--- product_id: 52971201 title: "The Crowley Tarot: The Handbook to the Cards" price: "€ 43.37" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/52971201-the-crowley-tarot-the-handbook-to-the-cards store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # The Crowley Tarot: The Handbook to the Cards **Price:** € 43.37 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Crowley Tarot: The Handbook to the Cards - **How much does it cost?** € 43.37 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/52971201-the-crowley-tarot-the-handbook-to-the-cards) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Crowley Tarot Handbook provides a thorough guide to the background and methodology of tarot reading with the Crowley Thoth Tarot deck. For those who are ready to delve even deeper into the meanings of the cards created by Lady Frieda Harris and Aleister Crowley, this handbook offers detailed analysis of the rich symbolism and the myriad correlations in the fields of astrology, art and music, mythology, Tree of Life, the Runes, elements, and other archetypal correspondences. For each card, the authors present insightful interpretations for four areas of life: general, consciousness, professional matters, and relationships. The Handbook also provides helpful instruction on using card spreads and concludes with a dictionary of tarot terms. Review: Good Beginners Guide - This is a great book that explains the symbols on each card. I remember looking at the Thoth tarot for the first time and wanting to understand each card in detail and struggling to find material. Well this does the trick. It concentrates mainly on the cards - especially the Major Arcana in some detail - it does not look at Crowley's "Book of Thoth" in detail. It does mention the Qabalah and Tree of Life but you will need other books for that. There are some discrepancies in meaning of the symbols that I have found between this book and others, for example, regarding "The Star" this book says that the Globe in the background is a symbol of the Earth, whereas Duquette (in the Thoth Tarot) states that the Globe is often confused for the Earth but is really a representation of the entire heavens! However, I do find this book better regarding the symbols and depth of meaning for each card (Major and Minor) than I do Duquette's and therefore it may be useful for any Thoth tarot reader to have on his/her shelf. For anyone new to the Thoth Tarot I would recommend this as the first book to read, then Duquette's book (Understanding the Thoth Tarot), then Crowley's book "The Book of Thoth" and then the "Thoth Companion" by Michael Snuffin. These four books re-read will give you a great starting place. The strength of this book rests in its explanation of the symbols on the Major and Minor Arcana and is a great starting point for the beginner and allowing further individual research with the material provided. Be warned, there are some typos and the binding of the book is not the greatest but it is still a worthwhile purchase. Review: Most accessible Thoth book out there - I learned to read tarot using the RWS system but have always loved the Thoth Tarot, at first glance (actually multiple glances) the richness of symbolism can be pretty overwhelming though, which is why I always ended up returning to the more manageable Waite-Smith and putting Thoth back in the cupboard, defeated once again. Well, not anymore. I have a few Thoth guidebooks and this is by far the easiest to comprehend, whilst remaining true to Crowley & Harris' intentions. The meanings for each card are divided into various subsections that explore the card's symbolism, Crowley's writing, mythology, astrology, western esoteric Kabbalah, psycho-analytical interpretations....if you can think of an approach you'd like to take in reading the cards, it is probably contained in this book. You are also free take or leave whichever approaches you want without losing the overall card meaning. A concise yet deep and very user friendly accompaniment to the deck- in one word: perfect! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 620,187 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 1,670 in Tarot 2,259 in New Age Occultism 13,227 in Spiritual Thought & Practice | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 691 Reviews | ## Images ![The Crowley Tarot: The Handbook to the Cards - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61lxFbPevAL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good Beginners Guide *by G***B on 25 April 2013* This is a great book that explains the symbols on each card. I remember looking at the Thoth tarot for the first time and wanting to understand each card in detail and struggling to find material. Well this does the trick. It concentrates mainly on the cards - especially the Major Arcana in some detail - it does not look at Crowley's "Book of Thoth" in detail. It does mention the Qabalah and Tree of Life but you will need other books for that. There are some discrepancies in meaning of the symbols that I have found between this book and others, for example, regarding "The Star" this book says that the Globe in the background is a symbol of the Earth, whereas Duquette (in the Thoth Tarot) states that the Globe is often confused for the Earth but is really a representation of the entire heavens! However, I do find this book better regarding the symbols and depth of meaning for each card (Major and Minor) than I do Duquette's and therefore it may be useful for any Thoth tarot reader to have on his/her shelf. For anyone new to the Thoth Tarot I would recommend this as the first book to read, then Duquette's book (Understanding the Thoth Tarot), then Crowley's book "The Book of Thoth" and then the "Thoth Companion" by Michael Snuffin. These four books re-read will give you a great starting place. The strength of this book rests in its explanation of the symbols on the Major and Minor Arcana and is a great starting point for the beginner and allowing further individual research with the material provided. Be warned, there are some typos and the binding of the book is not the greatest but it is still a worthwhile purchase. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Most accessible Thoth book out there *by M***H on 6 May 2017* I learned to read tarot using the RWS system but have always loved the Thoth Tarot, at first glance (actually multiple glances) the richness of symbolism can be pretty overwhelming though, which is why I always ended up returning to the more manageable Waite-Smith and putting Thoth back in the cupboard, defeated once again. Well, not anymore. I have a few Thoth guidebooks and this is by far the easiest to comprehend, whilst remaining true to Crowley & Harris' intentions. The meanings for each card are divided into various subsections that explore the card's symbolism, Crowley's writing, mythology, astrology, western esoteric Kabbalah, psycho-analytical interpretations....if you can think of an approach you'd like to take in reading the cards, it is probably contained in this book. You are also free take or leave whichever approaches you want without losing the overall card meaning. A concise yet deep and very user friendly accompaniment to the deck- in one word: perfect! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant.... But colour would have helped. Recommended though *by F***S on 21 June 2019* A complete compendium where a novice can find the meanings of all 78 cards. A lot more emphasis is on the major arcana as they are like the... cardinal points. Also on the minor arcana more emphasis is placed on knight, prince. King and Queen..... As it would be expected. The description is in my view comprehensive. If I was to find a not so good thing:, the whole book is black and white. The depictions of the card should have been bigger and in colour. Other than that.... Excellent. 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