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grayjay's review
2.0
Very difficult to read, as is most of Crowley's writing (unless maybe you're a Thelemite), but it's useful as a reference for the Tarot.
tjdwrites's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
mysterious
slow-paced
5.0
This is a heavy read. I suggest taking your time and taking notes as you read. It really helps to have your deck on hand for reference.
elusivity's review against another edition
4.0
Aleister Crowley's exposition on his tarot deck, the Thoth Deck. Densely esoteric. Not what you'd call enjoyable per se, or even very readable, but very useful indeed...
2000ace's review against another edition
4.0
One day when I was in The Hobbit Habit, my late and greatly lamented independent bookshop, a deck of Crowley Tarot cards threw themselves off a shelf at me. I decided that any printed material that was that desirous of a place on my bookshelf should have a chance, so I bought the cards and a copy of this book. I enjoyed the references to the I Ching, and spent quite a bit of time with both the I Ching and the Tarot, trying to see how they fit together. I feel I derived a greater understanding of both systems through doing this.
However. I hunted through a lot of mumbo-jumbo in this book to come up with the good bits. I am not a big Crowley fan, but I still have the deck and use it from time to time. I wrote down the relevant information from the book, and put this book on a shelf where it has sat for many years. It is worth checking out Crowley to see how a person goes about constructing his own religion or cult or whatever kind of wacko group he came up with. I revere the Ching and admire the Tarot, but Crowley? Not so much.
However. I hunted through a lot of mumbo-jumbo in this book to come up with the good bits. I am not a big Crowley fan, but I still have the deck and use it from time to time. I wrote down the relevant information from the book, and put this book on a shelf where it has sat for many years. It is worth checking out Crowley to see how a person goes about constructing his own religion or cult or whatever kind of wacko group he came up with. I revere the Ching and admire the Tarot, but Crowley? Not so much.
elusivity's review
4.0
Aleister Crowley's exposition on his tarot deck, the Thoth Deck. Densely esoteric. Not what you'd call enjoyable per se, or even very readable, but very useful indeed...
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