#Lady Frieda Harris

[ceremonialmagick]

The Warburg library and its massive occult book collection is now open to the public! It is the home of Lady Frieda Harris´ Thoth Tarot paintings and other artwork related to Aleister Crowley and the Golden Dawn.

[alexsvmner]

New Tracing Boards by Lady Frieda Harris Discovered!

LONDON. Occultists and art-lovers have been celebrating today at the discovery of a new set of Masonic Tracing Boards, which are alleged to have been painted by Lady Frieda Harris, better known as the illustrator of the Crowley Thoth Tarot Deck. Harris was previously known to have created a set of tracing boards circa 1938 for the three degrees of Craft Masonry, which manage to combine Masonic…

[alchemisoul]

Occult East Sussex Connections

A look at the East Sussex connections between Pamela Colman Smith, Lady Frieda Harris, Aleister Crowley, and Billy Shears.

[grandhotelabyss]

Really enjoying Major Arcana! In your research for the novel, have you found your preferred Tarot deck or Tarot system? What books have you found most helpful?

Thank you! Ash del Greco's research methods (lazy, associative, and extremely online) are my own, so I can't give you the world's most comprehensive bibliography on the subject, but I'll do my best.

I love the Rider-Waite deck because Pamela Colman Smith's pictures resist the systematic and function perfectly and beautifully as polysemous symbols available for free interpretation. The best book I've read on the subject, Rachel Pollack's Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom, responds in kind to these images, with informed, intuitive, and sensitive readings akin to the best literary and art criticism.

Other than that, I've read this book on the Rider-Waite and this book on the Marseilles for the more conventional interpretations (I don't own a Marseilles deck), the former of which uses Waite's Pictorial Key, though I haven't read this in full. I'm sure I should read Jodorowsky's book and Valentin Tomberg's, but I haven't yet.

I have a Thoth deck as well, and do appreciate aspects of it, but I find its high modernism—Crowley's determined attempt to make it a kind of encyclopedia or anatomy of occult systems, including alchemy, Kabbalah, and astrology—sometimes obtrusive and discouraging. I haven't read The Book of Thoth but have used the deck's thick accompanying pamphlet, written by artist Lady Frieda Harris at Crowley's direction, extensively, and have read Alan Moore's Promethea, the pedagogical sections of which take Crowley's ideas as a guide through both Tarot and Kabbalah.

(I've recommended these before, but see the Art of Darkness podcast's detailed and extensive episodes on Smith and Crowley; co-host Brad Kelly is a professional Tarot reader and also writes lyrical essays about the cards on his website.)

All in all, I think everyone should have a Rider-Waite deck and get acquainted with the imagery if only for the purposes of general cultural literacy and to appreciate Pamela Colman Smith's popularly generative illustrative genius. Simon Magnus's idea that this deck is at once a modernist poem and an early graphic novel is my idea too.

[maeviuslynn]

This is a very rare copy of Little Essays for Truth by Aleister Crowley with a foldout Tree of Life. It was published in 1938 and another special feature of this book was that the dust wrapper has art by Frieda Lady Harris. This copy is held in the Special Collections at Z. Smith Reynolds Library at Wake Forest University. 

[noise-vs-signal]

Masonic Tracing Boards by Lady Frieda Harris (artist on the Thoth Tarot by Aleister Crowley).

[venusianpulp]

Tarot & Divination...

The history of tarot cards and their use for divination and spellwork is a fascinating subject that spans several centuries. While the exact origins of tarot remain somewhat obscure, there are recorded instances of tarot being used for divination and the earliest known tarot decks date back to the 15th century.

The earliest known tarot decks, such as the Visconti-Sforza deck (created around 1440), were initially used for playing card games in Italy. These decks consisted of four suits (cups, swords, coins, and batons) and featured additional cards called "trumps" or "triumphs," which later evolved into the 22 Major Arcana cards in modern tarot decks.

The use of tarot cards for divination and spellwork began to emerge in the 18th century. One of the earliest recorded instances of tarot being used for divination comes from a French manuscript dated around 1750, which describes a method of tarot card reading. This manuscript, known as the "Pratesi Cartomancer," outlines a system of drawing cards and interpreting their meanings based on their position in the spread.

