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. A ...

Cards from the Sola Busca, the earliest extant example of a complete 78-card tarot deck, made in Italy in the late 1400s. public domain (8) Not far from one of Milan’s last remaining medieval gates is ...

The sniper who’s terrorizing Greater Washington, D.C., left a taunting tarot card —inscribed “Dear Policeman, I am God”—near the scene of one shooting. Where do tarot cards come from?

There is no robust, reproducible scientific evidence that tarot cards provide paranormal predictions; most controlled studies and psychological research treat readings as psychological or ...

For devotees of this 600-year-old esoteric art, a trip to northern Italy is in the cards. A pigeon takes flight in front of Milan’s Duomo. The city’s wealth made it a hub for medieval and Renaissance ...