AUTHOR'S NOTE: In The Petit Lenormand Oracle, Lisa Young-Sutton offers insights about the problem of becoming "card-blind" while attempting to read a Grand Tableau, a malady that can arise due to the convoluted layers of information created by the various "sub-routines" - in particular the "house" system - once everything is compiled and delineated. In … Continue reading Glimpses From The Window: Combating “Card-Blindness”
Lenormand Spreads
The Monthly Grand Tableau: A Structured Approach
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 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 Marginalized Significator: Five Solutions
AUTHOR'S NOTE: A unique challenge occasionally arises when throwing a Lenormand Grand Tableau in which the Significator Card (SC) lands in the far-right column of the layout with no cards to its immediate right. This results in an irregular matrix of surrounding cards that sheds a few of the interpretive angles typically present with a … Continue reading The Marginalized Significator: Five Solutions
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
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 