Lenormand Newbies

I'd like to read some other books apart from Andy, and Rana George.. but i am also worried that it may confuse me.. is there a book (author) that you would recommend that i should read anyway ?

I read somewhere that instead of doing a daily draw without asking a question, it is easier to just ask a question. I do agree and started to do that. What I am still not sure is, which way to read the 3 cards: - from left to right - the center card being the 'theme/main' card and pair it with the left and right card Is this just up to me or why would one use one way or the other?

Hi, I been going over in my mind to take first third of the 4x9 grand tableu to look at the past of the sitter. With the third party rule in place I can only think of two of 3 possible topics as they deal with the past. This would 12 cards instead of your 3x3, be 4x3 1. The actual past. How does my past affect me. I think most people know their past though so they are focused more on present and future by default. suppose one could ask for a past analysis 2. The past life While this is more subjective, it would be more what specific past life affects me most. Rather then what issues from them all affec…

What do you do when the spreads you throw don't make sense in regards to the questions asked and/or the context of the situations? And what I mean by that last bit is this: say you lay down The House - The Ring - The Letter for a daily draw re: "What is going to happen to me, today?" You already have a residential lease you signed, maybe months or more ago. You're not really expecting to have to move soon. There's been no-to-little reason for you to expect documents/communications related to housing to come (whether it be about repairs, something in the lease agreement, violations, etc.). Come to think of it, you're not really in another situation that would r…

Hi fellow Lenormand readers If I do a 3x3 readings, reading the corners 1 & 9 and 3 & 7 as the situation and then the inner core/diamond: 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 as what will happen. This is how we do it in the circle. Then you have a general question like: how will the week go. Is it possible that the situation is a different topic/subject then the inner core? Like the situation is about a work situation but the what will happen is about something private? Bit confused right now..... Glad for any input. I am referring to a reading I did, you can also check the feedback. Am I overthinking? https://www.the…

20 years into the tarot and I am finally looking to enter the Lenormand. It's strange I was always familiar with the word, and people have told me about it, but I never felt the need to explore until today. I am looking for a really good deck (preferably that comes along with a guidebook) I am guessing a traditional one will help me get started and I can later diverge into nontraditional ones too? A friend recommended the Gilded REverie one but I don't think that is traditional? The other ones I came upon here are Piatnik and Pixie? And several others on a website but that was a US based one. All in all, I did use the "search" but honestly I am lost. Would be …

I have opened my deck of Lenormand, and the cards are beautiful! I am not ready to start exchanging readings with them yet, although I am very fond of learning by doing. So where do I start? With a three card spread? Do I follow the same shuffle routine as I have with Tarot? I AM SO EXCITED! Any pointers or hints to start me off would be very appreciated <3

Greetings, I've been reading tarot for nearly 28 years. After a one week tryst with Lenormand last year, I have purchased a new deck. It feels really good to work with, I'm immensely drawn to it. Can you offer any tips of "do's and Dont's" for new readers? I am currently exploring books to purchased, yet would enjoy hearing from enthusiasts with a summary of their guidance. I've done a half dozen readings so far, some with what seems to be amazingly clear and accurate messages. Thanks,

Hey fellow Lenormand Readers If you have a line of 3-cards: 1 - 2 - 3 Do you mirror 1-2 2-3 1-3 Or 1-2 2-3 3-1 Or do you do it different?

Hello! I was wondering if there would be an interest to work through the free Treppner course together as a study group, perhaps beginning in January. Please post here if you’re interested 🙂

I've recently started to try and get back into learning Lenormand and am having difficulties understanding how to interpret yes/no questions. I've noticed reading through some of the posts here which are yes/no questions, that they are answered by reading the cards. I had read some authors don't interpret the cards in Lenormand, rather, they count the number of positive v negative cards to elicit an answer. I'm consequently finding this a bit confusing. Should they be read like a story and the outcome of the story giving an indication of yes or no, or should one not interpret the cards drawn at all, and only focus on whether they are positive or negative? …

Interested to hear your thoughts on this one folks. I’m very new at Lenormand, as you know. I’d like to keep a journal to record my understanding of the cards over time. How would you go about organising this? I was thinking of setting aside a few pages per card - one for each card on its own, plus sections for card combinations. I don’t know if that would work in practise or if I’m setting myself up for overwhelm. I’m already keeping a journal here now that I’m trying out daily readings, as I thought it would be easier to keep it searchable. But I really like having offline journals for things too. What do you think? 🙂

I have a question about this sentence in Andy's book. And I thought maybe someone else experienced in Lenormand could answer. Which other bad omen cards is he talking about? Can it be ANY other bad card to signify unfaithfulness? I thought the Snake itself could indicate unfaithfulness without other cards..

