The Lenormand Fortune Telling Book

The Lenormand deck is a traditional French fortunetelling deck dating back to about 1850. It uses thirty-six cards, each with a symbolic image. This title explains its history, and how to use it for fortune-telling and personal insight.

Marie Anne Adelaide Lenormand was one of the greatest fortune-tellers of all time—and a powerful clairvoyant who provided services for luminaries ranging from Robespierre to Empress Josephine. To use her psychic powers to the fullest, Lenormand created her own personal, eerily accurate divination deck. These cards recreate that deck exactly, with all their creepy art intact. Tarot enthusiasts will clamor for them.

For centuries, many people have felt the need to find out more about their future and their personal fate. In the late 18th and 19th centuries, cartomancy experienced a popular boom in Europe. During this time, 36 small Lenormand Cards were created. With its facts about the origins and origins of Lenormand Cards, this book enables you to learn how to unravel the future with these popular fortune telling cards, just as it was once practiced long time ago. In addition to the traditional and historical core meanings of the 36 cards, a list of everyday themes such as love, work, and finances, as well as other general and explanatory keywords, make it possible to actively acquire knowledge. Explanations on the first steps with small, modern divination methods as well as a description how to read the GT (grand spread) in both a modern and classic way also enable a further understanding of the possible interpretations of the cards. This textbook in the art of card reading may be an inspiration and a dictionary of the language of Lenormand Cards for both beginners and advanced.

Mlle Lenormand was beyond any doubt one of the most famous and most talented fortune tellers of all times. Her life is also surrounded with stories of amazement and mystery -- and so are her cards! The most comprehensive book ever published on the Fortune Telling Cards of Mlle Lenormand, The Game of Destiny contains the meanings of all 36 cards, card combinations, special meanings and several different spreads of this unique divination system. This is the first book to reveal precisely how these cards work, and explain how this system of divination can provide amazingly accurate answers to questions about love, friendships, family, career, health and spirituality. An extra chapter on how to invoke the aid of the Gypsy Spirits in card divination as well as ideas and recipes to aid clients and readers alike make this book an exceptionally valuable guide for beginners and professional readers alike.

Master the keys of wisdom and insight Lenormand is a 36-card deck with simple, straightforward illustrations that provide direct answers for the reader. For over 150 years, the Lenormand deck has been a popular divination tool around the world, and it’s rapidly becoming a phenomenon in the US. Providing step-by-step instructions and a guide to individual card meanings, leading expert Rana George shows how to use the Lenormand for predictions on any topic: relationships, work, finances, family, and more. From simple inquiries to critical dilemmas, the Lenormand provides a glimpse of the future when you need it most. The Essential Lenormand includes traditional reading methods, Rana George’s personal techniques, tips for working with multiple spreads, and ways to use the Lenormand with the tarot. Use the Lenormand to unlock the secrets of your destiny, and reveal the knowledge hidden within. Praise: “You won’t find a better teacher than Rana George.”—Mary K. Greer

A full-color guide to fortune-telling with the Lenormand oracle • Explores the meanings of the 36 Lenormand cards and their playing card insets to help build a resourceful, interpretative vocabulary • Provides instructions for many spreads, starting with 3 or 5 cards and building to the Grand Tableau spread, which uses all 36 cards • 416 pages and full-color throughout • Reveals the origins of the Lenormand oracle from both coffee-ground symbols and playing card cartomancy More than 200 years old, the 36 Lenormand cards are an oracle combining standard playing cards with images from the everyday world, such as key, book, animals, and flowers. Their simple, predictive, and non-esoteric nature opens the realm of fortune-telling to all, offering a traditional cartomantic divination where card combinations fuse together to give clear answers. In this complete guide to Lenormand card reading, Caitlín Matthews explains the multiple meanings for each card, providing keywords so the reader can quickly build an interpretive vocabulary for Lenormand fortune-telling. She details how to lay spreads, starting with 3 or 5 cards and building to the Grand Tableau spread, which uses all 36 cards. She explores the significance of the playing card pips and suits on each card and how cards combine to create a variety of meanings. Matthews enables readers to learn the Lenormand card keywords so they can both read for themselves and express their interpretations to clients. Providing real case histories for readers to interpret, she also includes self-tests and practice exercises with answers to check at the end of the book. In addition to her comprehensive practical introduction to the Lenormand oracle, Matthews delves deeply into the history of cartomancy to reveal the mythic blueprint that underlies this simple deck, the key to which lies not in their imagery but in their connection to playing cards.

Get to know the simple, intuitive art of Lenormand with Cute Little Lenormand! This colorful, modern take on a classic divination deck is designed to spark inspiration, offer clarity, and even hint at what the future might hold. With a touch of whimsy and a generous splash of pink, author and illustrator Sara M. Lyons has given this historical card deck a contemporary makeover with bright, updated illustrations and inclusive language that invites everyone to see themselves in the cards. Cute Little Lenormand includes a comprehensive guidebook along with a complete 36 card Lenormand deck, so you can start working with the cards right away! Cute Little Lenormand is written with the newbie in mind, so you’ll soon be interpreting with ease. The book includes explanations for each of the cards and walks you through how to read them, from your first three-card vignette all the way up to a 36 card grand tableau. Fun exercises throughout will help you hone your reading skills and explore the rich meanings of the symbols. Whether you’re querying the cards about love or your next career move, using them as part of a magical practice or as a way to tap into your own intuition, Cute Little Lenormand is the perfect introduction to cartomancy and the beautiful world of Lenormand.

Learn Lenormand in Seven Days!Author Andrea Green boils down her extensive experience with the original Lenormand deck and presents these essential seven steps for you to learn Lenormand in just one week. Andrea has worked with author Tali Goodwin who gave her exclusive access to the research that brought about the revival in Lenormand card reading. Now you can share - for the first time - the true interpretations and all the card meanings in one place!This easy-to-follow booklet combines the earliest sources of fortune-telling by cards with the latest methods of teaching. It will give you the easiest and fastest way to read Lenormand cards with confidence.As an experienced reader, you can also use this book as an essential reference guide to historical and contemporary card meanings. You are about to learn Lenormand from the first roots of the tradition to the latest branches!To develop your work even further, join the Tarot Association at www.tarotassociation.net.