#tarot de marseilles

[burningartwork]

🛸Seven of Swords

Tarot de Marseilles inspiration next for comparison. All the Sword suits will be themed to 🛸Okumura's Palace🛸.

The 7 of swords, as a theme, seemed obvious to me. Okumura's biggest scandal was the mistreatment of his employees, after all. It was rumored that he was working them to death, but it seemed that there were no apparent consequences (legally) to his actions. The robot is being pierced by the sword held by Okumura, but we cannot see his face or body, implying how he hides behind his deliberate actions. As this happens, we see an arrow of profits only going up. The stars fall to the sides, just missing the worker robot's grasp.

🃏 UPRIGHT: Betrayal, deception, getting away with something, scheming & trickery

🃏 REVERSE: Imposter syndrome, self-deceit, keeping secrets, regret, truth revealed

🌟 Major Arcana here

🃏 Swords:

Ace of Swords

2 of Swords

3 of Swords

4 of Swords

5 of Swords

6 of Swords

7 of Swords

8 of Swords

9 of Swords

10 of Swords

Page of Swords

Knight of Swords

Queen of Swords

King of Swords

🃏 Other Suits:

Cups (Ace)

Wands (Ace)

Pentacles (Ace)

🃏 Bonus cards:

04 - Constellation (Jose)

00R - Faith Reversed

01R - Councillor Reversed

09R - Hermit Reversed

20R - Judgement Reversed

? - Shido - Hunger

[autumncrowcus]

Unfortunately, that link is broken. Do you have another one? I've seen the image that's up on Substack, but I'd love to know more.

It seems like a really interesting deck. The Substack link shows double-headed court cards, which resembles the Piedmont Tarot, but here there are full-figured Marseilles Majors. The closest deck I've been able to find is Grimaud's Tarot de Marseilles (first published in 1930, but discontinued when WWII started, so the timeline s pretty close), but again, the court cards aren't double-headed. That makes a difference if you're reading with reversals; the court cards would be upright no matter what.

Shirley Jackson’s Tarot cards. She favored the Tarot of Marseilles, pictured here. For more: http://tinyletter.com/ruthfranklin/letters/tarot-cards

[blackjohnjay]

Black John Jay @PopularLosers

Performing Live STAYCATION w/ Tarot De Marseilles, Eludem & vEisDe4d

August 12th 2023

Starts at 7pm

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[dancyrilkingston]

CLÉO DE 5 À 7 (dir. Agnès Varda, 1962)

[divinationsanctuary19]

Tarot cheat sheet: the Fool

🔮General Information🔮

0️⃣ Card Number: 0 (or XXII, as it's both the beginning and end of the journey).

💠 Element: Air

🌌 Planet: Uranus

🅾️ Keywords: New beginnings, adventure, spontaneity, naivety, freedom, trust.

Upright Meaning🃏

General: the Fool represents fresh starts, limitless potential, and a leap of faith. It encourages embracing the unknown with trust and optimism. You are stepping into a new phase of life, guided by curiosity and intuition rather than logic or experience.

❤️ Love & Relationships

Single: A new and exciting romantic opportunity may be on the horizon. Be open to meeting someone who challenges or surprises you.

In a Relationship: Approach love with openness and spontaneity. It could mean starting a new chapter together, such as moving in, marriage, or an adventure.

💸 Career and Finances:

A new job, project, or career path is calling. While the opportunity may feel risky or unconventional, it promises growth and fulfillment. Financially, take calculated risks and trust your instincts.

📿 Health and spirituality:

The Fool encourages you to release stress and embrace positivity. Spiritually, it signals the beginning of a transformative journey where you’ll discover untapped inner wisdom.

Reversed Meaning

General: the reversed Fool warns of recklessness, impulsiveness, or a fear of the unknown. It suggests being cautious before jumping into new ventures or commitments, as things may not be what they seem.

