Gypsy Fortune Telling Cards

There are lots of different tarot decks out there.  Most are based on the traditional sytem, having the major and minor arcanas’.  These Traditional tarot decks come in a wide range of styles, done by many talented artists.  Of these decks, the two I work with are the Vampire Tarot and the Tarot of the MoonGarden.   I find that these two decks work wonders for me. 

 Then there are the Tarto decks that are new and have their own uniquness to them, such as the Faeries’ Oracle  by Brian Froud.  Decks like this one do not follow the traditional Minor and Major Arcana structure but provide a unique glimps into the spiritual world and are just as powerful as any traditional deck.   These decks are relativly new and their creators are still alive today. 

There are some decks, however, that are ancient, and their efficiency and ability to predict the future is incredible.  Some of these decks provide such accuracy that it blows most people away.  One deck in particular that I speak of is the Gypsy Fortune telling cards.  These cards have been used for centuries and in some circles is considered an ancient art as without a guide book (or intimate knowledge with the culture) it can be very hard and take a lot of focus to interpret the symbols. 

I have used the Gypsy cards a few times in my life and was amazed not only by how accurate it was.  But how similar it my readings were.  When I did the reading on myself I got the same symbols in the same order many time in a row,  basically I got the cards untill those events in my life had past and I had moved on to new cards.   The gypsie cards speak with images and symbols that reveal very acurate facts.  I have never had a bad reading when the Gypsy Fortune telling cards were used. 

The gypsy cards are very different from other Tarot Cards.  An individual cards look just the image above.  It has four half pictures on it that is divided by a cross through the centre of the cards.  The deck is shuffled and then the cards are all laid out in rows of five.  When half of a picture lines up with another half of a picture in a row or coloumn you can rotate the card so the pictures meet.  In some readings people will only get one matching cards, while in others some people can get lots.  It all depends on what is meant to be reavealed to that person. 

These cards have been around as long as the Roma (Gyspys) .  The Roma have been around for centures and are a nomadic people who, in the past, traveled around being exposed to many different cultures and lifestyles.  The cards were symbolic of the Gypsys’.  The tradition was passed down through the women.  At that time young girls would draw their own cards and become intimate with the symbols and their meanings.  As they drew each card they also poured their energy into the card so that they would have a connection to the world of spirit through that card.  Images were used instead of words becasue images are quite universal.  They had to find away to overcome language barriers between thenselves and the cultures they encounted and images was a great way to do that.   

Now aday cards are printed and available for anyone to buy.  However, Gyspy women still use their hand draw cards as it is symbolic of their culture and hold a lot of meaning an history to them. 

Happy Readings

Priestess Akelta.