The Book of Thoth
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French occultism and esoteric tarot

The Book of Thoth (Manière de se récréer avec le jeu de cartes nommé les Tarots)

Jean-Baptiste Alliette (Etteilla)17850
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The first systematic work to provide a mystical and divinatory framework for the Tarot, attributing its origins to ancient Egypt and the god Thoth. Etteilla (Jean-Baptiste Alliette) revolutionized playing card divination by creating the first tarot deck specifically designed for occult purposes and providing detailed interpretations for each card. The work establishes correspondences between tarot cards and astrology, elements, and Egyptian symbolism. This groundbreaking 18th-century French text transformed tarot from a card game into an esoteric tool, influencing all subsequent tarot traditions including the Rider-Waite and Thoth decks.

Also known asManière de se récréer avec le jeu de cartes nommé les Tarots · Etteilla's Tarot
This edition1785
EditionFirst published 1785. Public Domain EPUB Integration
Ancient Egyptian Religion (Esoteric)TarotEtteilla Tarot SystemThe Tarottarot readingDivinatory Tarot PioneerEgyptian Mythologycard interpretationTarot interpretationReordered Major ArcanaHermeticismFixed Card Meanings & ReversalsEarly Tarot Cartomancyesoteric symbolismDivinationAstrology and Divination

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