The Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot: Decoding the Imagery

The Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot: Decoding the Imagery

By Emilia Wellesley · Published May 5, 2026 · Updated May 5, 2026 What Is the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot? The Rider-Waite-Smith tarot is a 78-card deck published in London in 1909, designed by occultist Arthur Edward Waite and illustrated by artist Pamela Colman Smith. It was the first widely circulated deck to give every Minor Arcana […]