Why, then, are there 22 Trumps?

Huck

It may seem like an obvious question, but I know the Golden Dawn, among others attributed the cards to the 22 paths of the Tree of Life, but that was a later mnemonic addition, as it were. But why were there 22 Trumps before? Was it always like that? Was it always meant to be like that?

There are strong doubts, that it always were 22 cards. You find a lot of opinions to this point, if you type in the local search engine "5x14" or click this link ...

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