Home›Sources›The Pictorial Key to the TarotSourcesThe Pictorial Key to the TarotCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Pictorial Key to the Tarot." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-pictorial-key-to-the-tarot.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Pictorial Key to the Tarot. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-pictorial-key-to-the-tarotCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-pictorial-key-to-the-tarot, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Pictorial Key to the Tarot}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-pictorial-key-to-the-tarot}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe Pictorial Key to the Tarot is Arthur Edward Waite's own companion text to the deck he commissioned Pamela Colman Smith to illustrate, explaining the Golden Dawn derived attributions Waite himself built into the deck's imagery. The atlas cites it as the tradition's own account of what its creator intended the cards to mean, not independent evidence that the attributions are older than Waite's own system or objectively meaningful. Use it for what Waite's own tradition holds the deck's symbolism to be. A claim about the deck's actual production history and its artist's own contribution needs a separate historical source, which this atlas also holds directly.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (415 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedArthur Edward WaitePublisherWell-attestedWilliam Rider & SonLondon.Publication YearWell-attested1910URLWell-attestedhttps://www.globalgreyebooks.com/pictorial-key-to-the-tarot-ebook.htmlSource TypeWell-attestedtraditionAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested3Arthur Edward Waite's own companion text to the tarot deck he co-created, setting out Golden Dawn derived attributions, cited as the tradition's own account of its symbolism rather than as independent evidence for it.NotesWell-attestedCompanion text to the Rider Waite Smith tarot; Golden Dawn derived attributions.Claims Backed By This Source (415 claims)This source backs 415 claims across the atlas. As facts: 334 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 held Differently. Plus 80 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicTarot, 325 claims: 247 well-attested, 78 general references.Articles, 78 claims: 78 well-attested.Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Tarot Decks, 2 claims: 1 held Differently, 1 general references.Tarot Spreads, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested334ArticlesAir, Intellect, and a Suit Worth DefendingBalancing, and How Long It Can Go OnBeing Called, and AnsweringBeth, Mercury, and the Making of the MagusChains That Are Not TightCheth, Cancer, and Driving Something That Pulls Two WaysClosing the Lion's MouthCompletion, and What It Is NotDaleth, Venus, and How the Card Is ReadEarth, and the Slowest SuitEndings, and How Readers Handle ThemGimel, the Moon, and the Veiled WomanGrief with a CauseHow a Card About Chance Gets ReadInheritance, and Who Has to Live in ItLamed, Libra, and Reading a Card with No Comfort in ItMem, Water, and the Uses of Being StuckReading Him, and the Argument About ReversalsReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardReading the CardShowing 1 to 50 of 158 entities carrying this claim. NextHeld Differently1Tarot DecksRider-Waite-SmithGeneral References80TarotAce of CoinsAce of CupsAce of SwordsAce of WandsDeathEight of CoinsEight of CupsEight of SwordsEight of WandsFive of CoinsFive of CupsFive of SwordsFive of WandsFour of CoinsFour of CupsFour of SwordsFour of WandsJudgementJusticeKing of CoinsKing of CupsKing of SwordsKing of WandsKnight of CoinsKnight of CupsKnight of SwordsKnight of WandsNine of CoinsNine of CupsNine of SwordsNine of WandsPage of CoinsPage of CupsPage of SwordsPage of WandsQueen of CoinsQueen of CupsQueen of SwordsQueen of WandsSeven of CoinsSeven of CupsSeven of SwordsSeven of WandsSix of CoinsSix of CupsSix of SwordsSix of WandsStrengthTemperanceTen of CoinsShowing 1 to 50 of 80 entities carrying this claim. NextComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? 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