❤️ Love and Relationships:

Single: You might be too hesitant or naive in love, leading to missed opportunities or poor choices.

In a Relationship: There could be a lack of commitment, immaturity, or impulsive decisions that harm the partnership.

💸 Career and Finances:

Avoid risky ventures or impulsive career moves without proper planning. Financially, be wary of impulsive spending or shady opportunities that promise quick rewards.

📿 Health and Spirituality:

The reversed Fool suggests carelessness in health matters or reluctance to explore spiritual growth. Pause and evaluate your current habits and mindset.

Symbolism🃏

Cliff: Risk, the unknown, and the potential for failure or flight.

Dog: Loyalty, intuition, and guidance (or warning of potential danger).

White Rose: Purity and innocence of intentions.

Bundle on Staff: Life experiences and past lessons carried lightly.

Sun: Optimism, clarity, and divine guidance.

Key Advice🃏

Upright:

Take a leap of faith! Trust that the universe has your back as you venture into the unknown.

Embrace curiosity, even if it feels scary. Growth often comes from stepping outside your comfort zone.

Be open to opportunities that ignite your passions, even if they seem unconventional or risky.

Balance your spontaneity with a touch of mindfulness to ensure you're making aligned decisions.

Reversed

Reflect on whether you’re avoiding a new opportunity out of fear or rushing into something without proper preparation.

Avoid being overly naive or careless in matters of love, work, or money. Seek clarity and advice if unsure.

If you're feeling stagnant or afraid of change, ask yourself what small step you can take to regain your sense of adventure and trust.

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[male-spirit]

[comparativetarot]

The Magicien. Art by Jacques Vieville, from the Tarot de Marseille (1643).

[sillysybilsden]

Hey all! Sybil here!

Like many – if not all – Tarot readers, I happened to struggle with understanding court cards in my journey. The difficulty in interpreting these cards lies in their very nature: it is not the Major Arcana’s archetypes or the Minor Arcana’s scenes we are talking about, but people! And, as human beings, we all know how difficult it can be to understand the way other human beings feel, think and behave. Because of that, it can be difficult to tell apart a rank – Page, Knight, Queen or King – from another.

This is what inspired me into writing this blog. After 5 years of experience and countless readings, I created a method that makes it easier for me to understand these cards. I do want to say this: just because it works *for me*, it doesn’t mean that it will – or should – work for everyone. Every Tarot reader is different and, willingly or not, puts together their own way to decipher the 78 cards which 👏🏻 is 👏🏻 valid 👏🏻.

So… let’s dive into it, shall we?

By “qualities” I mean a “distinctive attribute or characteristic possessed by someone or something”¹, which doesn’t have positive or negative connotations. The way I see it, two sets of qualities can be attributed to the court cards. The first one, is characterised by the dichotomy “Passive/Active”; the second, by the dichotomy “Beginner/Advanced”. Let us look into both.

1.1 - Receptive vs. active

I will start with a very brief detour. During the Renaissance, when Tarot cards were first created, people were very strict when it came to gender roles. The majority of women were ordered to submit to their husbands and held little to no power, whereas men were ordered to conceal their emotions and act tough no matter what. In 1909, when the Rider-Waite-Smith deck first came out, the situation was not that different.

Nowadays, we know that gender roles are not as fixed as we thought they were in the past: men are allowed to be fragile, women are allowed to be independent. Not only that, but we also started acknowledging that there are more than two genders around – shout-out to all non-binary folks. Because of that, labels like “feminine” and “masculine” are not that adaptable to modern times. In place of those we can use, respectively, “receptive” and “active” – or, as Benebell Wen suggests, “yin” and “yang”². The same concepts are expressed, but this wording allows us to be open to the constant changing of time.

Now that we went through this extremely important premise, we can look into the dichotomy.

𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 || “able or inclined to receive”³. Individuals who are receptive are great listeners – and, because of that, they’re often said to be intuitive. They are sponges to everything that’s around them. They prefer staying still over running around, waiting over doing. They share an important connection with the moon: just like the satellite does with tides, receptive people can change the world around them in a subtle-yet-powerful way simply by existing.

𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 || “engaging or ready to engage in physically energetic pursuits”⁴. Individuals who are active are speakers – maybe even debaters. They see the world as a place full of objectives to achieve and mountains to climb. Contrarily to receptive people, they enjoy running around over staying still, doing over waiting. They share an important connection with the sun: just like the star and its solar flares, active people use their bursts of energy to change the world around them in a fairly loud way.

1.2 - Beginner vs. advanced

𝐁𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑 || “a person just starting to learn a skill or take part in an activity”⁵. An individual who identifies as a beginner is unfamiliar with the matter at hand, but excited to get to know it. They can be naive and/or reckless. They are likely to make mistakes and fall to the ground, but they will soon be back on their feet – mistakes are precious lessons after all!

𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐃 || “far on or ahead in development or progress”⁶. An individual who identifies as advanced is very familiar with the matter at hand, and knows how to wield it in their favour. They are wise and experienced. They are unlikely to err – since they’ve already had their fair share of mistakes in the past – and because of that they are great at giving advice. As we will see when analysing the ranks, advanced characters are the only ones who know how to merge, to an extent, receptiveness and activeness.

1.3 - To sum up

Personally, I love having a visual reference when learning new, abstract concepts. For this reason, I have decided to provide you with the following table. Through that, you will better understand how the qualities above are distributed in the Tarot court.

Thanks to this table, we can see that both the Page and the Queen are receptive, whereas the Knight and the King are active. So… let’s do something different, shall we? Let’s start by analysing the courts using the “passive/active” dichotomy instead of the usual progression from the lowest rank to the highest – Page to King, that is.

For shortness’ sake, I have decided not to include an explanation of every single court card, just the ranks. You can find the meanings on your own by doing a simple addition, which is

RANK + . . .

𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒 || creativity, new projects, energy, willpower

𝐂𝐔𝐏𝐒 || emotions, spirituality, intuition, relationships

𝐒𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒 || intellect, rationality, hardships, thinking

𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐒 || matter, pragmatic, finance, solid foundations

2.1 - Pages

(Receptive + beginner)

Think . . . student, scholar, learner.

Being receptive, Pages are all about listening to the lessons the element they are approaching is willing to teach them. They’re beginners, which means they learn with an open mind and excitement. It is the phase of acquainting, right before moving the first step.

They are the beginner witch who watches videos and reads books on the basics.

2.2 - Queens

(Receptive + advanced)

Think . . . nurturer, artist, poet.

The Queen is nothing more than an experienced Page. They know perfectly well what the element of their suit is about, and they use it to give birth to new, creative ideas. This doesn’t sound very receptive, right? That’s because, being advanced, the Queens have learnt how to bring some activeness to their receptiveness.

They are the experienced witch who creates a new spell.

2.3 - Knights

(Active + beginner)

Think . . . maverick, storm-like personality, rebel.

The Knight is someone who’s starting to put into practice the potential of their element. They are doing so without having collected enough knowledge, though, and they are very likely to mess-up because of that. They are chaotic beings who don’t realise that with every action comes consequences. The Knights either do too much or too little, they are foreign to moderation.

They are the beginner witch who decides to perform a way-too-complex ritual that backlashes.

2.4 - Kings

(Active + advanced)

Think . . . entrepreneur, CEO, leader.

The King is nothing more than an experienced Knight. They know perfectly well what the element of their suit is about, and use its power in their favour. They do so by putting what they’ve learnt so far through experience into practice. However, they are much less impetuous than the Knight. That is because, being advanced, the King has learnt how to bring some receptiveness to their activeness, moderating the fiery temper of their beginner counterpart.

They are the advanced witch who casts a spell successfully.

