When the tarot is first used for divination is unknown, but there is no single copy of the document before the 18th century.
However, a similarly crafted divination was noted in the early 1540s. The book titled “Forwarding” by Francesco Marcolino to Forlie shows a simple prophecy method using the color of coins of ordinary play cards. The manuscripts from 1735 (“Square of the week”) and 1750 (“The Princeton kartomancer”) document the basic meanings of tarot card retrieval as well as the mapping system. In 1765, Giacomo Casanova wrote in his diary that his Russian mistress often used a bunch of ordinary cards for prophesying.
The reason for some assumptions why the origin of tarot cards should be Egyptian was most likely due to the false beliefs that the Gypsies, who first used the maps for the purpose of prophesying, were of ancient Egypt.
In this article we will keep on the very beginnings of tarot in Europe and we will try to find out in some of his interesting mystical links.
Tarot Visconti-Sforza
Deck Visconti-Sforza is one of several hand-painted Italian caves, which the Visconti family used in the 15th century. Cary-Yale Visconti also appears in a time-bound period, and it is difficult to determine who is older. Deck Visconti-Sforza has 74 maps of the presumed original 78. Missing maps are the Devil, the Tower, the Troop of the Sword and the Knight of the Coin. Some charts appear to be later additions and may not have been part of the original spit. Like all Visconti tarotas, the maps are neither numbered nor named.
In the Visconti-Sforza cave, as with all the other caves of the 15th century Visconti group, there are missing the cards of Devil and Cow. It is possible that these two cards were never in Visconti caves, but there is also the possibility that those maps at that time considered inappropriate or unsuccessful, so they were removed at some point or simply lost through time.
It also appears that 6 maps have been replaced or added to the cave at an early date since its creation. If we look at them a little bit more carefully, we can clearly see that they have worked the other hand of the original author. These six cards are:
- Strength
- Moderation (Temperance)
- The Star (The Star)
- Moon (The Moon)
- Sun (The Sun)
- World (The World)
Female Pope
Nada (Fides) painted by Giotto in Scrovegni chapels (XIV century) and Papas from Visconti Sforza
This is the oldest map of the map, which we have, a female Pope, later called the Prvosvećenicom. Here she wears a truncated crown of papacy, but her dress is extraordinarily simple and resembles that nun. Keep the book in your left hand, the traditional symbol of this map.
There are many discussions about this map. Gertrude Moakley, a noted Tarot historian, suggests that she might be representing Sister Manfred, one of the ancestors of the Visconti family. It was also suggested that she represent “Pope Joan”, the legendary Papu woman who was popular during the Renaissance.
But it seems to be the most plausible explanation of what connects Papes from the Visconti-Sforza spit with the allegory of Faith, painted by Giotto in Chapel Scrovegni in Padua 1304-1306. In Giott’s allegory, a female figure does not wear a truncated crown, since such a crown has not yet been in use at the beginning of the 14th century, but all the other features are astonishingly identical.
Yet another Giott’s character appears in this tarot. Lik Lude is almost completely identical to Giotto’s “Fool” picture. On other interesting links we will also encounter Cary-Yale Visconti.
Tarot Card The Sun – Meaning
The tarot card The sun stands for joie de vivre, enthusiasm and health. The warming rays of light from the sun provide energy, positive thoughts and the desire to live. With a big energy boost, many things are easier to do. At this stage, we have more self-confidence, optimism and the strength to get projects off the ground.
The sun gives youthful dynamics and vitality. And existing worries and fears are suddenly much easier in the bright sunshine and seem less threatening. Full of confidence, they will be tackled independently. Our consciousness is sharpened and clear, and we are generous to our fellow human beings.
A shadow side of the map can express itself if, for example, the aspect of self-confidence is too pronounced, so that egoism and arrogance develop from this direction. We then quickly get over others and appear overbearing.
Meaning for love
The tarot card The sun shows a warm, loving and fulfilling relationship. Dealing with each other is cordial, and the happiness together is enjoyed. Children play a big role in this time, maybe the topic of family is important at the moment. The longer a partnership lasts, the more intense and beautiful it becomes.
Singles also have a good time under the sun card. They are arrived at, happy and radiate pure joy of life. Nobody can resist that. So ideal conditions to make new friends.
Meaning for work
Under the tarot card The sun we go in the morning with a smile in the office. It represents a phase of happiness and joy. Working is easy, we are confident, self-confident and positive about our environment. We can convince and motivate. It symbolizes a time when we can be satisfied with our activities. The tarot card The sun stands for joie de vivre, enthusiasm and health. The warming rays of light from the sun provide energy, positive thoughts and the desire to live. With a big energy boost, many things are easier to do. At this stage, we have more self-confidence, optimism and the strength to get projects off the ground.
