This Month: Family Upsets, Drama, With Cunning Plans Exposed By Gossip, And Friends & Enemies Both
Monday May 1st 2023
Happy May Day! (but not “mayday”, we hope).
And here’s the post for the start of this month, again with the Russian Gypsy Fortune Telling cards, which, as I’ve discovered, is one of several Russian “patience” (pasyan) decks.
Quite a busy layout this time, with lots of the images coming together. The layout was as follows.
Images
11 Branches 4 (family relations): Tears, upset, offence
38 Lady 2 (woman, support, help) A helping hand given not in friendship but with an ulterior motive
39 Horse 1 (emotional upheaval, drama) A vivid or dramatic life event
34 Owl 2 (problems with immediate projects) Cunning schemes will be exposed
27 Letter 2 (news from a distance) Interesting, unexpected news
26 Book 4 (secret news) Talkativeness will cause harm
36 Handshake 3 (union between people) The handshake will weaken if you don’t make the effort to strengthen it
18 Dog 1 (friendships) A faithful and constant friend
6 Apple 3 (encounters) An unpleasant meeting or encounter
28 Horseshoe 1 (Success) Good fortune awaits
Overall
25 Ring 1 (relationship between two parties) A wedding, promise or agreement
35 Anchor 3 (stability or hindrance) Disillusionment with the ideal and doubts will fall away to the knowledge of being loved
10 Scythe 4 (fate upsetting life) A quarrel and be aware there is nothing someone can do about “evil fate pursuing them” and having it in for them.
12 Birds 2 (freedom from responsibilites) Unexpected pleasure and joy
Summary
This month, there’ll be tears, upset and offence with regard to someone’s family relations, and a woman will offer help, but with an ulterior motive. Drama is coming, when any cunning schemes anyone’s had will find themselves exposed, and there’ll be unexpected yet interesting news from afar. Anyone loose-lipped and talkative will cause harm, and any alliance will weaken if not nurtured and strengthened. There are loyal friends and supporters, but there’ll also be an unpleasant encounter, although it should resolve to advantage and good luck for the recipient of it.
Meanwhile, we’ll see a promise, a wedding or agreement, and any doubts or disillusionment will fall away to the knowledge of being loved. This is despite arguments and conflict, and the sense that if someone hates you and has it in for you, there is really nothing you can do. Overall, there will be experiences of unexpected pleasure, merriment and joy.