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title: "- The Pictorial Key to the Tarot"
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# - The Pictorial Key to the Tarot

**Brand:** a e waite
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The Pictorial Key To The Tarot Illustrated

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    The Big Little White Book that Defined Most of Today's Tarot
  

*by C***R on Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2018*

The Rider Waite Smith tarot deck defines the imagery of Tarot, as reflected in a thousand clones. Arthur Edward Waite was the mastermind behind it (although Pamela Coleman Smith seems to have had a free hand on the artwork of the pip cards). There is some Victorian mystery mongering but also a lot of interesting nuggets.It begins with a sensible review of past theories of the Tarot's origin. It drops hints about deeper meanings behind the images. Then it proceeds with the famous trumps (which are fanciful versions of the Tarot de Marseille given a heavy layer of occult paint). There is some worthwhile reading about descriptions and meanings, and the cards are reproduced in black-and-white. PCS's artwork is evocative. As far as interpretations go, you could do worse for starters. and reversals are included. The "Ancient Celtic Method of Divination" (otherwise known as the Celtic Cross, without explanation what Celts were doing with cards from Italy and the south of France) is included, plus another, complicated spread. My point is that this is a HUGE part of what we have as the Tarot today, for better or worse. Overall it is sensible and interesting.It should be noted that the Tarot de Marseille that formed the basis for the trumps does not have the forced "occult" symbolism of the RWS deck. Le Bateleur probably went on to invent three card monte to fleece the fair-goers. Or maybe he is an adept, as Waite portrayed him. You see, it all depends. Depends on what? Yes. If you want to go back further into the history of Tarot and explore a bit more intuitive form of reading, you might consider checking them out sometime.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A Classic for Every Tarot Enthusiast.
  

*by K***R on Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2016*

This is an amazing companion book for anyone who wants to learn the history of the Waite-Rider deck.  Waite was an initiate of the Golden Dawn when he created this deck.  For those who are not familiar with western esotericism and occult symbology, this may be a difficult read for some.  Although Waite may appear to be vague in many of his descriptions, he is being purposefully vague as only "those with eyes to see and ears to hear" were considered worthy of that knowledge based upon that time period.  In today's world of instant knowledge via the internet, a lot of these "secrets" and "allusions" have been removed; however, it takes a true initiate into those occult mysteries to have a more complete and tangible understanding of the imagery as Waite understood them to be.  All in all, it's a great book to have for the collection but I would not recommend this for someone who is trying to learn how to read the tarot for divination purposes.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    The only one
  

*by B***N on Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2023*

Great deck only deck I would use

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