AUTHOR'S NOTE: Although I seldom use the Lenormand cards for any kind of psycho-spiritual exploration since they are better-suited to practical matters, I was asked to come up with a personality-focused spread that can be performed in conjunction with "body work." I already have a layout that was designed around the Celtic mind/body/spirit version of … Continue reading The “Lenormand Persona” Self-Analysis Spread
Lenormand Meanings
“Contact and Communication” Cards in Lenormand Reading
AUTHOR'S NOTE: In early January, I completed an experimental effort to align the 36 Lenormand cards with the 12 signs/houses and 36 decanates of the astrological zodiac. This had no purpose other than to satisfy my curiosity about whether it could be done convincingly. Since it's been a while, I decided to link my earlier … Continue reading “Contact and Communication” Cards in Lenormand Reading
An Unsentimental Look at the Lenormand Lilies
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Here I'm taking a stand against the non-traditional* view that the Lenormand Lilies is the "sex" card of the pack. In my opinion, this belief leans too heavily on a whimsical Freudian assumption that touts as its basis the reproductive organs of the lily blossom, a premise that relies more on "free-association" from … Continue reading An Unsentimental Look at the Lenormand Lilies
Lenormand and Astrology: Strange Bedfellows?
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I prefer to keep my Lenormand practice free of entanglement with other modes of divination: that means no mingling with tarot or astrology and no psychic conjecture based on free-association from the images. I'm more practical and literal than eclectic and improvisational in my interpretation, and my use of intuition in Lenormand reading … Continue reading Lenormand and Astrology: Strange Bedfellows?
“Mystic Mercury” and the Lenormand Deck
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I've made a conscious habit of avoiding all esoteric correspondences (astrology, occult number theory, etc) when using the Lenormand cards for divination. But I recently came across an interesting coincidence. On the Hermetic Tree of Life, the planet Mercury corresponds to the number 8 and its "mystic number" is 36, which is achieved … Continue reading “Mystic Mercury” and the Lenormand Deck
A Lenormand Near/Far Impact Table
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I spent some time sifting through Andy Boroveshengra's book, Lenormand: Thirty-Six Cards, looking closely at the "near/far" guidance for assessing the effect of distance between certain cards and the main Significator (Man or Woman card). Then I compared my observations to the more limited instructions in the seminal Philippe Lenormand Sheet (PLS), seeking … Continue reading A Lenormand Near/Far Impact Table
The Lenormand Tree: Rotten to the Core?
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I just came to the realization that the illustration of the Tree card in most Lenormand decks shows it to be mature and clearly in excellent health, while its usual interpretation is anything but hale-and-hearty. This discrepancy seems like a "red herring" that leads beginners to see it as a fortunate card when … Continue reading The Lenormand Tree: Rotten to the Core?
The “Closer”
AUTHOR'S NOTE: In my recent essay on the "trickle-down" progress of a Lenormand Grand Tableau reading I mentioned that the card at the extreme lower right of the layout has the potential to "bring the querent the greatest satisfaction since it is a 'known quantity' that is under complete control." The assumption is that cards … Continue reading The “Closer”
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
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