Customer Reviews

The Complete Tarot Kit

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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 ! :-)

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

I absolutely love this set. I bought it as a starter kit two years ago and still use the Rider-Waite deck and the information in the book, although I have other decks. I didn't want or like Crowley's Thoth deck (not that there's anything wrong with it, but I gave it away) but the kit is well worth it for the information, techniques and layouts. The journal was especially helpful both as a record and as a study aid, particularly when I was starting out and still getting a feel for the cards. There are some interpretations that are different than what you will see in other books, and I have modified some of the suggested practices for my own use; really, anyone using an oracle will develop a personal style over time. Still, I recommend this to any interested beginner. It would also make a nice gift.

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.

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.

This set comes with two of the most commonly known and respected tarot decks: Crowley and Waite. However, they are printed on mediocre stock and are quite small. This can be useful for an on the go, not easily missed deck should the cards be damaged but it also makes the symbolism of the cards themselves difficult to appreciate. The backs of the cards are also a disappointment, made easy to tell if a face down card is reversed or not. This destroys the sense of overall discovery when one has some idea of what to expect on that alone.

Additionally, the book is highly misleading. This oversimplifies Tarot and gives horrible advice- such as ignoring reversed cards. Susan Levitt may have meant well, but her advice runs completely counter to trying to learn to truly use the cards.

Final advice: save your money. For what this will cost you, you can buy two full sized decks- one waite, one crowley- and get a more sensible book in the little pamphlet types they put in for basic divination.

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!

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.

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!

Cards not worth buying, some were missing name, some missing numbers. So you don't always get what you pay for in quality. I would not recommend this kit due to card content at all