Abrindo as cartas de tarô: um estudo sobre fonte de informação em contextos contra-hegemônicos

Abstract

The tarot has traditionally been associated with esoteric and popular practices. However, in counter-hegemonic contexts, it can be understood as an information source capable of producing meaning, guiding decisions, and mediating interpretive processes. This study aims to analyze tarot as an information source, discussing its role in the construction of informational meanings. Specifically, it seeks to examine the historical and cultural transformation of tarot as an informational language; review the available literature on the subject; and understand the ways in which tarot legitimizes itself as an alternative information source in relation to dominant scientific epistemologies. The research, bibliographic and qualitative in nature, is characterized as exploratory and descriptive. The works analyzed were selected from virtual databases throughout 2025, with emphasis on SciELO and Google Scholar. The results indicate that, due to the hegemony of the Western scientific paradigm, informational practices rooted in popular knowledge—such as tarot—have been historically marginalized despite their informational and cultural potential. The study concludes that discussing tarot as an information source, especially in environments such as libraries, institutions traditionally dedicated to the preservation, mediation, and dissemination of knowledge, may foster broader reflections on epistemological diversity, cultural plurality, and the inclusion of non-hegemonic knowledge within the informational field.