Joker

This card is an anomaly, and has no text, you can if you wish, simply write
'Etteila, or the Querent' (i.e. who the reading is being done for).
King of Diamonds
Title: A Man (whom you know)
Number: No.2. Loyalty
Paired Meaning: No.29. Thief
Etteilla Meaning: Riches
Reversed Title: An unknown man
Reversed Number: Father
4 x: Great Honour
3 x: Consultation
2 x: Advice
Reversed 4 x: Haste
Reversed 3 x: Trade
Reversed 2 x: Projects
Queen of Diamonds
Title: A Woman (whom you know)
Number: No.3. The Air (Element)
Paired Meaning: No.28 An extraordinary life
Etteilla Meaning: Character (as in personality)
Reversed Title: An unknown woman
Reversed Number: Mother
4 x: Conference (debate, public speaking)
3 x: A deceitful woman
2 x: A female friend
Reversed 4 x: Bad Company
Reversed 3 x: Greed
Reversed 2 x: Manual work
Jack of Diamonds
Title: Military (also refers to soldiers, policemen etc.)
Number: No.4. Pride
Paired Meaning: No. 27 Genealogy (Hereditary)
Etteilla Meaning: Expectation (of you)
Reversed Title: A servant (subordinate)
Reversed Number: Relatives (community)
4 x: Infectious Disease
3 x: Dispute
2 x: Worry
Reversed 4 x: Deprivation (desperate need)
Reversed 3 x: Laziness
Reversed 2 x: Club (social group)
Ace of Diamonds
Title: Letters
Number: No.5. Solitude
Paired Meaning: No.26. Bad (or Ill, Poor, evil, this has many meanings in french)
Etteilla Meaning: Urgent Need
Reversed Title: A bill/promise note (Can mean a written debt/IOU, or a modern
equivalent)
Reversed Number: Step-Father
4 x: Lottery, gambling, gamble
3 x: A small success
2 x: Deception, cheating
Reversed 4 x: Dishonour
Reversed 3 x: Libertinsim (Hedonism, debauchery)
Reversed 2 x: Enemy
Ten of Diamonds
Title: Gold
Number: No.6. Water
Paired Meaning: No.25. Rest
Etteilla Meaning: A Fall (can mean metaphorically)
Reversed Title: Treason
Reversed Number: Beginning
4 x: Criminal (being arrested)
3 x: A new circumstance
2 x: Change, moving
Reversed 4 x: An event
Reversed 3 x: Shortage
Reversed 2 x: Waiting
Nine of Diamonds
Title: Delays
Number: No.7. Poverty
Paired Meaning: No. 24. Disharmony
Etteilla Meaning: Morality (Chastity, virtue)
Reversed Title: Venture
Reversed Number: Advantage
4 x: Good citizen, responsibility
3 x: Great Success
2 x: A small amount of money
Reversed 4 x: Loans
Reversed 3 x: Carelessness
Reversed 2 x: Profit
Eight of Diamonds
Title: Countryside
Number: No.8. Wealth
Paired Meaning: No. 23. Faith, Beliefs
Etteilla Meaning: Wisdom
Reversed Title: Grief
Reversed Number: The End
4 x: Setback
3 x: Partnership
2 x: New acquaintance
Reversed 4 x: Mistakes, mistaken
Reversed 3 x: Show, spectacle
Reversed 2 x: Difficulties
Seven of Diamonds
Title: Gossip
Number: No.9.The Present
Paired Meaning: No. 22. Time
Etteilla Meaning: A lot
Reversed Title: A Birth
Reversed Number: Good
4 x: Plans, plots
3 x: Weakness
2 x: Small news
Reversed 4 x: Indecent person
Reversed 3 x: Joy
Reversed 2 x: Behaviour, attitude
NB/ From here on, I will omit the second mention of the Paired Meaning and the
Etteilla meaning, as they are identical in both upright and inverted positions,
further I shall omit the multiple meanings, please refer to the earlier post which
details these for each set of values.
King of Hearts
Title: Blonde Man
Number: No.10. Facial trait (i.e. scar, mole)
Paired Meaning: No.21. Abuse
Etteilla Meaning: Missionary
Reversed Title: Dirty Blonde Man
Reversed Number: Teacher (tutor, lecturer)
Queen of Hearts
Title: Blonde Woman
Number: No.11. Unreliability
Paired Meaning: No.20. Scandal
Etteilla Meaning: More
Reversed Title: Dirty-Blonde Woman
Reversed Number: Step-Mother
Jack of Hearts
Title: Blonde Boy
Number: No.12. Generosity
Paired Meaning: No.19 Politics
Etteilla Meaning: Superstition
Reversed Title: Dirty Blonde Boy
Reversed Number: Child
Ace of Hearts
NB/ This card is an anomaly in the Etteilla, in that it has no number, and hence
no pair card; it can however still be affected by the Etteilla, and form part of a
multiple meaning.
