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EP.1019Sep 20, 2025

The Surprising Origins of the Thoth Tarot Deck

This episode explores the origins of the Thoth Tarot Deck, created by Aleister Crowley and Lady Frieda Harris, and its connections to ancient Egyptian symbolism and mysticism. The deck's creation is attributed to Lady Harris's persistence in hiring Crowley to work on the project.

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tarotTarot is a divination system using a deck of symbolic cards, traditionally organized into the major and minor arcana, that readers interpret to gain insight into past, present, and future circumstances or psychological states.mysticismMysticism is the spiritual pursuit of direct experience with the sacred, divine, or transcendent—often emphasizing intuitive knowledge over dogma and the dissolution of boundaries between self and the sacred.Aleister CrowleyAleister Crowley was a British occultist, ceremonial magician, and author (1875–1947) who founded Thelema and shaped modern Western esotericism through his writings, rituals, and philosophy.Thoth Tarot DeckThe Thoth Tarot Deck is a twentieth-century tarot deck created by occultist Aleister Crowley and artist Lady Frieda Harris, characterized by its dense symbolism and integration of Kabbalah, Egyptian mythology, and Western esoteric philosophy.

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