The Book of Thoth

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See also: "The Book of Thoth" by Aleister Crowley, describing the philosophy and use of his Thoth Tarot deck.

See also: Eteilla, who originally described tarot cards as pages from The Book of Thoth.

In Egyptian mythology, Thoth is the god of wisdom, time, writing, magic and the moon.

The Book of Thoth is a legendary book containing powerful spells and knowledge, said to have been buried with the Prince Neferkaptah (meaning perfect ka of Ptah in Egyptian) in the City of the Dead. The reader of the rolls would know the language of the animals, be able to cast great spells, and be able to enchant the sky and earth themselves. Anyone who read the book was punished by the gods (who would cause the reader's loved ones to die until the book was returned).

In recent years books such as 'The Orion Mystery' by Robert Bauval have created a popular belief that The Sphinx and other Giza monuments are thousands of years older than is currently claimed by orthodox Egyptologists. Members of this movement often suggest that the Book of Thoth has been positioned beneath the paws of the Sphinx for some 12,000 years.