Another significant figure in the history of tarot divination is Jean-Baptiste Alliette, also known as "Etteilla." In 1770, Etteilla published a book titled "How to Entertain Yourself with a Pack of Cards," which contained instructions for using tarot cards for divination. Etteilla is often credited with popularizing the idea of tarot as a tool for fortune-telling and spiritual guidance.

The use of tarot for divination and spellwork gained further prominence in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly within the context of occult and esoteric societies. The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, a secret society founded in 1888, played a significant role in shaping modern tarot interpretation. Members of the Golden Dawn, such as Arthur Edward Waite and Aleister Crowley, created their own tarot decks and developed complex systems of tarot symbolism and interpretation.

Waite, in collaboration with artist Pamela Colman Smith, created the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot deck in 1909. This deck became one of the most popular and influential tarot decks in the world and is still widely used today. Crowley, along with artist Lady Frieda Harris, created the Thoth tarot deck in the 1940s, which incorporated Egyptian and Kabbalistic symbolism.

Throughout history, there have been numerous anecdotal accounts of tarot divination providing accurate and meaningful insights. However, the effectiveness of tarot as a divination tool has not been scientifically proven. Skeptics argue that the perceived accuracy of tarot readings can be attributed to factors such as cold reading, confirmation bias, and the Barnum effect (the tendency to accept vague or general descriptions as specifically applicable to oneself).

Despite the lack of scientific evidence, many practitioners of tarot believe in its power as a tool for self-reflection, personal growth, and spiritual guidance. They view tarot as a means to tap into intuition, explore the subconscious mind, and gain insights into life's challenges and opportunities.

In conclusion, while tarot cards were not originally created for the purpose of divination or spellwork, their use for these practices emerged in the 18th century and gained prominence in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The history of tarot is intertwined with the rise of occult and esoteric movements, and the creation of influential tarot decks by figures such as Waite and Crowley. Although the effectiveness of tarot divination has not been scientifically proven, many individuals find value in using tarot as a tool for personal growth, self-reflection, and spiritual exploration.

[anamelessfool]

My Fave Tarot and (Part 2!) Oracle Decks

@discountdemonwarehouse asked me about my favorite tarot decks. I use oracle and tarot decks, sometimes together, sometimes interchangably. This post is long, so this will just be about my fave tarot decks. Feel free to ask me anything about tarot and other occult things!

Difference between a tarot deck and an oracle deck?

Tarot has a fixed organization and consistent readings of each card. Oracle decks are the work of artists/mystics and don't have the same meanings from deck to deck. They are more for a broad interpretation. When I use oracle decks, it's more about a meditation on a theme instead of an answer to a very specific question. But everyone is different on how and why they use what decks they use.

Sorry, I can't list just 3...or 5....I use them when the mood strikes me. Some are more incisive with their wisdom, others are more general and chill.

Fave Tarot Decks

Fyodor Pavlov Tarot Deck My "daily driver" I guess. Beautifully illustrated by a trans Neo-Raphellite artist. They have a super cool IG and Tattooing practice. I got this on Kickstarter but it's now widely available.

Mystic Medleys Tarot by Gary Hall/Liminal 11. If I'm not using the Fyodor, I'm using this one. Beautiful and funny (and insightful!) illustrations. And it's the best LWB (Little White Book of Tarot Meanings) I've ever seen.

Morgan Greer Tarot I learned tarot on this one. Groovy Vintage Tarot Deck with clear, easy to understand illustrations. The colors are so warm and the volumetric drawing style just itches my brain.

Thoth Tarot by Aleister Crowley and Lady Frieda Harris. Crowley taught Harris magickal theory, and this deck is a result of that (Harris has a LOT of input in this, do not ignore her contributions to this masterwork). I love this deck so much, it is very intense but very insightful. It has some of the most profound and beautiful occult imagery I've ever seen. It takes WORK to understand it. The book Understanding Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot By Lon Milo Duquette is mandatory reading for it. It is an amazing biography of Crowley and Harris as well as a great introduction to Golden Dawn and Thelema philosophical concepts.

