The history of the emergence of tarot cards is still not exactly known. There are various hypotheses about the place and time of their origin. So, according to one of them, the appearance of these cards is associated with the arrival of gypsies in Europe (15th century). And according to the research of De Givry, it turns out that Tarot appeared in Germany in 1939.
Most researchers are inclined to believe that Tarot cards first appeared in Italy in the Middle Ages. The main evidence for this hypothesis is the Great Arcana deck, preserved in the Paris National Library. It is known from history that it was created by the artist Jacques Gringonier at the request of Charles VI, the French king.
A great contribution to the development and systematization of the Tarot was made by a simple hairdresser from Paris Etail, who left his craft and was seriously carried away by occultism. Because of his ignorance, he could not change or add anything to the philosophical aspects of the symbolism of the cards, but he perfectly polished the fortune-telling system itself. Thanks to him, Tarot’s fortunetelling at relationships, situations, and the future and appearance of cards acquired their final form by the second half of the 18th century. It was then that the first professional fortune-telling salons began to open.
Fortune-telling by the Tarot on relationships and life situations lost at the beginning of the 19th century, when ordinary playing cards came into fashion. The Tarot system receded into the shadows and became interested only in a narrow circle of mystics and occultists. In the second half of the same century, Alphonse Louis identified a pack of senior arcana with a mystical and very influential Kabbalah system. This has contributed to a significant expansion of the meaning of Tarot cards and their final transformation into one of the most powerful, serious and influential fortune-telling systems.
Today, there are several types of Tarot cards: the Osho Tarot deck, the Egyptian Tarot deck, universal Tarot, pagan and some others. All decks consist of 78 cards, of which 56 are the major arcana, which are trump cards, and 22 are the minor arcana.
There are many varieties of fortune telling on these mystical cards, the most popular of which is Tarot divination for relationships. For this, such layouts are used as the “Pyramid of Lovers”, “Parting”, “Station for two”, “My Beloved” and some others.
“Station for two”
This is Tarot divination for relationships, which can be both love and partnership. This layout allows you to find out about the real feelings of each of the partners at the moment.
One card is taken out of the deck of major arcana and placed in the center. It shows the essence of the relationship, and what connects the partners.
The rest of the cards are taken from the deck of minor arcana and laid out in columns, first to the left, and then to the right of the central card.
The left column belongs to the fortuneteller. The top card tells about his thoughts, the middle one tells about feelings, desires and intentions, and the lower one tells about actions taken with respect to a partner.
The right column refers to the person whom they are guessing at, that is, to the partner. The cards of this column have the same meaning as the cards from the left, only they talk not about the fortuneteller, but about his partner.
"Pyramid of lovers"
This is a universal fortune - telling about relationships and love, allowing you to learn about the presence or absence of warm feelings, about the fate of their further development.
Four cards are taken out of the deck one by one and laid out in the form of a pyramid of two rows. The first (upper central) card characterizes the most fortuneteller, his true behavior, state. The second (left card of the second row) shows the behavior of the partner, his influence on the fortuneteller. The third indicates the current state of the relationship. And finally, the fourth map predicts the further development of relations, the most probable prospect of their development.
Fortunetelling of the Tarot on relationships takes a large number of energy forces, so it is recommended that each of the dealings be done no more than once a day. At the end of the process, wash your hands and spend a few minutes in a calm, relaxed state.