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A Tarot deck or "book of the tarot" contains 78 cards 22 Major Arcana ( latin for BIG SECRETS ) and 56 minor arcana and is mostly used in fortune telling, meditation and practice of magical rites. It is also a very effective agent in psychotherapy and as help and advisor in psychological matters in general. The real origin of the Tarot is mysterious but the majority of Tarot experts would agree that it is Egyptian . Most probably Tarot cards were first used in Europe and the western hemisphere by gipsies. The cards depict the archetypes found in the classical psychology by C. G. Jung and numerous magical and religious symbols. It is most probable that the Tarot or Book of Thoth, originally the Book or Lire, originated in the ancient Egypt. According to the hermetic tradition, two secrets remain to be unveiled.. .Astrology and Tarot... in the great pyramid, where there Is a narrow path underneath the Feet of the Sphynx leads to the Egyptian Temple of Initiation. The pictures along the walls of this temple show 108 Tarot cards. 78 of these cards are known to us as the Esoteric Tarot, but the remaining 30 were not disclosed to the public . A Tarot deck consists of 22 Major Arcana "KEYS" numbered from 0 to XXI, from " Roman Numerals " plus the 56 Minor Arcana. Numerous authors relate the Major Arcana to the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Aries , Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarious Capricorn Aquarious Pisces Sun Moon Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Sarurn Neptune Uranus Pluto is 22 The number of possible combinations of any pair of the eight planets , sun , moon , moon's node , ascendant and midheaven is seventy eight Exactly the number of cards in a Tarot deck . In Tarot the Minor Arcana are subdivided into 4 suits of 14 cards representing the elements Air , Fire , Earth , and Water Each suit consists of the cards ace (1) thru 10, plus page, knight, queen and king . There are several theories concerning the positioning of the card 0-The Fool among the Major Arcana. I therefore leave it up to you .... The fool is represented in ordinary playing cards as the joker.... A strange fascination emanates from Tarot cards . Each individual reacts differently to them . No one will however forget the first time they were faced with them. Tarot cards can unveil your problems in the subconscient . As the expert says, ...." The Magic is in the cards.... " .... Whatever you achieve with them is yours in your own image in the mirror of self-accomplishment .
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