Well, well, August already! How fast the year is going… And don’t forget that today, we’ll be seeing two Supermoons this month (the second, a blue moon, is on the 30th).
Today’s reading comes from the Piatnik 1901 Traditional Zigeuner Fortune Telling Cards, a famous Austrian deck, which derives, as a kind of shortened, simplified version, from the Vera Sibilla deck and was also a clear precursor to the Kipper cards.
You can see my comparison between these cards and the Vera Sibilla here:
I centred today’s reading deliberately on the following question “News-wise, what is the message for us all today?” and used this deck’s Message card as a keycard.
The cards fell as follows:
The Cards
Message, Hope, Loss, Malady, Money, House, Visit, Enemy, Fidelity
The Reading
So, we have the Message at the centre, and it is unfortunately a message focused on Loss, losses that appear to be at the hands of an Enemy. In the past is Money and wealth, but in the future, more domestic and family, perhaps local matters (House) are likely to be at the forefront of our focus.
It appears that there have been messages of Hope around recent financial losses (Loss, Hope, Money). There could, however, also have been news of the visitation of an Enemy figure or force who has impacted financial affairs (Visit, Money, Enemy); ‘bad’ money or approaches to money, perhaps.
Ahead, we see that there is a message of sickness or things wrong or unhealthy at home due to what we have lost (Loss, Malady, House), and that our domestic or family lives of loyalty, and principles of faithfulness can have a bearing on this Enemy force (House, Fidelity, Enemy).
So at the centre, the message coming from today’s layout is about both Home and those closest to us and Money, wealth and approaches to it. A sickness or unhealthy approach (Malady), an undermining of Hope arises from Loss in this area; something is perhaps maladaptive. And underlying this is that even with loyalty and good faith approaches (Fidelity), an Enemy force can still pay a visit (Visit, Enemy, Fidelity).
In recent times, there was, it appears, great Hope set in store through Money, and more money arriving (Hope, Money, Visit). Now, however, the Message is one of Loss and the dark side of money (Loss, Message, Enemy). Ahead, we see that this results in perhaps maladaptive approaches to those closest to us, domestic and family affairs, and our loyalty to others (Malady, House, Fidelity).
Diagonally, the cards bring a message of Hope and Fidelity, but also of a Malady, or unhealthy approach, that is in evidence.
The message today centres on Loss and approaches to loss, particularly with regard to financial losses that have come as a result of the dark or Enemy side of money, and moves us from looking at money and wealth to looking at those closer to home, our neighbours and family. It suggests that despite a message of hope around recent financial losses, there have been negatives in play also, perhaps ‘bad’ or unhealthy approaches to the problem. This further impacts domestic affairs, those close to home and brings what look like maladaptive relationships and disloyalty to those close to us in response to financial issues.