Crowley Thoth Tarot Deck Standard

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Two of Swords. Peace. Dual nature. Sacrifice and trouble giving birth to strength. Conflict leading to peace. Pleasure after pain. Truth and untruth. Indecision. Ambivalence. Overall Outcome = Becoming a teacher ( spiritual, academic or vocational) where you are mentoring others and passing on your wisdom and learning. Giving people more structure and meaning to their life.

This is the relationship between the everything (Universe) and the nothing (Fool). The Fool contains limitless possibilities and the infinite nature of spirit within. If he completes the spiritual path then he realises that the universe is within him and yet at the same time his essential nature is formless and limitless. ink with bold colors and compositions. The artistic range of the artist is quite evident, with some cards drawn in a more realistic manner than others, and in slightly Associated with AIR = t he breath, silence. The breath is silence and we see in the section on symbolism that Air is represented many times in The Thoth Fool card. divinatory meanings per se, but rather a quote pertaining to the card plus a short explanation of its symbolism and content. This is reminiscent of Lady FriedaGreen Man = the mysterious energy giving birth to new life in the Spring. New life represents being reborn into your spiritual path. Too much reliance on traditional teachings (spiritual or otherwise) and not following our inner guide and intuition (High Priestess). Crowley believed that tarot cards originated in the Egyptian era and that the cards were descended from the original alphabet created by the God Thoth. Thoth was the Egyptian God of writing and language, the scribe of the underworld and narrator of the Egyptian’s history. Thoth’s original language of ideograms was considered to be the first pictures of the gods and were called Tarot or Ta-Rosh which translates as either Pictures of Mercury or The Royal Way, depending on who you ask. The creative fire unites with the cup thus they represent the spark and creation of life. The Fool represents the Spring and the creation of new life. This is a recurring theme as new life = born again spiritually. He was well taken care of. I made him have a nurse about 3 months ago as he was dirty & neglected & he had Watson who was most devoted & the Symonds were as nice as they knew how to be. At the last Mrs. McAlpine & the boy were there. I saw him the day he died, but he did not recognize me. I think Mrs. McAlpine was with him but she says there was no struggle, just stopped breathing. I shall miss him terribly. An irreplaceable loss. [4]

Sun over genitals = creative potential of the genitals, where human consciousness usually resides. This needs to be raised to the purity of the diamond in Kether at the crown chakra and this process represents the Fool’s Spiritual Journey ahead. While there are some cards that I would have portrayed differently, having different ideas about the interpretation of certain symbols, things I would add or subtract, Knight of Cups: The fire part of the water, the man with commitments, kind but passive, engaged with excitement, sensitive but shallow. Being affected: sensuality and leisure, dishonesty, tend to be depressed and addicted. After her husband's death in 1952, she moved to India. She died in Srinagar on 11 May 1962. She bequeathed the original paintings of her Tarot cards to fellow Thelemite Gerald Yorke, who in turned placed them with the Warburg Institute along with much other Crowley material that he had collected over the years. However, Yorke retained several alternative versions of the cards and some preliminary studies which he later sold through bookdealer Harold Mortlake. [7]The Thoth Priestess is associated with the letter GIMEL (which means Camel) as shown in the diagram below: The distinction is crucial. Authors such as A.E. Waite were promoting their own secret organization by hinting at secrets of the Tarot to be revealed when the student progressed (and paid dues) within the secret society. In contrast the Argenteum Astrum emphasizes individual study, which requires the study material to be available. Crowley had already published most of the Golden Dawn secrets in his Equinox volumes (although few people ever read them at the time). In the Book of Thoth Crowley reveals many secrets of the O.T.O. en passant.

Two Pillars = representing Mercy and Severity and she sits between the two showing the path she rules on the Tree of Life. These pillars have J & B on them in the Rider Waite Card. According to the Bible, Boaz and Jachin were two copper, brass or bronze pillars which stood on the porch of Solomon’s Temple, the first Temple in Jerusalem:

Tarot Major Arcana Name Differences

Each of the Minors is done with care and the intensity of the image is truly awesome. Yet, the ‘bubble motif’ is somewhat tiresome and I find they become quite boring. However, the designs clearly state the intent of the card and the application of its energy to the question at hand making them easy to read. Becoming a mentor to others and teaching the fundamentals of a subject. Giving people an overall foundation and structure in the subject matter. The Universe has replaced The World as number XXI. The universe is bigger and more encompassing than the world. The universe shows unlimited possibilities and completion of a great work. Child of Horus = the new Aeon of Horus with an increased consciousness of mankind. With the hexagram (macrocosm) and pentagram (microcosm) together in this card it means that the Thoth Hierophant is symbolising spirit being brought down into the world through teachings which are far different to orthodox religion. The child dances, he is set free, not restrained by religious boundaries.

However, as the Aces are associated with Kether, the first sephiroth, The Fool being the number ZERO is associated with the 3 veils of negative existence above Kether. Zero represents the ‘pregnant nothingness’ from which all things arise. Traditional titles are used for the Trumps (Major Arcana), with the following exceptions: Magus (Magician), Adjustment (Justice), Fortune (The Wheel of Fortune), Lust (Strength), Art (Temperance), and Aeon (Judgment). The four suits are Wands, Cups, Swords, and Disks. The Court Cards are Knight, Queen, Prince and Princess. moon crescents underneath crown = 7 is the number associated with Venus and her link to the Empress

Daily Moon: 

The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao; The name that can be named is not the eternal name .” Devouring is the equivalent of Initiation.. To initiates the crocodile helps to determine the spiritual meaning of the card as a return to the original characteristic of ZERO. The He final which can revert into the Yod” (p.62-63: Book of Thoth).