![]() ![]() and enables me to connect with my inner wisdom. It gives me valuable insights, helps me to understand what I need to do in a particular situation. In contrast to this belief, I consider tarot as a valuable form of meditation and reflection on the present moment. Getting started with Tarot as a beginnerĪlthough the common belief is that tarot cards are meant to tell the future or reveal someone’s fortune, this is actually far from true. The New Age movement furthered the spread of this form of fortune-telling, with thousands of new decks being produced annually. The current methodology of tarot interpretation started in the 1970s and along with a growing interest in psychoanalysis, the use of Tarot cards grew exponentially. ![]() Over the next centuries, mystics and philosophers continued to expand the role of tarot. By that time occult writers started to write about “the tarot” and that’s how tarot became a part of occult philosophy. Not until the 1800s the cards were used as a divination tool and comprehensive links were created between illustrated cards, astrology and ancient Egyptian lore. The game spread quickly to all parts of Europe and people began referring to it as tarocchi which is an Italian version of the French word tarot, around 1530. The oldest tarot cards that survived the age of time are the Visconti-Sforza cards you see here, that were painted for the Dukes of the Duchy of Milan around 1440 Though tarot cards are used extensively around the world today, research indicates that the cards date back to the 1400s where they were originally used for a card game rather than prediction. So, if you didn’t know where to start with Tarot, you came to the right place! A Brief History of Tarot Guaranteed, after reading this post and completing the Tarot mini-course, you are surely no beginner anymore. To start, make sure to subscribe to my free 7-day Tarot mini-course below for daily teachings on the Tarot send straight to your inbox. I’ve broken down everything a beginner should know in this simple Tarot for beginner’s guide to learn Tarot fast so you can hopefully do your first reading next week. What is tarot, where does it come from and what do the cards mean? I still remember I felt so overwhelmed when I started my tarot journey.īut, don’t panic! Tarot fundamentals are easy to understand. Now, the art of reading the tarot is back in style.Īlthough tarot is becoming more mainstream, learning Tarot can still seem intangible and confusing. Tarot has long been met with superstition and was once seen as the preserve of hippies with a fondness for the occult and chintzy fortune teller stereotypes. ![]()
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