The book of Thoth
A Short Essay on the Tarot of the Egyptians

The Book of Thoth is as much a manual for using the deck as it is a primary initiation into Hermetic philosophy and mindfulness. This is an encyclopedic volume. The deck itself, besides working as the elemental and zodiacal symbol association system of popular tradition, functions simultaneously as......more

A fascinating book, exquisitely presented and illustrated, and beautifully written in the drawing room English of a bygone age. It presents the true tarot, which originated in Ancient Egypt, and survived in Greek and Hindu mythology. But ultimately it is just so much mumbo-jumbo, a quest for meaning......more

An essential companion to the Thoth tarot deck, it is the most complete, lucid, helpful manual to the tarot that I have found. However, I myself am starting to lean toward the I Ching for 'divination' purposes.......more

Frankly, this was too much book for me. I'm merely an amateur tarot enthusiast, by no means a acolyte of "divination". So Crowley's masterwork thesis here, that tarot, Qabbalah, astrology, numerology, I Ching, and the Egyptian pantheon are all connected and mutually reflective isn't what I would cal......more

Absolutely vital (along with The Book of The Law and 777) for using the Thoth Tarot. The Beast can be a bit cryptic at times, but his books are well worth the effort. He gives you a lot of information that Waite holds back. (Waite seems to have scrambled his Tarot a bit for the unwashed masses, too......more