A profusely illustrated history of the occult nature of the tarot from its origins in ancient Persia * Thoroughly examines the original historical source for each tarot card and how the cards' divinatory meanings evolved from these symbols * Provides authentic 18th- and 19th-century spreads and divination techniques * Reveals the divinatory meanings of the cards as understood by diviners in the Middle Ages and Renaissance The origins of the tarot...