ABOUT
THE TAROT CARDS
The
history of the Tarot is shrouded in mystery. Many intriguing
theories exist concerning the origin of the Tarot. One states
that the Tarot was a calendar for prehistoric man. Another
suggests that the Tarot cards are the remains of the Book
of Thoth, rescued from the burning of the temples of Egypt.
Thoth was the Egyptian god of wisdom, and this book is supposed
to have contained all knowledge and wisdom.
Still
another theory states that the Tarot originated in I
ndia.
Indeed the four objects held in depictions of the Hindu
god Ardhanari resemble a staff, a cup, a sword and a ring,
the four suits of the Tarot. Hanuman, the monkey god, and
Vishnu, the Preserver, also hold the same or similar objects
in their hands.
Still
another theory states that the Tarot originated in India.
Indeed the four objects held in depictions of the Hindu
god Ardhanari resemble a staff, a cup, a sword and a ring,
the four suits of the Tarot. Hanuman, the monkey god, and
Vishnu, the Preserver, also hold the 
same
or similar objects in their hands.
Incredibly, some evidence exists that the Tarot may have
had its origins in the Torah. The Torah is a Hebrew system
of organizing all knowledge and experience, and both the
Torah and the Tarot relate in theme and number.
Kitty Parker psychic reader
Other
less credible theories suggest variously that the the Tarot
originated
as court entertainment for Charles VI of France, was imported
to Europe by refugee Turks in the 14th century, or was created
as a universal language allowing disparate arabic peoples
to communicate.
The
earliest real evidence of the Tarot appears on the walls
of the catacombs beneath the Sphinx. All 22 pictures of
the Major Arcana (which in the Tarot show the internal stages
of the development of conciousness) are painted in an initiation
chamber in the bowels of the monument.
Whatever
the origin, the Tarot contains eternal, and therefore invaluable,
knowledge. When it is used sincerely and for the purpose
of examing and providing direction for one's life, it is
a noble and powerful tool for the good of mankind.
