The Original Rider Waite Tarot is the most popular and widely used tarot card deck in the world. First issued in 1910, the 78 card deck is divided into the Major and Minor Arcanas and the cards still have the original design by Pamela Colman Smith, carried out in accordance with A. E. Waite's instructions. An instructional booklet is included, explaining the tarot card meanings and how to use the cards for divination, with an introduction by Tarot expert Stuart R. Kaplan.