The Opening of the Key Tarot spread created by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and presented in Aleister Crowley's Book of Thoth is the most powerful system of tarot and magick. The OOTK is still a mystery, but it is easy to learn and use in readings, even for...
Workshop
Tarot Workshops
Workshops by Paul on Zoom. Tarot students and professionals welcome.
Currently we have a live workshop 2pm EDT on Sundays. Topics include being a professional tarot reader, developing your psychic skills, and discussion on The Book of Thoth and tarot spreads.
Understanding The Court Cards
The Court Cards is the next topic for the Thoth Tarot Workshop on Sunday 15th November 7pm UK time on Zoom. Many Tarot students struggle with the Court Cards, what they represent, and their astrological attributions - it is all very confusing. In this worksihop we...
Alchemy and the Tarot
While the focus in the Golden Dawn and Thelema is on ritual, Alchemy also played an important part. However, since the 17th century, along with traditional astrology, the Art of Alchemy lost its importance due to science, while Secret Society's grew in importance....
Liber AL & Tarot Workshop
Liber AL or the Book of the Law received by Aleister Crowley is not as challenging to Tarot Readers as you might think. In this Workshop Paul demystifies Liber AL and demonstrates its relationship to the Thoth Tarot, including the Tarot cards representing the...
Liber 231 and Nightside of Eden
Liber 231 is a mysterious document written by Aleister Crowley. It has two sets of 22 sigils and a commentary. Kenneth Grant in NIghtside of Eden gave an interpretation that remains the basis for all work done by magicians since. Grant uses a system of known as the...
Workshop on Astrology and the Tarot
On 18th October we explore astrology and the Book of Thoth Tarot deck in the on-going Tarot Workshops. Knowledge of astrology is one of the foundations for learning tarot - for without it you can't make accurate predictions or know when events happened previously. All...
Paul Hughes-Barlow on Exploring the Thoth Tarot
This interview of me by Mychal A. Bryan discusses Aleister Crowley's Book of Thoth, astrology and divination https://youtu.be/h7xVuc_hX08
Working with the Spirits using the Tarot
Following from the workshop on 4th October, this Workshop develops the theme of working with Spirits using the Thoth Tarot and the Opening of the Key Tarot Spread. Last week the live tarot reading showed a picture of powerful men abusing women. We also saw the spirits...
Invoking Spirits using the Tarot
Invoking Spirits using the Tarot? Is it possible? The latest Thoth Tarot Workshop is inspired by last week, when we analysed the Sephiroth on the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, and this inspired the Group. The tradition of the Workshops is that next week's topic is decided...
The Sephiroth on the Tree of Life Workshop
Paul Discusses how the sephiroth on the kabbalistic Tree of Life relates to the Tarot. https://youtu.be/RWIz5i4hox8
Opening of the Key Tarot Spread Workshop
IAO and HRU are invoked at the beginning of a Tarot reading according to the Hermetic Order of the Golden and the Book of Thoth. This Workshop explores this powerful invocation.
Primordial Quintessences of Being
Thoth Tarot Workshop 16th August "Primordial Quintessences of Being" is a mysterious phrase found in the Book of Thoth by Aleister Crowley, and it relates somehow to the High Priestess. In out Tarot Workshops we follow the energy of the...