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Original Rider Waite Tarot cards
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A E Waite (5) - Designer of the Rider Waite Tarot
A E Waite – also known as Arthur Edward Waite – was the designer and co-creator of the now famous Rider Waite Tarot deck.
The classic Rider Waite Tarot was the first tarot deck to fully illustrate all 78 cards, with detailed pictures on the minor arcana cards. The cards were commissioned by Waite and drawn by Pamela Colman-Smith, one of his contemporaries.
Waite was born in 1857 in the US, but was brought up from a young age in Britain, after his father died. The death of his sister in 1874 is believed to have been one of the factors that got him interested in esotericism and psychic research. In 1891, Waite joined the Hemetic Order of the Golden Dawn, became a Freemason in 1901 and entered the Societas Rosicruciana in 1902. He later formed the Fellowship of the Rosy Cross in 1914.
His strong interest in all esoteric matters, such as divination, magic, Kabbalism, alchemy and Freemasony, led to him penning a number of books. These include the Key to the Tarot, The Book of Ceremonial Magic and A New Encyclopedia of Freemasony. He was also involved in translating other key works, such as Levi’s Transcendental Magic.
Tarot Cards (61) -
The Tarot is a specific system that has 78 cards in total. There are 4 suits (referred to as the minor arcana) and 22 other cards (referred to as the major arcana). Each card represents a specific energy. And each card, through the picture on the card, is trying to help you to feel the specific energy of that card. The reason there are so many different kinds of Tarot decks is that Different Tarot decks may present this energy in different pictorial form. We have lots of articles on Tarot.
To learn more visit our Tarot Articles Section
By Cate Gardner View ProfileFor a beginner's deck you really cannot beat the Rider Waite. I have a friend, who after years of readings still won't use anything else. After all these years they are still one of my husband/handfasted partner's favourite decks.
These cards really do impart a knowledge of Tarot from the first reading, where you are clutching your 'beginner's guide and frantically looking up meanings as you go along. They are a pictorial rather than pip deck (all cards are illustrated - not just Major Arcana) easy to handle, easy to remember and most importantly easy to interpret. Highly recommended.
By Brett Almond View ProfileArthur Edward Waite (1857-1942) was a leading scholar of the occult who produced the Rider Waite deck in 1910 in collaboration with artist Pamela Colman Smith. It has been the best selling Tarot deck of the twentieth century. Each card is rich in symbolism and clear in its design. It doesn't have the more modern appeal of some recently published decks, but there are many subtleties in these paintings, which means that years after starting to use this deck you will be noticing new details. Many Tarot books use the Rider Waite deck for their illustrations.
By Caitie,Leeds Exquisite pictures. The small booklet that was included was very helpful for figuring out the meanings.
By Sonja, Hampshire Superb quality cards,I cannot wait to start using these!Together with the gorgeous purple Tarot cloth and The Tarot Bible book I purchased.
By Rob, Chessington I would just like to say that if you are looking for your first deck then go ahead and click purchase. There is not one thing I can fault about these cards, every little thing is perfect. I have many decks and many different versions of this deck including the pocket and radiant yet this is the one I pull out for every reading. I know many readers who have been reading for years and still stick with this deck, so I would also recommend it for advanced readers especially if you need pictures to trigger an answer that you seek. Come on now, 8 wands on a white background is not really going to provoke any feelings except maybe frustration that the designer hardly gave any thought to the cards and was not very original. Original is a good word here as this deck sparked hundreds upon hundreds of clones and set the basic standard of most decks these days. Whatever path you choose, may you be blessed with love and light. Blessed be )O(
By Jackie, East Sussex I had an older pack of Rider-Waite where the colours are somewhat brighter. The detail on the Original pack is stronger and the colours are almost Pre-Raphaelite, with tones of brown and greens. This is my preferred pack, and they yield many insights with continued use.
