![]() ![]() What matters now: Over time, tarot cards became symbolic divinatory tools. ![]() Whether they were family heirlooms to be passed down to the next of kin, simply a fun customized card game, or something in between is up for debate. ![]() While we know that tarot cards were used in aristocratic society, their original purpose is still not fully known. The oldest surviving cards are the 15 Visconti-Sforza tarot decks commissioned by Duke Filippo Maria Visconti between 14, which means that people have been learning how to read tarot cards for over 600 years. The Major Arcana, previously dubbed trump cards, were custom made and painted for wealthy families, including multiple decks that were created for the Visconti family in Milan. The cards quickly gained traction throughout many other European countries after the French conquered Milan and the Piedmont in 1499. Tarot cards are thought to have originated in the 15th century in Europe, more specifically in Italy, and originally the deck was called Tarocchi. The Major Arcana is said to represent big life-changing events, while the Minor Arcana usually represents people, feelings, and day-to-day occurrences. The Minor Arcana is made up of all four elements-fire, air, water, and earth are represented by wands, swords, cups, and pentacles respectively-and counts upward from ace to 10 and then through four court cards (page, knight, queen, king). The Major Arcana consists of 22 cards, spanning from numbers 0 through 21 that tell “the fool’s journey.” In short, it’s an archetypal story of life. ![]()
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