Tarot Divination Cards of Etteilla. Deck with instructions for divination. 78 cards

We present to you an undeservedly forgotten classic deck originating from the 18th century, named, like other similar decks, in honor of its creator. The occultist Etteilla (real name - Jean-Baptiste Alliette) believed that the wisdom of Tarot was given to humanity by the ancient Egyptians, and the images of Tarot contain the keys to all the mysteries of the universe. It is unknown whether this is true or not, but the fact remains: Tarot made such a strong impression on Etteilla that he decided to create his own deck. And it is this decision that, centuries later, we owe for the popularization of Tarot cards. Despite this, the Tarot deck of Etteilla is a system that is more than self-sufficient: the Arcana in it have unique names that do not repeat anywhere else, not always correlating with the names and numbering of classic Tarot cards. For example, Arcana 1 is named "Chaos" and has meanings - "World" or "Querent" (the latter in the reversed position). But we can also observe complete correspondences with classic Tarot: the card Knight of Spades (Page of Swords) has the meaning of "Spy". Our deck is based on the illustrations for "Tarot of Etteilla" in the 1840 book authored by Giuliana Orsini.

In it, we tried to preserve the maximum authenticity and atmosphere for you and your understanding of this, undoubtedly, worthy classic deck.