»Creative ideas show their value when they are used as a key to open the door of non-determined connections among facts and allow a person to penetrate deeper into the secret of life.«

Of all the varieties of tarot we find Thoth tarot the most fascinating. It was conceived by Aleister Crowley and designed and painted by Frieda Harris. It is our experience that this is the only collection of tarot cards that takes into consideration numerology, astrology, alchemy and kabala. It contains symbolic traditions of many cultures: Egyptian, Mediaeval and Christian. What fascinates us most is the quality of artistic realization, comparative symbolism and excellent interpretation of Jung's psychodynamics.

What is tarot?

»Tarot can be described as God's picture book. It can be compared to heavenly game of chess where the colours of cards are moved on the chessboard of the four elements.«

TAROT - a book of wisdom and a map of consciousness

Tarot is a visual map of consciousness and a symbolic system that offers an insight into business affairs, personal incentives and spiritual development of people. As a map of consciousness it presents part of a whole life experience, combining the practical everyday world with spiritual growth and personality development. Tarot actually reflects the possibility that every individual has: to see life as a process of walking the mystical path in casual shoes.

How does it work?

Tarot acts through the unconscious symbolic sights of consciousness, the ones that are used in dreams. Laying tarot cards is a symbolic behaviour or a consciously triggered vision because the participants feel they are performing this act with a symbolic meaning and therefore consciously try to change into an active, moving symbol that later on returns in the mirror of tarot. The so acquired meaning reflects movement that is capable of bridging the gap between the symbolic and material, between the invisible and visible. Symbols enable us to communicate in the language that approaches our soul. It is reflected in dreams and contemplative states.

The Origin of Tarot

The origin of tarot cards is unknown. Metaphysics teachers often refer to ancient Egyptian and Hermetic magic schools but the first so far discovered packs of cards were either Egyptian or European.

A Pack of Tarot Cards

A pack contains 78 cards and consists of the major and minor archana.

· Minor archana is divided into four so-called suits (Swords, Cups, Staves and Disks) and at the same time contains the Court Symbols. In every suit there are 14 cards from Ace to Ten, Knight, Queen, Prince and Princess.

· Major archana consists of zero and Roman numerals from I to XXI. The Major archana reveals the principle of life, common laws and experiences that all humans go through. Similarly to I Ching, the Eastern book of Changes, tarot is a western book of changes. While the hexagrams of I Ching present changes in literary and natural metaphors, tarot is their visual illustration.