Crowley Thoth Tarot Deck (large)

Regardless of your thoughts/views on Aleister Crowley, this is such a great deck to have to learn more in-depth symbolism that’s within each card. I collect & am also a practitioner so I have a very large collection of decks. If you’re used to the traditional RWS system, this is a bit of a different deck but a great one full of beautiful art. Aleister Crowley & Frieda, Lady Harris spent years designing a system for tarot involving mathematical formulas & astrology. It’s rich/very in-depth in symbolism. In fact, you learn so much more about the Major Arcana & the meanings of each card in the Minor Arcana with this deck. The belief systems of Thoth & RWS are different from a historical standpoint but can be similar in modern terms so if you want to use them with the RWS meanings, you can but some cards have different meanings. These cards are what Aleister Crowley designed his religion, Thelema, around. You do not have to be a believer of Thelema or any religion/dogma of any kind, for these cards to be of importance to you though, which is great. Something to keep in mind when I use this deck is there’s always a positive where there’s a negative, especially keep in mind when reading the captions of the cards. Remember the bigger picture, see if there’s any symbolism in the cards that add to the big picture.The guidebook that comes with the deck explains the history & the work that has gone into this absolutely stunningly beautiful & important deck. It also has the meanings for each card of course. I absolutely recommend the “The Crowley Tarot: The Handbook to the Cards” book by Akron & Hajo Banzhaf (sold separately) to delve even further into the meanings of each card. This will enhance your regular, every-day tarot experience, even when not working with this deck in particular. But even in the included guidebook, it balances being deep in meaning without being verbose & provides more clarity. There’s also extensive info online regarding this deck in particular. It provides the meaning of the symbolism of the card, its astrological & mathematical significances, then it goes into the divinatory meaning. You can see the math in the symbolism in each & every single card. Not a single card was ignored in any way.The phenomenal art for each card corresponds with the meanings in a mathematical or astrological way. The art is amazing. It’s really gorgeous, adds new perspective & really makes you rethink tarot, in a good, more expansive way. I’m able to get very detailed readings.The card size is perfect. I included a comparison picture as the last of my pictures. The order from left to right is the 25th Anniversary of Enchanted Tarot, then this Thoth Tarot deck, then a standard-size tarot from The Intuitive Night Goddess Tarot & finally a playing-card-size Vanessa Tarot card, to help people get an idea of the size of the cards. They’re close in size to a lot of oracle cards. They’re this size because the smaller deck just doesn’t do the art justice. If you’re wanting Thoth Tarot, I highly suggest the large deck. I have very small hands (wedding ring size is 4.5 if that helps) but these cards shuffle very easily. I don’t riffle shuffle any of my cards, regardless of size. I always use the overhand shuffle & these shuffle smooth like butter.The box it came in is my only issue but I can keep them in a velvet bag for protection because this box won’t hold up. I think for these cards, with this art, it deserves nicer packing. If not nicer packing, at least they should include a velvet bag like Enchanted Tarot does (but they also included a very nice box). So I suggest getting yourself a nice velvet bag big enough bag to hold the cards to keep them protected. But it’s not enough of a deal for me to take away any stars because these cards are just amazing in every single way.If you’re just getting into tarot or have been practicing for a while, this deck is for you. I honestly think everyone into divination of any sort should have this deck & think every tarot lover should have this deck! It’s an amazing deck & I’m so happy to have the large size now!

Pick up this or a Rider Waite or a Marseille or all three and you will be set. Probably the deepest deck I have studied with and one of the better in terms of art of the schools. I have purchased at least 5 copies of varying sizes of this deck, this is about as big as the Sacred Rebels Oracle by Alannah Fairchild. The card stock is bendy, thin and difficult to shuffle in a riffle without cutting into separate smaller piles. the one I received had different art than previous editions, but according to the LWB they are a truer representation and color corrected in digital photography. It came with 2 extra cards, the usual OTO advertisement and a Photo of a younger Crowley with a shot of a younger Frieda Lady Harris on the reverse.

This is without doubt, in my experience, and for what my opinion is worth to other Magicians, the greatest Tarot deck ever made! Though it will be difficult to use for beginners new to Thelema and studying or practicing the Magical Systems Thepema has inspired, it is Spiritiually worthwhile to learn EVERYTHING one can about the Thoth Tarot Deck by Aleister Crowley and Frieda Harris.This is my favorite Deck, and the best one I ever used! Have have two others of this Deck, one consecrated with fhe Sacred Secretions produced by Sex Magick involved with the Anahata Chakra. This new Deck is being used for ritual practice. Specifically I need the Zodiac Major Arcana to place around my Circle at the exact Positions of and to easyark the Zodiac Placements at the time of my Ritual so that I can easily find the location of each Zodiac Constellation and draw it Hexagram there.The images on these cards are se of the utmost Spiritually inspired masterpieces of art ever created.I cannot say enough about how much I highly recommend EVERYONE whether they are a practicingagician or not needs a Deck of the Thoth Tarot. Whether you are a Spitually or Scientifically minded, this Deck if meditated upon and used, is a key to unlocking the Mysteries of tbe Universes of bith the External and Internal World. In the paraphrased words of Psychologist, Israel Regardie, With merely a Deck of the Thoth Tarot and enough time, a person locked in a dungeon with no other resources will eventually be able to unlock, understand and FULLY comprehend, every mystery of the Universe."I concur.Buy a Deck. It will undoubtedly be the best 30 bucks you have ever spent.And if you want to Tae it to the next level buy these 4 books with it:•777 And Other Qabalistic Wiritings of Aleister Crowley•776 1/2, James Eshelman•A Garden of Pomegranates, Israel Regardie•The Book of Thoth, Aleister CrowleyFor under $100, you can be on your way to Spiritual Illumination. If you are unable to save and spend that, there are pdfs of most of these and other great books for free online with a mere search on Google.Now if you are unwilling and too lazy fo read a few books, you really need to take a good look at your internal world and find out why it is that you are so obstinate and if you have ever complained about the sad state of the world, whether you on fact are part of the problem!

If you study tarot, this is an awesome deck for more advanced readers! For the price, I thought the cards would be thicker and better made.

The best deck I’ve ever worked with. Arrived in perfect condition. I bought the larger version because my eyesight isn’t what it used to be and I wanted to be sure to see the vivid art and rich symbolism of each card. Works perfect for me, though I think smaller decks overall are easier to shuffle and handle.Have had a few significant jumpers and readings are very intuitive and accurate. It has never let me down and insists on giving me nothing but major arcana (called ‘trump’ cards in this deck).Absolutely recommend adding this deck to your collection. Crowley’s deck is perfectly constructed. 93 93/93