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History of Tarot Cards

Early History of Cards

Evolution of the Suits

Ancient Eastern Origins

The Appearance of Cards

European History of Tarot Cards

The Middle Ages

The Reformation

The Enlightenment

The Hermetic Tradition

Artist Highlight

Pamela Colman Smith

... Pamela Colman Smith spent much of her early years traveling around England with the Lyceum Theatre Group, which may have influenced her aesthetic sense. After she completed art school, she continued to work in the theater industry. In 1903 she joined the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn...
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Tarot Cards

Tarot Cards

Tarot Cards by Deck

Tarot Cards by Designation

Tarot Cards by Structure

Deck Highlights

Cary Yale Visconti Deck

One of the earliest Tarot Decks, the Cary Yale Visconti Deck is entirely gilded, with fine paintings upon it. Like the other Visconti decks, it features a maid and a lady among the court cards.

Sola Busca Deck

The oldest complete tarot deck we possess, and one of the only early decks to be fully illustrated.
Tarot Game Rules
Tarot Game Rules
for One
- Cavalier
- Cockroach
- Double Cockroach
- Double Grasshopper
- Excuse
- Fifteen Plus
- Five Aces
- Grasshopper
- Imperial Trumps
- Nasty
- Pagat
- Skiz
- Wheel of Fortune
- Wicked
for Two
- Game of Tarot
- Baronetti
for Three
- Droggn
- Mitigati
- Scarto
for Four or More

Free Online Tarot Reading

Tarot Deck
School of Thought
Tarot Spread	Cut the Deck Triptych (with Reversal) Triptych Celtic Cross (With Reversal) Celtic Cross
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Divination
Divination
Tarot Spread Highlight

Celtic Cross Tarot Spread

The Celtic Cross method of reading tarot cards is probably the most common one in use today. It was popularized by A. E. Waite in his book The Pictorial Guide to the Tarot, which was published in 1911. There are many variations on this spread, but the one presented here is based on the description provided by Waite, updated to be more readable to a modern audience.

Queen of Tarot

The ancient wisdom of the cards

Tarot Decks