The Witching Hour Series: The Origin Of Tarot Cards

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The witching hour series
The history of witchcraft can be traced back by centuries. The practice is commonly done around the world like invoking spirits to magic spells and rituals. As a learning witch myself, I’ve been inspired by the practices of tarot readings, Ouija boards, voodoo dolls and what it believe the cause of witchcraft, the devil.

Tarot card mask inspiration and history
The origin of the tarot cards began mid 15th century and where originally called trionfi and later on as tarocchi. The pack of cards where used in various parts of Europe to play games such as Italian tarocchini and French tarot. It later evolved to the tarot we know as today. The first occult cards were made in the late 19th century by a man named Jean-Baptiste

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