Chapter 4: Turning Point . . .

Court de Gebelin — and how the Tarot cards were mistaken for a book of ancient wisdom

In Chapter 3, we left off with a puzzling disconnect:

Although the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance were saturated with esoteric ideas and richly symbolic art — there was never a mention of Tarot in connection with occult studies or practices.

As far as we know, that state of affairs continued for three centuries, from the presumed origin of the car…