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THE TAROT AND THE GYPSY

Sometimes called ‘the book of divination of the gypsies,’ the Tarot is an ancient form of fortunetelling surrounded by the mysterious whose most obscure origin is said to be the lost world of Atlantis. The people of Atlantis were purported to be psychically advanced and prophesied the destruction of their world. Days before the deluge they fled to all parts of the globe (which explains why there are gypsies in every culture) with the largest contingent settling in Lower Egypt, founding the pharoahonic dynasties and the world-renown magick of Egypt. A band of these Egyptians emigrated to India, where they became known as ‘gypsies’, a derivation of the word Egypt. The first record of the Tarot comes from the royal courts of Europe in the 14th century and coincided with the arrival of the gypsies from India into eastern Europe. There are those who believe the gypsies brought the Tarot with them. But this, of course, is all pure speculation. . .

What is known about the gypsies is that, with the onset of Christianity, the gypsies blended this new religion with their own Pagan ways. The gods and goddesses became the saints and there is even a patron saint of fortunetelling – St. Agabus. St. Agabus was one of the seventy-two disciples written about by St. Luke. Two of his prophecies were recorded in the Acts of the Apostles. He predicted a great famine in the world, which came to pass during the reign of the Roman Emperor Claudius Caesar. He also encountered Paul on his way to Jerusalem and predicted his imprisonment. He bound himself hand and foot with Paul’s girdle saying: “Thus saith the Holy Spirit: so shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle” (21:11). St Agabus was martyred for his faith in Antioch in the 1st century. His feast days are February 13 and April 8.

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