AUTHOR'S NOTE: I've always viewed the Lenormand Grand Tableau as a "long-range, big-picture" spread that can address any and all questions in a single pass over a 6-12 month period, but in online discussions I see that many people use it for shorter-duration readings of a more focused nature. I already do a monthly New … Continue reading The Monthly Grand Tableau: A Structured Approach
Lenormand Material
Lenormand “Clutter Cards” – An Unpopular Opinion
AUTHOR'S NOTE: No, that isn't a typo. There is an assumption in Lenormand circles that nearly all of the life-area or "theme" cards are joined by other cards of a trivially congruent nature - together called "clusters" - that reinforce the message, and that all of these cards should be considered as part of the … Continue reading Lenormand “Clutter Cards” – An Unpopular Opinion
Lenormand Lost & Found: A Novel Approach
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Here is something for my Lenormand followers since I already posted on tarot today. In the past I've used horary astrologer John Frawley's sign-and-house meanings to create tarot spreads for the purpose of locating lost items and missing people. I haven't been so diligent with Lenormand, so here I will attempt to rectify … Continue reading Lenormand Lost & Found: A Novel Approach
The “Gestalt Overview” in Cartomancy
AUTHOR'S NOTE: In developing this essay I borrowed from the way I've always read tarot since, at least in this one instance, the visual integration of both tarot cards and Lenormand cards in large layouts is almost identical, although Lenormand exhibits more formal structure in terms of what I call "sub-routines" or "protocols." Unlike the … Continue reading The “Gestalt Overview” in Cartomancy
A “Lenormand Whodunnit” Real-Life Case Study
AUTHOR'S NOTE: For those who are interested in my Lenormand "cold-case" approach, here is a real-life example reading. Not long ago I was contacted by a woman who saw my past missing-person work and was asking for help with an unofficial inquiry she is heading up on behalf of a friend. She acknowledged that the … Continue reading A “Lenormand Whodunnit” Real-Life Case Study
A Lenormand “Whodunnit” Tableau & Example Reading
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Those who have been following this blog know that I have an abiding interest in criminal "cold-case" readings. I normally use horary astrology and tarot for this purpose, but here I'm exploring an interesting way to apply the Lenormand cards. The first thing I did was locate all of the cards that could … Continue reading A Lenormand “Whodunnit” Tableau & Example Reading
Lenormand and the Tetractys Spread
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Some time ago I created a 10-card "tetractys" (aka "decad") spread based on a template I found on-line, applying my own modifications to personalize it. I intended to use it only with tarot cards. However, while reading Lisa Young-Sutton's book, The Petit Lenormand Oracle, I encountered her use of the 10-card "pyramid" spread, … Continue reading Lenormand and the Tetractys Spread
The “Wild-Card Tableau” – A Tarot-Lenormand Experiment
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I seldom use tarot cards in combination with Lenormand cards in a reading, but the minor merger I've come up with here looks like something I can live with. Cartomantic theorists are always looking for effective methods to bring tarot cards and oracle cards together in a combined reading. Lenormand writers have proposed … Continue reading The “Wild-Card Tableau” – A Tarot-Lenormand Experiment
The Cross in Context: Millstone or Turning Point?
". . . one of the most negative cards in the deck." (Andy Boroveshengra, Lenormand, Thirty Six Cards) AUTHOR'S NOTE: As one of the "stop" cards in Lenormand, the Cross is particularly sensitive to where it appears in a reading. We may be tempted to lump it in with the Coffin as showing a clear … Continue reading The Cross in Context: Millstone or Turning Point?
“Stay or Go?” – A Nautical Allegory
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is an exercise in reading the Lenormand two-card combination, illustrated by a scenario involving the Ship and the Anchor that I touched on briefly in a previous post but now want to explore at greater length by examining the order in which the cards appear in the spread. The Anchor is above … Continue reading “Stay or Go?” – A Nautical Allegory
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 