It was a nice innocent game played by Renaissance courtiers, often featuring strong women. Why were these artistically dazzling cards given a black magic makeover that endures to this day?
If you’ve ever had a tarot reading, chances are you’ve encountered a certain Mr Waite. Born on 2nd October 1857 in New York, Arthur Edward Waite was born to an American father and British mother. He lost his father at a very young age, and his widowed mother returned to her native London. The young Waite began to dabble in verse alongside his job.