Crowley was a mad genius!! My opinion is all roads, ultimately, lead back to "source" and whatever road gives you those "goosebumps" that's the sign of your path!! I just started diving into tarot so this was super helpful my friend, peace profound!!
It's almost March, 2023 and I'm so grateful for finding you now! I have a wonderful Thoth deck bought in England 10 years ago and it has the 3 magicians. Only last year, I started to feel an urgency to finally learning to read it. Also I am drawn to the Smith-Waite tarot deck. I'm Brazilian by the way :-) Much love💗
I just purchased this deck tonight while struggling to decide between tarot or self help book. Feeling so empowered for purchasing this deck already. It’s definitely more complex that Rider Waite but looking forward to learning more about this deck and spread. Thank you!
I find Tarot to be my form of self help! My aunt gave me this deck when I was looking at her 3 decks, I asked if I could barrow this for a few months and she was like, no, but you can have it, but are you sure you want this deck? It’s complicated. I looked back thru the others and felt really drawn to this one. So this is my first deck and it’s my go to when someone wants a reading. I love the symbolism and use of vivid color. So good choice, this self help deck will always guide you when you turn to it!!
Yay! I'm so happy for you. Congratulations 🎉 Tarot, for me, is a path that connects my earthly existence with the spieitual 🎉 That is part of the reason I love Joe's teachings. It is evident he has been on this path, in relation, with Tarot for a little while. 🔮
I was contemplating my life and had realization ive been drawn to mystical, occult,divination,etc my entire life. universe had been dropping hints and guiding me the whole way, just took me hot minute to notice. im so blessed I finally did!! I want to thank you for helping me SO much along my way. I just love the way you explain, help me to find my way. you are and always be a most appreciated an cherished guide along my tarot journey and beyond. thank you
Thank you so much, Mr. Monteleone. You are an immense inspiration for me, and the energy that your pour into each and every one of your videos radiates with enthusiasm and wisdom. Thank you! You've been an invaluable mentor to me, and I'm grateful that I can continue to develop my understanding of tarot under role models like you! I pray that you have a splendid rest of your week 😇
Thank you so much for giving this free, super informative course. I have used the Rider Wait Deck for years and decided to watch some videos about Crowley. Basically, from what I watched, he was evil and a genius at the same time. It made me uneasy about what kind of energy he put into his Tarot Deck so I got curious and did a search and poof! Just like MAGICK there you were! I'm really enjoying your video and had a great laugh when you said you forget your ideas and then when you remember it's like having the idea for the first time. I love that! I have liked and subscribed and looking forward to checking out your guide and other videos.
Saying most people won't understand it shouldn't be considered rude or elitist, that's just a reflection of ego. We should accept that most people just do not have the desire for occult knowledge that some of us do and that's okay! Those of us with that thirst for knowledge take a long time to fully unlock all the secrets.
This is a very good point actually. Every author and organizations varies. The deeper I dive into the occult, the more I understand that the nature of the material is not easily understood, and that’s, in some ways, the point. Part of my mo is to make it accessible, but my view change every week haha 😋
Okay from your pleiadian space penguin comment to jailbreaking your reality...i'm hooked, your channel has been a refreshing re-entry into in a room I walked out of because I felt it too polluted by spiritual materialism, happy to have found this door, thanks for your works
This was so good, Thoth has always been my favorite deck, even though it’s always intimidated me a bit. Definitely subscribed, you’re a great teacher , thank you.
This was really great man. I’m new to this, although I have been carrying a large pack of Thoth cards around with me for 15yrs. I always loved the idea of them and the art always captivated me. So, here I am. I have heard the call. IT IS TIME!!!
Dear I just found your TH-cam chanel and I have feeling you will become so famous your knowledge is simply mind shifting and so love to listen to your words of incredible knowledge I have practiced spirituality since forever but you certainly do add an extra glitter Thank You
Very interested in working with Thoth. The emerald tablets seem so daunting I’m lucky to have found Ben Carson but I would love to know more from your perspective
I don't know about Ben Carson. The thoth deck is Aleister Crowley's interpretation of what might be considered the "book of thoth", the sacred book given to humans by Thoth. I don't interpret it literally, but I do see it metaphorically. The tarot is an illustration of a somewhat-shared mystical philosophy underlying most religions, philosophies, and teachings, or at least it can be.
