Egypt is the spiritual home of crowleys liber al, and the book of thoth his legacy. Book of thoth is a name given to many ancient egyptian texts supposed to have been written by thoth, the egyptian god of writing and knowledge. Perform a free online reading with the grand etteilla cartomancy tarot deck. Grand etteilla egyptian gypsies tarot rating required. It has titles in french, nonillustrated pips, and keywords on all the cards. According to etteilla the book of thoth had been engraved for posterity by seventeen hermetic adepts, priests of thoth, on plates of gold 171 years after the great flood, and that these plates had been the prototypes for tarot cards. The etteilla tarot deck, the book of thoth tarot cards. The book of thoth is a site that is dedicated to uniting the principles of knowledge, method and wisdom with the purpose of finding the true path to enlightenment. He made the first statements proposing that the tarot is, in fact, the book of thoth and made the first association of tarot with cartomancy. They include many texts that were claimed to exist by ancient authors, and a magical book that appears in an egyptian work of fiction.
Book of thoth etteilla thoth tarot cards etteila on. Etteilla, the pseudonym of jeanbaptiste alliette 28 august 1738 12 december 1791, was the french occultist who was the first to popularise tarot divination to a wide audience 1785, and therefore the first professional tarot occultist known to history who made his living by card divination. I have the etteilla i and i adore it for historical purposes, but the book of thoth is by far much more beautiful. Here is an exciting new historical deck from lo scarabeo. So the book of thoth is the companion book to crowleys tarot deck, a prognosticator of a rather intense nature, im told. The 78card tarot deck used by esotericists has two distinct parts. It is one version of etteilla s deck, but perhaps not the. Created by the famous seer etteilla, this deck features the tarot card meanings right on the card, which was a new innovation at the time. He was the french occultist who was the first to popularize tarot d. He was the french occultist who was the first to popularise. The book of thoth is a gorgeous reproduction of the etteilla iii deck, first printed in late 1800s. The minor arcana is much as it is in any other deck. Etteilla was the first to issue a tarot deck specifically designed for occult purposes around 1789. Sonne illustration vintage tarot cards art carte hippie art moon art tarot decks opus art inspo vintage art.
According to the cartomant this book was created in 2170 bc and he therefore wanted to restore them to their original appearance. Book of thoth etteila tarot a cardbycard feature by tarot zamm by etteilla author and lo scarabeo here is an exciting new historical deck from lo scarabeo. True to the spirit of etteilla, the art retains an antique feel. How to read the cups in a grand etteilla tarot card deck. Waites secondary meanings upright inflexible will, unalterable law.
He was the french occultist who was the first to popularise tarot divination to a wide audience back in 1785, and therefore the first professional tarot occultist known to history who made his living by card divination. Together they bent their energies to the formidable task of preparing the 78 cards of the book of thoth. The author etteilla maintained that the tarot game was the legendary book of thoth a magical text dating back to ancient egypt relating to thoth the egyptian god of wisdom and magic. The etteilla tarot deck, the book of thoth esoteric and. Etteilla is the pseudonym of jeanbaptiste alliette 1738 12 december 1791.
Reproduction of the great game of the oracle of dames. The book of thoth, or grande etteilla iii ge, is the most recent addition to my tarot collection. He was working as a printseller, but from this time, approximately, he earned his livelihood ettwilla working as a consultant, teacher and author. If you found etteilla s esoteric ancient tarots fascinating in structure and symbolism, but thought the art stark and unsophisticated, this deck will be a dream come true. Book of thoth etteilla tarot the luciferian apotheca. True to the spirit of etteilla, the art retains an antique feel while being sophisticated enough to please the modern palate. Etteilla argued for the egyptian origin of the tarot deck. This is surely one of the most fascinating and mysterious historical decks. Learn the meanings of the etteilla tarot with this post about major arcana card meanings. The etteilla tarot deck, the book of thoth the unified esoteric tarot.
Theres a flickthrough of all the cards, and a sidebyside comparison with the etteilla book of thoth tarot lo scarabeo. It is commonly admitted that he failed in his attempt to elucidate the tarot, and ended by transposing the keys, thus destroying the correspondence between the numbers and the signs. Grand etteilla egyptian gypsies tarot the tarot garden. He etteilla claimed to have revised the book of thoth, but in reality, he spoilt it, regarding as blunders certain cards whose meaning he had failed to grasp. This is the 3rd version of the cards developed by etteilla in the 1700s. Unboxing the grand etteilla tarot gypsies egyptien grimaud. Book of thoth etteilla tarot cards by lo scarabeo and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The book of thoth etteilla tarot is a reproduction of a nineteenth century tarot deck based on the deck created by etteilla. Meaning of ace of cups from the grand etteilla deck upright party reversed change according to many schools of thought papuss divinatory meanings commencement of a love affair. Post includes all of the major arcana equivalents and correspondences. Post includes all of the upright and reversal cups and chalice meanings and is suitable for beginner and experienced tarot card readers. From what i garnered from crowleys writing style, he tends to be very cryptic. The minchiate tarot deck the etteilla esoteric tarot deck.
Tarot, possessed in her own right the essential spirit of the book. Like most mystics, he shrouds his intent behind allegories and clues and outright denial. Posted on november 15, 2015 by admin etteilla is the pseudonym of jeanbaptiste alliette 1738 12 december 1791. How to read the coins aka pentacles in a grand etteilla tarot card deck. It is the version of the tarot with which i am least familiar.
The etteilla esoteric tarot deck esoteric and divinatory. The first to assign divinatory meanings to the cards was cartomancer jeanbaptiste alliette also known as etteilla in 1783. Ive been planning to buy this deck for a while, and i wasnt disappointed when i finally got it. It is from etteilla that mathers gathered the bulk of his information about the tarot as a spiritual tool, and from mathers that waite gleaned much of. The book of thoth, contents part one the book of thoth egyptian tarot by aleister crowley contents and part one partly linked, mostly proofread originally published in an edition limited to 200 numbered and signed copies, 1944 reprinted by samuel weiser, inc. Here the triple currents of mysticism, magick and the tarot combine as one force.
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