The tarot

by Cynthia Elizabeth Giles

Tarot is an ancient art that renews itself with every century, fascinating the artist and mystic in each of us. In the right hands the seventy-eight archetypal images of the tarot cards have the power to evoke insight, expand the imagination, and divine the future. Since the late 1800s many great minds have probed its secrets, seeking to explain the cards' symbolism and advise the reader, yet currently available books merely offer methods of reading various decks, Leaving Tarot's past shrouded in mystery and controversy. In this thorough and entertaining introduction to the world of Tarot, Cynthia Giles gathers the most useful nuggets of information and insight on its origins, symbolism, mystical powers, and current uses. Tracing Tarot's history - both actual and legendary - from the mists of antiquity to the present, the author shows how the art evolved from the popular card game "trumps" of Renaissance Italy; explores the notion. That it was propagated throughout Europe via migrating