This is the essential Tarot reference by the designer of the best-known Tarot deck. Simple to learn and interpret their meanings, Tarot cards are regarded by many as "the 'training wheels' on the bicycle of psychic development." This pictorial key contains a detailed description of each card in the world's most popular 78-card Rider-Waite Tarot deck, along with regular and reversed meanings.
Arthur Waite provides information for the widely known and original Tarot deck that he created.
"...the pictures are like doors which open into unexpected chambers, or like a turn in the open road with a wise prospect beyond" ~A.E Waite
He does give simple meaning for his cards in the upright and reversed positions and, as the name of the book suggests, a good explanation of each picture. He also offers a good overall view of what his deck is about, its development, possible origins and its true purpose. It also provides a full reference list to all the sources Arthur has used in his book, which would of excellent use for those wishing to study the Tarot's origins and development.
If you are a serious Tarot student, then it would be a good thing to have read this book and to have it on your shelf. And not just because Arthur is the creator of the original Tarot deck but because there is some information in this book, that is overlooked by today's authors on the subject.
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