The Original Rider Waite Tarot Deck Review

There are 56 minor arcanas and 22 major arcanas in colored patterns.

The original rider waite tarot deck review. One of the first decks i owned was the standard rider waite published by u s. Games systems inc this ever popular deck was a result of the collaboration between artist pamela coleman smith and mystic arthur edward waite. Waite as one of three people responsible for the rider waite deck s phenomenal success. Furthermore minor cards are divided into four suits which are wands cups pentacles and swords.

The rider deck is not quite as brightly colored has a thinner card stock and a tarotee back design diagonally crossed black lines. Games offers several rider waite decks. The original rider waite smith tarot. There are two originals to choose from.

The rider waite tarot deck is the most widely used tarot deck today and can be seen as the gold standard of tarot decks. Had several standard rider waite decks during that time they are basically the go to for learning tarot. The vibrant cards featuring full scenes with figures and symbols were drawn in 1909 by pamela colman smith under direction of arthur edward waite. Whether you continue to read with them after learning is personal choice but the standard rider waite is the best tool with which to learn.

As you learn more about the tarot you quickly begin to discover that the rider waite has been cloned on countless occasions the. This deck was originally published in 1909 by william rider son of london but is now published by u s. Indeed this is the deck that everyone is familiar with. The rider waite tarot deck is considered the gold standard in the tarot community.

And the original rider tarot yellow box which uses the pamela a line drawings but still comes with inaccurate colouring compared to that earlier deck. Games systems alongside pamela pixie colman smith and a e. The original rider waite tarot pack listed here is a beautiful version of the original with bright colors and a blue tudor rose design on the back. I ve been dabbling around with the tarot for about 30 years.

Original rider waite navy blue box which is taken from the pamela c deck and is a poor rendition of the actual original stay away from it. Original rider waite tarot review by christopher butler. The original rider waite tarot deck contains a pile of 78 waite deck cards that are further divided into two arcanas major and minor. First drawn in 1909 by pamela colman smith under the direction of arthur edward waite this deck offers vibrant and classic interpretations of each major and minor arcana card.

Sasha graham s complete book of the rider waite smith tarot which incidentally features high quality colour reproductions of five cards on the cover praises stuart kaplan the founder of u s.