The New Orleans Voodoo Tarot-Book with Cards Book

Truly fascinating accompanying book! The most intriguing thing about this deck to me was my discovery that it is not pure Voodoo: it is an equal mix of Voodoo and the teachings of Aleister Crowley! What a combination! I enjoyed it and learned a great deal, but mostly from the book, which is an excellent magickal tutorial in itself. The deck, however, is very far from the standard tarot setup and did not harmonize well with my notions of tarot divination methods, or my habits of mind in terms of spellwork. Also I was of two minds about the art. It is very good from an artistic viewpoint, but does not represent the energies of Tarot well - and the paintings are all fairly similar and difficult to tell apart. My husband and I both tried working with it over a period of years and we eventually gave it away to a nice girl we met who wanted it - an Afro-Caribbean drummer. I fondly hope it was just what she needed at the time.