Many years back when I was trying to figure out what the Gipsy Zigeuner was, I happened upon the Art Deco cards.   They’re very similar to the Gipsy deck, but with 52 cards as opposed to 36.  I’ve been playing with them recently and having some pretty decent success.  Here was my throw today:

Profit, Fidelity, Sweetheart, Misfortune, Fortune

It’s an interesting throw, and I do like it.   The misfortune/fortune combination is intriguing as is the profit/fidelity set.

The sweetheart (me in this case) is central.  Everything branches out from her.  Something that seemed like a bad thing was actually good.  It’s like how being five minutes late leaving home turns out to be a blessing in disguise because you miss being involved in a bad accident.  Being late is never a fortunate event, but it can be if it prevents something worse.

This energy is behind the sweetheart (to her back) so I feel that this influence has already passed.

The energy in front of me is more interesting.  Profit shows us that sometimes a gamble will pay off.  The man in profit is retuning a bet to the book maker to collect.  Fidelity is a card of loyalty and trust – trust that a gamble will pay off.  Or, an alternative way of reading this is to trust that an uncertain situation will yield a consistant benefit.  That was very nice to see.  I have been back to reading on the phone over at Keen.com, and I have actually been getting some calls.  What’s more is that people have been happy with their readings, and I am seeing some repeat clients.

To bring this full circle – I started doing my phone readings but went on an extended hiatus.  I was very concerned about the quality of my readings and was having difficulty taking money for them.  I started to log back on again more out of necessity than anything, and lo and behold one of my callers contacted me and apologized for doubting my reading from the months and months before.  I was totally shocked and grateful to know that I had actually done this person some good though they did not believe what I said at the time.  So something born out of misfortune has changed my luck for the good.  Walking away from reading seemed like a defeat, but it was a blessing.  I was able to read for family and friends and renew my confidence.  And I enjoy my readings much more than I used to, which is so important.  My coming back and giving it another go was a chance that has paid off, and I can have faith that it will continue to go well for the time being.