Very happy to see that you are enjoying the material posted by Payewacker.
He will be very pleased and express his thoughts to you, I'm sure.

Best wishes in your journey.

Crowley and Waite were both a part of the Golden Dawn, but because of differences in theory, Crowley split from the Golden Dawn, thus creating the Temple of Set.  Both Crowley and Waite based their tarot decks on the Sola Busca Tarot deck.

Sorry this is so short, but I truly have not studied the history of tarot.  I do have several books sitting in boxes in the United States, while I am in Mexico.  It's been very hard to find books in english, or find someone to order them.  I now have one on order, and hopefully it will not take too long to arrive.

I enjoyed the comparison of tarot to playing cards.  I had never realized there was a connection.  There is something new to learn every day, and I am learning a lot here.