Fave Tarot Decks Honorable Mentions

The Weird Cat Tarot by Gabby Karsh (Buy it ONLY from their etsy! There's knockoffs out there, unfortunately) Karsh is a super sweet artist and I've gotten some comissioned work from them in the past. A fun, funky little deck. I would not recommend it for learning tarot, since the illustrations riff on traditional motifs and are a bit sparse for someone new.

Luminous Void Tarot by Laura Zuspan Absolutely stunning, primal artwork on this one. And the nod to the orginal playing card/ tarrochi pill shape is fun. Honorable mention because like the previous one the illustrations are sparse for a newbie....and also the texture, size, and thickness of the cards make them an absolute bitch to shuffle.

[santoschristos]

Lust XI, Thoth Tarot Lady Frieda Harris

[bonesandpoemsandflowers]

there's a piece at MoMA that's just different heads posted on the Art card from the Thoth Tarot and I didn't get the artist name and I can't find anything for "Crowley tarot museum of modern art" and because Crowley was a "well, ACTUALLY" kind of guy the card title is "Art," not "Temperance," so this is really useless if you're trying to find a little blurb about it at the nyc museum of modern art and like, I'm not saying you can't do that, obviously totally fair game, but it is blatantly just collaged on top of the original image and I feel like Lady Frieda Harris deserves a mention in a write up somewhere, yknow? for actually, like. painting the damn thing.

[rygoespop]

List of characters that appear in my Thomas and Friends AU

Main:

Thomas

Edward

Henry

Gordon

James

Percy

Toby

Emily

Molly

Rosie

Stanley

and Rebecca

Secondary/Supporting:

Duck

Donald and Douglas

Oliver

Wilbert

BoCo

Philip

Bill and Ben

Derek

Timothy

Marion

Salty

Porter

Daisy

Ryan

Brent the Ballast Spreader

Mavis

Sidney

Arry and Bert

Diesel

Den

Dart

Diesel 10

Billy

Norman

Arthur

Harvey

Bear

Stafford

Fergus

Charlie

Dennis

Murdoch

Flora

Belle

Flynn

Whiff

Scruff

Neil

Neville

Hank

Sonny

Paxton

Ferdinand

Bash and Dash

Glynn

Stephen

Dustin

Winston

Skarloey

Rheneas

Sir Handel

Peter Sam

Rusty

Duncan

Duke

Bertram

Smudger

Freddie

Mighty Mac

Luke

Millie

Victor

Culdee

Wilfred

Harry (Formerly known as Lord Harry and later as Patrick)

Alaric

Godred

Mike

Rex

Bert

Flying Scotsman

Spencer

Stepney

Connor

Caitlin

Samson

Merlin

Lexi

Theo

Hurricane

Frankie

D261

Splodge (Splatter and Dodge)

Jinty and Pug

Patriot the Big City Engine

Mallard

Green Arrow

Thirteen

Hiro

Gator

Ashima

Rajiv

Yong Bao

Shane

Vinnie

Sam

Axel

Gina

Raul

Etienne

Frieda

Hugo

Ivan

Carlos

Lady

Proteus

Annie and Clarabel

Henrietta

Toad

Old Slow Coach

Bruno

Rocky

Judy and Jerome

Hector

SCruffey

Fred Pelham

The Slip Coaches

Bradford

Catherine

Bertie

Bulgy

Terence

Trevor

Caroline

Elizabeth

George

Butch

The Horrid Lorries

Kevin

Madge

Thumper

Jack

Alfie

Oliver

Ned

Max and Monty

Isobella

Kelly

Byron

Buster

Bulstrode

Skiff

Captain

Harold

Jeremy

Cranky

Carly

Big Mickey

Reg

Owen

Merrick

And Beresford

Coming Soon:

Logan

Ulli

Duchess of Hamilton

Flying Thistle

D199

Albert

Kenji (Maybe)

Ivo Hugh

Ada, Mabel, Jane, and Cora

City of Turo

2007 Prince of Wales

W1

Old King Coal

Elsie

Hannah (Henrietta’s Sister)

Helena and Victoria

Frank

So, there you have it

[soulpipr]

Lady Frieda Harris.

