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The
Influence of Etteilla &
His
School on Mathers & Waite
By James
W. Revak

APPENDIX B

COMPARING THE TRUMPS OF ETTEILLA’S TAROT

WITH THOSE
OF THE TAROT DE MARSEILLE
Table 13—Etteilla’s
Tarot vs. the Tarot de Marseille: Comparison of Trumps by Selected
Criteria(a)
Etteilla’s
Tarot(b) Tarot
de Marseille(c)
Selected
Selected
Correspond-  Correspond- 
No.  Title(d) Image  ences(e) No. Title  Image ences(f)
1 Etteilla, Male Dark clouds Aries, Primal No corresponding Trump.(g)
Querent surrounding Chaos
apparently empty
space.
 2 Enlightenment, Above:
bright
star; 2nd
element XVIIII The Sun Above: Sun with Probably 
the
Fire below: two nude (Fire), 1st human-like face; Sun;
children on steps
of Day of below: two children in possibly Fire
pedestal on which is Creation, loincloths
in front
of or Gemini
apparent pyramid. Taurus. wall.
3 Comments, Above:
Moon in cloudy 1st
element XVIII The Moon Above:
Moon with Probably
the
Water sky; below: body of (Water), 3rd human-like
profile, Moon;
water in background Day of teardrop-shaped possibly
with  lobster at edge, Creation, objects in sky (possibly Water or
two towers at sides, Gemini rain or dew);
below: Cancer
wolf & dog in two towers
at sides,
foreground. two animals (possibly
dogs or wolves);
foreground:
lobster in
body of water.
 4 Desolation, Air Kneeling
nude woman 3rd element XVII The Star Kneeling
nude woman Probably
pouring water from (Air), 2nd pouring water from two stars
or
two pitchers into body Day of pitchers into body of planets (as
of water
beneath stars Creation, water
beneath eight general
& planetary sigils, Cancer stars; background: two classes),
butterfly at side. trees, bird in one. possibly
Water, or
Aquarius
 5 Voyage, Earth Center:
nude woman 4th
element XXI The
World Center:
nude woman Probably
holding in right hand (Earth), 6th holding baton in left Earth
branch & standing Day of hand, standing on right
between
two Creation, foot only (possibly
pyramids,  encircled Leo(h) dancing), surrounded
by Ouroboros; corners: by mandorla-shaped
angel, eagle, lion, bull wreath; corners: angel,
(possibly
symbols of eagle, lion, bull
the Four Evangelists). (possibly symbols of
the Four Evangelists).
6 Night, Day Above: Sun, Moon, 4th Day of III The Crowned
woman, Possibly 
stars, part of zodiac Creation, Empress sitting on throne on Virgo or
(Aries
& Libra); below: Virgo vegetation, holding
in Venus
terraced
landscape left hand scepter
with vegetation. surmounted by orb &
cross, & in
right hand,
 shield emblazoned with
eagle.
7 Support, Above:
flying birds; 5th Day of IIII The Enthroned,
helmeted, Possibly
Protection below: body
of water & Creation, Emperor bearded man with Jupiter
coast, sea animals & Libra crossed legs and chain
monsters, snake. around neck,
holding in
right hand scepter
surmounted by orb &
cross,
shield at his side
on which eagle
emblazoned.
8 Etteilla, Nude female outdoors, Day of Rest, II The Papess Foreground: enthroned, Possibly
Female surrounded by eleven Scorpio woman wearing triple Virgo
Querent circles, tree and crown (apparently
footpath in papal tiara) and priestly
foreground, mountain vestments (including
in background. stole), holding open
book on knee;
background: narrow
curtain or possibly
back
of throne.
9 Justice,
Jurist Crowned
woman, Sagitarius VIII Justice Crowned
woman, Probably 
seated on throne on seated on throne on Libra
tiled floor, holding vegetation with chain
balance in right hand around neck, holding in
& upright sword in left, left hand balance, 
THOT apparently on upright
sword in right
waistband. hand.
10 Temperance, Angel
standing Capricorn XIIII Temperance Angel
standing Possibly
Priest outdoors, pouring outdoors, pouring Water or
liquid between two liquid between two Aquarius
pitchers, sunburst on pitchers, flower in hair.
head;
left foot on
spherical object
(possibly rock); other
on triangular
object;
THOT on waistband.
11 Strength, Crowned
woman, Aquarius XI Strength Standing woman Probably
Leo
Sovereign seated
on throne on wearing large
hat and
tiled floor, with head of possibly crown,
holding
lion on lap, THOT on (with both hands) open
waistband. jaws of lion standing
next to her.
12 Prudence, The Woman outdoors Apparently  XII The Hanged Man, hands behind Apparently
People holding Caduceus in none Man back, hanging upside- none
left
hand, lifting edge down,
right foot bent at
of dress with right knee, left foot tied with
hand, gazing down at rope to gibbet
snake
crossing her comprised
of
path. horizontal beam
between two trees
(from which branches
removed).
13 Marriage, Bearded standing man Apparently V The Pope Middle
ground: Possibly
Union indoors & wearing none bearded, seated man Taurus or
miter (apparently (apparently pope), Jupiter
priest),
apparently wearing papal
tiara,
marrying man & priestly vestments,
woman standing at his holding scepter in right
sides &
