Guide to using Grand Etteilla deck

Hello, I just joined the community. I am looking to get some guidance on how to use and better interpret the Grand Etteilla tarot deck. Is my only deck. I was originally attracted to it. It has a small guide manual, but is not enough. I have been looking around information about it: full guide, books, etc. But there is not too much. Does anyone know more about it? Any book, webpage, forum, pdf recommendations? Or thoughts?

All welcome! Thanks

Hello and welcome to AT!

Unfortunately I'm not aware of any books specifically on Etteilla, except what he wrote himself, which I am unable to read. However, Paul Huson's book "The Mystical Origins of the Tarot" does include Etteilla's meanings for the minor arcana. He also discusses Etteilla in the history section of that book. It's a good book, well worth reading in my opinion.

https://books.google.com/books?id=D3JnAwAAQBAJ&pg

The major arcana in Etteilla-pattern decks are in a different order than the standard tarot deck, and include some cards that aren't in other decks (and different to each other, I think). They are fascinating but I myself have never made a study of them.

I'm aware of this blog about Etteilla's trumps but again, I haven't made a study of it. However, it looks like it might be useful.

http://etteillastrumps.blogspot.com/

Good luck to you, and again, welcome to the forum!

I second Huson's book as it has a great deal to say about Etteilla. In the Reading part he includes the "Etteilla Method." A very good book on many fronts.