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I am using 2 Lenormand decks for the duo draw combinations of the Bouquet card. The English Edition No 12979 Mille Lenormand deck and the 1890 reproduction Oraculo Lenormand deck. BOUQUET or FLOWERS: The Queen of Spades in not shown … Continue reading
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3. SHIP- ABOUT TO GO ON A TRIP OR ENGAGE IN SOME TRAVELS. WITH FISH- A TRIP WHICH WILL COST MORE THAN ANTICIPATED. COULD MEET A NEW FAIR HAIRED MAN, KING OF DIAMONDS.
5. TREE- IS NOT FEELING VERY WELL, OTHER CARDS WILL DETERMINE IF THE ILLNESS IS SERIOUS OR REQUIRES A FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT WITH A DOCTOR. WITH TOWER-POSSIBLE HOSPITALIZATION. WITH DOG- A FRIEND WILL COME TO HER ASSISTANCE.
8. COFFIN- FACING AN ENDING OF A PLAN OR RELATIONSHIP. CAN INDICATE GIVING UP ON A MATTER. WITH STORK- SOMEONE FROM THE PAST RETURNS AND THERE IS A COMPLETION OF KARMA.
12. BIRDS- VERY NERVOUS ABOUT AN UPCOMING EVENT. OTHER PEOPLE MAY BE TALKING ABOUT HER BEHIND HER BACK. WITH CLOVER- ALL WILL PASS SOON. WITH CLOUDS- NOT CLEAR MINDED.
14. FOX- WILL MAKE A WRONG DECISION. WITH HEART- NOT BEST CHOICE IN SELECTION OF A LOVER. WITH GENTLEMAN- HUSBAND/BOYFRIEND/SIGNIFICANT OTHER IS NOT TO BE TRUSTED.
19. TOWER- WILL BE VISITING SOMEONE IN HOSPITAL IF TREE IS NEARBY. IF HEART A BREAK UP IS INDICATED. WITH SCYTHE- POSSIBLE ROAD ACCIDENT (PATH) OR A FALL (HOUSE)
26. BOOK- SHE DOES NOT TELL ALL. KEEPS MANY THINGS TO HERSELF THEREBY BEING VERY DISCREET IN PERSONAL AFFAIRS. WITH BEAR- A VERY DAMAGING SECRET WHICH ENDANGERS THE LADY.
33. KEY- TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM REGARDING SOME MALE CLOSE TO HER IF GENTLEMAN FALLS NEXT. WITH LETTERS- GETTING BUSINESS PAPERS IN ORDER.
36. CROSS- LOW SPIRITS OR FEELING DOWN IN THE DUMPS. WITH SUN- WILL CHEER UP REAL SOON. WITH STORK- CHANGES WILL COME AFTER RELEASE OF EMOTIONAL CONNECTION
What do the Lenormand cards reveal?
I am going to briefly interpret the 20 Lenormand cards belonging to a full board (36) reading.
The GENTLEMAN card is the significant other of the female LADY of this reading. Here we can see that he may be keeping secrets BOOK from her regarding a possible health issue TREE. It looks like he may have gotten some news LETTER in the recent past which requires some further investigation or solutions KEY. I want to read ANCHOR as something which is rooted TREE in his past and which could also involve a female STORK Queen of Hearts friend DOG.
The LADY represents the female getting the reading. The BOOK card touches both the LADY and GENTLEMAN cards and means there is something hidden from the lady which involves the male. As you can see the dark CLOUDS are ahead of her in the immediate future column. The King of Clubs is looking towards the LADY card and I want to read this as an imminent situation coming up. The RIDER is bringing some news or circumstance into the LADY’s life real soon. Maybe even within the next few days. I can’t help but think the GENTLEMAN has a strong association with this.
Is the RIDER bringing news of grief BIRDS and undue hardship CROSS? Will there be a sudden SCYTHE turn of events from a situation which was not revealed BOOK to the female?
