This Week: Pleasures & Solid Friendships Offer Solace When Under Planned Attack. Watch Out For A Con.
Week Commencing 9th September 2024
So! We’re back this week with the Russian Gypsy Fortune Telling Cards, the traditional pasyan deck by Svetlana Touchkoff. You’d need to get the book and cards yourself for details on this deck, but here’s an overview, including how it compares with Lenormand:
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Anyway, let’s return to the spread for the week. In contrast with last week’s doom n gloom reading, this is actually quite a nice one, although it does give warnings of an intended attack and some potential upsets.
As a lot of the cards had more than one image where the cards needed turning, here are the two versions of today’s layout to make sure we’ve captured them all. Here’s the first:
Here’s the second ( a little blurry, apologies)
So! The cards seem to have a LOT to say about this week, so let’s see what they’re predicting.
The Images
23 Mice 2 (Loss or Finding Of Material Article) An unexpected discovery
20 Forest 3 (People Around You) Contact with suspicious people
8 Hearse 2 (Danger to physical health) A temporary loss of condition
21 Mountains 2 (Danger) Closeness to a great unpleasantness that can be avoided
5 Firewood 4 (Physical health) A minor ailment, hurting yourself
11 Branches 4 (Reconciliation in family relations) Tears or offence
6 Apple 1 (Encounter) A pleasant happening
45 Pig 2 (Earthly pleasures) Enjoying earthly pleasures
40 Knot 2 (Family ties) Any chains binding you will be sweet
1 Cavalier 1 (News) You’ll hear pleasant news
49 Dagger 2 (Hidden assault) Danger escaped due to concern of a friend
Overall
2 Clover 1 (Luck) Happiness and fulfilment of desire
19 Castle 2 (Security) Refuge in old age, fulfilment of hope later in life
36 Handshake 1 A strong friendship for lifelong support
12 Birds 2 Unexpected pleasure becoming a longer term joy, merriment
The Reading
It looks as though this week a seemingly lost treasure may be recovered or discovered quite unexpectedly, but there appear to be suspicious people involved, so it could suggest a con is at work or something nefarious, a hoax or similar, perhaps, or scammers. There’s some kind of status reduction or a sense of helplessness for someone a result, or an upheaval, which needs to be endured temporarily. There are good and bad ways of dealing with it, however. While there is danger afoot and enemies abound, with the correct actions, a great unpleasantness or disaster caused by them can be avoided, although great care must be taken. Accidents are likely at this time, but they are avoidable, or they could be reduced to cuts and bruises and minor ailments rather than the more serious detriment that was intended.
There is upset on the cards also; tears, hurt, being offended, although this can be countered by a pleasant meeting or encounter, where earthly pleasures, good food, good wine, fun and games, can be thoroughly enjoyed instead. It appears this is mainly a matter of attitude. Ties and responsibilities will prove sweet rather than obligatory, and there’s good news coming. A friend or ally will save someone from certain danger.
Overall, this week the cards suggest that happiness and fulfilment overrides problems, despite the best efforts of enemies. Someone will experience security, a place of refuge in old age, where their hopes can be fulfilled in later life. Ties between people can be strengthened this week, and surprise pleasures can turn into longer term happiness, success and joy.