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Thoth Tarot Deck Cards – June 2, 2005
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- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherU.S. Games Systems, Inc.
- Publication dateJune 2, 2005
- Reading age13 years and up
- Dimensions2.75 x 0.39 x 4.37 inches
- ISBN-101572815108
- ISBN-13978-1572815100
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In 1909, artist Pamela Colman Smith’s involvement with the Order of the Golden Dawn led to a commission to create a 78-card tarot deck that was the first to include full pictorial scenes for the Minor Arcana. Pamela’s mystical influences are evident throughout the art.
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- Publisher : U.S. Games Systems, Inc.
- Publication date : June 2, 2005
- Edition : Premium
- Language : English
- ISBN-10 : 1572815108
- ISBN-13 : 978-1572815100
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Reading age : 13 years and up
- Dimensions : 2.75 x 0.39 x 4.37 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #25,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #11 in Fortune Telling
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Aleister Crowley (/ˈkroʊli/; born Edward Alexander Crowley; 12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist, and mountaineer. He founded the religion and philosophy of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into the Æon of Horus in the early 20th century.
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Customers praise the tarot deck's beautiful artwork with intricate designs and vibrant colors, describing it as one of the best ever created. The cards are detailed and meaningful, with one customer highlighting their astrological correspondences, and customers find it worth the money. The size receives mixed reactions - while some find the larger cards suitable for meditation and ritual use, others note the box size is deceiving. Customers disagree on the ease of use, with some finding it intuitive while others describe it as obtusely abstract.
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Customers appreciate the beauty of this tarot deck, praising its vibrant colors and graphics that are out of this world, with intricate designs that are steeped in meaning.
"...While the deck is fully illustrated, the cards do not have the "personalized" illustrations found in the Rider-Waite-Smith deck...." Read more
"...explain why you keep finding yourself reaching for these beautiful occult images. How could you not fall in love with gods picture book?" Read more
"...There were plenty of pretty decks and cute decks and simple decks and cartoon-like decks and while some of them appealed to me on a very basic level..." Read more
"Smaller than the average tarot cards but still very nice" Read more
Customers praise the quality of this tarot deck, describing it as wonderful and absolutely classic.
"...The art work is different than the popular decks and has strong appeal and energy. This particular deck is well made...." Read more
"...The deck itself is of the usual Tarot structure, having 22 Major Arcana and 56 Minor Arcana...." Read more
"...This is a living deck and the aforementioned beings are very, very real whether you choose to acknowledge them or not...." Read more
"...The Tarot integrates well with my philosophy and spirituality, but as a word of warning, do not become ultimately dependent on it, such as throwing..." Read more
Customers find the tarot deck insightful and detailed, with one customer noting its extensive astrological correspondences and another highlighting its amazing representations of concepts.
"...couldn't connect to it, but still, its a great challenge and provides depth and perspective." Read more
"...That makes the Thoth deck one of the best to learn with, assuming one wants to learn the Tarot as its designers in the esoteric tradition intended it..." Read more
"...It cut through the fog and offered clear and unambiguous advice. You might wish it was wrong...." Read more
"...out and their meanings are defined not only by their traditional divinatory meanings but also by the artwork...." Read more
Customers find the tarot deck worth the money, describing it as a great aid that will reward years of study.
"...and I couldn't connect to it, but still, its a great challenge and provides depth and perspective." Read more
"...I'm so in love with it. There's so much depth to this deck. I feel like it's much deeper than the original tarot I'm used to. Love, love, love!" Read more
"...Rich in symbolism and will reward years of study." Read more
"...The deck is perfect. Well done and priced right (as of this writing)." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the card size of this tarot deck, with some appreciating the large dimensions that work well for meditation and ritual use, while others find them too small and note that the box size is deceiving.
"...The larger size cards are fine for meditation and ritual use, but too cumbersome for reading purposes...." Read more
"Smaller than the average tarot cards but still very nice" Read more
"...Not because I particularly dig the artwork. It's just a good fit for my contemplative practice." Read more
"...the version I ordered was pocket sized, so it's the same size as your average playing cards. The card stock is nice and they shuffle quite well...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the tarot deck's ease of use, with some finding it intuitive and beginner-friendly, while others describe it as obtusely abstract.
