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The best-known of the many competing designs of tarot decks is that devised by [[Arthur Edward Waite]],commonly called the ''Rider-Waite'' deck after its official publisher (the illustrations were done by Pamela Colman Smith).As Waite,who also wrote the accompanying ''Pictorial Key to the Tarot'',was a bitter rival of [[Aleister Crowley]],who is considered an important figure in [[Bree's religion]],what design is used in Lonelygirl15 or [[Cassieiswatching]] may have implications in itself.
 
The best-known of the many competing designs of tarot decks is that devised by [[Arthur Edward Waite]],commonly called the ''Rider-Waite'' deck after its official publisher (the illustrations were done by Pamela Colman Smith).As Waite,who also wrote the accompanying ''Pictorial Key to the Tarot'',was a bitter rival of [[Aleister Crowley]],who is considered an important figure in [[Bree's religion]],what design is used in Lonelygirl15 or [[Cassieiswatching]] may have implications in itself.
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Revision as of 21:15, 9 January 2007

Tarot cards have a centuries-long history in use for fortune-telling and other forms of divination.A deck consists of twenty-two Major Arcana (numbered 0 through 21,each with a distinctive name and image) and fourteen cards (King,Queen,Knight,Page,and 1 through 10) of each of the four suits wands,cups,swords,and pentacles.Similar symbology is found in pagan religions.

The best-known of the many competing designs of tarot decks is that devised by Arthur Edward Waite,commonly called the Rider-Waite deck after its official publisher (the illustrations were done by Pamela Colman Smith).As Waite,who also wrote the accompanying Pictorial Key to the Tarot,was a bitter rival of Aleister Crowley,who is considered an important figure in Bree's religion,what design is used in Lonelygirl15 or Cassieiswatching may have implications in itself.