Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune Telling

About Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune Telling

The Gypsies, who call themselves Rom or Romany, are a nomadic culture which originated in India during the Middle Ages. They migrated widely, particularly to Europe, where they worked as farm laborers, metalworkers, scrap dealers, and horse traders. They also made a living as entertainers, fortune tellers, and grifters. Persecuted by the Nazis, and discriminated against to this day, the Rom have a long tradition of magic and shamanism. As Leland points out, these practices have parallels with those of other traditional pagan cultures around the world.

This book discusses spells, incantations and talismans used within Rom culture, as well as the more practical magic they use in their interaction with the Gorgios--the non-Gypsies. It is this latter topic which provides some of the most interesting and instructional reading. Leland gives some generalized methods of fortune telling which any prospective psychic would do well to study; as well as the details of the 'Great Secret', a magic trick in which all of your money disappears...

Gypsy life has a romantic appeal, and Leland, who popularized Gypsy lore in this and other books played no small part in this image-making. However, Leland makes it abundantly clear that life on the road was hard. The Rom people are to be admired for their survival skills in a hostile world, and for the longevity and persistence of their culture.

Contents of this Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune Telling app includes:
-Preface
-Chapter I: The Origin of Witchcraft, Shamanism and Sorcery
-Chapter II: Charms and Conjurations to Cure the Disorders of Grown People
-Chapter III: Gypsy Conjurations and Exorcisms
-Chapter IV: South Slavonian and other Gypsy Witch-lore
-Chapter V: Charms or Conjurations to Cure or Protect Animals
-Chapter VI: Of Pregnancy and Charms
-Chapter VII: The Recovery of Stolen Property, Love Charms
-Chapter VIII: Roumanian and Transylvanian Sorceries and Superstitions
-Chapter IX: The Meetings of Witches
-Chapter X: Of the Haunts, Homes and Habits of Witches in the South Slavic Lands
-Chapter XI: Gypsy Witchcraft—Magical Power and Fortune Telling
-Chapter XII: Fortune Telling (continued)
-Chapter XIII: Proverbs Referring to Witches, Gypsies and Fairies
-Chapter XIV: A Gypsy Magic Spell—The Great Secret
-Chapter XV: Gypsy Amulets
-Chapter XVI: Gypsies, Toads and Toad-lore

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