Pamela Colman Smith (February 16, 1878 – September 18, 1951)

Most of us have handled her artwork if we picked up a Rider-Waite(-Smith) tarot deck. Pamela Colman Smith is the artist who designed the cards according to instructions from Arthur Edward Waite. Her transition pictures were featured on Cash Peters’ YouTube video yesterday, and I thought how much she reminds me of one of our family members (who shall remain nameless, here).

Because her birth time is unknown, I randomized the time. With the Moon transiting the Ascendant, I think we have a fairly correct, but accidental, time of birth. Strictly speaking, there are two inconjuncts but only one can be relied upon.

Jupiter Inconjunct Uranus (definite)

You will always need freedom, but you will also discover that what you do with your life will have meaning only if it means something to others. This is not an artificial rule but a truth that you will discover within yourself. When you do, you may become heavily involved in some social movement that advocates unusual ideas or ways of thinking.

Saturn Inconjunct Ascendant (perhaps)

You need to be encouraged to believe in yourself and to recognize your personal strength. You have to be helped to realize that you as an individual are worth a lot and that you need to get some satisfaction from life as much as the next person does.

And here’s a very long video discussing her life: