The Rider Waite Seven Swords runs parallel to Seven Spades and Seven Ravnos. Meanings vary slightly, but the emphasis is on trying to make good, so the affirmation today focuses on the thief, who is stealthily (or not so stealthily) making off with the swords. The 'thief' falls into many categories, and can be viewed in several ways, from telling us we may be taking someone for a ride to telling us we are being taken for a ride! It is perhaps time to reflect on how much we need and how much w...
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SEVEN SPADES Affirmation for today. Here's 7 Ravnos from my card set. Pink and purple are associated with Ravnos the Grandfather Sky Spirit. He relates to swords and spades. Imagine a sky when it turns pink or purply on the horizon. Ravnos represents the highest and the best in spiritual terms and adventure in the most explorative and reasonable kind of way. You can fly high and achieve with Ravnos, or get completely lost and carried away, flying around like a feather in the wind. I've had to...
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SEVEN SPADES Affirmation – Have hope! Today we are looking at Seven Ravnos, from the unusual Romani Jal cards, which are all about Grandfather Sky, who is also linked to Spades and Swords. Ravnos technically means 'blue', but has also been used for the word 'sky'. He is one of the Greater Ancestors who guide and watch over us, together with Earth, Sun and Moon. The affirmation today is to make plans to knuckle down and work at something over the coming week without giving u...

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Bokt, or luck, is most precious for the nomadic gypsy. We would often adorn ourselves with things like bells, mirrors, reds, golds, shells, feathers, and the number 7, once long ago. In fact, we used to absolutely smother ourselves with these things. Should we take this need for luck lightly? Or does luck have a real ancient and even a scientific foundation? 

Do not underestimate Number 7. It is the number of Destiny. It has the power to suddenly launch you into good and bad phases and lift yo...
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Free personal readings in the traditional Romani Gypsy way covering the Kamesko Bersh (winter solstice period).

"I soon saw a vision in the water: a campfire, burning bright, and people sitting around it, breaking bok moro (luck bread; nomadic gypsy bread) together, and cooking zumi (nomadic gypsy broth, like an old-fashioned pottage) over a fire."

Never underestimate numbers and the way they appear in our daily lives. Remember that they are magical, and however they appear...

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