Order of the Trumps
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The following is a comparison of the order of the trumps up to and including the A.E. Waite deck. This table is based on Dummett (1980) and actual inspection of the relevant decks.
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Tarot de Marseille | Court de Gébelin | Etteilla’s Egyptian Tarot | Paul Christian’s Egyptian Tarot (divinatory meaning in bold) |
Oswald Wirth | Golden Dawn | A.E. Waite | Book of Thoth (Crowley) |
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1 – the Bateleur (Mountebank) | Bateleur | Ideal/Wisdom | the Magus / Will | Magician | 1 – The Magician | I – The Magician | I – The Magus |
2 – the Popess | High Priestess | Enlightenment/Passion | Gate of the (occult) Sanctuary / Knowledge | Priestess | 2 – The High Priestess | II – The High Priestess | II – The Priestess |
3 – the Empress | Empress | Discussion/Instability | Isis – Urania / Action | Empress | 3 – The Empress | III – The Empress | III – The Empress |
4 – the Emperor | Emperor | Revelation/Behaviour | Cubic Stone /Realisation | Emperor | 4 – The Emperor | IV – The Emperor | IV – The Emperor |
5 – the Pope | Chief Hierophant | Travel/Country Property | Master of the Mysteries/Arcana /Occult Inspiration | Hierophant | 5 – The Hierophant | V – The Hierophant | V – The Hierophant |
6 – Love or the Lovers | Marriage | Secrets/Truths | Two Roads / Ordeal | Lovers | 6 – The Lovers | VI – The Lovers | VI – The Lovers |
7 – the Chariot | Osiris Triumphant | Support/Protection | Chariot of Osiris /Victory | Chariot | 7 – The Chariot | VII – The Chariot | VII – The Chariot |
8 – Justice | Justice | Tenacity/Progress | Themis (Scales and Blade) / Equilibrium | Justice | 11 – Justice | XI – Justice | VIII – Adjustment |
9 – the Hermit | Wise Man | Justice/Law-Maker | the Veiled Lamp /Wisdom | Hermit | 9 – The Hermit | IX – The Hermit | IX – The Hermit |
10 – Wheel of Fortune | Wheel of Fortune | Temperance/Convictions | the Sphinx / Fortune | Fortune | 10 – The Wheel of Fortune | X – Wheel of Fortune | X – Fortune |
11 – Fortitude | Fortitude | Strength/Power | the Muzzled(tamed) Lion / Strength | Strength | 8 – Strength | VIII – Strength | XI – Lust |
12 – the Hanged Man | Prudence | Prudence/Popularity | The Sacrifice /Sacrifice | Hanged Man | 12 – The Hanged Man | XII – The Hanged Man | XII – The Hanged Man |
13 – Death | Death | Marriage/Love Affair | The Skeleton Reaper /Transformation | Death | 13 – Death | XIII – Death | XIII – Death |
14 – Temperance | Temperance | Violence/Weakness | the Two Urns (the genius of the sun) /Initiative | Temperance | 14 – Temperance | XIV – Temperance | XIV – Art |
15 – the Devil | Typhon | Chagrins/Illness | Typhon / Fate | Devil | 15 – The Devil | XV – The Devil | XV – The Devil |
16 – the Tower | the Castle or Plutus | Opinion/Arbitration | the Beheaded Tower (Lightning Struck) /Ruin | Tower | 16 – The Tower | XVI – The Tower | XVI – The Tower |
17 – the Star | Sirius or the Dog Star | Death/Incapacity | Star of the Magi / Hope | Star | 17 – The Star | XVII – The Star | XVII – The Star |
18 – the Moon | Moon | Betrayal/Falsehood | the Twilight /Deception | Moon | 18 – The Moon | XVIII – The Moon | XVIII – The Moon |
19 – the Sun | Sun | Poverty/Prison | the Blazing Light /(earthly) Happiness | Sun | 19 – The Sun | XIX – The Sun | XIX – The Sun |
20 – Judgment | the Creation | Fortune/Augmentation | the Awakening of the Dead / Renewal | Judgement | 20 – Judgement | XX – Judgement | XX – The Aeon |
21 – the World | Time | Law Suit/Legal Dispute | the Crown of the Magi /Reward | World | 21 – The Universe | XXI – The World | XXI – The Universe |
Le Mat (Fool) | Fool | Madness/Bewilderment | 0 the Crocodile (between 20 and 21) /Expiation | Fool | 0 – The Fool | 0 – The Fool | 0 – The Fool |
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