Full Description
Learn foundational methods of divination from the Father of Cartomancy
• Provides the first English edition of Etteilla's seminal text, an Etteilla deck, and a tutorial on how to make your own deck
• Offers eight main spreads along with variations, devised by Etteilla, and accompanying commentary and case studies
• Shares how Etteilla's 1770 method set the standard for most European cartomantic divination, influencing the development of both cartomancy and tarot
Etteilla is the pseudonym of Jean Baptiste Alliette, known to divination devotees as the Father of Cartomancy. His 1770 manual, revised in 1773 under the title La Seule Manière de Tirer Les Cartes, was the first book on how to divine from playing cards, and it remains the basis for many cartomantic decks and tarots today. Now, for the first time, Etteilla's manual is available in English.
This deck and guidebook gives readers a set of Petit Etteilla cards and a fully annotated translation of his text. The book explores how Etteilla's deck and interpretive methods serve as the foundation for decks to follow, including the Lenormand and Rider-Waite-Smith decks. Readers will learn each card's meaning (both upright and reversed) and the significance of each card's placement in a spread. In Etteilla's system, each card's meaning and associated words are printed on the card, allowing readers the freedom to use intuition instead of memorizing the meaning of each card. The result is an innovative system that offers a highly personalized method for readings. Readers will also learn how to make their own decks to further personalize their connection with Etteilla's method. This book offers eight spreads devised by Etteilla, with variations of each, along with commentary, case studies, and practices to enrich your understanding.
Contents
Preface
PART 1
Etteilla and His Cartomancy
Preliminary Lesson: Welcome to The Original Petit Etteilla
Lesson 1: The Art of Cartomancy
Lesson 2: Framing Your Question
Lesson 3: Making Your Own Petit Etteilla Cards
PART 2
The Petit Etteilla Meanings
Lesson 4: The Upright and Reversed Forenames
Lesson 5: The Upright and Reversed Surnames
Lesson 6: Meeting Cards
Lesson 7: Upright and Reversed Multiples
Lesson 8: Combining the Cards
Lesson 9: Petit Etteilla Meanings by Card Sequence
Lesson 10: Suit of Diamonds
Lesson 11: Suit of Hearts
Lesson 12: Suit of Spades
Lesson 13: Suit of Clubs
Lesson 14: Meeting Cards Revisited
Lesson 15: Etteilla Proximity Meanings
Lesson 16: Multiples
PART 3
Reading and Calculating
Lesson 17: Pairing the Cards
Lesson 18: Pairs as the Basis of Reading
Lesson 19: Mute Cards
Lesson 20: Timing and Numbers
Lesson 21: Timing in Petit Etteilla
PART 4
Etteilla's Spreads
Lesson 22: A White Spread of Twelve
Lesson 23: A Second (Peopled) Spread of Twelve
Lesson 24: A Spread of Twenty-Seven
Lesson 25: Etteilla's Spread
Lesson 26: Wheel of Fortune Spread
Lesson 27: Dovetail Spread
Lesson 28: Spread of Fifteen
Lesson 29: Horoscope Spread
Lesson 30: Write to the Author
Lesson 31: Performing Successful Readings
Afterword
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Key to Answers
Index
About the Authors
