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THROUGH FOREST MIST, Book 2 of The Long Reflection...

Posted by Jasper Lee on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, In : Romani Gypsy

HORSE PEOPLE!

Posted by Jasper Lee on Thursday, May 22, 2014, In : Romani Gypsy

Our brothers and sisters, the Horse People have been worshipped and honoured in so many ancient cultures. In my opinion we should all still do that.

HONOUR YAG, THE SPIRIT OF FIRE!

Posted by Jasper Lee on Friday, May 16, 2014, In : Romani Gypsy

Don't play with fire; honour him! Yag is in everything we use and do in everyday life. He cooks our food (from our cookers), warms us (in our heating systems). He's in our blood when we become passionately involved with things in our lives. Honour Yag, our beloved spirit of fire!

THOUGHTS ON MAGICAL PROTECTION

Posted by Jasper Lee on Tuesday, December 3, 2013, In : Romani Gypsy

We sometimes talk about magical protection in the Romani culture. If any people know about this the Banjara Gypsies do. Some of the excessively heavy jewellery, sometimes complete with bells, mirrors, silver, gold and colour is designed to ward off evil spirits and bad vibes. The theory is, if it jingles or blinds everyone, bad spirits and shadows won't get a look in. And quite right too! I've been writing about the ins and outs of this today in the forthcoming book, out in spring: how we can...
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