The Gypsy fortune telling cards

Gypsy fortune telling cards

The origin of the modern Gypsy fortune telling cards are the Sibilla cards. About the classic Sibilla cards, there is unfortunately very little historical information.
The term Sibilla was derived from the ancient word Sibyl, which means as much as prophet, seer, oracle. The first mentions a sibyl go on Plato’s works, back in the 4th centurie before Christ. Read more The Gypsy fortune telling cards

The Lenormand cards

Lenormand cards

Marie Anne Adelaide Lenormand (1772–1843) aka Mlle Lenormand, was a French professional fortune-teller of considerable fame during the Napoleonic era. In France Lenormand is considered the greatest cartomancer of all time, highly influential on the wave of French cartomancy that began in the late 18th century. Read more The Lenormand cards