CAPRICORN SUN HERE.... :) Doing some "pre-work" to get some more footing before getting some LIVE IN PERSON classes with you in September @ Anahata's Purpose!!!!
Thanks for sharing this with us Joe! The poetry is strong in you! You have my head spinning but you’re making me laugh at the same time! Cream cheese and hot sauce?! 😂🤣😂🤣 once you said Promethea, I knew you’re the real deal.
Lovely presentation on the basics of the deck, thank you :) I'm interested in studying the Thoth deck, coming from years of using the Golden Dawn ritual tarot deck. I pretty much knew much of what you presented but it was nice to see the underlying Qabalistic principles are basically identical. However, just some feedback: the Knights as Kings is something coming from the Golden Dawn directly and while Crowley didn't name them as such they are effectively the Kings in the court cards. I know Kings are depicted seated upon a throne in Rider-Waite but ultimately the interpretation is completely different. The Kings/Knights depict the impulsive and mutable masculine force which impregnates the Queen, thus creating the Prince. This is the reason Princes ride in chariots: they combine the speed and mutability of the King (the horse) with the stability of the Queen (the throne), it's a throne in motion. Princes will never be as stable as the Queen nor as dynamic as the King/Knight, but they have qualities from both. So when talking about Thoth just ditch the Rider-Waite court system, it's better to compare to the traditional Golden Dawn Qabalistic symbolism.
Marseille deck was my first tarot i learned on. Lol love your deeper insight I have not found in my learning of tarot. I am very drawn to Kabbalah and that was one of my first rabbit holes I went down when I first awakened and is still a main interest of my many. Who are we kidding anyone going through a spiritual awakening has a lot of interests and are exploring many topics and routes at once. It’s like finally giving yourself permission to just be yourself! So fun after spending half of my life asleep.
Mashiach Ben David - 424 ❤ Its funny u call the Nachash Natashash... In Hebrew Satan is with the latter Shin that sounds like S... So for the snake to be called Shatan is a cool sincronicitys 🙏🏼❤️🙂
I was edging one of my decks and watching this video. Two fun synchronicities happened I thought were cool. When Joe is talking about the 6 of Cups I had JUST GRABBED the 6 of Cups to edge!!! I was like “Damn Joe ok!” Then when he gets to the Magus and how when we say “Bet” we saying “Word” you know? My FINAL CARD to edge was the Magician like lmaooo! Love you Joe.
Wow im seeing this right now 🖤 The fact you see god as a woman was the nicest twist i have needed in like forever 🤟 I'm more a left hand pather but still thats nice i made me more acceptable of the history behind god
I’ve connected more with Thoth than any other deck, and I am infinitely grateful for your help in developing my experience with it! All the love to you
OK so I know this is a comment 2 years later but I am down the Rabbit Hole and the mention of Crowleys gardian Angel is Eihwaz or Ihwaz? I mean that is what it sounds like and totally approptiate!
You are amazing omg your energy is incredible. Learned a lot in this video and I am going to study Qabalah thanks to you and go deeper in my occult and esoteric studies!!! Have a great day!!!
He moves as if he were holding back the urge to pee. I love that if you're talking about Crowley's deck. To understand it you have to study Kabbalah, geomancy, astrology, religions, colour etc you have to move your own brain to find some clues.
If I could learn anything about tarot it would be energy placement. I am one who feel shit right but the placement of the feeling during the read can be tricky
I’m going to recommend this video to everyone that wants to learn the Thoth! Thank you so much, this is the video I needed to watch 6 months ago when I bought my first Thoth deck’ I currently have some money limitations right now and I have a tight budget, otherwise I would have purchased your course without a doubt, I hope I’ll join one of your live classes to chat very soon 💜 take care!
