The story of tarot cards

Tarot cards have always been covered with a mysterious veil. In the final analysis, in addition to its amazing accuracy, some taboos circulating in the market also make most people stay away from tarot cards.

In fact, tarot cards are an approachable thing. According to the speculation of the temple owner, the reasons for these taboos may be as follows:

1. Fantasy caused by ignorance of tarot cards.

2. Deliberate myths can maintain the mysterious status of fortune tellers.

3. I hope this taboo can be closer to God.

Anyway, superstition is always bad. Here, the temple master will explain some rumors about superstition or supernatural, and the common problems in divination will be included in other places.

The expressions used here are suitable for the general explanation of * * * *, and are more in line with the scientific status quo. A few other special cases are not discussed here.

1. Magic time and magic space can't count cards.

"Magic Moment" and "Magic Moment" originated in Japan (in fact, just look at the grammar). Let me make it clear here that there is no such word as "magic moment" in Japan. "Fantasy moment" is just an adjective, which can be added before any noun, such as "fantasy space" and "fantasy maze", to describe a supernatural and mysterious situation. In Japan, "magic time" refers to two kinds of time-"dusk" (about 5-7 o'clock) or "before dawn" (that is, 3-5 o'clock in ugly time), because this is the time when all demons are born, and counting cards at this time is easy to attract demons. In fact, physically speaking, these two kinds of time are extremely tired, so naturally it is not suitable for counting cards, and it is easy to be in a trance and hallucinate when dozing off. (Although according to the temple master's habit, the whole day will be the time of magic =. =)

2. When you open a card for the first time, you must open it yourself, and you can't let others open it.

Some people are afraid of being touched by others, so they won't "lift the cards themselves" ...

In fact, the workers in the printing factory have touched the cards before you ... =. =

So there is no basis for this statement, unless you have a quirk, you must open your own things first …

Don't let others touch your own cards

The reason is the same as above …

In addition, some people like to let the occupier wash the cards before starting divination, which is said to enhance the accuracy of divination. In other countries, temple owners have seen examples of fortune tellers asking occupiers to draw cards, so this is a matter of personal habit and has not been deliberately asked.

Like the temple owner himself, he doesn't like others touching the temple owner's cards because he is afraid of being dirty, for no other special reason. You can rest assured.

You will be very tired after counting cards.

Has the temple owner ever heard the saying that it is because he wants to contribute his power to the devil?

Actually ... (shaking his head and sighing)

Just because you have to concentrate on counting cards, it usually takes half an hour or more to count cards at a time. Of course you will be tired!

Will everyone be tired after studying for an hour? Of course it will! Some people may be tired to death after studying 10 minutes, let alone half an hour …

Is it because you have contributed your strength to the devil that you are tired of learning?

That's called cheating, not studying =. =

5. Can I only calculate one question a day?

I learned about it from my cousin, and I was a little surprised at that time, because my cousin in the temple was also a senior intellectual. How can I hear such a rumor?

The answer to this taboo is of course no.

If you have time, it doesn't matter if you calculate 100 questions a day (you will only be tired in the end). There is absolutely no such taboo problem.

6. Can a question be counted only once?

Many people should have heard of this question, and everyone may know that the answer is "yes".

Some people say that because you have to believe in tarot cards, you will get the most correct answer, otherwise, the answer will always be wrong and sometimes bring bad luck.

In fact, logically speaking, this question makes sense (excluding the part that leads to bad luck).

The temple owner asked everyone to think about this question first: "What do you want from tarot divination? 』

If you want to get the real situation and help, you can see the clue in the first divination. Why do you want to do it again?

If the answer you ask is the same as what you want, why not go to divination and imagine it yourself?

If this problem has changed a lot, of course, you can divine twice, otherwise it is generally "unnecessary" to divine more than twice!

7. Do I have to wrap the card in black cloth?

This answer is also no.

The temple owner mentioned to his friends a long time ago that black cloth is only to prevent dirt, so it is generally recommended to wrap tarot cards with dark cotton cloth (this is also mentioned in the tarot learning article).

If you have a special preference, you can also wrap the card with other colors of cloth.

