{"title":"Tarot","description":"\u003cp\u003eTarot Cards and books for learning tarot for beginners and experienced witches. Burning Times Candles has all kinds of tarot decks everything from classic collectors like the Rider-Waite Classic Tarot Deck and Aliester Crowley's THOTH to more modern decks like the artistic Crow Tarot Deck and the affordable Make Your Own Tarot kit. I'm always updating the site and adding more and if you don't see a certain deck you're looking for then contact me. I have access to thousands of rare and hard to find collectors decks I could have what you need if you can't find it anywhere else. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"rider-waite-tarot-classic","title":"Rider-Waite Tarot Classic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe classic Rider-Waite Tarot is the best known Tarot deck. The vibrant cards, featuring full scenes with figures and symbols, were drawn in 1909 by Pamela Colman Smith under direction of Arthur Edward Waite.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"is-h1 has-margin-40-top has-margin-40-bottom tarot-deck-suit\" id=\"introduction\"\u003eAbout the Rider Waite Deck\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Arthur Edward Waite (1857-1942) was a genuine scholar of occultism whose published works include The Holy Kabbalah and The Key to the Tarot first issued in England in 1910. Waite utilized symbolism as the key to the Tarot pack. In The Key to the Tarot he writes: “The true Tarot is symbolism; it speaks no other language and offers no other signs.” What are the Tarot cards about which Waite so skillfully writes? What is the message of each card and when and where did these fascinating cardboard symbols first originate?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe precise origin of Tarot cards in antiquity remains obscure. Court de Gebelin writing in Le Monde Primitif in 1781 advances the theory that Tarot cards derived from an ancient Egyptian book, The Book of Thoth. Thoth was the Egyptian Mercury, said to be one of the early Kings and the inventor of the hieroglyphic system. Gebelin asserts that it is from the Egyptians and Gypsies that Tarot cards were dispersed throughout Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe emergence of Tarot cards in Europe predates by over five centuries the work of Waite. A German monk, Johannes, describes a game called Ludas Cartarum played in the year 1377. Covelluzzo, a fifteenth-century chronicler, relates the introduction into Viterbo of the game of cards in the year 1379.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the year 1369 playing cards are not mentioned in a decree issued by Charles VI of France against various forms of gambling; however, 28 years later, the Prevot of Paris, in an ordinance dated January 22, 1397, forbids working people from playing tennis, ball, cards, or ninepins excepting only on holidays. It is generally accepted that playing cards emerged in Europe in the latter half of the fourteenth century, probably first in Italy as a complete 78-card deck — or some inventive genius subsequently combined the common 56 cards known as the Minor Arcana with the 22 esoteric and emblematic Tarot cards known as the Major Arcana to form the 78-card pack.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the fifteenth century Tarot cards were generally drawn or hand painted for the princely houses of Northern Italy and France. Subsequently, the card packs became more numerous because they were reproduced by techniques using woodcuts, stencils and copper engraving. By the sixteenth century a modified Tarot pack called the Tarot of Marseilles gained popularity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere exists today, in the archives of the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, 17 Major Arcana cards generally believed, probably erroneously, to have been hand painted about the year 1392 by Jacquemin Gringonneur for Charles VI of France. These cards are likely of later Venetian origin, possibly mid-fifteenth-century Tarocchi of Venice cards.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Times Candles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43334969950429,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/4785\/2253\/products\/Rider_-_Waite_Tarot_Deck_-_Pocket_Edition.png?v=1663943270"},{"product_id":"tarot-set-thoth-rider-waite-tarot-decks-with-book-by-susan-levitt","title":"Tarot set thoth \u0026 rider-waite tarot decks with book by susan levitt","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis tarot set comes with two classic and iconic tarot decks and a book that goes into a lot of detail about tarot history, how to use the tarot, lots of different tarot spreads, and it gives a description of each tarot cards meaning. Valued over $100 dollars, but Burning Times Candles is only selling it for $50 dollars. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Complete Tarot Kit includes everything needed for beginner to intermediate students. The book within the kit is an excellent instruction guide. Susan Levitt’s teaching and writing style makes learning the tarot so easy for those new to the tarot and for intermediate tarotists, as well. If I had this kit when I began my tarot journey, I would have had a firmer foundation built more quickly than I did. The kit is a well created resource, and a valuable asset for beginners, intermediate, and collectors alike.” —Sheila Hall, Vice President, American Tarot Association Includes: • Special Edition Rider-Waite® Tarot Deck (78 cards) • Special Edition Crowley Thoth Tarot Deck (78 cards) • Introduction to Tarot book (246 pp., 4-color illus.) • 4-color Spread Sheet • Stand-up Quick Reference Chart (Double sided) • Deluxe Box with Magnetic Closure Card stacks are each 3 1\/2\" x 2 1\/4\" x 1\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Times Candles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43336471347421,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/4785\/2253\/products\/Screenshot_20220903-102619_Facebook.jpg?v=1663978088"},{"product_id":"learning-the-tarot-for-beginners-by-joan-bunning","title":"Learning the Tarot for Beginners by Joan Bunning","description":"\u003cp\u003eLearning the Tarot is a complete course on how to use the tarot cards for personal guidance. The 19 lessons in the course cover the basics and then move gradually into more advanced concepts. Exercises and sample responses for each lesson help you learn and practice. For simplicity, only one easy layout is used throughout the course - the Celtic Cross Spread. Learning the Tarot focuses in detail on the actual process of discovering meaning in the cards. Lessons cover topics such as how to consider one card by itself, how to look for card pairs, and how to create the \"story\" of a reading.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Times Candles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43350276341981,"sku":"","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/4785\/2253\/products\/Screenshot_20220928-045548_Chrome.jpg?v=1664355494"},{"product_id":"crow-tarot-deck-by-mj-cullinane","title":"Crow Tarot Deck by MJ Cullinane","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaying homage to the mystical energy of crows and ravens, Crow Tarot invites us to fly through the veil and connect with our intuitive powers. This artfully created 78-card deck is infused with the familiar symbolism of the traditional Rider-Waite Tarot, making it ideal for both beginners and professional readers. 78 Cards with a 88-page guidebook presents upright and reversed meanings and includes a custom Crow Tarot Spread.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Times Candles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380836167901,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/4785\/2253\/files\/Screenshot-20231223-041322_2.png?v=1703323432"},{"product_id":"make-your-own-tarot-by-u-s-game-systems","title":"Make Your Own Tarot by U.S. Game Systems","description":"\u003cp\u003e Make your own tarot with these blank cards sized to the dimensions of a traditional tarot card set. Use your own blend of symbolism, runes, or traditional tarot imagery to enhance your divination. No book included. 80 cards. Card stack is 4 3\/4\" x 2 3\/4\" x 7\/8\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Times Candles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44430121238749,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/4785\/2253\/files\/Screenshot-20240110-171910_2.png?v=1704925350"},{"product_id":"thoth-tarot-deck-by-crowley-harris","title":"Thoth tarot deck by Crowley\/Harris","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fantastic tool for divination, the Thoth Tarot Deck was designed by Aleister Crowley to include Kabbalistic and astrological aspects to bring a new dimension to your divination and tarot readings. Includes 78 cards and an instructional booklet. 3 3\/4\" x 5 1\/2\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Times Candles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44464766550237,"sku":"","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/4785\/2253\/files\/Screenshot-20240119-034108_2.png?v=1705654082"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/4785\/2253\/collections\/Screenshot-20240107-111253-2.png?v=1705652199","url":"https:\/\/burning-times-candles-2.myshopify.com\/collections\/tarot.oembed","provider":"Burning Times Candles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}