Knave of Diamonds Art and Meaning
Petit Etteilla Cartomancy Deck
About the Deck
32-card Piquet deck with labels by Etteilla in French.
Provenance
Jean Baptise Alliette. France, c. 1770.
According to Many Schools of Thought
Papus's Divinatory Meanings
A fair child. A messenger. A letter.
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
Upright
A dark youth; a young officer or soldier; a child.
Reversed
Sometimes degradation and sometimes pillage.
Mme. Le Normand's Divinatory Meanings
Chagrin. Misfortune averted. Danger. Unhappiness averted.
S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings
Upright
A dark Youth, Economy, Order, Rule, Management
Reversed
Prodigality, Profusion, Waste, Dissipation.
P.R.S. Foli's Divinatory Meanings
Upright
Subordinate official, who is untrustworthy
Reversed
a mischief-maker.
Mme. Le Marchand's Divinatory Meanings
he (she) who loves you is in the bloom of life; but he (she) will woo (accept) another.