Thoth Tarot

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The Thoth Tarot, also called the Book of Thoth, is the deck of 78 tarot cards designed by Aleister Crowley and illustrated by Lady Frieda Haris. The project began in 1938 and was completed five years later in 1943, although it was not published until 1969 by O.T.O. through the efforts of Grady McMurtry X°. The entire deck is designed to be a pictoral representation of the Qabalah and especially the Tree of Life, a system of ten spheres and 22 interconnecting paths that is used to organize mystical concepts.

See also: Tarot | Tarot & the Tree of Life

The cards

The Major Arcana

The Fool
The Magus
The Priestess
The Empress
The Emperor
The Hierophant
The Lovers
The Chariot
Adjustment
The Hermit
Fortune
Lust
The Hanged Man
Death
Art
The Devil
The Tower
The Star
The Moon
The Sun
The Aeon
The Universe

The Minor Arcana

Wands
Cups
Swords
Disks

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+The '''Thoth Tarot''', also called the Book of Thoth, is the deck of 78 [[tarot]] cards designed by [[Aleister Crowley]] and illustrated by [[Frieda Haris|Lady Frieda Haris]]. The project began in 1938 and was completed five years later in 1943, although it was not published until 1969 by [[Ordo Templi Orientis|O.T.O.]] through the efforts of [[Grady McMurtry|Grady McMurtry X°]]. The entire deck is designed to be a pictoral representation of the [[Qabalah]] and especially the [[Tree of Life]], a system of ten spheres and 22 interconnecting paths that is used to organize mystical concepts.
 See also: [[Tarot]] | [[Tree_of_Life:Tarot|Tarot & the Tree of Life]]