Tarot cards
A set of seventy-eight playing cards decorated with a variable set of fantastic and mystical diagrams, symbols, and illustrations. The earliest deck still in existence is dated circa 1432. Researcher Norman Schwarz has dated the Tarot to between 312 and 64 B.C., from various clues such as the inclusion of earlier astronomical constellations (such as the Lovers and the King).
The cards are grouped into the Major Arcana (twenty-two trump cards) and the Minor Arcana (fifty-six suit cards). The four suits consist of fourteen cards each, ace through ten, page, knight, queen, and king. These cards were first in use in the mid-1400s and have been used ever since by gullible persons to cast fortunes.
The modern deck of fifty-two cards used in gambling was derived from the Tarot deck, the suits being transmuted so that “swords” became spades, “cups” became hearts, “wands” became clubs, and “coins” (or “pentacles”) became diamonds. (In Spain, these suits were “palomas,” “rosas,” “conejos,” and “dineros”; in France, “piques,” “cœur,” “trèfles,” and “carreaux.”) These are the cards that were called the Minor Arcana. Originally, there were four “court” cards, but the knight (or cavalli) card was dropped in the modern deck, resulting in 4x13 cards, while the Tarot retained 4x14.
The Major Arcana of twenty-two cards are individual figures:
0 The Fool
I The Magician
II The High Priestess
III The Empress
IV The Emperor
V The Pope
VI The Lovers
VII The Chariot
VIII Justice
IX The Hermit
X The Wheel of Fortune
XI Strength
XII The Hanged Man
XIII Death
XIV Temperance
XV The Devil
XVI The House of God
XVII The Star
XVIII The Moon
XIX The Sun
XX Judgement
XXI The World
(In some versions of the Tarot, the Fool is given the number XXI and the World becomes XXII. There is no known difference in accuracy between the two systems as far as prophetic value is concerned.)
For use as a divinatory device, the Tarot deck is dealt out in various patterns and interpreted by a gifted “reader.” The fact that the deck is not dealt out into the same pattern fifteen minutes later is rationalized by the occultists by claiming that in that short span of time, a person's fortune can change, too. That would seem to call for rather frequent readings if the system is to be of any use whatsoever.
The form of deck most used today is the Golden Dawn, designed by A. E. Waite, a mystic, and drawn by artist Pamela Coleman Smith about 1900. The art of reading the cards has been referred to as the “ars notoria.”
2006-12-10 11:08:23
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answered by Chaine de lumière 7
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I think there real. I had it done before and it was good. My reading came true. I dont think horoscopes are true unless you get a personlized one if you read the ones that are made for each sign everyday there not true casue there made for millons of people. Not everyone that has the same sign as you is going to have the same thing happen to them.
I got a tarotcard reading from this site
psychic-1.com
hope this helps
2006-12-10 15:05:41
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answered by The Brain 2
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People who use tarrot cards call on spirits, and when you do that only dark spirits answer. Even if it's fake... it's not good.
2006-12-10 08:55:08
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answered by Anonymous
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Try www.llewellyn.com. Click on the Free Stuff icon and you can get a free tarot reading. Personally, I don't put much stock in it. I've done a couple of readings for friends and co-workers, but that was just for fun.
2006-12-10 08:56:09
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answered by jon_k1976 3
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Not sure about a site. You can probably go to yahoo type tarot card reading and find sites. I have had my cards read twice and believe it or not they have been extremely accurate.
2006-12-10 08:55:47
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answered by Anonymous
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Tarot cards are as true as Sylvia Brown's psychic abilities. Only gullible people believe in them.
2006-12-10 09:01:53
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answered by slipperypickle 3
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I used to read Tarot and I believe in them..I used a lot of Shaman Tarot cards...Do a search for metaphysical and tarot to learn more
2006-12-10 08:54:10
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answered by Peanut 2
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sometimes its true...
i would google tarrot cards though
usually what works best is horoscopes!
2006-12-10 08:54:17
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answered by Anonymous
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first of all it is tarot cards. yes they are accurate. but they tell you about what is going on within yourself, not what year you will die or anything like that. tarot is best done with an actual deck, not the internet
2006-12-10 08:56:47
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answered by sarah 5
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They tell you the past but the future is sometimes not true
2006-12-10 22:38:18
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answered by amber9 2
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