Melissa, a professional Tarist of the United Kingdom, remember to have it Assisted to an act in which a man took the letter from justiceoften associated with balance, justice and truth. He started crying. Then, quietly, he admitted that he had betrayed his wife.
“He probably hadn’t talked to anyone,” Melissa explains to the “Euronews culture”. “But since there was the opportunity to talk to someone, That was the moment I needed to say to his secret“.
Moments like this have modeled the practice of Melissa and reflect A company still attracted to mysticism as a form of liberation. The tarot cards have re -emerged as a modern instrument of introspection: its iconic images are an echo in the time it reflects, rather than predicting. “It is Use the symbolism of the old system To check what’s going on in your life, “says Melissa.” To see if there is a block and create a plane or guide. “
But long before it becomes A pillar of spiritual wellThe origins of the Tarot, many of which are still involved in the mystery, were surprisingly lying down. The first well -known decks appeared in Italy of the fifteenth century, exquisitely painted and used as cards between the nobility.
“What we know today as the oldest arcana, who include Symbolic letters like hangingThe Star and the World, have been used as triumph letters in different forms of play “, explains Phoebe Cripps, associated conservative of the Warburg Institute of London, which exhibits until April 30th A champion on the origins and the sequences of the tarot.
The Renaissance images of these first Milanese decks are The nucleus of tarot magica bridge between the past and the present, Religion And individualism. Within its ambiguity, different interpretations filled: “The letters began to evolve already in Europe”, explains CRIPPS. “After the wars between Milan and France, the soldiers brought them to France, in particular to Marseille, and developed their way of interpreting them.”
In the 18th century, the tarot cards arrived in Paris and captured the attention of Two clergy with spiritual inclinations. The first, Antoine Court de Gébelin, had the vision that the letters of ancient Egypt And it contained the secrets of an ancient text known as the “Thoth book”. This theory has been extended by the occultist Jean-Baptiste Alliette, who published guides who redefined the tarot cards as an instrument of divination, laying the foundations of his mystical rebirth.
“Occultists adhere to the tarot cards and Tarot adhere to them“, Explains Cripps.” And (the letters) end up adopting this Victorian vision, as a moralist, every time they redesign themselves. “
However, it was the tarot deck with a sleeping pilot who reinvented the tarot cards for the twentieth century and cemented its power for evolve through generations. Illustrated by Pamela Colman Smith and commissioned by Arthur Edward Waite for the hermetic order of the D’Oro d’Oro (a secret society specialized in the study of occultism), its rich allegorical images have meant that the Tarot were visually more attractive and accessible than ever.
“Arthur Edward Waite and Pamela Colman Smith were the first to decide that the minor arcana had to be illustrated,” explains Melissa, whose favorite deck is the pilot-wiite. “So we all had Cup of cards, pentacles, chopsticks And swords only as numbers with objects. But now we have complete scenes. “Pop culture continues to reinterpret the tarot iconography to tell new stories e Reflect the changing values and anxieties of modern life.
New life thanks to Tiktok
The younger generations, in particular, are promoting their boom, with over 13 million publications under #tarot in Tiktok and 2021 POLL Which reveals that 51% of young people from 13 to 25 years in the United States has practiced tarot or divination. Reflects a wider cultural charm for astrology and other spiritual ideologies, not only as therapeutic outputs, but as subtle forms of Rebellion against social norms.
In a world overwhelmed by political agitation, Economic instability And generalized uncertainty, there is a sense of control beyond traditional structures.
“Tarot highlights it People who still want to leave space in society And in culture for a little magic. Something that is not known, that cannot be ordered, “says Cripps”. It has a sort of reverse rebellious, intertwined and I think it is what people gravitated. “
However, also its proliferation in social networks has raised growing concern about the exploitation of vulnerable peopleSome of which may develop an unhealthy dependence on tarot cards as a source of false hopes.
“Especially in TiktokI realized that the question I ask most in my readings is: ‘My ex -returns? How can I recover my ex? “Melissa said.” And I will not answer this question. The rethinking and analyzes what is happening in the person’s life and has helped it Really trained to go on“.
ADVERTISINGThat it is used as a source of aesthetic, artistic inspiration, Political comment or car -elpMelissa sees contemporary tarot cards as a field for curiosity, the boy who uses mysticism without depending on it.
“I would encourage anyone interested in taking a tarot deck. It doesn’t have to be one of the old schools, It can be something you identify withLike a Buffy Hunter hunter, “he says.” It’s just a way to explore and Connect with yourself“.
Over the course of its centuries of evolution, one thing remains true: Tarot have always helped us make sense of this. When the internal nodes of life cannot get rid of logic, their letters give us space to dream, reflect and evoke the meaning of what already exists. Maybe that’s where his real magic lies.