This helped me understand the courts. At first when I studied my Hermetic tarot, I was confused. I was like, is this incest or what going on with the King and Princess, lol. Great explanation.
Definitely! I have an upcoming full course as well (link in description). Im trying to make shorter content but it always ends up being so long haha 🙏❤️👽
Good question! I would say death focuses more on the (illusion of) loss, and can be a slow process, where as the Aeon is an inspiration/becoming where a sort of "loss" might be a side effect.
My start was with Tarot and the Tree of Life by Isabel Kliegma. The Chicken Qabalah by Duquette helped me a lot too in the beginning. I also have some youtube videos on it. Here is a reading list for books though: www.tarotmysticismacademy.com/readinglist
Hi thank you so much for doing this 🙂 could you please post the guide link in the comment section here? I missed your live class unfortunately so can’t find it...
Hi joe. I was wondering if you can help me out with the threes in the thoth tarot. I'm having trouble grasping what the threes mean divinatory wise. Any help would be appreciated please and thank you.
Great question! The 3's are all about something taking form, usually over time and usually involving multiple parts. They also involve a differentiation of these parts. 3 of cups is the differentiation in matter that allows for abundance. It's the desire of the suit of cups taking form and allowing one thing to desire something else, giving us the experience of abundance. The 3 of wands is the development of personal volition, but viewed from the outside, making it good character and virtue. The 3 of swords is the development of separate identities, which lead to sorry (the cost of incarnation). The 3 of disks is the development of material projects from different pieces working together :)
just curious Joe, though I understand that both RWS and Thoth can be used for divination...what makes the RWS more used than thoth when it comes to divining?...is it more better for that type of reading?...perhaps what I wanted to know is the pros and cons of both cards when doing a reading...
Yes. RWS was made for tarot reading. The thoth deck was less so. That said, both can be used for reading. Here's a comparison: th-cam.com/video/iXf8WgIQ8zw/w-d-xo.html
You are a GEM for providing accessible information for free about all this stuff! Your wisdom and personality is magnetic, thanks so much for this 💓
Thank you so much!
The most beautiful deck in my opinion so timeless, looks old and futuristic at the same time. Thanks for teaching for free 🙏🏻
It does look old and futuristic at the same time! Well said. Thanks for watching!
Crowley was a mad genius!! My opinion is all roads, ultimately, lead back to "source" and whatever road gives you those "goosebumps" that's the sign of your path!! I just started diving into tarot so this was super helpful my friend, peace profound!!
This is so beautifully said. Follow the goosebumps! I love it.
It's almost March, 2023 and I'm so grateful for finding you now! I have a wonderful Thoth deck bought in England 10 years ago and it has the 3 magicians. Only last year, I started to feel an urgency to finally learning to read it. Also I am drawn to the Smith-Waite tarot deck. I'm Brazilian by the way :-) Much love💗
Love how you explain the court cards. Actually, you explain everything so well. Thoth is mega, you make it seem tangible.
Aw thanks!! That’s exactly my goal!! The symbols and concepts are very elaborate but the “truth” it is pointing to is accessible I believe :)
I just purchased this deck tonight while struggling to decide between tarot or self help book. Feeling so empowered for purchasing this deck already. It’s definitely more complex that Rider Waite but looking forward to learning more about this deck and spread. Thank you!
I find Tarot to be my form of self help! My aunt gave me this deck when I was looking at her 3 decks, I asked if I could barrow this for a few months and she was like, no, but you can have it, but are you sure you want this deck? It’s complicated. I looked back thru the others and felt really drawn to this one. So this is my first deck and it’s my go to when someone wants a reading. I love the symbolism and use of vivid color. So good choice, this self help deck will always guide you when you turn to it!!
