78
Days
Welcome to Rider Waite Smith; a 78 day chronicle of the Tarot and also of the workings of Arthur Edward Waite and Pamela Colman Smith.
We hope to bring you our take on the cards, one day at a time. We welcome all positive comments on the cards, and hopefully to increase and share our own knowledge on the cards and their meanings.
There is no right or wrong with the Tarot, and the cards are deeply personal and we look forward to hearing your views and interpretations.
The Lovers
Attraction, love, beauty, trials overcome. Reversed – failure, foolish designs. Another account speaks of marriage frustrated and contrarieties of all kinds.
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The Devil
Queen of Swords
Eight of Cups
King of Cups
King of Wands
Majors
The Empress
Fruitfulness, action, initiative, length of days; the unknown, clandestine; also difficulty, doubt, ignorance. Reversed – light, truth, the unravelling of involved matters, public rejoicings; according […]
Minors
Five of Cups
Today’s card is the Five of Cups. As usual, we’ll start with Waite’s view on the card: It is a card of loss, but something […]
Courts
Page of Swords
Authority, overseeing, secret service, vigilance, spying, examination, and the qualities thereto belonging. Reversed – more evil side of these qualities; what is unforeseen, unprepared state; […]