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The Amazing History Of The Tarot

By: Jack Levine

Tarot cards were invented in the fifteenth century in northern Italy. It was created for a new type of card game that is very similar to bridge. The deck was similar to the playing cards of the time with four suits and number cards from one to ten. There were also court cards that included a king, knight and page. The queen was not included in playing cards at that time. With the tarot, came the addition of the queen. There were also twenty-two other cards added to the deck that had pictures that had special meaning and symbols.

The game that this deck was used for was called Triumphs and it became an instant hit. The symbolic cards were used as trump cards and outranked every other card in the deck. The deck changed as it moved from location to location. The pictures that were on the symbolic cards were changed to suit the area that the game was played.

It is theorized that the game was invented for the Duke of Milan. There is a book that was created to accompany the deck, but interestingly, it does not give the rules of the game. The only information that is contained in the book is the meanings behind the symbols and their ranking in the game. It also does not give any prophetic or divination meaning to the cards.

It is interesting to note that the queen card was added to the deck at the same time. In earlier playing card decks there was not a queen, but there was a king, page and knight. The four suits of cards were the same that we see in today's playing cards.

The creation of the tarot deck is attributed to the Duke of Milan according to some of the theories. He commissioned a servant to come up with a new game for his entertainment. There is also an accompanying book that was written about the new cards and the game of Triumphs.

Interestingly, the book that accompanied the deck does not contain any of the rules for the game. Its pages are filled with the meaning and representation of the pictures on the cards and the ranking of each card in the deck. This book is currently in Paris in the Bibliotheque Nationale.

It took centuries for the tarot card deck to take on the divinatory aspect and become used for more magical purposes. People began to see meanings behind the cards and the order in which they would fall. This is how the current use of tarot cards evolved over time.

However these lovely cards were created, we are treated to the art and culture of the past whenever a tarot deck is used. They are a beautiful symbol of a time gone by. The artistry that is used in a deck of tarot cards cannot be compared with any other game that has ever been invented. Perhaps the detail and the attention to the beauty of the cards is what have led to the assertion that the cards have more meaning than can be found in a game.

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