Let’s look at the HEART card next. This card will reveal the female’s emotional situation. It looks like there will be a fated event CROSS affecting her emotions HEART which will cause her much unbalance WHIP at the beginning of this circumstance. Changes STORK are coming which could end up in a huge argument WHIP. The LILY card hints at a romantic connection which will as a result end up in a decision PATH of which way to go after this episode is brought into the open.
When the BEAR card is near the HEART it does suggest a powerful attraction. Another way to read BEAR is as a person, an older man. Many Lenormand card Readers use the HEART card to actually represent the physical heart. If you look back in the same row you can see the TREE card which does suggest health to a certain degree. For the most part ANCHOR is positive, however, it can also mean something which will not go away like a disease.
I have a gut feeling the GENTLEMAN has a health issue TREE and the extent of it is not fully known BOOK.
Let’s examine the SCYTHE card next. We all know this card can be very negative when connected to BIRDS, CLOUDS and CROSS. The only way we can read these cards in a positive way is to determine if the abrupt chaotic situation is beneficial in the long run. Short term pain long term gain.
There is no doubt in my mind the female represented by the LADY is in for quite a disturbing time over the next few weeks or months.
Those are just a few possible predictions. The cards reveal much more when you criss cross them or read just the rows or columns. Each card is a word of a sentence. When you establish the sentence you have a theme or probable prediction.
The Lenormand Bear card traditionally represents a male who holds an important position in the life of the person seeking the card reading. Can represent a father, grandfather, leader of an organization, etc. The energy of Bear is powerful and can be intimidating if abused. There is a hint of fear within this card as well when taken to suggest strength & power in that a weaker, more passive individual will tread carefully around such a person. To determine whether the energy is positive which it usually is -look towards the adjoining cards for clarification. When cards of struggle, confusion and agitation are nearby the person represented by the Bear card will extract the negative aspect of power & strength from this card.
Some Lenormand readers have indicated that this card can point to a money matter which makes sense because an owner of a business can be your manager/boss and be the person giving you a paycheck. Other leaders can be bank managers who are surrounded by money. In my experience with the Bear card I have seen all the suggested meaning come out in different readings.
10 of Clubs – the associated meanings of the playing card will fall under the business related category which includes any type of correspondence through the written word or other more modern methods of communication. Being a “10″ the last number prior to the court cards the summation of the Clubs suit is contained within. 10′s are about completions similar to taking the final exam in a course of study. It can be compared to the Death card of transformation in the Tarot as well because Key 13 deals with endings and beginnings of cycles. And on some levels so does Key #10 The Wheel of Fortune and all the 10′s of the Tarot suit. A type of settlement is hinted at.
How does the 10 of Clubs tie in with the suggested meanings of the Bear? The only real connection that I see is the strength & power aspect of it. How? Since Aces are the beginnings, seeds or starting points then the 10′s are the empowerment or totality of the entire suit whether it is hearts, diamonds, clubs or spades. The regular playing cards do not always follow in the tradition of the symbolic meaning of numbers (numerology) but the Tarot does. What I mean by this is certain assigned meanings to the standard playing cards will vary depending on the influence of the card reader who is assigning the meanings. It doesn’t mean those meaning are wrong – just different which is how it should be, taking the cards on other levels of interpretation.
If we all read the cards the same old way with the same old meanings, as the Tarot once was, there would not be much intuitive progress in Cartomancy.
Some suggestions for combinations of the Bear card in a reading:
Bear + Book = you will meet a man of importance who will assist you in a situation or matter that is significant in your life
Bear + Cross = the strength & power is minimized or lessened. A male will no longer exert his aggressive influence on you
Bear + Whip = can suggest a lawyer or officer of the court. Some person will bully or coherce you into cooperation
Bear + Coffin = can indicate a serious illness around a father, grandfather or other male that hold an important role in your life
Bear + Flowers = could suggest a married couple or partnership between 2 people that is based on mutual respect and admiration
