Now, you may be starting to feel you have got to grips with the basic meanings of all the cards. But when it comes to applying them in readings, what are the main factors that can impact the meanings? And what does this mean for you, the Lenormand reader, in terms of understanding the Lenormand …
We often talk about the importance of context when reading Lenormand, and how that affects the meanings of the cards. (Take a look at the post Why Context Is Important in Lenormand Readings for more detail on this.). In different contexts and situations, whether it be love, career, money, family, school, the world at large, …
Have you ever wondered why some of the cards can, on the surface at least, seem to have almost the SAME meaning in a spread? And how you might tell the difference? And what the subtle differences are? Well, in this post, we’re going to look at some of the nuances between these cards in …
Negative cards, eh? Who needs ’em? To follow on from the last point I made in my previous post, about “bad” readings, I wanted to give a little bit more advice about how you can deal positively and actively with those cards that generally seem to have a negative meaning when they come up in …
If you have been practising your Lenormand readings for a while, you’ll be picking up that it helps to have a good understanding of the following elements of the Lenormand system in order to get the best results. The underlying card meanings How card combinations work The right layout for what you you want to …
Many Lenormand readers love the cards and Lenormand system precisely because of its long tradition. The classic German decks like the Blue Owl Lenormand and others all make use of 18th Century imagery and cultural ideas from the European world as it was then and that simplicity and tradition is appealing to many of us. The …
As I said in my previous post, Lenormand is an intuitive card-reading system which is based on universal symbols and meanings. To be able to use Lenormand most effectively and confidently, you have to start building an intuitive relationship with your cards. A lot of this is to do with having an instinctive understanding of …
One of the biggest areas of difficulty and confusion I see from people when they’re starting to learn Lenormand is getting to grips with the number of potential Lenormand card meanings. I know. You check your books, you go round all the Lenormand websites looking at lists and examples, and find yourself thinking things like: …
Ah, the Lenormand Card Combinations. As you’ll know, most of the time with Lenormand readings, you aren’t just reading cards individually. You’re reading Lenormand card combinations – the cards in pairs – in order to tell a story. To complicate matters, however, each card combination can have multiple meanings. I know when I first started reading …