Court de Gébelin ve Tarotun Mısır Kökeni

This game, little known in France, comes from the ancient Egyptians. It is the work of their sublime Philosophy, the fruit of their wisdom, and the code of their pure doctrine, the only book of this immortal Nation to have escaped the destructive blows of time and the ravages of ignorance. Yet, it may take the place of many other books due to the beautiful moral lessons it contains. Gébelin had the primary figures engraved and provided an explanation that engages and instructs even those for whom this game remains an enigma. He recounts himself how he succeeded in unveiling its continuous Allegory. The mere sight of a single figure was a flash of insight for him, dispelling the extravagances with which it had been burdened. In examining the entire deck, he applied, with the speed of genius, the knowledge he possessed regarding the Egyptians. He discovered such striking connections between these objects that all shadows and doubts vanished. From that moment, what was once considered mere folly was declared wisdom; and the game of tarot, understood by Gébelin in its entirety, was established in his mind as being truly Egyptian.