Universal Waite Tarot Deck
Larger Image		Our Price: $17.64 List Price: $18.00 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours This product is eligible for Super Saver Shipping. Author(s): Stuart R. Kaplan Publisher: U.S. Games Systems Manufacturer: U.S. Games Systems Binding: Cards Number Of Pages: 78 Number of Items: 1 Package Length: 4.72 inches Package Width: 2.95 inches Package Height: 1.18 inches Package Weight: .55 pounds Publication Date: 1992-06 Subjects: Miscellaneous Items Tarot Games Cards - Playing / Tarot New Age Non-Classifiable Card Games - General Studio: U.S. Games Systems Label: U.S. Games Systems EAN: 9780880794961 Brand: US Games Systems Product ID: 0880794968 Sales Rank: 144967
Other Versions of this Product Universal Waite Tarot Deck (Cards) Editorial Review The serene Universal Waite Tarot is perfect for meditation and readings. The deck is a soothing, eye-appealing complement to the traditional Rider-Waite deck. The drawings of Pamela Colman Smith have been beautifully re-colored by Mary Hanson Roberts. Customer Reviews   Average Product Rating:  4.5 out of 35 total reviews.   Striking re-coloring of the traditional Rider Waite  5 out of 5 This beautiful redrawing/coloring by Mary Hanson-Roberts of this most traditional deck is complete with a depth of color that many other versions of the same are lacking. If what you are seeking is a softer alternative to the bold colors and heavy black outlines of the "traditional" Rider deck, you've found it. Interpreting this deck is like resting on a soft pillow. This is my original working deck, and is still my second working deck, after the Robin Wood. It's an excellent place for beginners to start. There's no wondering why the images created by Pamela Colman Smith are singularly the most popular in the world. These images are timeless and are traditionally known as being easy to read, as well as providing depth and insight for the more advanced. This deck is pencil-colored with delicate, soft lines drawn around the faces and figures, and soothing rich colors within the cards. The backs are a fully reversible gold and indigo star field. The Fool in this deck is absolutely gorgeous with his gentle yellow sky and snuggly robe. The High Priestess is absolutely beautiful. I found this deck to be excellent when coupled with Learning the Tarot: A Tarot Book for Beginners by Joan Bunning, which uses the Universal Waite for illustrations. This book gives a solid grounding in how to read Tarot, and along with this deck, you will be well on your way! Posted on 2008-09-01 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful. LOL! I am so glad to find other people dislike the original as much as I do!  3 out of 5 I am particularly in agreement with the reviewer who states, "To me reading them was like trying to absorb road directions from an incoherent person who was hitting you over the head with a board!" regarding the original Rider Waite. I never really liked the original because of the strange colors and the bizarre expressions the characters all have! Additionally, the horses are really badly drawn, and as a horse-woman, I find that very annoying. The smoother style of the Universal deck resolves these problems pretty well (although I still wonder if the horse in the 6 of wands is a pantomime horse!) This is not my favorite deck, but I do use it about once a week, and I find it pleasant. Posted on 2008-04-12 0 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Always the deck I choose  5 out of 5 I love this deck. I learned how to read on the Rider Waite deck, and when I discovered the Universal Waite, I was amazed at the difference. All of the colors and details are so much more enhanced with this deck. I have several decks, but really use this one over and over again. It's a classic. I love what the illustrated did to the colors and fleshing out the details, especially of peoples faces. Highly recommended. Posted on 2008-02-13 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful. Out of focus  1 out of 5 Just received the standardsized Universal Waite (Isbn 1572815612, blue box with a spreadsheet). Compared to the beautiful pocketversion the printing is a catastrophy. The vibrant colours are gone, fx the Hermit is no longer standing in the dark of night but in the early gloom of the morning. Now I don't mind a certain paleness. But please, there is absolutely no focus whatsoever in the cards. It looks like a really bad scan to me, with all details gone. Even the copyright (2004) is blurred! Did I get a bad copy or is this the standard of the US games printing? Posted on 2008-01-11 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful. the Waite deck done in Aquarian deck art  5 out of 5 Love this deck, muted colores don't "scream" at you, this deck is very easy to learn, and I always shyed away from the original Waite or Rider Waite because something made me uncomfortable in the artwork. This clone deck is beautiful and has a very "soft" quality to it. It also does not stray from the symbolism, but presents a more gentle image. Posted on 2007-10-13 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful. Also Check Out.. Learning the Tarot: A Tarot Book for Beginners Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom: A Book of Tarot Tarot for Your Self : A Workbook for Personal Transformation Second Edition Mary K. Greer's 21 Ways to Read a Tarot Card Power Tarot: More Than 100 Spreads That Give Specific Answers to Your Most Important Question