22. King of Batons

Upright

Man of the country

country-dweller, rustic, villager, peasant, redneck, farmer, plough-man, grower, agriculture, cultivation, an honest and straightforward man, conscience, integrity, probity

Reversed

Good and severe man

indulgent severity, leniency, indulgence, kindness, tolerance, condescension, “his bark is worse than his bite”

23. Queen of Batons

Upright

Woman of the country

country-dweller, villager, farmer, grower, woman of the woods, craftswoman, thrifty housekeeper, hostess, an honest and straightforward woman, honesty, honor, civility, politeness, good manners

Reversed

Good woman

goodness, obliging, helpful, good deed, service, charity, alms, favor, obliging, helpful

24. Knight of Batons

Upright

Departure

to leave, movement, transfer, distance, remoteness, sending away, absence, abandonment, desertion, change, flight, escape, evasion, transmigration, emigration, transposition, translation, transplantation

Reversed

Disunity

quarrel, rupture, disagreement, squabble, division, part, separation, partition, faction, party, to break, to cut off, to fracture, discontinuity, interruption

25. Knave of Batons

Upright

Stranger

a foreigner, someone unknown or anonymous, strange, unusual, rare, uncommon, unaccustomed, unknown, unheard of, incredible, extraordinary, surprising, a prodigy, a miracle

Reversed

News

announcement, notice, warning, admonition, education, instruction, teaching, lesson, view, opinion, notions anecdotes, chronicle, history, story, tales, fables

26. Ten of Batons

Upright

Treason

disloyalty, betrayal, infidelity, conspiracy, corruption, malpractice, wrongdoing, crime, subversion, deceit, dissimulation, hypocrisy, duplicity, faithlessness

Reversed

Obstacle

impediment, hindrance, difficult position, struggle, inconvenience, opposition, effort, exertion, bars, shackles, stumbling block, pitfall, hurdle, fence, to be backed into a corner, entrenchment, redoubt, fortification

27. Nine of Batons

Upright

Slow-down

delay, putting-back, tardiness, dismissal, suspension , drawing out, lengthening, slowness, to reduce speed

Reversed

Something that thwarts or crosses

obstacle, impediment, contrariety, disadvantage, adversity, trouble, misfortune, unhappiness, bad luck, calamity

28. Eight of Batons

Upright

Countryside

land, agriculture, farming, cultivation, tillage, properties, farm structures, sheepfold, garden, orchard, pasture, meadow, woods, grove, thicket, shade, forest, pleasure, entertainment, amusement, pastime, recreation, merrymaking, peace, calm tranquility, innocence, rural or pastoral life

Reversed

Internal disputes

misunderstanding, regrets, remorse, repent, internal agitation, irresolution, uncertainty, division of mind

29. Seven of Batons

Upright

Talk

speech, to speak, to say, interview, colloquy, conversation, correspondence, deliberation, discussion, to confer, to gossip, to chat, to converse, chatter, chitchat, negotiation, deal, exchange, commerce, trafficking, lecture, dissertation, to proclaim, word, pronunciation, grammar, dictionary, language, idiom, jargon, dialect

Reversed

Indecision

irresoluteness, uncertainty, perplexity, inconstancy, frivolity, fickleness, variety, diversity, variation, to hesitate, to dither, hesitation, to be unstable, to vacillate

30. Six of Batons

Upright

Domestic

housework, home, servant, valet, lackey, maidservant, mercenary, inferior, slave, servitude, messenger, agent, message, announcement

Reversed

Wait

awaiting, expectation, expectancy, confidence, foresight, fear, apprehensiveness

31. Five of Batons

Upright

Gold

wealth, opulence, sumptuousness, magnificence, radiance, luster, luxury, abundance, goods

Reversed

Trial

litigation, difference, quarrels, contestation, disputes, discussion, delaying tactic, nitpicking, nuisance, bickering

32. Four of Batons

Upright

Society

association, assembly, connection, federation, confederation, church, congregation, flock, multitude, crowd, troupe, band, company, cohort, army, convocation, accompaniment, mixture, medley, alloy, amalgam

Reversed

Prosperity

augmentation, increase, advancement, success, happiness, felicity, beauty, beautification, embellishment

33. Three of Batons

Upright

Business

initiative, to begin, to undertake, to start, to usurp, to seize, audacity, daring, temerity, boldness, hardness, imprudence, enterprising, resourceful, keen, adventurous, audacious, risk-taking

Reversed

Troubles at an end

Cessation of or a break in bad luck, torment, or exertions

34. Two of Batons

Upright

Grief

sadness, affliction, displeasure, pain, desolation, hopelessness, bleakness, mortification, mood, spirits, tantrum, melancholy, vapors, somber ideas

Reversed

Surprise

trick, deception, mistake, confusion, emotion, fear, fright, terror, awe, horror, consternation, disappointment, astonishment, admiration, marvel, delight, alarm, phenomenon, miracle

35. Ace of Batons

Note: some versions of Etteilla decks swap the upright or reversed meanings.

Upright

Birth

nativity, origin, creation, source, spring, beginning, principle, primacy, first-fruits, extraction, race, family, house, line of descent, descendant, opportunity, occasion, cause, reason, presage, sign

Reversed

Fall

cascade, abyss, gulf, precipice, decline, descent, waste away, diminishing, dissipation, collapse, bankruptcy, ruin, destruction, demolition, damage, ravage, fault, error, mistake, abatement, dejection, despondency, discouragement, perdition, to perish, to fall, to wane, to break