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In the past I always thought about learning the Thoth deck and system but whenever I actually had the cards in my hands they repelled and overwhelmed me. I would look at the artwork and just go ICK!
I even owned them for awhile with a couple of books and thought well I'll get to them someday. Well I ended up trading them quite a few years ago.
Recently though I had a small ephiany. I realized what was really bothering me was not the artwork or the Crowley hoopla, but I felt overwhelmed by all the stuff I felt I HAD to learn to beable to use the deck. All the stuff I really didn't want to get into, but thought I had to. I am in NO way a studier LOL (ask Jewel - said giggling) - I usually read more intuitively and thought I couldn't do that with the Thoth. To tell you the truth I don't even know everything you can get from these cards - it was too much for me to even comprehend.
But what I have done now is allow myself to just read intuitively until I get comfortable with that - THEN go ahead and pick just one thing to learn - for example the astrological aspects?? ignoring for the moment and not worrying about the other stuff until I get the astrological aspects down and am comfortable with those then maybe add another step. Take myself one step at a time in learning the extra things included in the Thoth.
And now all the sudden I really like the Thoth and am seeing alot of stuff just going about it intuitively! This ephipany has opened a door I thought closed forever!!! I had thought I'd never "get" the thoth or even want to!!!
I even owned them for awhile with a couple of books and thought well I'll get to them someday. Well I ended up trading them quite a few years ago.
Recently though I had a small ephiany. I realized what was really bothering me was not the artwork or the Crowley hoopla, but I felt overwhelmed by all the stuff I felt I HAD to learn to beable to use the deck. All the stuff I really didn't want to get into, but thought I had to. I am in NO way a studier LOL (ask Jewel - said giggling) - I usually read more intuitively and thought I couldn't do that with the Thoth. To tell you the truth I don't even know everything you can get from these cards - it was too much for me to even comprehend.
But what I have done now is allow myself to just read intuitively until I get comfortable with that - THEN go ahead and pick just one thing to learn - for example the astrological aspects?? ignoring for the moment and not worrying about the other stuff until I get the astrological aspects down and am comfortable with those then maybe add another step. Take myself one step at a time in learning the extra things included in the Thoth.
And now all the sudden I really like the Thoth and am seeing alot of stuff just going about it intuitively! This ephipany has opened a door I thought closed forever!!! I had thought I'd never "get" the thoth or even want to!!!