December Fairy
What is your favorite book about the Thoth deck?
I have a greenie & the purple box deck. I would like to find a book to help with them.
I have a greenie & the purple box deck. I would like to find a book to help with them.
I am the newest of the newbies with this deck, and I second the recommendation. DuQuette is very accessible, doesn't try to dazzle you with his brilliance, and gets to the heart of it. I get the feeling that he wants you to love this deck as much as he does. He is also the author of Chicken Qabalah, which I'm rapidly pursuing at the rate of a page every other day.Scion said:Buy the Duquette: Understanding Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot... No question.
Hajo Banzhof's Keywords For The Crowley Tarot should be in my mailbox by the end of the week. I'm expecting it to be very helpful, but I'll let you know.Scion said:Banzhaf is fine for keywords and noticing details, but the translations are sketchy and the writing so-so.
lunakasha said:I agree with Scion's recommendation of Duquette....although I personally also like to consult Ziegler on occasion. I have never been able to make sense of Crowley's Book of Thoth but I guess it might be good to have available as a resource.
BTW--I do have both books--Duquette's and Crowley's--available for sale, you can PM me if interested.
Luna
Ventrue said:i found that after i read DuQuettes book and did some of my own research that I could understand Crowleys book so much easier. Granted, some of it was still alien to me, but before I didn't understand whole pages, and now it's just a paragraph here and there. Anywho, give BoT a try after you read some primers.
Ven
Sidhe-Ra said:Absolutely, DuQuette without question! It's not only the best book on the thoth deck I've seen, but also one of the best overall Tarot books. I've found it invaluable in the creation of my own deck. he makes the reasons WHY the cards mean what they do so clear, as well as the whole structure of tarot and the Qaballa.
Blessings,
Em x