Why The Rider Waite Deck?

This deck is usually the first deck a reader will have begun with. However, in my case, it was the fourth deck that came into my hands.
I am a visual person, I see images when I do readings. Even with the cards, I see different colours. So this deck was not one of my popular decks. The Original Rider Waite Tarot Pack by A.E. Waite lacked the bright colours I was used to by this time.
However, I thought that as I was teaching Tarot Card Reading, I ought to at least obtain a deck of these cards for myself. Most other teachers in Tarot Reading were using this for their students as a first deck. So I thought I should become familiar with them myself.
I discovered that, although they were not as bright and colourful as other decks, they seemed to be more straight forward. My readings became more straight and narrow. I found they cut off the possibilities more than other decks I had.
They were easier to read for one other reason. There was no theme. Each of the other decks I had in my collection were themed. So that meant less distraction on my part and more down to earth readings.
They were easier to see what each card was at a glance. Whether it was one of the pip cards, a court card or one of the major arcana cards. Their meanings were more obvious and therefore I resonated with them much quicker.
That being said, I still had trouble accepting them as my favourite deck. To this day, I have other decks which remain on my favourite list, over the Rider Waite Deck. However to choose a deck to begin with, you couldn't go wrong with any of The Rider Waite Decks one the market.
This is why I chose to create my first book on Tarot Reading based on this deck. You can find my ebook on the subject here. A Workshop in Tarot Reading With Sandy Cee: Rider-Waite Deck by Sandy Cee