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Gypsy Fortune Telling Tarot Deck Raymond Buckland comes from a Romani (gypsy) family. This deck is the one that was used by his grandmother. Like a tarot deck, it has a major arcana (Boro Lil) and a minor arcana (Tarno Lil). The Boro Lil shows pictures from the Romani way of life. For example, several cards show the gypsy vardo, or wheeled house, under various conditions that suggest different interpretations. The Tarno Lil court cards show Romani portraits, and the numbered suit cards are those of a standard playing card deck. The instruction booklet offers some explanations of the Romani objects and scenes as well as brief card meanings and ten card layouts. The deck/book set comes with Buckland's book Gypsy Fortune Telling and Tarot Reading which covers a variety of different gypsy divination methods. Buckland is also the creator of the Romani Tarot, a more traditional deck with a gypsy theme.
Back Design: See right Language of Card Titles: no titles Style of Suit Cards (2-10): playing card format Also Included: instruction booklet Boro Lil (as major arcana): Suit Names: Clubs, Hearts, Spades, Diamonds Court Cards: King, Queen, Knight, Page SAMPLE CARD IMAGES:
Text based on the instruction booklet and Llewellyn Trade Catalog 2000.
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