"...deck hard to use and I couldn't connect to it, but still, its a great challenge and provides depth and perspective." Read more
"...It’s beautiful. The colors are lighter and it makes it easier to make out some of the more subtle symbols...." Read more
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"...Here, the deck becomes a psychopomp, an initiatory guide...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2025This is a well known, classic tarot deck and if one is into tarot it's a good addition to one collection. The art work is different than the popular decks and has strong appeal and energy. This particular deck is well made.
Personally I found this deck hard to use and I couldn't connect to it, but still, its a great challenge and provides depth and perspective.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2007This edition of the Crowley Thoth Tarot has "standard" size cards smaller than the usual large edition, measuring 2-7/8" x 4-3/8". This is probably a better size for doing readings. The larger size cards are fine for meditation and ritual use, but too cumbersome for reading purposes. Also, this edition comes in a large box, with the deck in its own smaller box, a 20" x 17" Celtic Cross layout sheet, and a small 48 page instruction booklet. Although this edition is printed in Belgium, it comes with the two extra Magus cards normally found in the Swiss decks, and does not include the OTO cards.
The Thoth deck was designed by Aleister Crowley, and painted by Lady Frieda Harris. The project spanned some five years, from 1938 to 1943, and it might be instructive to think about what was happening in the world during that time. Crowley was a member of the Golden Dawn, a secret society that pursued occult studies and magickal workings based in part upon the ancient Hebrew Cabala. The GD had its own Tarot deck, based upon its cabalistic teachings, which was given to initiates who were required to make their own copies, and who often did so with their own embellishments -- not surprising, since at that time there were no copy machines. Members were sworn to secrecy regarding the deck itself, but several members, including Crowley and Arthur Edward Waite, later designed and published decks based on the order's symbolism. Crowley eventually split with the GD, founding several orders of his own, among which the OTO -- Ordo Templi Orientis -- still exists and operates. In 1904, Crowley had a mystical experience of sorts, which fundamentally changed the way he looked at the world, and influenced all of his writings thereafter, including his Tarot. For this reason, there are significant differences between Crowley's Tarot and other Tarots based on the GD system.
The deck itself is of the usual Tarot structure, having 22 Major Arcana and 56 Minor Arcana. The court cards are rearranged to suit the esoteric GD interpretations. The court cards are Knight, Queen, Prince, and Princess. The Kings of the old packs are renamed Princes, and shown seated in chariots, to reflect the GD's assignment of them to elemental Air.
What makes these cards truly unique is their abstract imagery. While the deck is fully illustrated, the cards do not have the "personalized" illustrations found in the Rider-Waite-Smith deck. With the exception of the court cards, the Arcana in the GD system were never intended to represent persons, or their personal characteristics. They were intended to represent the impersonal forces and energies described by the Cabala, as understood by the Order's initiates. The design of the Crowley deck helps to avoid the trap into which readers of the Rider-Waite deck all too often fall -- projecting one's personal beliefs and characteristics into the cards, and winding up believing the cards are all about one's own personality and beliefs. It is easy to fall into that trap using cards that are illustrated with human figures, as are the Rider-Waite. Whether Waite did that intentionally, to hide the true meaning of the cards from the uninitiated, or because he really was the mental baboon Crowley thought he was, is difficult to say. I suspect neither -- Waite probably thought he was doing everyone a real favor by making the Tarot accessible, while at the same time honoring his Oath of Secrecy. In any case, the effect has been to lead readers and students down the very path the GD sought to avoid. The Tarot, at least in the initiated system of the GD and its offshoots, is an esoteric system that yields insights into otherwise invisible forces and events. It has nothing to do with "counseling," "personal growth," "empowerment," or any of the other absurdities with which the nihilism of modern revisionists has associated it.
