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>cautioned me that anyone who is not serious about reading Tarot should not buy this deck or even own it
any study of the Thoth, will make you a better/wiser person..
for you're studying yourself, the universe, life .. so even 1 day of looking at the deck will be a useful/valuable day in your life , even if you never continued beyond that day
Thoth has great depth, it's a masterpiece, I don't much care for crowley (the person, at least as the public knows him), but he knew his stuff..and this deck is a great achievement..
learn the Thoth and you'll learn Tarot, and metaphysics and myth etc.
my recommend Books
Hajo Banzhaf, Tarot As Your Companion: A Practical Guide to the Rider-Waite and Crowley Thoth Tarot Decks
Banzhaf The Crowley Tarot: The Handbook to the Cards
Crowley The Book of Thoth (a dense, but a profound read, but requires research for all the allusions it makes)
Duquette's book is shallow but a fun easy read (commentary on Crowley's book) but has 1 very good chapter on the Rosey Cross
at all costs, avoid Integral Tarot (Integral Tarot: Decoding the Essence) by Suzanne Wagner (for Thoth)
a passing study of the Rider Waite should be done, simply because of it's historical importance, but it's not a great deck for me.. but the attributions, card order, images are much better in Thoth
any study of the Thoth, will make you a better/wiser person..
for you're studying yourself, the universe, life .. so even 1 day of looking at the deck will be a useful/valuable day in your life , even if you never continued beyond that day
Thoth has great depth, it's a masterpiece, I don't much care for crowley (the person, at least as the public knows him), but he knew his stuff..and this deck is a great achievement..
learn the Thoth and you'll learn Tarot, and metaphysics and myth etc.
my recommend Books
Hajo Banzhaf, Tarot As Your Companion: A Practical Guide to the Rider-Waite and Crowley Thoth Tarot Decks
Banzhaf The Crowley Tarot: The Handbook to the Cards
Crowley The Book of Thoth (a dense, but a profound read, but requires research for all the allusions it makes)
Duquette's book is shallow but a fun easy read (commentary on Crowley's book) but has 1 very good chapter on the Rosey Cross
at all costs, avoid Integral Tarot (Integral Tarot: Decoding the Essence) by Suzanne Wagner (for Thoth)
a passing study of the Rider Waite should be done, simply because of it's historical importance, but it's not a great deck for me.. but the attributions, card order, images are much better in Thoth