Atop the pentagram is a burning candle. This card conjures up the worst associations with black magic. However, this card still scares me, and goes a long way toward single-handedly preventing me from using the deck. The Moon, like the Hanged Man, is gorgeous in its simplicity. The mood of the Waite-Smith card is improved by featuring a large full moon with no human face.
Judgment departs somewhat from the standard picture.
The Waite-Smith picture shows an angel blowing on a horn, while a man, woman and child rise up from coffins floating on the water. While some decks, like the Aquarian or the Hudes, drop the man, woman and child and simply show the angel, in this deck the angel disappears, and we have the man, woman and child rising up, while a flaming French horn emerges from a cloud above. The 3 of Pentacles and 5 of Pentacles are set against stained-glass windows featuring red and yellow, which create a wonderful effect. In many cases, like the 7 of Pentacles, the Aquarian design is illustrated more completely, which makes it easier to grasp what is happening. Of all the Waite-Smith clones, this deck's 6 of Swords is the most successful at maintaining the original picture's sense of melancholy and loneliness.