Now that we have described the Court cards through the “passive/active” dichotomy, it is time to reorder them from lowest to highest rank. This will allow us to give a more coherent sense of progression, which will consequently help us remember the cards more easily. But let’s spice things up: let’s reorder the ranks by telling a tale using the same character we ran into before, the witch.

𝐏𝐀𝐆𝐄 || Our witch just ran into witchcraft for the first time thanks to a friend of theirs. They were recommended to start learning about protection and cleansing, so they decided to buy a few books on the subject.

𝐊𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 || The witch then decides to cast their first spell, which happens to be a curse they had read about online. Because of its complexity and the absence of protections the spell backfires, bringing bad luck to the novice practitioner. Fortunately enough, their friend helped them face and fix everything.

𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐄𝐍 || After that, they decided to go back to studying. Once enough knowledge is collected, the witch feels confident enough to create a spell themselves: a protection spell jar. They study properties of plants, crystals and colours to help them achieve their objective.

𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 || After the initial hardship and having researched thoroughly, our novice witch puts what they’ve learnt into practice. Unlike the first time, this spell is successful!

Now, this was a lengthy post. Nonetheless, I hope you enjoyed reading this! I hope everything was clear – if not, feel free to hop in the comment section with your question.

That being said, I wish you a lovely rest of the day/night!

Sybil

Footnotes

¹ Google Dictionary

² B. Wen, "Holistic Tarot"

³ Merriam-Webster Dictionary

⁴ Google Dictionary

⁵ Google Dictionary

⁶ Google Dictionary

Resources

1. Tom Benjamin: Reading the Courts

2. Tom Benjamin: Court Cards - A Reliable System!

3. Lightwands Tarot: Quick Guide to Court Cards

4. My list of Tarot resources (Docs)

The pictures of the RWS deck that I have used can be found on Wikipedia.

[sunnyapollonjabrigidotter]

I didnt post for so long here, felt disconnected, + have two groups on fb, some new random books on wattpad (@LaliCicek) & other projects 2...

One interesting such is on my finding via a Romanian book i just discovered on, didn't read yet, -from where such luck, lol- on the Tarot de Marseille & The Elysian Mysteries...

Tarot de Marseille & the Elysian Mysteries

Hi. Is it right? Or is it close :) (i know to take everything chat gpt presents with a grain of salt, or maybe more, at times :)) )

The Marseille Tarot deck indeed follows a slightly different sequence and interpretation of the Major Arcana compared to the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, which often influences how its cards are interpreted in relation to spiritual or philosophical systems. Using the Marseille Major Arcana as a framework to explore the Eleusinian Mysteries would require us to consider how each stage of initiation—descent, revelation, and return—could be mapped onto the cards.

### Understanding the Marseille Deck’s Major Arcana Order:

The order of the Marseille Tarot differs in subtle ways, especially in how certain cards are positioned and understood. The Marseille deck's imagery is more minimalist and open to interpretation, which could lend itself to a broad range of mystical experiences, such as those found in initiatory rites like the Eleusinian Mysteries. Here's a general overview of the Marseille Major Arcana order:

1. The Fool (Le Mat)

2. The Magician (Le Bateleur)

3. The Popess (La Papesse)

4. The Empress (L'Impératrice)

5. The Emperor (L'Empereur)

6. The Pope (Le Pape)

7. The Lover (L'Amoureux)

8. The Chariot (Le Chariot)

9. Justice (La Justice)

10. The Hermit (L'Hermite)

11. The Wheel of Fortune (La Roue de Fortune)

12. Strength (La Force)

13. Death (L'Arcane Sans Nom)

14. Temperance (Tempérance)

15. The Devil (Le Diable)

16. The Tower (La Maison Dieu)

17. The Star (L'Étoile)

18. The Moon (La Lune)

19. The Sun (Le Soleil)

20. Judgment (Le Jugement)

21. The World (Le Monde)

### Mapping the Eleusinian Mysteries to the Marseille Major Arcana:

The Eleusinian Mysteries consist of several stages: the Lesser Mysteries, the Greater Mysteries, and the final revelation. These rites include purification, symbolic death and rebirth, and the epopteia (vision or revelation). Here’s how we might correspond them to the Marseille Major Arcana order:

#### 1. Pre-Initiation: The Fool’s Descent

- The Fool (Le Mat): Represents the initiate’s journey into the unknown, embarking on the path of initiation. In the Eleusinian context, the Fool’s journey symbolizes the beginning of the quest for deeper understanding, leaving behind the mundane world.

