(i) Introduction to the Thoth Court Cards
My new YouTube channel is: Thoth Tarot Videos. The YouTube Presentation for the Introduction to the Thoth Court Cards can be viewed by clicking on the image below:
(ii) Court Cards of Traditional Tarot Decks
The Thoth Court Cards are a wonderful example of the brilliance artwork of Lady Freda Harris and maintain the high standard of symbolism that can be seen throughout the Thoth Deck. They can be viewed in the relevant section of the Book of Thoth here. The court cards in general are seen as being difficult to interpret and so here we discuss some of the esoteric principles on which they are based to make their understanding somewhat easier.
Initially the court cards in Tarot Decks followed the Tarot de Marseilles Pack (originating in 15th Century Northern Italy) and had the King, Queen, Knight & Page.
(a) Examples of Court Cards from the Tarot de Marseilles Deck:
Both A.E Waite & Crowley were members of the occult order The Golden Dawn (Late 19 – early 20th Century), which used the titles Knight, Queen, Prince & Princess for the court cards. Crowley subsequently kept that order in his Thoth Deck whilst Waite deviated from this going back to the Tarot de Marseilles structure.
My personal opinion is that the court cards of the Waite deck have the weakest images in this deck and that the artwork in the Thoth Court cards is amazing.
(b) Examples of Court Cards from the Rider Waite Deck
The Thoth Court Cards
Before looking at the individual Thoth Court Cards, there are 4 short videos classifying the fundamentals of the cards to make their understanding easier. These will be based around the topics listed below:
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