The Origins of the Tarot Flashcards
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Tarot, by comparison, is a relatively new system of divination. It began to emerge in earnest in late
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18th-century Europe, and was more substantially developed in the 19th and early 20th centuries. But the roots of the Tarot—in terms of the structure and imagery of the deck as well as the esoteric wisdom contained within—go back much further.