The Tarot Mystery

History of Tarot

The history of tarot dates back to the 15th century in Europe, where it originated as a card game known as "tarocchi." Over time, it evolved into a divination tool, with the earliest known tarot decks used for fortune-telling appearing in the 18th century.


The Rider-Waite Tarot, created in 1909 by Arthur Edward Waite and Pamela Colman Smith, played a pivotal role in popularizing tarot readings and establishing many of the symbolic images and meanings associated with the cards today. Tarot has since become a widely recognized and utilized method for gaining insights into various aspects of life, including love, career, and personal growth.

Does It Really Work?

People have been charmed by the tarot cards especially because somehow, tarot readings are always accurate. The reason behind this is that tarot is a guiding system that reads the energy of the consultant.

You could ask about the outcome of the actions that you're about to take, and the tarot will answer. Sometimes you could get warnings, and sometimes you could ask about the obstacles holding you back from the goal. This mystical and accurate nature of tarot readings might be intimidating for a lot of people, but you must not forget that tarot is about the possibilities of outcomes of current actions and decisions. You could always use a. tarot reading to change that outcome as desired.


The cards themselves are mostly symbolic, and does not reveal much to the oblivious eyes. But the tarot reader can use the symbols and secrets of each card in a combined way considering the sequence, positions and ups and downs of the cards altogether in order to reveal the story the cards are telling to the consultant.

On the contrary to popular belief, there aren't good or bad cards in a tarot deck. The meaning of a card changes greatly by position and placement, and even with the neighboring cards. A traditional Rider Waite deck contains 78 cards also called secrets. These secrets or cards can be read in many formations. Even though applications of different tarot readers can differ geatly, in the end, they share a common goal: to carry the message of the deck to the consultant.

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