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Yeats introduced Smith to the [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]], which she joined in 1901 and in the process met [[A.E. Waite]]. When the Golden Dawn splintered due to personality conflicts, Smith moved with Waite to the Independent and Rectified Rite of the Golden Dawn (or Holy Order of the Golden Dawn). | Yeats introduced Smith to the [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]], which she joined in 1901 and in the process met [[A.E. Waite]]. When the Golden Dawn splintered due to personality conflicts, Smith moved with Waite to the Independent and Rectified Rite of the Golden Dawn (or Holy Order of the Golden Dawn). | ||
In 1909, Waite commissioned Smith to produce a [[tarot]] deck with appeal to the world of art, and the result was the unique [[Rider- | In 1909, Waite commissioned Smith to produce a [[tarot]] deck with appeal to the world of art, and the result was the unique [[Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot]]. Published by William Rider & Son of London, it has endured as the world's most popular 78-card tarot deck. The innovative cards depict full scenes with figures and symbols on all of the cards including the pips, and Smith's distinctive drawings have become the basis for the design of many subsequent packs. | ||
==The Rider-Waite Tarot== | ==The Rider-Waite Tarot== | ||