AUTHOR'S NOTE: After five decades of self-analysis using various metaphysical techniques, I understand myself much better than I know anyone else, so I decided to test this psychological profiling method on my own character by asking "Who am I now?" At least on the surface, the overall picture isn't very encouraging (as one might expect … Continue reading A Lenormand Personality Matrix Example Reading
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Best Foot Forward: A Lenormand Personality Matrix
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Although I very seldom use the Lenormand cards for any psychological purpose (subconscious self-awareness, mind-reading, character analysis, personality profiling, etc), I'm always looking for legitimate ways to do so that won't outrage my non-mystical cartomantic sensibilities. Here's one that comes from a "best-case-scenario" perspective that can be used as a template for a … Continue reading Best Foot Forward: A Lenormand Personality Matrix
Syncretic Cartomancy: A Threefold Divination*
*Syncretism: The union of different practices whose features may be synchronized to good effect. AUTHOR'S NOTE: In the past I have occasionally dabbled in two-phase readings using cards from different disciplines in a single spread, usually tarot and Lenormand or an oracle deck. As I spend more time and effort looking into traditional cartomancy while … Continue reading Syncretic Cartomancy: A Threefold Divination*
A “Lenormand Grab-Bag” 26-Card Example Reading
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Here I've taken the explanatory pull from my previous post about this spread and spun it out into a narrative around an imaginary querent (Lady) and the central focus cards (as well as exploring the "second-line" story suggested by the ten extra cards). I'm only going to examine a few key points in … Continue reading A “Lenormand Grab-Bag” 26-Card Example Reading
Harmony’s End: A Lenormand Perspective
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is a grim subject that may distress some readers. I have a number of Lenormand and tarot essays stacking up in the queue but I wanted to get this one out while the topic is still current. As a follow-up to my recent post on the use of the Lenormand oracle for … Continue reading Harmony’s End: A Lenormand Perspective
Lenormand and Lost Items
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I haven't used the Lenormand oracle much for tracing lost objects (or people) since horary astrology works so well. But I occasionally come across online requests for help with lost-item readings, and as a result I thought a little harder about its potential. (Apparently I'm not the first to do so, but to … Continue reading Lenormand and Lost Items
Knighting in the Spotlight
I learned something valuable about the oblique influence of knighting in a recent Grand Tableau reading. The male querent was interested in finding a new job, so I asked him if he wanted a specific career reading or a full "life-reading." He said he wanted "life." (I asked him "Life without parole? You're already married, … Continue reading Knighting in the Spotlight
Cards in Containment: A Lenormand Epiphany
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I recently commented online regarding a handful of Lenromand readings being offered for second opinions that sent me down this particular rabbit hole. In astrology there is the concept of "planets in containment," which examines the significance of a planet that sits between the zodiacal locations of two other planets without regard for … Continue reading Cards in Containment: A Lenormand Epiphany
Maximum Mea Culpa: A Lenormand Lost-Item Update
AUTHOR'S NOTE: As sportscaster Howard Cosell might have said "How about that!" I'm calling this a "maximum mea culpa" episode because I was guilty of not trusting the cards and being too impatient with a prediction. To absolve myself, I'm going to have to choke down a big slice of crow pie, walk widdershins thrice … Continue reading Maximum Mea Culpa: A Lenormand Lost-Item Update
The Diagonal Dilemma
AUTHOR'S NOTE: An interesting discussion on one of the Lenormand Facebook pages led me to a new perspective on the diagonal series of cards in a 3x3 tableau. I will use the example spread from my previous post for this discussion. The "central conflict" in this reading involved differing views of "access to education" in … Continue reading The Diagonal Dilemma
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 