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 …
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Lenormand is a great tool to use for digging into mysteries. We will often find we may want to use our Lenormand cards to uncover or explore something – or someone – we don’t know, or don’t understand. (We see this most obviously in 9-Card Readings or like the ones in the People card post. where we’re …
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Do you mainly read Lenormand cards for yourself? Do you keep a Lenormand journal? As you’ll know if you visit here often and read my personal weekly spreads, I read cards for myself regularly – and find them a useful personal tool. That said, some readers avoid this and only read for friends and family, …
One question I’ve been asked quite a bit with regard to readings is how you link the separate card meanings and combinations into a coherent narrative or story, rather than just a list of meanings. So to answer this question, let’s start by imagining you have a simple three card spread, as follows: Snake—Ship—Ring Betrayal/Problem—Journey—Agreement/Contract/Deal …
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: …
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