Yay! I'm so happy for you. Congratulations 🎉
Tarot, for me, is a path that connects my earthly existence with the spieitual 🎉 That is part of the reason I love Joe's teachings. It is evident he has been on this path, in relation, with Tarot for a little while. 🔮
I was contemplating my life and had realization ive been drawn to mystical, occult,divination,etc my entire life. universe had been dropping hints and guiding me the whole way, just took me hot minute to notice. im so blessed I finally did!! I want to thank you for helping me SO much along my way. I just love the way you explain, help me to find my way. you are and always be a most appreciated an cherished guide along my tarot journey and beyond. thank you
I'm so glad! Thank you for sharing :)
Thank you so much, Mr. Monteleone. You are an immense inspiration for me, and the energy that your pour into each and every one of your videos radiates with enthusiasm and wisdom. Thank you! You've been an invaluable mentor to me, and I'm grateful that I can continue to develop my understanding of tarot under role models like you! I pray that you have a splendid rest of your week 😇
Wow thank you so much for the kind words Everett!! Let’s stay in touch 🙏❤️👽
I love how you speak!!! Your good energy! And smiling all the time!! Yesssssssss thank you
Thanks so much!!! 🙏❤️😘
@@JoeMonteleone 🌹 you are so welcome
Thank you so much for giving this free, super informative course. I have used the Rider Wait Deck for years and decided to watch some videos about Crowley. Basically, from what I watched, he was evil and a genius at the same time. It made me uneasy about what kind of energy he put into his Tarot Deck so I got curious and did a search and poof! Just like MAGICK there you were! I'm really enjoying your video and had a great laugh when you said you forget your ideas and then when you remember it's like having the idea for the first time. I love that! I have liked and subscribed and looking forward to checking out your guide and other videos.
Aw yay! I'm glad we connected :)
Thank you very much for this video. Love your energy. Will rewatch and print out guides when I get ready to study Thoth.
Thanks for watching!
Saying most people won't understand it shouldn't be considered rude or elitist, that's just a reflection of ego. We should accept that most people just do not have the desire for occult knowledge that some of us do and that's okay! Those of us with that thirst for knowledge take a long time to fully unlock all the secrets.
This is a very good point actually. Every author and organizations varies. The deeper I dive into the occult, the more I understand that the nature of the material is not easily understood, and that’s, in some ways, the point. Part of my mo is to make it accessible, but my view change every week haha 😋
Okay from your pleiadian space penguin comment to jailbreaking your reality...i'm hooked, your channel has been a refreshing re-entry into in a room I walked out of because I felt it too polluted by spiritual materialism, happy to have found this door, thanks for your works
I bought mine 13 years ago n u helped me further my journey
great work brother!
Thank you for the material and all the work and generosity.
Ive had this deck for 2 years and never used it yet. I'm happy to come across this video🙏🏼
Devouring all your knowledge 😂can you let me know the artist for the tapestry behind you? I saw it before but I can't recall from where. Thank you
This was so good, Thoth has always been my favorite deck, even though it’s always intimidated me a bit. Definitely subscribed, you’re a great teacher , thank you.
Aw thanks! It's definitely a deck worth getting into. If it hasn't yet, the pieces will start to fit together. It's a beautiful system :)
This was really great man. I’m new to this, although I have been carrying a large pack of Thoth cards around with me for 15yrs. I always loved the idea of them and the art always captivated me. So, here I am. I have heard the call. IT IS TIME!!!
Thank you for your time and great content. 🖤
Aw thanks that means a lot. Here's an updated class: th-cam.com/video/BKrzvnPQAKw/w-d-xo.html
I love seeing you loving Thoth deck and everything it has to offer.
I could listen to you talk all day 🤩
You are a beautiful soul!
Im learning a lot from you. I enjoy this channel, thank you.
Thank you! Means a lot!
thank you for your guidance..I've been seeking a mentor for tarot reading...and found your videos educational😄
Yay! Let me know if you have any questions :)
amazing joe. Love your swing. thankyou
I'm so glad I found this. Just signed up for your course. I'm loving this.
Thank you for this video and the wonderful guide. I'm delighted with it. :-)
Aw i'm glad :)
debating on either the thoth or rider waite deck !! so indecisive!!
Thank you for the print outs .
Totally! Thanks for watching!
