#hello lenny

Does anyone want to learn Lenormand with me?? It'll be fun, I promise! Nothing too complicated :) I was going to dedicate the month of March to Lenormand, but I'm getting impatient and want to start now :) So I was thinking I'd start with reading card pairs, maybe like a pair a day or something. I was thinking I'd draw a pair and try to come up with as many meanings as possible. Does that sound even remotely interesting? Because I can (and will) do it on my own, but it's more fun with more people! Maybe we can help each other out and stuff :) Tagging @coffeeandtarot because you started a cool thing last year and maybe you want to pick it up again? (No pressure, just asking!) :)

la Reine de l'air

Okay, seeing as I’m using Lenormand for the #smjulychallenge, I need to figure this shit out.

I absolutely cannot decide on which Lenormand deck to get. Should I just take nominations and put it up to vote? Seriously, I am totally cool with giving you guys all the power.

I think the essences are a nice touch and helps a lot to get the core of the cards and building from there. Because in the end, no matter which keywords you attach, one day, the card won’t be it ( because it’s Lenormand and that is how it works ) and when you start learning you don’t think at all that cards can be literal.

There’s also “Learning Lenormand” by Marcus Katz & Tali Goodwin, and “The Secrets of the Lenormand Oracle” by Sylvie Steinbach. When I got the Steinbach book, it was the only available English-language Lenormand guide at the time. I’d love to add Caitlin Matthews’ “The Complete Lenormand Oracle Handbook” and Rana George’s “The Essential Lenormand”. Gotta start practising if I want more pretties!

But I'm making progress, and I think I know enough of the basic meanings to do simple readings. I’ve left space on top of the cards to maybe add in the positive/negative values and playing card correspondences later, but for now I feel like I have enough to work with :)

1. Rider (0): news, visitor, quick movement, passing through, ideas 2. Clover (+): small fortune/luck, tiny treat/reward, optimism, grass/greenery 3. Ship (0): transportation/ travel, foreign, exploration/adventure, commerce 4. House (0): close family/friends, property, home, father 5. Tree (0): health, long time, slow growth, family history/ancestors 6. Clouds (-): confusion, delay, misunderstanding, depression, unpleasant person, haze 7. Snake (-/0): deceit, jealousy, a competing person, distraction, long and thin 8. Coffin (-): over, painful ending, sickness, grief, box 9. Bouquet (+): big luck, talent, friendship, gift, surprise 10. Scythe (-/0): sarcasm, sharpness, pain, quick elimination, separation, harvest 11. Broom/Whip (-/0): repetition, sweeping away, painful, punishment, abuse, sex 12.  Birds (0): talking, singing, gossip, two/few people, pair, older couple 13.  Child (0): naïve, new, child/youth, play, curiosity 14.  Fox (-/0): covert lies, manipulator, conman, clever, small job, entrepreneur, redhead 15. Bear (0): boss/manager, parents, strength, wealth, big job, protective 16. Stars (+): hope, visible, internet, a wish, many, spreading, imagination 17. Stork (+): relocating, long legs, birth/delivery, progress, changes, big announcement 18. Dog (+): loyal, friend, trustworthy, a pet 19. Tower (0): corporate, institution, hierarchy of people, alone, boundaries, rules 20. Garden (0/+): crowd of people, party, public event, large meeting/convention, network 21. Mountain (-): obstacle, difficult process, uphill climb, time consuming 22. Path (0): choice/decisions, discernment 23. Mice (-): taking away, thief, disease, mistake, anxiety, chaos, pests 24. Heart (+): love, romance, passion, happiness, platonic love 25. Ring (+): promise, commitment, relationship, contract, forever, jewelry 26. Book (0): secrets, learning, knowledge, authorship, publishing, book 27. Letter (0): written correspondence, message, printed materials, prescription 28. Man (0): male, significator 29. Woman (0): female, significator 30. Lilies (0): trust, elder, purity, peace, honest, wisdom 31. Sun (+): happiness, exposure, electricity, ego, fame, vitality 32. Moon (0/+): reputation, appearance, psychic, emotions, dreams, delusion 33. Key (+): clues/answers, epiphany, secret knowledge, ability 34. Fish (0/+): money, increase, abundance, luxury, sperm 35. Anchor (+): staying put, stable, security, hard work, obligations 36. Cross (-): burden, sacrifice, test, oppression, spiritual, religion, fate