RWS

The Rider Waite decks are my favorite! These are so easy to understand and comprehend.

Who else uses RWD? Also what books do you use to look up the meeting of the cards. Does anyone use the Irene Gad and Jana Riley books Thank you!

hey everyone! I hope you're doing good! for the past few months I have tried to dive deeper into Waite's original meanings for the RWS Tarot. so, of course, I decided to start by reading the Pictorial Key to the Tarot... however, I soon ran into two obstacles. first things first, I am not a native English speaker – and Waite's writing style is pretty famous for being complex. so his book is pretty hard to decipher for me in the first place. secondly, I have no knowledge of esoteric subjects such as Kabbalah, astrology, and the like. these things make it really difficult for me to grasp the contents of the PKT. but I also don't want to g…

What is your favourite card in the RWS? And why? Mine is the high priestess. I like her mysterious look.

There is much symbolism in the Rider Waite Deck. Which is your favorite symbol? Or which symbol means the most to you?

If you like the classics and a European artistic edge, try out Tarot of Traditions. Currently my go to deck.

For me, one of the more intriguing Smith-Waite Tarot cards is the High Priestess. Mainly because the card’s iconography is rather a hot mess of Egyptian, Graeco-Roman, and Jewish influences. The depicted female seated figure is popularly thought to be based on the Egyptian goddess Isis. She has two dominant symbols, namely a Greek (i.e., equal-armed) cross on her chest and moon representation (waxing/waning/full) atop her head. The Greek Cross didn’t present until after Constantine shifted the empire to Christianity in the fourth century AD, by which time Isis was outlawed anyway. In Egypt, depictions of Isis would typically show her holding a sistrum (a kind of clan…

This deck was recently recommended but I can’t seem to find it on the MPC website. Has it been deleted/made OOP? I’d really like to purchase a copy. best, Jay

I have an RWS checklist. Is that silly? - No copyright - Liveable colors - Shuffles well - Doesn't sanitize the details - Not a computer typeface - Pixie's sig present I can only think of one currently-available (non-vintage) deck that checks each box: The Original Tarot by Da Brigh. The Centinneal gets a lot of love, but I find the colors too dark, and it has a copyright. I am currently rocking the Premium Tarot von A.E. Waite from AGM... but it doesn't check box 5: Typeface.

I'm really interested in the symbolism in tarot and my readings come from the symbols in the cards. For my reference library, I wanted some great books about the symbolism in RWS, to refer to if I ever need to research symbols. Something more meaty and for reference than books about reading the tarot. So, do you have a fave or best RWS book like this? From looking on google, I know there is..... The Ultimate Guide to the Rider Waite Tarot by Evelin Burger and Johannes Fiebig (this seems to be from a quite Christian perspective according to reviews) Llewellyn's Complete Book of the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot by Sasha Graham…

Hi everyone, I almost never buy decks - in 40 or so years of reading tarot, I've managed to accumulate six decks in total. For years I read just the Sacred Rose, had a brief foray into the Thoth, but returned to the Rose; and then, three years ago, I bought and fell in love with the Radiant Wise Spirit, which I've been reading ever since. It's a wonderfully vibrant, well-made, sturdy, borderless deck that conveys with very high faithfulness Pamela's original drawings. A couple of weeks ago I discovered the Golden Art Nouveau Tarot, and thought it was beautiful. So, completely on impulse, I bought it, and it arrived today. I'll post so…

here are my interpretations and what it means to me: 1. 7 of swords meaning: stealing my experience: I asked what will my day be like and got 7 of swords, i found out that my sister took the last piece of my chocolate 2. 3 of cups meaning: Having fun, celebrating my experience: my cousins and I called (and it was the 3 of us) we were having fun and laughing the whole time. 3. the sun meaning: usually always means positive outcomes my experience: I asked if "he" will message me back and got this card along with other cards that i don't remember and he did message me back 4. The star meaning: hope, wishful thinking …