That makes the Thoth deck one of the best to learn with, assuming one wants to learn the Tarot as its designers in the esoteric tradition intended it. Its imagery is abstract, symbolic, suggestive, and evocative. Lady Harris is often given short shrift in terms of her esoteric knowledge, but any serious study of the deck will show that her ability to translate the abstract and complex ideas of both the Order's teachings, and Crowley's elaborations thereupon, is nothing short of genius.
The booklet that comes with the deck is, in actuality, an excellent introduction to the cards and how to read them. It contains the original essay by James Wasserman, accompanied by two essays written by Lady Harris herself, which together give some excellent insights into the cards and their interpretation. The title page indicates that it has been "edited and updated" -- uhh-ohh, when I read that, I can't help thinking of the Grand Inquisitor's "We have corrected thy work!" There is a little of that, but no real harm done.
Those who would like further information on the use of the Tarot in the Golden Dawn tradition will find Introduction to the Golden Dawn Tarot and The Qabalistic Tarot: A Textbook of Mystical Philosophy, both by Dr. Robert Wang, excellent sources. The definitive guidebook to the Thoth Tarot is Crowley's own Book of Thoth A Short Essay on the Tarot of the Egyptians, Equinox Volume III, No. V which contains detailed historical and theoretical analyses, descriptions, and suggested interpretations.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2025I'm drawn to this one more than any RWS or Marsailles deck. Not because I particularly dig the artwork. It's just a good fit for my contemplative practice.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2024Not what you’ll be expecting if you’re accustomed to the preceding print version. Instead of unicursal hexagram and oto note there is a photo of Crowley and Harris. I didn’t like the new cards at first. My goal was to replace my older slightly damaged deck and being a creature of habit I had an adverse knee jerk reaction and even left a poor review. After closer inspection and learning why the cards looked a little different, and now after using this revised print deck, I’ve fallen in love slowly but surely with the new print version. I was already in love with the Thoth book and deck. If you’re wanting the exact same deck from prior to 2023 print you can find them easily but I highly recommend giving this deck a try. It’s beautiful. The colors are lighter and it makes it easier to make out some of the more subtle symbols. If you’re drawn to Thoth tarot trust the feeling even if you can’t fully explain why you keep finding yourself reaching for these beautiful occult images. How could you not fall in love with gods picture book?
5.0 out of 5 starsNot what you’ll be expecting if you’re accustomed to the preceding print version. Instead of unicursal hexagram and oto note there is a photo of Crowley and Harris. I didn’t like the new cards at first. My goal was to replace my older slightly damaged deck and being a creature of habit I had an adverse knee jerk reaction and even left a poor review. After closer inspection and learning why the cards looked a little different, and now after using this revised print deck, I’ve fallen in love slowly but surely with the new print version. I was already in love with the Thoth book and deck. If you’re wanting the exact same deck from prior to 2023 print you can find them easily but I highly recommend giving this deck a try. It’s beautiful. The colors are lighter and it makes it easier to make out some of the more subtle symbols. If you’re drawn to Thoth tarot trust the feeling even if you can’t fully explain why you keep finding yourself reaching for these beautiful occult images. How could you not fall in love with gods picture book?Beautiful new print version of a most magical and ancient story
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2024
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- Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2021I had been reading tarot for twenty-seven years when I began to hear warnings about this deck and how people got all kind of spooky vibes from it and felt the need to steer clear of it. I had never owned a copy, but I'm not much for basing my choices on the anecdotes of ill-informed and frightened people. That was twenty-nine years ago.
There were plenty of pretty decks and cute decks and simple decks and cartoon-like decks and while some of them appealed to me on a very basic level, none affected me spiritually. None cut through the layers of emotion and intellect that surround this common yet frequently misunderstood tool for divination, magick and meditation. This one did.
