Dear fellow cartomancers,
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Due to popular request, I have decided to make the free exercises a little (a lot, actally) easier, as many of you are beginners and have asked for simple exercises to help you improve your intition and the interpretation of cards in all kinds of constellations and combinations.
January 2020: The Snake (No 7)
Ever since the first days in the Garden of Eden, the snake has suffered a rather bad fate: Much like her furry counterpart, the fox, the reptile is quasi symbolic for cunning, lies and deceit.
In a deck of Lenomand cards, however, the focus is more on the cleverness and wisdom of these two. But while the fox is seen as male, sneaky and clever business decisions (which might leave you penniless, if made by yor opponent), the snake is female, old and wise.
Granted, this card can be read as sly in negative contexts, but we must not forget that it is also a personality card and usually refers to an older and therefore wiser woman in your life.
So, particularly if you are a beginner and need strict guidelines before letting your imagination and gut feeling run free, this card should be read as:
As in all the months before, we are going to pick a card and connect it to the Snake Card No 7!
Make sure you end up with a meaingful statement.
As we already know, the rod means trouble. People are fighting, and in this case, teh older woman is qarrelling with an older man. Depending on the context, those two might well be your parents or grandparents.
In this case, the tower makes it pretty clear, that we are talking about a work colleague.
This colleague is currently experiencing difficulties at the workplace, but as we can already see from the clounds being situated at the end of this line of cards, the problems will dissolve and she will be alright.
Our Lenormand-card for December 2019 is No 6 Clouds
General: A situation is obscure, difficlt to understand, certain things still need clarification
Further possible interpretations for more advanced readings:
Please note that the meaning of the Clouds card changes significantly when it appears at the end of a line of interpretation!
In this case the situation shown in the preceeding cards is unstable and – just like cloudy weather- will clear up again and become nil and void.
Tipp:
The Clouds crad shows that something in our lives needs clarification. It might be time to sit the respective person down and talk things over, contact people, stop procrastinating or putting unpleasant mail or situations off. It is time to deal with your fear of the unknown.
Combinations and correlations with other Lenomand cards:
The classic combo: Not knowing which way to go is something we have all experienced in our lives!
Affirmations/ Things to think about:
Which areas of my life are obscre and need clarification?
What types of situations make me feel insecure?
Is there a person in my life who seems impenetrable?
Exercises
After stydying the basic meaning of No 6 Clouds, it is time to start combining this card with
Let us briefly recap the basic meanings of the Clouds:
In the following exercises we will combine two and more Lenomand Cards in orde to get a more elaborate picture.
No 3 Ship (travels, trip) + No 6 Clouds
Possible meaning:
Or:
Please remember that the Clouds change their meaning if appeaing at the end of a line of interpretation! Whatever you saw in the line may clear up/be cancelled/be rendered nil and void!
Ring (marriage) + Rider (conversation, message) + Rod (quarrel) + Clouds (dissolution)
Possible meaning:
Disputes between partners will dissolve in the end.
Please note the difference in meaning to the following cards:
secrets/misunderstandings + patnership + conversation + quarrel
Possible meaning:
Secrets or misunderstandings between partners lead to disputes.
Over to you!
Possible solutions can be found at the end of the exercises.
No 34 Fish + No 33 Key + No 12 Birds - No 6 Clouds
Your Interpretation:
No 4 House + No 5 Tree + No 6 Clouds + No 11 Rod
Your Interpretation::
No 5 Tree + No 4 House + No 11 Rod + No 6 Clouds
Your Interpretation::
Suggested Solutions:
No 34 Fish + No 33 Key + No 12 Birds + No 6 Clouds
You must take action in order to solve your financial problems.
No 4 House + No 5 Tree + No 6 Clouds + 11 Rod
In this line, the tree can have 2 meanings:
Quarels at home (in the future or in your family home) will go by.
No 5 Tree + Nr, 4 House + No 11 Rod + Clouds
There will certainly be problems/quarrels at home (in the future), which will dissolve sooner or later.
This November, let us take a closer look at the Card No. 5 (Tree) !
No. 5 Tree
Basic meaning:
Note that the Tree is also a time- and a future-card!
Further meanings:
Hint:
As a rule of thumb, the Tree symbolizes anything to do with roots, ancestry and descendance.
The tree refers to family, to our roots, durability and sturdiness.
Keep in mind that things like emotions, beliefs and even sicknesses may be deep rooted inside us.
Combinations and correlations with other cards:
people- or personality cards (excluding the card that represents you or your client) are usually to be interpreted as members of your family.
Nr.7 Snake = mother, No. 15 Bear = father, No. 18 Dog = brother, No. 13 child = either your own child or a younger sibling or cousin.
