thelema lenormand oracle september 2019

[HOLMES]

https://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780738763514

 

pretty beautiful cards.. 

 

I think it is an instant buy.. !!

[Wyrdkiss]

I pre-ordered already.

 

The Thelema tarot by the same designer was mesmerizing to me at first, but then fell flat in practice.

I have high hopes for this Lenormand, however.  The absence of court cards should help when it comes to what

i did not like about the full tarot design.

 

 

[Venus Rising]

I'm really excited about this release. 🤩 I love the Thelema Tarot, so I think I'll love this deck as well. I'm just starting to get into Lenormand.  🙂

[katrinka]

I'm not sure how it's supposed to be "Thelema"? It just looks like a regular Lenormand.
And perfectly usable as such.
But the Lenormand method doesn't lend itself well to Crowley's tables of correspondences, etc. It's just a different mindset.
I mean no offense here, I'm just genuinely flummoxed as to why they're calling it "Thelema".

[HOLMES]

the answer to that is because the deck is made by the author who made the Thelma tarot.. which had nothing to do with the thoth tarot but was a waite clone.. 

medusawink from atf said in this review. 

"

Let's tackle the obvious first – this is not a deck based on the teachings of Aleister Crowley, nor does it have anything to do with the Thelemic religion. The unicursal hexagram on the back of the cards, widely associated with Crowley's Thelema is something of a red herring too.

Thelema, in the case of this deck refers to the Greek word for 'will or intention', and it seems that the will and intention of this deck is to offer a new interpretation of the classic Rider Waite Smith tarot. The mediaeval and Renaissance inspired images alluded to the courtly values and romantic apirations of these times. A sense of honour and dignity pervades the Thelema Tarot."http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/thelema-tarot/

so it is just following the theme,, myself I am more concerned about it being 32 cards and not 36. 

I actually emailed Llewelyn to ask why that was, and the customer support said they didnt' know as it wasn't given to them yet. 

[katrinka]

Thanks, Holmes.
I consider Thelema to be inextricably entwined with Crowley, and so have a very different "box" for Thelema and Lenormand. (Surely Crowley encountered the Lenormand at some point? Berlin? Yet he never mentions it.)

Courtly values are beautiful and have their place (see Joseph Campbell!) but it's a British tradition, not German. I can't quite shoehorn that into Lenormand. Lenormand has nothing to do with the RWS, either. "Honor and dignity" are always good to see, though. 

So, not for me. You do you.

[Wyrdkiss]

I'm not keen on the name either, but i have this on Lenormand on pre-order.  The art in the tarot format is gorgeous, but I just wasn't feeling a few of the cards to be able to keep it in my rotation. I think the Lenormand may do the trick, however.