Okay, I'm going to add my two bits, just so I'm not left out..... I most likely going to get my hands rapped by a ruler, but oh well.
When you look seriously at Crowly, and I Mean seriously, bottom line he was born in the wrong era. Plain and simple. Have you checked out some porn sites lately, don't tell me there isnt any one out there having sex with animals blabla. same thing for all the scandlous sexuality that goes on these days. No he didn't help those climbers, does anyone here seriously know why he didn't help, do you know what was going through his head at the time, come on, your just hearing gossip, drama, hearsay, maybe there was just reason as to why he didn't help them. Then think about him being an addict, yes so addicted to heroin, his mind was so open to the universal consciouness, think LSD, mushrooms, etc, lets not forget that wanderful plant the shamans use in the deep amazon, to be one with nature and spirit etc. I'm just pointing these to get you seriously thinking. Crowely is like our geniouses we have today, ie. You tube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXPTLNVAIfc&feature=youtube_gdata_player. Just now you may think twice, he advanced quickly in GD, a highly highly intelligent man, what ever his brain could sponge up it did and then sum. Then you ask whether his deck is best for divining. Maybe the lights were on in his brain, and he didn't play mind games like waite did. During the creation of his deck he was pretty much higher than a kite, living the world of the rightside brain, lavishing in the universal bliss, that we all desire so much to achieve, we do it through meditation yadayadayada, then think of how he stood up, took the leap of stepping out of the box, he didnt follow no sheep, I see him as Morphious from the Matrix. Too bad he got such a bad rap, if he had been born in our time, pretty much what he did, we wouldn't blink an eye. It would be normal, not so out of the norm, also with him leaving half way through the ritual, stop, seriously whos to blame here, buddy who called him? I'm thinking so, cause buddy knew dam well what he was doing, and should not have pulled him away from his ritual. Crowley would have finished the ritual. Those that know him know that he would've, crowley was damed and determined in everything he did. Then think about what he was willing to do to himself to accomplish the ritual, then ask your self would you do it? Would you sooo willing deprive yourself as he did, to succeed.
Crowley was the most spiritual person, yeah he tested things too the limits and beyond, but dont you, maybe you too scared to take such risks, maybe you like your box too much and you'd rather follow the sheep off the cliff.
His deck beautifully illustrated, by lady Frieda, who took great care to paint crowleys mind onto 80 cards. Think of the boy in the video, imagine trying to paint what he sees in his mind, and do it in a manner so the average person would understand in all it's complexities. Then and maybe then you'll appreciate what Frieda had to paint. She had to cram all his knowledge, wisdom, etc. Onto 80 cards. Think of all his written works and more are on those cards. Then when you actually read the book of thoth, both deck and book were not to be for sale/sold. To be given FREE. He is giving us freedom from our shackles at no cost. To end our slavery. You can't tell me that crowley didnt see that his addiction would be his downfall and his death, he had to share all he knew, teach, etc. before his addiction finally took him. All in a nice little package a tarot deck.
Beat me with stick, I don't care. Once you understand crowley you will eat every word you spoke.
IMO this is the best deck. You want the truth, you get the truth, open your mind. You want the blue pill or the red pill?
La Force
