Tarot has a reputation as an occult practice for entertainment and fortune-telling. However, stripping away prejudice and intentional misinformation reveals an integrated framework of cognitive, emotional, and social processes that allows a person to achieve wisdom. At its most potent, Tarot is a mirror of our inner and outer lives. The most profound meaning of Tarot’s rich images isn’t readily apparent in every deck. The Thoth deck is perhaps the most mythologically and psychologically complex set of images among all of Tarot.

The Tarot is a symbolic map of consciousness and an ancient book of wisdom that reveals to us visually and symbolically the creative ideas and states of consciousness that appear in multiple existence in all cultures.

— Angeles Arrien, The Tarot Handbook

The Thoth deck was designed by Aleister Crowley and painted by Lady Frieda Harris. While Crowley has a controversial reputation, at that time, this deck was the only Tarot deck to combine