The Witches' Thoth Tarot by Jack Chanek & Hope Doe

Discover the Thoth Tarot Without Needing an Encyclopaedia of Esoteric Knowledge Beside You

The Thoth Tarot is extraordinary.

It can also be rather intimidating.

The Witches' Thoth Tarot by Jack Chanek, illustrated by Hope Doe, opens the door to this rich tarot tradition through clearer symbolism, approachable artwork and a substantial guidebook created with modern witches and tarot readers in mind.

Rather than converting Thoth into another Rider-Waite-Smith deck, Jack retains important features of the original system, including its distinctive card names and colour correspondences, while simplifying some of its dense esoteric symbolism.

The result is a Thoth-based tarot designed to be explored rather than feared.

What Is Thoth Tarot?

The Thoth tradition grew from the work of Aleister Crowley and artist Lady Frieda Harris and draws deeply upon ceremonial magic, astrology, Qabalah, elemental correspondences and the Western esoteric tradition.

Its structure differs in important ways from the Rider-Waite-Smith system familiar to many modern tarot readers.

Those differences make Thoth enormously rewarding to study, but they can also make the traditional deck feel daunting to someone encountering it for the first time.

The Witches' Thoth Tarot provides another doorway into that system.

Thoth Reimagined for Modern Witches

Jack Chanek approaches tarot from the perspective of both an experienced tarot reader and practising witch.

Rather than requiring extensive prior knowledge of ceremonial magic or esoteric philosophy, the deck has been designed to make the underlying system easier to engage with intuitively.

The colour palette and card names remain faithful to the traditional Thoth Tarot, while the symbolism has been simplified and reinterpreted through Hope Doe's contemporary figurative artwork.

It creates an interesting bridge between traditional Thoth study and modern witchcraft practice.

A 288-Page Guide to the System

At the heart of the boxed kit is Jack Chanek's substantial 288-page guidebook.

This is particularly important with a Thoth-based deck.

Rather than expecting readers to arrive already knowing the system, the book provides the context needed to understand the cards and begin interpreting them confidently.

It makes The Witches' Thoth Tarot particularly appealing to readers who have always been curious about Thoth but haven't known where to begin.

Why You'll Love The Witches' Thoth Tarot

• 78-card complete tarot deck
• Written by tarot author and witch Jack Chanek
• Illustrated by Hope Doe
• Based upon the Thoth Tarot tradition
• Created specifically with witches in mind
• Simplified symbolism for greater accessibility
• Retains traditional Thoth card names
• Retains the characteristic Thoth colour palette
• Contemporary, realistic figurative artwork
• Includes a substantial 288-page guidebook
• Excellent introduction to the Thoth system
• Suitable for experienced tarot readers wanting to explore beyond RWS
• Complete boxed kit published by Llewellyn

The Reading Experience

For someone accustomed to Rider-Waite-Smith tarot, moving into Thoth can feel rather like discovering that the familiar tarot house has an entire additional wing nobody mentioned.

The rooms look familiar.

Some of the furniture has moved.

And someone has left several books on Qabalah and astrology on the table.

The Witches' Thoth Tarot makes that transition considerably more inviting.

Hope Doe's imagery gives readers people, expressions and scenes with which they can connect intuitively, while Jack's guidebook provides the deeper framework when you want to understand what lies underneath.

You can therefore begin reading the cards before becoming an expert in every layer of Thoth symbolism.

At a Glance

Title: The Witches' Thoth Tarot
Author: Jack Chanek
Artist: Hope Doe
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
System: Thoth Tarot
Cards: 78
Guidebook: 288 pages
Format: Boxed Tarot Kit
Language: English
ISBN: 9780738773926
U US Publication: January 2027
UK Publication: 8 February 2027

About Jack Chanek

Jack Chanek is a tarot author, teacher and practising witch who has been reading tarot since the age of eleven.

He is a High Priest of Gardnerian Wicca and holds a PhD in the history of philosophy. His work explores tarot, witchcraft, magical Qabalah and the ways in which established esoteric systems can be made meaningful within contemporary magical practice.

His books include Tarot for Real Life, Qabalah for Wiccans and Tarot for the Magically Inclined.

That background makes him particularly well placed to tackle something as symbolically dense as the Thoth system without simply removing everything that makes Thoth distinctive.

About Hope Doe

Hope Doe is an American artist based in Mie, Japan.

Her artwork combines influences from Western culture with an interest in traditional Japanese arts, resulting in a distinctive contemporary figurative style.

For The Witches' Thoth Tarot, her realistic and engaging illustrations reinterpret traditional Thoth symbolism for a modern audience.

Perfect For

The Witches' Thoth Tarot is particularly suited to:

• Readers curious about the Thoth Tarot
• Witches exploring tarot
• RWS readers wanting to learn another tarot system
• Students of tarot symbolism
• Readers interested in Qabalah and esoteric tarot
• Practitioners of ceremonial and contemporary magic
• Intermediate tarot readers
• Experienced readers wanting an accessible Thoth working deck
• Fans of Jack Chanek's books
• Anyone who previously looked at the traditional Thoth Tarot and quietly put it back on the shelf

Why We Love It at Oneness Emporium

Thoth has always been one of those tarot systems capable of producing two immediate reactions:

“This is fascinating.”

Followed approximately thirty seconds later by:

“Good grief, where do I start?”

That's why this deck interests us.

Jack Chanek isn't pretending Thoth is Rider-Waite-Smith wearing different clothes. He's giving readers a more approachable route into a genuinely different tarot tradition while preserving enough of its character to make exploring it worthwhile.

And a 288-page guidebook is exactly what we want accompanying a deck like this.

Because if you're going down the Thoth rabbit hole, you may as well take provisions.