I’m new to your channel and I going to try your tips of reading tarot cards
Let me know how it goes :)
Thank you, Joe. Loved this class. Very informative, funny & deep. xx Paris
Dear I just found your TH-cam chanel and I have feeling you will become so famous your knowledge is simply mind shifting and so love to listen to your words of incredible knowledge I have practiced spirituality since forever but you certainly do add an extra glitter Thank You
Thank you so much! This means a lot to hear :) I am glad we are connected. Let me know if you have any questions :)
Thank you, just wanted to say your an amazing teacher and student!
Thanks so much!! That means a lot :) more coming soon! 🙏❤️👽
im so glad to see you thriving
Aw thank you! It’s some combination of thriving surviving and hand jiving who knows 🤪🙏❤️
thank you for this video, i cant cant thoth tarot from udemy website. thank you thank you
Totally! Let me know if you have any questions. I have a thoth playlist too and a course here: www.tarotmysticismacademy.com/thothtarotmastercourse
I found Thoth really good for inner states with self and others.
I bought this deck at a yard sale last summer I've never read tarot before but I felt like I was drone to buy it
Also this was so interesting you are a really great teacher 🌿
Thank you so much!!! 🙏❤️ I’m doing a full course on it if you’re interested :)
I loooved this! Thanks so much. BTW try jalapeno poppers but with cream cheese instead of regular mozzarella. Is life changing
Whoa I literally had jalapeño poppers last night! I will def try that next time
How about a show on the three dimensional blue prints for the Hebrew fortune telling tools ?
the placement of the strength card and justice is also different in Thoth and Waite, I love your channel thank you so much
Thank you, Joe. Great class.
Thanks so much!
Thank you for your videos you’re the best !!!
You got a new subscriber and I just ordered the deck. I already know that I love it.
Yay ! Welcome to the dark side ! Jk. Let me know if you have any questions :)
Just found you. Holy granola. Thank you. The Thoth deck has always blown me away.
I love Thoth! When I first started studying it and it clicked for me and I’m just like YASS! Thank you joe you are great!
Thanks for watching! Let me know if you have any questions :)
Very interested in working with Thoth. The emerald tablets seem so daunting I’m lucky to have found Ben Carson but I would love to know more from your perspective
I don't know about Ben Carson. The thoth deck is Aleister Crowley's interpretation of what might be considered the "book of thoth", the sacred book given to humans by Thoth. I don't interpret it literally, but I do see it metaphorically. The tarot is an illustration of a somewhat-shared mystical philosophy underlying most religions, philosophies, and teachings, or at least it can be.
Love you too Joe!
- A Virgo
Finally finished this days later BUT THANK YOU! Amazing class. Just got DuQuette’s companion & I’ve been reading BoT see you soon Blessed Be!
You're a great writer. I love the rhymes.
Thank you so much!!
CAPRICORN SUN HERE.... :) Doing some "pre-work" to get some more footing before getting some LIVE IN PERSON classes with you in September @ Anahata's Purpose!!!!
So excited to see you at Anahata's! Such a beautiful event. I'm so pumped.
You are great 🌬🌊🌊🌊what I have been looking for 🃏💝
Aw thanks so much! Much love!
I love your form of explaining thank u so much I really love this tarot is amazing and their art is wonderful
Yay! Thanks so much! Means a lot to hear :) let me know what shows up or you 🙏👽🔮
Thanks for sharing this with us Joe! The poetry is strong in you! You have my head spinning but you’re making me laugh at the same time!
Cream cheese and hot sauce?! 😂🤣😂🤣 once you said Promethea, I knew you’re the real deal.
Aww thank you so much! This made my day! Isn’t Promethea the best?! It should be required reading in all schools 😅👽
@@JoeMonteleone Yes… but I’m still shaking my head about cream cheese and hot sauce…
Lovely presentation on the basics of the deck, thank you :) I'm interested in studying the Thoth deck, coming from years of using the Golden Dawn ritual tarot deck. I pretty much knew much of what you presented but it was nice to see the underlying Qabalistic principles are basically identical.