reaching out to hand surmounted
by
each other. triple cross;
foreground:
two
men
(probably tonsured and
kneeling); background:
back of throne or
possibly two
columns.
14 Great
Force, On
pedestal: demonic Apparently XV The Devil On
pedestal:  cross- Possibly
 Great Force creature with wings none eyed
demonic creature, Fire,
Earth,
(possibly those of sticking tongue
out, or Capricorn
bat),
horns (possibly wearing hat or helmet,
those of ram),  with
wings (possibly
bearded head of man, those of bat), horns
breasts
of woman, (possibly those of
scaly midsection, deer),
head of man,
apparently furry legs, breasts of woman,
holding lit
torch in exposed male genitalia,
right hand; on ground & claw-like
hands &
& tied to pedestal: feet, holding
in left
nude &
horned man & hand lit torch; on
woman. ground & tied to
pedestal: two
nude
demonic creatures with
hands behind backs,
horns (possibly those
of deer), long ears
(possibly
those of ass),
long tails, & claw-like
feet.
15 Illness, Illness Bearded
man Apparently I The Juggler Man
with large
hat Probably
(apparently priest or none or standing at three- Mercury
magician) wearing Mountebank legged
table (on which
miter, holding wand in [Le Bataleur] cups,
knives & other
right hand, standing objects), standing on
indoors at altar (on vegetation, holding
which apparent urn
& baton in left hand and
other objects) with apparent
coin in right
ram’s heads at hand.
corners.
16 Judgment, Above:
sunburst in Apparently XX Judgment Above:
angel with Possibly
Judgment front of which angel none flower
in hair, halo, Fire, 
Air, or
flies, blowing trumpet among clouds and Earth
&
holding two more; apparent rays of light,
below: three standing blowing trumpet from
men,  kneeling man,
& which banner
nude woman emblazoned
with cross
apparently rising from hangs;
below: man,
grave in foreground, woman, and third
crowd
of people in person (possibly
background. tonsured man)
apparently
rise from
their graves with
apparent hills in
background.
17 Mortality, Skeleton
clothed
in Apparently XIII None
(but Skeleton
(missing left Possibly
Nothingness robe, holding scythe none commonly foot), apparently Saturn
upright
in left hand, called reaping with scythe; on
pointing downwards Death) ground are vegetation
toward earth with right &
body parts (three
hand, pyramids in hands, two heads &
background. foot).
18 Traitor, Traitor Running bearded
man Apparently XIV  The Hermit Standing or walking Possibly
outdoors in robe none bearded man in robe Saturn
(apparently monk with (with cowl down),
cowl down), holding holding
lantern aloft in
lantern aloft in right right hand & cane in
hand & cane in left left hand.
hand, near apparent
pedestal, round
building in
background.
19 Misery, Prison Round building on hill Apparently XVI The House Lightning
bolt striking Possibly
Fire
in foreground, none of God tower, crown
of which or Jupiter
lightning bolt is flying off at angle,
emerging from cloudy round
objects
sky and apparently (apparently debris) &
 striking crumbling two human beings fall
tower in background. from tower;
background: hills.
20 Fortune, Above:
crowned, Apparently X Wheel
of Six-spoked wheel with Apparently
Increase capped animal none Fortune crank & supporting none
(possibly monkey) frame, at top, winged,
sitting on tree branch, crowned creature
holding scepter; (possibly sphinx),
below: thin ring animal on rim (possibly
suspended
in air monkey)
descends,
above earth, on rim another
animal
man (serpent wrapped (possibly rabbit)
around him) descends ascends.
& animal (possibly
mouse
or rat)
ascends. 
21 Dissension, Crowned
man wearing Apparently VII The Chariot Crowned
man wearing Probably 
Dissension cuirass, holding none cuirass & epaulets with Mars
scepter in left hand, human-like faces,
reins in other,
seated standing in chariot
in chariot,
led by two (topped
with canopy
horses. supported by four
posts), holding scepter
in right hand, left hand
on hip, VT emblazoned
on
front of chariot, led
by two horses.
78  Folly,
Folly Foreground:
bearded Apparently None The
Fool Walking man wearing Apparently
(or 0) man walking outdoors none hat (apparently
fool’s none
(building at his back) cap), carrying bag on
wearing pullover hat, stick over right
carrying bag on stick shoulder, holding cane
over right shoulder, in left
hand, multiple
holding cane in left bells on waste & collar,
hand, single
bell on pursued by animal
belt, apparently (possibly cat), which
pursued by animal scratches him on his
(possibly cat) which exposed right buttock.
apparently bites him in
right
leg, mountain in
background.
No corresponding Trump.(f) VI The Lovers Above: Eros (winged Possibly
nude child armed with Fire,
bow
& arrow) flies in Sagitarius,
front of sunburst, or Venus.
aiming drawn arrow
downward;
below:
man
between two women,
woman on his right
wears possible crown &
places left hand on his
right shoulder, woman
on his left stretches
her left arm towards
him.

