Paul’s Tarot Book Club

Paul’s Tarot Book Club are weekly Zoom sessions focussing on Aleister Crowley’s Book of Thoth with a different topic every Wednesday. Currently we are working through the Major Arcana starting with the Fool.

Paul will guide you through each card, showing how Aleister Crowley structured this deck. We will also explore Crowley’s more obscure comments and show how to read his cryptic references to his other writings.

Solve et Coagula

Aleister Crowley designed and structured The Book of Thoth to challenge the student – there are no straight lines! Crowley uses the alchemical dictum of solve et coagula throughout the text. You have to continually take apart and put back together, each time expanding your knowledge and insight.

This journey is never-ending, and we don’t always find the answers, but we have some fun and we all learn together.

Pauls Tarot Club 7 The Hierophant

Pauls Tarot Club 7 The Hierophant

The Hierophant is on the third Path to cross the Abyss, from Chokmah to Chesed. Representing Osiris, he has many mysteries. Crowley quotes extensively from the Book of the Law about the Hierophant, so we know its importance. In this Zoom Workshop Paul takes you...

The Emperor – Paul’s Tarot Club

The Emperor – Paul’s Tarot Club

This week we discuss The Emperor, consort of The Empress, subject of last week. There is a big problem with The Emperor as Crowley transposed it with The Star card - its complicated. I will take you through the process, and we will see if he got it right or not.. Shop...

The Empress – Paul’s Tarot Club

The Empress – Paul’s Tarot Club

The Empress is the Many‐throned, many‐minded,many‐wiled, daughter of ZeusBook of Thoth She is the Gate of Heaven in the Supernal Triangle. You would think that this card is straightforward, but it's not!

Paul’s Tarot Book Club Discussion

If you haven't yet been on a Book Club or Workshop, this video is an example of the discussion we have. In this case it is about The Magus https://youtu.be/EE9NXFOEGXg Paul Discussing The Magus

Paul’s Tarot Club The High Priestess

Paul’s Tarot Club The High Priestess

The High Priestess holds the Book of Tarot. Her position on the Tree of Life from Kether to Tipareth on the Middle Pillar emphasizes her importance. She is an enigmatic person. We discussed the High Priestess in a previous workshop on The Primordial Quintessences of...

Paul’s Tarot Book Club #3: The Magus

Paul’s Tarot Book Club #3: The Magus

The Magus is the subject of the 3rd Tarot Book Club. The Magus is in the Supernal Triangle from Kether to Binah, and he represents knowledge above the Abyss. He has a special place in Aleister Crowley's Book of Thoth. We will be discussing the Magus in the Book of...

Booklist for the Tarot Book Club

Booklist for the Tarot Book Club

Here is a list of books that will be covered in the Book Club. As you can see they are Tarot and Magick related. Its not necessary to have them all - probably Book of Thoth is all that is required for now Preview in new tab(opens in a new tab)

Paul’s Tarot Book Club

Paul’s Tarot Book Club

The Thoth Tarot is beautiful - so many of my clients comment on this, but how easy is it to really understand what Aleister Crowley and Frieda Harris were up to? The accompanying book (The Book) is deeply frustrating for a number of reasons. For a start it was written...