In working with my "Knights' Crossing" spread, I realized that it would be useful to have a visual cue-card (or "cheat-sheet") for my clients to choose which of the topic cards is the best fit for their current circumstances. I decided to select the keyword parameters for those cards that are most likely to exhibit … Continue reading A Lenormand Topic-Card “Cheat-Sheet”
Lenormand Material
The Knights’ Crossing: A Lenormand Experiment
One of the challenges with small Lenormand spreads when using a subject-matter "topic" card - Tree for health, Fish for money, Heart for romance, House for domestic affairs, Ship for travel, etc. - is that the assigned card may not appear in the layout at all if it isn't pre-positioned. This isn't a problem with … Continue reading The Knights’ Crossing: A Lenormand Experiment
A Lenormand Deck Saga
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
Long-Distance Travel Forecast: Return Trip
UPDATE: We did hit delays in the mountains of eastern Pennsylvania, where it was extremely foggy and slushy, and the road maintenance was less than stellar. Then there was a combination of poor visibility and three accidents between Connecticut and Massachusetts that caused more minor slow-downs. We lost maybe an hour overall. Original Post: My … Continue reading Long-Distance Travel Forecast: Return Trip
When Enough May Still Be Too Much
About half the time, I'm struck by a clever title for a new post and then have to go hunting for a topic to wrap it around. You can probably spot them with little difficulty, although you may have to think about a few. Here I want to talk about the trend of modern writers … Continue reading When Enough May Still Be Too Much
A Long-Distance Travel Forecast
UPDATE #2: We hit overnight snow rather than rain at the midpoint of the trip. The remainder of the journey was uneventful. UPDATE: The weather is iffy for Thursday morning when we hoped to leave, so we might have to wait until Friday. The Mice at work eating holes in our plans! Original Post: Later … Continue reading A Long-Distance Travel Forecast
Turn of the Tide
It's probably obvious that I really love the tarot. It's been a faithful companion on my life's journey since I first discovered it around 1970; it brings out my contemplative side in the same way that philosophy does, thanks mainly to the writing of Aleister Crowley, whom I admire as a thinker and scholar if … Continue reading Turn of the Tide
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
I've been pondering where my initiative to get involved with the esoteric community here in southeastern New Hampshire is going. I get swamped with meet-up invitations from the metaphysical groups I joined online, but none have been compelling enough to lure me out of my house. I decided to do a 15-card "mini-tableau" with the … Continue reading (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
Back to the Basics
Similar to the tarot, which has Arthur Edward Waite's Pictorial Key to the Tarot as the first - if not necessarily the best - gateway to the most popular style of modern tarot reading, the Lenormand cards have their watershed moment in the Philippe Lenormand Sheet, a single page of keyword meanings and interpretive guidance … Continue reading Back to the Basics
“Hear All About It” – Lenormand “News” Cards
I have always understood that the Rider is the primary "news-bearer" among the Lenormand cards. However, in reading back through some of my published material, I came across a couple of distinctions. The Rider often represents news that is delivered in person, while the Letter indicates receipt of a written missive, whether through the post … Continue reading “Hear All About It” – Lenormand “News” Cards
