kwaw
According to Christine Payne-Towler, Etteilla used/popularised an AstroAlphaNumeric (AAN) system she calls the 'Old Alexandrian'* as follows:
Alef – Air - I
Beth – Moon - II
Gimel – Venus - III
Dalet – Jupiter - IV
He – Aries - V
Vav – Taurus - VI
Zayin – Gemini - VII
Het – Cancer - VIII
Tet – Leo - IX
Yod – Virgo - X
Kaf – Mars - XI
Lamed – Libra - XII
Mem – Water - XIII
Nun – Scorpio - XIV
Samekh – Sagittarius - XV
Ayin – Capricorn - XVI
Pe – Mercury - XVII
Tzadi – Aquarius - XVIII
Qof - Pisces - XIX
Resh – Saturn - XX
Shin – Fire - XXI
Tav – Sun – XXII/0
While I have explored her site, I cannot find any specifics on which this claim is based. If correct then it requires some revision of the occult history of Tarot. Does anyone know of Etteilla's use of cabalah (and his 'popularisation' of this AAN scheme in particular)? Or have a link to where Christine provides more details?
Kwaw
See Christine's AAN Chart here:
http://noreah.typepad.com/arkletter_images/tarot.AANchart.jpg
Alef – Air - I
Beth – Moon - II
Gimel – Venus - III
Dalet – Jupiter - IV
He – Aries - V
Vav – Taurus - VI
Zayin – Gemini - VII
Het – Cancer - VIII
Tet – Leo - IX
Yod – Virgo - X
Kaf – Mars - XI
Lamed – Libra - XII
Mem – Water - XIII
Nun – Scorpio - XIV
Samekh – Sagittarius - XV
Ayin – Capricorn - XVI
Pe – Mercury - XVII
Tzadi – Aquarius - XVIII
Qof - Pisces - XIX
Resh – Saturn - XX
Shin – Fire - XXI
Tav – Sun – XXII/0
While I have explored her site, I cannot find any specifics on which this claim is based. If correct then it requires some revision of the occult history of Tarot. Does anyone know of Etteilla's use of cabalah (and his 'popularisation' of this AAN scheme in particular)? Or have a link to where Christine provides more details?
Kwaw
See Christine's AAN Chart here:
http://noreah.typepad.com/arkletter_images/tarot.AANchart.jpg