The Book Of THoTH

Aleister Crowley's 'Book of Thoth'

The Holy Tarot are not just tools, dead paper.

They are our connection, through symbolism to the aether. To which is where all the laws of Mysticism have been recorded and this information past, present and future is channeled through the Dead (Necromancy) and delivered to us.

I think I'm a fluffie!!

I bought some tarot cards when I was about twenty - I've still got them but I haven't used them for years.
I did a reading for a friend, I'd told him I wasn't 'very good' at it and that I'd need the book to help with some of the translation of the cards.... and throughout the course of the evening, I did a reading for him.

I didn't see him for about six - twelve months after that, as he was working away. He rang me to ask if I could meet him. It transpired that since the reading - He'd lost his mother and his brother. His work life had improved and he told me IHO I'd been so accurate with the reading that it had totally freaked him out and in turn I was really worried by it.

Maybe one day, I'll start studying and reading them again, but at the moment I seem to be so busy with everything, I don't seem to have time....and I'm not even working

Tarot of the Old Path, great artwork but probably a bit on the fluffy side! Oh well.

Crowley-Thoth, Ceremonial Magick Tarot, and the Enochian deck.

Don't use any of them very much though....more of an I Ching kind of guy....

peace,
Xibsemoh (SR)

I was very excited to get an unexpected gift card and went right out and picked up my first tarot deck. I got the Necronomicon deck. A little dark, but I'm a big Lovecraft fan, so thought the cards might resonate for me. Unfortunately many of the cards were damaged due to a printing problem. Disappointing. And they did not have any more of those decks left. So I ended up getting the Guilded Tarot. It's pretty nice and the images are pretty cool to look at. I take it as a sign that I wasn't meant to use the Necronomicon deck, at least for now.

I can't wait to learn more about tarot. For now I'll be trying to figure out how I can use the cards for meditation.

Fun stuff!

Before meditation I've been shuffling and pulling a card at random, to look up the meaning, and meditate on it. I gotta say the cards are already talking to me and predicting the future. Quite something really...

I think these cards are going to prove very useful and perhaps they will be of help to others to.

Did you mean: ambiguous

Google is a useful spell check device, in case you hadn't heard.

I also have a Necronomicon deck. The Donald Tyson one, in case there are others. I mostly like to just look at the paintings, as they are very surreal. I suppose I could use them to help conduit some energy from that great hulking Necronomicon thoughtform. Lots energy there. I'm also of a mind to try a conversation with Cthulu himself, thought I've heard he can be quite raving at times. Well, cheerio, no lunatic can match the dry logic of a Brit! Not that I am one. I happen to be a New England Viking. Still, there's never been anything too maniacal for me to handle, I am a crazy Viking. If Odin can hang on a tree for 9 days just to learn his ABC's I can do well for a talk with a lunatic Satan.

Perhaps you would like to introduce yourself in the Welcome Forum Kalidas..

As for this statement...


Just a gentle reminder that apparent sarcasm/arrogance does not go down very well here..

Thankyou...Momma..

Hey Kalidas, don't be such a smart a$$. We will not tolerate it.

Now be nice. Please.

Up yers Kalidas. You try this with paws, whippersnapper




Tiger

Paws!?


Man Kalidas, how does it feel to be so in love with ones self? Pitty you can't do it nicely. Did you even have a mother?

Folks, let's play nice. Let's all be civil with each other. No snark from anyone, mmm-k?

ETA: Nice rabbit ears, Bubba. Haven't had a chance to say so till now.

Been using the VOyager deck for over 20 years now. Always right on.

http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/vo ... ndex.shtml

Neb:

Thank you Neb. Uhh... Do you need any good luck charms? I had some rabbit feet left over after I made the bunny hat.

Wasn't very lucky for the rabbit methinks...

Heh...Tig you do crack me up, but anyway...to be less snarky on the whole front, I use the Aquarian deck. It yelled at me when I was in the store and I think the squeaky wheel got the grease there.

