B. O. T. A. Tarot
B. O. T. A. stands for Builders of the Adytum, an organization founded by Paul Foster Case and dedicated to "spiritual attunement through enlightened worship in the Tradition of the Western Mysteries. Its congregation is an association of spiritual aspirants who participate through the B.O.T.A. lesson instructions." One part of the lesson plan is coloring your own tarot cards using this deck. The instruction booklet is Highlights of the Tarot, first written in 1931. It describes the symbols on the major arcana cards and offers coloring instructions for all cards. According to the booklet, when you color your own cards, they take on your personality and become deeply linked to you. The B. O. T. A. cards are black line drawings on stiff, white cardboard-like paper stock. (The cards are whiter than these scanned images.) The deck and book are available separately and as a set.
Deck |
Deck/Book Set |
Number of Cards |
Size |
Copyright |
Card Back Design |
Set Cover |
78 22 major 56 minor |
2 1/2" x 4 1/4" |
1999 |
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Companion Book |
Title |
Author |
Size |
Number of Pages |
Copyright |
Cover |
Highlights of Tarot (with coloring instructions) |
Builders of the Adytum |
4 1/4" x 5 1/2" |
72 |
1989 14th ed. |
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Language of Card Titles: English
Style of Suit Cards (2-10): suit symbols
Also Included: instruction booklet, tree of life card, Pattern on the Trestleboard card
Major Arcana:
Fool, Magician, High Priestess, Empress, Emperor, Hierophant,
Lovers, Chariot, Strength, Hermit, Wheel of Fortune, Justice,
Hanged Man, Death, Temperance, Devil, Tower,
Star, Moon, Sun, Judgement, World
Suit Names: Wands, Cups, Swords, Pentacles
Court Cards: King, Queen, Knight, Page
SAMPLE CARD IMAGES: