A. E. Waite
Occultist
1857-10-02 – 1942-05-19
A. E. Waite was a British scholar of mysticism and an author on esoteric traditions. He is best known for co-creating the Rider-Waite tarot deck with artist Pamela Colman Smith. He also wrote extensively on ceremonial magic and Christian mysticism.
Quotes by A. E. Waite
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The true Tarot is symbolism; it speaks no other language and offers no other signs.
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It will be thought that I am acting strangely in concerning myself at this day with what appears at first sight and simply a well-known method of fortune-telling.
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If in any divination the Tenth Card should be a Court Card, it shews that the subject of the divination falls ultimately into the hands of a person represented by that card, and its end depends mainly on him.
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Behind the man is the Tree of Life, bearing twelve fruits, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil is behind the woman; the serpent is twining round it.
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