It might be said that there's no such thing as bad press and all the warnings had simply awakened me to a source of power I had overlooked. If I bought a copy, which I did, I didn't expect Aleister Crowley to jump up from the other side of the table accompanied by high winds and lightning, but neither did I anticipate how sometimes brutally honest and alarmingly accurate this deck might be. It cut through the fog and offered clear and unambiguous advice. You might wish it was wrong. You might live in denial until its prognostications came true. Somehow, you could not deny the uncanny truth it delivered without fluff, equivocation, and fairytale explanations so many other decks offered. How many tragic choices have been made because cutesy decks felt it kinder to soften the blow and blur the truth?
This deck will not lie to you. It will not cushion the blow. It will not blur the truth. Even if you are only minimally competent in tarot reading, it will offer you clarity. Whether you are wise enough to follow the advice given is up to you.
But this isn't only a divinatory deck. Its carefully cultivated imagery by Aleister Crowley and artist Lady Frieda Harris literally draw you into the deck. In swirling patterns, your soul and mind are drawn. You move through the layers of the multiverse to a place within the deck from which you can learn and unlock secrets of the world and your life. You can also control them in accordance with Will and you can meditate upon them, comingling with the beings therein and taking knowledge from them. These are not easy beings or pleasant beings or nice beings, but wise beings who are not there to serve you, but who are ready to assist the worthy. Whether you are worthy or not depends on you.
Here, the deck becomes a psychopomp, an initiatory guide. In the absence of reliable guidance in this day and age, the spirits of the deck can not merely take you on the Journey of the Fool, but on campaigns of understanding and enlightenment throughout your many lifetimes. This is a living deck and the aforementioned beings are very, very real whether you choose to acknowledge them or not. They care not what your opinion of them might be. Wisdom is for the strong and the strong are those whose eyes and minds are open and waiting to receive.
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ZakReviewed in France on October 27, 20155.0 out of 5 stars Oui, c'est bien la version grande
Je le trouve très bien.
Oui les cartes sont grandes, et c'est bien pour cela que je l'ai acheté. Il existe en taille plus petite.
C'est un très beau jeu.
J'ai eu une petite crainte suite à une critique qui disait que les cartes sont trop fines.
Je ne partage pas cet avis. Elles sont aussi fine (ou épaisse) qu'un tarot de Marseille chez Fournier ou un Belline chez Grimaud.
Peut-être que comme les cartes sont bien plus grandes, on ait l'impression qu'elles sont plus fines...
Personnellement, encore une fois, je trouve ce jeu très bien.
Et avec la politique de remboursement chez Amazon si l'on n'est pas satisfait, il n'y a pas de hésitation à avoir... enfin, c'est ce que je pense... surtout à ce prix là.
Cordialement
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FranzleoneReviewed in Italy on May 9, 20235.0 out of 5 stars Bellissimi
Premetto che non sono un erudito dei tarocchi di Crowley. Sono bellissimi, molto grandi e di ottima qualità. Non ho mai avuto l'opportunità di tenere in mano le stampe più antiche ma l'impressione è un po' plasticosa data la forte lucentezza, in foto sembrano più pastose di quello che sono. La scritta sullo sfondo "Triumps" mi da molto fastidio perché confonde la lettura del vero nome dell'arcano sovraimpresso, ma probabilmente fa parte del disegno originale. Sono corredate da libretto con istruzioni. Sono talmente dense di simbolismo e dettagli che nonostante la grandezza si sente l'esigenza di portarle molto vicine agli occhi, come se la stampa non fosse molto definita. Ad ogni modo sono entusiasta dell'acquisto.
Premetto che non sono un erudito dei tarocchi di Crowley. Sono bellissimi, molto grandi e di ottima qualità. Non ho mai avuto l'opportunità di tenere in mano le stampe più antiche ma l'impressione è un po' plasticosa data la forte lucentezza, in foto sembrano più pastose di quello che sono. La scritta sullo sfondo "Triumps" mi da molto fastidio perché confonde la lettura del vero nome dell'arcano sovraimpresso, ma probabilmente fa parte del disegno originale. Sono corredate da libretto con istruzioni. Sono talmente dense di simbolismo e dettagli che nonostante la grandezza si sente l'esigenza di portarle molto vicine agli occhi, come se la stampa non fosse molto definita. Ad ogni modo sono entusiasta dell'acquisto.5.0 out of 5 stars
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Reviewed in Italy on May 9, 2023
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Shubham Bose RoyReviewed in India on October 22, 20235.0 out of 5 stars Does justice to Lady Frieda Harris' Art!
