The Little Known History of Tarot

Throughout its history, tarot has has been associated with various ancient mystery schools and esoteric ideologies. However, evidence points to a deck of cards that wasn’t used exclusively for fortune telling until centuries after its creation. Occult historian and author Mitch Horowitz sheds some light on how this powerful tool transitioned from an early version of bridge to a mystical divination tool. Special thanks to Lighthouse Bookstore in Boulder, Colorado and to Mitch Horowitz.

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[izzysauls]

I hope this happens with Yu-Gi-Oh decks in the next 100 years

[Tamar-szox]

Tarot - I am no expert on this - one thing I do know - it all depends on the readers consciousness . Make sure the reader cares about people and has a good heart - thoughts & words carry lots of power. This applies to choosing a doctor, a therapist, a spiritual guide, and all the people you surround yourself with .

[themadhattress]

As much as I love Victorianism, we really do have to blame the Victorians for misappropriating, misinterpreting, or otherwise forever altering much of our perception of spirituality, the occult, mysticism, and so on. Even the concept of the pentagram having positive or negative connotations based on which direction the point is pointing (right side up or upside-down) is a decidedly Victorian invention.

[taragreenetarotastro]

I bought my first Tarot deck at 17. There was only the Rider-Waite deck available at that time. I studied Astrology metaphysics Tibetan Buddhism Jungian Psychology shamanism and then rediscovered the Tarot and studied with two teachers for about a year and a half regularly. I became a pro in July 1991 and here I am. The Tarot is a symbolic path that the soul encounters in 22 archetypal stages from 0 The Fool to The World and back again #22 The Fool. I intuitively believe that the Tarot evolved from the ancient metaphysical teachings which were secret teachings encoded in symbols and the 4 elements and were passed on verbally than written down. The system wherever it came from correspond completely with the Hebrew Alphabet and The Tree of Life. It is also anti-church anarchy. Because it is archetypal it can morph to fit into any system applied to it. It is a mystery occult that can't completely be explained.

[carlafrias]

as someone who just started reading tarot professionally i always tell my clients before i begin that i am a here to provide positive advice based on good intentions. i will also try to remind myself that i am projecting my own reality on to the meaning of each card. it is crazy tho how precise the readings can get. i will be able to guess the situation of a strangers life in a matter of seconds just by looking at a card. if you've always felt a bit psychic tarot can be excellent tool to connect with your higher self.

[elysharay]

I’m late here. But, I own several decks because I love to learn about different illustrations of the same “meaning.” At the very, very end of your video you hit the nail on the head: what speaks to you. When it comes to choosing a deck you must go with your intuition and pick the deck that you simply understand. It’s also important to understand where Tarot originates from (loosely) and this was covered very well in your Video. The Tarot Bible by Sarah Bartlett is an amazing book that covers the origin in great detail along with other much needed info for those wanting to grasp the full info of understanding tarot and learning how to read cards without a reference book. Thanks for sharing this!!!!

[maddyjoh]

I love the cat napping on the chair in the background! Who else thinks that's one who really has all the answers? 😜😽

[christopherbell]

If all the books on Tarot have different opinions on it's origin and meaning then who's to say this guy's explanation is 100% accurate?

[martindonald]

Us Romany Gypsies played a huge role in the development and spread of the Tarot. Remember that the term "Gypsy" is an abbreviation of "Egyptian". Unfortunately, the histories of the poorest people and their cultures are rarely well recorded. Dukkerin, or fortune telling was how the women in our families made a living for centuries.

[XandriaRavenheart]

I worked in market research for a while and noticed that most of these archetypes are what advertising and branding are shaped around. So rather than just occult or mysticism, I think tarot speaks to people's psychology.

[hanvonarian]

The history of the Tarot goes much further than the 15th century, they are referenced by the Cathars (Catharism (11th - 14th Century France) and Cathari (4th - 8th centuries)), Joachim of Fiore (c. 1130/35-1201/2 AD), and the Oracles of Leo the Wise (866 - 912 AD). Where would the early Christian Cathari have taken the idea of the Tarot with its already highly developed meanings and symbolism that invoked such wrath from Rome? - The biblical Urim & Thummim (Lights & Perfections / Alephs & Tavs / Alphas & Omegas) were a set of 22 ancient (probably pre-Sumerian) Runes that spawned the Phoenician and Hebrew alphabets and an array of similar later Rune sets throughout Europe and the Middle East. The 22 Major Arcana reflect symbolism and imagery from deep in the Hebrew Texts, themselves redactions of much older texts.

[Neerajkashyap-pro]

i remember this one time i felt like no matter what i did, people just didn’t notice me. i tried everything—confidence boosters, social tips, you name it—but nothing seemed to work. then i found this book, Magnetic Aura by Takeshi Mizuki, and it completely shifted how i saw myself. it’s not just about being noticed; it’s about understanding the energy you project. honestly, this book made all the difference for me. if you’ve ever felt invisible, you need to read it.

[remyscreepycorner]

I love that it started out as bridge basically, what a wild and crazy ride Tarot took

[dharmendsingh]

one night i was scrolling through my phone, feeling like i’d never figure out why some people just seem so magnetic. then i came across this book, Magnetic Aura by Takeshi Mizuki, and something about it caught my attention. reading it was like turning on a light in a dark room. it’s not about pretending to be someone you’re not; it’s about unlocking the energy you already have. trust me, this book is worth every page

[nickwheeler]

Im a young dude from houston texas and i learned how to read tarot cards with my sister, my dad would call it by the last meaning you mentioned sadly, I always looked at them they way the video explained it. A diplomatic occult art that has strange validity in matters. Awesome world we live in.

[greatdaneacdc]

Cards were made for divination purposes in the beginning Not for games of chance or entertainment.
However in some areas religious zealots were always on a witch hunt
So if approached was better to say we are playing games!

[jon]

I love tarot and catormancy. I actually started learning astrology first and birth chart readings and now learning catormancy. After listening to the story of the fools journey I connected to the tarot really well and I am learning lenormand as well.

[vanniyoung]

Makes sense. A lot of mystics use different things to do readings. Anything from Leaves to playing cards

[DevanshNegi]

Tarot or Playing Cards are in 4 suits according to 4 elements Earth Water Fire & Air and are of 52 cards or 52 weeks in a year. Tarot has 4 more or Major Arcane that holds on the rest 52 cards.

So of course these cards resonates with all of us.

So colors, visuals, images are cruicial relevant in mysticism or Tarot but people tend to naturally resonates with the numbers.

Maths and numbers will always be universal

[vampireprincess]

I got my tarot deck from my mum when I was a kid, it used to belong to her I dont know why she had it and where she got it. I found it from her table drawn and I asked her "Can i have this? What is this? " and she said "yes and its a tarot deck". When I was a kid I just played with the deck and tried to "fortune tell" by looking at images, but its interesting to learn more about tarot and i've always thought tarot is kinda facinating.