From what i garnered from crowleys writing style, he tends to be very cryptic. So the book of thoth is the companion book to crowleys tarot deck, a prognosticator of a rather intense nature, im told. From this first edition, only a handful of cards have survived, however, a student of etteilla, had a complete version printed in 1804. Tahuti, or thoth, confirmed the word of dionysus by continuing it. The book of thoth is used by the demon astaroth in the series the tapestry to banish modern technology and cities. Nine of swords thoth tarot card tutorial esoteric meanings. The thoth tarot has become one of the bestselling and most popular tarot decks in the world. Ancient beyond imagination, the lion path was the path of egyptian kings and their families.
Etteilla is the pseudonym of jeanbaptiste alliette 1738 12 december 1791. 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. This is the 3rd version of the cards developed by etteilla in the 1700s. For all the obsession with divinatory meanings in the tarot community, it is remarkable to note that this phrase is entirely missing from aleister crowleys book of thoth. The book of thoth appears in rick riordans the serpents shadow book, where it is used by carter and sadie kane to banish apophis from the world. I expected an easy and informative explanation of tarot. 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. Nov 04, 2011 aleister crowley 18751947, who claimed to be the reincarnation of dr. Like most mystics, he shrouds his intent behind allegories and clues and outright denial. Jan 06, 2010 occult secrets of book of thoth tarot and secret societies duration. This new tarot may therefore be regarded as a series of illustrations to the book of the law. The book of thoth is a gorgeous reproduction of the etteilla iii deck, first printed in late 1800s.
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 is recorded in the vernal equinox of 1944 an ixviii sol in 0 0 0 aries, march 21, 1944 e. This is an unusual deck, with very idiosyncratic majors. If you found etteilla s esoteric ancient tarots fascinating in structure and symbolism, but thought the art stark and unsophisticated, this deck will be a dream come true. It was produced in an exquisitely printed, limited, numbered, and signed edition of 200 copies that has been a treasured collectors edition since. Egyptian tarot new ed of 2 revised ed by aleister crowley isbn. Legend says that he who read the contents of the book would obtain the means to decipher the secrets. Book of thoth is a very powerful and expensive magical item purchasable in the hi. I first read this book in the mid1970s, when i purchased it along with his thoth tarot. Truly a necessary beginners primer on the thoth tarot. The book of ta lavey in the 1970s, pace echoed this again. They include many texts that were claimed to exist by ancient authors, and a magical book that appears in an egyptian work of fiction. The book of thoth the complete guide to the tarot, magick. Sep 08, 2017 this is an unusual deck, with very idiosyncratic majors.
The precise origin of tarot cards in antiquity remains obscure. It is one version of etteilla s deck, but perhaps not the. There is a popular but unbased theory that the tarot originated as a book the book of thoth in ancient egypt. In necrominion, pace report ably describes a high also in the book of tahuti gives detailed descriptions of the sethanic cult from a hermetic point the future. 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. It has titles in french, nonillustrated pips, and keywords on all the cards. It is said that the book of thoth contains a number of spells, one of which allows the reader to understand the speech of animals, and one of which allows the reader to perceive the gods themselves. Glory, gain, riches, triumph, pleasure, frankness, truth, shamelessness, arrogance, vanity. It will bring you trouble even as it brought trouble upon nefrekeptah who lies here, and upon me, ahura his wife, whose body lies at koptos on the edge of eastern thebes together with that of merab our son whose kas you see before you, dwelling with the husband and father whom we loved so dearly. Seeing the tarot as living beings is the thread that runs through the book of thoth.
Then said the ka of the woman, do not take the book of thoth, setna, son of todays pharaoh. The book of thoth, also known as the crowley thoth, is the deck that is undoubtedly steeped in the deepest occult symbology. Crowleys, the book of thoth, is a masterpiece of occult writing. This deck was not intended for the average tarot reader, but for the practiced occultist. 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. It is indispensable to all who seek to fathom the deepest wisdom of the ancients, and to follow the initiated tradition from the beginnings of history to the present day. True to the spirit of etteilla, the art retains an antique feel while being sophisticated enough to please the modern palate. Buy book of thoth etteilla tarot box papcr by lo scarabeo isbn. Tarot little white books free downloads pdf ebooks. The book of the archer the principles of discordian magick energy the concept of order applied magick advanced i ching. His original idea had been to execute a pack after the tradition of the mediaeval editors, corrected in the light of the descriptions given in the equinox i, vii and viii. The atu keys or trumps the book of thoth the libri of.
Games deck that is the size of regular playing cards, i am happy to say that my deck was printed in belgium and by samuel wieser inc. 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. 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. The subject of the book the tarot is called the book of thoth or tahuti is the influence of the ten numbers and the twentytwo letters on man, and his best methods of manipulating their forces. It should, by the way, be noted that the name heru is identical with hru, who is the great angel set over the tarot. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Here is an exciting new historical deck from lo scarabeo. This wouldnt normally be a problem as there are many books on the market that explain the tarot but the book of thoth etteilla tarot is not a standard tarot pack by any means. The book of thoth by aleister crowley magick books library. Crowley did indeed write the book of thoth around the beginning of world war two to supplement his thoth tarot deck, and it was named after the supposed ancient book. 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. Ive been planning to buy this deck for a while, and i wasnt disappointed when i finally got it. In the nine of swords, the nine swords of varying lengths point downwards their tips dripping with blood. Together they bent their energies to the formidable task of preparing the 78 cards of the book of thoth. The following excerpt from liber aleph, the book of wisdom or folly, may also help to elucidate the meaning of this card. I have the etteilla i and i adore it for historical purposes, but the book of thoth is by far much more beautiful.
If you found etteillas esoteric ancient tarots fascinating in structure and symbolism, but thought the art stark and unsophisticated, this deck will be a dream come true. Soror tekla has mentioned also hamarat being keenly interested and sold on using tophbotd 2. Aleister crowley published his masterpiece on the tarot, the book of thoth, in 1944. They believed that within them was a potentialthat from it would spring the refulgent and glorious envelope in which the spiritsoul ka would take its abode.
John dee among others, lived in england from 1875 through 1947. Tarot, possessed in her own right the essential spirit of the book. Click on a card to learn more about its properties. This section provides links to all of the minor arcana in the thoth tarot deck. He was the french occultist who was the first to popularize tarot d. Book of thoth tarot majors the tarosophy tarot association. The book of thoth is the first and final classis of the tarot. Both the deck and the book have become tarot classics, and must haves for any tarot reference library. V journey earth etteilla, the book of thoth tarot the book of thocth tarot from lo scarabeo has a slightly revised box and a new isbn. 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. Its eight color plates of several cards were handpasted in.