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Universal Waite Tarot Deck

The Universal Waite deck is a near-duplicate of the Rider-Waite except that it has "softer color tones and subtle tints, instead of flat areas of color." Mary Hanson-Roberts, the artist of the Hanson-Roberts Tarot, executed a new coloring of Pamela Coleman Smith's original line drawings at the request of U. S. Games Systems. Her coloring reveals more details in the figures, costumes, and symbols. A side-by-side comparison of a few cards reveals the subtle differences. The Universal Waite deck is also available as a boxed set with the classic The Pictorial Key to the Tarot written by Arthur Edward Waite (340 pages).

Universal Waite Version Number of Cards Size Copyright Order Code Price (US)
Regular 78
22 major
56 minor 2 3/4" x 4 3/4" 1991 0-88079-496-8 $15.00
Tiny " " 13/16" x 1 3/8" 1998 1-57281-122-6 $5.00
Tiny on a Keychain " " Cards
13/16" x 1 3/8"
Plastic Case
1 5/8" x 2" 1998 0-57281-198-6 $7.00
Deck/Book
Boxed Set
with book
"Pictorial Key to Tarot" " " Cards
2 3/4" x 4 3/4" 1990
1992 0-88079-416-X $23.00
How to Order
[picture of back design]

Back Design: See right

Language of Card Titles: English

Style of Suit Cards (2-10): story pictures

Also Included: instruction booklet, inspiration card

Major Arcana:
Fool, Magician, High Priestess, Empress, Emperor, Hierophant,
Lovers, Chariot, Strength, Hermit, Wheel of Fortune, Justice,
Hanged Man, Death, Temperance, Devil, Tower, Star, Moon,
Sun, Judgement, World

Suit Names: Wands, Cups, Swords, Pentacles

Court Cards: King, Queen, Knight, Page

Links to Other Sites:
Wicce review of Waite tarot decks
Wicce review of the tiny Universal Waite
Bethan Arrowsmith review of the Universal Waite
Taetia Zysshe review

SAMPLE CARD IMAGES:

[picture of Queen of Swords] [picture of Ace of Cups] [picture of 6 of Pentacles]

Text based on the instruction booklet.

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