| The word 'tarot' is commonly believed to have | | | | It also has four suits of wands, cups, coins, and |
| originated from the Arab word 'turuq', meaning four | | | | swords which correspond to the four elements of |
| ways. Tarot cards are a system of divination, which | | | | fire water, earth and wind or air. Tarot is best known |
| means to foretell or predict the future.Tarot card | | | | today as a problem solving occult system. People use |
| divination also can be used to gather information. The | | | | tarot to solve love problems, health problems and |
| cards are thought to be the origin of common playing | | | | money problems. At various times depending on the |
| cards. | | | | ruling political system, the use of tarot cards was |
| Divination has the common meaning of predicting the | | | | either prohibited or endorsed. |
| future. However divination really means to receive | | | | The most plausible origin of the decks of cards is |
| answers. Any system system of divination provides | | | | that the system originated in Egypt since the cards |
| answers to questions. The questions can be about | | | | contain Egyptian symbolism which predates the |
| the past, present or future it makes no difference. a | | | | European symbolism such as the fool. |
| question is posed and an answer is given. The deck is | | | | There are different types of decks associated with |
| divided into major and minor arcane. The major | | | | Tarot such as the Rider Waite, or the Thoth decks. |
| arcane cards are based on images from the Egyptian | | | | Different decks are suitable for different levels of |
| book of Thoth. | | | | skills at using the cards. |