However, just some feedback: the Knights as Kings is something coming from the Golden Dawn directly and while Crowley didn't name them as such they are effectively the Kings in the court cards. I know Kings are depicted seated upon a throne in Rider-Waite but ultimately the interpretation is completely different.
The Kings/Knights depict the impulsive and mutable masculine force which impregnates the Queen, thus creating the Prince. This is the reason Princes ride in chariots: they combine the speed and mutability of the King (the horse) with the stability of the Queen (the throne), it's a throne in motion. Princes will never be as stable as the Queen nor as dynamic as the King/Knight, but they have qualities from both. So when talking about Thoth just ditch the Rider-Waite court system, it's better to compare to the traditional Golden Dawn Qabalistic symbolism.
Woew! You go, Joe! Absolutely inspiring! Love your playfulness and associative mind. ☀️ Keep it going! x Ra
Thanks you so much!!! 🙏❤️👽
Watching this a year to the day, at last I know, I have found the way.
1:01:04 I once had a weird thought that went something like "I feel as if time is 3.5-3.7", what do you think?
Marseille deck was my first tarot i learned on. Lol love your deeper insight I have not found in my learning of tarot. I am very drawn to Kabbalah and that was one of my first rabbit holes I went down when I first awakened and is still a main interest of my many. Who are we kidding anyone going through a spiritual awakening has a lot of interests and are exploring many topics and routes at once. It’s like finally giving yourself permission to just be yourself! So fun after spending half of my life asleep.
Mashiach Ben David - 424 ❤
Its funny u call the Nachash Natashash... In Hebrew Satan is with the latter Shin that sounds like S... So for the snake to be called Shatan is a cool sincronicitys 🙏🏼❤️🙂
Interesting hmmmmmm
This is the first video with someone that actually knows what the f they are talking about Bravo 👏
Thank you! This means a lot 🙏❤️👽
Can I ask for an episode on those space penguins
I was edging one of my decks and watching this video. Two fun synchronicities happened I thought were cool. When Joe is talking about the 6 of Cups I had JUST GRABBED the 6 of Cups to edge!!! I was like “Damn Joe ok!” Then when he gets to the Magus and how when we say “Bet” we saying “Word” you know? My FINAL CARD to edge was the Magician like lmaooo! Love you Joe.
I love these moments when the universe rhymes!
i bought the thoth deck on a trip to austin, tx with my mom last week. your PDF guides & this video helped out immensely! i love your energy sm!
Thanks so much! Glad to help :)
Wow im seeing this right now 🖤
The fact you see god as a woman was the nicest twist i have needed in like forever 🤟
I'm more a left hand pather but still thats nice i made me more acceptable of the history behind god
Aw yay!!! 🙏👽❤️
I love rider to but Thoth has deeper meaning and gives me what I’ve been searching for! Rider is the mind Thoth is the soul!
Well said!
I absolutely love your TH-cam Channel💯
Wow! Love it, thanks
thank you for making this free ^•^❤
Absolutely. Thanks for watching :)
Amazing video 🔮💜
Good evening. How are you, professor?
So grateful for you. 💞💐
Bless you 💖
Very nice tysm :)
I’ve connected more with Thoth than any other deck, and I am infinitely grateful for your help in developing my experience with it! All the love to you
This you tube channel is a gem. Wow!
Why on Earth you have so little following?! 😯😯😯
The world is backwards I guess, quoting Frater Xavier here.
Aw thanks!!! I haven’t posted consistently but I’m trying to post more 🙏👽
Synesthesia is a gift from God, honestly. You basically have a superpower. Fellow minor Synesthesia person here 👋
Oh very cool!
OK so I know this is a comment 2 years later but I am down the Rabbit Hole and the mention of Crowleys gardian Angel is Eihwaz or Ihwaz? I mean that is what it sounds like and totally approptiate!
I thought of that too, the connection to the rune
You are amazing omg your energy is incredible. Learned a lot in this video and I am going to study Qabalah thanks to you and go deeper in my occult and esoteric studies!!! Have a great day!!!
