{"product_id":"c-1930-papus-tarot-study-card-no-12-le-pendu-card-only-papus-saint-yves-tradition-copy","title":"1930s Papus Tarot Card – Le Diable - Card No. 15 French Esoteric Study Supplement","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"356\"\u003eA fascinating and uncommon piece of French esoteric history, this card appears to originate from an early 20th-century occult publication inspired by the teachings of \u003cstrong data-start=\"288\" data-end=\"319\"\u003ePapus (Dr. Gérard Encausse)\u003c\/strong\u003e and the broader Martinist tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"848\"\u003eThe card represents \u003cstrong\u003eLe Diable\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"727\" data-end=\"750\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e(\u003cstrong data-start=\"727\" data-end=\"750\"\u003eThe Devil\u003c\/strong\u003e) and presents a rich network of symbolic correspondences drawn from the French esoteric tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"877\"\u003e🔹 Arcana No. 15 – Le Diable\u003cbr\u003e🔹 References to Saint-Yves d'Alveydre\u003cbr\u003e🔹 Original mounted vintage card\u003cbr\u003e🔹 Approximate card size: \u003cstrong data-end=\"41\" data-start=\"26\"\u003e12 × 7.7 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong data-end=\"65\" data-start=\"43\"\u003e4.72 × 3.03 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e🔹 Presented inside a rigid magnetic photo holder\/frame\u003cbr\u003e🔹 Magnetic display holder size: \u003cstrong data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"114\"\u003e9 × 13 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"138\"\u003e3.54 × 5.12 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e🔹 Ready for display\u003cbr\u003e🔹 Visible wear and patina consistent with age and use of the card\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1312\" data-end=\"1335\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e🪶 \u003cstrong data-start=\"1315\" data-end=\"1335\"\u003eCollector's Note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1737\"\u003eDuring the first decades of the twentieth century, numerous French occult reviews and correspondence courses distributed tarot and initiatory teachings through detachable supplements. Students often mounted the cards themselves, creating personalized working sets that combined tarot symbolism, astrology, Kabbalah, and the teachings of influential occultists such as Papus and Saint-Yves d'Alveydre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1737\"\u003eRather than being part of a commercially manufactured tarot deck, the card was likely issued as a collectible magazine insert or educational supplement. Readers would cut out the cards and mount them onto cardboard to gradually assemble a complete set for study and divination—a practice common in French occult circles during the interwar period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1739\" data-end=\"1989\"\u003eSurviving examples are increasingly difficult to find today, particularly as individual pieces. Beyond its value as a tarot-related artifact, this card is a genuine fragment of the French occult revival that shaped much of modern Western esotericism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1991\" data-end=\"2121\"\u003eA wonderful addition to any collection of tarot history, Martinism, occult literature, French esotericism, or rare paper ephemera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"877\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique Arcana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54810859340044,"sku":null,"price":69.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/7225\/7292\/files\/CardOnly_PapusTarotStudyCardNo.15_LeDiable_1.jpg?v=1780076330","url":"https:\/\/www.antiquearcana.com\/products\/c-1930-papus-tarot-study-card-no-12-le-pendu-card-only-papus-saint-yves-tradition-copy","provider":"Antique Arcana","version":"1.0","type":"link"}