The sun gives youthful dynamics and vitality. And existing worries and fears are suddenly much easier in the bright sunshine and seem less threatening. Full of confidence, they will be tackled independently. Our consciousness is sharpened and clear, and we are generous to our fellow human beings.
A shadow side of the map can express itself if, for example, the aspect of self-confidence is too pronounced, so that egoism and arrogance develop from this direction. We then quickly get over others and appear overbearing.
Reverse meaning
Worry, dissatisfaction, naivety, insecurity
The Sun as a day ticket
The tarot card The sun stands for vitality, enthusiasm and joy. It brings plenty of fun and excitement to your day. You meet the challenges of everyday life with confidence, self-confidence and energy. This day is a good way to start your career or go on an outing. The main thing is that you are active!
The tarot card The sun carries the 19 as a number. The 1 strikes, the 9 meets her on a plethora of occasions. The checksum 10 is an indication of the wheel of fate in both its and its correspondence, this time thoroughly positive. The cross sum of the 10 is the 1 as an indication of the magician, whose message it u.a. is to be master of his destiny. The sun is associated with the day and the powers of light. This tarot card stands for success, for the truth and the recovery.
General meaning:
As a tarot card depositor, everyone naturally likes to deal with the sun when making a reservation. The sun reflects liveliness, warmth, life affirmation, self-confidence and regeneration. The bursting pulsation of all veins after a long phase of darkness makes itself felt. Everything seems to be possible and it is. A map fortune teller and a map fortuneteller translated The sun in the map also with the inviolable truth in the sense of-> something comes to light. The ever-popular tarot card The sun pulls its triumphal path through our innermost, providing fresh powers and healing.
In love:
When it comes to relationship issues, the sun when playing cards with tarot cards means the happy ending, or the reunion after a (even longer) breakup. The partners re-trust each other and abandon the limitations of a world of relationships that has become too small, similar to the symbolism on the tarot card. The sun showing a child on a white horse. Joy and rekindled feelings are a good start to seize and enjoy the new opportunity full of optimism. Here, however, one must still pay attention to the position in which the sun appears in the Tarot lapping, because as a mere bearer of hope, it is ineffective.
At work:
Of course, every well-trained Tarot depositor knows the meaning of the Tarot card The Sun as a sign of fame. Especially in Tarot interpretations, which deal with the professional future of children or adolescents, the sun provides a good mood. In everyday professional life, anyone who is confronted with the quality of the sun lives its vocation in the most satisfying way. Furthermore, The Sun means that exams are passed with flying colors, recognition, good financial condition, clean operations, nothing to hide.
In everyday life:
As the day ticket is drawn, the sun is undoubtedly the messenger for a beautiful day of clarity and truth. Furthermore, the day marked by the sun is well suited for planning and errands of all kinds. As situation map, the sun promises beautiful experiences with nice people. Friendships and relationships that begin on the day of the sun reach far into the future.
Dark side:
The blender, drought in the heart and in the soul, naivety, exaltedness, showing off
Light and heat. Reconcile yourself with the world. A happy change in connection with your new consciousness. The sun is a tarot card of light, clarity and consciousness. While the moon in astrology stands for the unconscious and our sensations, the sun represents consciousness and understanding. This Tarot card refers to a positive changed life circumstance caused by a changed and expanded consciousness in us.
A thoroughly sympathetic and almost fairytale Tarot card of the great Arcana. The sun shines in full force against a cloudless sky. Sunflowers grow out of a wall. Here, the stagnant alchemical element earth is implied – it has already become something real in the past. The wall is in the background – the old has already been left behind, blockades have been overcome. In the foreground sits a happy-go-lucky kid on a white horse. A red cape blows free in the warm summer wind.
When you place a card, the tarot card is the sun, a lucky card that encourages us to enjoy the fruits of our work and to get involved in happiness. Of course, always against the background that a significant gain in knowledge – a changed consciousness – crystallized in us. Now is the time to enjoy success and to draw new power and strength from the warming power of the sun. The sun is a map of clarity, so we perceive things pretty much as they actually are.
If we can not see the new consciousness in us right now, this card is an indication of an impending jump in consciousness. Of course, the child is also a symbol of a childish and naive worldview without much experience. In fact, the sun is a symbol that even a current limited knowledge and even a little healthy naivety at the moment is not a dangerous danger for us.
So we can settle for the current and new luck won. Let us enjoy the warming radiance of our new consciousness and let us enjoy it. At some point a calm and dark night will come again, but at the moment the sun is high in the sky and will provide for many hours with their warmth for well-being.
