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Skeptics, Mentalists and Tarot Readers: Part 1

For purposes of this article let us assume that there is no paranormal or spiritual aspect to tarot readings. Let’s pretend, for the moment, that…...

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Origins of Cartomancy – Part Two: the 17th and 18th Century

The 17th Century 1620 – Henry Cuffe and the Three Knaves In 1620 John Melton recorded the following story in Astrologaster, or, The Figure Caster. It…...

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Origins of Cartomancy (Playing Card Divination) – Part One: the 15th and 16th Century

The 15th Century 1414 Barcelona – Joch de nayps moreschs Two Barcelona inventories have entries for “joch de nayps (or ‘nahyps’) moreschs”. The Instituto Municipal de…...

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The Thoth Universe Tarot Card Creation Story

The Crowley-Harris Thoth card was renamed The Universe giving us both an ancient and very modern scientific perspective on the card formerly called The World…...

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The Numbering of Strength and Justice in Tarot

The original 15th and 16th century Italian Tarocchi decks featured a variety of numberings. In most cases the 3 virtues (Strength, Justice and Temperance) were…...

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Tarot Mantegna: A System of Images Linked to Astrology and Renaissance Astronomy

Since its genesis in the fifteenth century, the Tarot has been linked to astrology and Renaissance astronomy. Marziano da Tortona, the intellectual author of the…...

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Tarot History: Petrarch and I Trionfi

Francesco Petrarca, (1304-1374, Arezzo, Italy), commonly anglicized as Petrarch, was a scholar and poet of early Renaissance Italy, and one of the earliest humanists. Petrarch’s…...

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History of Tarot

The tarot history I’ll be referencing is prior to the Waite Colman Smith tarot collaboration, though visualevidence of the historic decks is visible and obvious…...

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Category: Tarot History

Tarot History

Skeptics, Mentalists and Tarot Readers: Part 1

Origins of Cartomancy – Part Two: the 17th and 18th Century

Origins of Cartomancy (Playing Card Divination) – Part One: the 15th and 16th Century

The Thoth Universe Tarot Card Creation Story

The Numbering of Strength and Justice in Tarot

Tarot Mantegna: A System of Images Linked to Astrology and Renaissance Astronomy

Tarot History: Petrarch and I Trionfi

History of Tarot

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