Near the end of his epic performance of "Alice's Restaurant," folk singer Arlo Guthrie exhorts the audience to sing "with four part harmony and feeling." That sense of harmony is part-and-parcel of what it takes to read the Lenormand Grand Tableau with sensitivity and precision. Unlike the tarot cards, the Lenormand cards don't carry an … Continue reading A Harmony of Parts
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2019 Six-Month Look-ahead
I performed a Lenormand Grand Tableau using the Gilded Reverie deck to examine my overall prospects for the first six months of 2019. All images copyright U.S. Games Systems, Inc, Stamford, CT The period begins, literally, with a new beginning - the Child in the house of Rider. The implications of this card are two-fold: … Continue reading 2019 Six-Month Look-ahead
2019 Wish List
I think it's been a year since I last bought a new tarot or Lenormand deck. That will most likely change early next year to celebrate moving into our new home. I've had a few decks on my wish list forever, and 2019 will be the year to chip away at it. Among the 60 … Continue reading 2019 Wish List
Reading Without Borders
I admit to enjoying the challenge and satisfaction of reading cards in a completely open-ended fashion (not exactly in a vacuum; let's call it a "rarefied atmosphere"). Like Google, the cards "know everything." Approached properly (that is, with sensitivity and diligence), they will invariably speak the truth in one form or another, although not always … Continue reading Reading Without Borders
Many Fish Bites
Although I prefer the Grand Tableau when working with the Lenormand cards, I'm always looking for opportunities to explore more single-pointed themes using smaller spreads. This was a good one. My brother and our nephew, who flew in from California, are embarking on an epic Atlantic salmon fishing trip to New Brunswick. For those who are … Continue reading Many Fish Bites
Dump That Trump? (Volume 2)
It's been a year-and-a-half since my last Grand Tableau reading on the fortunes of United States President Donald Trump, so I decided to perform an update on the subject. This time I did something a little different: there is a technique by which tarot cards are merged with Lenormand cards to provide a kind of "circumstantial background" for the Lenormand … Continue reading Dump That Trump? (Volume 2)
A Tight Rein and a Short Leash
In the Lenormand system of cartomancy, traditional meanings are concise and pragmatic, the epitome of "what you see is what you get." Lenormand cards have been popular in Europe for a couple of centuries but have only recently gained prominence and wider use in the United States. Understandably, its emergence has lured a large number of people … Continue reading A Tight Rein and a Short Leash
Hard and Soft, Red and Black
During my intermittent involvement with the Tarot de Marseille (I'm still waiting for that "one book to rule them all"), I've come across the opinion that Batons and Swords are the "hard" suits, while Cups and Coins are "soft." There is some logic to this: both wooden batons (also called staves) and edged metal blades … Continue reading Hard and Soft, Red and Black
RWS, TdM and Lenormand Binning
I have now added searchable categories for my Waite-Smith, Tarot de Marseille and Lenormand-related posts and am beginning to populate them. These posts aren't as easy to chase down as the Thoth group because they are often tied to broader commentary, so it will take me some time to capture them. As before, use the … Continue reading RWS, TdM and Lenormand Binning
Crunch Time
This is the first Grand Tableau I've done in a while. We are coming down to the wire on our planned relocation to be closer to our granddaughter, and I wanted a general indication of how the situation will play out in the next three months. As Significators, I focused on the Gentleman, the Lady, … Continue reading Crunch Time
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 