Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination by Robert Place

The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination connects the cards’ development in medieval and Renaissance Europe with Hermetic, alchemical and Neoplatonic ideas. Robert M. Place challenges popular stories that place tarot’s origins in ancient Egypt.

Historical discussion is paired with guidance for interpreting cards, including an approach based on a three-card spread. This is a printed book about tarot and reading practice, not a tarot deck.