{"product_id":"the-original-tarot-deck","title":"The Original Tarot Deck","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003er. Arthur Edward Waite (1857–1942) was a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egenuine scholar of occultism whose published \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eworks include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Holy Kabbalah and The Key to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe Tarot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e first issued in England in 1910. Waite uti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elized symbolism as the key to the Tarot pack. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Key to the Tarot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e he writes: “The true tarot is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esymbolism; it speaks no other language and offers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eno other signs.” What are the Tarot cards about \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhich Waite so skillfully writes? What is the mes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esage of eachcard and when and where did these \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efascinating cardboard symbols first originate?\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0694\/4689\/3887\/files\/1_PC_d275d07e-9722-44c0-a684-2b41e2485915.jpg?v=1763532736\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe precise origin of Tarot cards in antiquity \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eremains obscure. Court de Gebelin writing in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMonde Primitif\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in 1781 advances the theory that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTarot cards derived from an ancient Egyptian book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Book of Thoth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Thoth was the Egyptian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMercury, said to be one of the early Kings and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003einventor of the hieroglyphic system. Gebelin \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003easserts that it is from the Egyptians and Gypsies \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat Tarot cards were dispersed throughout Europe. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe emergence of Tarot cards in Europe predates \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby over five centuries the work of Waite. A German \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emonk, Johannes, describes a game called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLudas \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCartarum \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eplayed in the year 1377. Covelluzzo, a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efifteenth-century chronicler, relates the introduc \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etion into Viterbo of the game of cards in the year \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1379. In the year 1369 playing cards are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e men\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etioned in a decree issued by Charles VI of France \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eagainst various forms of gambling; however, 28 \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eyears later, the Prevot of Paris, in an ordinance \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edated January 22, 1397, forbids working people \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrom playing tennis, ball, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, or ninepins \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexcepting only on holidays. It is generally accept\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eed that playing cards emerged in Europe in the lat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eter half of the fourteenth century, probably first in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eItaly as a complete 78-card deck—or some inven\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etive genius subsequently combined the common 56 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecards known as the Minor Arcana with the 22 eso\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eteric and emblematic Tarot cards known as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMajor Arcana to form the 78-card pack.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0694\/4689\/3887\/files\/3_PC_9ac4b45a-18e0-4275-b505-bb4680a0e46d.jpg?v=1763532737\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTarot decks are currently sought by teenagers, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estudents, homemakers, businessmen, professional \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epeople, collectors—indeed, persons from all walks \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof life. Newspapers, magazines, radio, and televi-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esion frequently comment on the Tarot vogue. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTeenagers enjoy Tarot parties. Adults attend Tarot \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eluncheons, charitable benefits, and Tarot picnics at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhich card readings are performed. Hollywood has \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eeven indulged in the growing trend with “popular” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTarot readers being present at parties to service the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewell-known guests.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0694\/4689\/3887\/files\/2_PC_63a1cf33-7311-460d-98cd-be4457e7f590.jpg?v=1763532736\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the fascinating aspects about Tarot cards \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis their personal affect upon the individual who \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003euses them. Waite successfully presents a new \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003edimension to their meaning in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Key to the Tarot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAny Tarot reader, be they a serious scholar or a per\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eson dabbling in the occult, will benefit from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWaite’s insight and keen perception.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0694\/4689\/3887\/files\/7_PC.jpg?v=1763532736\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0694\/4689\/3887\/files\/6_PC.jpg?v=1763532736\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eU.S. Games Systems, Inc. is pleased to publish \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe Universal Waite Pocket Tarot Deck, based upon \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe authentic reproduction of the original “Rider \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePack”.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0694\/4689\/3887\/files\/5_PC_5478b256-70d6-482b-8781-996ba9cee8a3.jpg?v=1763532736\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STAR WHEEL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51582789157183,"sku":null,"price":26.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0694\/4689\/3887\/files\/5bf3ee79-d7e9-4d38-8f28-de2512604ac1_jpeg.jpg?v=1763532720","url":"https:\/\/usstarwheel.com\/zh-hant\/products\/the-original-tarot-deck","provider":"STAR WHEEL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}