Keywords for the Crowley Tarot
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[edit] Keywords for the Crowley Tarot
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[edit] date of publication
July 2001
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Weiser Books
[edit] Description
Keywords for the Crowley Tarot is exactly what it claims to be: a no-nonsense, well-organized compendium of divinatory meanings and interpretations of the Crowley-Harris Thoth Tarot images. The book opens with a solid survey of the known facts about Tarot in general and a discussion of the practicality and implication of divination. From that point the authors narrow their focus to the Crowley-Harris Thoth Tarot, presenting a selection of extremely practical spreads ranked by compexity and application before diving into the deck one card at a time. Each card is broken down into its symbolic elements, an informed interpretation of each element, and then a page of contextual meanings: general, professional, consciousness, partnership, encouragement, warning, etc. Worth noting that the deck's symbols are catalogued, but the logic or system behind them isn't examined at all. A slick, practical resource for use with the Thoth.
[edit] Author's comments
"Aleister Crowley's Thoth Deck, one of the most popular Tarot decks available today, is, in essence, the culmination of Crowley's occult studies, containing esoteric symbolism from such diverse fields as astrology, numerology, the qabalah, and Eastern mysticism. Keywords for the Crowley Tarot provides the key to unlock the secrets of this famous deck.
Hajo Banzhaf and Brigitte Theler begin with a general history of the Tarot to set the stage for an indepth examination of Crowley's deck. They answer frequently asked questions: What we can and can't learn from the cards, how to give a reading, how to deal with "predictions of disaster". They also offer eighteen different card spreads to address specific questions. The easy-to-use, "cookbook" reference format, which makes this volume truly unique, describes every card in the Crowley deck. At a glance, find each card's number, its glyph, its astrological attribute, ist general meaning. Learn what the card encourages, what it warns against, and how to use it as your "card for the day" or "card for the year". Keywords for the Crowley Tarot is bound to become a wellworn favorite for students of the Tarot, from absolute beginner to advanced practitioner!"
