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	The [[occult]] significance of the trump cards began to emerge in the 18th century when [[Antoine Court de Gébelin]], a Swiss clergyman and Freemason, published ''Le Monde Primitif''. The construction of the occult and divinatory significance of the [[tarot]], and the Major and Minor Arcana, continued on from there. For example, Court de Gébelin argued for the Egyptian, [[Kabbalah\|kabbalistic]], and divine significance of the tarot trumps; [[Etteilla]] created a method of divination using tarot; [[Éliphas Lévi]] worked to break away from the Egyptian nature of the divinatory tarot by focusing on the ''[[Tarot de Marseilles]]'', creating an extensive Kabbalastic correspondence, and even suggested that the Major Arcana represent stages of life.		The [[occult]] significance of the trump cards began to emerge in the 18th century when [[Antoine Court de Gébelin]], a Swiss clergyman and Freemason, published ''Le Monde Primitif''. The construction of the occult and divinatory significance of the [[tarot]], and the Major and Minor Arcana, continued on from there. For example, Court de Gébelin argued for the Egyptian, [[Kabbalah\|kabbalistic]], and divine significance of the tarot trumps; [[Etteilla]] created a method of divination using tarot; [[Éliphas Lévi]] worked to break away from the Egyptian nature of the divinatory tarot by focusing on the ''[[Tarot de Marseilles]]'', creating an extensive Kabbalastic correspondence, and even suggested that the Major Arcana represent stages of life.

	By the 19th century, the tarot came to be regarded as a "bible of bibles", an esoteric repository of all the significant truths of creation. The trend was started by prominent freemason and Protestant cleric Antoine Court de Gébelin. A contemporary of his, the Comte de Mellet, added to Court de Gébelin's claims by suggesting (attacked as being erroneous) that the tarot was associated with Romani people and was in fact the imprinted book of [[Hermes Trismegistus]]. These claims were continued by Etteilla.		By the 19th century, the tarot came to be regarded as a "[[bible]] of bibles", an esoteric repository of all the significant truths of creation. The trend was started by prominent freemason and Protestant cleric Antoine Court de Gébelin. A contemporary of his, the Comte de Mellet, added to Court de Gébelin's claims by suggesting (attacked as being erroneous) that the tarot was associated with Romani people and was in fact the imprinted book of [[Hermes Trismegistus]]. These claims were continued by Etteilla.

	Etteilla is primarily recognized as the founder and propagator of the divinatory tarot, but he also participated in the propagation of the occult tarot by claiming the tarot had an ancient Egyptian origin and was an account of the creation of the world and a book of eternal medicine. Éliphas Lévi revitalized the occult tarot by associating it with the mystical Kabbalah and making it a prime ingredient in magical lore.		Etteilla is primarily recognized as the founder and propagator of the divinatory tarot, but he also participated in the propagation of the occult tarot by claiming the tarot had an ancient Egyptian origin and was an account of the creation of the world and a book of eternal medicine. Éliphas Lévi revitalized the occult tarot by associating it with the mystical Kabbalah and making it a prime ingredient in magical lore.

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Italian trump cards

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	==Italian trump cards==		==Italian trump cards==
	Prior to the 17th century, the Major Arcana trumps were simply part of a special card deck used for gaming and gambling. There may have been allegorical and cultural significance attached to them, but beyond that, the trumps originally had little mystical or magical import. When decks are used for card games (Tarot card games), these cards serve as permanent trumps and are distinguished from the remaining cards, the suit cards, which are known by [[~~occultists~~]] as the Minor Arcana.		Prior to the 17th century, the Major Arcana trumps were simply part of a special card deck used for gaming and gambling. There may have been allegorical and cultural significance attached to them, but beyond that, the trumps originally had little mystical or magical import. When decks are used for card games (Tarot card games), these cards serve as permanent trumps and are distinguished from the remaining cards, the suit cards, which are known by [[occultist]]s as the Minor Arcana.

	The Major Arcana originally had simple allegorical or esoteric meaning, mostly originating in elite ideology in the Italian courts of the 15th century when it was invented.		The Major Arcana originally had simple allegorical or esoteric meaning, mostly originating in elite ideology in the Italian courts of the 15th century when it was invented.

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[[File:Rider-Waite-Smith deck.png|350px|thumb|The Major Arcana from the [[Rider-Waite Tarot]]]]
The '''Major Arcana''' are the trump cards of the [[Tarot]]. There are usually 22 such cards in a standard 78-card pack. They are typically numbered from 0 to 21.

The terms "Major" and "[[Minor Arcana]]" are used in the [[occult]], and [[divination|divinatory]] applications of the deck and originate with [[Jean-Baptiste Pitois]] (1811–1877), writing under the name Paul Christian.

==Italian trump cards==
Prior to the 17th century, the Major Arcana trumps were simply part of a special card deck used for gaming and gambling. There may have been allegorical and cultural significance attached to them, but beyond that, the trumps originally had little mystical or magical import. When decks are used for card games (Tarot card games), these cards serve as permanent trumps and are distinguished from the remaining cards, the suit cards, which are known by [[occultists]] as the Minor Arcana.

The Major Arcana originally had simple allegorical or esoteric meaning, mostly originating in elite ideology in the Italian courts of the 15th century when it was invented.

