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      The Queen of Wands: The Story of Pamela Colman Smith, the Artist Behind the Rider-Waite Tarot Deck

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      An illustrated exploration of the magical life and artistic creations of Pamela Coleman Smith, the artist, feminist, and activist who created the Rider-Waite Tarot, the world's most popular divination deck.
      Discover the life, work, and magic of Pamela Colman Smith, the visionary artist behind the...

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      Product ID:9780762475698
      Product Form:Hardback
      Country of Manufacture:CN
      Title:The Queen of Wands
      Subtitle:The Story of Pamela Colman Smith, the Artist Behind the Rider-Waite Tarot Deck
      Authors:Author: Cat Willett
      Page Count:192
      Subjects:Tarot, Tarot
      Description:An illustrated exploration of the magical life and artistic creations of Pamela Coleman Smith, the artist, feminist, and activist who created the Rider-Waite Tarot, the world's most popular divination deck.
      Discover the life, work, and magic of Pamela Colman Smith, the visionary artist behind the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot Deck, the most popular and renowned divination deck in the world. With rich imagery, stunning colors, and an iconic place in the realm of divination, the Rider-Waite Tarot is perhaps the best known deck in the world. Seasoned readers and fledgling diviners alike turn to these cards in search of inspiration, understanding, and even a hint at the future. But the story of their origin is less well known, with their brilliant creator''s name stripped away from them for decades. Now, for the first time, mystics, art-lovers, and fortune-tellers will uncover the magical story of Pamela Coleman Smith, rendered in full-color illustrations by artist Cat Willett, and inspired by the work of Pamela herself. From a childhood spent between the United Kingdom and Jamaica, to early artistic success in New York, to involvement in the secret occult society Order of the Golden Dawn, Pamela -- or Pixie, as she was known to many -- had a life full of enchanted inspiration and profound hardship. Through it all, her art acted as a guiding force, culminating in her custom illustrations for the deck that would become the Rider-Waite Tarot. Though she received little money and almost no credit for her contributions to the magical realm in her lifetime, Pixie''s impact on tarot, divination, and the worlds of mysticism and the arts have reverberated for nearly 150 years, and her story serves as an enchanted spark. Depicted in whimsical, full-color detail, with interludes tying Pamela to the resurgence of modern magic and the world of tarot throughout, this singular work is a must-read for witches, creatives, and activists.
      Imprint Name:Running Press Adult
      Publisher Name:Running Press,U.S.
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2022-09-29

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      Weight612 g
      Dimensions176 × 237 × 20 mm