Big Gypsy Oracle Cards Reading: Year Ahead 2024
My Final Year Ahead reading for 2024 with the Sibilla della Zingara
Happy Monday!
Today, we have the last of my 2024 News In The Year Ahead readings, and it's (potentially) a big one, so I've tried to extract only the most significant aspects that appear.
For this, I’m using the Gypsy Oracle Cards, the alternate Vera Sibilla, but remember, it not only contains 52 cards, they can be read in reverse also! So that’s a LOT o’ potential meanings.
You can find ALL the current resource pages for reading this deck here, including card meanings:
I have put the cards into a very large Grand Tableau layout ( 8 x 6 + 4). In terms of reading method, for ease, I'm essentially using similar GT techniques as one would with Kipper cards although focusing mainly on those that talk about events and happenings. I won't be going into too much detail about individual people here, as the post would just be too long, but the summary should give you the gist of who seems to be appearing. (And of course, if you want to explore more and make your own interpretations for individuals on your own, feel free).
You can check out the methods to use for Kipper Card GTs here:
I'm going to focus this interpretation mostly on the main news we're likely to hear via the Letter and Messenger cards, and then give an overview of the rest of the spread for events.
Here is the full layout (yes, it’s big! But don’t worry. We won’t look at everything).
Please note, this is intended as a general “news” reading, so NOT a Royal reading.
The Reading
Starting with the corners, they suggest we’ll see delivery of messages from someone, a male, who appears to be helpful and onside, but is a hidden enemy, a deliberate underminer (Service R, Messenger). The danger of enemy's actions can be thwarted through studying and understanding and learning about the methods used, knowing what to look out for (Enemy R, Scholar). Studying those who seek to undermine will help thwart the delivery of an enemy figure's intended message so it will fail.
The cards along the bottom suggest there appears to be a particularly unpleasant threat around for older women or wife figures (Wife, Death R) which will bring a major disaster, sorrow and tears (Misfortune, Sorrow)
News (Letter)
The Letter is appearing in a fairly central position in the spread. Looking at the cards around it would suggest that we'll be hearing news mainly about a dysfunction or Malady (R) beginning to heal, although its opposite number, the reversed Money card, also suggests that financial losses will still be in the picture newswise.
It involves some kind of crazy and obsessive group behaviour (Pleasure Seekers R), perhaps signalling fanaticism, that has impacted someone older grieving the past (Widower). What this older figure is grieving for seems to involve more of a sense of love and togetherness (Love, Reunion).
The fanaticism and some kind of dysfunctional yearning has also been afflicting mostly young people or a child (Sighs R, Child) but the cards suggest it's going to be nipped in the bud this year, with younger people (Child, Lover) opting for a more collective, less divided approach (Reunion). There could be news of the younger and older people together (Widower, Letter, Child) and what they think about the healing of dysfunction and fanatical desires that simply can't be fulfilled (Pleasure Seekers R, Malady R, Sighs R). We could well see more of a move towards genuine love, care and coming together, rather than division and polarisation (Love, Reunion, Lover).
The Letter card is being knighted by the Thief and Grand Consolation cards, both reversed. This suggests that there will have been irretrievable losses and disappointments to contend with. Also, above, by the reversed Fortune card and Thought, which indicates thoughts about bad luck and negative events will dominate the news. There will always, however, be treasures to be found (Gifts, Constancy), and stability is likely to be one of the treasures that will be valued a lot more this year. We are also likely to see more news of financial losses due to fraud (Money R, Falseness).
Reading diagonally from the Letter card, we can see that a "false servant" figure may be offering assistance with negative feeling in general (Melancholy) but may instead be deliberately fuelling it, bringing a sort of collective group madness, addictive, or fanatical behaviour (Pleasure Seekers R), which makes the news (Letter). So this could perhaps be an influencer, a conspiracy theorist, a politician. The tale will be of young men (Lover) showing off and being arrogant (Haughtiness). Vertically, the cards here show a private or family issue going on with a difficult older woman (Room, Old Woman R) where a sickness or something wrong is gradually improving (Malady R), which will make the news (Letter). Then they show a coming together to show loyalty (Reunion, Faithfulness) in the face of what looks like serious danger or violence or an assassination threat (Death R).
In the other diagonal direction, there is news of a commitment to healing, so perhaps peacekeeping or, on the more personal level, marriage therapy (Wedding, Doctor) which bring a final answer one way or another as to whether or not what is desired can be fulfilled (Sighs R). That's one part of the news, and the other will be stories of the love life of a young woman or women, so maybe female celebs (Love, Young Woman).
Reading the row the Letter appears in across, there is a suggestion of financial corruption or fraud or a business collapse (Merchant R) that is talked about (Conversation) with an older man (Widower) and news of the Child of a female lover figure (Sweetheart) bringing Despair to a female employee who is happy to work against them (Maid R).