Notes.

Redindicates aspects
of ET which are absent or significantly different from corresponding
aspects of the TM in the opinion of the author.

Green indicates aspects

of the TM which are absent or significantly different from corresponding
aspects of ET in the opinion of the author.

(a) Correspondences
between the Trumps of ET and those of the TM are from Papus (1909)
(see body of this paper and Appendix C for further details).

(b) Etteilla’s original

Tarot deck was reconstructed to the extent possibly by the author
from Decker, Depaulis, Dummett (1996); Etteilla (c. 1785/c. 1975);
and

Silvestre-Haéberlé (1996).

(c) From Conver (1761/n.d.).

(d) Two titles appear for

each card: the first is for the upright orientation; the second,
for the reversed orientation.  Occasionally both orientations
carry

identical titles.
( ) ( )(
(e) Correspondences are
limited to the four elements, zodiacal signs, and days of creation,
and were developed by Etteilla (1785/1993, c. 1788/c. 1975) (see
also Decker, Depaulis, Dummett, 1996; Silvestre-Haéberlé,
1996).  For further astrological correspondences developed
by Etteilla (including the planets) see

Appendix A.  Kaplan

(1978) presents different, apparently incorrect, astrological
correspondences, for which he cites no source.
(f) These correspondences,
which are limited to the four elements, zodiacal signs, seven
planets (individually and as a class), and stars (as a class)
were
developed, in part, by the author.  They reflect how
he feels a reasonable person with a working knowledge of Western
Esotericism and its iconography might
assign correspondences to
the TM.  No attempt was made to include systematically all
elements, zodiacal signs, or each planet individually or relate
them to
any single esoteric view or doctrine.  Many of these
correspondences have also been suggested by others, e.g., Mackenzie
(c. 1870/1996); O’Neill (1986); and

Wirth (1927/1985); to
specify a few.

(g) These Trumps have no

correspondents from the other deck according to Papus (1909) (see
body of this paper and Appendix C for further details).

(h) In addition to the

the card, in general, corresponding to Leo, the angel, eagle,
lion, and bull are individually assigned to Aquarius, Scorpio,
Leo, and Taurus
respectively.

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