The Crowley/Harris deck and its inner connections

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 26 Jan 2003, and now archived in the Forum Library.

jmd	26 Jan 2003
I was following up on some earlier notes of mine for further research which link Frieda Harris with George Adams's work in Projective Geometry, when I finally managed to track down a site I had previously Googled. To cut a longish story short, and if you're interested in Crowley/Harris's Thoth deck, see how Claas Hoffmann 'collages' the deck in 66 wonderful ways, using the deck's intrinsic projective geometry qualities. Note that though the site is in German, the images are not ;): Illustriertes Liber AL Kapitel I or connect to the more general Claas from Mars site.

ZazaZ	27 Jan 2003
I wish I read German because I know that I am greatly missing out on this A.C. site you have linked for us! Also, how is Hoffman using quotes from Crowley's Liber Al Vel Legis - The Book of the Law in these collages, jmd? His "Letter to Lamparter" is very "wild, complex, and disturbing," to me! What do you make of it?

Laurel	27 Jan 2003
In addition, I had the opportunity to hear Lon Milo Duquette lecture on Friday. His newest book is on the Thoth tarot and will be released in September. I think its going to really put a new light on Lady Harris' role in the creation of the deck and the Book of Thoth. ~LAS

ZazaZ	29 Jan 2003
Quote: Originally posted by ZazaZ Also, how is Hoffman using quotes from Crowley's Liber Al Vel Legis - The Book of the Law in these collages, jmd? His "Letter to Lamparter" is very "wild, complex, and disturbing," to me! What do you make of it? Again: If anyone cares to comment upon these two questions of mine, I'd really appreciate it!

Silverlotus	29 Jan 2003
You could try translating it using Bable Fish. It's at bablefish.altavista.com Just enter the url of the page you want to translate and select German to English. And there you go! :) It's not perfect, but it makes the site more or less readable.

firemaiden	06 Feb 2003
Quote: Originally posted by jmd To cut a longish story short, and if you're interested in Crowley/Harris's Thoth deck, see how Claas Hoffmann 'collages' the deck in 66 wonderful ways, using the deck's intrinsic projective geometry qualities. Thank you jmd. There is a lot to think about there. The most convincing connection, I think, was the high priestess to the world card. It will take a while to mull through these. Bye the way, one day lets have the long story ! ;)

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