Description

Origin & Traditional Use

The Rider-Waite deck, drawn by Pamela Colman Smith to the design of A. E. Waite in 1909, is the most widely used tarot deck in the world. Its 78 illustrated cards are the standard for learning tarot.

Uses in the Work

Its fully illustrated minor arcana make it the easiest deck for reading stories and spirit messages in a spread. Use the deck to ask a demon questions after evocation, drawing a card for each answer, and to confirm whether a spirit is willing to work with you before you begin. Draw a card each morning to record the influence of a patron spirit, and lay a spread before any major working to see what stands in the way. Individual cards make powerful focal images in spellwork: set The Devil, The Tower or Death on the altar as the symbol of the change you are calling in.

Pairs Well With

Occult Guide to the Tarot by Travis McHenry; Black Velveteen Tool Bag 5″ x 7″; Black Pentagram Leather Grimoire Journal

Lore

Both Waite and Pamela Colman Smith were members of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Smith was paid a flat fee and received no royalties, and her signature is hidden on every card. Rider was the London publisher.

What You Receive

Standing the test of time with influences from Qabbalah and the Occult, the Rider-Waite Tarot is the world’s most popular tarot deck among readers, seers and collectors alike. 3″ x 5″. Includes 78 cards and an instructional booklet.