Comments on: Tarot http://www.sci-fi-o-rama.com/2009/06/30/tarot/ Welcome to Sci-Fi-O-Rama! A visual scrapbook for cataloging inspiring Art, Graphics and Illustration with a Sci-Fi and Fantasy Slant. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:16:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kie http://www.sci-fi-o-rama.com/2009/06/30/tarot/comment-page-1/#comment-1081 Kie Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:36:35 +0000 http://www.sci-fi-o-rama.com/?p=1480#comment-1081 Hi Ben, thanks for the Link there... I'll add it to the post ... :) Hi Ben,
thanks for the Link there… I’ll add it to the post … :)

]]> By: sketner http://www.sci-fi-o-rama.com/2009/06/30/tarot/comment-page-1/#comment-1079 sketner Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:32:20 +0000 http://www.sci-fi-o-rama.com/?p=1480#comment-1079 If you guys are interested in this sort of imagery you should check out the Tarot-esque cards used on Nativity In Black (Black Sabbath cover album)--awesome stuff. Love your site! If you guys are interested in this sort of imagery you should check out the Tarot-esque cards used on Nativity In Black (Black Sabbath cover album)–awesome stuff. Love your site!

]]> By: Ben George http://www.sci-fi-o-rama.com/2009/06/30/tarot/comment-page-1/#comment-1075 Ben George Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:56:06 +0000 http://www.sci-fi-o-rama.com/?p=1480#comment-1075 Those are the somewhat more modern tarot, these are the ooooold school ones that those were based on. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot_of_Marseilles I think that there is more than enough evidence to state that the Tarot was for more than playing bridge. The divination thing is cheezy, as are the claims to ancient ancient ancientness, but there is definitely some codified system of symbols being presented in the cards. Those are the somewhat more modern tarot, these are the ooooold school ones that those were based on.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot_of_Marseilles

I think that there is more than enough evidence to state that the Tarot was for more than playing bridge. The divination thing is cheezy, as are the claims to ancient ancient ancientness, but there is definitely some codified system of symbols being presented in the cards.

]]> By: Kie http://www.sci-fi-o-rama.com/2009/06/30/tarot/comment-page-1/#comment-1069 Kie Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:28:52 +0000 http://www.sci-fi-o-rama.com/?p=1480#comment-1069 haha, I confess I know little about them so It'd be hard for me to comment ;-) but then I know little about playing Bridge either! However as a set of Illustrations I do find them fascinating... I'll add more from the Article soon haha, I confess I know little about them so It’d be hard for me to comment ;-) but then I know little about playing Bridge either! However as a set of Illustrations I do find them fascinating… I’ll add more from the Article soon

]]> By: skeptigamer http://www.sci-fi-o-rama.com/2009/06/30/tarot/comment-page-1/#comment-1068 skeptigamer Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:25:16 +0000 http://www.sci-fi-o-rama.com/?p=1480#comment-1068 "A system of communication?" This is typical new age nonsense! There is no evidence at all that tarot cards were made for any other purpose than for playing a type of card game similar to modern bridge. “A system of communication?” This is typical new age nonsense! There is no evidence at all that tarot cards were made for any other purpose than for playing a type of card game similar to modern bridge.

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