For example, the temple owner will choose the appropriate color package according to the color of the card, which is very beautiful!

8. The cards must be put in order, not in disorder.

The temple owner thinks this is probably the idea that a naughty teacher wants his students to memorize cards (laughs).

Collecting cards in order is a good way for beginners to remember them. You can practice the order of reciting tarot cards, or recite the meaning of cards by the way. In the process of receiving each card, you can also think about the advanced order of the cards to increase the card-solving skills in the later stage.

Generally speaking, it doesn't matter if you collect it indiscriminately.

It seems a pity not to do so because there are so many advantages in collecting cards in order.

9. You can't use second-hand cards.

This seems to be the trouble of many people.

A deck of tarot cards (calculated by 78 imported complete tarot cards) costs NT$ 7-900 yuan or even more, which seems a bit high for ordinary students, so some people will choose the second-hand cards used by their friends and buy cheaper ones.

I just heard that second-hand cards are taboo, so my head is a bit big.

In fact, don't worry, second-hand cards don't have so many taboos. "If" you have the feeling of Mao Mao, you can try the apotheosis ceremony of the East and the West provided on the website, or use incense to draw a card.

For people who don't believe it at all, there is nothing wrong with using it directly.

10. Tarot cards are a kind of witchcraft …

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At this point, I can only use a little ... (sweat)

Evil is a human heart, not a tarot card.

The article is used correctly, evil is evil, and it is "individual".

Most people who regard tarot cards as heresies are Christians ... This is of course because the Bible clearly states that divination is an evil thing, and only biblical divination is allowed by God.

When you come to the land which the LORD your God is giving you, you must not learn to do the abominations of those nations. No one among you shall make your children pass through the fire, nor shall there be diviners, soothsayers, magicians, sorcerers, mediums, sorcerers or sorcerers. Everyone who does these things is an abomination to the Lord. Because those nations have done these abominations, the Lord your God has driven them out from before you. You must be perfect before the Lord your God. For all the nations you are going to drive out listen to soothsayers and diviners, but as for you, the Lord your God has never allowed you to do so. (Shen 18 9~ 14)

Because biblical divination is an interpretation of the Bible, which is based on God and an extension of "prophetic theology", instead of seeking the teaching of other "evil forces" and showing "the revelation of God", it does not violate the Bible.

Of course, tarot cards with all kinds of myths and beliefs can easily be regarded as heresy!

1 1. Will it kill you to count tarot cards?

Nothing!

Only people who do bad things will.

So be careful when you help others with divination.

This kind of thing, numerology, karma comes quickly.

12. Ghost Moon is not a tarot card.

This is also a rumor.

It's just that Ghost Moon has many taboos about Taiwan Province folk customs, so it's good for everyone to pay attention.

The word "Tarot" is taken from Egyptian characters tar (Tao) and ro (King), meaning "King". So "Tarot" itself refers to his correct determination as a king, which is also the origin of this divination method.

The origin of tarot cards

According to legend, the original tarot cards were not used for divination in the form of cards. It's just a "fantastic book", a mysterious book dedicated to conveying the will of the gods. Whenever the ancient Pharaoh had any problems to solve, he would open this book of ignorance, and all the problems would be solved. (Note: the moon is the god of culture and education) Later, when the Egyptian dynasty died, in order to prevent this mysterious book from falling into the hands of foreigners, it was painted on a card in the form of a picture and handed over to the official. Later, it was introduced to Europe by Alexander. Around the middle ages, the tarot cards we are playing now were formed.

The origin of this ancient divination tool has always been a mysterious legend, and many experts who study mysticism try to find clues.

Some people say that it comes from Egypt, which means "sacred journey" and "god of wisdom and magic" in Egyptian.

Some people say it comes from ancient Rome, which means "wheel of life" in Latin.

Some people say it comes from Hebrew, which means "law" in Jewish.

It is said that it comes from Persia, which means "playing cards" in gypsy language. It is the gypsies who introduced the word "tarot" to Europe.

It is said that since ancient India, Indian gods have held some symbols of tarot cards, such as cups, power, swords and rings.

It is said that from China, card games were printed on paper money in the Tang Dynasty. It is said that cards were used to entertain court wives.

