The Original Rider Waite Tarot Pack

Facsimile edition of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck originally printed from plates that were destroyed during the bombing of London during World War II. The deck and book set comes with the Rider-Waite Tarot deck by Pamela Colman Smith with original Tudor Rose back design, Celtic Cross divinatory chart, and The Key to the Tarot by Arthur Edward Waite.

This is my first tarot deck and I must say it's fantastic. I wanted to start out with this deck, since it is the basic tarot deck. I've done countless readings for myself, family, and friends and have even turned non-believers into believers who ask me for a reader before they do anything. I connected with this deck right away and about 95% of my readings have been deadly accurate. I would recommend this deck to anyone starting out with tarot.

The Key to the Tarot booklet was a bit hard to get used to for meanings for me personally, so I use another book that helps explain the meanings of each card more in-depth.

There were a few comments here about the cards being too rough and more of interest to those interested in the history then in the art. That is true. The style is art nouveau here more then in the newer decks. Some of the newer art looks like the worst sort of shallow New Age-y stuff. On the other hand some of them are gorgeous. If you go for the simplest version this is probably it. It promises there will be no odd variation and it is beautiful in a certain way. On the other hand rivers and other details do not show up, there is colour run-through, and the colours themselves are a bit odd. The back is not gorgeous.

Good shipping time, got it before I expected to. Little book is very nice and I like the box.

I am a beginner with Tarot, and I am totally satisfied with this. I was first told that this deck would fit perfectly for beginners as for experts, and it fits indeed. It was a very very good purchase.

My deck arrived pretty quickly and it's beautiful, despite the small "USGAMES" mark on every card. I'd say i'm very pleased. Thank you!

I used to carry cards in a store I once owned, not just Tarot but all kinds of intuitive cards to help unlock one's higher consciousness. If you are interested in Tarot, you must start with Rider Waite. All the symbols, colors, actions are in this deck and will equip you with the savvy for more abstract decks. Personally, I love the Crowley deck, a true work of art, but I began here.