The Complete Tarot Kit

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Summary: excellent set of cards and book
Review: An excellent set of both cards and easy-to-understand book. The book contains clear and concise meanings for each of the 78 cards of the tarot pack, and fascinating information on tarot rituals, numerology, and especially how astrology combines with tarot. Bravo!

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Summary: Extremely Helpful Tarot Resource--for Beginners or Advanced
Review: I am very impressed with this Tarot kit. Not-only does it come with both the Rider-Waite deck and the Crowley Thoth deck, but the book has excellent pictures of each card, from each deck (for side-by-side comparison, without digging through each deck, to compare cards). The author points-out the diffrerences between each deck and gives a great over-view of The Tarot, with very helpful ideas for readings and layouts.

Bonus materials include a Beginner's lay-out / fold-out chart, a tri-fold cheat sheet of the differences between the two decks, and a nice Tarot Journal--for keeping records of the readings, to study accuracy and ability of Tarot Reading, and to study the synchronicities you might not catch by memory alone.

As the author mentions, "The Book of Thoth," by Crowley (ISBN: 0877282684) is a great resource, as well. However, I strongly suggest Lon Milo Duquette's "Understanding Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot" (ISBN: 1578632765) as a first step after studying "The Complete Tarot Kit," by Susan Levitt ....then, move-on to Crowley's Thoth Tarot book, afterward.

For further research, I also suggest: "The Tarot Handbook: Practical Applications of Ancient Visual Symbols," by Angeles Arrien.

However, save yourself some headaches and start with "The Complete Tarot Kit," by Susan Levitt ! :-)

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Summary: Best of Breed
Review: I have recently taken an interest in Tarot and when I decided to begin looking for texts that would assist me in understanding it all, I finally came upon The Complete Tarot Kit by Susan Levitt. This kit had everything I needed and even though I was not a complete neophite, after reading through the text (which is wonderfully written), I realized that there was a lot I did not know. The decks and workbook are great! The entire package is very well done. I plan on getting two more for holiday presents, truly if you know anyone with an interest in tarot, this is the perfect gift.

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Summary: An excellent set of both cards and easy-to-understand book.
Review: The book contains clear and concise meanings for each of the 78 cards of the tarot pack, and fascinating information on tarot rituals, numerology, and especially how astrology combines with tarot. Bravo!

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Summary: This is the perfect introduction to Tarot
Review: The inclusion of the Crowley and Rider-Waite decks in the kit, along with the complete companion book full of illustrations really allowed me as a beginner to experience for myself the full resonance of each deck. This book includes not only the meaning of the individual cards and full explanations of the Arcana, but lots of other interesting items not included in other books.

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Summary: This is the perfect introduction to Tarot
Review: The inclusion of the Crowley and Rider-Waite decks in the kit, along with the complete companion book full of illustrations really allowed me as a beginner to experience for myself the full resonance of each deck. This book includes not only the meaning of the individual cards and full explanations of the Arcana, but lots of other interesting items not included in other books.

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Summary: GREAT BEGINNING
Review: THIS IS A WONDERFUL SET FOR THE BEGINNER OR EXPERIENCED. THE CARDS ARE MORE THAN ADEQUATE FOR BEGINNER'S DECKS. THE ONLY REASON I GIVE IT 4 STARS INSTEAD OF 5 IS BECOUSE OF THE BOOK. IT IS TOO VAGUE ON THE ORIGINAL MEANINGS OF THE CARDS. A LOT OF THE POWER IN THE CARDS IS IN THE ANCIENT WAYS OF READING AND INTERPRETING THEM, ALTHOUGH I ALSO BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE MEANT TO DRAW CERTAIN CARDS WITH YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS AS YOUR GUIDE AND INTERPRET BASED ON THAT. THE BOOK DOES GIVE A DECENT START- BUT I ADVISE GETTING THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE TAROT AND THE BOOK OF THOTH TO GO ALONG WITH IT. THIS SET IS WORTH THE PRICE FOR THE CARDS ALONE.

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Summary: An Exciting Introduction to Tarot
Review: This is the book that made an avid Tarot reader of me! Gracefully written and accessible, it will inspire you to read rich meanings into the imagery of the cards. I find myself returning to it again and again.
-Donna Gillespie