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The Major Arcana, a set of 22 cards, began as part of 15th-century Italian card games.
The tarot evolved from these games into a tool for reflecting on human experience. Originally, the cards weren’t mystical but rather a narrative of life’s stages, archetypes, and moral lessons. Only later, as they entered the hands of mystics and esotericists, did they gain a reputation as keys to hidden knowledge. But even then, they reflected universal, human themes rather than a supernatural order.
Each Major Arcana card represents an archetype or a universal concept.
The Fool begins the journey, symbolizing innocence and endless potential. The Magician, High Priestess, Empress, and Emperor each introduces aspects of will, wisdom, nurturing, and authority moving through each card —The Lovers, Chariot, Hermit, Death, and so on.
The Major Arcana doesn’t predict events but symbolizes internal states and transitions we all experience.
Seen through a non-superstitious lens, each card is a kind of mirror reflecting different aspects of the human psyche.
In interpretation, tarot readers don’t see cards as fixed answers but as prompts to help the querent (the person asking the question) explore their own thoughts and insights. The cards become a language of symbols, drawing on centuries of collective imagery.
The “technique” here is essentially storytelling, using these images to tap into layers of intuition and reflection that aren’t immediately accessible through logic alone. It’s an art of association, drawing meaning from the relationships between the cards.
What makes the tarot compelling, even for skeptics, is the way it plays with the unknown, giving structure to the mystery without really “solving” it.
Much like looking up at a night sky full of stars, the cards invite you to embrace wonder without demanding belief. They occupy a space in which human psychology, history, and symbolism meet. The allure isn’t about divining answers from the beyond but about navigating the endlessly intricate territory of the self and the experiences we all share.