| Tarot reading is used for the purpose of individual | | | | local bookstore or mystical shop as they are mass |
| alteration of one's self. Today the use of tarot is | | | | printed with an instruction booklet provided. |
| far the most popular divination tool for spiritual | | | | Interestingly what people don't realise is that tarot |
| introspection in the western world. | | | | reads your current path based on your thoughts. |
| Tarot cards have been around since the 15th century | | | | So a reading one day can change direction if you |
| and were originally used by the mystics of their | | | | have made a decision from the last reading you had |
| time. During the rise of religions such as Anglicanism, | | | | to the current read. |
| and Catholicism, mystics needed to hide their use of | | | | One tarot reader's way of reading may differ from |
| divination due to persecution. To do so they | | | | another tarot reader- as each individual tarot reader |
| formulated divination by using normal playing cards | | | | will interpret a card based on what they see within |
| and hid their work by calling it "games". | | | | it. This is why it is best (if you are choosing a tarot |
| Thus the tarots suits correspond with the suits of | | | | reading) to stick with one tarot reader instead of |
| the conservative playing cards. | | | | roaming around to various readers. This essentially |
| The first known tarot cards were created in Milan | | | | will confuse you and play with your emotions and |
| Italy, where individualised illustrations were added to | | | | thus hinder the prediction" that was stated initially. |
| the pack. The earliest known Tarot decks were | | | | Essentially at its core, tarot empowers and guides |
| hand painted thus the number of produced decks | | | | you to your fullest potential, leading you to discover |
| were limited. It was only after the invention of the | | | | your inner self. It is a roadmap of our life, from the |
| printing press that the massive manufactured cards | | | | past; the present and the possible future, changing |
| became probable. | | | | are revealing its course once we make vital decisions |
| In 1910 the use of Tarot boomed with the | | | | in this often baffling world. |
| production and publication of one of the most sought | | | | Recently in its ever increasing evolution the tarot has |
| out decks, the Rider Waite Smith Tarot. The decks | | | | inspired a new wave of decks called oracle cards. |
| popularity was due to the fact that it included | | | | Influenced by the tarot, they do not follow a |
| figurative images related to the divinatory significance | | | | traditions structure as tarot does but rather has their |
| of the numeric cards. | | | | own individualised divinatory meanings within each |
| Because of this development, various adaptations of | | | | deck. |
| the tarot have been created throughout history and | | | | Whether you use traditional decks (such as the Rider |
| now we have a variety of tarot decks to choose | | | | Waite Smith Deck) or modern decks (such as Doreen |
| from. | | | | Virtues Angel Cards) Tarot can help you understand |
| Tarot cards are usually read by a tarot reader but | | | | yourself better and will guide you to your desires |
| these days anyone can readily buy a deck at your | | | | with assurance. |