Rider-Waite Tarot Deck, Premier Edition
- Item #: Tarot Deck
In 1909, artist Pamela Coleman Smith, under the direction of Arthur Edward Waite, created an innovative 78-card tarot deck that would come to be recognized as revolutionary. With descriptive pictures on the 56 Minor Arcana cards, the Rider-Waite deck digressed from the tradition of tarot deck used for centuries and set the standard for nearly every tarot deck published.
A Brief Run About The Tarot
The tarot is a wonderful divination tool. It can be used to gain deeper insights into yourself or others. The modern tarot deck has been traced back to 15th-century Italy and a game called "triumphs" The traditional tarot deck consists of two sets of cards, one having 22 pictures (the .major arcana), such as the Fool, the Magician, the High Priestess, etc. The other set (the minor arcana) has 56 cards with kings, queens, knights, and knaves of wands or batons, coins or pentacles, swords and cups. The names may vary for the suits but the general meanings are still the same.
There are many different types of decks and more come to the market every year. The meaning of the cards are usually inspired. The figures and numbers on tarot cards vary greatly between decks. A good tarot reader will know what the cards mean to them. They will have dedicated their time to come to know their tarot. If you decide to research the tarot you'll find connections between tarot and cabala, astrology, I Ching, ancient Egypt, and various other occult and mystical pathways. The tarot cards we sell here have been chosen for both popularity and imagery. If you would like a deck you don't see, we may have it in stock at the store, so just drop us an email.
