In the mid 1700s, tarot was adopted by those who participated in divination and the occult.
In the following 200 years, tarot took on another meaning as it drew inspiration from ancient Egyptian mythology and the work of Egyptian priests, combining it with more popular Christian imagery. Today, these games can still be found in Hungary, Austria, and tarot’s country of origin, Italy, where records show the first deck appeared in 1425. One means of reaching fate and fortune of the curious is through the 78-card tarot deck.ĭespite their current uses, tarot cards started as a traditional card game, like a pack of playing cards with 10 numbered cards and four face cards in a deck of 56, full of deeply Christian symbols.
However, many people still turn to witchcraft and divination to guide them all year. While October has ended, the talk of witches in popular culture has all but faded.
