When Did The Tarot Start?
The tarot first entered the scene in the beginning of the fifteenth century. The additional cards that are found in a tarot deck were originally added for play in a very specific game. The cards were not created in an eastern country like many people believe. They were, in fact, created in northern Italy. Centuries later the additional tarot cards began to take on a different meaning as the symbols displayed on them were looked at in a new light. This is the origin of the tarot and tarot reading, as we know it today. It is still a mystery whether or not the original tarot cards had any mystical symbolism in them by design or chance.