In her diaries, mlle lenormand is said to have bought etteillas petit jeu and book as her first divination deck. Created by the famous seer etteilla, this deck features the tarot card meanings right on the card, which was a new innovation at the time. Book on the art of tarotcard reading and other related subjects from the time when interest in the paranormal and the occult was. He etteilla claimed to have revised the book of thoth, but in reality, he spoilt it, regarding as blunders certain cards whose meaning he had. There were times when the story drifted away from the action and towards. This is surely one of the most fascinating and mysterious historical decks. The etteilla tarot deck, the book of thoth esoteric and. Book of thoth etteilla tarot french edition 9788865271704. He etteilla claimed to have revised the book of thoth, but in reality, he spoilt it, regarding as blunders certain cards whose meaning he had failed to grasp.
Through her website she teaches both experienced and wouldbe readers how they can predict the. He was working as a printseller, but from this time, approximately, he earned his livelihood ettwilla working as a consultant, teacher and author. I have the other etteilla deck egyptian gypsies tarot and have considered this one. The book of thoth etteilla tarot is a reproduction of a nineteenth century tarot deck based on the deck created by etteilla, who was the first to create a deck. Etteilla used the reverse meanings of the piquet cards to make up for the additional cards in the tarot, e. It has titles in french, nonillustrated pips, and keywords on all the cards. Etteilla published his ideas of the correspondences between the tarot, astrology, and the four. Its almost frustrating, because i just dont know how to approach it. The grande etteilla ge is the oddball deck in my collection. According to etteilla the book of thoth had been engraved for posterity by seventeen.
Etteilla argued for the egyptian origin of the tarot deck. Post includes all of the upright and reversal wands interpretations and is suitable for beginner and experienced tarot card readers. The book of thoth etteilla tarot is a reproduction of a nineteenth century tarot deck based on the deck created by etteilla, who was the first to create a deck solely for divinatory use. Jeanbaptiste alliette, under the pseudonym etteilla, published a book entitled etteilla, or a way to entertain yourself with a deck of cards in 1770. The book of thoth etteilla tarot is a reproduction of a nineteenth century tarot deck based on the deck created by etteilla. Etteilla, the pseudonym of jeanbaptiste alliette 28 august 1738 12 december 1791, was the french occultist who was the first to popularise tarot divination to a wide audience 1785, and therefore the first professional tarot occultist known to history who made his living by card divination. And of course, our own solandia has given the translation for the majors here on aeclectic.
I really enjoyed this book on attila the huns early life. Lisa boswell is an awardwinning tarot reading teacher who currently resides in scotland. This is the 3rd version of the cards developed by etteilla in the 1700s. Meaning of ace of cups from the grand etteilla deck upright party reversed change according to many schools of thought papuss divinatory meanings commencement of a love affair. It was one of the first books ever published to describe using tarot for divination. It was the first book of methods of divination by tarot. Here is an exciting new historical deck from lo scarabeo. Etteilla, the pseudonym of jeanbaptiste alliette 28 august 1738 12 december 1791, was. Perform a free online reading with the grand etteilla cartomancy tarot deck. By 1790, he was interpreting the hermetic wisdom of the egyptian book of thoth. The book of thoth etteilla tarot, but it sounds like you may already have read that. Hi im kala, a photographer who feels fortunate to live in colorado. Book of thoth etteilla tarot by lo scarabeo 9780738704104. Booktopia discounts tarot cards at our online stationery store.
The book of thoth is a gorgeous reproduction of the etteilla iii deck, first printed in late 1800s. Towards the end of his life etteilla produced a special deck for divination that syncretized his ideas with older forms of french cartomancy, the first deck of cards specifically designed for occult purposes. Etteilla transferred the meanings of the french suited piquet pack from his first book on cartomancy to the tarot cards in his later book. True to the spirit of etteilla, the art retains an antique feel while being sophisticated enough to please the modern palate.
The etteilla tarot deck, the book of thoth posted on november 15, 2015 by admin etteilla is the pseudonym of jeanbaptiste alliette 1738 12 december 1791. Jeanbaptiste alliette 1738 1791 also known as etteilla published several books in which he described how to read ordinary playing cards as well as the tarot. Ive been planning to buy this deck for a while, and i wasnt disappointed when i finally got it. I dont know enough about historic attila to comment on the accuracy of the book, but it has good entertainment value. It is commonly admitted that he failed in his attempt to elucidate the tarot, and ended by transposing the keys, thus destroying the correspondence between the numbers and the signs. If you found etteillas esoteric ancient tarots fascinating in structure and symbolism, but thought the art stark and unsophisticated, this deck will be a dream come. Etteilla is the pseudonym of jeanbaptiste alliette 1738 12 december 1791.
According to etteilla the book of thoth had been engraved for posterity by seventeen hermetic adepts, priests of thoth, on plates of gold 171 years after the great flood, and that these plates had been the prototypes for tarot cards. How to read the wands in a grand etteilla tarot card deck. While my other decks are indeed different from each other in this respect, they are. If you found etteillas esoteric ancient tarots fascinating in structure and symbolism, but thought the art stark and unsophisticated, this deck will be a dream come true. I have the etteilla i and i adore it for historical purposes, but the book of thoth is by far much more beautiful. In fact, the book gets so buried in the detail of the eastern and western roman empire leading up the time of attilas leadership of the huns, that only a small amount of the book is devoted to attila. Waites secondary meanings upright inflexible will, unalterable law.
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