As my Lenormand deck collection continues to grow along with my experience, I thought it would be interesting to recap my journey so far. My first deck was Ciro Marchetti's Gilded Reverie (bottom row, second from right), which I used for around a year before buying Laura Tuan's large-format Lenormand Oracle and then the poker-sized … Continue reading A Lenormand Deck Saga
Lenormand Decks
The Heloise Lenormand “Attitude Check”
I just received Lynn Boyle's Heloise Lenormand from Australia and I'm definitely impressed. The deck is designed around a stained-glass-window motif, and the images are crystal-clear and instantly recognizable. There are five extra cards in the plain white box: the now customary second Man and Woman as well as an extra Tree, Tower and Heart. … Continue reading The Heloise Lenormand “Attitude Check”
The Rana George Lenormand “Attitude Check”
Not long ago I bought the Rana George Lenormand deck. I had taken it off my wish-list as being of only middling interest, but you know what happens when commercial availability and consumer vulnerability converge. Although its artwork is nowhere near as dazzling as Ciro Marchetti's Gilded Reverie Lenormand, I place it in the same … Continue reading The Rana George Lenormand “Attitude Check”
Lenormand Recidivism
When it comes to reading the Petit Lenromand, I'm an unabashed throwback to an earlier era. The traditional decks with their simple, spare images are, as a rule, more immediately readable than many of the modern decks and their symbolic revisionism, however skillfully executed. As a trained graphic artist, I do appreciate a visually sumptuous … Continue reading Lenormand Recidivism
My Tarot and Lenormand Decks
Since I'm offering personal on-line readings here, I thought it would be prudent to list all of the tarot and Lenormand decks I have available. The first six are those I use regularly in face-to-face public readings, the rest are more for private use and study but I will read with any you choose. That … Continue reading My Tarot and Lenormand Decks
The Perfect Lenormand
This isn't a recommendation, it's a lament: I have yet to find my ideal Lenormand deck. When I first started reading the Lenormand cards in 2011, I bought the Piatnik and then Laura Tuan's very large Lenormand Oracle (which I still use primarily to lay out a "foundation" of houses to spread the reading cards … Continue reading The Perfect Lenormand
