Gypsy "Tarot" Deck?

Gia

S'ok...I bought this "Hungarian Tarot Deck" on eBay a while back...very cheap...and...I mean cheap. Not just the cost...the stock is as thin as it could be and still call it card stock.
http://www.secret-guardians.com/popular-gypsy-tarot.htm
Here's my question...
What would you CALL this deck? It has only 36 cards...no majors...no suits...but I love to pull it out and do a 'different' reading with it. It's more like an Oracle deck than tarot.
I'd love to replace it with something similar...but with better card stock...any suggestions?
 

Dusk Till Dawn

It is not a Tarot Deck , it is an Oracle. Similar to the Lenormand, has only 36 cards. I have the same one, and I have never used it.
 

gregory

It's a bit Lenormand, isn't it - and they have 36 cards too... Do the titles compare with those at all ? (cross posted !)
 

Gia

Still confused...isn't Lenormand a tarot deck?
Is the concensus of opinion that this is an oracle?
 

cardlady22

Yes, the Gypsy/Zigeuner is an oracle, but it's different than the Lenormand.

In Europe there are many areas that use the words tarot/oracle interchangeably. But for most purposes, tarot is the 78 card deck with 4 suits of 14 cards and 22 (occasionally more) Major Arcana.
 

Gia

cardlady22 said:
Yes, the Gypsy/Zigeuner is an oracle, but it different than the Lenormand.

In Europe there are many areas that use the words tarot/oracle interchangeably. But for most purposes, tarot is the 78 card deck with 4 suits of 14 cards and 22 (occasionally more) Major Arcana.
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DUH! Of course you're correct...I am so mired in images and whatnot that this never occured to me! Thank you!
 

Gia

Thank you ALL so much for unraveling the mystery! I found a terrific version of this deck that's BOUND to be better quality...I love the artwork!
 
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