Gypsy Tarot
The history of the gypsy tarot goes back at the beginning of century IX, when the original gypsy tribes of Egypt and the north of India began to practice it. Nevertheless, the origin of these letters to the gypsy town, but to the located societies in center of Europe could not be attributed it, more specifically in Rumania, France and Italy. It was exactly that western influence the one that contributed knowledge on mystical and spiritual aspects. With many similarities with the one of Marseilles, although with certain adjustment of each of its figures, the gypsy tarot was born. Following the line of other letters of tarot, the gypsy tarot is a deck with 78 figures, where 22 correspond to Arcane Majors and 56 to Arcane Minors.
Coarse golds, Glasses, Swords and are the different woods in that the Arcane Minors are classified. Each of these woods counts on 14 letters and as much represents a particular perspective of the physical aspect as of the psychic one. The reading of letters of gypsy tarot, in the increasing order in which they appear the 22 arcane majors when being realised the distance, it speaks of the time considered for the fulfillment of the realised auguries. That’s why the consulting one turns out essential to know which are the figures that foretell changes in the short term. Perhaps Death is more feared and well-known, when, in fact, it can talk about to deep changes in the life of that consults, not necessarily related to a decease proper. On the other hand, the Wheel of the Fortune symbolizes the forces of Destino during the cycle of the life.
The imminent changes announced by this letter can be interpreted like bumps experienced during our existence. Like in a wheel, these ascents and slopes are inevitable, but that does not clear that we pruned to face them and to leave windy. The Tower and the Crazy person bring similar messages, in a certain sense. It speaks first us on the necessity to adapt us to the changes and to eliminate the detrimental elements on which we have based our experiences. The Crazy person warns to us of the risks of introducing changes in our lives without thinking it too much. Perhaps we must hope a little while more propitious to realise them. The gypsy tarot us it marks to a way, communicating to us with great wisdom those messages that the universe sends to us permanently. The cosmic and natural equilibrium of forces has great influence in each of us and is by means of the gypsy tarot that we can better find the footpath towards a life.