The Crowley Tarot: The Handbook to the Cards

This book is a list have if you’re wanting to start reading with Thoth Tarot. It’s very well-structured & explains each card’s symbolism. It first talks about the history of tarot, what sets this deck apart from others, the work, time & energy that went into these cards. It talks about how you should handle & shuffle your deck, which is intuitively.You form a very personal connection with your deck so you don’t even have to repeatedly think or ask your question while shuffling. It also goes into how you should structure your questions for the most clear results, especially in the way Aleister Crowley, together with Lady Frieda Harris painting them, meant them to be interpreted. Regardless of your feelings on the man himself, this deck is so brilliant & beautiful but most importantly, glaringly accurate so it’s important you learn AC’s system & this book will help you with that & provides amazing detail about each hard. This book is not lacking in information!There’s a section about Cabala & the Tree of Life. It has a section of several common questions folks have when starting out with Thoth.The interpretative section is so in-depth; it has to be by nature of the Thoth deck. But it gives so much information in a very structured way, not in an overwhelming way. The Major Arcana are explained each card’s symbolism, over the course of a few pages per card. It gives information on the art of the card, the symbolism that connects the art to the card’s meanings. It gives details to pay attention to in Lady Frieda Harris’ astoundingly beautiful art, why each item is important & how it relates to the card’s message.It goes into detail of the astrology of each card, especially in the Major Arcana descriptions , although it’s also talked about in the Minor Arcana descriptions as well. Then it goes it to interpretations: background, general, consciousness, profession & relationships. It also provides the analogous correlations of archetypes & symbols such as number, Tree of Life, Zodiac, deities, mythology, rituals, music, writings, runes, fragrances, crystals & quotes. It’s full of important information we need to fully interpret the Thoth Tarot in the way AC intended.At the end, they detail Aleister Crowley’s method for finding your personal card, a great way for you to choose a significator card. It also has the Hebrew alphabet, a lot of different spreads you can do.Then it talks about Aleister Crowley & Lady Frieda Harris. It also has a glossary/explanation of terms at the end. I’m so happy I have this book. I’ve learned so much about Thoth but this book is so helpful to have wherever you have your Thoth deck (which I included in one of my pictures but is not included in this listing; I only put them there to show a size comparison). It’s full of useful info that we absolutely need to delve into Thoth. If you bought a Thoth deck without knowing what you were getting yourself into, or are a little scared of your Thoth deck, this book will absolutely help you in every way.!

I know Crowley has a bad reputation, but this is an awesome deck, even if a little dark. Based on the ancient Egyptian Thoth, the deck was highly researched, includes symbolic and astral references, and was meticulously painted by Frieda, the Lady Harris. Very visual deck that makes divination easy.

I visited the spiritual shop in my town and asked the shop owner who is a friend and source of light and love to point me towards a deck she thinks would speak to me. I had been gifted a set that inspired very negative energies, and I needed something that I could form my own connection with as RW deck was not inspiring me either.Without a moment of hesitation she whipped out the “Thoth” deck, and said that the beauty in these cards even when tragic is awe inspiring, and the companion book was one of the best she’d ever used In her own readings. She was sold out of the book, but sent me the link to buy off amazon.Let me say, with 8 companion books, I have never found one with such a vast and in depth look into each card. It explains so much about the card and it’s origins and general meanings then goes on to dissect all the symbolism in each card, Dali’s intentions, and provides specific interpretations for things like love and career. Having the option to spend 45 minutes interpreting a card, or 2Minutes connecting it to a career or love related reading is exactly what I had hoped and expected to find, and I found it and SO much more. Thank you!!

It was replacing my old one that was stolen

I was on the fence about picking a copy of this up, but found a great price on a used book. It arrived and looks brand new! Anyway, I have just started reading and am really happy I decided to buy this guide. Each card is broken down with details in language I can understand. Very helpful in my study of the Thoth.

Trying to read the Thoth deck without this guide will be nearly impossible. Unless you just want to use your own intuition, this is a must have.

No matter what, I am keeping the book. I glanced through it while using his tiny German deck (reprint), I will say I am a big fan of the tarot deck and of Crowley now. As I continue down my journey of learning tarot, I am more intrigued and looking to a more unique set of collecting tarot decks. I did purchase from Temu and Alibaba for the very affordable cost, but quickly found they are all reprints, copies, and tiny size decks. But, I will keep as daily extra's to use. The book is a great resource and I love the information that is given to help guide you on the cards.

Pleasantly surprised by how large and in-depth this book is. The LWB and Googling card meanings left something to be desired, and this covers everything. So pleased!!