[nomorerealitys-blog]

by Marguerite Frieda Harris, Lady Harris 

[thatrando13]

About Us

This is a co-owned account:

-> About Frieda: she/her, I reblog random things I think are cool, big Formula One fan, one of my favourite actors is Daniel Brühl, I fixate on random fandoms each week

-> About Atlas: I am also she/her, I too reblog random things, like almost everything and anything. Big fan of the Grishaverse, Heathers & Stranger Things (and others ofc lmao). I really like musicals (you can recommend me some). 1 favourite actor: Maya Hawke

We're British :]

Feel free to ask us stuff, we'd love to answer any questions or just talk to us. Which ever you prefer! Our inbox is always open!

Current favourite mutual(s):

@annotated-catastrophe

@notforthebest

We love (platonically ofc) all our mutuals, they're all favourites

This blog (both of us) support LMM Hermes, black Annabeth & blonde Percy

To us (and blatantly displayed in the show), the ship catradora (Catra & Adora from spop) is both toxic, abusive and incestuous. (Same adoptive mother).

To add on to the previous point; we will only ship catradora (and write fanfics or anything of the sort) if it's a fanon form of the ship where the two have a healthy way of getting to the relationship and they both become their own people and overcome their own experiences with abuse and where they do not have the same adoptive parent(s).

Feel free to unfollow if you don't support any of this! :)

Our Ao3 account: ThatRando

Our masterlist is here!

Requests/prompts are here!

If you'd like to request one of us or both of us to collaborate on a fic with you go ahead and just ask!

Fandoms: Attack On Titan, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Avatar: The Legend Of Korra, Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), Burnt (2015), Buster's Mal Heart, Carmen Sandiego (2019), Cobra Kai, Dear Evan Hansen, Death Note, ダンジョン飯 | Dungeon Meshi | Delicious in Dungeon, Divergent, Do Revenge (2022), Five Nights At Freddy's (Franchise ect), Formula One, Hamilton, Harry Potter (critical), Hazbin Hotel, Heathers, Helluva Boss, House MD, Hunger Games, Grishaverse, Inglourious Basterds, It (2017), Karate Kid 1, Karate Kid 2, Karate Kid 3, Ladies In Lavender, Lila Lila, Magnus Chase And The Gods Of Asgard, Marvel, Maze Runner, Mr. Robot, My Hero Academia, Need For Speed, Night At The Museum, Nimona, Ninjago, No Time To Die (2021), Papillion (2017), Percy Jackson And The Olympians, Queen, Rangers Apprentice, Riordanverse, Rush (2013), She Ra and The Princesses of Power/SaTPoP (critical), She's The Man (2006), Sonic (Live Actions), Spree (2020), Stranger Things, The Heroes Of Olympus, The Kane Chronicles, The Little Things (2021), The Trials Of Apollo, The Pacific, The Promised Neverland, The Owl House, Tokyo Ghoul, The Spiderverse, Twilight (critical), War At Home, Wings Of Fire

[thedrarrylibrarian]

Lining up guests for Happy Hour brings me lots of joy. It's like going on a vacation - half the fun is planning the trip and anticipating. Here in the library, half the fun is building friendships and getting excited for what fics they're going to recommend! When I was planning the December spot, I knew it HAD to be @babooshkart. I fell in love with their Holiday art series last year, and knew that they were the perfect person to give us a Holiday Happy Hour this year! She didn't disappoint - and managed to give me the gift of a Christmas fic I hadn't yet read!

More gifts are in store, so please without further ado, enjoy the gift of @babooshkart in the library!

I’ve been a mildly worshipful fan of the Library (and its Librarian) for a while, so it was such an honor to be asked to host this month’s Happy Hour! Especially as it was my opportunity to do a Christmas rec, which meant rereading a lot of holiday fics, which has put me in the most delightfully Christmassy mood—wins all around. Our lovely Librarian is an expert planner, so thanks to their schedule I’ve had the last six months to peruse all of their previous Holiday Lists (see end of this post for links!). The Librarian is thorough—it was a challenge to find one that hasn’t already been recc’d; I really wanted to shine the spotlight on a fic that brought me a lot of joy during the last Christmas season, so please join me in cuddling up under a blanket with some (spiked?) cocoa and this gorgeous story.