Questions to ask yourself:
Tree + Flowers
As family:
As a future card:
As certainty:
The following cards show clearly how the way in which the tree is read can change the meaning of the line profoundly.
October 2019
So you have already practised the basic meanings of your Lenormand crdas and know them by heart?
Then you already know that the card No 4, House, can have the following meanings:
Unfortunately, the cards practically never show up on their own, which is why we have to interpret them together in the constellations in which they appear.
In this month's exercise, we will combine some of our Lenormand-Cards with No 4, House.
Take a look at the following cards, recall their basic meanings, and combine them to form a meaningful sentence.
No 4, House (home, at home) + No 17, Stork (changes)
Possible interpretation:
There will be some changes at home. In this case we may already say that there will be a relocation or a redecoration, as those two cards form a so-called combination, which (as opposed to a mere constellation) carry a fixed meaning.
No 4, House (home) + No 2, clover (lappiness, luck)
Possible interpretation:
A happy home / Being at home makes you happy.
home + love + communication
Possible interpretation:
You will talk lovingly (or about love) at home.
decisions + home + changes + trouble, arguments, discussion
Possible interpretation:
Decisions regarding a relocation or redecoration are made, which may lead to arguments or trouble, or are carried out without much care for other people involved.
You will remember that the following cards No 4 + 17 are a fixed combination and mean relocation ode redecoration
Got it? Great, it is your turn then!
Take a look at the following exercises and try to work out what they could try to tell you!
No 4 House + No 31 Sun
Your interpretation:
No 4 House + No 34 Money + No 22 decision
Your interpretation:
No 4 House + No 12 trouble, arguments + 6 clouds
Your interpretation:
Possible solutions:
No 4 House + No 31 Sun
A successful and energetic time at home.
No 4 House + No 34 Money + No 22 decision
There are some financial decisions to be made considering the home.
No 4 House + No 12 trouble, arguments + 6 Clouds
Things may not be at their happiest at home at the moment, but this is a passing situation.
September 2019
This month's exercises all deal with the Ship Card!
Before you start, make sure you remember all the basic meanings of this Lenormand card!
N0 3, Ship, may efer to any of the following:
This month's exercises are all about combining the Shipcard with other cards out of the Lenormand Card deck.
Take a good look at the cards, recall their basic meanings and then try to combine the meanings into one coherent statement.
No 3, Ship: Trip, travel, distance
No 1, Stork: Changes, alterations
No 3, Ship + No 17, Stork = Trip, Journey, Travel + Changes
Possible readings:
Another example:
No 3, Ship: Travel, trip, journey
No 24, Heart: Love
Possible reading:
You (or the person you are reading the cards for) will take a trip and fall in love.
In order to receive further information, we must take a look at the surrounding cards. In this exampe I have extended the line by another card:
Possible reading:
You (or the person you are reading the cards for) will take a trip and fall in love AND keep in contact (exchange numbers or addresses)
Got it? It is your turn then!
Your Interpretation:
Your interpretation:
Your interpretation:
Solutions / my interpretations:
Ship + Scythe: Even though might actually go on your trip, it will be terminated at some point.
Ship + Fox: Traveller, be wary! You might get lost or hurt.
Ship + Book: This trip is still in the planning stages, you cannot yet say if, when or where you will actually go.
August 2019
This month, I would like to start with the following constellation:
Clover:
Happiness, chance, good luck, lucky outcome
House:
Home (this could be your house/flat, your hometown or anywhere you feel at home)
Clover + House
Happiness at home
In the same way we combine the clover cards with any other card in the deck.
Some constellations may be easier than others and immediately catch your eye in a spread, but it is worth practising with all yor cards.
Clover: Happiness, chance, good luck, lucky outcome
Tower: (Place of) Work, official building
Clover + Tower: Happiness at work, promotion, good deal
Clover: Happiness, chance, good luck, lucky outcome
Coffin: Termination
Clover + Coffin: Happiness will come to an end, you are running out of luck
Clover: Happiness, chance, good luck, lucky outcome
Rider: Message, news
Clover + Rider: Good news
Now try the same with all the other cards!
Clover + Child = a happy child
Clover + Scythe = Take care or your happiness will end!
Clover + Rat (sometimes also known as Mice) = Happiness is endangered
Clover + Man = ?
Clover + Heart = ?
Clover + Garden/ Park = ?
Make sure you learn the meanings of each individual card and then follow your intuition as you go along!
I hope these exercises (and the ones still to come) will help you unerstand and interpret your Lenormand Cards.
For those of you who are more advanced and would like to see some more complicated spreads, you can find them here!