FAV Lenormands AND/OR ones on your Wishlist

[akiva]

23 minutes ago, tag Jorrit said:

This is the 1st "modern" deck that has captured my attention -- nay, my heart. I want one and have no idea what it's called nor where to find it. Anyone?

 

 

That is Le Petit Lenormand De Marseille by Gabriel Dabadie, it's on my to buy list 😁

[tag Jorrit]

Now I can look for more cards to see if it's a go. Thanks, Akiva.

[Morwenna]

I have some Lenormands but I admit it's been ages since I've tried using any. But the ones I do have, I like. 

 

But the ones that come to mind most readily are the Silson (I love the medieval vibe) and the Pixie's (apologies to those who don't like it, but I think it's cool, and easy to read). 

 

Wishlist: Old Castle (one of these days), and Full Moon (OOP). I saw some others online a few years ago that I really liked but I can't find them anymore. 

[Chariot]

I am just learning Lenormand.  I mostly use the Ciro Marchetti Golden Reverie Lenormand. I love this deck because the few extra cards do help.  There is an extra Man and Woman card, an extra Birds card (one conventional, and one that is owls) and a few extra cards 37-44.  They are: 37 Time, 38 Bridges, 39 Dice (a different kind of luck from the Clover), 40 Mask, 41 Well, 42 Compass, 43 Labyrinth, and 44 Magnifying Glass.  Ciro's imagery is excellent for the most part—albeit slightly over-dramatic in places, and I do have issues with The Rider being a floaty maiden on a carousel rather than a person riding an actual horse on solid ground.  But it is my favourite deck.

However, when I'm in the mood for a more traditional 36-card reading, my go-to deck is the Brazilian-produced Legramonte Lenormand.  The ISBN number for this edition is: 978 6500 17204 - 1.  I have had it a while, and I can't remember if I ordered it from eBay or from Amazon.  My copy is in a flip-top box.  Unfortunately, I seem to have lost the booklet that came with the deck, so I don't know the name of the artist, as it's not printed on the box itself.  

The images are clear, colourful, 'realistic' and what makes this deck really usable is the symbols are mostly large and easy to see.  There is a variety of colour as well, which makes the cards stand out from one another.  It also carries not only the number of each card, but also a small insert showing its playing-card counterpart. It's a deck I find both simple and attractive to use.  The cards are playing-card size and of a similar card stock, which makes them easy to shuffle and handle.  I'm not sure why the artist has chosen to depict the Heart as a human-style realistic heart encased in a ring of barbed wire, or why The Sun card shows what looks like a sunset that frames a huge seaside wave, but aside from these two depictions I have no problems with the imagery.  I like the deck a lot.  Here are a few illustrations: