Tarot Divination:
Three Parallel Traditions
Edited & Translated By
James W. Revak
THE RECURRENCE OF CARDS OF
GIVEN RANK IN A SPREAD(a)KINGS WAITE: 4 Kings = Great Honour; 3 Kings = Consultation; 2 Kings = Minor Counsel.
Reversed: 4 Kings = Celerity; 3 Kings = Commerce; 2 Kings = Projects.ETTEILLA: 4 Kings = Great Honour; 3 Kings = Consultation; 2 Kings = Minor Counsel.
Reversed: 4 Kings = Celerity; 3 Kings = Commerce; 2 Kings = Project.QUEENS WAITE: 4 Queens = Great Debate; 3 Queens = Deception by Woman; 2 Queens = Sincere Friends.
Reversed: 4 Queens = Bad Company; 3 Queens = Gluttony; 2 Queens = Work.ETTEILLA: 4 Queens = Great Debate; 3 Queens = Deception by Woman; 2 Queens = Female Friend.
Reversed: 4 Queens = Bad Company; 3 Queens = Gluttony; 2 Queens = Company.KNIGHTS WAITE: 4 Knights = Serious Matters; 3 Knights = Lively Debate; 2 Knights = intimacy.
Reversed: 4 Knights = Alliance; 3 Knights = A Duel, or Personal Encounter; 2 Knights = Susceptibility.ETTEILLA: [No meanings provided.]
PAGES WAITE: 4 Pages = Dangerous Illness; 3 Pages = Dispute; 2 Pages = Disquiet.
Reversed: 4 Pages = Privation; 3 Pages = Idleness; 2 Pages = Society.ETTEILLA: 4 Pages = Contagious Illness; 3 Pages = Dispute; 2 Pages = Anxiety [Disquiet].
Reversed: 4 Pages = Privation; 3 Pages = Idleness; 2 Pages = Workman, Work.TENS WAITE: 4 Tens = Condemnation; 3 Tens = New Condition; 2 Tens = Change.
Reversed: 4 Tens = Event, Happening; 3 Tens = Disappointment; 2 Tens = Expectation Justified.ETTEILLA: 4 Tens = Prior Court Convictions; 3 Tens = New Condition; 2 Tens = Change.
Reversed: 4 Tens = Event, Happening; 3 Tens = Disappointment; 2 Tens = Expectation.NINES WAITE: 4 Nines = A Good Friend; 3 Nines = Success; 2 Nines = Receipt.
Reversed: 4 Nines = Usury; 3 Nines = Imprudence; 2 Nines = A Small Profit.ETTEILLA: 4 Nines = Good Person [Citizen]; 3 Nines = Great Success; 2 Nines = A Little Money.
Reversed: 4 Nines = Usury; 3 Nines = Imprudence; 2 Nines = Profit.EIGHTS WAITE: 4 Eights = Reverse; 3 Eights = Marriage; 2 Eights = New Knowledge.
Reversed: 4 Eights = Error; 3 Eights = A Spectacle; 2 Eights = Misfortune.ETTEILLA: 4 Eights = Reverse; 3 Eights = Marriage; 2 Eights = New Knowledge.
Reversed: 4 Eights = Error; 3 Eights = A Spectacle; 2 Eights = Barrier.SEVENS WAITE: 4 Sevens = Intrigue; 3 Sevens = Infirmity; 2 Sevens = News.
Reversed: 4 Sevens = Quarellers; 3 Sevens = Joy; 2 Sevens = Women of No Repute.ETTEILLA: 4 Sevens = Intrigue; 3 Sevens = Infirmity; 2 Sevens = Minor News.
Reversed: 4 Sevens = Bad Person [Citizen]; 3 Sevens = Joy; 2 Sevens = Woman of No Repute [Prostitute].SIXES WAITE: 4 Sixes = Abundance; 3 Sixes = Success; 2 Sixes = Irritability.
Reversed: 4 Sixes = Care; 3 Sixes = Satisfaction; 2 Sixes = Downfall.ETTEILLA: [No meanings provided.]
FIVES WAITE: 4 Fives = Regularity; 3 Fives = Determination; 2 Sixes = Vigils.
Reversed: 4 Fives = Order; 3 Fives = Hesitation; 2 Fives = Reverse.ETTEILLA: [No meanings provided.]
FOURS WAITE: 4 Fours = Journey Near at Hand; 3 Fours = A Subject of Reflection; 2 Fours = Insomnia.
Reversed: 4 Fours = Walks Abroad; 3 Fours = Disquiet; 2 Fours = Dispute.ETTEILLA: [No meanings provided.]
THREES WAITE: 4 Threes = Progress; 3 Threes = Unity; 2 Three = Calm.
Reversed: 4 Threes = Great Success; 3 Threes = Serenity; 2 Threes = Safety.ETTEILLA: [No meanings provided.]
TWOS WAITE: 4 Twos = Contention; 3 Twos = Security; 2 Twos = Accord.
Reversed: 4 Twos = Reconciliation; 3 Two = Apprehension; 2 Twos = Mistrust.ETTEILLA: [No meanings provided.]
ACES WAITE: 4 Aces = Favourable Chance; 3 Aces = Small Success; 2 Aces = Trickery.
Reversed: 4 Aces = Dishonour; 3 Aces = Debauchery; 2 Aces = Enemies.ETTEILLA: 4 Aces = Gambling; 3 Aces = Small Success; 2 Aces = Trickery.
Reversed: 4 Aces = Dishonour; 3 Aces = Debauchery; 2 Aces = Enemy.
Notes.(a) Mathers did not address card combinations of this type in his The Tarot.
Red indicates passages from Waite which parallel those of Etteilla, in the opinion of the editor
For further details concerning the presentation and sources of this material, see the Introduction.
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