25/05/2026
𝕎 𝕆 ℝ 𝕃 𝔻 • 𝕋 𝔸 ℝ 𝕆 𝕋 • 𝔻 𝔸 𝕐 | ✨
Morning beautiful souls ….
Gather ye decks folks as we celebrate all things Tarot, honouring our divinatory buddies that help guide our souls.
This is the perfect time for Tarot lovers and newbies alike to share their favourite decks, cards and more as we spread the tarot lovers world wide.
𝕎ℍ𝔸𝕋’𝕊 • 𝕋𝕆 • ℂ𝔼𝕃𝔼𝔹ℝ𝔸𝕋𝔼?
Tarot illuminates our way and reveals what is hidden. It gives us a bird’s eye view on what may come to pass but also allows for free will. Tarot taps into our natural intuitive gifts and can be used by beginners and more insightful alike.
𝕋𝔸ℝ𝕆𝕋; 𝔸 𝔹ℝ𝕀𝔼𝔽 ℍ𝕀𝕊𝕋𝕆ℝ𝕐
My mystical obsession with the Tarot began at the age of about 14 after learning how to read playing cards. I bought my first Rider Waite deck and have them still. I now have over a dozen decks but some I reach for more often like The Crystal Tarot, Crystal Visions Tarot or Pre-Raphaelite Tarot.
Firstly we must travel back to before the Early Renaissance in Italy. Here the, Visconti family commissioned the painter Bonifacio Bembo (between 1414 and 1425 ) to create what we now consider the first tarot decks. These later inspired well-known decks such as the Marseille Tarot or the Rider-Waite Tarot.
In 1650 the Marseille Tarot arrived in France and it’s believed to be purely as a form of entertainment, with zero mystical connotations. Finely decorated cards were a symbol of wealth and power.
Fast forward nearly a hundred years or so to Etteila, a famous French esotericist, who popularised the esoteric use of the decks. In 1788 Etteila created a tarot deck explicitly for divinatory, esoteric, and ritualistic use. Each card had a specific meaning and revealed a hidden truth. So, from that moment on tarot became magickal!
In the nineteenth century Eliphas Lévi importantly associated the 22 major arcana with the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Moving into the 1900’s we come to probably the most famous deck of all, the Rider Waite deck.
The Raider Waite deck is so important as it was the first with both arcana illustrated with figures. This allowed a more simple deciphering of the minor arcana so more accessible to the masses. It was published in 1909 by William Rider & Son from instructions by the mystic Arthur Edward Waite. Waite was an American esotericist who grew up in London and likely came into contact with tarot decks of the day in Europe. The beautiful illustrations were by Pamela Colman Smith; both were members of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Sadly Smith’s name was dropped over the years where it was originally known as the Waite-Smith deck. Thank you to Lunasea Tarot & Magick for the image.
There’s so much more to this incredible subject but I hope you’ve enjoyed a few highlights? Nowadays you’ll find decks linking to every conceivable theme.
What’s your favourite deck and which card did you draw or do you identify with currently? Pop your image below and let’s share some tarot love …..
𝕎𝕆ℝ𝕃𝔻 𝕋𝔸ℝ𝕆𝕋 𝔻𝔸𝕐 ℝ𝕀𝕋𝕌𝔸𝕃
Thanks to Biddy Tarot for this layout whereby you can put your cards to the test.
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