Artist & illustrator
Pamela Colman Smith
Drew all seventy eight cards of the Rider Waite tarot and was paid a flat fee.
Pamela Colman Smith, nicknamed "Pixie", was a British artist, illustrator, writer, publisher, and occultist. She is best-known for illustrating the Rider-Waite Tarot for Arthur Edward Waite. This tarot deck became the standard among tarot card readers, and remains the most widely used today. Smith also illustrated over 20 books, wrote two collections of Jamaican folklore, edited two magazines, and ran the Green Sheaf Press, a small press focused on women writers.
- Born
- 1878-02-16, Pimlico, EnglandA Saturday
- Died
- 1951-09-18, Bude, EnglandA Tuesday, aged 73
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1878-02-16, Pimlico, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 27°44′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 14°03′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 5°07′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 5°24′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Taurus | 10°21′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 24°41′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 19°58′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 27°25′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Taurus | 5°03′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 23°35′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1951-09-18, Bude, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 24°43′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 1°15′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 7°02′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 2°58′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Leo | 19°42′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 11°04′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 4°07′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 13°32′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 18°21′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 20°34′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Pamela Colman Smith was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.