London, England — 1909
The Major Arcana (Art by Pamela Colman Smith)
Published in December 1909, the Rider-Waite-Smith (RWS) deck revolutionized card reading history. The Major Arcana lineup is reconfigured below into a structured 3-column research matrix.
| Cards 00 - 02 | ||
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00 — The Fool 
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01 — The Magician 
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02 — The High Priestess 
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| Cards 03 - 05 | ||
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03 — The Empress 
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04 — The Emperor 
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05 — The Hierophant 
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| Cards 06 - 08 | ||
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06 — The Lovers 
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07 — The Chariot 
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08 — Strength 
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| Cards 09 - 11 | ||
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09 — The Hermit 
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10 — Wheel of Fortune 
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11 — Justice 
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| Cards 12 - 14 | ||
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12 — The Hanged Man 
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13 — Death 
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14 — Temperance 
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| Cards 15 - 17 | ||
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15 — The Devil 
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16 — The Tower 
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17 — The Star 
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| Cards 18 - 20 | ||
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18 — The Moon 
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19 — The Sun 
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20 — Judgement 
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| Card 21 & Alignment | ||
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21 — The World 
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