Late 1980s/early 1990s, judging from the box.

Yes, it's a fascinating topic and I intend to return to it soon.

As part of an ongoing investigation into the “medical Tarot”, here’s an intriguing idea by the French poet-occultist Stanislas de Guaita, namely, that the trumps are connected to the magical Chaldean herbs . I haven't seen that particular theory floated anywhere else before, although I know there ar...

While an English translation of Marteau’s book is certainly a desideratum, you ought to be aware that it is still under copyright for another 15 years, that is, until 2036, since the relevant law in this respect is life + 70 years.

À bon entendeur, salut !

For those who like the Grimaud deck or are curious about the evolution of Tarot de Marseille, here’s a biography of Paul Marteau.

Do you know what D'Allemagne means by " l'oeil indien?" Is there a specific term of art in use, or is he saying something about the way the eyes of the faces look? Thanks for sharing; this looks like a fascinating source in general. All of the revolutionary era tarots I have seen have bee...

There were a bunch of so-called revolutionary decks, usually modified older decks. You can see some other examples on Gallica. D’Allemagne gives the briefest of descriptions: https://archive.org/details/McGillLibra ... 3/mode/2up

This is a timely topic as I have just been translating a short article on the Tarot and the Chaldean herbs, and I look forward to learning more about these decks too.

As I recall, the distinction being made, in the case of the suits numbered to the sides, is that of looking from the inside out, and from the outside in.

Hi all, did anybody notice that the coin suit is the only suit in CBD tarot which is not numbered? The cups are numbered although it's easy to count them. It's more difficult to count the Swords and Batons.. Wonder what Conver exactly thought he is doing.. Yes, Tchalaï made this observation in her ...

The author is Christophe Poncet, who produced an edition of the Conver deck recently.

I am not sure I understand what the question is exactly, but Tarot cards have been mapped to geographical regions (Court de Gébelin) and to constellations (Moreau de Dammartin), as well as to the cardinal directions, the seasons and the calendar, among other things.

Pen wrote: ↑17 Jan 2021, 07:34 for surely these are readings?

The author was no stranger to cartomancy, having visited a bunch of Parisian fortune-tellers and written about the experiences afterwards. Whether he based the poems themselves on some pre-existing divinatory meanings though, I cannot say for certain.

Not haiku, strictly speaking, but card-inspired poetry nonetheless. https://traditionaltarot.files.wordpress.com/2020/10/encounters.png Encounters Bothers, changes, disputes — The cards never lie; The black lily of uncertainty Has corrupted my handsome valet. - André Salmon From: https://traditional...

Yves Le Marseillais wrote: ↑16 Jan 2021, 07:25 Bonjour all,

EST means Estampe because cards are part of Cabinet des Estampes a division of BnF Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
Previously B.R for Bibliothèque Royale.

Bonjour chez vous !

Yves Reynaud

Ah, autant pour moi !
I stand corrected.

EST = export stamp.
[Edit: not because of the initials; "est" is short for "l'éstranger" i.e. abroad.]

Following on from the earlier article on the translations of the founding documents of the occult Tarot by Court de Gébelin and Etteilla, I have published a study on the origins of the Egyptian myth of the Tarot, which may interest those who enjoy history, myth and other enigmas. The article may be ...

It might interest some readers to know that a period manuscript translation of the essays by Court de Gébelin, the Comte de Mellet, along with most of Etteilla’s Cahiers has recently been digitised and placed online on a library website. For those interested in these historical texts (or Etteilla’s ...

Essentially, the criteria which determine whether a deck is a Tarot deck or something else are largely structural: a Tarot pack contains 78 cards divided into five suits, including one suit of 22 trumps. The imagery and sequence of the cards has varied a little in history, but is now more or less fi...

A sequel of sorts, another piece on the Minor Arcana by another French hermeticist, has been posted here: https://traditionaltarot.wordpress.com/ ... or-arcana/

It might interest some readers to know that there is now an article (a chapter from an important book, in fact) on the Minor Arcana available in English here: https://traditionaltarot.wordpress.com/2020/09/18/van-rijnberk-the-minor-arcana/ Although it does not deal explicitly with divination, it doe...

Here's an aerial view of Paris from Turgot's famous map:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ea/eb/d6 ... d4e341.jpg
The building in the painting is the one situated at the apex of Place Dauphine, right at the centre of the Pont Neuf, the first bridge to the bottom.

Here is a better quality image, taken from the first volume of D'Allemagne's book.

There used to be a small but cosy hotel in the southern wing, with rooms going all the way up to the top, and scenic views from the rooftop windows.

See any of the iterations (in English, about 3, and online) of the Grimaud LWB which replies exactly to this question. Cross spread, astrological wheel and variants, etc, are the staples. I downloaded this from your dropbox link that you left over at TT&M. It looks like this booklet is public d...

See any of the iterations (in English, about 3, and online) of the Grimaud LWB which replies exactly to this question. Cross spread, astrological wheel and variants, etc, are the staples.