Smith-Waite Centennial Tarot

Description

The Smith-Waite Centennial Tarot Deck is a faithful reproduction of the original deck created by Pamela Colman Smith in 1909 under the direction of Arthur E. Waite. This classic tarot deck features full pictorial scenes in the muted colors chosen by “Pixie” herself. The deck was first issued in 2009 by U.S. Games Systems as part of the Pamela Colman Smith Commemorative Set. This stand-alone version is for collectors who want to keep their PCS sets pristine and yet do readings with this special deck. The 84-card deck, packaged in a tuck-in box, includes the standard 78 tarot cards plus four samples of Pixie’s non-tarot artwork: Much Ado About Nothing, The Gates of Dreamland, Christmas Carol and Once in a Dream.

Product Details:
ISBN: #9781572817623
Publisher: US Games, Inc, Published: September 2013
78 cards, plus 4 cards, along with a booklet. boxed.
Size: 2.73 x 1.5 x 4.75 inches, Weight: 0.800 Lbs.

Author

Arthur Edward Waite
(1857 -1942)

Arthur Edward Waite (2 October 1857 – 19 May 1942), commonly known as 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. As his biographer R. A. Gilbert described him, “Waite’s name has survived because he was the first to attempt a systematic study of the history of western occultism–viewed as a spiritual tradition rather than as aspects of proto-science or as the pathology of religion.” -Wikipedia

Illustrator

Pamela Colman Smith
(Jan 16, 1878 – Sep 18, 1951)

In 1909, artist Pamela Colman Smith’s involvement with the Order of the Golden Dawn led to a commission from Arthur Edward Waite to create a 78-card tarot deck. Originally known as the Rider deck, it was the first to include full pictorial scenes for the Minor Arcana pips. Pamela’s varied mystical influences are evident throughout the deck.

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