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tarot

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Moon, the 18th card of the major arcana.
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Sets of cards used in fortune-telling and in certain card games. The origins of tarot cards are obscure; cards approximating their present form first appeared in Italy and France in the late 14th century. Modern tarot decks consist of 78 cards, of which 22 have pictures representing forces, characters, virtues, and vices. The remaining cards are divided into four suits—(1) wands, batons, or rods, (2) cups, (3) swords, and (4) coins, pentacles, or disks—of 14 cards each. Each suit has 10 numbered cards and 4 court cards (king, queen, knight, and page). Modern playing cards evolved from these suit cards. Initially used as playing cards, tarot cards were imbued with esoteric associations in the 18th century and are now used widely for fortune-telling. Each card's basic meaning is altered by the card's position in the spread of cards laid out by the fortune-teller, by the card's orientation, and by the cards that are near it.

tarot
1. one of a special pack of cards, now used mainly for fortune-telling, consisting of 78 cards (4 suits of 14 cards each (the minor arcana), and 22 other cards (the major arcana))
2. a card in a tarot pack with distinctive symbolic design, such as the Wheel of Fortune
Tarot
cards used to tell fortunes. [Magic: Brewer Dictionary, 1063]
See : Prophecy
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Tarot reading is a form of divination that allows people to gain better insight into certain events in their lives and to settle their concerns about the future While some people consult tarot readers for purposes of divination, others merely do so for the sake of fun and entertainment Tarot reading is a form of divination that allows people to gain better insight into certain events in their lives and to settle their concerns about the future.
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Tarot cards are a tool that is used to help us communicate with the spirit world These cards are not magical or even special on their own Tarot cards are a tool that is used to help us communicate with the spirit world.
How Do Tarot Readings Work? by Navjot Kaur / Travel, recreation and leisure community
Lay all your cards on the table and the tarot reader will do the rest for you Sometimes, one will wonder how another person can read a bunch of cards with different pictures on it and actually make sense out of it Lay all your cards on the table and the tarot reader will do the rest for you.
How Accurate Are Tarot Readings? by Navjot Kaur / Philosophy and religion community
 
 
 
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