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The Waite-Smith Tarot Card Deck

Posted on February 28, 2014 by

This set of cards was designed in 1909 by the great authority on the Tarot and revered mystic Arthur Edward Waite with the help of artist Pamela Coleman Smith. The two met at a meeting of The Hermetic Order of … Continue reading →

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Old Gypsy Fortune Telling Cards

Posted on February 3, 2013 by

I found this deck of fortune telling cards the other day in one of my favorite antique shops.  From a little sleuthing they seem to be from 1940, made by Whitman Publishing Co. and printed in the U.S.A. They originally … Continue reading →

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