A Quick Introduction To Austro-Hungarian Bohemian Cards

Tuesday 4th February 2024

The traditional 32 or 36 Card “Bohemian” deck is one of the main precursors of the now-familiar Kipper deck, and contains many similar cards. Hugely popular across Central and Eastern Europe in particular, in turn, these decks are broadly highly simplified version of another classic European deck, the 52-Card Italian Vera Sibilla, which has a less complicated version called variously the Sibilla della Zingara or the “The Gypsy Oracle Cards.”

You can see some examples of recent previous readings I’ve done using Bohemian cards here:

February Month Ahead: A Grand Tableau With The Traditional Austro-Hungarian Bohemian Deck

The Bohemian or “Zigeuner” Cards Look At An Internal Conflict or "Clash of Worlds" Where Two Parties Collide

A Fragile New Ceasefire, But Will It Hold? Taking A Look With Traditional Bohemian Cards

But first, I just want to address something that I know is somewhat bothersome to many:

About The “Gypsy” Thing…