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In the 1920s, legend has it, a Romany named""Gypsy Rickwood"" published a fortune-telling manual based on ancient techniques. His or her (we no longer know if it was a man or a woman) wisdom is ...

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Fortune telling isn’t a parlor trick or trending fad for Romani people, it’s a survival trade rooted in their culture, shares Jezmina Von Thiele. Courtesy of Aurora Rose Decosta Gypsyfortuneteller is ...