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unusual facts about Tarot cards



Donald Laycock

He was described by his fellow authors of Skeptical (David Vernon, Dr Colin Groves and Simon Brown) as a 20th Century 'Renaissance Man' as his interests were wide ranging from Melanesian languages, to channelling, Tarot cards and bawdy songs.

Hallow

In the modern period, some neo-pagans believe that the four suits in the Rider-Waite Tarot cards deck (swords, wands, pentacles and cups), which are also a representation of the four classical elements of air, fire, earth and water, are also hallows.


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Inbaal

Inbaal originally became interested in becoming a witch during the 1990s, sparked by a love of Tarot cards.

Londa Marks

Fiorenza Tarot by Londa R. Marks is a tribute to Florence, Italy with a collection of art by Fabio Borbottoni cut, colorized and formatted for standard tarot cards.

Tarot of Marseilles

Cartomancy with the Tarot was definitely being practised throughout France by the end of the 18th century; Alexis-Vincent-Charles Berbiguier reported an encounter with two "sibyls" who divined with Tarot cards in the last decade of the century at Avignon.

The Power of the Whistler

This presumably means Tarot cards, although the procedure for using such requires the participation of the person whose fortune is being told, as he or she is the one to shuffle the cards, cut the deck, and make selections from the cards dealt.