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In a message dated 12/20/00 12:34:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > There was a recent author on the West Coast (USA) who wrote a book on the > origin of the Tarot Cards, and found among other things that the modern > usage for divination is an 19th century invention by a spiritualist; > whereas the original deck was a game similar to hearts/trumps based on the > apocalyptic imagry found in Revelations, most possibly because such imagery > was easier to remember for the illiterate, among whom the game was popular: > card games being invented in N. Italy in the 14th-15th centuries. > > I wish I could remember or find the gratuitous copy the author had sent; > but alas! > > He was or is on the web somewhere; do a search under Tarot Cards for more > infor. > > Sincerely in Christ, > > Br. Alexis Bugnolo > Thank you Br. Alexis. This makes sense. I thought it was striking that the 22 cards of the Major Arcana "matched" the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. But I believe Rev. has 22 chapters, so it might very well be by way of that. pat