Wanderwust Lenormand: Little White Book

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WANDERWUST
LENORMAND: LITTLE
WHITE BOOK
Eldritch Greene
Copyright © 2015 Wandering Oracle Press
All rights reserved.
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Thank you for choosing a Wanderwust Lenormand!
The deck of cards you now hold has been used as a divinatory tool for
hundreds of years. This usage has developed a tried, true and very specific
system. Take your time to learn it. As enticing as free-styling with Lenormand is,
you’ll find the best results are achieved by following tradition and developing
your personal way of reading from there.
I crafted this deck as an ideal tool for the Lenormand beginner, so I also
cooked up this little booklet in my Pure Imagination lab to go with it. This guide
is what it is, a little white book. The information contained within is meant to get
you fired up to then go big. By no means is it complete nor am I purporting to
be an expert of any kind. I’m a reader, just like you.
You can begin your further studies right now by reading up on some
Lenormand History. Go to the Lenormand/Start Here! page at
wanderingoracle.com for a starting point. Feel free to use the Comments section
at the bottom of that page or at the Lenormand Lodge to discuss anything and
everything Lenormand related, including this guide.
Now, take out your cards, shuffle, and pull out the first card from the top,
pretty isn’t it? There’s 35 more!
All aboard!
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Follow these five steps together with The Cards section provided ahead to get
your ship moving. Consider it a jumpstart, a little kick in the right direction! If
this gets you going, explore. Devour what’s out there and most importantly,
practice times three.
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Step 1: A Tour of Lenormand Land
Welcome aboard! Have a shuffle through the cards first, without much
thought just have a look, be a tourist. You’ll notice the world of your cards
depicts locations, animals, objects, celestial objects and people. Group your
cards in these categories (there’s no significance in these it’s just for fun). What
strikes you from each group? Let’s look at the animals for instance, which ones
look friendly, active, dangerous, big, small, static, in movement? Locations,
which ones are personal, safe, secluded? Make up your own meanings for the
cards based on your impressions, then have a look at the keywords in The Cards
section ahead. Did you get any of them?
Now take a closer look. Starting with card one The Rider, go through the
keywords and information provided. Work up a mean visualization for each
card. Make it vivid! See the Letter (27) being written, signed sealed and
delivered. Feel the anticipation or surprise for the news the Rider (1) brings.
Look at the Key (33) and imagine it fitting into a keyhole and opening a door.
Answers are on the other side. Take your visualization to the next level by
adding in sound and emotion. We provided examples for the first three cards to
ignite your creativity. Rinse and repeat as often as necessary.
Hold on to your hats!
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Step 2: Back to L’Ecole
Finding your way around? Time for some old-school learning! You’re going to
memorize all the cards (don’t bother with the playing card inserts). The goal is to
learn that number 15 is the Bear and 32 is the Moon. By the end you should be
able to say a card number and instantly connect it to its symbol and vice-versa.
It might not seem like it but I guarantee you’ll find this activity highly rewarding
(fun even).
Scroll down to the bottom of the Lenormand /Start Here section on
wanderingoracle.com, and find Donnaleigh de la Rose’s YouTube tutorial for
memorizing the cards (I’ve only linked part one, make sure you go through all
the parts). It will take you just over an hour and some routine review afterwards
to master this, so save that enticing TV episode for later and get on it now.
Once you’ve memorized the cards you’ll start using the new language you’ve
learned in the strangest of ways, like in parking lots. Now when you park in
A-27 you’ll know it’s A and Letter(27), or the Scarlett Letter! This is not just
empty learning, your memorization of the cards will prove endlessly useful as
you go forward (and not just in parking lots!).
Log your journey. Grab a notebook and a pen, or use your favorite journaling
app (I recommend Evernote for card notes and Day One for daily journaling.)
Title a page for each card and start by writing down the keywords provided here,
elsewhere online and your impressions/notes. I recommend you download the
free Lenormand DIY deck at wanderingoracle.com/shop print it and glue the
cards to your journal pages or copy the images over to your app. Easy!