I have always loved tarot cards and having my tarot read, but never practised it myself until recently and wow, I have not been disappointed. My readings have been so incredibly accurate and I am enjoying every minute of it. I am creating a guidebook for myself with meanings and keywords. Another thing I would like to learn is letters that may appear in the shapes on each card. The psychic I see as well as a workmate practising tarot can both easily see letters in each of the cards. So for example, on The Fool card, I can see the letter "C" in his right arm and the letter "A" with his legs/the mountain. I was wondering if anyone ha…

I am always curious why someone has a type they prefer, or only use. I am definitely an RWS Crone. I know the reasons why. * Started with an RWS deck, so now it's just familiar * I'm visual (in other words, I like there are illustrated images that correspond to each card) * TdM decks I find BEAUTIFUL, but the pips don't inspire me to read with them To be honest, I haven't even approached the Thoth, probably for the same reason I didn't pursue the TdM very vigorously. I'm happy with the RWS decks I have and like reading with them. KUDOS to all who are "multi-lingual" when it comes to switching effortlessly between RWS, TdM and Thoth. So...if you are…

I'm a big fan of the art on these cards. This is an exclusive project for a TV series and is not for sale. I'm curious to know if anyone knows of any similar deck that I can buy. thanks in advance!

Okay, the Pictorial Key To The Tarot seems to wedge 0 - (the fool), between XX(last judgement) and XXI(The World). Wedging the Fool in that place seems... I don't know... it's not arbitrary, I mean the idea that the fool is caught between Judgement and The World seems quite poetic on some level, but it just feels 'forced'. Does anyone have any thoughts why he did this?

I am assuming its some kind of sign representing a blessing. Is there a name for it? Thanks.

Greetings, I made a promise to show a pic of the back of the German pressing of the RWS premium edition, and I cannot locate that chat. So Here's a fresh post and I hope all who desire to see it find the path. My personal deck is on the left, it is the Centennial edition, standard size. On the right is also a standard, and it is my brand new from across-the-pond A.E. Waite Premium copy, which will be for clients only. Quite a difference, isn't there? Which do you prefer?

Hello I’m quite new in tarot world, and I would like to listen to different points of view regarding reading and interpretation of cards. How would you read in a friendship related question these 3 cards: First - High Priestess Middle Page of Pentacles in reverse Third 4 of wands in reverse

This may not be the best place for this, but wasn't sure which forum to use. I am very much a beginner, but have started doing a daily tarot card pull to work and learn the card I pull. I have RWS deck. Today I pulled the Tower and was sitting in the energy of it. I believe the the astrological planet for the Tower is Mars, but when sitting with the energy of it. I thought of Mars conjunct Uranus. This conjunction can lead to an explosion - shift in identity. Just curious if anyone else has made that association or if I am way off.

Can any one assist with most reliable resources that define the history and meaning of the back of this card? Deck is Centennial edition Waite Smith.

Tired of the Fool's Journey, self-discovery, psychological nuance, and Hermetic analysis in your tarot? Come back with me to the days when American tarot was just for fortune-telling. Come with me to a time before the Beatles, before Eden Gray; back to the Kennedy administration, when New York publishers didn't blink at saying to hell with British copyright. I'm talking about 1961-63, when the Merrimack Publishing Corp. hoisted the skull and crossbones and released a swipe of the (already pirated) University Books RWS deck. Squeezing their pennies till they gasped, Merrimack condensed Waite’s Pictorial Key to the Tarot into 5 columns of tiny type on 11 inches …

I saw the Radiant Wise on Amazon, the one published by Llewellyn. But one of the reviews there said to get the Lo Scarabeo published one rather than the Llewellyn and gave an ISBN number. I found it on Amazon, not easily, and it said it was 18 and change, quite a bit less than the Llewellyn published one. An hour later, I looked at it in my orders and the price had gone up to over $40! In an hour. So glad I picked it up the Lo Scarabeo for so much less, timing is everything on Amazon, Anyway, I was wondering for those who have both decks, do you prefer one printing over the other? I'm getting it tomorrow, but I won't have the Llewellyn to compare to, so.…

Greetings, A wargame company is using a tarot deck within the miniature game rule set, an occult-infused world war I setting. This is the deck issued with the book. Here is a pic. Is this the Tarot Vintage? or something else?

Greetings. I acquired this edition of the deck. Does the flower on the back of the card have any meaning according to Pixie or RW?