The Original Rider Waite Tarot Deck Review

This deck was originally published in 1909 by william rider son of london but is now published by u s.

The original rider waite tarot deck review.

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. 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. 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.

Browse tarot card decks previous deck. 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. Had several standard rider waite decks during that time they are basically the go to for learning tarot. One of the first decks i owned was the standard rider waite published by u s.

Games offers several rider waite decks. 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. The vibrant cards featuring full scenes with figures and symbols were drawn in 1909 by pamela colman smith under direction of arthur edward waite. The classic rider waite tarot is the best known tarot deck.

There are two originals to choose from. 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. As you learn more about the tarot you quickly begin to discover that the rider waite has been cloned on countless occasions the. The rider waite tarot deck is considered the gold standard in the tarot community.

There are 56 minor arcanas and 22 major arcanas in colored patterns. Games systems alongside pamela pixie colman smith and a e. I ve been dabbling around with the tarot for about 30 years. Royal thai rider waite.

Original rider waite tarot review by christopher butler. Games systems inc this ever popular deck was a result of the collaboration between artist pamela coleman smith and mystic arthur edward waite. The rider deck is not quite as brightly colored has a thinner card stock and a tarotee back design diagonally crossed black lines. 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.

The original rider waite smith tarot.