Case : 237.A.E.Waite (1857–1942), an American-born British poet and scholarly mystic who wrote extensively on occult and esoteric matters. Waite Waite joined the the Golden Dawn in 1891, and later, became one of the leader of order. Waite was a prolific author and translator, many of his works were well received in academic circles. His works on the Holy Grail, influenced by his friendship with Arthur Machen, were particularly notable. He was the co-creator of the most popular and widely used of all time (or at least in the English-speaking world) Rider-Waite Tarot deck with the very admirable guide entitled The Key to the Tarot. The Rider-Waite-Smith tarot was notable for being one of the first tarot decks to illustrate all 78 cards fully, not only the 22 major arcana cards. Golden Dawn member Pamela Colman Smith illustrated the cards for Waite, and the deck was first published in 1909. It remains in publication today.
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