Rider-Waite Mini Tarot Deck by Pamela Colman Smith

The mini edition. 1 7/8 x 3 inches, the smallest working size.

Smith's complete art. All 78 cards, every scene intact.

Booklet included. The deck's meanings in brief.

• Contents: 78-card Rider-Waite mini tarot deck with instructional booklet
• Card size: 1 7/8 x 3 inches
• Art: Pamela Colman Smith, 1909, under A. E. Waite's direction
• SKU: DRIDMIN0TA

The mini answers a practical fact of the reading life: the deck that taught the world, Smith's fully illustrated 78, is the one readers most want with them, and the standard size does not live in a jacket pocket. At mini scale the scenes stay legible because Smith drew them to carry, bold figures and clear staging that survive reduction better than nearly any deck since. It is the size for the bag, the desk drawer, the travel altar, and the reader who pulls a card at lunch. The cards predict nothing at any size, as honest readers have always said; the mini just keeps the mirrors within reach.

1. Carry it: the mini's whole vocation is being along.
2. Pull singles and small spreads; large layouts favor the standard edition.
3. Keep it boxed or pouched: small decks wander.

• Rider-Waite Standard Edition: the home-table size of the same deck.
• Rider-Waite Pocket Edition: the middle size between mini and standard.
• Red Cotton Bag, 3 x 4 in: a pouch the mini actually fits.

Are all 78 cards included?

Yes: the complete Rider-Waite deck with Smith's full art, only the card size changes.

Is mini too small to read?

Smith's bold staging survives reduction remarkably well: singles and small spreads read cleanly, while large layouts favor the standard.

Who drew the deck?

Pamela Colman Smith, 1909, under A. E. Waite's direction: the credit is hers at every size.