As your Lenormand ship takes course add research, make notes, amend,
append, delete, replace and restore keywords. The goal is to have some
keywords you strongly connect with from experience, perhaps a list of nouns/
adjectives, card combinations you decipher on the way and your personal notes
for each card (a little sketch of a female rider on a unicorn for the Rider(1) entry
if you like).
Feel that? We’re moving!
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Step 3: Baby Bigfoot Steps
Ready for your first spread? It’s called the Grand Tableau. (Bet you weren’t
expecting that.) Shuffle your deck, cut (only if you like) and when you’re ready
lay down all the cards (taking them from the top of the deck) left to right in rows
of eight to form a square, when you reach the last row you’ll notice you’ve only
got four cards left, arrange these under the middle four cards of the last full row,
like so:
There! The Grand Tableau or GT is the cornerstone of Lenormand tradition.
This is what you’re aiming to master. Before you cower and put those pretty
cards away, take a second to contemplate the beauty of it. This is your first map,
you’ve cast it, the pieces have now fallen into place.
Now you just need to read it. The first thing you must find -just like at the
mall- is the You Are Here spot, that would be the Man(28) or Woman(29) card
depending on your gender. When you read for others you’ll be finding them in
the map. Take a look at the cards directly around “you” and the ones further
away. Where are the Clouds(6) near or far?
Read the very first three or four cards from the top row. Come up with a
couple of nouns or adjectives for each of those cards. Try pairing the corner
cards diagonally (see diagram) and make simple Noun/Adjective combinations
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from the pairs. Use the first card as an noun and the second as an adjective
(think casa bonita.) Try them out the other way around as well, then read all four
corners clockwise and even counter-clockwise. Are you getting anything?
It doesn’t matter, because you’ve just learned the first steps to reading a
Lenormand Grand Tableau. Hurray!
To review: First find yourself or the querent, Man(28) or Woman(29), then
look for the Clouds(6). Looking at the first three or four cards will usually give
you an opening statement and reading the corners can serve as a “frame” for
your Big Picture (that’s Grand Tableau translated). In the GT you can also read
the last four bottom cards as a ‘message’ for the querent or a closing statement.
Finding the Querent (You are here!) and Clouds(6) introduces the very
important Lenormand concept of near and far, or distance. Imagine your spread
as a grid with two beaming focus points, the Clouds(6) and the Querent(28/29).
Everything near the Querent is closer or more influencing, and everything
further away is less influencing. The Clouds(6) will indicate negativity and
literally cloud everything near it (including the Querent). Depending on the
number of cards, near is usually one to two cards away, and far can be from two
onwards.
Measure it according to your spread. Also, generally, above weighs, or can be
seen as out of the Querent’s control and below is seen as in the querent’s
domain or control, so for example Clouds(6) above and near are more negative
than below and far.
Once the beaming points on the grid are detected you can start coloring it
according to all the other cards. It’s important to note now, one essential thing I
rarely see mentioned clearly in Lenormand writing: You can and should read in
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many layers. There isn’t one reading you’re trying to decode, it’s a chart with
many configurations. Ring(25)+Heart(24) could mean a love commitment when
reading into the love life aspect of the querent’s life but if you move on to
business, the same two cards on the same reading and spread can mean closing
a deal the querent is passionate about.
Take a snapshot and add it to your journal (easier with an app eh?) come
back and review this spread as you learn. Before you put everything away, try
out your card memorization from Step 2. Go over the tableau row by row as
though you were placing the cards in order, so the first card would be the
Rider(1), followed by the Clover(2) all the way to the end of the first row with the
Coffin(8). The second row starts with the Bouquet(9) and so on. The last four
cards at the bottom of the spread are the Key(33), Fish(34), Anchor(35) and
Cross(36).
These are the Grand Tableau Houses. Imagine them lying underneath your
current cards, so if you have the Bear(15) in position 1 then it’s in the House of
the Rider(1). Using Houses is an advanced reading technique so don't let your
brain explode just yet! It’s good practice to review the Houses visually when you
cast a GT. You can even arrange a GT with the cards in order. This, paired with
your memorization will have you learning and using the House positions
quicker than you can say Mademoiselle Marie Anne Adelaide Lenormand.
Buckle up!
