Well, let me tell you somethin’ about this Grand Etteilla Tarot thing. It’s a bunch of cards, they say 78 of ’em, used for tellin’ the future, kinda like them fortune tellers at the county fair, but older, way older.
This fella named Etteilla, sounds like a fancy name, don’t it? He’s the one who started all this, long time ago. They say he was the first one to make money off readin’ these cards. Smart fella, I reckon. Must’ve been, ’cause folks still talkin’ ’bout him and his cards.
This Etteilla Fella
He was all caught up in some Egyptian mumbo jumbo. Believed these cards came from Egypt, from them old magic folks. Said they was made by some god named Hermes or somethin’. Don’t know ’bout all that, but the cards got pictures on ’em, that’s for sure.
They call this one deck the “Grand Etteilla I.” That’s the first one, the one he used himself, I suppose. Then there’s others, kinda like copies but not quite. They call ’em different types, like that “Type I” that a company named Grimaud made. Says “Grand Etteilla ou Tarot Egyptiens” on it. Sounds important, don’t it?
Them Cards and Their Pictures
Each one of these Grand Etteilla Tarot cards, they got pictures, like I said. And them pictures, they mean somethin’. Like a secret code, you know? They say you gotta look at ’em real close, top to bottom, see what jumps out at ya. Might be a little thing, might be a big thing. It’s like readin’ a story without no words.
And they got numbers too, these cards. And some got writin’ on ’em, but not like regular writin’. It’s all about stars and planets and such. This Etteilla, he mixed up the cards with that astrology stuff. Said they all connected. Don’t rightly know how, but that’s what they say.
- First, you gotta look at every single card.
- Just look at the pictures, see what they tell ya.
- Then, you gotta think about what you wanna know.
- Then you ask a question, startin’ with “What.”
- Shuffle them cards good, thinkin’ about your question.
That’s how you do it, I reckon. Like talkin’ to the cards, askin’ ’em for answers. Sounds kinda silly, maybe, but some folks swear by it. Say it helps ’em figure things out, what they should do, what’s gonna happen. Like a little bit of magic, I guess.
There’s this one card called “The Fool.” Sounds kinda dumb, don’t it? But they say it’s important. Got a picture on it, maybe a fella walkin’ along, not payin’ attention. But it means somethin’, that picture. They put it in the corner, a dark mullet or whatever. They say it is valuable in some games. Don’t ask me what games, I ain’t much for games.
All Them Different Kinds
Like I said, there’s different kinds of these Grand Etteilla Tarot cards. The first one, that “Grand Etteilla I,” that’s the big one, I guess. Then there’s others, made later. Some folks collect ’em, like them stamps people used to collect. Must be worth somethin’, I reckon, if people collect ’em.
These cards, they been around a long time. That Etteilla fella, he started it all way back when. And people still usin’ ’em today, tryin’ to figure out the future, I guess. It’s a mystery, ain’t it? How a bunch of cards with pictures can tell you anythin’. But then again, life’s full of mysteries, ain’t it?
They say these cards are full of secrets, like a treasure chest. Each one got somethin’ to tell ya, if you know how to listen. It ain’t easy, I reckon. Gotta learn the language of the cards, what them pictures mean, what them numbers mean. It’s a lot to learn, that’s for sure.
Some say Etteilla, that fella I was talkin’ about, he was the first one to use these cards for tellin’ fortunes. The first one that everyone knew about anyway. And he wrote about it too, how to do it. Guess he wanted everyone to know his secrets.
Well, that’s about all I know about this Grand Etteilla Tarot stuff. It’s a lot of talk about old cards and pictures and stars. Might be somethin’ to it, might not. But it’s interestin’, ain’t it? Somethin’ to think about, anyway. This old world’s full of strange and wonderful things, and maybe these cards are just one of ’em. Who knows? Not me, that’s for sure. But it’s fun to wonder, ain’t it? Just like watchin’ the clouds go by and seein’ shapes in ’em. It’s all what you make of it, I reckon.
These cards, they’re like a little window into somethin’ else, somethin’ bigger than us. That’s what some folks say, anyway. They look at them pictures and they see things, things that ain’t really there, but things that might be there, if you know what I mean. It’s like seein’ the future in a dream, kinda blurry, kinda hazy, but still there.
So, if you ever get your hands on a deck of these Grand Etteilla Tarot cards, take a good look at ’em. See what them pictures say to you. Maybe you’ll see somethin’, maybe you won’t. But it’ll give you somethin’ to think about, that’s for sure. And that’s somethin’, ain’t it? In this old world, a little somethin’ to think about is always welcome.
