Grand Etteilla 1857 · Tarot Card 13
Grand Etteilla Tarot Card 13 — Marriage / Union
Marriage is a specific institutional form; Union is the wider term. Not every union is marriage, while marriage requires real union.
What is shown on the card?
A clerical figure joins a couple’s hands beneath an arch framed with floral decoration.
Printed meanings in the 1857 edition
Marriage
“Marriage” denotes the formal institution and ceremony of entering a marital bond.
Union
“Union” denotes bringing people, interests or parts together into one connection.
The printed pair and the book’s sentence-building method are historical evidence. Love, work and daily applications are explicitly marked TarotCards24 editorial commentary.
Commentary and difference from RWS
There is no direct RWS equivalent: card 13 must not be replaced by the Rider–Waite–Smith card carrying the same number.
The Etteilla sequence has its own numbering and meaning structure. Similar motifs or names do not establish a direct RWS equivalence.
Alternative reading: Outside love, Union may indicate partnership, alliance, merger or coordinated work.
Practical interpretation
Love: In relationships, it concerns commitment, shared form and the conditions of a genuine joining.
Work: At work, it may show a contractual partnership, alliance or merger of two functions.
As a person: It describes a commitment-minded person or someone who brings parties together.
If this is your card today: Define the concrete obligation that should follow from the union you want.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Grand Etteilla Tarot Card 13 — Marriage / Union mean in the first position?
“Marriage” denotes the formal institution and ceremony of entering a marital bond.
What does Grand Etteilla Tarot Card 13 — Marriage / Union mean in the second position?
“Union” denotes bringing people, interests or parts together into one connection.
What does Grand Etteilla Tarot Card 13 — Marriage / Union mean in love?
In relationships, it concerns commitment, shared form and the conditions of a genuine joining.
What does Grand Etteilla Tarot Card 13 — Marriage / Union mean at work?
At work, it may show a contractual partnership, alliance or merger of two functions.
What kind of person does Grand Etteilla Tarot Card 13 — Marriage / Union describe?
It describes a commitment-minded person or someone who brings parties together.