Meditating On The Smith-Waite Tarot’s Stage Cards

Pixie, Pamela Colman Smith, from the October 1912 issue of The Craftsman magazine. Image Source: Wikimedia Commons via http://hilobrow.com/2010/01/30/the-comic-book-of-thoth/

Each tarot deck has its surprises and complexities. Pamela Colman Smith’s tarot deck has many such gifts to card readers. Included among these tarot ‘Easter Eggs’ are the ‘stage cards,’ cards that appear as if they happen on stage. The fact that all of these cards show people who seem to be separate from their backgrounds can offer additional aspects to contemplate when using the tarot as a meditation…