Article from Issue #55 (March 7, 2023)
Let's Talk Tarot
by Raven Zingaro
I am taking a set of courses from Athena Perrakis, the Sage Goddess. This is a very interesting Q & A about the Tarot. The original purpose of tarot was to play games and then it began to transition into divination over time. Tarot consists of 78 cards. 22 of the Major Arcana also known as trumps. And 56 cards are known as the minor Arcana.
The earliest references to tarot all date to the 1440s and 1450s and fall within the quadrilateral defined by the northern cities of Venice, Milan, Florence, and Urbino. Because of the complicated nature of the game by that point, it is likely that it had begun evolving earlier in the century. So enjoy the Q & A with Raven.
