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Book of Thoth – Etteilla Tarot
CAD $35.00
Book of Thoth Etteilla Tarot is a recreation of a 19th-century tarot deck, is based on the deck created by Etteilla. He was the first to create a deck that was exclusively for divinatory purposes. Jean Francois Alliette is more well-known to us as his pseudonym Etteilla. He was important to the development of the modern-day Tarot, and published the first publication that was recognized and focused on the divinatory use of the Tarot. He also created one of the first collections of Tarot cards specifically for occult and divinatory purposes.
True to the spirit of Etteilla, the art retains an antique feel while being sophisticated enough to please the modern palate. Crowley originally intended the Thoth deck to be a six-month project aimed at updating the traditional pictorial symbolism of the tarot. However, due to increased scope, the project eventually spanned five years, between 1938 and 1943, and both artists died before its publication in 1969 by Ordo Templi Orientis.
The illustrations of the deck feature symbolism based upon Crowley’s incorporation of imagery from many disparate disciplines, including science and philosophy and various occult systems (as described in detail in his The Book of Thoth).
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| Weight | 350 g |
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| Dimensions | 8 × 3 × 13 cm |
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Book of Thoth Etteilla Tarot is a recreation of a 19th-century tarot deck, is based on the deck created by Etteilla. He was the first to create a deck that was exclusively for divinatory purposes. Jean Francois Alliette is more well-known to us as his pseudonym Etteilla. He was important to the development of the modern-day Tarot, and published the first publication that was recognized and focused on the divinatory use of the Tarot. He also created one of the first collections of Tarot cards specifically for occult and divinatory purposes.
True to the spirit of Etteilla, the art retains an antique feel while being sophisticated enough to please the modern palate. Crowley originally intended the Thoth deck to be a six-month project aimed at updating the traditional pictorial symbolism of the tarot. However, due to increased scope, the project eventually spanned five years, between 1938 and 1943, and both artists died before its publication in 1969 by Ordo Templi Orientis.
The illustrations of the deck feature symbolism based upon Crowley’s incorporation of imagery from many disparate disciplines, including science and philosophy and various occult systems (as described in detail in his The Book of Thoth).
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