Curious as to what Johann Hechtel’s 1799 Das Spiel der Hofnung or Game of Hope parlour game, which the Lenormand cards are based on, actually entailed? As a reminder, here is a link to the copy of the game along with its instructions that is held at the British Museum, so you can see what …
Demystifying The Lenormand: Playing the Game Of Hope Read More »
Ok, so we’ve established in my previous post on why many decks have playing card inserts and what they mean, that while the pips on Lenormand cards don’t change the meanings or have ‘extra’ ones exactly, that they can certainly deepen and enhance your Lenormand readings. So what I want to give you now is …
Lenormand Playing Card Inserts II: How To Use Them In Readings Read More »
First Off, Do You NEED The Playing Card Inserts? I first learned Lenormand well over a decade ago using the Lo Scarabeo deck – which doesn’t have playing card inserts at all, only the familiar Lenormand symbols. And they’ve worked brilliantly well for me like that in all sorts of spreads and situations This is …
Lenormand Playing Card Inserts I: What Are They For? Read More »
As you’ll know, I usually tend to stick to 3-card, 5-card, 9-card and Grand Tableau spreads, as they usually fulfil all my needs AND the smaller ones are actually ‘part of’ the jigsaw of the larger Grand Tableau. BUT, although I don’t use it in my own professional readings, I find that a Pyramid reading …