A Melody of You & Me by @academicdisaster (64,838 words, rated E)

Draco Malfoy has a Christmas choir competition to win, and Harry Potter has an orphanage that needs funding. When Luna Lovegood intervenes, they agree to help each other out: Harry will join the choir if Draco chooses to sponsor his charity.

But agreeing to work together also means getting to know each other again - in new and unexpected ways.

Ft. a chaotic festive choir, scheming friends, a healthy dose of mental health issues, one very irritating ex, and boys learning how to love and be loved.

This fic was written for 25 Days of Harry and Draco 2021, and I was lucky enough to get to witness it coming into existence. Rooney is a lovely person and an extremely gifted storyteller—I first fell in love with his writing with Sourdough (romance novelist Draco!!!! baking Harry!!! what more could you possibly ask for!!), and have been entranced ever since. His fics are a masterclass in soft intimacy (my favorite!!!) and every single one leaves me aching with feelings in the best way possible.

With A Melody, Rooney drops us into the middle of a busy holiday season—Healer Draco (another favorite thing!!! can we see a pattern here?) is scrambling to pull together a charity choir after his cheating ex boyfriend steals half his singers for a rival group. Across the city, Harry Potter is running out of energy, time, and money for the Hedwig Centre (Grimmauld Place transformed into a home for traumatized magical children), and needs sponsors a home of his own, therapy, to get laid fast. Enter Draco’s BFF/BAMF Lavender Brown and the ever-delightful Luna Lovegood, and everyone’s problems might just get solved in the best way possible.

This fic is everything I could ever want out of a Drarry holiday story. I always love it when Harry and Draco have careers that let them care for people, and Rooney has gone above and beyond by creating a whole cast of original characters that are extraordinarily lovable—from the children that Harry works with at the Hedwig Centre, to Frieda and Lennox the German choir singers with their special brownies and drunken carols, to one of Draco’s favorite patients—Anita, a firecracker of a little old lady who is arguably too interested in Draco’s sex life. Rooney has built up a gorgeous framework of interlocking relationships, in a way that can only make you feel surrounded and held and part of a little found family while you read, and I will never not be in love with that.

This fic also deals with Harry’s unresolved trauma in a way that feels tender and intentional, which is something that I always yearn for and boy howdy has Rooney delivered. We get to watch as Draco notices and cares for Harry through a panic attack, as Harry learns how to accept (and ask for) support, and as their friends and family ensconce them in love. Too often, I feel like fics skim over the fact that Harry has lost his entire family and also died, but Rooney held all of this in his talented hands and worked through it, piece by piece. Especially for a fic that is set during the holiday season, which can already be full of strife, Rooney has created a strong and caring network of people to hold Harry and Draco while they venture into their new relationship. I love to feel feelings.

I could talk forever about this fic, but I will leave you all with "please go read this and then come and yell about it with me." If you love it as much as I do (you will), make sure to leave kudos and a comment (or six) telling Rooney that he's amazing, and make sure to read the rest of his gorgeous works here! I may have also created a lil piece of art as a Christmas gift for this fic, which you can find here! Endless thanks to the talented Librarian for all the hard work they do and for having me as a guest!! I wish you all a lovely holiday season full of cookies and knit blankets and cozy fic reading! 💕💕💕

Thank you again to the wonderful @babooshkart for joining me in the Library!

Looking for some more Holiday fics? Check out the Library's Previous Holiday Lists:

Holiday Party 2020

Christmas at the Burrow

Hanukkah 2021

Christmas 2021

Hanukkah 2022

❤️ Lots of Love and Happy Holidays! ❤️

[rhianna]

Atu VII - The Chariot - Thoth Tarot - Aleister Crowley

This chariot is drawn by four sphinxes composed of the four Kerubs, the Bull, the Lion, the Eagle and the Man. In each sphinx these elements are counter-changed; thus the whole represents the sixteen sub-elements. 

The Charioteer is clothed in the amber-coloured armour appropriate to the sign. He is throned in the chariot rather than con ducting it, because the whole system of progression is perfectly balanced. His only function is to bear the Holy Grail.