Cards missing fromTarot decks?

Sonny_mtl_can · Post by **Sonny_mtl_can** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:09 pm

Cards missing fromTarot decks?
There are 78 cards in a Tarot deck, where's the 22 more? Is it that 100 cards just sounds complete.
I sometime think that tarot cards might have some cards missing from the deck to protect us. For example; the 22 missing cards are used for harm or attack and we should not use them so they have been taken out.
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Psydes212 · Post by **Psydes212** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:46 pm

get real...

scarletdaisies · Post by **scarletdaisies** » Sat May 26, 2007 3:12 am

There is probably something significant about the numbers of the deck.  They were made probably to imitate the normal playing decks that also can be used as tarot cards.  Each card has a similar meaning.  It is based on that and nothing else.  If you want to make a deck with 100 cards, it would be nice, but so far I haven't seen any.  There are some with only 58 or something cards, so it's not in the number, but what they are representing with the number.

xaxaa · Post by **xaxaa** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:42 am

Who knows what number 78 means?Or if it should mean something??

farafina · Post by **farafina** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:41 pm

If you think this is true, then it means you are assuming that there SHOULD BE 100 cards... Why are you assuming that? Why do you think that the number 100 is a complete number? In many cultures, it is the number 99, or 33, or 3 or 9 that is considered the perfect number... or even 5 in some places.

So, I guess it all depends on what we consider "complete" or "perfect"....

Lady of Avalon · Post by **Lady of Avalon** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:28 pm

Funny really because one of the oldest surviving decks actually has 86 cards, nearly all have 22 major arcana but some actually have a 64 card minor arcana, with male and female pages and knights included.

Others have a 22 card outgoing major arcana and a 22 incoming major arcana plus the 56 which does make 100.
Tarot history is fascinating I think.

Blessings

scarletdaisies · Post by **scarletdaisies** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:05 pm

I think it would be great to have a 200 card deck.  The more options means more likely of defining the reading.  

I started to make my own, but I start to do a lot of things I never finish.  It would be a great piece of artwork by the time it's finsihed.  I still think about it, but 100 cards or 200 cards sound good.

I like the oversized cards as opposed to some travel decks.  I have one that is a square and I've seen the round decks which are really cool.  That's a great Idea too, but I'll bet confusing at to reversals and all.

cedars · Post by **cedars** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 8:03 am

Try to shuffle 200 cards - not to mention oversized ones...............

Lady of Avalon · Post by **Lady of Avalon** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:39 am

Yep I agree, I hate large decks and much prefer the smaller card sizes, the Hanson Roberts is perfect for my hands

Have you seen the Carey-Yale Visconti? It is huge 190 x 90, I have yet to try a reading cos I cant shuffle it lol!

200 isn't needed once you start reading intuitively each card has a 100 different meanings anyway

Many blessings

cedars · Post by **cedars** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:57 am

I agree with Lady of Avalon.

If you ask me, we could do without the court cards in the current count of 78...... (I see all eyes frowning upon me at this criminal statement  

 :smt003 )

OK Ok.. just kidding.

farafina · Post by **farafina** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 8:46 pm

Actually, it's funny: for the past year or so, I only did my readings with the 22 major arcanas and they were as detailed as need be.
I only recently started using the other 56 minor arcanas and am getting excited at each reading about the multiplicity of meanings....

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