Greetings, Gifted Reader!
Many, many moons ago, I entered into a business partnership with another reader. Together, we organized and presented small psychic fairs around our mid-sized city.
This partner was also instrumental in my being hired by Psychic Friends Network where she had worked for some time. Because her mother was an Astrologer and she herself had substantial training in the mantric arts, I thought we were on the same wavelength. However, when I told her that that my reader name was Gypsy Stars, she reacted negatively.
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| Gypsy Stars @ Psychic Fair |
The reason I chose this name is because, for some strange reason, my Japanese national mother dressed me up as a Gypsy every single Halloween. Without fail, she’d put me in layered swinging skirts, cover my head with colorful scarves while allowing my long, jet hair to fly in the wind, decorate my ears with dangling jewelry, and paint my lips with bright red lipstick. Looking back, it strikes me as peculiar because neither one of us knew anything about real Gypsies except that the women were beautiful and danced with tambourines in front of fires on beaches in movies starring Gina Lollobrigida:
As for the Stars in Gypsy Stars, it’s not just Astrology that I was referencing, but my personal philosophy that everybody is a star…a la Sly Stone:
But back to my biz partner: Admonishing me to not use the word ‘gypsy’, she told me that Gypsies have a bad reputation as liars, scammers and thieves. I was astounded. Weren’t gypsies responsible for popularizing the idea of card, crystal ball and palm readings—which was the very service we provided? And, weren’t they specifically sought out for persecution by Nazis in Europe? How could Gypsies have been the culprits in that scenario?
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| Gypsy Stars ringing bell for Oshun @Waimea |
My biz partner’s slanted opinion sent me to the encyclopedia (this was before the Internet). After extensively reading, I still couldn’t find a definitive explanation for the origination of Gypsies that experts agreed on.
Did they hail from the India subcontinent as some believe? Or, is the word ‘gypsy’ short for Egyptian?
Certainly, I don’t believe Gypsies or Romani are all tramps and thieves as Cher sang back in the day. In her hit song, Cher--who has Armenian roots--talked about being mislabeled as her fictional family traveled the U.S.
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| Gypsy Stars @Enchanted Tree, Honolulu |
In any case, I have stuck with the name Gypsy Stars, and always will. I have a healthy respect for any group of people who practice metaphysics.
Do you have an opinion about this subject? Drop me a line at gypsystars@me.com
Meanwhile, the new Gypsy Stars website is up, but only on a temporary server. Next week, we’ll move to a permanent host and domain but here’s a preview.
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Until we meet again, you should sing and dance like a Gypsy to find happiness.
Good luck, light and love,
Gypsy Stars
