One of the challenges with small Lenormand spreads when using a subject-matter "topic" card - Tree for health, Fish for money, Heart for romance, House for domestic affairs, Ship for travel, etc. - is that the assigned card may not appear in the layout at all if it isn't pre-positioned. This isn't a problem with … Continue reading The Knights’ Crossing: A Lenormand Experiment
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A Lenormand Deck Saga
As my Lenormand deck collection continues to grow along with my experience, I thought it would be interesting to recap my journey so far. My first deck was Ciro Marchetti's Gilded Reverie (bottom row, second from right), which I used for around a year before buying Laura Tuan's large-format Lenormand Oracle and then the poker-sized … Continue reading A Lenormand Deck Saga
Long-Distance Travel Forecast: Return Trip
UPDATE: We did hit delays in the mountains of eastern Pennsylvania, where it was extremely foggy and slushy, and the road maintenance was less than stellar. Then there was a combination of poor visibility and three accidents between Connecticut and Massachusetts that caused more minor slow-downs. We lost maybe an hour overall. Original Post: My … Continue reading Long-Distance Travel Forecast: Return Trip
When Enough May Still Be Too Much
About half the time, I'm struck by a clever title for a new post and then have to go hunting for a topic to wrap it around. You can probably spot them with little difficulty, although you may have to think about a few. Here I want to talk about the trend of modern writers … Continue reading When Enough May Still Be Too Much
A Long-Distance Travel Forecast
UPDATE #2: We hit overnight snow rather than rain at the midpoint of the trip. The remainder of the journey was uneventful. UPDATE: The weather is iffy for Thursday morning when we hoped to leave, so we might have to wait until Friday. The Mice at work eating holes in our plans! Original Post: Later … Continue reading A Long-Distance Travel Forecast
The Heloise Lenormand “Attitude Check”
I just received Lynn Boyle's Heloise Lenormand from Australia and I'm definitely impressed. The deck is designed around a stained-glass-window motif, and the images are crystal-clear and instantly recognizable. There are five extra cards in the plain white box: the now customary second Man and Woman as well as an extra Tree, Tower and Heart. … Continue reading The Heloise Lenormand “Attitude Check”
Turn of the Tide
It's probably obvious that I really love the tarot. It's been a faithful companion on my life's journey since I first discovered it around 1970; it brings out my contemplative side in the same way that philosophy does, thanks mainly to the writing of Aleister Crowley, whom I admire as a thinker and scholar if … Continue reading Turn of the Tide
A “Rocky Road” Example Reading
I know a woman who is forever agonizing over how to get a better job but is somehow never able to "pull the trigger" on actually getting one. Something always seems to stand in her way. I saw this as a perfect opportunity to test my "Rocky Road" Self-Betterment spread. I used the Gilded Reverie … Continue reading A “Rocky Road” Example Reading
The Rana George Lenormand “Attitude Check”
Not long ago I bought the Rana George Lenormand deck. I had taken it off my wish-list as being of only middling interest, but you know what happens when commercial availability and consumer vulnerability converge. Although its artwork is nowhere near as dazzling as Ciro Marchetti's Gilded Reverie Lenormand, I place it in the same … Continue reading The Rana George Lenormand “Attitude Check”
Back to the Basics
Similar to the tarot, which has Arthur Edward Waite's Pictorial Key to the Tarot as the first - if not necessarily the best - gateway to the most popular style of modern tarot reading, the Lenormand cards have their watershed moment in the Philippe Lenormand Sheet, a single page of keyword meanings and interpretive guidance … Continue reading Back to the Basics
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 