AUTHOR'S NOTE: I recently performed a Grand Tableau (GT) in which all of the negative cards were scattered far-and-wide throughout the population. Few of them appeared in close combination with either the topic cards or each other, making for what I told the sitter looked like a "roller-coaster ride" of ups-and-downs with only a couple … Continue reading “Distributed Lenormand” – Normalizing the Grand Tableau
Lenormand Techniques
Revisiting the Six-Card Lenormand Mini-Tableau
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I created this simple design some time ago based on a segment lifted from the Lenormand Grand Tableau (GT) and decided to elaborate on its use. I took my original cue from the linear "narrative" approach to interpretation as opposed to the noun/qualifier "descriptive" style of reading, and grafted it onto the structure … Continue reading Revisiting the Six-Card Lenormand Mini-Tableau
The “Lenormand Persona” Self-Analysis Spread
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
“Me, Myself and I” – A Self-Awareness Profile
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I was asked to develop a Lenormand spread that provides a comprehensive self-awareness profile for a querent who will be intentionally represented in my design by a pre-selected "Significator" card (either the Gentleman or the Lady). I decided to separate it into an "Ego/Body Awareness Arc" based on the clockwise daily motion of … Continue reading “Me, Myself and I” – A Self-Awareness Profile
A Mini-Lesson in Card Counting-and-Pairing
AUTHOR'S NOTE: When I first encountered the concepts of "counting round" and "mirroring" in the Lenormand Grand Tableau, I noticed a strong similarity between those 18th-Century cartomantic practices and the "counting-and-pairing" steps of the "Opening of the Key" (OotK) method for working with the tarot that was developed by the Hermetic Order of the Golden … Continue reading A Mini-Lesson in Card Counting-and-Pairing
“Lenormand 101” in Brief
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
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
“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
The “Mystical Month” and the “Practical Month” – A Two-Stage New Moon Reading
AUTHOR'S NOTE: As I prepared to do my monthly New Moon reading at the end of February, I decided to separate it into two complementary halves: a "mystical" path reflected in tarot cards and a "practical" trajectory defined by Lenormand cards. The tarot cards are intended to provide a subliminal or psychic impression of the … Continue reading The “Mystical Month” and the “Practical Month” – A Two-Stage New Moon Reading
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 