Tarot Mythology: The Surprising Origins of the World's Most Misunderstood Cards
By Hunter Oatman - Stanford The Empress . The Hanged Man . The Chariot . Judgment . With their centuries - old iconography blending a admixture of ancient symbols , religious allegory , and historical events , tarot cards can seem purposefully opaque . To outsiders and doubter , occult practice like poster recitation have little relevancy in our advanced world . But a close look at these miniature masterpieces reveals that the top executive of these cards is n’t endowed from some mystic author — it comes from the power of their small , stable mental image to illuminate our most complex quandary and desires ....