I sought out my Gypsy Oracle Cards — a 52-card Sibilla deck from a modern printing by Lo Scarabeo — to seek some advice on a potential business venture, with an idea to generating income for charity purposes. These cards don’t have meanings listed in the included and sparse booklet; and the given spread is a simple cross. I made my own cross — more or less that of the sometimes-maligned Celtic Cross spread — and read a spread based on the images and card titles.
Lo Scarabeo Gypsy Oracle Cards
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The central cards show the Wife crossed with the Merchant. This looks like the idea of home and stability conflicting with the need to earn money. That makes sense to me, as I know that making money — even in small amounts — requires work. I’d have to utilize my free time accordingly, which will no doubt impact my domestic routine.
The recent past on the right is Consolation, and it looks like a heavenly messenger bringing some hope to a despairing man. Without sharing the details, it was sadness over certain situations that triggered my idea, which certainly hit as if through divine inspiration. Nothing grandiose; which is probably why this card is Consolation and not something with more impact, like Divine Sledgehammer or Great Bounty.
The near future on the left is Foe, and it warns of trouble. The solitary woman is looking for where she should go next, or perhaps she she anticipates someone attacking her. This means my plans won’t be easy, and I would need to watch for unexpected trouble. Perhaps there is more to my idea than I am thinking of. I’m not sure, but caution and open eyes are necessary, which means thorough planning in advance — something I might otherwise rush through.
Wedding on the top is an auspicious sign. It indicates potential “wedded bliss” to me, and promises the possibility of good things. Because this card is Wedding and not Marriage — as if focusing on the ceremony rather than the relationship — I believe it is pointing to the need to have good plans. A strategy will be the blueprint for the future. Wedding also reminds me of the Lenormand Ring, so I should keep in mind anyone who might appear to offer advice, or help me get things moving.
Constancy is underneath, looking like a confident Roman hussy to me. Hah! Another message to beware anything that looks to obvious? The need to keep things moving if I expect to get anywhere? A promise of dropping my bandwagon if I don’t remind myself of why I was originally inspired? Probably all the above.
That’s it. Nothing here is outside the realm of common sense, but I can always use the reminder of things like proper planning.
Do you see anything else in these cards?
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July 17, 2012 at 7:21 am
Kali Klm
I don’t have too much experience with these cards but here is this my sight:
With the Consolation in the right side,I have the feeling that you would need a 3th party for making your venture having success.The Merchant in the crossed position also would strenght this idee that you would need some investments.The warning here would be to not choose wrongly the venture partner which could be a woman.The general meaning for La Nemica is:La Nemica – A woman enemy, an evil counselor, a person who is opposed, a rival, a competitor, a bad companion, a person who is against us, which is not on our side. Friends who do not help us, a colleague envious, gossipy, marching against. A relative or a false friend.
On the other hand the card La Nemica may show notwithstanding possible cost-effective business.
The image of a wedding taking place (Imeneo) gives me the feeling of some type of cooperation coming up in relation to the question. It could be a commitment for more money but in exchange there is a responsibility which is depicted by this card.
The Constancy makes me thinking that the situation remains constant over time without changes in either good or bad.
July 18, 2012 at 6:50 am
Jason
Hi kali! It seems like you see a strong indicator of help or assistance from these cards. I like your take on Constancy.
Thanks for your added thoughts.
July 20, 2012 at 3:27 am
espearite
I, too, am not familiar with this oracle but I will say that by paying attention to the imagery it seems to be more telling, more than the traditional meanings for me anyway. The card that stands out to me the most is the wedding card. It looks like 3 of Pentacles in most traditional tarot decks. Your interpretation of planning seems right on track to me, though of course there may literally be others involved, at the most this could suggest a joint venture/ partnership. Not sure if you had this in mind. Those are just some thoughts for you there. Good luck to you if you should take this path, Jase.
July 21, 2012 at 1:27 pm
Jason
Thanks, espearite!
July 20, 2012 at 5:29 am
Rhettarot
I have a question totally unrelated to this post…
In tarot, there’s almost always the element of free will. For example, you could draw a couple of cards to predict what your day will be like & they might say, “You may get into a car accident”. So, you decide you’d better drive very carefully that day & lo & behold, you either narrowly avoid a car accident, (or you just don’t get into a car accident at all). Is Lenormand all about free will too? If you predict something can you make a concious effort & change the results, or are predictions basically supposed to be set in stone?
July 21, 2012 at 5:41 am
Kali Klm
from my practice with Lenormand I may tell that I noticed there are 3 tendences:free willing- nothing is set in stone so you can change events..I do remember about I friend who has warned about a possible breakout in relationship because her partner was thinking that she is satisfied with their relationship and do nothing to improve things between them while she was waiting he ‘s taking action.Her decission was taking action and talking with her partner.He was busted,he didn’t expect she was feeling unhappy.Due to her actions,their relation took another path satisfactory for both of them.Another thing that can happen,is that you can’t change the outcome whatever you struggle to change it.Other people can involve and you can’t avoid this.Exemple like you might predict a breakup or a death or participating to a funeral.You can’t change this.And the 3th case I met in my practice is that you can delay but you can’t change the outcome or minimize the consequences of a event when this happens.Usually cards announce you if you can change something or not.
Lenormand is not Tarot or other cards you may use:sybilla or gypsy or regular playing cards.
July 21, 2012 at 6:31 am
Rhettarot
Thanks Kali!
July 21, 2012 at 1:32 pm
Jason
I think kali summed it up well.
Free will is free will, no matter the tool. No prediction is ever set in stone, but some are likely harder to avoid than others.
I always come back to the weather analogy, which is perhaps overused, but still seems valid. If there is an 80% chance of rain and you have to be outdoors, you are quite likely to be exposed to water; the best you can do is to be prepared for it. You can’t change the weather, but you can plan for it.
Most modern readers do not believe that predictions are set in stone. But if you raise the question in relation to how free will works, you might see some heated debates on the nature of free will.