Grand Etteilla 1857 · Tarot card 4
Grand Etteilla Tarot card 4 – Beraubung / Luft
The card connects removal with the space left behind. The key question is whether the loss is imposed or represents a deliberate release.
What is shown on the card?
A kneeling woman pours water from vessels; a star, the Moon and planetary signs appear above her, while a tree grows on the left.
Printed meanings in the 1857 edition
Beraubung
“Beraubung” names deprivation, loss or the removal of something. The term is stronger than simple change, but without context it proves neither theft nor a particular cause.
Luft
“Luft” appears as the third element and the second day of creation. Editorially, it can be read as space, circulation, distance and mental mobility.
The printed terms and sentence-building method are historically attested. The applications to love, work, personality and daily reflection are clearly identified TarotCards24 editorial interpretations.
Commentary and difference from RWS
No direct RWS equivalent: card 4 must not be equated with a Rider–Waite–Smith card carrying the same number. Cards 1–8 form their own creation and elemental sequence in this Etteilla edition.
Alternative reading: In a question about simplification, deprivation can mean voluntary release; in a question about safety, an actual loss must be checked first.
Practical interpretation
Love: In relationships, the card can show missing closeness, a withdrawn promise or necessary distance. Air asks for boundaries and expectations to be stated.
Work: At work, it can indicate reduced resources, lost access or necessary streamlining; the air position opens communication and new options.
As a person: Someone made cautious by loss; in the air position, a person who needs distance and thinks independently.
If this is your card today: Name one concrete drain on time, money or attention and stop one part of it today.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Grand Etteilla Tarot card 4 – Beraubung / Luft mean in its first reading position?
“Beraubung” names deprivation, loss or the removal of something. The term is stronger than simple change, but without context it proves neither theft nor a particular cause.
What does Grand Etteilla Tarot card 4 – Beraubung / Luft mean in its second reading position?
“Luft” appears as the third element and the second day of creation. Editorially, it can be read as space, circulation, distance and mental mobility.
What does Grand Etteilla Tarot card 4 – Beraubung / Luft mean in love?
In relationships, the card can show missing closeness, a withdrawn promise or necessary distance. Air asks for boundaries and expectations to be stated.
What does Grand Etteilla Tarot card 4 – Beraubung / Luft mean at work?
At work, it can indicate reduced resources, lost access or necessary streamlining; the air position opens communication and new options.
What kind of person does Grand Etteilla Tarot card 4 – Beraubung / Luft describe?
Someone made cautious by loss; in the air position, a person who needs distance and thinks independently.