The divination practices featured on this website are intended for entertainment and personal reflection only. Tarot and other divination practices can be used as tools for personal growth and may help develop intuition, but they should never be used to make decisions that determine the course of your life.
For any medical or health-related questions or concerns, please consult a qualified medical doctor or other licensed healthcare professional.
The distinctive feature of the Besançon Tarot is the replacement of the High Priestess and the Pope by Juno and Jupiter. Some versions of this tarot are believed to predate the tarot published in Paris in 1650.
Choose three cards from the deck above.
The Besançon Tarot is a particularly interesting historical variant of the Italian-suited Tarot. Its main distinctive feature concerns two of the Major Arcana.
In the Besançon Tarot, the High Priestess and the Pope are replaced by Juno and Jupiter. This modification clearly distinguishes this design from many Tarot de Marseille decks.
Three cards are drawn, either upright or reversed. They represent the current situation, favourable events or obstacles, and finally the guidance card.
The Besançon Tarot offers an opportunity to discover the diversity of historical Tarot designs. Examples and variants are also documented in the collections of the BnF.