types of tarot cards
Types of Tarot Cards
There are different types of tarot cards. Although used as a kind of playing cards in ancient Italy, today, they are used in fortune telling and divination, and are popular in Europe, America, and Asia.
- The Benedetti are a set of cards inspired by the Visconti (an ancient tarot) tarot deck. They have designs of leaves painted in gold. The psychic readers who wish to add a bit of elegance to their reading use these sets of cards.
- The Cat People are used by fortune-tellers who read the human mind. It is believed that this card enables the reader to see any far off place, pertaining to the inquiry of the client, in the mind's eye. It features the cat companions and their mystics.
- The Ator show beautiful and adorable characters that make it a popular choice of psychic readers. It is the fanciful representation of the Rider Waite tarot cards.
- The Curious is a set of modern tarot deck. This type is pretty unusual. The characters depicted on them are very eerie. This is one of those used as of today.
- The Colman Smith have original psychedelic colors and tarot drawings. This set is the modern version of the Rider Waite.
- The Marseilles are used for divination and meditation. This originated in the 18th century and is older than Rider Waite by 200 years.
- The International Icon is the traditional Swiss. They are one of the most popular ones used by the psychic readers.
- The Golden is a set that is mainly used by the great thinkers. Though modern, it has the touches of a medieval rendition for fortune-telling.
- The Phoenix are one of the cards that were created in the 20th century. The vibrant colors make it one of the beautiful sets.