I realized yesterday that I've been remiss in not venturing into anything other than tarot lately, so this will bring me up to date at least on the subject of Lenormand cartomancy. I'm writing mainly for those tarot enthusiasts who have yet to explore its alternate reality but are intrigued by a new challenge. A … Continue reading Lenormand Ramblings
Lenormand – General
The “Bounce”
I'm delving into a subject here that may be difficult to grasp, so bear with me. Some of you - but not many, I'd wager, given the demographic of the tarot community - know what a "dead-blow" hammer (or mallet) is. It's a striking tool used in applications like metal-working, sculpting, wood-carving, cobbling, jewelry-making and … Continue reading The “Bounce”
Example Reading: New Lenormand Deck “Attitude Check”
The Golden Lenormand Oracle is my newest Lenormand deck, so I thought I would run it through my new "attitude check" spread. This deck has caught some flack from traditionalists (even though it's just a dressed-up Blue Owl) because of its gold-foil "bling" and its much-larger-than-average size. I've read with it a bit and the … Continue reading Example Reading: New Lenormand Deck “Attitude Check”
New Lenormand Deck “Attitude Check”
Because most Lenormand decks are matter-of-fact and don't differ much from their peers in terms of imagery or interpretation, it has always seemed to me that trying to conduct the kind of "new deck interview" that many people do with tarot decks is an exercise in futility. The cards don't respond well to the kind … Continue reading New Lenormand Deck “Attitude Check”
Knighting “On the Diagonal”
While working up my previous post on using intersection with cards in a Lenormand Grand Tableau that have a diagonal rather than right-angle relationship with one another, I touched on the subject of approaching knighting from an oblique perspective instead of the usual squared-off "chess-move" pattern. Here is a visual comparison of the two. Diagonal … Continue reading Knighting “On the Diagonal”
The Angle of the Dangle
Since I'm going to talk about reading diagonal lines in the Lenormand Grand Tableau, let's assume for the moment that the title of this post is a colorful allusion to that rather than a) an aeronautical term for the angular deflection or "droop" of an airplane tow rope, b) a prenatal determinant of gender or … Continue reading The Angle of the Dangle
Cheap Shots #29: Faith, Hope and . . . Disparity
I sometimes wonder how those of us who practice divination - especially those for whom "faith" is not the normal mode of approach to all things spiritual - reconcile what we believe to be true about our pursuits and what we're able to confirm as truth. The gap (the "disparity" of the title) between what … Continue reading Cheap Shots #29: Faith, Hope and . . . Disparity
The Quadrants, the Cognitive Horizon and the Meridian of Becoming
My readers will be forgiven for assuming from the title that this is an astrological article. In fact, it is a discussion of a few of the techniques I use to navigate the landscape of a Lenormand Grand Tableau. This isn't entirely my own work; it is based on the methods described by Andy Boroveshengra … Continue reading The Quadrants, the Cognitive Horizon and the Meridian of Becoming
Ripples on a Pond
I once had a stimulating online conversation with Mary K. Greer about the "inner mechanics" of the Grand Tableau. I had just begun working with the distance, or "near/far," method promoted by Andy Boroveshengra, and was striving to connect that to the idea of "topical" cards for the major departments of life (love, work, family, … Continue reading Ripples on a Pond
Cheap Shots #27: “You Say Toe-mah-toe . . .”
Sometimes I think American hubris knows no bounds (as an American, I can say that). Consider the matter of pronunciation. The British know that Americans don't talk right, and so do the French. Like many Americans, I had four years of high-school French, and I still remember the basics of proper pronunciation. For example, I … Continue reading Cheap Shots #27: “You Say Toe-mah-toe . . .”
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 