Weekly Roundup: Final Big Yearly Read, Woman Pushes Out Older Man, What To Do About Andrew, PLUS More Gossip
Week ending 13th/14th January 2024
The end of another week already, seems to have gone super-fast.
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This Week’s Layouts
The layouts this week (aside from the Vera Sibilla GT) were as follows. Wanna try them? Just click on the links below for each of their How To Lay & Read instructions.
This Week’s Readings
So what WAS going on in the news this week? Well, there is the ongoing situation with the Houthis and US/UK airstrikes in Yemen, which weren’t covered by my readings as far as I can see; this week, in general, they were far more domestic, although there are many protests going on at home over the military action. Meanwhile, here in the UK, we were awash in the ongoing saga of the Post Office Scandal, a gobsmacking institutional failure, being described as “the worst in British history” where faulty software led to accounting errors, and multiple postmasters over the last 20 years having their lives destroyed under false accusations and unsafe convictions for fraud. The powers-that-be, naturally, seemingly with fingers in ears, and on many occasions, actively suppressing information known about the faults in the software. Quite astonishing, not least that it’s taken 20 years and a TV drama for it to really reach the public and political consciousness and offer some redress.
Institutional failures of all kinds, I suspect, will be big news this year, or that’s certainly the sense I’m getting from the cards; the reversed House in the big GT, for instance, and the reversed Lord above it signalling incompetence, whether through design or poor thinking. Reversed Priest too; poor advice, corruption of those at the top, superficiality…
We will see. All still seems a complete mess.
Big Gypsy Oracle Cards Reading: Year Ahead 2024
The last of my Year Ahead readings for 2024! So not much more to say about it, other than “wait and see.” Last year, we seemed to see the same energies happening at many levels, from the individual to the global, so I fully expect that to continue into 2024.
Overall, these cards suggest 2024 will see delivery of messages from someone, a male figure, perhaps an influencer or politician, who appears to be helpful and onside, but is a hidden enemy, a deliberate underminer. The danger of an enemy's actions can be thwarted through studying and understanding and learning about the methods used, knowing what to look out for. 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 which will bring a major disaster, sorrow and tears.
This year, we should be hearing news mainly about a dysfunction or “malady” beginning to heal, although it’s also suggested that financial losses will still be in the picture newswise.
We’re also likely to see some kind of crazy and obsessive group behaviour , perhaps signalling fanaticism, that impacts someone older grieving the past. What this older figure is mourning seems to involve more of a sense of love and togetherness.
The fanaticism and some kind of dysfunctional longing has also been afflicting mostly young people or a child, but the cards suggest it's going to be nipped in the bud this year, with younger people opting for a more collective, less divided approach. There could be news of the younger and older people working together regarding what they think about the healing of unhealthy and fanatical desires that simply can't be fulfilled. We could well start to see more of a move towards genuine love, care and coming together, rather than division and polarisation.
There is likely to be news of irretrievable losses and disappointments, so there will be thoughts about bad luck and negative events which will dominate the news. There will always, however, be treasures to be found, 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.
A male "false servant" figure may claim to be offering assistance with negative feeling in general but may instead be deliberately fuelling it, bringing a sort of collective group madness, addictive, or fanatical behaviour, which makes the news. So this could perhaps be an influencer, a conspiracy theorist, a politician. The tale will be particularly be of young men showing off and being arrogant. Vertically, the cards here show a private or family issue going on with a difficult older woman, where a sickness or something wrong is gradually improving. There’ll be a coming together of people to show loyalty in the face of what looks like serious danger or violence or an assassination threat.
At the same time, there is news of a commitment to healing, so perhaps peacekeeping or, on the more personal level, marriage therapy for someone which bring a final answer one way or another as to whether or not what is desired can be fulfilled. That's one part of the news, and the other will bring stories of the love life of a young woman or women, so maybe female celebs.
There is a strong hint of financial corruption or fraud or a business collapse that is talked about with an older man, and news of the child of a female “Sweetheart” figure bringing despair to a female employee who is happy to work against them .
There'll be news that people have been waiting for about the beginning of healing of dysfunction with regard to poor and corrupt senior advisors, influencers and politicians There's apparently a very difficult older female figure here, as well as a male enemy who can be defeated, likely behind the scenes or in secret. There will be a sad and sorrowful message delivered connected to the loyalties of a female enemy , and a reunion or gathering involving a female servant or employee, who is not as servile as she seems.
In terms of who will be delivering the news or message, we can see it involves the a female enemy, a dissolute, weak, or corrupt older or senior man, and his house, party or institution being turned upside down or lacking foundation There may be some fake tales of woe going on, which are likely to be of absolute desperation and despair. The male enemy who can be defeated, probably due to corruption and incorrect legal advice, will be waiting or expecting a female employee or someone expected to be subservient to spill the beans on the female enemy or be her messenger.
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.
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.
So that’s quite a lot to be getting on with, hey?
The rest of the week’s readings were as follows: