tarot deck
The design of the tarot deck with the illustrations, suits and card types varies greatly. Some decks stick to a certain theme like fantasy, animals, occult symbols, nature, while others are personalized or unique in concept. The most popular tarot deck available in the United States is the Rider-Waite deck invented by A.E. Waite in 1909. The design of this tarot deck resulted from Waite’s fascination with the occult and his belonging to a hermetic order that valued symbols above lots of other things. Nevertheless, calling the Waite variant the standard tarot deck would be false as there is no definite rule to set the lines for illustrations and number of cards.
A tarot deck can only be discussed according to the major and the minor arcana; the minor arcana consists of swords, wands, cups and circles/pentacles that replace the classical hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs. Depending on the life approach, the cards in the suits will be interpreted accordingly. The tarot deck layouts in the minor arcana usually aim at depicting the normal ups and downs in daily life. For the major arcana, suits are not necessary; only picture cards are used for these tarot decks and they stand for ideals, principles and concepts.
The cards in a tarot deck could thus bring personal information and all sorts of predictions more or less likely to happen; therefore, the best attitude towards divination is a cautious one. Maybe tarot can help you understand there is something more to this world than just the immediate touchable reality around, but making decisions on such grounds could prove very wrong and even irresponsible. Tarot deck meanings and interpretations could very well be taken up as a hobby particularly when one has fun predicting one thing or another.
The criteria to find the right tarot deck for one person or another vary from individual to individual; some people prefer printable tarot decks, personalized items or plain looking ones that have nothing special about them. The good thing to know is that lots of choices are possible given the richness of the offer, and that first and foremost such elements are a source of fun than of serious business. Don’t panic if someone predicts some terrible event close in the future. Live your life the best way you can!