How many tarot cards are there? What are the rules?

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 the origin of this divination method.

Tarot card is an ancient divination tool, and its origin is a mysterious legend. Many experts who study mysticism try to find some clues, and various viewpoints abound. ...

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.

Either way, one thing is certain: Tarot is a wise man, who painted and handed down ancient wisdom as patterns.

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 perished, in order to prevent this mysterious book from falling into the hands of different nationalities, 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.

Tarot cards were very popular in the Middle Ages, and they could 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.

Tarot cards consist of 22 picture cards (alker) and 56 digital cards (alker). There are 78 cards, each of which has its own unique pattern and meaning. The method of divination is to arrange the cards in a certain form (we call it "unfolding" here), and then judge by the position of the cards. We can carry out divination according to different needs such as love, health, wealth and marriage. Whatever it is, we can know it through tarot cards, especially when we don't know what to do. This is a very good indicator. In addition, only you can find the information conveyed by the card face and uncover the mystery of the ancient tarot card.

Introduction of tarot cards

Tarot cards consist of 22 main cards (Grand Akana) and 56 secondary cards (Little Akana), with a total of 78 cards. The divination method of tarot cards is to arrange the cards in a certain form (that is, unfold them), and then judge them by looking at their positions and symbolic contents. Divination can be carried out for different needs such as love, health, wealth, career and marriage. This is a very good signpost, especially when you don't know what to do next. The information conveyed by the card face will have a high accuracy as long as we carefully ponder it.

The origin of tarot cards

▼ 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 two ambassadors and two big akanas in tarot cards as one of the rituals of Egyptian wizards' sacrifice.

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 piece of writing engraved with ancient Egyptians. 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. According to legend, it was taught by God to Moses (or Moses), which is a kind of knowledge that people cooperate with each other and 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. It spread to Europe between12nd century and14th century, and was soon banned by the Holy See. After the influence of the church 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.