The Pictorial Key To The Tarot – An Illustrated Guide

By A.E. Waite

The official illustrated guide to the world-famous Original Rider Waite Tarot - the most popular deck in the world - exploring the symbolism, history and meanings of all 78 Tarot cards, with guidance on spreads and methods for reading the cards.

Picture your fate, forecast your future and transform your fortune.

Written by renowned occult scholar A. E. Waite and featuring the original card artwork by Pamela Colman Smith, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot is the essential companion to the Rider Waite Tarot.

Going beyond simple fortune-telling, Waite explores Tarot as a rich system of symbolism, examining its history and occult traditions alongside a detailed card-by-card guide to the Major and Minor Arcana.

Inside, you’ll discover:

• The symbolism and meaning of all 78 Rider Waite Tarot cards
• Detailed interpretations of the Major and Minor Arcana
• Upright and reversed card meanings for divination
• The history and traditions behind the Tarot
• Guidance on Significators, Querents and interpreting cards in context
• Tarot spreads and practical methods for reading the cards

From The Fool and The Magician to the four suits of Wands, Cups, Swords and Pentacles, Waite reveals the ideas and symbolism behind the cards while explaining how they can be interpreted in a Tarot reading.

The official illustrated guide to the history, symbolism, and meanings behind the world’s most popular tarot deck, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot is an essential reference for anyone seeking to understand and read the original Rider Waite Tarot.