While I'm reading Andy's book. Talking about the cards, he talks of the essence they have. Now, I would really like the same for when the cloud is coming into the picture and influences all the cards. I noticed in one place in the book the cloud changes the star meaning to "bad luck". I would like to know this with all the cards. a little wish/request I have.

So I saw Lisas vid here: Is she saying that Andy and Caitlins distance methods is not the pure traditional method of distance? Can someone please explain this to me. What do you think about it?

Hi Everybody I am interested to know how you read the 3x3 - box spread. Some readers read the 1st column: past 2nd column: present 3rd column: future Some seem to do it totally different, concentrating more on the corner cards etc. Do you stick to one method or do you adapt once you see all 9 cards?

I posted a reading here and noticed that it does not seem like there are so many active people on this forum. Is there another place where Lenormand readers gather perhaps?

There are various ways to do readings - card spreads - and number of cards used for a reading. It is not clear to me whether or not the cards are placed face down at first in the spread and turned over one at a time while moving through the reading until the final card is revealed, or all cards are turned over before the reading begins...in the latter the cards selected need to be placed in the chosen spread face down. Also does the spread selected impact whether cards are placed down or up and how each card is revealed for a reading. And is this impacted if a personal reading or for someone else?

As the title says, what is the difference? Which is the oldest? Would really like the opinion from someone here on the forum. Thank you!

Hi! I'm new to Lenormand and I have/and am reading Andy's book 36 cards and Björns Meuris first book. I´m searching for a book that deep dives more into the meanings and combinations of the cards. Could you perhaps point me in the right direction? Both books can refer to a card or a pair, and say "If this pair comes up it can mean this or that" That sort of information. I get frustrated because I want more information about it. It is like Saying A and never B. Do you get what I mean?

Hi everyone, I have a question about interpreting positive cards that fall right after negative ones. Just looking at such a progression, I want to say that, after some problems, things will get better. But many cards have specific negative meanings attached to their right side (the Coffin, the Mice, the Mountain). Other cards emphasize their right side as the main point of attack (in my deck - the Clouds, the Scythe, the Snake). For example, a couple of days ago I had an otherwise positive line ending with Snake - Heart. The Heart is positive on its own, but the Snake was biting right into it, and I didn’t know what to make of it. So should I just…

Hi everyone! I’m new here, quite new to tarot as well. Recently discovered my passion for tarot and hoping to learn a lot from all the lovely tarot readers on the forum.. Can someone please explain the combination of 10 of cups clarified by 10 of swords (which was followed by 6 of swords) for a marriage reading?

I don’t mind admitting when I have made a mistake. I started my Lenormand System studies about 7 years ago. I absolutely didn’t listen at all to learning one method and went and gathered every book in English I could find. I also was very lucky to join one of Andy B’s Cartomante Cabinet courses. Then - in my wisdom LOL - I went off the rails and cobbled together a system that is oh so many things combined. One of my friends calls it “eclectic’ in nature. Now my readings are okay, but…… I am seeing how much more defined, direct and accurate it is to use Method of Distance. So I am going back to the blackboard, erasing a lot of the trash and even startin…

Hey all I am back after a long break Hope you are ALL doing well! I need some aid Trying to master using Lenormand which is soo different from Tarot that it gives me a huge headache Is there a possibility to find a Lenormand mentor here? In any case a few things I have been struggling with - so maybe some experts might help I dont really get the difference when one card is in front vs after another- like say house child or child house- this kid of things Another issue is the the man /woman cards- how do I read them other then a man or woman... cause they seem to pop in the most…

Hello! 🙂 Longtime tarot reader, comfortable with oracle decks... never really stuck out the Lenormand system. It is my current curiosity and my current project! I am trying to get better, so I am doing daily draws. Yesterday, I pulled Child + Anchor. I get that really, these cards should point to something such as “held down by inexperience,” or, my first thought, “work taking care of children.” (I do not usually see children in my life.) But what I realized it is relevant to... is that I watched Disney’s Peter Pan. 🙈 Kids and anchors in that film for sure, LOL. Surely the draw wasn’t connecting to that, right…