▼ Ancient Italian Theory-According to historians' research, as early as14th century, some aristocrats in European countries had already played tarot cards, during which the Vatican banned tarot cards and characterized them as the devil's Atlas and pagan articles. In addition, the earliest known tarot cards appeared in Italy at the end of14th century15th century. The Italian poker game "tarocco" sounds similar to Tarot, with only 22 cards, which is similar to the 22 main cards of Grand Akana. At the same time, the meanings of love, victory, love, death, reputation, fate and future praised in Italian poetry are similar to those of tarot cards. Therefore, many people agree that Tarot originated in Italy. However, many scholars who study tarot cards believe that these evidences can only show that tarot cards once appeared in Europe, and they do not believe that tarot cards originated in Europe.

▼ Gypsy theory-scholars who study tarot cards believe that tarot cards are most likely brought to Europe by gypsies in Asia or Africa. They make a living by divination, and tarot cards are one of their divination methods. However, Gypsies are nomadic people who wander around. Is it possible to develop a very systematic philosophy of tarot cards? Tarot cards may not be the product of gypsies, they just learned from other civilizations.

▼ Ancient Egyptian Theory-Some people think that Tarot cards are products of ancient Egypt. Many people believe that after the destruction of Alexandria, Egypt, the Moroccan city of Fez has become a new world-class academic center, where scholars from all over the world are concentrated. Unfortunately, they didn't have a common language and characters, so they prepared an album full of mysterious symbols, and replaced the language and characters with pictures. Later, these pictures evolved into playing cards. This statement is unbelievable and has no factual basis, but there is another statement that is willing to go from ancient Egypt and is worth listening to.

Thoth (someone translated him as [Egyptian Moon God]) was one of the many gods in ancient Egypt, in charge of wisdom and magic, and also the inventor of numbers. Some people think that he invented twenty-two Akana cards in tarot cards as one of the rituals of Egyptian wizards.

There is not much truth in this statement. Tarot experts who believe in this theory all believe that Egypt must have relevant literature records. 1799, Napoleon's army found a clay tablet engraved with ancient Egyptian characters. Not only this clay tablet, but also other Egyptian documents have not found any records about tarot cards, which is a frustrating thing for believers of Egyptian theory. Whether this statement is right or wrong, it is undeniable that many tarot symbols originated in ancient Egypt.

▼ Judaism-After a series of studies, experts found that Tarot cards are closely related to Kabbalah of ancient Hebrews, which can be said to be more reliable. Kabbalah is the philosophy of ancient Jews, and it is said that it was handed down from God to Moses (or Moses). It is a kind of knowledge that people cooperate with each other to enhance their spiritual strength. Twenty-two Akana cards of tarot cards are deeply related to the twenty-two letters of Hebrew and Kabala. Someone has compiled a comparison table of tarot cards and ancient Hebrew letters. The research on tarot cards in recent decades shows that the statement that tarot cards originated from ancient Jews is highly credible.

To sum up, the origin of tarot cards should be roughly as follows: First, the big Akana of tarot cards originated from Kabaka, an ancient Jew. Because of the frequent contact between ancient Jews and ancient Egyptians, they also absorbed many Egyptian religious symbols. With the frequent wars in the Middle East, the predecessor of Tarot almost disappeared. Later, gypsies didn't know how to use tarot cards, but I believe they probably didn't know much about the philosophical level of tarot cards. They used it as a divination tool. Tarot cards spread from12nd century to Europe in14th century, and became popular in the Middle Ages. They can be found in many pictures and books at that time. Tarot cards are everywhere, whether in the palace or in the common people. It was not until the rise of the church that Tarot cards were regarded as the mysterious magic of paganism and were suppressed from then on. Under the protection of a willing heart, the tarot card survived and showed its mysterious atmosphere in front of the world. After the church's power weakened, tarot cards developed again, and new tarot cards were introduced one after another. Especially at the end of19th century, the research on tarot cards became more systematic after the researchers linked tarot cards with the scroll cultural relics of ancient Jewish esoteric religion, and Ryder Tarot cards were one of the representatives.