The Original Petit Etteilla

A Cartomancer's Guide to Divination

Caitlín Matthews, Rebecca Birrell (Autoren)

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352 Seiten

2026
Destiny Books,U.S.
9798888503010 (ISBN)

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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.

Caitlín Matthews is the author of more than 85 books including The Complete Lenormand Oracle Handbook. She has created several tarot and oracle decks and is a member of the World Divination Association. She teaches internationally on a wide variety of esoteric and spiritual subjects and lives in Oxford, England. Rebecca Birrell is an artist, designer, professional card reader, and teacher of tarot and the intuitive arts. She lives in Launceston, Tasmania.

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.2.2026
Zusatzinfo	Includes 33 color cards and 352-page color book
Verlagsort	Rochester
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	939 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebensdeutung
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
ISBN-13	9798888503010 / 9798888503010
Zustand	Neuware