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From Llewellyn's 2001 Tarot Calendar. For more Llewellyn tarot books and decks, click here. Although tarot and astrology are separate disciplines, occultists have drawn symbolic connections between the two systems. We can use this combined symbolism to suggest themes for contemplation and meditation. As the sun traverses each sign of the zodiac, we can attune ourselves symbolically to this...

From Llewellyn's 2001 Tarot Calendar. For more Llewellyn tarot books and decks, click here. To understand the origins of tarot, we must go back to Greece and the ancient philosophies that underlie the occult traditions in the Western world. For instance, details such as the number of cards in the tarot deck were not determined by accident. In fact, this number is based ultimately on the...