#### 2. The Initial Mysteries and Purification

- The Magician (Le Bateleur): The initiate is introduced to the basic principles of the Mysteries, learning to balance spiritual and material forces. The Magician’s tools could symbolize the initial purification rites.

- The Popess (La Papesse): As the keeper of hidden knowledge, the Popess represents the first encounter with the divine feminine, akin to Demeter in the Eleusinian Mysteries.

- The Empress (L'Impératrice) and The Emperor (L'Empereur): Symbolizing the cosmic order and harmony, these cards can represent the world of appearances and earthly rule that the initiate must transcend.

#### 3. The Greater Mysteries: Descent and Confrontation

- The Pope (Le Pape): Represents the initiation proper, where the initiate is guided by a hierophant figure, similar to the Mystagogue in the Eleusinian rites.

- The Lover (L'Amoureux): The initiate faces a choice, symbolizing the descent into the underworld or the emotional turmoil of separation, much like Persephone’s descent.

- The Chariot (Le Chariot): Triumph over initial struggles. Represents the initiate’s mastery of the self and preparation for deeper revelations.

- Justice (La Justice): Balancing of karmic scales, preparation for symbolic death.

- The Hermit (L'Hermite): Represents a period of isolation or darkness, symbolizing the descent into the underworld or into the self, akin to the abduction of Persephone.

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#### 4. The Turning Point: Symbolic Death and Rebirth

- The Wheel of Fortune (La Roue de Fortune): Marks the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. The initiate’s understanding of fate and fortune is transformed.

- Strength (La Force): Inner strength is called upon to face death and transformation.

- Death (L'Arcane Sans Nom): The initiate undergoes a symbolic death, shedding old identities and concepts. This is a pivotal card in the Eleusinian context, marking the death of the old self and preparation for rebirth.

#### 5. Rebirth and Revelation: The Sacred Vision

- Temperance (Tempérance): Rebalancing and purification after the symbolic death. Represents the flow of divine wisdom.

- The Devil (Le Diable): Confrontation with internal shadows or temptations. The initiate faces the darker aspects of the self.

- The Tower (La Maison Dieu): Represents the collapse of old beliefs and the breakthrough of divine truth. The initiate is overwhelmed by a sudden revelation.

- The Star (L'Étoile): A sign of hope and renewal. This could symbolize Persephone’s ascent back to the world of light.

- The Moon (La Lune): Represents the mystery of the underworld and the hidden knowledge of the Mysteries.

- The Sun (Le Soleil): Illumination and enlightenment. The initiate’s vision is now clear, and the secrets of the Mysteries are revealed.

#### 6. Completion and Integration

- Judgment (Le Jugement): The final revelation or epopteia. The initiate experiences the awakening of the soul, a call to a higher state of being.

- The World (Le Monde): Represents the completion of the initiation and the return to the world, now transformed and in harmony with the cosmos. It signifies the initiate’s state of spiritual completion.

### Using the Marseille Deck for the Eleusinian Pathway:

Given its more abstract imagery, the Marseille deck allows for deeper symbolic meditation and alignment with the Eleusinian initiatory stages. Each card could be used as a meditative tool, providing insight into different phases of initiation, transformation, and integration, much like the progression through the Mysteries themselves.

If you’re interested in exploring this connection further, it might be helpful to draw the Major Arcana cards sequentially while contemplating how each card aligns with the myth of Demeter and Persephone, as well as the emotional, psychological, and spiritual experiences of an initiate.

