GT - What does it mean when a card falls in it's natural "house"

[Misterei]

This is far beyond my skillset ... but I've seen tutorials and read books that mention the "houses" in the GT [i.e. Rider is first house and Cross is #36 house according to the deck itself].

But I can't remember anyone mentioning if its significant when a card falls in its own house. Does this strengthen the card? Make it more positive? Or? Doesn't matter?

[DanielJUK]

It means the card is amplified in that position

I don't think it would change the card to more positive or negative, that is more about the combinations around it

 

There is an old discussion about it on the forum....

 

I've noticed in AndyB's book and other books that we shouldn't put too much attention on the houses in the readings. There are other methods there that we can get great reading information, like where is the person’s signficator and card positions in the order laid out. Houses can be like underlying influences or themes. Some people read it by looking at each card on the table in it's house and it's really doing a lot of work that isn't needed. It's one technique among many.

[Misterei]

@DanielJUK thanks for posting the link to the old thread. It helped to read the discussion. As a beginner I mostly follow Andy B method to not confuse myself with too much input ... but I have seen some instructionals that put a huge emphasis on it ... so it got me wondering when it appeared.

Thanks!

[fire cat pickles]

I feel like in Lenormand, since the cards are amplified by the cards around them, that having a card in its own house would limit the expression of that card somewhat.

 

Let me explain. One of the ways we can interpret cards is by chaining the cards. (Not all readers use this technique.) For example in a GT, if we get House is the House of Letters, Letters in the House of Scythe, Scythe is in the House of the House. (end of chain.) This is taking each card out in a longer and longer chain, and taking all of these card out into a brighter expression e.g. interpretation.

 

This won't happen if a card gets "stuck" in its own house, will it? If a card is in its own house (say that Cross was in the last position in the GT), it would not be "amplified" any further than its own house and therefore be "cold" in my opinion. It would indicate that one is set in their ways, and needed to open up to new ideas.

 

In the chaining example above (randomly selected cards), it could be as simple as opening an invitation to a house party, or as complicated as receiving bad news, depending on context of the GT. What are the surrounding cards to the Man/Woman, etc.?  You get the picture.

 

 

Edited April 12, 2024 by fire cat pickles

[Misterei]

7 hours ago, fire cat pickles said:

I feel like in Lenormand, since the cards are amplified by the cards around them, that having a card in its own house would limit the expression of that card somewhat. ... One of the ways we can interpret cards is by chaining the cards. ... This won't happen if a card gets "stuck" in its own house ...

Ah. Interesting point. I don't use chaining technique [yet]. Astrologers do a similar thing ... but I'm too newbie with LN.

OTOH I wanted to experiment with blending a card and a House ... So I observed that in my spread, Lady was in the Tower house ... and this actually made sense for the health issues, getting old, chronic conditions, visits to labs and doctor offices. Similarly Cross in its own house makes sense  -- the aspects of suffering and spirituality. Like a planet in Domicile, it's stronger, not blended, and would end any chain [if I used chains!]