Maskelyne
Hi Mags,
I'm just a few months into my own exploration of the Tarot and I love the Thoth. The imagery and symbology are incredibly rich and evocative. Whatever Crowley's dark reputation may have been, the cards don't feel dark to me. Although Crowley dictated the content, it's Lady Frieda Harris's artwork that you see.
As to which version, both the US Games and the AG Mueller editions are printed at the same place and look virtually identical. The small USG deck includes the two extra Magus cards, while the AGM versions have the Unicursal Hexagram card. The LWBs are also different. AGM's LWB is excerpts from Crowley's Book of Thoth. USG's has a variety of articles. It gives some background information, a list of simplified meanings, and a couple articles by Lady Frieda giving more in-depth card descriptions.
You also have to consider what size you want - the art is so intricate I really appreciate the large deck for study, but I bought a small deck too for readings because I find the big cards clumsy to shuffle.
David
I'm just a few months into my own exploration of the Tarot and I love the Thoth. The imagery and symbology are incredibly rich and evocative. Whatever Crowley's dark reputation may have been, the cards don't feel dark to me. Although Crowley dictated the content, it's Lady Frieda Harris's artwork that you see.
As to which version, both the US Games and the AG Mueller editions are printed at the same place and look virtually identical. The small USG deck includes the two extra Magus cards, while the AGM versions have the Unicursal Hexagram card. The LWBs are also different. AGM's LWB is excerpts from Crowley's Book of Thoth. USG's has a variety of articles. It gives some background information, a list of simplified meanings, and a couple articles by Lady Frieda giving more in-depth card descriptions.
You also have to consider what size you want - the art is so intricate I really appreciate the large deck for study, but I bought a small deck too for readings because I find the big cards clumsy to shuffle.
David