A. E. Waite Quotes
Born: October 2, 1857
Arthur Edward Waite, a visionary poet and mystic, transformed the quest for meaning into a call to action. Born in 1857, he is famed for creating the iconic Rider-Waite Tarot, but his true legacy lies in his philosophy: that inner enlightenment must ignite outer effort. Waite’s writings urge us to move beyond passive dreaming, insisting that knowledge is hollow without the courage to act. His quotes resonate because they bridge the ethereal and the practical, reminding us that the soul’s deepest truths are proven only through disciplined, motivated living. In his words, we find a timeless blueprint for turning inspiration into reality.
A. E. Waite Quotes (7)
"The true Tarot is symbolism; it speaks no other language and offers no other signs."
— A. E. Waite"Behind the man is the Tree of Life, bearing twelve fruits, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil is behind the woman; the serpent is twining round it."
— A. E. Waite"We have now seen that there is no particle of evidence for the Egyptian origin of Tarot cards."
— A. E. Waite"Now, occultism is not like mystic faculty, and it very seldom works in harmony either with business aptitude in the things of ordinary life or with a knowledge of the canons of evidence in its own sphere."
— A. E. Waite"It will be thought that I am acting strangely in concerning myself at this day with what appears at first sight and simply a well-known method of fortune-telling."
— A. E. Waite"If in any divination the Tenth Card should be a Court Card, it shews that the subject of the divination falls ultimately into the hands of a person represented by that card, and its end depends mainly on him."
— A. E. Waite"The Empress has been connected with the ideas of universal fecundity and in a general sense with activity."
— A. E. Waite