mac22
similia said:I'm not suggesting Crowley was any kind of saint. He was frequently a right ******** and there are many things about him I find repugnant. There are a great many people who would have been better off not ever having met him. Then again, there are a great many who are better off for the work he left behind. He left copious records of his thoughts and deeds, and you can pick any few examples and make whatever argument you please from it.
Read it for yourself Ranzel, and read it in detail. Then decide for yourself. If the Thoth's not for you, then no one thinks any less of you. (Send it to me, I've always room for a spare ) Frankly there are decks I find discomforting and would not use. But do find out for yourself first.
I think the deck is much like the man. Complicated and interesting to study, but not something I'd want to sleep with
Well said Similia.....
Crowley and his deck are not for everyone. I started with Crowley early on .... I sweated, I strained, wrestled, I chewed over his teachings & deck .... on my own, this was pre Internet & the many fine tomes that have been written since on Crowley, his times, antics & deck -- i clarified my Magickal thinking & my beliefs about Crowley in the process.
I grew in the process....
Mac22