(I am having so much fun learning how to trade options!) The tarot deck was not as vibrant as the Arcanum but on a plus side I did like some of the new pictures. In contrast to the Thoth deck's colorful artistry, the illustrations on Paul Foster Case's B.O.T.A. However, Set is the first and only begotten son of Nuit, the goddess of space and stars. The enclosure of Sekhet wears a red dress trimmed with white, for she is the original type of the ‘woman of blood’, the Scarlet Woman as described in the (Egyptian) Book of the Law, I: 15.The image at the same time depicts the legend of Isis as recorded by Herodotus, when she raised Horus to life after he was poisoned by Set in the form of a scorpion. Jun 11, 2016 - This Pin was discovered by Liza Tarot The Swedish Tarot L. Discover (and save!) Each card has a first person dialogue in which it addresses the seeker directly. The images are borderless on three sides, with the cards number and title given on a dark green strip at the bottom of the image. The Egyptian Tarot of Thelema is an entirely new concept in the field of practical magick and Thelema. Rich in esoteric symbolism, magically inspired, and beautifully illustrated, the Thelema Tarot is woven like an enchanting spell. Egyptian Tarot Deck. The suits are colour-coded with Cups being predominantly blue in background, Pentacles tending towards forest green hues, Wands being dominated by browns and wheaten colours, and Swords having backgrounds of viridian and grey. Thelema Tarot is an RWS-style deck, and has no connection with the Golden Dawn, or with Aleister Crowley’s work. The cards measure 2.75" in width by nearly 4.75" in height.
The Thelema Tarot is quite versatile deck it is close enough to the Rider Waite Smith tarot to be suitable for beginners, and different enough to appeal to advanced readers looking for a change of pace. Let the evocative cards of this deck be your guide as you explore the edge between light and dark, love and struggle. Thelema Tarot is an RWS-style deck… Tarot deck are black line drawings on white cards; this is an unlaminated deck intended to be colored by its owner. The word is a life-long lodestar to Renata Lechner, the deck’s artist.
Esoteric Thelema is set forth, with many applications both practical and philosophical, in the book, 2. It would be easy to assume then that this deck would be based on the works of Crowley, the Thelemic religion and be Thoth based.
The titles and ordering of the cards follow the standard established by A E Waite. It is placed between two pillars of silver and gold. This deck harkens back to a bygone age of courtly honor and chivalry. “Thelema” means Will or Intent in Greek. The cards and guidebook come packaged in a small, solid cardboard box, with a liftoff lid. The cards measure 70 x 120 mm which makes them a little broader than many standard decks, but they still fit comfortably into the hands. It feels like being in a Renaissance fairy tale flush with beautiful people and breathtaking scenery. These images may be viewed at full size by clicking on them. The card thus depicts 1. The Thelema Tarot is a re-interpretation of the Rider-Waite Tarot (rather than a Golden Dawn-related deck). The pot determinative (In the centre of the Tarot picture is Hathoor, seated on a cubical throne, for Taurus is the Foundation of the Earth. The source work, the (Egyptian) Book of the Law, veils the initiatory secrets of the Theban cult of Set-Typhon or Mentu. Let the evocative cards of this deck be your guide as you explore the edge between light and dark, love and struggle. It is very sturdy and quite compact, so can be easily slipped into a bag or backpack, and withstand the rigours of travel.
You would be wrong. The primary aim of the These images may be viewed at full size by clicking on them. Let's tackle the obvious first this is not a deck based on the teachings of Aleister Crowley, nor does it have anything to do with the Thelemic religion. The unicursal hexagram on the back of the cards, widely associated with Crowley's Thelema is something of a red herring too. In the English speaking world, they are most often encountered as a form of cartomancy. One layout is included The Thelema Spread based on the 6 pointed hexagram of Thelema. The Thelema Tarot is quite versatile deck – it is close enough to the Rider Waite Smith tarot to be suitable for beginners, and different enough to appeal to advanced readers looking for a change of pace. These are standard, commonly accepted meanings with no radical departures in interpretation. This deck harkens back to a bygone age of courtly honor and chivalry. Ithell Colquhoun produced her abstract designs for the Tarot in 1977.