Tarot cards were invented in the fifteenth century in northern Italy. It was created for a new type of card game that is very similar to bridge. The deck was similar to the playing cards of the time with four suits and number cards from one to ten. There were also court cards that included a king, knight and page. The queen was not included in playing cards at that time. With the tarot, came the addition of the queen. There were also twenty-two other cards added to the deck that had pictures that had special meaning and symbols.

That first deck of cards contained all of the cards that we are familiar with in a standard deck of cards but it also had the addition of the twenty-two trump cards that we would recognize as the cards of the tarot. Each of these cards had a special place in the game and would be able to trump any other card when it was played.

The game was very popular during this time and there were many decks created for playing. However, because each of the cards had to be hand painted it was not a game that everyone had the privilege of playing. Only the very rich could afford the deck of cards to play the game of Triumphs.

It wasn't for centuries that the symbolic pictures on the card began to be seen as magical and mystical. This is where the current reputation for tarot cards began.

The cards that came from these old original decks were hand painted masterpieces and are worth a great deal of money, today. Artists who were commissioned to work on the cards by the wealthy elite generally painted them. If you search online you can view some photographs of these ancient tarot cards.

Today, there are a number of different tarot card decks that can be used for divination purposes. Each deck has the same number of cards and the meanings behind the symbols are the same. However, each deck has its own representation of the symbols that are extraordinarily beautiful. Even if you don't practice tarot for the divination purpose, the cards are a beautifully artistic item to collect. If you are a collector of Tarot Cards or are looking for your first set of these mystical placards, visit Mystic-Cards Magic Shop.

It took centuries for the tarot card deck to take on the divinatory aspect and become used for more magical purposes. People began to see meanings behind the cards and the order in which they would fall. This is how the current use of tarot cards evolved over time.

However these lovely cards were created, we are treated to the art and culture of the past whenever a tarot deck is used. They are a beautiful symbol of a time gone by. The artistry that is used in a deck of tarot cards cannot be compared with any other game that has ever been invented. Perhaps the detail and the attention to the beauty of the cards is what have led to the assertion that the cards have more meaning than can be found in a game.