Note: I have one small gripe here: the titles are in black letter, with light gray lettering behind them reading Trumps (for the Major Arcana), and the suit name for the Minor Arcana. Meditationen, Reflexionen und zahlreiche Legemuster ergänzen das umfangreiche Buch, das sich sowohl an Tarot- Anfänger:innen als auch Tarotberater:innen richtet.

Crowley Thoth Tarot Deck Small features 78 cards painted by Lady Frieda Harris according to instructions from the occult scholar, Aleister Crowley, in a handy small size. For those wishing to simply collect the deck, or use it for journeying or guided imagery, this is also an excellent deck. The names of the arcana already reveal the purpose of these cards to reflect all possible states of the human spirit, in it there is a significant change in regards to the interpretation and representation of the major and minor arcana compared to other types of tarot. Fue pintado por la artista Lady Frida Harris (1877-1963) bajo la guía del famoso ocultista británico Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) a lo largo de un laborioso proceso que se extendió más allá de cinco años.Steph used the Thoth deck, and she had a string of regulars who, when we moved company because the boss was a bit of a snot, they came with her. Sie spannen hier einen Bogen von den verschiedenen Lebensstationen eines Menschen, die durch die Großen Arkana thematisiert sind, über die Verwandtschaften der Karten untereinander, der Verteilung der Elemente im Deck bis zur detailreichen und tiefgründigen Symbolik der Tarotkarten. The deck is inspired by the Egyptian deck, which is why it was also known as the Toth tarot, or the Toth cards. When I realised these were different from the Rider-Waite system (slightly) I knew I had to check them out.

It is known that Crowley roamed the pyramids and was inside them, in addition to having had contacts with ancient secret cults. Ideal for those who find the larger cards hard to shuffle, or you may just prefer cards that takes up less space on your reading cloth.

Crowley wrote a guidebook to the deck, entitled “The Book of Thoth”, which was illustrated with Frieda Harris’s images.

I would recommend that everyone who is interesting in the study of the tarot should have a pack of these cards.Note: The deck was not published in the lifetimes of either Aleister Crowley or Lady Frieda Harris, aside from a limited edition of 200 copies that Lady Frieda Harris herself had printed. After reading for a long time, and owning tons of decks throughout the years, this is the deck I always go back to. In the "New Commentary" and The Book of Thoth, Crowley demonstrates that his trump arrangement forms a double loop in the zodiac-number and letter-number correspondences compared to the Golden Dawn deck, where there is no loop. Thoth Tarot is an esoteric tarot deck painted by Lady Frieda Harris according to instructions from Aleister Crowley. A further update with new photography took place in 1986, while the current edition is based on a revision of this update which was first printed in 1996.

For example while the RWS Two of Wands shows a man holding the world in his hand as he overlooks his kingdom; the Thoth Two of Wands (titled Dominion) shows us two Tibetan Djores crossed in front of burning flames, symbols of great power and authority. The first full publication was by Ordo Templi Orientis in 1969, although this initial printing was seen by many to be of inferior quality, and in 1977 Harris' paintings were rephotographed for a second edition. If you want to use the cards in ritual - especially if you practice ceremonial magick - then this deck is perfect.Zahlreiche Karten wurden in mehreren Ausführungen gemalt, bis sie endlich die Zustimmung Crowleys fanden. The artwork itself shows the influence of both art deco and projective geometry (through the work of Rudolf Steiner). Aleister Crowley's tarot was painted in watercolor around the years 1938 and 1942, by the wife of the British parliamentarian Sir Harris, Lady Frieda Harris, whom he met in 1937 and with whom he had established a great friendship. Each card is filled with a myriad of archetypal symbols, each adding to a potential meaning of the card. However, a beginner (or master of the tarot for that matter) should have a good book to use as a reference.