€ 17,94
The smallest complete tarot deck in the world, housed in a transparent box with metal keychain. All 78 cards of the Universal Waite, coloured by Mary Hanson-Roberts, now in a 35 × 51 mm format.
A fully functional deck that fits on your keyring.
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Some tarot cards you lay out on a cloth. Others you keep in your coat pocket. This is the smallest complete tarot deck in the world: 35 × 51 mm, 78 cards, stored in a transparent box with metal keychain.
It is not a gimmick. It is the full Universal Waite series, a recolouring of the classic Rider-Waite deck by Mary Hanson-Roberts. All Major Arcana, all court cards, all numbered cards. Just smaller.
The cards are printed on glossy cardstock with sharp details. Hanson-Roberts worked with softer colours than Pamela Colman Smith in the original Rider-Waite deck: more pastel tones, less contrast. That approach helps at this size, because the outlines stay clear without becoming too busy.
The symbolism is unchanged. The Fool still stands at the edge of the precipice, the Hanged Man hangs upside down, the Seven of Cups shows the same dream visions. You do not need a magnifying glass to see which card you have drawn, though you will need one to read subtle details.
You will not lay out a full Celtic Cross with this. The cards are too small to arrange comfortably in a large spread. What does work: drawing a single daily card, a three-card reading, a quick yes/no question.
The mini guidebook that comes with it contains short descriptions in English. Enough to refresh your memory if you forget a card meaning, not enough to give a detailed interpretation. This deck assumes you already know the Universal Waite, or at least understand how a Rider-Waite reading works.
Attach the keychain to your bag and draw a card every morning on the train. The size forces you not to overthink.
Pamela Colman Smith drew the original Rider-Waite deck in 1909, the first tarot deck in which the Minor Arcana also showed full scenes instead of just symbols. Her line drawings still form the basis of hundreds of tarot decks.
Mary Hanson-Roberts recoloured the cards for the Universal Waite series, published in 1990. Her style is softer, more watercolour-like, with warm tones that make the original drawings more accessible without changing the structure.
Are the cards large enough to use for readings?
That depends on what you are used to. For a daily card or three-card reading it works fine. For extensive spreads with ten or more cards, it becomes too small to work comfortably.
Is this deck suitable if you have never worked with tarot before?
No. The guidebook is too brief to teach you the basics. This deck is intended as a travel version for people who already know the Universal Waite or another Rider-Waite deck.
| Auteur | Mary Hanson-Roberts |
| ISBN | 9781572811980 |
| Uitgeverij | Us Games System |
| Taal | English |
| SKU | 1925-093 |
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