==Esoteric meanings==
The [[occult]] significance of the trump cards began to emerge in the 18th century when [[Antoine Court de Gébelin]], a Swiss clergyman and Freemason, published ''Le Monde Primitif''. The construction of the occult and divinatory significance of the [[tarot]], and the Major and Minor Arcana, continued on from there. For example, Court de Gébelin argued for the Egyptian, [[Kabbalah|kabbalistic]], and divine significance of the tarot trumps; [[Etteilla]] created a method of divination using tarot; [[Éliphas Lévi]] worked to break away from the Egyptian nature of the divinatory tarot by focusing on the ''[[Tarot de Marseilles]]'', creating an extensive Kabbalastic correspondence, and even suggested that the Major Arcana represent stages of life.

By the 19th century, the tarot came to be regarded as a "bible of bibles", an esoteric repository of all the significant truths of creation. The trend was started by prominent freemason and Protestant cleric Antoine Court de Gébelin. A contemporary of his, the Comte de Mellet, added to Court de Gébelin's claims by suggesting (attacked as being erroneous) that the tarot was associated with Romani people and was in fact the imprinted book of [[Hermes Trismegistus]]. These claims were continued by Etteilla.

Etteilla is primarily recognized as the founder and propagator of the divinatory tarot, but he also participated in the propagation of the occult tarot by claiming the tarot had an ancient Egyptian origin and was an account of the creation of the world and a book of eternal medicine. Éliphas Lévi revitalized the occult tarot by associating it with the mystical Kabbalah and making it a prime ingredient in magical lore.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;text-align:center;"
!style="background:#d7d6ff;text-align:center;"; colspan="3"|[[Tarot]] Topics''
|-
|style="background:#d7d6ff";text-align:center|'''[[Major Arcana]]'''
|colspan="2"|[[The Fool]] • [[The Magician]] • [[The High Priestess]] • [[The Empress]] • [[The Emperor]] • [[The Hierophant]] • [[The Lovers]] • [[The Chariot]] • [[Strength]] • [[The Hermit]] • [[Wheel of Fortune]] • [[Justice]] • [[The Hanged Man]] • [[Death]] • [[Temperance]] • [[The Devil (Tarot) |The Devil]] • [[The Tower]] • [[The Star]] • [[The Moon]] • [[The Sun]] • [[Judgement]] • [[The World]]
|-
|rowspan="4" style="background:#d7d6ff";text-align:center|'''[[Minor Arcana]]'''
|[[Pentacles (Tarot)|Pentacles]]
|style=text-align:left|[[Ace of Pentacles|Ace]] • [[Two of Pentacles|Two]] • [[Three of Pentacles|Three]] • [[Four of Pentacles|Four]] • [[Five of Pentacles|Five]] • [[Six of Pentacles|Six]] • [[Seven of Pentacles|Seven]] • [[Eight of Pentacles|Eight]] • [[Nine of Pentacles|Nine]] • [[Ten of Pentacles|Ten]] • [[Page of Pentacles|Page]] • [[Knight of Pentacles|Knight]] • [[Queen of Pentacles|Queen]] • [[King of Pentacles|King]]
|-
|[[Wands (Tarot)|Wands]]
|style=text-align:left|[[Ace of Wands|Ace]] • [[Two of Wands|Two]] • [[Three of Wands|Three]] • [[Four of Wands|Four]] • [[Five of Wands|Five]] • [[Six of Wands|Six]] • [[Seven of Wands|Seven]] • [[Eight of Wands|Eight]] • [[Nine of Wands|Nine]] • [[Ten of Wands|Ten]] • [[Page of Wands|Page]] • [[Knight of Wands|Knight]] • [[Queen of Wands|Queen]] • [[King of Wands|King]]
|-
|[[Cups (Tarot)|Cups]]
|style=text-align:left|[[Ace of Cups|Ace]] • [[Two of Cups|Two]] • [[Three of Cups|Three]] • [[Four of Cups|Four]] • [[Five of Cups|Five]] • [[Six of Cups|Six]] • [[Seven of Cups|Seven]] • [[Eight of Cups|Eight]] • [[Nine of Cups|Nine]] • [[Ten of Cups|Ten]] • [[Page of Cups|Page]] • [[Knight of Cups|Knight]] • [[Queen of Cups|Queen]] • [[King of Cups|King]]
|-
|[[Swords (Tarot)|Swords]]
|style=text-align:left|[[Ace of Swords|Ace]] • [[Two of Swords|Two]] • [[Three of Swords|Three]] • [[Four of Swords|Four]] • [[Five of Swords|Five]] • [[Six of Swords|Six]] • [[Seven of Swords|Seven]] • [[Eight of Swords|Eight]] • [[Nine of Swords|Nine]] • [[Ten of Swords|Ten]] • [[Page of Swords|Page]] • [[Knight of Swords|Knight]] • [[Queen of Swords|Queen]] • [[King of Swords|King]]
|-
|style="background:#d7d6ff"|'''Decks'''
|colspan="2" style=text-align:left|[[Visconti-Sforza Tarot]] • [[Tarot of Marseilles]] • [[Rider-Waite Tarot]] • [[Thoth Tarot]] • [[Occult Tarot]] • [[Angel Tarot]] • [[Vlad Dracula Tarot]] • [[Hieronymus Bosch Tarot]]
|}

[[Category:Tarot Cards]]