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In the late 18th century French occultists made elaborate, but unsubstantiated, claims about their history and meaning, leading to the emergence of custom decks for use in divination via tarot card reading and cartomancy. [1] Thus, there are two distinct types of tarot packs in circulation: those used for card games and those used for divination.
Tarot historian Michael Dummett similarly critiqued occultist uses throughout his various works, remarking that "the history of the esoteric use of Tarot cards is an oscillation between the two poles of vulgar fortune telling and high magic; though the fence between them may have collapsed in places, the story cannot be understood if we fail to ...
Using tarot cards as a divination tool didn’t come about until the 1700s when Jean Baptiste-Alliette, known by the pseudonym Etteilla, published one of the first books on tarot being used in ...
The adaptation of the Western divination method of tarot cards into Japanese culture presents a particularly unique example of contemporary divination as this adaptation mingles with Japan's robust visual culture. Japanese tarot cards are created by professional artists, advertisers, and fans of tarot.
Below, delve into some practical aspects, including how to shuffle the cards, tap into your intuition, and incorporate a spread into your personal readings. A Brief History. Tarot’s true origin ...
Published in 1910, the 78 cards of the “Waite-Smith” deck have become synonymous with tarot. A new book delves into their history, importance and popularity.