Pamela Colman Smith (Illustrator of the Rider Waite Tarot) demystified by Susan Wands

Susan Wands presents her book Magician and the Fool. The author is a writer and an actress who has written plays, independent film scripts and historical novels. Magician and Fool, an historical fiction novel based on Pamela Colman Smith, has been a work in progress for eight years. At the end of the Victorian Age, artist Pamela Colman Smith is commissioned to create a new deck of tarot cards for the Golden Dawn. Befriended by Bram Stoker, she battles to keep her creations from being used for evil purposes.

[@h.joshi_]

The way.. the energy she held.. the excitement when she talked about Pamela Coleman Smith.. simply astounding.. 🌼❤️😌 as I'm beginning with tarot and coincidentally.. my first about to arrive card deck is PCS Commemorative Set Centennial Edition Tarot! I will soon get Wand's book.. cause I know.. she lived all the characters before jotting..

[@inquisitor4635]

Well she is selling a book.

[@watcherofthemundane]

I looked this up cause I love Pamela Colman Smith's illustrations,I was pleasantly surprised that Brian Cranston popped up,one of my favorite actors

[@norrispulliam7810]

It is odd the way things work .fascinated by the occult not knowing who designed the standard tarot deck and discovering johnny come lately style breaking bad and loving it Brian Cranston appears out of seemingly no where coincidence but then subject matter too .

[@sepas2983]

Omg! Finally found someone who had the same curiosity!!! Im in love of all her artworks, and seriously I can't understand why she had so underrated!!!

[@TawsifEC]

Interesting. Great work. Cool to see Bryan Cranston curious about such topics!

[@themoonchariot]

Wonderful video! Not sure how I missed it before. Susan’s passion for Pamela is contagious, I can’t wait to get this book!

[@RetroXRicardo]

I love the enthusiasm and knowledge given about Pamela Colman! I was so close to buying the book, but the information given in this video was enough to stay in my thoughts and heart. Thank you! 🌟🌟🌟

[@ColinAlexander_]

What a delightful talk, well played!

[@ColinAlexander_]

From any account of Smith she seemed like a true Aquarian 😂

[@Jahida360]

I just purchased my first deck of cards and was reading the book to try to understand them and just learning of her so I decided to KZbin and found your video wonderful information thank you

[@icantakeit]

Thank you so much for bringing this to the wider audience, we in Thailand would consider ms. Colman Smith as the grand master of Tarot reading 🙏

[@astrolingus]

Thank you for your passion and research!

[@sarahberney]

Absolutely fascinating. I will be looking into this artist and the author Susan Wands.

[@the_hermits_cave]

Wonderful, I’ve just ordered the book and can not wait to read it. 🙏🏼📿

[@evelinetimeless8602]

Thank you so much for sharing this talk. The book is on my wishlist for Christmas.

[@valeriecraftkitover4944]

Beyond excited to have discovered this incredibly talented women....Thank you.....Valerie Craft Kitover

[@SoNiels]

Such a great talk!

[@auntnaynay2226]

Thank you! This is so interesting! 🙏✨💕🔮

[@withlovecole]

Wow wow wow the timing I am seeing this ❤ gate 19 just transits and it’s about synaesthesia ✨

[@MsDormy]

Thank you for telling the world about Pamela. I was so curious to know who she was - I felt an affinity - as I'm sure many do - through her srtistic style. I'm so happy to know there is a whole world of appreciation for her.

[@myblondiesnova]

Thank you for your knowledge! 🌞🌕🌟

[@Josiekapach]

Wow...thank you...💞

[@pernillabackman7606]

Thank you 🙏✨

[@electraflame144]

I loved this video thank you 💕🌟

[@flowersforthehiddengirlsal1300]

This was great!!

[@TAROTPOSH]

Such a lovely presentation 🙏❤🎴🔮

[@unwaveringbutler6415]

I love my ancestry they may leave the shell behind but they are potent & the secrets contained their in are there for the seekers. Wonderfully made video 👏

[@MarilynFromTarotClarity]

Thank you :)

[@Justyn219]

Thats awesome!!!

[@rockyoumentally]

Very interesting..

[@mbop75]

Tori Amos lives in Bude Cornwall! The Jamaica Inn is there from the DuMaurier novel - little tidbit.

[@MsDormy]

So lovely to see people giving pixie the recognition she desrves. An extraordinaryily talented and forward thinking woman. I bellieve she was buried in an unmatrked grave, which seems desperately sad to me.

[@watkinsbooks]

It's very true - and very sad - that Pamela ended up in an unmarked grave. However, she's not totally lost - we very much know that she is buried at St Michael’s and All Angels Church at Bude in Cornwall, England. We know of many who take unofficial pilgrimages to her final resting place, and are endlessly thankful to all those who keep Pamela's memory alive :).

[@Alpha-Andromeda]

For anyone who has ever looked at art, even a teenager, that was obviously her signature.

[@freddieblue6351]

The Waite-Smith deck was created by BOTH of them.

[@nikox703]

Breaking bad guy was so left field. Lol

[@Nvmsea]

What a wonderful surprise

[@clarelantern]

This is interesting~

[@alyssadurante8739]

Cool, i have synaesthesia too

[@elevatewithkavya]

Beautiful! Anyone who knows any books about Pamela Colman Smith please do suggest. Much love to this video for Pixie’s life!! 💜

[@jojobaba754]

The story of RWS and even The Golden Dawn would make a great film!! Cranston starring of course lol…..so random!!

[@katyasaniwell]

I did a Tarot Reading on Pamela Coleman Smith, because I wanted to find out about her and she was surrounded by 3 Knights - I now see why.

[@Kelsotellstar.]

How come a can’t find the singnaure on too of the cards

[@MandieMeekhof1977]

glad this discussion happened

[@armt8543]

JUST WOW

[@thetarotauthority]

Didn't Waite and Pamela work together?

[@davegarciaofficial]

When is the second book coming out??

[@Kelsotellstar.]

So do some cards mean complete though and others don’t

[@afroditastate6945]

🍀 🌹 ❤

[@maxtwentynine5968]

Now I’m curious was Rider Waite ?

[@crazyfurbabieslady]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@mikeward258]

✌❤🖌

[@thegreenknight1984]

Mr mythos talks about inner earth and Tarot

[@Kelsotellstar.]

And like there not always the same full stops on different sides sometimes there two sometimes there’s none ... and there at the top and are different shouldn’t her mark be always the same or similar not so indefinite am not sure new to this trying to understand why someone would sing there name different in almost every one a get the smallest one hard to fit in pictures but emmmm not sure any one know

[@gavinreid5387]

Where are your full stops?

[@leonieharry2941]

I guess "from man to man" meant maybe "from human to human" cause "man" is often used for "human".

[@jcgrx2251]

33.3 subs 24/3/22

[@joyamongstforeverspark5422]

Because she wasn't given Credit as a woman. Or paid for Her Creation.

[@joannaoconnor9418]

Tarot like arrow, not turot like dunno. Really hate that pronunciation