25 years ago, I bought the large card, green hued Thoth, and an accompanying book (The Book of Thoth - Egyptian Tarot). At first, the deck did seem intimidating, so I set it aside.
Yesterday, I did what I've been meaning to do for a while since it came out: I bought the vividly coloured Crowley Thoth. I couldn't find the large card edition, so I bought the smaller cards.
I couldn't believe how beautiful these new cards are!
Since my first Crowley deck, I have become an amateur Egyptologist, so I was gratified to find in these cards, that I am now seeing anew for the very first time, a wealth of Egyptological references.
What can I say? I look forward to joining those of you who have and love this deck, and have studied it extensively.
Does the deck still intimidate me? Could I possibly find it sinister?
No way
Whatever else Crowley may nor may not have been, he was definitely knowledgeable about many things, Egyptology among them.