Gypsy Fortunes: Use the Magic of Romany Cards to Foretell the Future

by Andy Cooke and Lady Lorelei

The Romany people_popularly known as gypsies_are widely believed to be the world_s greatest soothsayers and fortune tellers. This book-and-card set unveils gypsy secrets to help users foretell their... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764177095
• ISBN13: 9780764177095
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

liars and fraude

ordered the deck with book- but they send me the book only with 1 card in it instead of all 36. what b s is this? dont order nothing from them. they are a fraude. obviously

Accessible Oracle

"Gypsy Fortunes is an introduction to tarot reading using 36 gypsy fortune-telling cards instead of the traditional 78-card deck...The cards have simple and beautiful designs and each one is a powerful talisman of knowledge, and a key to wisdom." - From the companion book According to author Lady Lorelei, the design of old gypsy catomancy decks can be traced to Marie Anne Le Normand, who famously predicted life events for Josephine Beauharnais. Young Josephine was a widow, but Le Normand foretold that she would marry a soldier who would later crown her Empress. Le Normand not only accurately predicted the marriage of Josephine and Napoleon, but also read the Emperor's palm--and his near future--with deft precision. In 1940, Whitman publishers produced a 36-card deck called the Old Gypsy Fortune-Telling Cards, which were very similar to the images from Le Normand's deck. The Gypsy Fortunes deck simplifies the imagery with updated art, but the general motifs remain the same. Like the Wisdom Well archetype set by the same publisher (Barron's Educational Series, Inc.), Gypsy Fortunes features a unique hardback slipcase. The set contains a glossy, full-color book of 96-pages glued to one side of the sturdy flap, while the boxed 36-card deck is nestled in a recess. A yellow ribbon anchored underneath the box of cards allows for easy extraction. Lady Lorelei provides general background on the gypsies, including the unfortunate history of discrimination against them, as well as the cards themselves. She also outlines how to prepare for a reading and offers both sample readings and spreads. Each card gets a thorough treatment in the Gypsy Fortunes set: a large, full-color reproduction of the card, detailed symbolism, upright and reversed meanings, and keywords. Lady Lorelei also connects each card with a Tarot card/s or suit and includes a sage Gypsy saying connected to theme. For example, for Card 23 The Mice--a card warning of theft of either material or immaterial items--the Gypsy Wisdom is "A thief believes that everybody steals." Some of the intriguing cards from the Gypsy Fortunes deck include: * The Sun * The House * The Sick Person * The Scythe * The Children * The Letter * The Cats * The Broken Mirror * The Heart * The Train * The Safe Some cards in this deck bear direct correlations with the Tarot, such as The Lightning card with The Tower and The Cupid with The Lovers. Others, such as The Pig's connection with The World card or The Clouds with the 7 of Cups, are more oblique. When I saw the Gypsy Fortunes in the store, I was immediately captivated. The everyday images seemed enigmatic and inviting. What could a flaming hearth mean? What about a train headed in the viewer's direction? The woman on The Letter--why has the envelope fallen to the floor...and what might the letter reveal? Certainly, such familiar images beg for interpretation--especially without a context. As such, the Gypsy Fortunes would be an excellent set of cards f

Reading the Cards.......

I needed an easy, quick way to become a fortune teller for our High School After Prom Party. This book was great and did the job. After using this for 3 years I am quite an accomplished (rookie) fortune teller. The kids loved it and you can be quite entertaining. What is amazing is how they relate their fotune to what is happening NOW in their lives. This set made learning to "read the cards" really easy and fun. A must for beginners.

Author's Comment

Lady Lorelei of the Tarot Goddess Network, here. It's a wonderful little 36 card deck with all the innocence and charm of the original from 1940. The book covers an interpretation of each card, association to the tarot, the Challenge of each card, and some basic 1, 2, and 3 card readings. Not much magick and the 36 card spread was too big to be included. Enjoy!