Radiant Rider-Waite® Tarot

Radiant Rider-Waite Tarot is Virginijus Poshkus's recolouring of the deck Pamela Colman Smith drew in 1909. Poshkus replaces Smith's heavy black outlines with subtle shading and works in a vivid palette that gives the familiar scenes depth they do not have in the standard printing. The card backs show a deep blue sky filled with stars. An instruction booklet opens with an introduction by Stuart R. Kaplan.

Softening the outline is the significant change. In the original, a black keyline holds every shape apart and the eye reads the card as a diagram of figures; with shading carrying that job instead, forms sit in space and the scenes acquire depth. Brighter colour then separates the symbolism cleanly, so details a reader relies on are found faster across a wide spread. Nothing about the meanings shifts, which means a reader can use any Rider-Waite commentary alongside it and simply work from a deck that is easier on the eye over a long reading.

Key Properties
Artist: Virginijus Poshkus
Card Count: 78 cards
Detail: Star-filled blue card backs
Card Size: 70 x 121 mm (2.75 x 4.75 inches)
Guidebook: 45-page instruction booklet with an introduction by Stuart R. Kaplan
Listing: Single unit (deck and booklet)

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