The tarot and the magus by paul hughesbarlow beyond the celtic cross by paul hughesbarlow and catherine chapman liber 777. He was the french occultist who was the first to popularize tarot d. Crowley referred to this deck as the book of thoth, and wrote a book with the same title of use with the deck. I own several books that specialize in this deck, and my favorite by far is tarot mirror of the soul by gerd. The thoth empress as a woman in the world gives forth milk for the infant, whilst the cosmic empress nurtures the universe with the milk of spiritual. Like most mystics, he shrouds his intent behind allegories and clues and outright denial. The book of thoth tarot free download and software. It is designed to give the reader a look on the cards meaning while browing this site and using the ravens online spreads. If youre picking this deck up after having had experience reading rw based decks, my best advice is to dump rw out of your head.
When she was separated from him death came into being. If you have tarot books that deal with the rw system and try to transfer that to the thoth, you will confuse yourself. Thoth includes so much symbolism that it comes with a goodsized list of fairly advanced suggested reading material. Thoth is basically its own system, as the rw is a different system. The magnificent crowley thoth tarot deck contains kabbalistic and astrological attributions described in aleister crowleys the book of thoth.
There are many triangles that are intertwined in the middle of the hierophant thoth tarot, we can call them the aggregated cells, creating a maze of space and time on the surface of the card. The book of thoth, also known as the crowley thoth, is the deck that is undoubtedly steeped in the deepest occult symbology. This deck was created to illustrate crowleys the book of thoth. Harris was also responsible for encouraging crowley to design a tarot deck late in his life, that it was important to his legacy and that the world needed it. This book describes the philosophy and the use of aleister crowleys thoth tarot, a deck of tarot cards designed by crowley and codesigned and painted by. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This deck took five years to complete between 1938 and 1943 as the creators vision grew during the project, and they were scrupulous in their work. The hermit thoth tarot card meanings aleister crowley. There may be other interpreters of the thoth deck who can also point us down what has been called the royal road of tarot.
Aleister crowley named his egyptian style tarot deck the book of thoth, in reference to the theory that tarot cards were the egyptian book of thoth. The deck is fascinating, partly due to its enigmatic creator, the occultist aleister crowley, and its equally inscrutable illustrator, lady frieda harris. The book of thoth is aleister crowleys masterwork on the qabalistic symbology of the tarot. The book includes a history and the origin of the crowley tarot deck, and the tarot in. Aleister crowleys legendary deck evelin burger, johannes fiebig, lady frieda harris, aleister crowley on. This tarot deck was created to illustrate crowleys the book of thoth. The essence of the book of thoth and the accompanying thoth tarot deck was to show the limitations of material existence hence it is not a deck just filled with happy cards and highlight the need for a greater purpose to life by following ones holy guardian angel hga or higher self and complete the great work the spiritual journey through which man returns to god. The thoth tarot is a divinatory tarot deck painted by lady frieda harris according to instructions from aleister crowley. The thoth tarot deck is a tarot deck painted by lady frieda harris at the request of aleister crowley. The hierophant thoth crowley tarot thoth tarot deck. The stunning art deco artwork of the thoth is rich in egyptian symbolism.
May 6, 2008 in bookstorypoetry reports, golden dawn tarot, thoth tarot deck an issue came up on one of the forums about which is the best book from which to learn about the crowleyharris thoth deck. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The book of thoth, by aleister crowley, acts as a companion book for the thoth tarot deck, authored by aleister crowley and illustrated by frieda harris. The aeon card contains thelemic deities and it moves away from the christian theme in the judgement of the rider waite deck. Evelin burger and johannes fiebig have written more than 30 books on tarotincluding the ultimate guide to the riderwaite tarot and the ultimate guide to the thoth tarot both llewellyn and the interpretation of dreams, fairy tales, and other symbols and oracles, which have been translated in more than 10 languages.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. In the thoth moon tarot card he represents a guide for souls in the dark as they pass in and out of the conscious and subconscious worlds. Thoth tarot deck by aleister crowley, frieda harris. Its eight color plates of several cards were handpasted in.
