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| − | '''Tarot''' cards have a centuries-long history in use for fortune-telling and other forms of divination.A deck consists of twenty-two '''Major Arcana''' (numbered 0 through 21,each with a distinctive name and image) and fourteen cards (King,Queen,Knight,Page,and 1 through 10) of each of the four suits ''wands'',''cups'',''swords'',and ''pentacles''.Similar symbology is found in pagan religions.<p> | + | '''Tarot''' cards have a centuries-long history in use for fortune-telling and other forms of divination. A deck consists of twenty-two '''Major Arcana''' (numbered 0 through 21, each with a distinctive name and image) and fourteen cards (King, Queen, Knight, Page, and 1 through 10) of each of the four suits ''wands'', ''cups'', ''swords'', and ''pentacles''. Similar symbology is found in pagan religions.<p> |
| − | The best-known of the many competing designs of tarot decks is that devised by [[Arthur Edward Waite]],commonly called the ''Rider-Waite'' deck after its official publisher (the illustrations were done by Pamela Colman Smith).As Waite,who also wrote the accompanying ''Pictorial Key to the Tarot'',was a bitter rival of [[Aleister Crowley]],who is considered an important figure in [[Bree's religion]],what design is used in Lonelygirl15 or [[Cassieiswatching]] may have implications in itself. | + | The best-known of the many competing designs of tarot decks is that devised by [[Arthur Edward Waite]], commonly called the ''Rider-Waite'' deck after its official publisher (the illustrations were done by Pamela Colman Smith). As Waite, who also wrote the accompanying ''Pictorial Key to the Tarot'', was a bitter rival of [[Aleister Crowley]], who is considered an important figure in [[Bree's religion]], what design is used in Lonelygirl15 or [[Cassieiswatching]] may have implications in itself. |
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Revision as of 23:02, 27 March 2007
Tarot cards have a centuries-long history in use for fortune-telling and other forms of divination. A deck consists of twenty-two Major Arcana (numbered 0 through 21, each with a distinctive name and image) and fourteen cards (King, Queen, Knight, Page, and 1 through 10) of each of the four suits wands, cups, swords, and pentacles. Similar symbology is found in pagan religions.The best-known of the many competing designs of tarot decks is that devised by Arthur Edward Waite, commonly called the Rider-Waite deck after its official publisher (the illustrations were done by Pamela Colman Smith). As Waite, who also wrote the accompanying Pictorial Key to the Tarot, was a bitter rival of Aleister Crowley, who is considered an important figure in Bree's religion, what design is used in Lonelygirl15 or Cassieiswatching may have implications in itself.
