Tarot and Psychic Readings – Order of the Trumps

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)
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