Awestruck newbie

So, thanks to the unexpected efficiency of Amazon, my Thoth Deck, plus DuQuette's book and the Book Of Thoth, ended up arriving this morning rather than next Monday.

I am completely entranced - not only is the art breathtaking in it's subtle and monumental multilayered complexity (it was worth twice the money, even if all I ever did with it was look at the pictures, in my opinion), but, having read Duquette in one greedy gulp already, I was struck by how much intuitive sense the schema behind it seems to make - I was expecting dry lists and rote memorisation, but it seems that the great amount of study that will surely be involved will be within a framework I can feel the shape of. I feel as if I've made the barest scratch into a psycho-spiritual archaeology of almost infinite depth, and it's a little like falling in love.

There is no real point to this post, and I hope you'll forgive me my hyperbole, but I just wanted to share my burst of enthusiasm (it was that or start accosting passers-by about it in the street *grin*), though if anyone has any pointers, suggestions or comments they'd like to share, I would be most appreciative.

- Zaia

Im at the edge of my seat waiting for my deck. I can relate the enthusiasm. I on the other hand will use the deck without the philosophy behind it. Although I will use the card meanings in DuQuette's book. Enjoy your journey!

Hope you enjoy them as much as I do

And. even if the philosophy is not your cup of tea, that book is a really entertaining read...he's a funny guy.

Welcome to the Thoth section Zaia. What you have there will keep you busy for a long time, but if you're looking for something else Snuffin's book on the Thoth I really appreciate also and it's quite a different approach to DuQuette which it complements very well.

Hope to see a lot of posts from you on the forum here

Re-read Crowley's own Book of Thoth at least once a year. Like Tarot itself or even the most beautiful poetry you could think of, new insights burst forth all the time from ever-newer and/or refined perspectives. I'll add to the suggested reading "The Crowley Tarot" by Akron & Hajo Benzhaf. By the way...you're right, it is a little like falling love! Seeing that made me smile.

Culain said:

Re-read Crowley's own Book of Thoth at least once a year....

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Thanks for that reminder; it's been about a year since my first reading. I'm sure I will make new connections and experience more depth in a second reading. So much accelerated spiritual velocity in this last year... Whoosh, hold on and let go.

And yes, the Akron/Banzhaf has been very helpful. Two thumbs up (for me).

Even though I currently use other decks with more frequency now, the correspondences and meanings that I originally understood from the Thoth deck are a working part of my mind. This thread has let me look back and appreciate that impact.

Hang in there; it gets confusing, crazy, wonderful and exhilarating. You got to love Mystery!