
About the Card
English Name(s)
The Knave or Page of Batons or Wands
Correspondences
- Grand Etteilla: Card Number 24
- Petit Etteilla: Jack of Diamonds
Image Description
The Knave of Batons stands with his left hand on his hip, holding a baton and looking over his shoulder. With his right arm he leans on a shield featuring a cross and acorns. He wears a black mask and a tall red hat with leaves stuck in the brim, and the top of his baton is decorated with leaves. His jacket and puffed pants have a pattern of autumn leaves, and he wears green leaves as epaulets. His pointy shoes have dark red diamonds on the top.
Meanings
Upright
Stranger, foreigner, strange, unusual, rare, uncommon, unaccustomed, unknown, unheard of, incredible, extraordinary, surprising, admirable, marvelous, prodigy, miracle, episode, digression, anonymous.
Reversed
News, announcement, notice, warning, admonition, education, instruction, teaching, lesson, view, opinion, notions, anecdotes, chronicle, history, story, tales, fables.