How did Tarot originate?
Nobody is exactly sure where and how the first true deck of Tarot cards was created. It is said that Tarot have existed in most ancient cultures of the world, including during the time of the Pharoahs in Egypt, during the great Manchu and Ming Dynasties of the Far East, during the Holy Crusades through Europe and Asia, and even in some forms through primitive Latin and South America. The richness and variety of the Tarot links at its roots to many of the assorted traditional religions of the ancient world, as well as in the more common cultural and social norms of their days, coupled with a variety of secret societies, cults, and mystical and spiritual organizations. The assortment of images and storylines in the Tarot deck shown on this website includes imagery from Greek and Roman Mythology, the European Zodiac, the Chinese Zodiac, the Kabbalah, the Old and New Testaments, the Hindu religion, and many others. Like many other forms of spiritual and non-traditional religious practices,
