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Grigori said:A basic astrology book would help also.
I'm trying to find the balance here. Astrology is neat and can suck you in, which may not be a bad thing per se. However if you're looking at professional competency with Thoth Tarot versus marketing oneself as an astrologer, what are we talking about here?
Also...I did break down and ordered the ugly Golden Dawn Tarot. So I'll have that, the Thoth Tarot, Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot, 777, Book of Thoth, and Wang's book. What else is needed in that area?
Oh, yes a point on Book of Thoth. Even though it's esoteric stuff, Crowley is lucid which really helps. All you need is a bad writer and mystical material to make this all clear as mud. I find once you understand his taken-for-granted knowledge (the aeons, have a Tree of Life diagram to reference, etc.) it seems possible to make your first read through the book. It's kind of like the Bible or Quran or the Gita, the first time you read it is to learn how to read it. Subsequent times you get more with each time through...and also realize you know less and less each time through.