The Book of Thoth
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The Book of Thoth is Aleister Crowley’s influential esoteric text that serves as the primary guide and commentary to his Thoth Tarot deck, blending occult philosophy, Qabalah, and tarot symbolism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Book of Thoth canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5685880 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Book of Thoth Context triple: [Aleister Crowley, notableWork, The Book of Thoth]
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A.
Magicians of the Gods
Magicians of the Gods is a non-fiction book by Graham Hancock that explores the possibility of a lost advanced civilization destroyed in a global cataclysm and its influence on ancient myths and monuments.
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B.
The Book of the Law
The Book of the Law is the foundational occult text of Aleister Crowley’s Thelema, presenting its core spiritual and philosophical doctrines.
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C.
Book of the Vishanti
The Book of the Vishanti is a powerful mystical grimoire in Marvel lore, renowned as one of the greatest sources of white magic and protective spells used by sorcerers like Doctor Strange.
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D.
Emerald Tablet
The Emerald Tablet is a legendary Hermetic text attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, famed for its cryptic aphorisms on alchemy and the unity of the cosmos.
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E.
Builders of the Adytum
Builders of the Adytum is a modern esoteric school and magical order that teaches Hermetic Qabalah, Tarot, and related Western mystery traditions through correspondence courses and initiatory work.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Book of Thoth Target entity description: The Book of Thoth is Aleister Crowley’s influential esoteric text that serves as the primary guide and commentary to his Thoth Tarot deck, blending occult philosophy, Qabalah, and tarot symbolism.
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A.
Magicians of the Gods
Magicians of the Gods is a non-fiction book by Graham Hancock that explores the possibility of a lost advanced civilization destroyed in a global cataclysm and its influence on ancient myths and monuments.
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B.
The Book of the Law
The Book of the Law is the foundational occult text of Aleister Crowley’s Thelema, presenting its core spiritual and philosophical doctrines.
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C.
Book of the Vishanti
The Book of the Vishanti is a powerful mystical grimoire in Marvel lore, renowned as one of the greatest sources of white magic and protective spells used by sorcerers like Doctor Strange.
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D.
Emerald Tablet
The Emerald Tablet is a legendary Hermetic text attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, famed for its cryptic aphorisms on alchemy and the unity of the cosmos.
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E.
Builders of the Adytum
Builders of the Adytum is a modern esoteric school and magical order that teaches Hermetic Qabalah, Tarot, and related Western mystery traditions through correspondence courses and initiatory work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
esoteric text
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occult book ⓘ tarot commentary ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Golden Dawn tarot tradition
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Hermetic Qabalah ⓘ Thelema (religion) ⓘ
linked to:
Thelema
Thoth Tarot deck ⓘ
linked to:
Thoth Tarot
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| author | Aleister Crowley ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
court cards of the Thoth Tarot
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major arcana of the Thoth Tarot ⓘ minor arcana of the Thoth Tarot ⓘ |
| explainsConcept |
Enochian and magical attributions
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Hebrew letter correspondences ⓘ astrological correspondences of tarot cards ⓘ elemental attributions in tarot ⓘ paths on the Tree of Life ⓘ |
| genre |
Western esotericism
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magical theory ⓘ occult literature ⓘ tarot manual ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Thelemic interpretation of tarot
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mystical and magical use of tarot ⓘ |
| influenced |
Thoth-based tarot decks
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contemporary occultism ⓘ modern tarot studies ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Egyptian symbolism
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Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn ⓘ Hermetic Qabalah ⓘ Rider–Waite–Smith tarot tradition ⓘ
linked to:
Rider–Waite tarot deck
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| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Qabalah
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linked to:
Kabbalah
Thelema ⓘ occult philosophy ⓘ tarot symbolism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on modern esoteric tarot practice
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integration of Qabalah, astrology, and tarot ⓘ systematic exposition of the Thoth Tarot ⓘ |
| period | 20th century ⓘ |
| primarySubject | Thoth Tarot ⓘ |
| publisher | O.T.O.-related occult publishers ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Liber AL vel Legis
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Magick in Theory and Practice ⓘ Thoth Tarot ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: The Book of Thoth Description of subject: The Book of Thoth is Aleister Crowley’s influential esoteric text that serves as the primary guide and commentary to his Thoth Tarot deck, blending occult philosophy, Qabalah, and tarot symbolism.
Referenced by (4)
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