'The Tarot of A. E. Waite and P. Colman Smith'

A visual compendium and complete guide to the Waite-Smith Tarot, this enchanting volume by Taschen presents everything readers need to know to begin working with this divinatory tool. Authors Johannes Fiebig, Mary K. Greer, Rachel Pollack and Robert A. Gilbert offer scholarly insights into the esoteric art, presenting the 78 cards of the Major and Minor Arcana along with illuminating texts for symbolic interpretation. 'The Tarot of A. E. Waite and P. Colman Smith' brings the characters of the deck’s creators to life, the commissioning occultist Arthur E. Waite, and artist-illustrator and author Pamela Colman Smith who realized what has become today’s Tarot deck of choice. The valuable collector’s box includes a complete Waite-Smith deck along with Waite’s famous, revelatory companion book The Key to the Tarot.