Tarot de Marseille (Tarot of Marseilles) Deck of 78 Cards (French Language)

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Roxanne and Jean-Claude Flornoy (2010-02-15). "tarot-history.com" (in French). tarot-history.com . Retrieved 2013-08-17. In the Tarot of Marseilles there is no symmetry, the bottom of a card is never the same as the top part, nor its right side as its left side. As much as some of the cards resemble each other, we find that when turning them around they’re completely different. The Hanged Man: The Hanged Man represents surrender, letting go, and sacrifice. This card signifies that the querent needs to release control and trust the process for a better outcome. The Fool: The Fool is the first card in the Major Arcana, and it represents new beginnings and innocence. This card symbolizes spontaneity and impulsivity, and it can also signify a need for adventure and taking risks. Reading the Marseille Tarot cards can seem overwhelming at first, but with practice and patience, anyone can learn to interpret them. Here are some steps to get started:

Through the centuries, the Marseille Tarot has been used as both a tool for divination and as a means of spiritual development. Its symbolism is rich and full of depth, and the many interpretations that can be derived from it offer endless possibilities for exploration. There are numerous details that suggest that the union is between the man and the woman on his left, though the general tone of the card is ambiguous. The woman on the man’s left has her hand over his heart, suggesting that the bond of love is between those two. Also, if we follow the trajectory of the angel’s arrow, it would strike directly between these two figures. What’s more, the arm with the blue sleeve between them can be seen as a kind of “shared” arm, which could belong to either of them ( The Way of Tarot ).

The Tarot de Marseille vs. Rider Waite

a b David Coleman (2011). "When the Tarot Trumps All". Fashion & Style. New York Times . Retrieved 13 November 2011.

The Major Arcana cards are numbered 0-21, with the Fool card being 0, while the Minor Arcana cards are numbered from 1-10. The numbered cards of the Minor Arcana also have a corresponding number of symbols on them. For example, the Three of Swords has three swords depicted on it. The cards were elaborately conceived until around 1880, when new printing machines forced the manufacturer to simplify the design and reduce the number of colours, resulting in the modern Tarot de Marseille with its red, blue and yellow dominated palette. This tarot was reimagined by Yoav Ben-Dov and transformed into the CBD tarot that we know today, no doubt a combination of the names Conver and Ben-Dov: CBD! The Sun is card nineteen (XIX) in the major arcana and depicts two children underneath a glowing sun with red and yellow rays. The children can be identified as male, and the sun is typically interpreted as a paternal symbol. The children stand in front of a low wall, and one of the children seems to have just crossed a light blue river. The other child is standing on a white patch of ground and appears to be helping and welcoming the other in mutual aid and affection. They are depicted as twins. The one who has crossed has a small tail, and they both have light blue bands girdling their waists. The Tarot is only a tool at the service of the cosmos whose help reveals our destiny, is a key to the knowledge of the future.

What’s the Philosophers’ Stone Symbol, and What Does It Mean?

Oswald Wirth, a Swiss occultist, Mason and member of the Theosophical Society, draws his Tarot and introduces not only medieval costumes, Egyptian sphinxes, the Tao’s Chinese symbol, E. Levy’s Devil version, but also he inspires himself by the version of Gebelin. Some scholars dare to claim that the Tarot of Marseille is a naive version of the Gebelin Tarot. Colors have been used throughout history to represent different emotions, feelings, and concepts. Similarly, the colors in the Marseille Tarot hold immense significance and can influence the interpretation of each card. Wands: Batons, Clubs or Wands symbolize strength, instincts, work, and authority. And it also refers to the earth, masculinity, aggression. The Minor Arcana typically represent more everyday experiences and situations, with their own unique symbolism and meaning. What are the suits and court cards in the Marseille Tarot? Marseille’ tarot cards, with Italian suit symbols on the minor cards, first arrived in France from Italy in the first half of the sixteenth century and then flourished in South-Eastern parts of France and neighbouring parts of Switzerland and North-West Italy. This particular example of ‘Tarot de Marseille’ cards by Charles Cheminade of Grenoble, France, dates from the first half of the 18th century and may have been made for export to any of those countries.