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The deck, card by card

All 78 cards of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, painted by Pamela Colman Smith in 1909. Open a card to read what A. E. Waite, who designed it, wrote about its picture and its meaning.

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The Major Arcana

22 trumps, the Fool to the World.
The Fool, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckThe FoolThe Magician, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckThe MagicianThe High Priestess, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckThe High PriestessThe Empress, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckThe EmpressThe Emperor, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckThe EmperorThe Hierophant, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckThe HierophantThe Lovers, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckThe LoversThe Chariot, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckThe ChariotStrength, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckStrengthThe Hermit, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckThe HermitWheel of Fortune, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckWheel of FortuneJustice, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckJusticeThe Hanged Man, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckThe Hanged ManDeath, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckDeathTemperance, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckTemperanceThe Devil, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckThe DevilThe Tower, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckThe TowerThe Star, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckThe StarThe Moon, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckThe MoonThe Sun, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckThe SunJudgement, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckJudgementThe World, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckThe World

Wands

Fire. Enterprise, energy, beginnings.
Ace of Wands, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckAce of WandsTwo of Wands, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckTwo of WandsThree of Wands, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckThree of WandsFour of Wands, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckFour of WandsFive of Wands, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckFive of WandsSix of Wands, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckSix of WandsSeven of Wands, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckSeven of WandsEight of Wands, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckEight of WandsNine of Wands, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckNine of WandsTen of Wands, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckTen of WandsPage of Wands, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckPage of WandsKnight of Wands, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckKnight of WandsQueen of Wands, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckQueen of WandsKing of Wands, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckKing of Wands

Cups

Water. Feeling, love, the inner life.
Ace of Cups, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckAce of CupsTwo of Cups, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckTwo of CupsThree of Cups, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckThree of CupsFour of Cups, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckFour of CupsFive of Cups, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckFive of CupsSix of Cups, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckSix of CupsSeven of Cups, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckSeven of CupsEight of Cups, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckEight of CupsNine of Cups, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckNine of CupsTen of Cups, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckTen of CupsPage of Cups, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckPage of CupsKnight of Cups, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckKnight of CupsQueen of Cups, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckQueen of CupsKing of Cups, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckKing of Cups

Swords

Air. Conflict, thought, hard truths.
Ace of Swords, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckAce of SwordsTwo of Swords, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckTwo of SwordsThree of Swords, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckThree of SwordsFour of Swords, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckFour of SwordsFive of Swords, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckFive of SwordsSix of Swords, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckSix of SwordsSeven of Swords, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckSeven of SwordsEight of Swords, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckEight of SwordsNine of Swords, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckNine of SwordsTen of Swords, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckTen of SwordsPage of Swords, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckPage of SwordsKnight of Swords, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckKnight of SwordsQueen of Swords, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckQueen of SwordsKing of Swords, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckKing of Swords

Pentacles

Earth. Work, money, the material world.
Ace of Pentacles, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckAce of PentaclesTwo of Pentacles, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckTwo of PentaclesThree of Pentacles, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckThree of PentaclesFour of Pentacles, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckFour of PentaclesFive of Pentacles, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckFive of PentaclesSix of Pentacles, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckSix of PentaclesSeven of Pentacles, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckSeven of PentaclesEight of Pentacles, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckEight of PentaclesNine of Pentacles, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckNine of PentaclesTen of Pentacles, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckTen of PentaclesPage of Pentacles, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckPage of PentaclesKnight of Pentacles, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckKnight of PentaclesQueen of Pentacles, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckQueen of PentaclesKing of Pentacles, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deckKing of Pentacles

Pictures: the Rider-Waite-Smith deck (London: William Rider & Son, 1909), public domain. Text: A. E. Waite, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (1911), public domain. Tarot is a tradition of reflection, not a prediction.