A short essay on the tarot of the egyptians is the title of the equinox, volume iii, number 5, by english author and occultist aleister crowley. The nine of wands video can be viewed clicking the image link below. In the book of thoth crowley states that many tarot packs do not give full justice to this card thinking that earth is just passive and inert. The book of thoth tarot is a program for those who wants to get the most of spiritual techniques about divination with tarot cards. Recommended books on the book of thoth tarot deck youtube.
The deck features 80 cards, with 24 major arcana and 56 minor arcana. Purchasing lon milo duquette understanding aleister crowleys thoth tarot along with this book should help buff out some of the difficulties of crowleys writing. It reproduces crowleys famous imagery but at the smaller size makes it difficult to discern all the symbolic detail. The thoth tarot was the result of five years of painstaking effort by legendary occultist aleister crowley, whoin conjunction with artist lady frieda harrisreinterpreted the traditional 78card tarot deck to adhere to crowleys own philosophies as well as. Wisepenny was great and i am a very happy crowley thoth tarot new deck owner. An ancient human story tells how he appears on a lotus flower at the beginning of time and will then produce a cosmic egg like a bird, and thus, create the world. Crowleys original meanings are provided for tarot readings on this website, which also includes the 15card thoth reading method which was the only spread detailed in the book of thoth. The aleister crowley thoth tarot pocket edition is the playingcard size version of the classic tarot deck. Books on the book of thoth tarot deck recommended by paul hughesbarlow. The book is recorded in the vernal equinox of 1944 an ixviii sol in 0 0 0 aries, march 21, 1944 e. Etteilla is the pseudonym of jeanbaptiste alliette 1738 12 december 1791. To each of the twentytwo major trumps of the tarot is assigned, by tradition, a. Aleister crowley published his masterpiece on the tarot, the book of thoth, in 1944.
The tarot and the magus by paul hughesbarlow beyond the celtic cross by paul hughesbarlow and catherine chapman. May 11, 2008 buy crowley thoth tarot deck standard crds by aleister crowley, frieda harris isbn. So the book of thoth is the companion book to crowleys tarot deck, a prognosticator of a rather intense nature, im told. Jan 19, 2010 books on the book of thoth tarot deck recommended by paul hughesbarlow. This deck was not intended for the average tarot reader, but for the practiced occultist. The subject of the book the tarot is called the book of thoth or tahutiis the influence of the ten numbers and the twentytwo letters on man, and his best methods of manipulating their forces. To reflect this coins or pentacles are replaced by disks which indicate motion and energy, like all matter down to the atom. Thoth tarot major arcana tutorials esoteric meanings. Aleister crowley and the metaphysical thoth tarot gaia.
Crowley originally intended the thoth deck to be a sixmonth project aimed at updating the traditional pictorial symbolism of the tarot. The book of thoth the complete guide to the tarot, magick. It was produced in an exquisitely printed, limited, numbered, and signed edition of 200 copies that has been a treasured collectors edition since. The thoth tarot is a divinatory deck of tarot cards painted by lady frieda harris according to instructions from aleister crowley. From this first edition, only a handful of cards have survived, however, a student of etteilla, had a complete version printed in 1804. One important interpretation of tarot is that it is a notariqon of the hebrew torah, the law. Duquette skillfully explores the similarities and differences between crowleys thoth tarot and golden dawn tarot attributes. Anubis holds the ankh which is a composite of neptune which rules pisces and venus which is exalted in pisces. The mysterious thoth tarot deck, also known as the aleister crowley thoth tarot, was first shown in the year 1944. As a ubiquitous deck in germany, it is no surprise that the first attempt was german ziegler, 1984 and two other major attempts are also german. Theory of the tarot the book of thoth the libri of. This deck is influenced by the book of thoth and judaism. Thoth tarot deck simple english wikipedia, the free.
Talking about the thoth tarot cards and the book of thoth along with a small sample of the tarot handbook my fav book to accompany the thoth tarot. Tarot structure and egyptology have been blended seamlessly in this lifelikelooking deck of ancient egypt. The thoth tarot has become one of the bestselling and most popular tarot decks in the world. This classic text describes the philosophy and use of aleister crowleys thoth tarot, a deck designed by crowley and painted by lady frieda harris. In the nine of wands there are 8 crossed arrows in the background and a large dominant wand in the foreground.
