Balthazar Blacke’s reimagining of the nineteenth century fortune-telling system, with original art by Alexander Daniloff.

Issued in a limited edition, comprising deluxe fortune telling cards and hardback book of only 525 hand numbered copies

38 cards presented in a custom box covered in textured purple cloth with gold blocking
96 × 69 mm
Premium 400gsm stock, gilt edges

8vo hardback (234 × 156 mm or 6×9)
272 pp
Colour images, and multiple diagrams
Bound in fine purple cloth with Eye of Providence onlay, and gold & black blocking on front and spine

Published by Scarlet Imprint

Description

Balthazar Blacke’s Divine Gypsy Mother is a reimagining of the nineteenth century fortune telling system popularly known as gypsy cards, which invoke the divining legacy of the Romani people. The book and cards showcase original artwork by renowned tarot artist Alexander Daniloff. These enchanting cards and book are sold as a set, and provide a highly practical and nuanced method of divination.

The symbolism of the cards has been updated to clarify meanings, drawing on the examples of hand-painted decks from the 1800s and the plethora of mass market versions, whilst staying true to the spirit of the original Gypsy cards.

Gypsy cards were originally sold without instructions, diviners relied on the titles of the cards and their images alone. Balthazar Blacke provides us with the key to understanding each individual card, their timing elements, astrological attribution and lessons. We are then provided with methods and spreads, from the quick and dirty, through Cross and Grand Cross variants to the full thirty-six card Grand Tableau.

Blacke has researched the traditions, ideas and techniques of card readers in Germany and the Netherlands, combining them with his own unique innovations. The most striking of these is the Astrological Tableau, which gives the advanced diviner a method of incorporating the houses and thirty-six decans, making this a compelling deck for those with an astrological practice.

Drawing on over ten years of client work, Blacke gives many clear examples and case studies that will transform your divinatory skills. Rather than the more esoteric decks, such as Crowley’s Book of Thoth, the Divine Gypsy Mother cards are ideally suited to providing answers, guidance and advice. The methods given pin-point issues and provide elegant accurate oracles.

Contents

Preface
Introduction
A brief history
The structure of the deck
Significators

Card Meanings

Overview Constancy Visit Message Letter Thief Jealousy Little Money Falseness Enemy Merriment Thought Cleric Money Lover & Beloved Gift Fortune House Marriage Hope Child Malady Love Officer Journey Judge Desire Death Sadness Fidelity Misfortune Unexpected Joy Anger Risk Widow & Widower

Foundational Methods

Interpreting the cards Polarity Order and influence The two-card cut Three-card yes or no readings Reading a line of cards Choosing a theme significator The nuance card Timing nuance card Result nuance card Advice nuance card Investigative spreads Reading without a theme card Magnification level

The Cross Spread

Cross overview The fate cross The mental-emotional cross The time cross Expanding any line of cards into a clarification cross The gypsy answer method The relational crosses method Large cross The grand cross

The Gypsy Grand Tableau

Overview The four corners Past, present and future Fate and control Describing the querent or another person Reading thematic crosses Reading on relationships Reading on career matters Reading on health Reading on psychic attacks and black magic Timing events in the Grand Tableau Finding confirmations Proximity and directionality

The Astrological Tableau

The core method The extended method Aspects and perfections Aspects that deny perfection Using mundane houses The twelve houses Houses, cards, anatomy, signs Assigning zodiacal signs Assigning the decan Putting it all together Reading on relationships Reading on contested events Finding lost objects Timing outcomes

Appendices

The eye of providence
The nine gypsy fans