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There is controversy about which came first, the 52-deck of playing cards or the Tarot oracle cards, Regardless, they are both connected, they both have 4-suits, court cards, etc. The only difference is that the Tarot has a major arcana and the 52-deck of cards does not; Tarot is actually two decks combined and you can use only the major arcana deck for readings if you desire.
I believe Tarot cards came first but you can also use the 52-deck of playing cards as oracle cards. There are lots of oracle tools, like the Rune stones, etc. The Tarot cards are ancient, some say they originated in China and then resurfaced centuries later in Italy. The dates are unsure, there are lots of different stories on the beginnings of Tarot, but one thing for sure lots of cultures and spiritual practices today have created Tarot card figures in the image of their culture or spiritual practice.
In ancient times it was thought that Tarot came from Egypt. The Kabbalistic Tarot goes back to the days of ancient Egypt and is said to have been used by Moses during his struggle with Pharaoh. Although I will say there is no evidence of this, and there is very little evidence regarding the history of Tarot or its origins. No records were maintained about this.
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