AUTHOR'S NOTE: Even with nearly twelve years of study and practice behind me, I'm still far less experienced with divination using the Lenormand cards than I am with tarot reading after five decades of involvement, so I haven't felt confident (or competent) in publishing a Lenormand e-book to accompany my five tarot volumes. The fact … Continue reading “Lenormand 101” in Brief
Lenormand Opinion
The “Targeted” Grand Tableau
AUTHOR'S NOTE: During the brief time I spent in the traditionalist enclave of the online Lenormmand community (it turned out that, even though I adhere closely to historical methods, my original ideas were still too "experimental" for them), I picked up a concept that I have yet to fully explore in my own work. I … Continue reading The “Targeted” Grand Tableau
“No Place Like Home” – Domestic Cards in Lenormand Reading
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a series of posts discussing my experimental alignment of the 36 Lenormand cards with the 12 signs and 36 decanates of astrology. This time I'm examining the sign of Cancer and its "native" 4th House as it relates to the "home-and-family" cards of Lenormand. For this group I've … Continue reading “No Place Like Home” – Domestic 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
General Life-Reading: A Convenient Fallback
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I often see consternation brewing among tarot neophytes over the fact that, although they want to "get serious" when it comes to divination with the cards, they are unsure how to proceed because they have no pressing questions to ask. Following is a summary of ways to offset that shortcoming through a "general … Continue reading General Life-Reading: A Convenient Fallback
“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
The “Dexter” Grand Tableau
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I've spent the last 12 years applying the original methods of Andy Boroveshengra to my reading of the Lenormand Grand Tableau, having received some online mentoring from him before he published his book. As one rule of thumb, I use his assumption that the "flow" of the cards surrounding the querent's Significator (Man … Continue reading The “Dexter” Grand Tableau
“It Was A Dismal Day” – A Lenormand Work Song*
(*With apologies to Paul Simon for co-opting "It Was a Sunny Day.") This scrap of nonsense was lodged in my head, so I figured I had better flush it by writing something. (Sings in his best "Weird Al" Yankovic voice) It was a dismal day (Clouds)The boss-man poked me in the eye (Snake + Whip)And … Continue reading “It Was A Dismal Day” – A Lenormand Work Song*
Lenormand Houses: “Lights Are On But Nobody’s Home”
AUTHOR'S NOTE: In the song of the title, bluesman Albert Collins complains of a wife who is clueless about her devoted husband's faithfulness toward her and is always doubting him without proof. Her eyes are open ("lights are on") but her head seems to be empty of reason ("nobody's home"). Some Lenormand readers experience an … Continue reading Lenormand Houses: “Lights Are On But Nobody’s Home”
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
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