# Sibyl of the Salons online

> The 52-card French oracle, read in pairs: draw your cards on the Santa Sara cloth, discover the combinations and open the Grand Tableau.

## What the Sibyl is

The Sibyl of the Salons (La Sibylle des Salons) is a 52-card French oracle of 19th-century everyday scenes: love, the letter, the journey, the visit, money. Each card carries a playing-card inset in its corner. The best-known edition was printed by Grimaud in Paris, and the drawings are traditionally attributed to the illustrator Grandville.

It is read much like the Lenormand: direct cards, no reversals, whose meaning comes from the combinations. Here you draw the Sibyl on the Santa Sara cloth.

## How to read it

- There are no reversals: every card is read upright.
- Cards are read in pairs: the first is the subject, the second qualifies it (Love Note + Journey = news of love from far away).
- The male Querent (19) and the female Querent (20) represent you; in the Grand Tableau, the cards around them show what is closest.
- Each card has a polarity, positive, negative or neutral, that sets the tone of a combination.

## Sibyl spreads

- [Line of 3](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/spread/line-of-3): The quick Sibyl reading
- [Sibyl Yes or No](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/spread/yes-or-no): Three cards, polarity decides
- [Sibyl's Cross](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/spread/cross): The situation and the four forces around it
- [Square of 9](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/spread/square-of-9): Past, present and future in three layers
- [Grand Tableau](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/spread/grand-tableau): All 52 cards face up: the complete reading

## The 52 Sibyl cards

1. [Love](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/love): love, passion, romance
2. [The Sincere Friend](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/the-sincere-friend): friendship, sincerity, loyalty
3. [Absence](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/absence): absence, longing, distance
4. [Waiting](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/waiting): waiting, expectation, patience
5. [Much Money](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/much-money): money, wealth, earnings
6. [The Love Note](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/the-love-note): message, love letter, sweetness
7. [Annoyance](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/annoyance): annoyance, vexation, displeasure
8. [Grief and Tears](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/grief-and-tears): grief, tears, pain
9. [Gossip](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/gossip): gossip, rumours, small talk
10. [Spite](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/spite): spite, resentment, envy
11. [Hope](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/hope): hope, faith, trust
12. [The Enemy](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/the-enemy): enemy, rival, opposition
13. [The Obstacle](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/the-obstacle): obstacle, hindrance, delay
14. [The Flatterer](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/the-flatterer): flattery, self-interest, false praise
15. [Fidelity](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/fidelity): fidelity, loyalty, attachment
16. [The Man of Law](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/the-man-of-law): law, contracts, documents
17. [Inconstancy](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/inconstancy): inconstancy, indecision, changing minds
18. [The Gamblers](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/the-gamblers): gambling, betting, risk
19. [The Querent (Man)](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/the-querent-man): the querent, the self, center of the reading
20. [The Querent (Woman)](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/the-querent-woman): the querent, the self, center of the reading
21. [Death](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/death): end of a cycle, closure, transformation
22. [The Wicked Woman](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/the-wicked-woman): envy, ill will, hostility
23. [The Soldier](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/the-soldier): discipline, order, hierarchy
24. [The Town House](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/the-town-house): home, family, security
25. [The Country House](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/the-country-house): rest, getaway, holiday
26. [Marriage](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/marriage): marriage, union, commitment
27. [Illness](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/illness): tiredness, care, rest
28. [Thought](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/thought): thought, ideas, analysis
29. [Presents](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/presents): gifts, kindness, generosity
30. [Loss of Money](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/loss-of-money): loss, setback, spending
31. [The Protector](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/the-protector): protection, support, backing
32. [Traps](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/traps): traps, snare, deceit
33. [The Country Outing](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/the-country-outing): outing, leisure, nature
34. [Pleasures](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/pleasures): pleasure, party, fun
35. [The Quarrel](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/the-quarrel): quarrel, conflict, argument
36. [Delay](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/delay): delay, wait, obstacle
37. [The Man of Means](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/the-man-of-means): assets, stability, income
38. [Reconciliation](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/reconciliation): reconciliation, peace, agreement
39. [An Important Revelation](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/an-important-revelation): revelation, information, secret
40. [Success](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/success): success, recognition, merit
41. [Surprise](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/surprise): the unexpected, novelty, astonishment
42. [Tenderness](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/tenderness): affection, warmth, family
43. [The Fair-Haired Woman](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/the-fair-haired-woman): charm, flirtation, jealousy
44. [The Widow](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/the-widow): maturity, mourning, independence
45. [A Little Money](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/a-little-money): thrift, limits, calculation
46. [The Letter](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/the-letter): message, news, document
47. [The Dark-Haired Young Man](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/the-dark-haired-young-man): insight, discretion, determination
48. [The Dark-Haired Woman](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/the-dark-haired-woman): serenity, culture, study
49. [The Thief](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/the-thief): loss, deceit, carelessness
50. [The Journey](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/the-journey): journey, travel, change
51. [The Visit](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/the-visit): visit, meeting, arrival
52. [Victory](https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibyl/victory): triumph, achievement, overcoming

Artwork: La Sibylle des Salons, printed by B.-P. Grimaud, Paris, c. 1890, drawings attributed to Grandville. Scans by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica), public domain.

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