I do better just sittin in the backyard. heh

I know.. but BOY does your avatar make me whince Kats ! he he !

Momma , glad to see you are back online , and back to the subject

I have a Goddess Tarot , I am trying to tune into , and also an Angel set , that is basic but a lot of people seem to enjoy the readings...

That pic is me newby.

I am so bad with the tarot. Honestly, I wish I could get it.

All the sudden, I am locked. Its not for me I think, but I so hoped, at one point, it would be.

standard Rider, for me.

Anyone know where to get a deck that is the same size as a deck of standard cards? I have small (ie, normal!) hands and it makes getting the correct 'feel' for when the cards are 'right' that much more difficult.

When I think it's time for a reading..I take a normal deck of cards (52) out and then predict which cards are going to come up. If I'm good that day, then it's a possibly a good day for a good reading. But I have to work hard to clear my mind so as to not force the deck to tell me what I want to hear.

Oh yes..it's full moon.... one right after the last eclipse...and folks can be mite snarky around that time.

I have the goddess tarot deck. am i a poser? *sniff*

it was a used gift, and although I was not initially drawn to it, being male, it seems to respond to me very well.

The hidden side of us, the one we tend to constantly reject and abandon without knowing, loves to be represented somehow. I think it found a good way in this. edit; clarity; its not turning me into a girl.

I have Crowley's Thoth Deck, and the Book of Thoth by Crowley which I'm trying to understand.

spiral deck for me and it has never let me down yet
my husband uses the celtic dragon deck.

I've been using Crowley's Thoth deck for over 10 years now. I feel a strong connection and affinity with them that I have never had from any other deck and they are very special to me. They have so much depth and levels of meaning that I am still learning about them. I used to have to use the book to get the specific meaning but even then the cards were always correct. Now I have learned to trust myself, forget what I know about them, and only use my intuition. Thus has been very successful and I have been priviledged enough to do tarot readings to raise money for charity at various events. I do not think there is anything wrong with 'fluffy' cards if that is what the reader connects with, but I know I am unlikely to use that type of card myself!

When I first started studying Tarot in the mid '70's, I was using the Waite deck, basically because it was one of the few available.
Wasn't long however before I became aware of Crowley's Thoth deck, which I found to be invaluable. I've been using this deck almost exclusively ever since. (I gave the Waite deck to a friend.)
About 12 months ago I got onto a copy of the Hermetic Deck by Godfrey Howson, which is more concerned with Golden Dawn symbolism. I find that while this is a generally good deck, it's spoiled somewhat by the fact that it has been printed in black and white and consequently lacks some of the "psychic punch" of other decks. A very good deck, all the same.
For my birthday some months ago, I was pleasantly surprised when 2 friends gave me a further 2 decks.
Quantum Tarot - a Tarot of New Physics, by Kay Stopforth and Chris Butler which is a truly beautiful deck that attempts to combine ancient Tarot with the symbolism and theory of quantum physics. A very good job it does, too.
Also got the Necronomicon Tarot by Donald Tyson, which interprets the tarot according to the fiction of HP Lovecraft, whose stories I'm a great admirer of. Whilst Tyson has done a very clever job of mating the two separate strands, I'm not convinced that the resulting marriage has really added anything to the body of Tarot lore. A nice deck to look at though and quite interesting for fans of Lovecraftian fiction.
I should stress however that I don't use the tarot as a tool for divination but rather as a means of meditation and practical magical working.

lovely to hear that you made your own deck. I've started my own from the images in my meditations and from chats with my Guide. I now have one painted and several drawn, but I am having difficutly in producing what's in my mind onto the card with saticefactory results... or I may be being just too fussy!

I also have The Gilded Tarot from which I'm learning and two Angel decks.

I am also creating my own deck from journeys, dreams, images and chats......with my guides, AND I am having a difficult time putting whats in my head on paper as well.

If I were to title it I guess I would call it my Deck of Spirits, Guides, Angels and Deamons.

Well......perhaps just Guides.......as they all are.


Namana