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Title: Rider Waite Tarot by Waite, Arthur Edward Waite, Pamela Colman Smith ISBN: 0-913866-13-X Publisher: United States Games Systems Pub. Date: February, 1989 Format: Cards Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.96 (23 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The standard...and for good reason
Comment: As for many others, the Rider Waite deck was my first Tarot deck. It's probably -the- best deck for beginners to cut their teeth on due to its rich symbolism. Even without reading page one of any Tarot book on the market, most any intuitive person can form reasonably accurate interpretations of nearly all these cards. The illustrations are simple, yet powerful, drawing on universal archetypes that guide the reader to the wisdom that already lies in his/her subconscious.
It isn't a perfect deck (though I believe the only "perfect" deck would be one that one designed for oneself), but of all the decks I own, it's one of the very few that almost always "speaks" to me. And it speaks to me accurately. I highly recommend this deck for both beginners and experienced readers.
Rating: 4
Summary: As expected, but still disappointing.
Comment: I purchased these cards in hope they did not look as rough as previous sets, I have seen of the Rider-Waite deck, but I was not too surprised that they do. This is not due to lack of craftsmanship, they are a nice set of cards, well packaged well-machined but the artwork, is clearly and older style. Also, I have a bias; I'm not too thrilled with lemon yellow and aqua-blue and that is the predominant color of these cards.
That being said, I'm sure these cards are faithful to the original plates, they are reproductions of. Also when I had tried to purchase these cards in a store they were nearly twice as expensive as they are here online.
Considering that, even with my disappointment they are a good deal.
I purchased these cards even though my favorite set is the Morgan-Greer deck. The Morgan-Greer deck has beautiful rich colors and full card illustrations. However, the Rider-Waite deck is one of the card sets available in the Tarot magic computer program I have. The Morgan-Greer is not. This computer program helps you learn Tarot, as well a providing readings from many sets and spreads. Of the sets on the Tarot Magic program, the Rider Waite deck illustrations more closely matches the Morgan Greer than the other decks do. I wanted to learn Tarot somewhat consistently. Also many Tarot books use the Rider-Waite deck as well. It is a handy reference deck to have.
Rating: 1
Summary: A Blind Alley
Comment: For all A.E Waite did to attract English-speakers to notions of the esoteric doctrine, he did not offer a profound grasp of the true teaching, and his commentaries are evidence that he was more of an intellectual esoterist rather than a practical one. It can be understood then that he was writing about ideas, not realities. This deck reflects that point of view. It is so popular because it reduces the true nature of the Tarot into a simplified, literal form, and this has been a gross injustice both to the Tarot and to humanity. The real Tarot contains a wealth of Intuitive Knowledge, but the Western traditions have missed this point. The Tarot has been diverted into a way to make money or influence others, intentions which cause the naive to create suffering for themselves and others. The true use of the Tarot is largely unknown, but it can be discovered by studying "The Initiatic Path in the Arcana of Tarot and Kabbalah" by Samael Aun Weor; herein one sees that the Tarot and the Kabbalah are the same science, and it is through proper application of that science that the soul is lifted out of ignorance and suffering.
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Title: Learning the Tarot: A Tarot Book for Beginners by Joan Bunning ISBN: 1578630487 Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: A Complete Guide to the Tarot by Eden Gray ISBN: 0553277529 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: January, 1983 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom: A Book of Tarot by Rachel Pollack ISBN: 0722535724 Publisher: Thorsons Pub Pub. Date: April, 1998 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: The Complete Book of Tarot: A Step-By-Step Guide to Reading the Cards by Juliet Sharman-Burke, Shaman, Burke ISBN: 0312141637 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: March, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Original Rider Waite Tarot Pack/ Book Set by Arthur Edward Waite, Pamela Coleman Smith, Liz Greene ISBN: 0880796863 Publisher: United States Games Systems Pub. Date: January, 1993 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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