Book overview
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 Mani
- 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 Mani