What are Tarot Cards?

Series Summary

Tarot cards first entered Europe in the 14th century with the Mamelukes of Egypt and were first used as playing cards. By about the 18th century, tarot cards began to be used for divination. In 1781, Antoine Court de Gébelin wrote a divination history for Tarot cards, a history which is still used to this day. Typically popular amongst English speaking Europeans, Tarot card reading has made a rise in New Age communities in America and become a popular form of divination throughout Asian countries like India. Whether it is just for fun or for magic, Tarot cards have an interesting historical and cultural presence in Western Society.

In this free video series, learn how to read tarot cards. Anubha Gupta gives you extensive advice on how to read almost every tarot card. Learn the various meanings of the swords, the pentacles, and the wands cards. Also, learn the difference between the major acrana and the minor acrana cards. So, if you are interested in learning to predict your future, take some time and learn how to read tarot cards.

Video Transcript

"Hi. I'm Anubha Gupta and on behalf of Expert Village I'll be talking about the Tarot cards. As you know Tarot is an art as well as science. You have to be very intuitive once you want to become a reader. It's a very easy procedure; buy the seventy-eight cards deck which is originated by the Redowait. Redowait has been the oldest form of deviation of cards. So that is the reason this deck is preferable as compared to any other one. So once you have bought the cards, make sure you are lighting a candle as these cards are brought through the Catholic church of Greece. That's the reason a candle is necessary once you're reading the cards, or an incense burner or an incense stick. And then make sure you are wrapping the cards really well. You might be wrapping them in Satin fabric in purple, black or red color or you can just place them in a nice wood box on a cleansed fabric. You have to make sure you are not reading the cards here and there. You have to be using a particular fabric every which place. It might be velvet or a satin but the colors remain the same. So go head and buy the cards because it's a very easy procedure to learn."