The different types of Tarot Cards used in Tarot reading

The origin and history of tarot cards and readings is oft contested; some theories point to Northern Italy in the 15th Century, some say they date to medieval times in Western Europe. The modern incarnation of tarot cards are derived from Italy and the meanings they represent haven't changed.

Traditionally Tarot cards were said to be used for entertainment and card games, but they are currently used for meditation and for giving fortune readings. People often go for Tarot card readings to try and solve problems and for self improvement reasons.

A tarot deck is made up 78 cards with each featuring different pictures or symbols. There are many different types of tarot card decks that are based and inspired on different things. Here is some of the most common and popular ones.

Benedetti Tarot Deck
This set of tarot cards are based on an ancient version of the cards called the Visconti deck. The designs on these cards are based around gold painted leaves and often used by psychic readers who have an elegant flair with their readings.

Marseilles Deck
Popular for meditation, the Marseilles Tarot deck is one of the oldest decks and dates back to the 18th century.

Ator Tarot Deck
The images on this set of cards feature beautiful and cute characters, making them a very popular choice with modern psychic readers who want to put their clients at ease. These images are based on the Rider Waite set of cards.

Cat People Deck
Used by tarot readers and fortune tellers to read the human mind; The Cat People Deck of cards are said to be able to channel far away locations in regards to a customers questions.

Curious Tarot Deck
This modern set of tarot cards feature depictions of strange characters and are considered fairly unusual.

Colman Smith Deck
Another deck based on the Rider Waite deck; the Colman Smith cards use very bright and psychedelic colours and drawings.

International Icon Deck
This traditional set of Swiss Tarot cards are one of the most popular decks used by psychic readers today.

Golden Deck
Known as a deck used by great thinkers, this set, while modern is based on medieval imagery.

Tarot cards have been used for making readings for over 500 years and still prove to be a popular choice with people who want to know about their future. The different cards used are based upon the reader's preferences but they are all used in a similar manner.

This article was written by Tom Sangers on behalf of Psychic TV who offer Tarot Readings, Psychic Readings, E-mail readings and Phone Readings.