This science is considered as a tool of magicians, or one of the most popular tools of black magical insight powers. This conception has made this art so popular that people are very curious to understand this through various books and sites.

Modern American play-cards Deck has a similarity with that Tarot reading cards. The word tarot is derived from an Italian word "tarrocchino" which was a gambling play cards game. According to some historic evidences, it can be said those cards were also used to teach children about virtues and morals. Even today, this game is popular among Europeans.

In early twentieth century, some of the deck makers introduced novel versions of play cards. People who were curious in paranormal activities and fond of black magic attach personal interpretations to this game. Now the market is full of such tarot reading decks with several manuals and booklets.

Such decks are named after designers. For example: Robin Wood deck, Aleister Crowley deck etc. Marseille tarot is a traditional deck used in tarot reading. Interpretations are made according the symbolism of a card. Rider wait tarot reading is also on the high today. Generally, tarot desk consists four suits. The symbolism is attached to each Suit like Pentacles is normally associated with material things like body, earthly issues, wealth etc.

Passions and desires are associated with Wands, Swords is for troubles, pains and hardships.

22 cards in each suit suggest a character commenting on the gradation and situation. Those have characters like world, judgment, the sun, the moon, the star, the tower, the devil, temperance, death, the hanged man, the justice, the wheel of fortune, the hermit, strength, the chariot, the lovers, the Hierophant, the Emperor, the Empress, the high priestess, the magician, and the fool. All these 22 characters are having different interpretations by tarot readers.

Very few arcane signs are simply interpreted like Temperance and the lovers. Otherwise, it is too difficult to find out exact interpretation of those cards. As devil has a negative shade in meaning but in some cases, it symbolizes rebellious actions against so-called traditional system. A hanged man also has various shades of interpretations related to an ending. Generally this card has a duel perspective for the hanged man is hanged by his feet so, there are various meanings added to it than a death.

Tarot card can be used for future proclamation, introspection and even in magical spell outs. According to few people, this is more effective in meditation than in future telling. Way of getting your answers, is, you have to choose cards from the suits in front of you at the time you question and answer. Those cards interpret the nature and seriousness of your question. The same way, you have to pick other cards to reach to an answer. Those symbols are used to interpret your answer related to your fortune queries, personal problems and about your future.

Positions of various cards are suggestive of your present condition, fate, fears, recent past and such other things. Normally five to fifteen cards spread is used in various tarots reading style. The position of a card and its symbol suggests answers related to your question.