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submitted: Sep 7th 2008 | by: JackLevine | Total views: 1 | Word Count: 508 | |

The original deck of tarot cards was created in the northern part of Italy in the fifteenth century. The reason for its creation according to documents is for a new card game that was invented at the same time. The game is called Triumphs and it was played in a similar manner to the game bridge.

The game that this deck was used for was called Triumphs and it became an instant hit. The symbolic cards were used as trump cards and outranked every other card in the deck. The deck changed as it moved from location to location. The pictures that were on the symbolic cards were changed to suit the area that the game was played.

One theory on the origin of the cards is that it was created especially for the Duke of Milan when he requested a new game from one of his servants. There is a book that seems to back up this fact and it is full of information on the meaning of the cards. There is no information on the rules of the game contained in the book.

When the cards were first introduced, the divination meanings that we associate with the cards today were not ever mentioned. No one during this time attributed these cards to any other purpose than the playing of a game. It was only centuries later that the cards began to be seen in this light.

The cards that came from these old original decks are hand painted masterpieces and are worth a great deal of money. Artists who were commissioned to work on the cards by the wealthy elite generally painted them. If you search online you can view some photographs of these ancient tarot cards.

Today, there are a number of different tarot card decks that can be used for divination purposes. Each deck has the same number of cards and the meanings behind the symbols are the same. However, each deck has its own representation of the symbols that are extraordinarily beautiful. Even if you don't practice tarot for the divination purpose, the cards are a beautifully artistic item to collect.

The tarot has also evolved to include many different spreads of the cards. Each spread of the cards is more suited toward a specific type of reading. For example, if you are interested in knowing the state of your relationship, there is a spread that will work best for this type of question.

However these lovely cards were created, we are treated to the art and culture of the past whenever a tarot deck is used. They are a beautiful symbol of a time gone by. The artistry that is used in a deck of tarot cards cannot be compared with any other game that has ever been invented. Perhaps the detail and the attention to the beauty of the cards is what have led to the assertion that the cards have more meaning than can be found in a game.

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