Aw thank you so much Jan! Awesome, let me know if you have any questions :)
He moves as if he were holding back the urge to pee. I love that if you're talking about Crowley's deck. To understand it you have to study Kabbalah, geomancy, astrology, religions, colour etc you have to move your own brain to find some clues.
Can you link the guide again please?
Are you having trouble accessing it? Can you message me at tarotmysticismacademy.com? I will find a way to send it to you manually :)
If I could learn anything about tarot it would be energy placement. I am one who feel shit right but the placement of the feeling during the read can be tricky
I’m going to recommend this video to everyone that wants to learn the Thoth! Thank you so much, this is the video I needed to watch 6 months ago when I bought my first Thoth deck’ I currently have some money limitations right now and I have a tight budget, otherwise I would have purchased your course without a doubt, I hope I’ll join one of your live classes to chat very soon 💜 take care!
Aw thank you!! Let’s definitely keep in touch as I’ll be doing more fun programs in the coming months! Excited to work with you! 🙏👽❤️
your newest fan
Happy we are connected!
Thank you
This helped me understand the courts. At first when I studied my Hermetic tarot, I was confused. I was like, is this incest or what going on with the King and Princess, lol. Great explanation.
When I saw the notification I was like: no way! And when I opened the video and realized it really was the full class... Damn, thanks a lot !
Definitely! I have an upcoming full course as well (link in description). Im trying to make shorter content but it always ends up being so long haha 🙏❤️👽
I stumbled upon your video on the Thoth deck. Do you have any experience with the deviant moon deck? If so, could you do a deviant moon video?
Thank you for so much useful info! What would be the difference between the transformation brought by the Death card and the Aeon card?
Good question! I would say death focuses more on the (illusion of) loss, and can be a slow process, where as the Aeon is an inspiration/becoming where a sort of "loss" might be a side effect.
@@JoeMonteleone so it is as if with death we focus on the process of gradual detachment, whereas aeon is more like an "awakening"?
Where would one start with Kabbalah in tarot? Any good book or resources you recommend
My start was with Tarot and the Tree of Life by Isabel Kliegma. The Chicken Qabalah by Duquette helped me a lot too in the beginning. I also have some youtube videos on it. Here is a reading list for books though: www.tarotmysticismacademy.com/readinglist
Thank you Joe, this is so informative and well presented to digest. I just got my deck after years of just deliberating if I should.
Hi thank you so much for doing this 🙂 could you please post the guide link in the comment section here? I missed your live class unfortunately so can’t find it...
Absolutely! It’s on my website: www.tarotwithjoe.com let me know if you have trouble getting it :)
Hi joe. I was wondering if you can help me out with the threes in the thoth tarot. I'm having trouble grasping what the threes mean divinatory wise. Any help would be appreciated please and thank you.
Great question! The 3's are all about something taking form, usually over time and usually involving multiple parts. They also involve a differentiation of these parts. 3 of cups is the differentiation in matter that allows for abundance. It's the desire of the suit of cups taking form and allowing one thing to desire something else, giving us the experience of abundance. The 3 of wands is the development of personal volition, but viewed from the outside, making it good character and virtue. The 3 of swords is the development of separate identities, which lead to sorry (the cost of incarnation). The 3 of disks is the development of material projects from different pieces working together :)
I have a course coming up where I'll be going into detail :) I'll drop the link here: www.tarotmysticismacademy.com/thothtarotmastercourse
just curious Joe, though I understand that both RWS and Thoth can be used for divination...what makes the RWS more used than thoth when it comes to divining?...is it more better for that type of reading?...perhaps what I wanted to know is the pros and cons of both cards when doing a reading...
Yes. RWS was made for tarot reading. The thoth deck was less so. That said, both can be used for reading. Here's a comparison: th-cam.com/video/iXf8WgIQ8zw/w-d-xo.html
Is the serpent in The Tower supposed to be the gnostic Demiurge?
Yes. That's one of the meanings :)
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Do reversal mean anything with this deck?
They don’t :) you can still incorporate them if you choose but the deck wasn’t designed for it :)