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History
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The period and person responsible for the conceptual creation of tarot cards is still unknown although it is widely believed that the very first version was created during the first half of the fifteenth century, when a person produced the first tarot deck somewhere in Northern Italy. The Renaissance had already adopted the Greek gods and Greek philosophy, which is why it is Greek mythology and its moral, spiritual and mystical elements that form the backbone of tarot cards.
Tarot cards can be used for answering almost any kind of question put to it through a medium or someone (tarot card reader) familiar with its powerful symbolism. The images on the tarot, and the interest in predicting events through symbols, dates back to ancient Egypt and even older civilizations, right across the world.
As the tarot cards took their hold in different parts of theworld,the difference in the pictorial representation on each card was bound to happen, so the tarot took their respective roots in their respective cultures. However, its main objectives and principles have remained the same since ancient times. The origin of the tarot cards — which are actually cards with attractive pictures — continues to remain vague despite considerable research and still is a challenging subject for the scholars, historians and researchers as it is exciting and intriguing to millions of people around the world today. Whatever may be the truth, insofar as its historical origins, the fact remains that the tarot is here to stay.
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