Rider-Waite tarot
The Rider-Waite-Smith is a deck of 78 cards conceived by Arthur Edward Waite and illustrated by Pamela Colman Smith, published in 1909. Its name also recalls the Rider publishing house. The scenes of its Minor Arcana provide a visual way to read situations and relationships.
How it is structured
The deck contains 22 Major Arcana and 56 Minor Arcana divided into four suits. In this numbering, Strength is VIII and Justice XI. The Rider application on this website uses the 78 cards and selects three distinct ones upright; it does not limit the reading to the Majors nor apply reversals.
Useful distinctions
First observe the scene, then the suit, the number, and the relationships with the other cards. A detail can enrich the reading, but it does not have to become a fixed key. Subsequent symbolic interpretations are different from the historical fact of the deck's creation.
A practical example
The Magician, the Three of Pentacles and the Eight of Pentacles can connect initiative, collaboration and practice in a question about a project. A broad symbolic figure and two everyday scenes enrich one another. There is no need to treat the Minor Arcana as less important.
Bring it into your reading
What does the scene tell and how does it change when related to the other two cards?