Who'd like to analise?

#tarotdemarseille #tarot #elysianmysteries

[leapastier]

[cardslinger]

If you read both RWS and Marseille: Do you keep a separate tarot journal for RWS and TdM card meanings?

So I have a digital tarot journal with one file for each card where I add info from books I read, so it's like a "cheat sheet" for readings. I'm looking to get into Marseille, and I'm wondering if it would make more sense to start a separate journal since I've heard Marseille has a different reading system.

[burningartwork]

🖌9 of Wands

Now that we know the source of Madarame's inspiration (The Infinite Spring) he is being challenged by those forces for the first & final time. Exhausted from his multiple battles he transforms into his boss form to hold his place as the Japanese Master of art. His passion & creativity oppress him now from all the lives he has stolen. Will he achieve victory or will be succumb to those sentiments & pass down that burden to someone else?

🃏 UPRIGHT: Resilience, courage, last stand, persistence, grit, perseverance, close to success, fatigue

🃏 REVERSED: Struggle, overwhelm, defensive, paranoia, defensiveness, refusing compromise, giving up

🌟Artist Note: WE HAVE FINALLY FINISHED A SUIT'S PIP CARDS!!! Just Madarame & the Knight to go!!

🌟 Major Arcana here

🃏 Wands:

Ace of Wands

2 of Wands

3 of Wands

4 of Wands

5 of Wands

6 of Wands

7 of Wands

8 of Wands

9 of Wands

10 of Wands

Page of Wands

Knight of Wands

Queen of Wands

King of Wands

🃏 Other Suits :

Cups (Ace)

Pentacles (Ace)

Swords (Ace)

🃏 Bonus cards:

04 - Constellation (Jose)

00R - Faith Reversed

01R - Councillor Reversed

09R - Hermit Reversed

20R - Judgement Reversed

? - Shido - Hunger

[hermitsmirror]

🩷 PICK 💛 A 💜 CARD 💚

Close your eyes. Breathe deep. Open your mind to the magical carnival of joy within. Let it become a landscape of sweetness and cuteness, where plants blossom and rabbits frolic. Enjoy the bright colors and soft pastels all around you, and watch as the images play across the expanse of your mind. Then pick a card from the PipSpeak Tarot by Zaara KittenChops.

Will you pick left, center, or right?

If you need more time to find your joy within the infinite possibility of the blank and quiet mind, take that time. Find the space within you where new flowers burst forth or a garden emerges from the unlit spaces of your mind. Let it unfold and expand and create new inner realms to explore.

How does that feel? I hope it allows you to step into the future with the knowledge that sweetness and play are ultimately healing.

Now pick a card (if you want) and read its message in the reveal.

Let me know how it resonates, and share the post with those who might benefit from some inner joy.

If you want to read tarot with depth and insight, enroll in my self-paced intensive, Read Tarot like a Nerd or join in for a full semester of courses starting in January.

[lea-totti]

HEY everyone, I made a complete Tarot de Marseille deck!

Here's the star ! One of my favorite :)

[dancyrilkingston]

Aces from Tarot de Marseille and the Serravalle-Sesia Tarocchi

[luxiocatarts]

Tarot de Marseille - By LuxioCatto

I'd like to show to whoever stumbles upon this post a little project I'm doing in my free time. It would be a Marseille inspired Tarot deck in the key of Medieval-ish animal things. Trying to stay true to the source material and to its hidden and encrypted symbolism, I also try to reppresent and explore some concepts that come to me by my own intuition, experience, culture and instinct.

Here's the first 4 cards of the 22 Major Arcana: The Magician (I), The High Priestess (II), The Empress (III) and the Emperor (IV).

In this project I aim to draw the 22 Major Arcana. If I successfully do that, I might think about the 56 Minor Arcana..

More updates over @luxitarot