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[[File:Cards-Reading.jpg|300px|thumb|[[The Demon-Possessed Tarot]] being used in a [[Celtic Cross]] spread for a divination reading]] | [[File:Cards-Reading.jpg|300px|thumb|[[The Demon-Possessed Tarot]] being used in a [[Celtic Cross]] spread for a divination reading]] | ||
The earliest evidence of a tarot deck used for [[cartomancy]] comes from an anonymous manuscript from around 1750 which documents rudimentary divinatory meanings for the cards of the Tarocco Bolognese. The popularization of esoteric tarot started with Antoine Court and Jean-Baptiste Alliette ([[Etteilla]]) in Paris during the 1780s, using the [[Tarot of Marseilles]]. French tarot players abandoned the Marseilles tarot in favor of the ''Tarot Nouveau'' around 1900, with the result that the Marseilles pattern is now used mostly by cartomancers. | The earliest evidence of a tarot deck used for [[cartomancy]] comes from an anonymous manuscript from around 1750 which documents rudimentary divinatory meanings for the cards of the Tarocco Bolognese. The popularization of esoteric tarot started with [[Antoine Court de Gébelin]] and Jean-Baptiste Alliette ([[Etteilla]]) in Paris during the 1780s, using the [[Tarot of Marseilles]]. French tarot players abandoned the Marseilles tarot in favor of the ''Tarot Nouveau'' around 1900, with the result that the Marseilles pattern is now used mostly by cartomancers. | ||
Etteilla was the first to issue a tarot deck specifically designed for [[occult]] purposes around 1789. In keeping with the unsubstantiated belief that such cards were derived from the [[Book of Thoth]], Etteilla's tarot contained themes related to [[Egyptian religion|ancient Egypt]]. | Etteilla was the first to issue a tarot deck specifically designed for [[occult]] purposes around 1789. In keeping with the unsubstantiated belief that such cards were derived from the [[Book of Thoth]], Etteilla's tarot contained themes related to [[Egyptian religion|ancient Egypt]]. | ||