The Fool of the Tarot

The Fool of the Tarot

He’s gone from zero to hero in 450 years. In one of the oldest Tarot decks (Visconti-Sforza Tarocchi) The Fool of the Tarot was a homeless beggar, stumbling around village streets in a daze. He had feathers in his hair and he was clothed in filthy rags. He represented...
The Major Arcana are the Trump Cards of the Tarot

The Major Arcana are the Trump Cards of the Tarot

Not many people realise that the term ‘Major Arcana’ is relatively new. Most think Tarot always had a Major and Minor Arcana, and that the images have been the same for eternity — but this is not the case. Prior to 1860 the two sections of the Tarot were simply known...
Why Does Tarot Have 78 Cards?

Why Does Tarot Have 78 Cards?

If you do a search on Google for ‘Tarot reading for beginners’ you’ll get 77,100,000 listings to look through. I trudged my way through the top 10 listings — it was an agonising way to spend an hour!  Maybe I’ve just become too critical and cynical in my old age, but...

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