The Original Tarot
Pamela Colman Smith’s Tarot Artwork Enhanced for A Modern Audience
The Original Tarot is a digitally remastered set of cards featuring the Tarot artwork of Pamela Colman Smith under the direction of Arthur Edward Waite. Printed on the finest card stock, the images are beautifully enhanced and the colors are vibrant.
A. E. Waite wrote the original guidebook, which has been updated and improved, just like the cards. Get a great historical deck, modified for a modern audience; the perfect edition for tarot reading and your tarot deck collection.
What You Receive!
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The Original TarotA classic deck for a modern audience produced with the finest paper and print techniques to give any tarot reader and collector a beautiful deck to own and use. |
With Your PurchaseYou receive the 78 cards, which make up a tarot deck, and a booklet explaining the meaning, symbolism, and keywords for the cards (in upright and reversed positions). |
From the BookletMeaning: You need to show confidence; if not, fake it until you feel it! Symbolism: A powerful woman displays her energy confidently awaiting supplicants for her favor. She holds a flower in her hand, a symbol of her fertility. Her staff shows her power to judge, and the black cat is a symbol of feminine wiles. Upright: confident, and honorable Reversed: insecure, and vindictive |
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The Perfect Card StockThis durable card stock will allow you to give many, many readings over years and years of practice. The ideal card thickness and high print quality make the cards easy to shuffle while keeping images and colors vibrant after repeated use. |
A Great Gift!This deck is a perfect gift for any tarot enthusiast, tarot deck collector, and art lover. Give this deck to someone who enjoys unlocking they mystery of life, especially their own! |
Protect Your Cards!Want to keep your cards safe and in the best condition over time, then get an Eye of Ra box for your Original Tarot. |
Creators for this Deck
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Pamela Colman Smith (1878 to 1951)Also nicknamed Pixie, she was a British artist, illustrator, writer, publisher, and occultist. She is best known for illustrating the Rider–Waite tarot deck (also called the Rider–Waite–Smith or Waite–Smith deck) for Arthur Edward Waite. (Wikipedia) |
Arthur Edward Waite (1857 to 1942)A. E. Waite was an American-born British poet and scholarly mystic who wrote extensively on occult and esoteric matters, and was the co-creator of the Rider–Waite tarot deck (also called the Rider–Waite–Smith or Waite–Smith deck). (Wikipedia) |
Yuliya Orlova, ArtistI earned my master degree in Program Engineering and worked as an IT analyst for about seven years, but since I was a child I’ve been fond of all forms of art and painting in particular. Several years ago I quit my IT career and became a freelance illustrator. |
Philip Young PhD, AuthorI began reading tarot cards professionally in 1992, and read for clients all around the world. Tasked with updating Waite’s original booklet text, I have modernized the explanations and added a section describing the symbolism in the cards. |