If we use the Counting Backwards in 5s method for additional messages, as we did in the Meghan and Harry read the other day with the Zigeuner Cards, the Letter gives us the following message for 2024:
There'll be news that people have been waiting for (Letter, Waiting) about the beginning of healing of dysfunction (Malady R) with regard to poor and corrupt senior advisors, influencers and politicians (Priest R). There's apparently a very difficult older female figure here (Old Woman R) as well as a male Enemy (R), who can be defeated, likely behind the scenes or in secret (Room). There will be a sad and sorrowful message delivered (Sorrow, Messenger) connected to the loyalties of a female enemy (Fidelity, Foe), and a Reunion or gathering involving a female servant or employee, who is not as servile as she seems (Maid R). It appears that she will be bringing news or a message also (Letter).
The Messenger, Delivery of News
Looking around the Messenger card for more detail of someone delivering some news, we can see it involves the female Foe again, a dissolute, weak, or corrupt older or senior man (Lord), and his house, party or institution being turned upside down or lacking foundation (House R). The Messenger is knighted by the Falsehood and Sorrow cards, so there may be some fake tales of woe going on, which are likely to be of absolute desperation and Despair.
Reading the diagonal leading up to this, it begins with the reversed Cheerfulness card, suggesting sorrows, disloyalty and things going very wrong, particularly for the difficult older woman (Old Woman R), who may find her desires thwarted (Sighs R) by a younger woman, the Sweetheart figure and a weak or dissolute senior man (Lord R), according to the message or report delivered by the Messenger (the press/media?)
The vertical column leading up to the Messenger tells us the following: That an Enemy (R) who can be defeated, probably due to corruption and incorrect legal advice (Priest R) will be waiting or expecting a female employee or someone expected to be subservient (Waiting, Maid R) to spill the beans on the female enemy (Foe) or be her messenger.
Events
The following interpretations of events have been gleaned by reading the cards in pairs with their opposite numbers in the spread.
A fake servant who is secretly undermining will bring a message of hope to a household, country, party or institution that has seen domestic stability turned on its head and lacking in structure or solidity, and a sort of performative malaise. Privately, behind the scenes, there is constancy, however, and a military style campaign of apparent loyalty. There will be superficial gifts and rewards that come out of it, and a bond or marriage or deal with a younger woman or women, but this enemy, as we've said, can be defeated by studying and understanding his methods.
There's some kind of release or escape for or from a female enemy figure, and a negative, senior man who is fairly useless or turns out to be a bad faith actor. There’ll be some bad luck and a challenging period that must be undergone where falseness and lies prevail. A supposedly "difficult" older woman and her relationship with a young man or men, although thoughts and thinking about this should bring people together again. Healing will involve love and care and there's a surprise involved when having to deal with the results or aftermath of something that’s been lost and the betrayals involved. Poor advice and guidance as well as corruption from those in positions of power and influence will bring instability, restlessness, lack of peace or pleasure.
A false female friend turns out to be a false servant too, perhaps a whistleblower, with the lack of expected rewards bringing despair and desperation. There is crazy, perhaps deranged, behaviour or obsessions apparent around a main Sweetheart female character, but the malady or dysfunction appears to be improving and healing with regard to much younger generations and kids. A new start is becoming possible. The yearning will finally be over, with the final answer coming via the news or being written about, and a loss of value or waste of money will be mourned by an older or senior male figure. Progress is made towards more coming together, gatherings and discussion of those who are able to see the business and financial problems and the possible fraudulent activities coming up ahead. So perhaps some grown ups will be back in the room.
And finally, the following predictions from reading the columns. I am not including timing estimates, but events may well be expected to follow one after the after.
A false male “helper” figure, perhaps an influencer, offers to liberate and free from restrictions, but is a false friend and likely a fraudulent one financially, and brings only instability and restlessness. This may well end up analysed by academics and serious thinkers.
A sense of hope over negativity is likely to end in disappointment, but also discussion and debate over what has been lost, especially, it seems, for young women.
Things going wrong and malaise over bad luck may bring some crazy group or mob behaviour, and the mourning of perhaps an older generation about love, care and the value of women, as well as responsibility, support and nurturing.
Privately, a difficult woman is recovering from an illness or dysfunction and there’ll be news about that, with a reunion showing loyalty in the face of violence or threats.
A campaign or militant (or authoritarian) thinking brings a sense of yearning and perhaps fantasy to an end for younger people, particularly young men, in the face of constant misfortune or destruction.
There may be rather superficial healing going on with regard to financial or economic losses, and a female Sweetheart figure’s false preening will bring sorrow.
An arranged surprise or unexpected trip or move brings despair and desperation to a weak or ineffectual senior man (Lord) whose foundations have been turned on their head.
An enemy who can be defeated and a corrupt or poor advisor or influencer expects a female subordinate to deliver a female enemy’s message.
All of the cards could be examined in even more depth also, but I think that probably gives you quite enough to be going on with!
Let’s see what’s happened by the end of the year
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