History of Tarot

In the last decade, the use of tarot as a divination tool and interest in the history has become increasingly popular. The history of Tarot has many interesting facts and myths; some are good while others are just mis-interpreted. There is also much speculations on where and when the tarot first originated? Some say India, China, Egypt, Morocco and some have even suggested that it exits in the time of Moses. However, no modern historians have backed up the above these theories.

The original deck came from Northern Italy around 1420-1440 painted for the Duke of Milan by Bonificio Bembo and this deck is still in existence. It has been said that another deck was originally used in France in the 13 th century but it was later found to be the Card of Triumps or Trumps, a common game amongst the people during that era. Incidentally, that was why the Tarot was originally known as “Cards de trionfi” or Trumps. It only became to be known as Tarrochi or Tarrok in German about 100 years later. Although I suspect that the images and use was probably very different.

Personally, I have been using the Mythic Tarot Deck by Liz Greene and Juliet Sharman-Burke, published in the US and Australia by Simon & Schuster, and in the UK by Rider Books, Random House.

The Mythic Tarot Deck is designed with the images of the Greek Gods and Goddesses. However these Gods and Goddesses are not exclusive to any particular esoteric school, religion, doctrine or spiritual path. They are symbols of our own human nature and our journey to from birth with all the lessons and challenges through every stage of life.

Tarot Sessions

Today the tarot is more than just a fortune telling tool, it is used for problem solving, personal healing or transformation and as a divination tool. My Tarot sessions are interactive and
I am a believer of Quantum Physics so I always say cards that are drawn during the session and the meanings are directly connected to your higher consciousness.

When an individual consults the tarot, it describes the events and qualities of the present. Each card in the tarot has up-sides and down sides in meanings; essentially there are no bad cards just perhaps some bad interpretations. They reflect the inner quality and hidden information that are personal to the individual. It sheds inner wisdom that will them the freedom of choice to decide the path to take to reach desired goals and destinations.

A professional Tarot session therefore can be encouraging, inspiring and good for the self esteem simply because it focuses on *you* and your needs. Certainly, I claim no "one time fix all magical solution" to your life challenges. It is simply an effective way to give you insights and clarity that will help you in decision making by offering suggestions and possible outcome.