Tarot cards hold endless amounts of symbolism—but you might not know that it’s also deeply connected to astrology. ... Death is represented by a skeleton in armor, riding a horse.

The popular tarot reader on the Calgary witch who mentored her, her new tarot book and how to do your own card reading like a pro.

From its origins in gambling, to a canvas for artists and political expression, tarot went through one last transformation in the 18th century before its revival as a spiritual tool in the 1970s.

Unlike tarot, cartomancy usually uses 52 (or 54 if you use the 2 The Joker cards, which is optional) playing cards as opposed to the 78 tarot cards. It doesn’t consist of the major arcana or all ...

Published in 1910, the 78 cards of the “Waite-Smith” deck have become synonymous with tarot. A new book delves into their history, importance and popularity.

The Star card from the 15th-century Tarocchi di Bartolomeo Colleoni tarot deck, one of the sets on display in the “Tarot: Origins and Afterlives” exhibition.