Description
The complete 78-card Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, scanned from an original early printing of the deck Pamela Colman Smith drew in 1909 for Arthur Edward Waite and William Rider & Son. This is the deck that shaped every tarot that came after it — the first to illustrate all fifty-six minor cards with full scenes — and here it is with its original halftone color, soft card stock and hand-lettered titles intact.
Every card is trimmed to its edge and lightly tone-corrected, nothing more. Rounded corners and the gentle wear of a century-old deck are left as they are, so the cards read as real objects rather than clip art.
The cards
Major Arcana (22)
- 0 — The Fool — a youth steps toward a cliff edge, bundle on a stick, a white dog at his heels
- I — The Magician — one hand raised to the sky, one to the earth, the four suit emblems laid on his table
- II — The High Priestess — enthroned between the black and white pillars with the scroll of the law
- III — The Empress — crowned with stars, at ease in a ripe wheat field
- IV — The Emperor — on a ram-headed stone throne with orb and ankh scepter
- V — The Hierophant — the triple crown and crossed keys, two tonsured monks kneeling
- VI — The Lovers — a man and woman beneath an angel’s outstretched wings
- VII — The Chariot — an armored prince drawn by a black and a white sphinx
- VIII — Strength — a woman gently closing a lion’s jaws, the infinity sign above her
- IX — The Hermit — a cloaked elder holding up a lantern on a mountaintop
- X — Wheel of Fortune — the great wheel with sphinx, snake and jackal, the four winged creatures at the corners
- XI — Justice — crowned and seated with sword and scales
- XII — The Hanged Man — suspended by one foot from a living tree, serene, with a halo
- XIII — Death — the skeleton knight on a white horse with the black banner
- XIV — Temperance — an angel pouring water between two cups, one foot on land, one in water
- XV — The Devil — the horned figure on his pedestal with two chained figures
- XVI — The Tower — lightning strikes the crown from the tower as two figures fall
- XVII — The Star — a kneeling woman pours two pitchers beneath eight stars
- XVIII — The Moon — a dog and a wolf howl at the moon between two towers, a crayfish climbing from the pool
- XIX — The Sun — a child on a white horse beneath a beaming sun and sunflowers
- XX — Judgement — an angel sounds the trumpet as the dead rise from their coffins
- XXI — The World — a dancing figure in the laurel wreath, the four creatures at the corners
Wands (14) — the suit of fire — staves and sprouting branches: Ace of Wands, Two of Wands, Three of Wands, Four of Wands, Five of Wands, Six of Wands, Seven of Wands, Eight of Wands, Nine of Wands, Ten of Wands, Page of Wands, Knight of Wands, Queen of Wands, King of Wands.
Cups (14) — the suit of water — chalices, lovers, feasts and dreams: Ace of Cups, Two of Cups, Three of Cups, Four of Cups, Five of Cups, Six of Cups, Seven of Cups, Eight of Cups, Nine of Cups, Ten of Cups, Page of Cups, Knight of Cups, Queen of Cups, King of Cups.
Swords (14) — the suit of air — blades, conflict and clarity: Ace of Swords, Two of Swords, Three of Swords, Four of Swords, Five of Swords, Six of Swords, Seven of Swords, Eight of Swords, Nine of Swords, Ten of Swords, Page of Swords, Knight of Swords, Queen of Swords, King of Swords.
Pentacles (14) — the suit of earth — coins, craft and harvest: Ace of Pentacles, Two of Pentacles, Three of Pentacles, Four of Pentacles, Five of Pentacles, Six of Pentacles, Seven of Pentacles, Eight of Pentacles, Nine of Pentacles, Ten of Pentacles, Page of Pentacles, Knight of Pentacles, Queen of Pentacles, King of Pentacles.
What’s in the pack
- 78 card scans (JPEG), trimmed to the card edge, about 1,100 × 1,900 px each
- A SOURCES.txt listing every card and its origin
- One ZIP download (65.6 MB)
Made for tarot readers and metaphysical shops: reading-table signage, business cards, appointment cards, candle and incense labels, stickers, social posts, course materials and zines. The Major Arcana work on their own as framed prints and greeting cards.
License
Included with every Ephemera Exchange membership. Use the files in personal and commercial work: products, packaging, tags and labels, signage, social media and advertising. You can’t resell or redistribute the files themselves. Read the full license.
Previews are watermarked and reduced in size. Member downloads are full resolution with no watermark.
