Why was I ever afraid of this deck?

[Craxiette]

Bhavana,
When I first got the Thoth deck, this was my favourite site http://www.corax.com/tarot/
It is simple, straight to the point and just the right amount of "spiritual mumbo jumbo" for a beginner

 

[PathWalker]

Thank you for that site link Craxiette, not one I seen before, and very straightfoward.
Pathwalker

 

[Craxiette]

I'm glad you find it helpful PathWalker
There is a very beautiful astrological chart with the court cards in the zodiac there -I printed it out and put it on the bathroom wall so that I can revise them when I am in there...not so spiritual perhaps, but very practical indeed

 

[Bhavana]

I'm glad you find it helpful PathWalker
There is a very beautiful astrological chart with the court cards in the zodiac there -I printed it out and put it on the bathroom wall so that I can revise them when I am in there...not so spiritual perhaps, but very practical indeed

AH, very smart. when in nursing school, I had cheat sheets taped all over the house, and TWO of them in the bathroom. Not a moment wasted that I could be studying! Thanks for the link to that site, will take a look!

 

[wulzcat]

Dragging this thread bac from the dead...

I too was afraid of my Thoth deck, and just dug it out after years of it living quietly in a box with some other unloved Tarot decks... when I got it out this evening (actually with the idea of using it as an 'extra' deck for timed readings), I was immediately struck with both the inappropiateness of using such a deck for timings, and also with that same fear of the deck... the pictures, I always thought, were scary.

Now I've done a couple of quick readings and already I love it... am going to get stuck in and really learn them. I already know astrological symbolism so that helps. It's an incredible deck, perhaps you need to be ready for it...

 

[Zezina]

I like the female downstairs bits on 'The Sun' card with the Gemini twins coming out.

Duh!

When am I EVER going to get to the bottom of this deck?

*Z*

 

[Chiska]

Duh!

When am I EVER going to get to the bottom of this deck?

*Z*

Never. That is what makes it so wondrous. There is always something to explore.

 

[Cassandra022]

Never. That is what makes it so wondrous. There is always something to explore.

Chiska, since it was kinda mentioned way earlier on in the thread, i'm going to say...even though i have a perfectly nice, very customized trimmed and gilted thoth...your thoth blog post has me pining after an 80's printed edition :0

 

[Chiska]

Chiska, since it was kinda mentioned way earlier on in the thread, i'm going to say...even though i have a perfectly nice, very customized trimmed and gilted thoth...your thoth blog post has me pining after an 80's printed edition :0

They do have a lovely, waxy feel about them. I need to get back to my serious Thoth study - but I seem to do that more in the summer when I can be outside.

 

[Terrapin]

The Thoth is like a good wine or fine cheese - the longer you spend with it, the more rewarding it becomes. This deck has quite a few of my all-time favourite cards.

I agree about the all-time favorite cards. The Empress, Devil and Hierophant are just ultra beautiful and rank among my faves. Lovely.