Title: Present
Number: Mars
Etteilla Meaning: Mistrust
Reversed Title: Gain
Reversed Number: Banquet Table (extravagant meal/party)
Ten of Hearts
Title: City
Number: No.13. Envy
Paired Meaning: No. 18. Drunkenness
Etteilla Meaning: Sincerity
Reversed Title: Village
Reversed Number: Forced Marriage
Nine of Hearts
Title: Victory
Number: No.14. Curiosity
Paired Meaning: No.17. Atheism
Etteilla Meaning: Despair
Reversed Title: Boredom
Reversed Number: Impediment
Eight of Hearts
Title: Blonde Girl
Number: No.15. Flowers
Paired Meaning: No.16. Peace
Etteilla Meaning: Guilt
Reversed Title: Dirty Blonde Girl
Reversed Number: Sister
Seven of Hearts
Title: Thoughts
Number: No.16. Heart
Paired Meaning: No.15. Peace
Etteilla Meaning: Debt
Reversed Title: Desires
Reversed Number: Hypocrite
King of Spades
Title: Robed Man (anyone of learning or office i.e. professor, lawyer)
Number: No.17. Sciences
Paired Meaning: No.14. Atheism
Etteilla Meaning: Unjustly Accused/Convicted
Reversed Title: Widower
Reversed Number: Cowardice
Queen of Spades
Title: Widow
Number: No.18 Life
Paired Meaning: No.13. Drunkenness
Etteilla Meaning: Cuckoldom
Reversed Title: Well-Respected Woman
Reversed Number: Avarice
Jack of Spades
Title: Messenger
Number: No.19. Social Circle
Paired Meaning: No.12. Politics
Etteilla Meaning: Double Wedding
Reversed Title: Spy
Reversed Number: Kidnap/Sexual Assault
Ace of Spades
NB/ Again, no number for this one.
Title: Games (amusements, trifles, Bagatelle is an old-fashioned French game)
Number: Venus
Etteilla Meaning: Abandonment
Reversed Title: Enjoyment
Reversed Number: Pregnant
Ten of Spades
Title: Crying
Number: No.20. Jealousy
Paired Meaning: No.11. Scandal
Etteilla Meaning: Inhumanity, indecency
Reversed Title: Losses
Reversed Number: Fire
Nine of Spades
NB/ No Number
Title: Priest
Number: Grief
Etteilla Meaning: Humanity
Reversed Title: Disease (mortality)
Reversed Number: Saturn
Eight of Spades
Title: Depression (Sickness of the Spirit)
Number: No.21. Prudence (Caution)
Paired Meaning: No.10. Abuse
Etteilla Meaning: Celibacy
Reversed Title: Religious (Nun)
Reversed Number: Ambition
Seven of Spades
Title: Hope
Number: No.22 Strength
Paired Meaning: No.9. Time (as in, wait and see)
Etteilla Meaning: Trial
Reversed Title: Friendship
Reversed Number: Indecision
King of Clubs
Title: Dark Brown Haired Man
Number: No.23 Less (Having less money, influence, or possibly less jail time)
Paired Meaning: No.8 Faith
Etteilla Meaning: Enmity
Reversed Title: Light Brown Haired Man
Reversed Number: Husband
Queen of Clubs
Title: Dark Brown Haired Woman
Number: No.24. Gossip, Talkative woman
Paired Meaning: No.7 Disharmony
Etteilla Meaning: Unfairness
Reversed Title: Light Brown Haired Woman
Reversed Number: Wife
Jack of Clubs
Title: Dark Brown Haired Boy
Number: No.25. Will
Paired Meaning: No.6. Rest
Etteilla Meaning: Flattery
Reversed Title: Light Brown Haired Boy
Reversed Number: Step-Brother
Ace of Clubs
Title: A lot of money
Number: No.26. Orphan
Paired Meaning: No.5. Bad
Etteilla Meaning: Prison
Reversed Title: Nobility
Reversed Number: Spite
Ten of Clubs
Title: Home
Number: No.27. The Future
Paired Meaning: No.4. Genealogy
Etteilla Meaning: Great of Heart and Soul
Reversed Title: A Lover
Reversed Number: The Past
Nine of Clubs
Title: Personal Effect
Number: No.28. Indiscretion
Paired Meaning: No.3. An Extraordinary Life
Etteilla Meaning: Ingratitude
Reversed Title: A gift
Reversed Number: Gambling
Eight of Clubs
Title: Dark Brown Haired Girl
Number: No.29. Art
Paired Meaning: No.2. Thief
Etteilla Meaning: Weak heart and soul
Reversed Title: Light Brown Haired Girl
Reversed Number: Distant
Seven of Clubs
Title: Money
Number: No.30. Hate
Paired Meaning: No.1. Illegitimate Child (when paired with Etteila)
Etteilla Meaning: Imagination
Reversed Title: Embarrassment
Reversed Number: Earth
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