Interpreting Lenormand Cards

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CONTENT
Card 1 - Cavalier p 13

Card 18 Dog - p 64

Card 2 - Clover p 16

Card 19: Tower - p 67

Card 3 - Ship p 18

Card 20: Garden - p 70

Card 4 - House p 22

Card 21: Mountain - p 73

Card 5 - Tree p 25

Card 22: Path - p 76

Card 6 - Clouds. p 28

Card 23: Mouse - p 79

Card 7 - Snake p 31

Card 24: Heart - p 81

Card 8 - Coffin p 34

Card 25: Ring - p 84

Card 9 - Flowers p 37

Card 26: Book - p 87

Card 10 - Scythe. p 40

Card 27: Letter - p 90

Card 11 - Rod p 43

Card 28: Lilies - p 92

Card 12 - Birds p 46

Card 29: Sun - p 95

Card 13 - Child p 49

Card 30: Moon - p 98

Card 14 - Fox p 52

Card 31: Key - p 101

Card 15 - Bear p 55

Card 32: Fish - p 104

Card 16 - Star p 58

Card 33: Anchor - p 107

Card 17 - Stork p 61

Card 34: Cross - p 110

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DECODING TAROT
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Interpreting Gypsy Card.

The Lenormand Tarot is rather different from your usual
Rider Waite based tarot card in that there is no major
and minor arcana. The Lenormand consist of 36 cards for
the tarot reader to interpret.
The deck was designed by Mlle Lenormand in the 178090s in Paris. She went from rags to riches reading for the
elite in France and predicted the downfall of Napoleon
and others. She was also into Astrology and other esoteric
methods of fortune telling.
This Lenormand Tarot is beautifully illustrated in the
traditional Gypsy style, therefore this tarot is very similar to
other Gypsy Tarot Decks in its interpretation. There are
minor differences though, for instance the Lenormand
Cards have more images which symbolising something
else. For example the card of Book, the Bear, Road,
Clouds, and so on. These images use to hold deep
meaning in the early 18 hundreds among people who
were drawn toward superstition due to the uncertain
future, the suffocating power of the church over them
and the heavy taxes people had to pay and their
freedom taken away. Even though this card is considered
to be Gypsy card, its meaning was developed much
later, after Christianity took a strong hold among people
and were effected more by fear of god's punishment
and the loss of control over one's fate and financial
situation.

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Mlle Lenormand Spread:

To start the reading with Mlle Lenormand Cards, the inquirer should
shuffle the cards and cut it 3 times. Some tarot reader will shuffle the
cards themselves up to seven times or until the reader feels the time
is right, and ask the inquirer to cut it.
Deal the cards in four rows of eight, with the four leftover cards
below the rows of eight. You will also have to chose a card which will
represent the inquirer. For the female inquirer we chose the Young
Lady card and for the male inquirer we chose the Gentleman card.

Where the inquirer card falls, will give the meaning to the cards
around it. For instance, if the inquirer card falls in the centre, you will
read the cards to the left as the past, whilst the cards to the right as
the future. The card close will have one meaning, whilst the card far
away another.
You will have to pay attention to the combination of the card, eg.
Positive card around a negative card will mean that the problem will
not be as bad; a ring card next the the scythe will indicate an
unhappy relationship.

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Nine Card Spread:

Lay out three cards in a row from the left to the right. The top three
cards will represent the past, the middle row will represent the present
and the bottom cards will show the future (from left to right). This type
of spread can also be extended to a nine card spread, using three
cards for the past, three cards for the present and three cards for the
future. The central card is the vital card in this reading.

Nine Card Spread Example:

Locate the 'Lady' or 'Gentleman' card according to the inquirer's

gender. This is the all important personal card, against which the
position of all the other cards are judged. This card is often called the
significator. The significator card doesn't have to be 'Lady' or
'Gentlemen' it can be the 'love' card if that is what the inquirer would
like to know about his or her future.

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Lilies

Lilies above you reveal you virtue, below you showing notoriety, close
to you the card showing you a happy life. When surrounded by
clouds, domestic worries.
Period of influence: Life.
Symbol for: Faithfulness.
Position 1: A Happy life full of meaning.
Position 2: You will know in life faithfulness till death.
Position 3: Happiness.
Position 4: Useless doubts about faithfulness and jealousy.

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General Meaning of the Lilies

Card
Greek legend associates lily with birth and it
is a symbol for motherhood because the
flower was said to be created from the
breast milk of Hera. (Interestingly Hera
originated from Sanksrit and the meaning of
hera, is 'demonic illusion') As the story goes,
Zeus wanted Hercules to become one of
the gods but for that he needed Hera's milk.
Of course Hera would not agree to this on
her own will, thus Zeus invoked the god of
sleep, Hypnos, to put her in a deep trans
whilst Hercules suckled at her bosom. He did
this so vigorously that the milk overflowed.
That which flowed heaven-wards became
the Milky Way, and the milk that flowed to the earth turned into a
white lily. In Gypsy language, Sanskrit the lily is representing trinity,
described as Soma, the unification of the body, soul and the spirit,
that is YahZus. On the other hand, Lily can also represent halinI i.e.
flame lily, which is constituting the opposite of chastity and virtue, it is
a trinity of burning desires, hate, greed, jealousy, etc.
The Lilies card by Lenormand representing chastity, virtue, the symbol
for purity, love, faithfulness and caring. The card representing spiritual
happiness rather than earthly, physical happiness.
POSTION 1: You will have a happy life full of meaning. This picture applies to your entire life. You will not get it every time; it usually appears
at times when you have doubts or problems. It is a reminder to be
true to yourself, to follow your gut reactions, as they are valid and will
bring you to a successful outcome.
POSTION 2: You will know in life faithfulness till your death. The card
speaks of more than just love; it means the total caring, loving and
sharing of joy found in a good relationship. You are indeed lucky to
have found such a love. The card does not necessarily have to relate

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to faithfulness between a man and a woman, but can refer to any
relationship that is nurturing to you and makes your life better.
POSTION 3: You will experience unearthly happiness. This means the
happiness is more than being happy over some material gain; it is the
pure joy of just being alive, of being a part of this wonderful universe.
POSTION 4: Useless doubts about faithfulness; jealousy. This is a very
reassuring picture for those who are tormented by suspicion that their
spouses or the loved one having an affair. The snake card in position
2 will warn you of unfaithfulness, while the Lily card reassures you that
your jealousy is for nothing. Even if your spouse is out with someone of
the opposite sex, their conversation and actions are such that you
don't have to worry, as your love relationship will not be affected.

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