Tarot

Tarot cards are designed with symbols as a language meant to represent stages of and influences on our lives. We know the tarot in present times to be an incredibly meaningful and powerful tool alongside our personal journeys. 

They have a trendy and fun reputation these days, but the practice of tarot and its' symbolic language is not new! Tarot has been around for centuries and some researchers have detected symbols and themes that can be traced back as far as ancient Egypt. Most historical data traces the tarot back to the early fifteenth century in Italy, where known as a card game called the tarocchi, which was popular with the nobility. 

Around 300 years later, tarot grew to be known in France and then England as less of a game and more of a magical and spiritual practice for its' offerings in aiding our life path with clarity. By the nineteenth century, we began to use tarot for seeking knowledge about the future and expanding our understanding of the past and present circumstances in our lives. 

Today, we know the basic format as it was created in the nineteenth century: a 78-card deck divided into two groups: 22 Major Arcana cards, denoting important life events and shifts, and 56 Minor Arcana cards, reflecting day-to-day events. The Minor Arcana cards are sorted into suits just like a deck of playing cards containing four suits with an ace, cards two through ten, and royal face cards. 

Each card has two sides to represent the duality of all our experiences and what we can learn from them. All of our lives are rich with both wonderful and challenging times, the cards are here to help us see and understand the lessons in these experiences so we can move forward. 

Our tarot deck is not your traditional deck. Uniquely, SO LA designed the entire deck from scratch and in great symbolic detail with our present day interpretation of all 78 cards. You won't find another deck like it!