I just looooove this deck. The quality of the cards is quite good. They are sturdy, as long as you handle them with some care. The size is indeed quite big. Especially the breadth becomes a bit cumbersome to fit within the palms while shuffling, as the whole deck is decently heavy. But I'm not complaining, I knew what I signed up for. Not to mention those are the proportions in which Harris had designed the layout. The large size definitely helps in studying all the minute details and symbolism in every artwork, as even the tiniest and faintest of details hold meaning and play a significant role in understanding the overall esoteric implications of every card. Not to mention the large size of the artwork also generates quite a visual and visceral impact when a card is turned over.
My only feedback for improvement would be, to improve the quality of the outer package. The quality is quite flimsy. Maybe it is the same thickness as the cards themselves, but since as I mentioned, the deck is quite heavy, the regular packaging is not able to hold the cards inside snugly. The top flap keeps flipping open by the weight of the deck and the cards keep slipping out. So I have to always hold it precisely in a horizontal position, and not tilt it. It's been difficult to find a box to keep the cards of this size and proportion inside, so a sturdier packaging would have helped.
This is just an extra design related observation. I understand that the artworks are a direct reproduction of Harris' paintings. But decades later, we do live in times of smartphones, and our eyes have become accustomed to richer colors everywhere. Mayyybe, the saturation of the artworks could be very slightly tweaked, so that we get richer and vibrant colors, to generate more of a visual impact during readings. Because some of the artworks look kind of washed out and faded. Also, I know these are legacy cards and they will sell without any marketing or branding efforts. But just out of reverence and celebration of the legacy itself, the graphics on the packaging could be designed a lot more beautifully, instead of just superimposing two artworks on the back and on the front (why Two of Disks and The Chariot though, is there any specific reason for it?)
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AlbertReviewed in Spain on October 12, 20245.0 out of 5 stars Muy buena Edició. Cartas tamaño normal, caja muy grande.
La caja es muy grande, pero el tamaño de las cartas es normal. No es una edición de cartas grandes. Un pak que viene muy completo. Incluso con un tablero que te enseña a hacer la tirada según U.S. games. Súper excelente.
La caja es muy grande, pero el tamaño de las cartas es normal. No es una edición de cartas grandes. Un pak que viene muy completo. Incluso con un tablero que te enseña a hacer la tirada según U.S. games. Súper excelente.5.0 out of 5 stars
AlbertMuy buena Edició. Cartas tamaño normal, caja muy grande.
Reviewed in Spain on October 12, 2024
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MelReviewed in Canada on November 16, 20245.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful cards! Good quality, but not for beginners.
The Thoth cards are gorgeous, I've bought many decks over the years (because of heavy usage) and I would consider this particular deck as really good quality. They are the perfect size (in my opinion) : not tiny (I hate those!! loll), but not huge either. Basically a little bigger than your standard deck of Tarot cards. If you are new to reading Tarot, I would suggest you gain some experience reading the Rider Waite cards (or any deck of standard Tarot) before taking these on as they are more complex to understand vs your standard deck and they may be a little overwhelming for a beginner.
The Thoth cards are gorgeous, I've bought many decks over the years (because of heavy usage) and I would consider this particular deck as really good quality. They are the perfect size (in my opinion) : not tiny (I hate those!! loll), but not huge either. Basically a little bigger than your standard deck of Tarot cards. If you are new to reading Tarot, I would suggest you gain some experience reading the Rider Waite cards (or any deck of standard Tarot) before taking these on as they are more complex to understand vs your standard deck and they may be a little overwhelming for a beginner.5.0 out of 5 stars
MelBeautiful cards! Good quality, but not for beginners.
Reviewed in Canada on November 16, 2024
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