The traditional Tarot is a deck of 78 cards which is divided into two sub-sets, The Major Arcana and The Minor Arcana. The Major Arcana consists of 22 trump cards which represent more significant stages of life and the journey of the soul through life. The Minor Arcana consists of 56 cards in four suits (Cups, Pentacles, Swords and Wands) similar in format to a regular deck of playing cards. In the 15th century, Italians originally developed the cards for playing games. Tarot serves as a tool for gaining insight into one's life, self-development, tapping into intuition, and predicting future events.