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When the King of Swords card appears in your reading, it can represent an actual person in your life. It usually signifies a Gemini, Libra or Aquarius man over the age of 30, with fair or grey hair or a light-skinned complexion.

If this card in your reading signifies someone important who fits this description, you will know intuitively that it’s him. However, the King of Swords does not always represent a specific person. The King of Swords card also very often appears when his energy and personality have a special message for you at this time in your life.

The Aleister Crowley Thoth Tarot

The magnificent Crowley Thoth Tarot Deck contains the kabbalistic and astrological attributions described in Aleister Crowley’s The Book of Thoth. The Crowley Thoth Tarot Decks currently available are published by AGMuller and distributed by U. S. Games Systems, Inc.
The Aleister Crowley Thoth Tarot

Tarot Archetypes in Action
& How to Calculate Them
by L. A. Lothian

Archetypes are energetic imprints that exist in the psyches all of us, even though throughout history we have tended to externalize these archetypes as Gods, Goddesses, and planets. For instance, the 11 known celestial bodies of our solar system (Chiron included) are often misrepresented in astrology as forces out there, acting on us.

In truth, the planets represent archetypal forces within us–from Mercury our communicator/thinker to Neptune our inner mystic/dreamer to the Moon, our emotional nature. It is when we disown the energy of any particular planet within us, that we misconstrue the influence of that planet as a malefic trouble maker!

The 22 archetypes of the Major Arcana come to us from the shadowy realms of forgotten pre-history, in all likelihood part of a wisdom that once passed for general knowledge, yet was lost in the looting, pillaging and burning of Hellenic and Alexandrian libraries. That said, the tarot re-emerged in medieval times, was fortified in the late 19th century mystery schools a la Aleister Crowley, and with the mass distribution afforded by modern games companies, have seen a major resurgence.

Although Tarot cards have long been used as a parlor game and fortune telling device, Tarot archetypes are a key to 22 expressions of soul energy, and to the 21 steps we take on the journey of soul growth. The 22nd archetype is the Fool, who represents the vagabond traveler we all are through out the cycles of incarnations on the physical plane.

Twenty-two might seem like an awfully crowded room, a giving us a psyche of Sybil-plus proportions. However, there are really 10 core archetypes, with the remaining 12 representing a deeper level or another layer of one of these primary archetypes. One way to imagine our psyches is as a room full of 10 pregnant women, two carrying twins. The room IS crowded, it just doesn’t seem unmanageable because the other 12 are nascent and dormant beings that have yet to be born. It is an evolutionary challenge as a species, then, to begin to express the 12 Higher Archetypes by giving birth to and nurturing them in our lifetimes.

So who are the all star cast? In order of appearance: Magician, High Priestess, Empress, Emperor, Hierophant, Lovers, Chariot, Strength, Hermit, Wheel of Fortune, Justice, Hanged Man, Death, Temperance, Devil, Tower, Star, Moon, Sun, Judgment, World, and Fool.

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A Short Essay on the Tarot of the Egyptians, Equinox Volume III, No. V
This book describes the philosophy and the use of Aleister Crowley’s Thoth Tarot, a deck of Tarot cards designed by Crowley and painted by Lady Frieda Harris. A classic in the field, and used by students of the Golden Dawn, as well as by those who want to understand Crowley’s tarot. This is the definitive study of the Egyptian tarot and is used as a key to all Western mystery traditions.
The Thoth Tarot has become one of the best-selling and most popular Tarot Decks in the world.

From the editor:
The Tarot is a pictorial representation of the Forces of Nature as conceived by the Ancients according to a conventional symbolism. At first sight one would suppose this arrangement to be arbitrary, but it is not. It is necessitated by the structure of the universe, and in particular of the Solar System, as symbolized by the Holy Qabalah.
- Aleister Crowley

This book was originally published in a limited edition of 200 numbered and signed copies in 1944. In part one, we find the Origin on the Tarot; The Theory of the Correspondences of the Tarot, The Evidence for the Initiated Tradition of the Tarot; Eliphaz Levi and the Tarot; The Tarot in the Cipher Manuscripts; The Tarot and the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn; The Nature of the Evidence; Summary of the Questions Hitherto Discussed; The Tarot and the Holy Qabalah; The Naples Arrangement; The Tarot and the Formula of the Tetragrammaton, The Tarot and the Elements; The Twenty-two Keys, Atu, or Trumps of the Tarot; The Tarot and the Universe; Theories of the Ancients; The Tree of Life; The Naples Arrangement; The Tarot and the Tree of Life; The Atu of Tahuti; The Roman Numbers of the Trumps; The Tarot and Magick; The Shemhamphorasch and the Tarot; The Tarot and Ceremonial Magick; The Tarot and Animism; The Cards of the Tarot as Living Beings.

The [intlink id="39" type="page"]Thoth Tarot Deck[/intlink] (or “Crowley Deck” as it is more widely known) is one of the most popular decks in current use- It is also one of the most original interpretations of the tarot, incorporating astrological, numerological, and Qabalistic symbolism. While there are many other useful-guides to this famous tarot deck, there are no others which explain the deck in its creator’s own words. The Book of Thoth has been used for many years by students of the occult for study of the tarot and as a -key to all Western mystery traditions. As such, this book is on the short list of must-have textbooks for modern students of the tarot and esoteric studies.

The Thoth Tarot codifies a wealth of wisdom and traditional lore in a suite of 78 miniature paintings of deceptive simplicity. While the Thoth Tarot Deck is today the subject of numerous books, there is no replacement for the designer’s own thoughts on the cards, and their underlying esoteric philosophy. The Book of Thoth is an indispensable companion to the deck, and the most authoritative and reliable guide to the Tarot in the New Aeon.
-Hymenaeus Beta, Frater Superior, O.T.O.
MASTER THERION (Aleister Crowley)

The Book of Thoth

Excerpts & Reviews
- The Twenty-Two Keys, ATU, or Trumps Of The Tarot
- The Naples Arrangement

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Aleister Crowley’s Thoth tarot—one of the most respected yet enigmatic tarot decks of all time—offers rich rewards for those who can penetrate its complex symbolism.
Written by ceremonial magician and tarot expert Michael Osiris Snuffin, The Thoth Companion is the key to understanding the true symbolic meaning of the Thoth deck. This comprehensive reference work examines all seventy-eight cards within the context of Thelema, Qabala, and ceremonial magic—the spiritual foundations upon which the deck was built. These detailed interpretations reveal valuable insights, significant correspondences, and Crowley’s encoded secrets.

Once you’ve mastered the meaning behind this legendary deck, The Thoth Companion shows you how to use the Thoth tarot for divination, meditation, developing intuition, and pathworking. Straightforward and user-friendly, this guide also includes a glossary, bibliography, index, and an extensive appendix featuring correspondence tables.