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To my eye, it is the only tarot that isnt ugly, though maybe none or few will agree with me there. This deck no longer features the 2 extra magus cards. Small 78card deck with instructions and bonus fullcolor spread sheet. A short essay on the tarot of the egyptians is the title of the equinox, volume iii, number 5, by english author and occultist aleister crowley. The thoth tarot has become one of the bestselling and most popular tarot decks in the world. Aleister crowleys and frieda harriss the actual artist behind the paintings thoth deck is the only tarot deck that might be called intoxicatingly beautiful. Crowley authority lon milo duquette starts by providing an insightful historical background.
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