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Rider–Waite Tarot Deck

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Tarot Card Sample Images

The Fool Tarot Card

The Magician Tarot Card

The High Priestess Tarot Card

The Empress Tarot Card

Ace of Wands Tarot Card

Two of Wands Tarot Card

Ace of Cups Tarot Card

Two of Cups Tarot Card

Ace of Swords Tarot Card

Two of Swords Tarot Card

Ace of Pentacles Tarot Card

Two of Pentacles Tarot Card

About This Tarot Deck

Tarot Deck Name
Rider–Waite Tarot Deck
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Creators
Arthur Edward Waite
Pamela Colman Smith
Description

The world’s most popular tarot deck! This classic deck has long been a favorite of beginners as well as tarot enthusiasts.

In 1909, artist Pamela Colman 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 decks used for centuries and set the standard for nearly every tarot deck published.

“A unique feature of the Rider–Waite deck, and one of the of the principal reasons for its enduring popularity, is that all of the cards, including the Minor Arcana, depict full scenes with figures and symbols. Prior to the Rider–Waite Tarot, the pip cards of almost all tarot decks were marked only with the arrangement of the suit signs—swords, wands, cups, and coins, or pentacles. The pictorial images on all the cards allow interpretations without the need to repeatedly consult explanatory text. The innovative Minor Arcana, and Pamela Colman Smith’s ability to capture the subtleties of emotion and experience have made the Rider–Waite Tarot a model for the designs of many tarot packs.”—The Encyclopedia of Tarot, Volume III

Tarot Card List
Major Arcana Tarot Cards
Tarot Card NumberTarot Card Name
0The Fool
1The Magician
2The High Priestess
3The Empress
4The Emperor
5The Hierophant
6The Lovers
7The Chariot
8Strength
9The Hermit
10Wheel of Fortune
11Justice
12The Hanged Man
13Death
14Temperance
15The Devil
16The Tower
17The Star
18The Moon
19The Sun
20Judgement
21The World
Minor Arcana Tarot Cards
Suit of WandsSuit of CupsSuit of SwordsSuit of Pentacles
Ace of WandsAce of CupsAce of SwordsAce of Pentacles
Two of WandsTwo of CupsTwo of SwordsTwo of Pentacles
Three of WandsThree of CupsThree of SwordsThree of Pentacles
Four of WandsFour of CupsFour of SwordsFour of Pentacles
Five of WandsFive of CupsFive of SwordsFive of Pentacles
Six of WandsSix of CupsSix of SwordsSix of Pentacles
Seven of WandsSeven of CupsSeven of SwordsSeven of Pentacles
Eight of WandsEight of CupsEight of SwordsEight of Pentacles
Nine of WandsNine of CupsNine of SwordsNine of Pentacles
Ten of WandsTen of CupsTen of SwordsTen of Pentacles
Page of WandsPage of CupsPage of SwordsPage of Pentacles
Knight of WandsKnight of CupsKnight of SwordsKnight of Pentacles
Queen of WandsQueen of CupsQueen of SwordsQueen of Pentacles
King of WandsKing of CupsKing of SwordsKing of Pentacles
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