The Thoth Companion

The Key to the True Symbolic Meaning of the Thoth Tarot

Michael Osiris Snuffin (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

2007
Llewellyn Publications,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-7387-1192-8 (ISBN)

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Provides an understanding of Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot. This guide examines the 78 cards through the lens of Thelema, Qabala, and ceremonial magic - the spiritual foundations upon which it was built. It is intended to used for divination, developing intuition, meditation, and pathworking.

Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot - one of the most popular and enigmatic tarot decks - offers rich rewards for those who can penetrate its complex symbolism. Written by a ceremonial magician and tarot expert, "The Thoth Companion" is a comprehensive guide to understanding and using this fundamental deck. All seventy-eight cards are examined through the lens of Thelema, Qabala, and ceremonial magic - the spiritual foundations upon which it 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, this user-friendly guide can help you use it for divination, developing intuition, meditation, and pathworking.Ceremonial magician and professional tarot reader Michael Osiris Snuffin has been studying the Thoth tarot for over a decade. He joined the OTO (Ordo Templi Orientis) in 1996. Seven years later he founded the Temple of Light and Darkness, a group dedicated to performing Golden Dawn initiations in accordance with the Law of Thelema.

Michael Osiris Snuffin is a freelance editor and the author of The Thoth Companion. He has studied occultism for twenty-five years with an interest in Thelema, the Golden Dawn, chaos magic, and the Left-Hand Path (LHP). He is a former member of the Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO) and founder of a Golden Dawn group. He is also a professional tarot reader. Visit him at Hermetic.com/osiris/index.

Contents

Introduction xi
Chapter One: The Trumps 1
0. The Fool 9
I. The Magus 13
II. The High Priestess 16
III. The Empress 20
IV. The Emperor 23
V. The Hierophant 26
VI. The Lovers 29
VII. The Chariot 33
VIII. Adjustment 36
IX. The Hermit 39
X. Fortune 42

XI. Lust 45
XII. The Hanged Man 48
XIII. Death 51
XIV. Art 54
XV. The Devil 58
XVI. The Tower 61
XVII. The Star 64
XVIII. The Moon 67
XIX. The Sun 70
XX. The Aeon 72
XXI. The Universe 75
Chapter Two: The Court Cards 79
Wands 80
Cups 86
Swords 92
Disks 98
Chapter Three: The Suit Cards 107
Chapter Four: Tarot Divination 163
Questions 164
Reading Your Own Cards 165
Connecting with the Universe 165
Shuffling 166
Spreads 166
Interpreting the Cards 169
Reversed Cards and Elemental Dignification 171
Communicating with the Querent 172
Meaning and Intuition 173
Understanding the Cards 173
Developing Intuition 176
Pathworking 178

Appendix: Symbol Sets and Correspondences 181
Glossary 193
Bibliography 201
Index 205

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.11.2007
Verlagsort	Minnesota
Sprache	englisch
Maße	190 x 235 mm
Gewicht	408 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebensdeutung
ISBN-10	0-7387-1192-6 / 0738711926
ISBN-13	978-0-7387-1192-8 / 9780738711928
Zustand	Neuware