Grand Etteilla 1857 · Tarot card 7
Grand Etteilla Tarot card 7 – Unterstützung / Vermehrung
Support logically precedes increase: whatever is meant to grow needs a viable environment. The card warns against scaling without provision.
What is shown on the card?
Birds move over a seascape; large and small marine animals appear in the water and along the shore.
Printed meanings in the 1857 edition
Unterstützung
“Unterstützung” means help, support or a sustaining connection. The card asks specifically who or what actually enables a development.
Vermehrung
“Vermehrung” means increase, reproduction or multiplication. Growth is a process here; whether it is desirable depends on the question and available foundation.
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 7 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 difficult matter, increase can also mean that effort or disorder is spreading; the wrong support must then be stopped first.
Practical interpretation
Love: In relationships, the card shows mutual support; increase can name shared plans, family or the expansion of an existing pattern.
Work: At work, it concerns a team, mentor or infrastructure, followed by reach, volume or responsibility during growth.
As a person: A supportive person; in the increase position, someone who multiplies contacts, resources or results.
If this is your card today: Name one concrete support and decide what should grow through it — and what explicitly should not.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Grand Etteilla Tarot card 7 – Unterstützung / Vermehrung mean in its first reading position?
“Unterstützung” means help, support or a sustaining connection. The card asks specifically who or what actually enables a development.
What does Grand Etteilla Tarot card 7 – Unterstützung / Vermehrung mean in its second reading position?
“Vermehrung” means increase, reproduction or multiplication. Growth is a process here; whether it is desirable depends on the question and available foundation.
What does Grand Etteilla Tarot card 7 – Unterstützung / Vermehrung mean in love?
In relationships, the card shows mutual support; increase can name shared plans, family or the expansion of an existing pattern.
What does Grand Etteilla Tarot card 7 – Unterstützung / Vermehrung mean at work?
At work, it concerns a team, mentor or infrastructure, followed by reach, volume or responsibility during growth.
What kind of person does Grand Etteilla Tarot card 7 – Unterstützung / Vermehrung describe?
A supportive person; in the increase position, someone who multiplies contacts, resources or results.