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A journey of discovery and keys to the future.
The TAROT is a
deck of 78 cards split into 2 main groups - Major Arcana and Minor Arcana.
Contained in the Tarot are the 52 cards we commonly use to play cards with today
plus an additional 4 cards known as Pages. These are known as the Minor Arcana
cards. The additional 22 cards are known as the Major Arcana cards and they
depict the fundamentals of life..
The word Tarot is French but
its origin is probably from the Italian TAROCCHI a game played in the 14th
century. However, there are a number of opinions as to their origin. The first
decks appeared in any quantity in the late 18th century and by the early 1900’s
Tarot was enjoying great popularity. Today there are many wonderfully
illustrated decks and like anything where there is choice, any budding or
experience practitioner will be drawn to a deck that "fits" their
particular character.
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