The pictorial key to the tarot : being fragments of a secret tradition under the veil of divination

The classic text for the Rider-Waite deck. Discusses the major and minor arcana, what each card means, reversed card meanings, and how to do a basic reading. The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by A.E. Waite (1910) 1 Contents 2 Tarot Reading 4 Introduction 5 Part 1 8 1.1 The Veil and its Symbols, Introduction 8 1.2 Class I. The Trumps Major 11 1.3 Class II. The Four Suites 16 1.4 The Tarot In History 17 Part 2 23 2.1 The Doctrine Behind the Veil: The Tarot and Secret Tradition 23 2.2. The Trumps Major and Inner Symbolism 27 I. The Magician 28 II. The High Priestess 29 III. The Empress 30 IV. The Emperor 31 V. The Hierophant 32 VI. The Lovers 33 VII. The Chariot 34 VIII. Strength, or Fortitude 35 IX. The Hermit 36 X. Wheel of Fortune 37 XI. Justice 38 XII. The Hanged Man 39 XIII. Death 40 XIV. Temperance 41 XV. The Devil 42 XVI. The Tower 43 XVII. The Star 44 XVIII. The Moon 45 XIX. The Sun 46 XX. The Last Judgement 47 Zero. The Fool 48 XXI. The World 49 2.3 Conclusion as to the Greater Keys 50 Part 3 51 3.1 Distinction between the Greater and Lesser Arcana 51 3.2 Lesser Arcana 53 King of Wands 55 Queen of Wands 56 Knight of Wands 57 Page of Wands 58 Ten of Wands 59 Nine of Wands 60 Eight of Wands 61 Seven of Wands 62 Six of Wands 63 Five of Wands 64 Four of Wands 65 Three of Wands 66 Two of Wands 67 Ace of Wands 68 King of Cups 69 Queen of Cups 70 Knight of Cups 71 Page of Cups 72 Ten of Cups 73 Nine of Cups 74 Eight of Cups 75 Seven of Cups 76 Six of Cups 77 Five of Cups 78 Four of Cups 79 Three of Cups 80 Two of Cups 81 Ace of Cups 82 King of Swords 83 Queen of Swords 84 Knight of Swords 85 Page of Swords 86 Ten of Swords 87 Nine of Swords 88 Eight of Swords 89 Seven of Swords 90 Six of Swords 91 Five of Swords 92 Four of Swords 93 Three of Swords 94 Two of Swords 95 Ace of Swords 96 King of Pentacles 97 Queen of Pentacles 98 Knight of Pentacles 99 Page of Pentacles 100 Ten of Pentacles 101 Nine of Pentacles 102 Eight of Pentacles 103 Seven of Pentacles 104 Six of Pentacles 105 Five of Pentacles 106 Four of Pentacles 107 Three of Pentacles 108 Two of Pentacles 109 Ace of Pentacles 110 3.3 The Greater Arcana and their Divinatory Meanings 111 3.4 Some Additional Meanings of the Lesser Arcana 113 3.5 The Recurrence of Cards in Dealing 116 3.6 The Art of Tarot Divination 118 3.7 An Ancient Celtic Method of Divination 119 3.8 An Alternative Method of Reading the Tarot Cards 122 3.9 The Method of Reading by Means of Thirty-Five Cards 125 Bibliography 127 THE pathology of the poet says that " the undevout astronomer is mad " ; the pathology of the very plain man says that genius is mad ; and between these extremes, which stand for ten thousand analogous excesses, the sovereign reason takes the part of a moderator and does what it can.

/u.s. Games Systems, Inc. Author A.e. Waite Called This Book Fragments Of A Secret Tradition Under The Veil Of Divination. Contains Detailed Description Of Each Card In The Rider-waite Tarot Deck Along With Regular And Reversed Meanings. Black And White Illustrations.

This pictorial key contains a detailed description of each card in the world's most popular 78-card Rider-Waite tarot deck, along with regular and reversed meanings.