by Gwen | Jul 6, 2021 | Deck Reviews, Mystical Symbols, Rider Waite Smith Tarot, Tree of Life
Golden Dawn Magical Tarot | Deck Review by Chic Cicero and Sandra Tabatha Cicero Llewellyn, 2020 (1991) In The Original Rider Waite: Key to the Tarot, A.E. Waite goes to great lengths to tell his reader what he’s not telling us. He will give us a key to his...
by Gwen | May 28, 2021 | Mystical Symbols, Rider Waite Smith Tarot, Thoth Tarot
Twins are central to the theme of the Thoth deck because they are central to Crowley’s vision of the new Aeon. The Aeon of Horus is represented by Horus of course, but not only as the one, falcon-headed god. As a ‘composite’ god named Heru-ra-ha, he is more often...
by Gwen | May 2, 2021 | Coffee With Crowley, Mystical Symbols, Rider Waite Smith Tarot, Thoth Tarot
When you think of the Hierophant, you might think of the learning or teaching of tradition, or in a traditional way. Receiving wisdom from an authority. The Thoth Hierophant is exactly the opposite. This holy man is also here to teach, but his lesson is that we...
by Gwen | Apr 27, 2021 | Coffee With Crowley, Rider Waite Smith Tarot, Thoth Tarot, Tree of Life
Aleister Crowley moves a few of the Trumps around on the Tree of Life. He switches the Atu numbers of Lust (Strength) and Adjustment (Justice) so that Lust is XI and Adjustment is VIII. The Thoth deck is not the only one to do this – you can find this arrangement...
by Gwen | Mar 24, 2021 | Astrology, Coffee With Crowley, Rider Waite Smith Tarot, Thoth Tarot
The Thoth Tarot designed by Aleister Crowley and Lady Frieda Harris was published in 1944. There are so many fascinating layers to explore with the Thoth Tarot. But you really don’t have to get into Gematria or Thelema or even the Tree of Life to connect in a deeply...
by Gwen | Mar 22, 2021 | Rider Waite Smith Tarot, Thoth Tarot, Tree of Life
If this is your first visit to goldenpomtree (Welcome!) there are a couple of posts on the Tree of Life before this one that you might also like: Introduction and Welcome and Talking about the Tree of Life is a brief list of terms. Grab your favourite Tarot deck! It...
