them for divination. The Tarot card deck consists of 78 cards, each with its own divination meaning: 22 in the Major Arcana and 56 in the Minor Arcana. Click the image to see the book at Amazon (paid link). The book will help you find your own intuitive way of making inspired Tarot card readings. Several divination spreads are also explained. ![]() This book presents all the 78 Tarot card images and their allegorical symbols. The Major and Minor Arcana, the cards through history, compared to playing cards, and more. "You'll keep thinking about it-that’s how you know you really want it," she says.īelow, we consulted a range of professionals about the beautiful, top-rated tarot card decks they recommend for beginners.Read about the 78 cards of the Tarot deck. It'll happen along the way when it feels like your deck because it's the one you keep reaching for."Another trick? Memoirist and tarot reader Michelle Tea recommends dwelling on a deck before purchasing. Get three, four, five decks, and see which one you keep grabbing," Ferguson says. If you're torn between decks, tarot reader and astrologer Lexi Ferguson recommends investing in more than one. Select a deck that you find yourself in and offers the right mirror," she says. "Being able to connect with the imagery is so important. Psychic medium and tarot reader Sarah Potter recommends researching the decks' artwork on sites like Aeclectic Tarot prior to buying, since the design conveys the cards' significance. Look for the one that will literally speak to you." "Everyone is going to connect with a different deck. Psychic medium Michael Cardenas tells Oprah Daily, there is "no one correct deck" to start with. For beginning readers looking for guidance on love, life, and beyond, the only issue is abundance: Where should you begin? Ultimately, it's a personal journey. Today, True's Intuitive Heart Tarot Deck is among the countless options available to purchase, from tried-and-true classics like the Rider-Waite-Smith on Amazon to indie decks sold on Etsy. ![]() She remembers thinking, "This is a language, and I can learn to speak this language." So began the Craftactress's lifelong tarot practice, which culminated in the publication of her own beautiful deck, True Heart Intuitive Tarot, in 2020 (her face is on the Empress card, if you look closely). Rachel True vividly recalls the moment she, at the age of eight, first encountered a deck of tarot cards.
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