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Most modern Tarot sets consist of 78 cards with allegorical representations today used for divination, that first appeared in Medieval times. A typical Tarot deck consists of: The Major Arcana (Latin for "Great Secrets"), consisting of 22 trump cards (sometimes referred to as keys): The Fool; The Magician; The High Priestess; The Empress; The Emperor; The Hierophant; The Lovers; The Chariot; Strength; The Hermit; Wheel of Fortune; Justice; The Hanged Man; Death; Temperance; The Devil; The Tower; The Star; The Moon; The Sun; Judgement and The World. The Minor Arcana (Latin for "Smaller Secrets") consisting of 56 cards (sometimes referred to as pips): Ten cards numbered from Ace to 10 in four different suits; traditionally batons (wands), cups, swords and coins (pentacles) (40 cards in total); and Four court cards (page, knight, queen, and king) in the same four suits (16 court cards in total).
[edit] OriginsIt has been suggested by some people that Tarot began in ancient Egypt, and that its name is a corruption of that of Thoth, the Egyptian god of magic. Other researchers have attributed the origin of the tarot to Ancient Greece, China, India and even Atlantis. Some evidence has emerged that Tarot cards have existed in the 14th Century Germany, Belgium and France. The earliest examples of decks similar to those in use today come from 15th Century Italy. [edit] Beliefs and TraditionsThere are many beliefs and traditions about how a tarot deck should be treated. Some claim that it is bad luck to buy one's own deck; others that it is bad luck to receive a deck from someone else. Many tarot practitioners emphasize the importance of familiarizing oneself with one's deck, and allowing to deck to become attuned to one's energies. One means of doing so is said to be to sleep with the deck under your pillow for the first seven nights it is in your house. It is traditional to wrap the deck in a piece of cloth (often velvet or silk) or to store the deck in a special box. Many practitioners also strongly believe that no one else should be allowed to touch a deck, with the exception of the person for whom a reading is done, who often handles the deck before the reading. [edit] Tarot Card SpreadsThere are numerous ways to draw and lay the tarot cards for a reading. Probably the best-known of these is the Celtic Cross spread. Most books on reading the cards include some variation of this ten or eleven card spread.
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