Occult Literature
The Hierophant: Pamela Colman Smith’s Tarot
A crowned religious figure sits between two pillars, raising one hand above two kneeling attendants. A tall crossed staff and paired keys establish the lower and side attributes. Smith arranges the company as an encounter between a seated authority and those who approach at a lower level. The two attendants introduce distinct patterned garments without dissolving the design's overall symmetry. Pillars frame a space of ceremony rather than an open landscape.
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Pamela Colman Smith (design). "The Hierophant: Pamela Colman Smith’s Tarot" [editorial title]. In The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination, Dr. L. W. de Laurence. 1916 edition, 1916, De Laurence, Scott & Co.. Source scan leaf 57. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/tarot-smith-52
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Original source design and caption inspected; composition retained with scan margins trimmed. No reconstructed or recoloured details. Design credited to Pamela Colman Smith; reproduced in the active L. W. de Laurence volume. Card border, number and title retained.
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Pamela Colman Smith (design). The Hierophant: Pamela Colman Smith’s Tarot. The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination. Scan leaf 57. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/tarot-smith-52