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[[File:Rider-Waite Magician.png|300px|thumb|The Magician card from the 1909 artwork]]  | [[File:Rider-Waite Magician.png|300px|thumb|The Magician card from the 1909 artwork]]  | ||
The '''Rider–Waite Tarot''' deck is a widely popular deck for [[Tarot]] card reading. It is also known as the '''Waite–Smith''', or '''Rider–Waite–Smith''', or '''Rider Tarot''' deck. The deck was illustrated by [[Pamela   | The '''Rider–Waite Tarot''' deck is a widely popular deck for [[Tarot]] card reading. It is also known as the '''Waite–Smith''', or '''Rider–Waite–Smith''', or '''Rider Tarot''' deck. The deck was illustrated by [[Pamela Coleman Smith]], based on the instructions of academic and mystic [[A. E. Waite]]. The cards were originally published by the Rider Company in 1909. The deck has been published in numerous editions and inspired a wide array of variants and imitations. It is estimated that more than 100 million copies of the deck exist in more than 20 countries.  | ||
==Overview==  | ==Overview==  | ||