Tarot was made for card games, not for divination

Tarot cards do not come from Egypt and they were not intended for fortune telling.
The tarot deck was created in 15th century Italy for playing a card game similar to bridge. It was only in the 18th century that it began to be associated with the occult.
Tarot games are still played today in Europe, especially in France. Many of the players today are using a more modern looking deck with spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs and the trump pictures have very different scenes than the fortune telling decks.
Reposted from Lost History Tarot Cards
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfoSE4gjFco
Links
http://www.pagat.com/tarot/
http://skepticwiki.org/index.php/Tarot_Pack

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[arialburnz]

Very interesting video and not far off from my own studies of the tarot. The important thing to remember about the Tarot - and ANY divination tool - is not necessarily their origins, but the outcome. Yes, they were originally created as a game. Tarot cards/clouds/runes/etc., in themselves, are not the fortune telling part. The human mind is. These tools are just the symbols the mind uses to tap into that universal consciousness. They're just tools.

That's my two pence...

Arial ;)

[SkeptiGamer]

@arialburnz Tarot cards are still used for games today in Europe it's just that Americans are kept ignorant about it. We Americans should be educated about tarot game playing instead of always thinking that tarot is always for divination.

[arialburnz]

True. I lived many years in Europe and there are a LOT of things Americans are ignorant about. Your video is very accurate and portrays the true history of the tarot cards. I'm not exactly sure why we need to be so focused on them as a game. I play a lot of games with the tarot AND I use them for divination. They're fun either way.

That's my two pence...

Arial ;)

[SkeptiGamer]

@arialburnz The games are enjoyable in their own right. There's already a lot of focus on tarot divination. Some focus on games is much needed.

[debrett100]

Ummmmmm! Great believer in all persons believing what they want to believe....I hasten to add that I am a student of the Traot and Esoteric teachings and have yet found anything that could possibly diminish the History of Tarot........Have you ever looked at Kabbala , it has a lot in common with the Tarot and thats over 4000 years old.

[SkeptiGamer]

I've seen the Kabbalah FAQ where they flatly deny any connections between Kabbalah and tarot cards!

[ANIideas]

The earliest recorded use for playing cards was for card games and the term cartomancy was not coined until the 19th century.

[clinicallydepressed]

It's called a straw man argument.

[tarot4games]

@Nighttrips Obviously YOU care! because your commenting on the tarot videos. Tarot will eventually change because of the internet. Tarot games are already played in europe and some americans are learning about tarot games and finding out that tarot isn't just fortune telling.

[Nighttrips]

Guess what....... WHO CARES! They are here to stay the way they are and are growing day in and day out in popularity. So go cry me a river.....

[witchcerridwen]

well not the future but it can tell you a lot about where are you going or if the road you choose is the bumpy road or the smooth road.or if some people are good or evil minded.it is for me a great help.and it makes me a great help to others.

[Chirno9Icefall]

This video is TRUTH! Excellente!

[MaxBlight]

so as a bible, made to scare kids, IDK but isisnt it hte same things we do?