{"product_id":"taschen-the-tarot-of-a-e-waite-and-p-colman-smith","title":"The Tarot of A. E. Waite and P. Colman Smith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/Taschen_Logo_black_f2euvp.png?v=1774562533\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArthur E. Waite, a modern mystic, created together with Pamela Colman Smith \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe most influential Tarot deck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. With a selection of more than 800 images and texts, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epioneer of Tarot history, Johannes Fiebig contextualizes this unique deck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The kit includes facsimiles of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1910 original edition \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof the cards and of A. E. Waite’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKey to the Tarot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoors into our uncharted depths\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story of the World's Most Popular Tarot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003eA unique edition of bright texts, brilliant images, and historic reprints, this kit provides everything that both beginners and advanced Tarot users might need and want to read cards for themselves and to study and experience this cultural gem in all its beauty and significance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe valuable collector’s box includes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea complete deck of the Waite Smith Tarot cards and Waite’s famous companion book The Key to the Tarot\u003c\/span\u003e. In this\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eillustrated book\u003c\/span\u003e, with texts and images compiled by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohannes Fiebig\u003c\/span\u003e, the Tarot\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecards become psychological mirrors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esignposts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eleading toward new answers and personal solutions. The fact that this works well can be attributed to certain advantages inherent to the Waite-Smith cards, and these points are illuminated in an essay by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRachel Pollack\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll 78 cards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epresented individually and in detail\u003c\/span\u003e. The explanatory texts provide\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eseveral dimensions and levels of interpretation\u003c\/span\u003e, including concrete\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epractical tips\u003c\/span\u003e. Further, the book offers a new feature: the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003equick check\u003c\/span\u003e. This presents a concise hint regarding the meaning of each card in each possible position of all the spread patterns featured in the book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Arthur E. Waite and Pamela Colman Smith developed their Tarot deck in London in 1909, nobody could have predicted that it would have an overwhelming renaissance starting around\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e60 years later\u003c\/span\u003e. What were the lives, works, and passions of these creators like? Pamela Colman Smith and Arthur E. Waite are brought vividly back to life in essays by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary K. Greer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert A. Gilbert\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\" aria-level=\"2\" role=\"heading\" class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe authors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohannes Fiebig\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis one of the most successful authors in the field of Tarot and a leading expert in the psychological interpretation of symbols. He published his first book in 1984. Since then, his books have sold over 2 million copies, appearing in more than a dozen languages. In 1989, he co-founded and co-owned Königsfurt publishing house, which later became the publishing houses Königsfurt-Urania and AGM-Urania, of which he was managing director until 2018. Since then, he has been an independent writer based in Kiel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary K. Greer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis one of the world’s leading Tarot scholars and experts, famous by her outstanding, both exciting and useful Tarot blog. She is an author, teacher, and professional tarot consultant known for her innovative teaching techniques. With an M.A. in English Literature, she taught Tarot in colleges for fifteen years. Since the 1980s and her book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTarot for Your Self\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1984), Mary belongs to the pioneers of the tarot as self-experience and as a tool of personal transformation and empowerment. She is a co-author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePamela Colman Smith: The Untold Story\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2018). She lives in California, USA. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRachel Pollack\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas published 46 books, including several on the Tarot, which are known the world over. Her books have been translated into 15 languages, and she has taught and lectured on four continents. A visual artist, she created the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eShining Tribe Tarot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand, in collaboration with Robert M. Place, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRaziel Tarot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBurning Serpent Oracle\u003c\/em\u003e. Rachel Pollack lived in Rhinebeck, New York (USA), where she died in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert A. Gilbert\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estudied philosophy and psychology at the University of Bristol and obtained a doctorate from the University of London for his thesis on Victorian esoteric literature. A prolific author, he is also an editor in the field of Western esotericism, specializing in the life and work of Arthur E. Waite and the history of the Order of the Golden Dawn. He lives in Somerset, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\" aria-level=\"3\" role=\"heading\" class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\"\u003eThe Tarot of A. E. Waite and P. 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