AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is the fifth installment of the series in which I'm experimenting with informally linking the 36 Lenormand cards to the 12 signs and 36 decanates of the astrological zodiac. This time I'm looking at the sign of Taurus and its "native" 2nd House as indicators of personal resource management. I'm bringing in … Continue reading “Resource Management” Cards in Lenormand Reading
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Florida Vacation: A Lenormand Snapshot
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Every year at this time we begin to anticipate our month-long vacation in Florida. In 2026 it will be in March instead of February, which we assume will bring warmer weather. This is my adaptation of the French Cross spread for use with the Lenormand cards. The reading is divided into two parts: … Continue reading Florida Vacation: A Lenormand Snapshot
The Maverick Cartomant, Part 1: Lenormand
AUTHOR'S NOTE: As I back away from involvement in the online tarot community, a decision I mentioned in a recent post, I've been seeking other divination sites that share my more exacting standards and expectations. One discipline with which I've spent a good deal of time over the last fourteen years is Lenormand reading, but … Continue reading The Maverick Cartomant, Part 1: Lenormand
“Distributed Lenormand” – Normalizing the Grand Tableau
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
Sensible Divination – Oh, My Stars and Cards!
Those of a certain age will remember Bullwinkle Moose exclaiming "Oh, my stars and garters!" whenever something surprised him, and I certainly resemble that remark (chronologically if not semantically since a certain rude three-letter acronym now replaces such quaint language). AUTHOR'S NOTE: When I began my esoteric journey as an astrologer in 1970, I was … Continue reading Sensible Divination – Oh, My Stars and Cards!
“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
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
“Business and Enterprise” Cards in Lenormand Reading
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is the fourth in my series of posts that examine the informal (and highly non-traditional/unofficial/controversial) correlation of the Lenormand cards to the 12 signs and 36 decanates of the astrological zodiac. This time I'm looking at business and enterprise aspects reflected in the sign of Capricorn and its "native" 10th House, in … Continue reading “Business and Enterprise” Cards in Lenormand Reading
“Personal Advantage” Cards in Lenormand Reading
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is the third essay in my series that attempts to align groups of seemingly related Lenormand cards with the 12 signs and 36 decans of astrology. Not all of them are a perfect fit, but I think most work to some extent. One of the challenges I faced was how to integrate … Continue reading “Personal Advantage” Cards in Lenormand Reading
“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