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Summary: This Is A Very Positive Review Of The Rider/Waite Tarot Deck
Review: I have used the Rider/Waite Tarot Deck for 25 years. I use it daily for my readings. I have seen fancier decks, with highly artistic depictions, but this deck's representations really help readers concentrate on the true meaning of each card. The booklet that comes with the deck is meant as a very basic guide. Your intuition will kick in, with practice, to help you interpret the layout into a very clear reading. I recommend this deck wholeheartedly, and, I use it nearly 30 times a day! This is a terrific deck to learn with, and to continue with.
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Summary: This beautiful deck is a classic
Review: I think every student of Tarot should own the Rider Waite deck. It has set the standard in this century and is the most popular Tarot deck of all time. My favorite book for interpreting this deck is Tarot Plain and Simple by Anthony Louis, another classic of the Tarot literature.
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Summary: The modern classic, in it's original subtle beauty
Review: I think that anyone who's interested in modern, intuitive tarot (as opposed to traditional, historical tarot buffs who follow the Marseilles path) MUST own a copy of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, as it's the wellspring from which all the other modern decks have come.This is my preferred version of the deck, too. The soft, subtle colouring appeals to me much more than some of the almost-flourescent newer versions. The colours in particular remind me that this was, graphically at least, a product of it's time - the Art Nouveau period. It's taken a long time for Pamela Colman Smith to get the recognition she deserves. She might not have been the most skilled draftsperson there ever was, and this deck was made in a very brief period of time - but in my opinion, her power was in her subtlety. Slight nuances of expression, muted tones and patterns in the fabrics and fills. In this version of the RWS deck, I can almost feel the lightness of her touch as she painted these images. I agree with others that if you're a beginner, Waite's original booklet isn't a great deal of use - get yourself a good, thorough book like Rachel Pollack's '78 Degrees of Wisdom' in addition. I own a couple of RWS versions and I think that in this case it's true that "the Original is still the best". I'm so glad this 'Original' reproduction set is available again.
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Summary: nice beginner set
Review: I would reccomend this set for a true novice, but if you want to start reading for profit, I would reccomend something with a little more depth, and more complicated pictures.
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Summary: This product's name is *false* advertising.
Review: I've bought this deck for the pocket sized "Key to the Tarot" and in order to compare the original deck to the regular deck. After a check it turned out the deck is anything but original and the book is anything but complete. The deck is a reproduction of a low quality deck printed before WWII (the plates were lost - apparently during WWII or before - so there's no way to know how the deck was *really* supposed to look). The errors are evident, as an example, in the Chariot card. The belt is different from the B&W copy of the card in the original Pictorial Key to the Tarot. Another difference is in the colours, which due to personal taste I just dont like. And for the book - material, which IMHO is important is missing, e.g. part of the text describing the Chariot card, which was present in the original Key to the Tarot. So I just bought a large pouch so I can carry a copy of the Pictorial Key, rather then rely on a crippled version of the book. My recommendation is to pass over this set and just buy the regular (yellow boxed) Rider deck and a copy of The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (available from several publishers).
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Summary: HISTORIC TAROT
Review: IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.E. WAITE AND P COLEMAN SMITH CREATED THIS DECK. IT WAS A DECK FOR THE NEW CENTURY AND THE ARISING CONCIOUSNESS OF THAT ERA. THOUGH STILL USELFUL TODAY THE RIDER-WAITE DECK DOES NOT HOLD THE SAME APPEAL IT DID WHEN IT WAS FIRST PUBLISHED. THIS IS LARGELY OWING TO THE EMERGING CONCIOUSNESS OF THE 21ST CENTURY. FOR US A DECK SUCH AS THE OSHO ZEN TAROT OR SHAPESHIFTER TAROT BETTER REFLECT OUR PSYCHOLOGY. NERVERTHELESS, THIS DECK IS STILL HANDY FOR OLD-STYLE FORTUNE-TELLING "A STRANGER WILL BRING GOOD NEWS". PROS: SIMPLE TO LEARN AND INTERPRET (SURFACE) MEANINGS. CONS: FORCES MEMORIZATION. DEEPER MEANINGS ARE COVERED IN CABALISTIC AND JUDEO-CHRISTIAN SYMBOLISM. RELYS HEAVILY ON MEDIEVAL AND FEUDAL IMAGERY.
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Summary: kool
Review: koo
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Summary: Good Cards, Awful Book
Review: The cards truly are classic and I've haven't had many problems interpretating them. The size of the cards seemed kind of irregular in the beginning, they were difficult to shuffle. But I got used to them a little later. The book however, is a different story. First off, it's readable, but the book itself is tiny. A real pain when you need help. Secondly, the language used in certain parts contain words that not even the dictionary lists. It's as if the author wrote just to see our confused faces and laugh at us. It shouldn't take a rocket scientist to learn how to use tarot cards, so get another book.
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Summary: A distinctive printing of the cards, with a tiny Waite book
Review: The Rider-Waite-Smith is a classic deck, the most popular of all Tarots, and the de facto standard in the English-speaking world. This particular printing is rather interesting. Apparently, an attempt was made to faithfully reproduce one of the early decks made from the original plates. The most notable consequence is in the color rendition: these cards have a distinctly yellow-tan cast compared with other widely available printings. Whether this is good or bad, I suppose, is a matter of personal preference. It certainly gives the cards a rich patina, but cards with a lot of blue in them end up a dull shade of turquoise. The set includes a tiny, but readable, copy of Waite's famous guide to the Tarot, sans illustrations. This makes the set a nice choice for someone who has a passing interest in what Waite wrote about the cards, but not enough to put a regular edition of his book on the shelf. It is often recommended that Tarot beginners start with a Rider-Waite-Smith deck. If the color rendition of this printing appeals to you, this set can make a nice starter--although Waite's book will need to be accompanied by something a little more accessible and tutorial in flavor, such as Mary Greer's "Tarot for Your Self" or Rachel Pollack's "78 Degrees of Wisdom".
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Summary: review for pamela smith's rider-wait tarot deck
Review: this deck is never right. it tells you what is around you, but it does not tell you what you want to know. everything comes out rude, so what you wanted to know turns into something you would rather have not known at all looking at the perspective it came by. i didn't like it and i didn't like the pictures in it. i think it was harder to interpret.
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