thoth question

[anya]

I got my thoth cards this summer, first set ever and I looked around did some research and when I found these cards and held them for the first time I felt them and they felt me......I thought maybe they had been used but the store owner assured me they were in there original plastic wrap. I am having a hard time with the cards, like i said im new, there my first set of cards is there another set you can lead me to that might be a better learning tool? Or a good place to help get the meanings of each card?

I wish I could find someone in my area to talk with me about this


thanks for all your help

[skytwig]

Aww, hugs.......

I use the Thoth deck and many of us here at Aeclectic do also.....

What are you having trouble with?

One thing that might be good is not doing large spreads. Start with a three card spread.....

Also, sme people recommend laying the suits out in order and looking at them and taking notes, keeping a Tarot Journal of things you learn about each card and each suit.

You can also do a Search, here at Aeclectic, using the search button at the top right of this page..... then you can seach for things like individual card meanings.... there's A TON of discussion here about Thoth cards.....

And feel free to print up the threads you find, there's a button for that at the bottom of each page.....

So, does that help?

And go ahead, ask a particular question you may have..... we're here to help you, Anya! :)

[Sulis]

Here's a site with meanings for each card:
http://www.angelpaths.com/working.html

If you're still having trouble have you thought of getting a deck with pictoral minors? Many people, myself included find them easier to read.

Love and light

Sulis xx

[anya]

yall rock!!

thank you for the info

I have a book"Beginners Guide to Tarot" by Juliet Sharman-Burke
a friend lowned it to me and it gives meanings of the cards and is somewhat helpful. I also have a book that shows laying the cards out in the ancient celtic method.. how do I do a simpler reading?

also, let me just say how helpful and great everyone is here

[skytwig]

Here is Thirteen's Basics (http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/basics/index.html), which explains each card (using RWS deck)

Also, have you tried the search button yet?..... there is loads of information just awaiting your inquiry!!

Try a search for card spreads......

1 could equal past laid out like: 1... 2.... 3....
2 could equal present
3 could equal future

or you could do

1 = what i think
2 = what I feel
3 = what i need to know

There is a recent thread of 3 card spreads... look in Tarot Spreads.

Also, check out Firemaidens index in Using Tarot Cards......

[jog1118]

this site helped me a lot with the thoth:

http://www.tryskelion.com/preface.htm

:smoker:

[anya]

thanks you for the link...

everyone is so helpful

[firestorm]

In case you ever want to get a book to study with that is strictly Thoth, I recommend "The Tarot Handbook" by Angeles Arrien.

[yve]

Here is a link to the Book of thoth online

http://www.angelfire.com/celeb/Crowley/thoth/thoth.html

[Strange2]

You can download the Book of Thoth (well, most of it plus images) from this link:

http://www.angelfire.com/celeb/Crowley/

Shine On!

[skytwig]

Originally posted by firestorm
In case you ever want to get a book to study with that is strictly Thoth, I recommend "The Tarot Handbook" by Angeles Arrien.


I love this book :D

[yve]

Okay, I just found this link that gives another perspective on Crowley Thoth deck...it might be a useful addition??? What do you Thoth experts think?

http://www.angelpaths.com/working.html

[rubricat]

Originally posted by anya
... I am having a hard time with the cards, like i said im new, there my first set of cards is there another set you can lead me to that might be a better learning tool? Or a good place to help get the meanings of each card?

Hi anya,

I can sympathize completely. Thoth was my first deck too, and found it overwhelming. I'm happy to see so many more books and now websites out there to help with the Thoth these days.

"The Crowley Tarot: Handbook to the Cards" (Akron, Hajo Banzhaf) has been very helpful for me. There's also a handy "Keywords for the Crowley Tarot" by Banzhaf that's a nice quick reference and coordinates well with the other book. Interpretations for each card (in both books) include different perspectives: general, consciousness, profession, relationship.

Good luck... :) The deck is tough, but well worth the effort.

[f. silvestris]

Robert Wang's book THE QABALISTIC TAROT puts images and commentary together for the Thoth, the Rider-Waite-Smith, the Golden Dawn [Wang's drawings from Regardie's description] and, I think, the Marseilles - sorry, don't have the book to hand, and I'm not up on the older decks. In any case, what is useful is that having 3 decks derived from Book T together gives a fuller range of meaning for all the cards - Waite tends to underplay, Crowley to overstate. Otherwise, though I don't care for the book much [sorry], Waite's Pictorial Key to the Tarot is easily got hold of, and lets you look at the Coleman-Smith designs for the minors, which can be very useful if you're stuck on the more abstract designs in the Thoth, though the interpretation of some cards is quite different. Finally, I can't recommend strongly enough LIBER LXXVIII [Book T, more or less] which you can find at www.hermetic.com/crowley/libers/lib78.html or in the Thelema section at the sacred texts site. Hope that's of some use, I love these cards but they cover an awful lot of ground and take some settling in with.

[CapriMage]

Originally posted by firestorm
In case you ever want to get a book to study with that is strictly Thoth, I recommend "The Tarot Handbook" by Angeles Arrien.

I would have to agree here. I purchased this book with my thoth deck. It's an excellent book with astrological correspondance explanations as well as a section devoted to exploring your personal tarot archetypes. A must buy. It's a green book; paperback.

Blessed Be.
W