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==Development== | ==Development== | ||
Crowley originally intended the Thoth deck to be a six-month project aimed at updating the traditional pictorial symbolism of the Tarot. However, due to increased scope, the project eventually spanned five years, between 1938 and 1943, and both artists died before its publication in 1969 by [[Ordo Templi Orientis]]. | Crowley originally intended the Thoth deck to be a six-month project aimed at updating the traditional pictorial symbolism of the Tarot. However, due to increased scope, the project eventually spanned five years, between 1938 and 1943, and both artists died before its publication in 1969 by [[Ordo Templi Orientis]]. Publication rights were acquired by [[U.S. Games Systems]] soon after the first publication. | ||
The meanings behind the cards and the inspiration for the artwork comes from the mythological ''[[Book of Thoth]]'', a [[grimoire]] of secret knowledge given by the god [[Thoth]] to fabled [[magician]] [[Hermes Trismegistus]]. | The meanings behind the cards and the inspiration for the artwork comes from the mythological ''[[Book of Thoth]]'', a [[grimoire]] of secret knowledge given by the god [[Thoth]] to fabled [[magician]] [[Hermes Trismegistus]]. | ||
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