Grand Etteilla 1857 · Tarot Card 58
Grand Etteilla Tarot Card 58 — Explanation / Road
Explanation creates understanding; Road enables movement. Together they mark orientation: clarify the matter first, then choose the route.
What is shown on the card?
Six swords stand in two staggered rows in the lower part of a rectangular divided field.
Printed meanings in the 1857 edition
Explanation
“Explanation” denotes clarification, disclosure or a comprehensible account of a matter.
Road
“Road” denotes a route or transport connection and may indicate a concrete direction of travel or movement.
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
By rank and suit, card 58 corresponds structurally to the RWS Six of Swords. Its image, printed Etteilla keys and actual interpretation remain distinct.
By rank and suit, card 58 corresponds structurally to the RWS Six of Swords. Its image, printed Etteilla keys and actual interpretation remain distinct.
Alternative reading: The card may indicate directions, a message received while travelling or clarification of how to proceed.
Practical interpretation
Love: In relationships, it calls for a clarifying conversation about the next path together or separately.
Work: At work, it concerns explanations, process routes, travel or a course of action supported by transparent reasons.
As a person: It describes someone who explains something or is travelling along a concrete route.
If this is your card today: Clear up the misunderstanding first, then define the next stretch of the route precisely.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Grand Etteilla Tarot Card 58 — Explanation / Road mean in the first position?
“Explanation” denotes clarification, disclosure or a comprehensible account of a matter.
What does Grand Etteilla Tarot Card 58 — Explanation / Road mean in the second position?
“Road” denotes a route or transport connection and may indicate a concrete direction of travel or movement.
What does Grand Etteilla Tarot Card 58 — Explanation / Road mean in love?
In relationships, it calls for a clarifying conversation about the next path together or separately.
What does Grand Etteilla Tarot Card 58 — Explanation / Road mean at work?
At work, it concerns explanations, process routes, travel or a course of action supported by transparent reasons.
What kind of person does Grand Etteilla Tarot Card 58 — Explanation / Road describe?
It describes someone who explains something or is travelling along a concrete route.