{"product_id":"cardonly_papus-tarot-study-card-no-18-la-l","title":"Papus Tarot Study c. 1930 Card No. 18 – La Lune – Card Only – Papus \u0026 Saint-Yves Tradition","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"580\" data-start=\"233\"\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-end=\"722\" data-start=\"582\"\u003eThe card represents \u003cstrong data-end=\"624\" data-start=\"602\"\u003eLa Lune (The Moon)\u003c\/strong\u003e and presents a rich network of symbolic correspondences drawn from the French esoteric tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1152\" data-start=\"724\"\u003e🔹 Arcana No. 18 – La Lune\u003cbr data-end=\"753\" data-start=\"750\"\u003e🔹 Zodiac reference: Aquarius – “Le Verseau”\u003cbr data-end=\"800\" data-start=\"797\"\u003e🔹 References to Saint-Yves d'Alveydre\u003cbr data-end=\"841\" data-start=\"838\"\u003e🔹 Original mounted vintage card\u003cbr data-end=\"876\" data-start=\"873\"\u003e🔹 Approximate card size: 12 × 7.7 cm (4.72 × 3.03 inches)\u003cbr data-end=\"937\" data-start=\"934\"\u003e🔹 Presented inside a rigid magnetic photo holder\/frame\u003cbr data-end=\"995\" data-start=\"992\"\u003e🔹 Magnetic display holder size: 9 × 13 cm (3.54 × 5.12 inches)\u003cbr data-end=\"1061\" data-start=\"1058\"\u003e🔹 Ready for display\u003cbr data-end=\"1084\" data-start=\"1081\"\u003e🔹 Visible wear and patina consistent with age and use of the card\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1152\" data-start=\"724\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1173\" data-start=\"1154\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🪶 Collector's Note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1575\" data-start=\"1175\"\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-end=\"1827\" data-start=\"1577\"\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-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"1959\" data-start=\"1829\"\u003eA wonderful addition to any collection of tarot history, Martinism, occult literature, French esotericism, or rare paper ephemera.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique Arcana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54809007456524,"sku":null,"price":69.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/7225\/7292\/files\/CardOnly_Papus_Tarot_Study_Card_No._18_La_Lune_1.jpg?v=1779979697","url":"https:\/\/www.antiquearcana.com\/products\/cardonly_papus-tarot-study-card-no-18-la-l","provider":"Antique Arcana","version":"1.0","type":"link"}