Tarot Cards

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Tarot reading is one of the most popular forms of divination and used by many psychics when giving readings. Tarot decks are typically 78 Tarot Cards comprised of 21 Trump Cards, One Fool Card and 4 suits of 14 (10 pip and 4 face cards). Tarot divination became extremely popular with the publication of the Rider Waite Smith tarot deck.

Brief History of Tarot

Tarot cards are thought to have first entered europe in the 14th century from persia to northern italy and were used to play a game called tarocchini. The first documented use of tarot in europe was in switzerland where a ban was placed on the use of tarot cards in 1367. Documented evidence for the use of tarot cards as a tool for divination exists from 1540 which shows a method of divination using the coin suit

Tarot cards were, for a long time a privilege of the upper classes only. The use of playing cards on the whole were restricted to being used by the upper classes, however over time tarot cards became exempt from these restrictions. Currently the oldest surviving tarot card decks are three decks of tarot cards dating to the 15th Century which are today housed in the Yale University Library of New Haven.

Tarot Spreads

There are a wide variety of tarot spreads available some of which focus on specific types of question while others are used for general readings. The position of each card in the spread is significant depending which spread you are using and there are many different types of tarot card spread available. The tarot spreads can range from a single card to a spread which uses all 78 cards.

3 Card Spread

The three card spread is one of the most popular spreads and offers an easy way to learn to read tarot. The three cards are laid side by side and in the simplest form offers a reading for past, present and future.

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Celtic Cross

One of the most common tarot spreads is the celtic cross, this spread is highly common and as such may somtimes vary slightly between readers. The celtic cross utilises 10 tarot cards and is good when focusing on a general life reading or specific questions.

 

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