A portable guide to the Thoth Tarot, with essential keywords and themes for each card and their symbolism and imagery.
 
Aleister Crowley's Thoth deck may be one of the most popular tarot decks available, but it is also notoriously difficult to approach, due to the complexity and multi-layered nature of its iconography. Traditionally, students of Crowley would first study his writings in depth, to learn his corrspondences in alchemy, astrology and the Kabbalah before they start working with this deck. 
 
Hajo Banzhaf and Brigitte Theler have created a groundbreaking guide book that makes this unnecessary, as they unpack each card in clear, straightforward language with a shorthand for the essential symbols found in the imagery, along with their meanings. This is a breakthrough book which opens up the Thoth deck to many more people than ever before. 
 
San Francisco: Weiser Books, 2001. Paperback, 244 pages. New.