Unboxing Tarot Decks Through the Ages 🔮💀🌙 | Ancient Rare Historical & Modern Tarot Cards

✨Unbox six historic tarot card decks with curators Ruth, Beckie & Josephine and explore the rich and mysterious history of tarot — from its origins in 15th-century Europe to its modern use in spiritual practices. 📦 In this tarot card unboxing, we’ll walk you through the artwork, card feel, symbolism and stories behind the cards from across time. Whether you're new to tarot or a seasoned reader, this video offers history, beauty, and a unique insight into the different cards and decks. Join us as we turn over the cards to reveal their secrets. 🌙 Miniature artworks in their own right, tarot designers have drawn on an incredible history of imagery, including pagan folklore, Greek and Roman mythology, astrology and zodiac signs. Find out the true meaning of the Death Card, the origins of the Lovers, the Moon and The Wheel of Fortune… 00:00 What is tarot? History & Origins 00:35 Hand-painted Italian Tarot Cards: Real Gold & Historic Design 02:40 Minchiate Deck – Virtues, Elements & Zodiac signs 03:34 The Death Card: Meaning, Symbolism & Tarot Interpretation 05:03 Petite Oracle Deck: A French Fortune-Telling Tarot Deck 06:33 Juno, The World, and The Star: Tarot Card Meanings & Symbolism 08:24 The Marseilles Tarot: The Lovers & The Moon – Key Symbols in Tarot 09:49 Pamela Colman Smith & The Major Arcana: The Birth of the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot Deck 11:52 The Minor Arcana: How to Read the Rider-Waite-Smith Deck 13:30 Contemporary Tarot: Hexen 2.0 Deck Reimagines Tarot Symbolism 15:26 Which Tarot Deck Speaks to You? 🔔 Subscribe for more tarot content, unboxing videos and spiritual history ‪@vamuseum‬ 💀 Which tarot card are you? Do the quiz on Mused to find out: https://www.vam.ac.uk/mused/random/pe... 🫀 Want to know more about tarot? Take a look at the article on our website: https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/tarot-...