Hi Joshua.

Please help me out here. You say: “There is no evidence that the early Tarot had Kabbalistic or Hermetic characteristics, and it must be understood that the cards are a product of the early Italian Renaissance. During this time a diversity of philosophies thrived. These ranged from astrology and Pythagorean numerology to Hermetic and Christian ideologies”.

If, as you say, “there is absolutely no proof of the Tarot having originated in any other time or place”, by which I assume you mean the cards, then you would seem to be contradicting yourself, for the early Tarot might well have had Hermetic characteristics. I assume you’re not contradicting yourself, so could you please clarify your meaning here.

Best wishes

Graham