What is the Tarot?

It is a pack, with which you can play and also allows you to guess the future. The Tarot cards are full of symbols of all kinds. Although, it is believed that the Tarot as such, has its origins in Italy in the fourteenth century in a card game, we know that is inspired by similar games, which existed long before: in China in 1120 a game ivory cards and chess, or in India, a card game of divination. After Italy went to France and then to the rest of Europe. Although, For others, the Tarot was introduced to Europe by the Gypsies, who came from Central Asia. For an expert on the subject of the nineteenth century, Oswald Wirth, the Tarot is a work of imagery born in the Middle Ages as a fusion of various ancient symbols and philosophies: the naibis, numerology, Kabbalah and the symbolism of astrology. For an expert on the subject of the Nineteenth Century, Oswald Wirth, the Tarot is a work of imagery born in the Middle Ages as a fusion of Various Philosophies and ancient symbols: the naibis, numerology, Kabbalah and the symbolism of astrology. In Spain specifically, Must Have Arrived in the Fourteenth Century.

The etymology of the Tarot is very controversial and there are many different versions. Some say it comes from the Hebrew (say it derived from Oracle tables Theraphosa = Jew) or Chinese or Greek (say from the word eratoi = peers) or Arabic (say from the word tar = enemy) or Latin (say from the word terere = shuffle) or by the Court of Gobelin (derived from the Egyptian word = way or road tar and rog = king or royal). For other comes from the Doctrine of Toth. According to Papus and Guillaume Postel comes from the Kabbalistic tetragrammaton of the Jews. o JA Vaillant comes from the Phoenician Ashtoreth, which means the mother goddess mother of the series alive.

You see, the assumptions are many and varied. Possibly some are right, but what is certain is that all the symbols of which are loaded these letters come from religions, philosophies and ancient cultures. This shows that since ancient times, scholars were interested in the methods of divination.

The Tarot consists of 78 cards divided into: the Major Arcana and Minor Arcana. The Tarot reading can be done with the Major Arcana alone or Both together.

Are 22 Major Arcana cards, which is represented the universe since its creation and the earthly world, to the spiritual world. The Tarot cards are full of symbols of all kinds .Apart from the meaning that each figure represented in each letter every cards have involving other types of symbols: numerology, the meaning of colors, reading gestures and positions of the figures and the elements.

There are several different types of Tarot: The Gringonneur or deck of Charles V, Yale, of Colleoni, the Brera and Brambilla, that of Magtegna, that of Minchiate (Florence), the Etteila, the Visconti-Sforza ( XV century Bergamo), Marseilles, the Egyptian Alquimístico, the Gypsy, the Paris, the German, the Classic (1880 Piedmont, Italy), Besançon, Arthur E, etc. The Tarots with more success were the Marseille, the Italian and the Spanish.

The Tarot of Marseille, is the most used worldwide. Born in France in the fifteenth century and the beginning of the sixteenth and varies somewhat with the Italians. In France changed the 4 suits of the Italian cards: gold, cups, swords and clubs and diamonds to hearts, spades and clubs respectively. That is where the game of poker. Of these were born Tarot Tarot Etteilla and satirical, to make fun of the nobility and politicians.

With the Tarot of Marseilles can play cards, in fact it did, but its primary purpose is the divination.

The Minor Arcana are 56 cards, such as a Spanish deck: Ace, to the X, Jack or Jack, Queen and King.

The Major Arcana together, represent the universe and are divided into 3 groups: the letters of knowledge, action and emotion. Put another way, represent the 3 levels: material, spiritual and mental. Each card has its meaning, but always be conditioned by the letters that surround it, in order to draw a conclusion. All cards can be both positive and negative, will depend on its position in the roll.