THE TAROT

The tarot is essentially a special deck of cards that has gained more popularity in recent years and quite a number of varied decks have been created since the earliest ones,all of which have several functions,the common one being to tell one's future in the ordinary sense of the word. The tarot cards are often described has having ancient Egyptian origins and attributed to the Gypsies of Europe,at least in their distribution, and many 'theories' about the tarot exist, and most of these attempt to relate or correlate the cards to the CABALA or KABALLAH,etc. Ordinary playing cards are related somewhat to the tarot cards and these former cards, with the four suits of clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades, are also used for gambling and fortune telling, and in one rare instance,via a sort of song, a substitute for the BIBLE. In this blog I shall when possible discuss the TAROT as I have 'studied' it and so forth but will refrain from bringing up, as much as possible, methods of 'divination',though I must confess that in the past,when I was young and perhaps naive, I did try to utilize the TAROT in the popular pastime(s) and endeavors without much real satisfaction, achievement, or success, as far as I can recall. However, others I once knew were more devoted to the tarot than myself and perhaps they achieved some 'minor' successes. The literature on the tarot is fairly extensive but I shall only consult with the more 'classic' and 'traditional' works as much as possible and attempt to avoid the more contemporary and 'trendy' versions or works on the tarot. My stance and attitude might appear to be very pompous and stilted,of course, and also biased but I think that older minds than mine might well have much to say rather than those who have culled the original pieces of literature,etc. and created their own special system. An examination of the various cards, which can be quite intricate and extensive, and also require a bit of 'esoteric'/'occult'/'arcane' work or preparation, will be restricted to those sections that interest me. The collecting of tarot cards can be expensive if one is to really do so. Some decks are rather fanciful in nature and when appropriate I shall mention and perhaps describe them rather than keep focused on one single version.