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M: Malady, Merchant, Melancholy, Messenger, Misfortune, Money
Vera Sibilla/Gypsy Oracle

M: Malady, Merchant, Melancholy, Messenger, Misfortune, Money

Gypsy Oracle/Sibilla della Zingara & Vera Sibilla Card Meanings

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Feb 25, 2023
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Here are the main card meanings, including reversals, and images for the above Sibilla cards.

In all cases, the Gypsy Oracle/Sibilla della Zingara version is on the left, and the Vera Sibilla on the right. Note that the Vera Sibilla contains extra elements, playing card references and also lottery numbers. The original Italian meanings can sometimes add additional nuance to the meaning of the cards.

Malady

Upright: Malady, sickness, unhealthiness, but is often more about wrongness or “sickness” in a situation than necessarily physical health. The malady is the result of sickness rather than say, a disease itself. A period of negativity or illness. Bedrest required. Exhaustion. Suffering, overwhelm. Weakness. Something flawed and unhealthy, isolation.

Reversed: Healing, recuperation, the unwell period coming to an end, the “wrongness” in the situation beginning to heal. Recovery. Bear in mind that some readers, however, view this card in reverse as a sign of even more serious illness or ma…

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