IIRC, the earliest known Tarot deck dates from 15th or 16th century France.
The "Egyptian" connection alleged for the cards only appears after the
French conquest of Egypt under Napoleon, when everything Egyptian became all
the rage; self-proclaimed "authorities" on the occult such as Papus and
Eliphas L�vi, not to mention the Order of the Golden Dawn, were primary
vectors for this "revelation." Crowley's identification of the Tarot as "the
Book of Thoth" also contributes to the belief that the Tarot is Egyptian in
origin.
The cards can be used for divination -- to "predict the future" -- although
their accuracy is about on a par with that of econometrics, which is to say,
very poor. What they are VERY good for, IME, is divining what's going on
inside yourself...and this, as it happens, is what most genuine student of
the cards use them for. The Rider-Waite deck is extremely good for this.
It's no more pagan than a Rorschach ink-blot test, and a lot more
interesting to look at.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ynr Chyldz Wyld" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 6:27 AM
Subject: Re: [CTRL] Tarot Card Assassins
> From: "Aleisha Saba" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Has anyone ever heard of the Tarot Card Assassins.....now Tarot Cards
> > are very sinister ancient Egyptian Cards.
>
> Bull. Tarot is totally a European invention, relying on
> pseudo-Egyptian imagery to lend them an air of authenticity. During
> the late Middle Ages when these cards were developed, and early
> Renaissance when they were 'perfected', Europeans felt that anything
> Egyptian lent an air of mystery and occult authority.
>
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