Perhaps you would like to take a course to learn the Tarot. The American Tarot Association offers membership, courses and certification, and also has links to dozens of Tarot web sites. But perhaps you might prefer an On-Line Course that you can take as time permits. You can do this course right online, download it to your hard drive or order a copy in either print or disk format.
The Tarot deck consists of 78 cards divided into two sections called arcanas. The Major Arcana is made up of twenty-two cards. These are the picture cards - the Magician, the High Priestess, the Hanged Man, Death, the Tower, and seventeen more.
There are 56 cards in the Minor Arcana, and these are divided into four suits - wands, swords, cups and pentacles. As mentioned earlier, it's these 56 cards that are the basis for the modern deck of clubs, spades, hearts and diamonds. The Minor Arcana cards in each suit are ranked from Ace to Ten, but instead of the three court cards we are familiar with (Jack, Queen, King) Tarot cards have four (Page, Knight, Queen and King).
The Tarot is a common tool of Divination. Some Diviners employ mystical rituals to heighten the tension and enhance the performance of readings. The cards are laid out on brilliantly colored silk clothes. The only lighting comes
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