Lenormand Meanings -German Traditional + French Modern
German Traditional – Lenormand Meanings
01 The Rider: a message, news, something or someone incoming. 02 The Clover: good luck, small luck. An opportunity. Can indicate happiness. 03 The Ship: travel, distance, trade or commerce. Can show leaving something behind. 04 The House: home, family, property. 05 The Tree: health, deep rooted, long-standing (can be intertia or boredom), karmic (but positive). 06 The Clouds: confusion, anxiety, lack of clarity. 07 The Snake: a woman; intelligence, detour, backstabbing. Context is important. 08 The Coffin: illness or ending. (First in pair, I tend to see illness; second in pair, end). 09 The Flowers (Bouquet): gift, surprise, invitation. A very positive card. 10 The Scythe: danger, pain, sudden, severing or cutting. Can be a tool. 11 The Rod (Whip): discussion, arguments, strife. Can be a writing tool, or related to verbal communication. 12 The Birds (Owls): Meetings, a phone call, gossip, a couple. Anxiety like a flitting bird. 13 The Child: child, new beginning. 14 The Fox: wrong, deception, deceit. Crafty person. Sometimes work, where cunning is needed. Context matters, and I tend to read it depending on surrounding negative or positive cards. 15 The Bear: Man, person in authority; courage, strength, fortitude. Could represent a large income. 16 The Stars: hopes, dreams, spirituality or esotericism; positive, maybe successful; beware head in the clouds. 17 The Stork: Change, movement, birth. Usually a change for the better. 18 The Dog: A man. Friend, partner, companion. Loyalty, trustworthy. 19 The Tower: A large building. Government, authorities, school. Isolation, being alone. 20 The Park: public places, the public, meeting, party, social gatherings. 21 The Mountain: obstacles and delays; blockage. Can be a “shield” between two cards. Standing alone; remote. 22 The Crossroads (Roads, Ways): decision is needed; at a point of indecision. Multiple (usually two). 23 The Rat: loss, theft, illness. An “eating away at” someone or something. 24 The Heart: love, emotions, feelings. 25 The Ring: marriage, commitment, contract and partnership. 26 The Book: secrets, the unknown; books and written documents; education, training. 27 The Letter: written communication (letter, email, text message), newspaper, paper-like documents (such as a diploma or will). Could be news. 28 The Lord (Man): The male consultant; male significant other for a woman; important male in the querent’s life. 29 The Lady (Woman): The female consultant; female significant other for a man; important female in the querent’s life. 30 The Lily: sexuality, family, maturity, the “zen factor”; a catch-all card in German tradition. 31 The Sun: Victory, success, masculinity, energy, warmth, day time 32 The Moon: Emotion, intuition, femininity, dreams, imagination, night time, artistic talent, fame and recognition. 33 The Key: the “yes card” of the deck. Destiny, solution, success. Meant to be. 34 The Fish: money, cash flow, the financial or economic significator. Water. Drinking. 35 The Anchor: work, one’s job. Stability and security. 36 The Cross: Pain, grief, a burden. One’s “cross to bear.” The sense of destined or karmic; suffering that is inevitable or must be. Not a happy card. French Modern – Lenormand Meanings 01 The Rider: a message, news, something incoming. 02 The Clover: good luck, an opportunity. Second chance. 03 The Ship: travel, distance, trade or commerce. 04 The House: home, family, property. 05 The Tree: health, deep rooted, karmic (but positive), spiritual. 06 The Clouds: confusion, lack of clarity. 07 The Snake: Big problems (as opposed to the Mice). Trouble that is seen, obvious or out in the open. 08 The Coffin: Ending, transformation. 09 The Flowers (Bouquet): A very positive card. Happiness, beauty. 10 The Scythe: Decisive, decisions, sudden, cutting. Can be a tool. 11 The Rod (Whip): sexuality, arguments, passion, recurring, physical activity. 12 The Birds (Owls): Verbal communication, a couple. 13 The Child: child, something small. Childlike or naive. 14 The Fox: Job, work, sneakiness. 15 The Bear: Money, food, nutrition, person in authority, strength. 16 The Stars: hopes, dreams, directions, possible success. Being “a star” in a field of expertise. 17 The Stork: Change, movement, birth. Usually a change for the better. 18 The Dog: Friend, partner, companion. Someone known. Loyalty, trustworthy. 19 The Tower: A large building. Government, authorities, school. Isolation, being alone. Arrogance. 20 The Park: public places, the public, meeting, party, social gatherings. 21 The Mountain: Delays of a lengthy nature. Standing alone; remote. 22 The Crossroads (Roads): decision is needed; at a point of indecision or a crossroad in life. Multiples. Two or maybe more. 23 The Rat: Small problems, stress, anxiety, excitement. Industriousness. An “eating away at” someone or something. 24 The Heart: love, emotions, feelings. 25 The Ring: marriage, commitment, contract and partnership. Payments, solutions. 26 The Book: secrets, the unknown; books and written documents; education, training. 27 The Letter: written communication (letter, email, text message), newspaper, paper-like documents (such as a diploma or will). 28 The Man: The male consultant; male significant other; a male figure. 29 The Lady (Woman): The female consultant; female significant other; a female figure. 30 The Lily: The “zen factor”. Peacefulness, age, longevity. 31 The Sun: Victory, success, masculinity, energy, warmth, day time, electricity. Ego (think Leo). 32 The Moon: Emotion, intuition, femininity, dreams, imagination, night time, artistic talent, fame and recognition. The arts. Psychism. 33 The Key: the “yes card” of the deck. Meant to be. Karmic inevitability. Positive solution. 34 The Fish: Business. Independence. 35 The Anchor: Stability and security. Something anchored, old. Suggests a solution, one that can be arrived at with perseverance. 36 The Cross: Pain, grief, a burden. Sadness and depression. One’s “cross to bear.” Often not a happy card. Religous; religion.