Its a very meaningful deck and the print of this particular set seemed likened to how they were intended to be and perfect size for shuffling like playing cards. Thoth tarot deck 1943 ancient egyptian connections. This book describes the philosophy and the use of aleister crowleys thoth tarot, a deck of tarot cards designed by crowley and codesigned and. There is there fore no mention of the three veils of the negative, which was discussed in the description of the tree of life. Truly a necessary beginners primer on the thoth tarot. The book of thoth, contents part one the book of thoth egyptian tarot by aleister crowley contents and part one partly linked, mostly proofread originally published in an edition limited to 200 numbered and signed copies, 1944 reprinted by samuel weiser, inc. Aleister crowleys legendary deck burger, evelin, fiebig, johannes, harris, lady frieda, crowley, aleister on. In his book on the thoth tarot, duquette writes, when we ask what. The book is steeped in the imagery of the thoth tarot deck and was written by an advanced magickal teacher who had spent many years perfecting the scrying technique. The book of thoth is a gorgeous reproduction of the etteilla iii deck, first printed in late 1800s.
Book of thoth tarot majors the tarosophy tarot association. The thoth tarot studies and research index to internet resources, books, and articles correspondences, symbolism, history, meanings, associations, magick, lore. Clicking on the image below will give access to the youtube video for the thoth empress card. This is the definitive study of the egyptian tarot and is used as a key to all western mystery disciplines. Click on the links below, or the picture of the tarot card to be directed to a page containing all the major trumps, or the 14 tarot cards of each suit, plus basic information regarding each card. It was guided by thirteens tarot card meanings and lady frieda harris paintings for the thoth tarot. Ravens tarot site offers detailed explanations and interpretations about all 78 cards of the tarot deck, covering the meaning of the 22 trumps of the major arcana as well as information about the cards of the minor arcana, their qabalistic interpretation and the coherences to the tree of life. But, if we stop there, we have not done our own work. The book of thoth etteilla tarot is a reproduction of a nineteenth century tarot deck based on the deck created by etteilla. Certainly crowleys erudition is great, and we benefit from the knowledge he put into the thoth book and deck his book is magnificient. If he again becomes complete and attains his former self, death will be no more.
Lady frieda harris there exist different formats of the deck, the. The no reversed meanings with crowley thoth deck thread was originally posted on 05 sep 2001 in the tarot decks board, and is now archived in the forum library. Crowley referred to this deck as the book of thoth, and also wrote a book of that title intended for use with the deck. Many people recognized him as the father of tarot, and that is why crowley named the deck the book of thoth.
A magnificent reproduction of the famous 78card crowley thoth tarot deck, based on original paintings by lady frieda harris. Click on a card to learn more about its properties. I have so many decks of tarot cards, and have been reading cards for about 30 years, but this deck humbles me. Crowley wrote a reference book for the deck called the book of thoth and has since referred to his tarot deck under this name. Crowley originally intended the thoth deck to be a sixmonth project aimed at updating the. The artist is lady frieda harris and she worked with crowleys rough sketches to produce images that would be faithful to his interpretations and her own vision. This part might be the most valuable part in understanding the deck. Ive been planning to buy this deck for a while, and i wasnt disappointed when i finally got it. Now, by the yetziratic attributionssee table at endthis word may be read the universethe newborn sunzero. Book of thoth ankh set, aleister crowley, thoth tarot. Thoth empress tarot card tutorial esoteric meanings. Nov 04, 2011 this book is essential to the study of the thoth deck.
Ace of disks thoth tarot card tutorial esoteric meanings. The liminal tarot is a beautiful 79card deck, created to be an allimage tarot that can be read without a little white booklet. The answer for almost everyone is, without question, aleister crowley s book of thoth. Not counting off for it as it is clearly stated that these only have one version and not the original 3. The magnificent art deco work contains kabalistic and astrological attributions described in aleister crowleys book of thoth. I have the etteilla i and i adore it for historical purposes, but the book of thoth is by far much more beautiful. This may very well be the deepest tarot deck out there, but it can be tough to read. Here we release you the tarot divination as exactly described in. This part of the site gives a view on all 78 cards of the tarot deck, taking the thoth crowley tarot as the primary example. Thoth tarot, the book of thoth tarot tarot of the egyptians aleister crowley and frieda harris tarot deck 19381943. Apr 10, 20 talking about the thoth tarot cards and the book of thoth along with a small sample of the tarot handbook my fav book to accompany the thoth tarot.
Crowley referred to this deck as the book of thoth, and also wrote a book of that title intended for use with the deck crowley originally intended the thoth deck to be a sixmonth project aimed at updating the traditional pictorial symbolism of the tarot. The book of thoth etteilla tarot is a reproduction of a nineteenth century tarot deck based on the deck created by etteilla, who was the first to create a deck. Although still being one of the classic decks, it contains the kabbalah mystical symbol. The designs contain kabbalistic and astrological attributions described in aleister crowleys work, the book of thoth. This book describes the philosophy and the use of aleister crowleys thoth tarot, a deck of tarot cards designed by crowley and codesigned and painted by lady frieda harris. The book of the archer the principles of discordian magick energy the concept of order applied magick advanced i ching. From what i garnered from crowleys writing style, he tends to be very cryptic. Read the threads in tarot decks, or read more archived threads. This book is indispensable for learning and knowledgeably using aleister crowleys thoth tarot deck.
This book is essential reading for all tarot students as it contains many pearls of wisdom upon the tarot, albeit couched in crowleys unique cosmology. Thoth tarot is such beautiful and colourful deck, shame that all the books about this deck are in black and white. This is the 3rd version of the cards developed by etteilla in the 1700s. No reversed meanings with crowley thoth deck tarot forum. The thoth tarot deck would not be commercially published until 1969. The tarot cards below are from the famous thoth deck designed by aleister crowley aka the master therion and lady frieda harris. A guide to books on the thoth tarot the tarosophy tarot. The powerful thoth tarot deck was designed by aleister crowley, an influencial and controversial occultist of the early 20th century.
A new kit featuring one of the worlds bestselling and most popular tarot decks. Tarot by the ciceros has their extra temperance card. Generic tarot books wont work for card meanings either. Explanation for the complete 78cards deck of tarot. Since crowley produced the book of thoth, there have been several attempts to provide further clarifications, commentaries or more introductorylevel guides to the deck. Crowley referred to this deck as the book of thoth. Crowley referred to this deck as the book of thoth, and also wrote a 1944 book of that title intended for use with the deck. The book of thoth featured article lady frieda harris projective synthetic geometry in lady frieda harris tarot paintings and in aleister. Written and published in the latter years of his life, this book synthesizes and crystalizes his thought and philosophy on the qabalah and thelema in one neat package. Aleister crowley and frieda harris started this iconic tarot deck in the late 1930s and during the early part of the 2nd world war in london during the blitz. The following quotes for the major arcana are from aleister crowley, who provided verses at the conclusion of his masterwork on tarot, the book of thoth. Written by crowley at the end of his life, the book contains a magickal lifetimes worth of insights about the meaning of occult tarot symbolism, as modified in. Id been immolating my brain upon aleister crowleys original accompanying text the book of thoth, dion fortunes mystical qabala, and robert wangs qabalistic tarot all of which contain immensely valuable information and will require much rereading to absorb yet this process could have been 10x easier had i just started off with. The book of thoth iconic tarot deck by aleister crowley and artist frieda harris published in 1943 in wartorn london.
Completed after nearly 30 years of astral journeys on the tree of life and occult experimentation guided with the symbolism of aleister crowleys magickal system. There may be more divination card decks on the market than kombucha. Crowleys the book of thoth it was in 1904 when the english magician aleister crowley wrote the the book of the law. Thoth tarot deck is one of the most famous tarot decks in the world, which painted by artist frieda harris under the guidance of the legendary researcher who is a member of the golden dawn, aleister crowley. I still have to make up my mind which deck is my favourite. Nine of wands thoth tarot card tutorial esoteric meanings.