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Step 4: Zoom In
Step 4
Zoom In
Jump in the line, work your body in time! Okay I believe you. Lines are the
first learning block towards GT mastery, also, best way to start wrecking that
journal. First up, you are hereby required to commit to a short daily exercise, for
at least a month, keep it going as long as you wish but consider it essential to
move forward.
Exercise #1
Daily 3-Card Draw
Every morning, before you do anything else (okay have your coffee, just
make sure you don't forget) grab your deck, shuffle and concentrate (relax,
don't strain it) on the following simple question: What will happen to me today?
or a similar variation, make absolutely sure to include yourself in the question.
(What will happen today? is far too broad). When you're ready, stop, cut the
deck (if you like) and pull out three cards.
Read these cards as a line first (1+2+3) then using the middle card (2) as a
focus card (noun) defined by cards 1 and 3 (adjectives) so 2+1 then 2+3. You
can then read 1+2 and 3+2 as pairs Also, try reading cards 1+3 (this is a
technique called mirroring* in its smallest variation, baby steps.) Use the
simplest meanings for this exercise, it's far more likely that the Coffin(8) is a box
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or a headache as opposed to illness. (I sometimes get it as gothic, or as a
description for someone creative, or pale.)
Try to frame the possible meanings to the length of a day. Clouds(6) will very
rarely be full-negative in small spreads, see it as confusion, things that are
blurred or even the weather! Small spread/timeframe = small interpretations.
Write it down! Add the date and take a snapshot for your journal. Get all
your achieved combinations down too, these might be contradictory, don't fuss
over it, write them down. Make note of the cards and your interpretations.
Later that day, before you go to bed, go over your journal entry and see if
you got anything on your initial interpretation, look at the cards again and see if
there's something you might have missed the first time around. Revise your
keywords, add notes, combinations, thoughts, anything goes!
*Mirroring is used to get descriptive insights, so for example Moon(32)
mirroring the Man(28) could indicate a person of a certain regard, if the Man is
the querent (or you) in the spread it could show a focus on the querent’s
recognition or career. Whenever you use mirroring, picture yourself folding the
spread in half, vertically, horizontally and diagonally, the cards that “touch” are
mirroring each other.
After you practice a little with your 3-card dailies you might want to move on
to larger line spreads drawn whenever you feel like, and you very well should!
(Don’t become addicted though, I scythed/warned you.) The same techniques for
reading apply. Only now there are more possible combinations. See example.
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There's 1+2+3+4+5 the main line, four pairs 1+2, 2+3, 3+4 and 4+5.
Double the fun if you use the middle card as a focus/noun with 1-2 and 4-5 as
adjectives (try reading the focus card paired with each 1,2,4,5 so 3+1, 3+2 etc.
then as triplets 1,2,focus and focus,4,5 or 1focus2 3focus5. Don't forget
mirroring cards, there's 1+5, and 2+4.
Now for the Matrix effect! You’ll notice cards 2 and 4 can be used as focus
cards in two 3-card spreads within the 5 card spread! You're beginning to see
how far you can juice a Lenormand spread.
My personal approach to reading Lenormand is to read it every possible
way, dig for an answer and find patterns. Don't obsess over Noun/Adjective
order rules (casa bonita) try them both ways, see which one says more and to the
point. You do have a question to answer so- oh yeah, use a question when
casting small spreads, make sure you phrase it in a way that avoids a yes or no
answer. Questions are not required for GTs but consider using a timeframe (1, 3
or 6 months and up to a year work great) Lenormand rarely goes beyond a year
time-wise, and this is probably for the best!
I recommend you keep to 3 cards for a while, then move on to 5 (this keeps a
focus card in the middle) and up to 7 cards max. you can always throw 9 card
lines but that would be the absolute max.* while you’re learning. 9 is beyond
the length of a GT line (there's a GT variation with lines of 9, but still) and
anyway there’s a better use for 9 cards in a Portrait or "Box" spread. Coming up
next!
*Of course you’re free to throw 14-card lines if your heart desires, just make
sure you can read them first. (14 is essentially two 7-card lines and remember
the Matrix effect.) You can also always answer two-parted questions (if I go to
London A or if I don’t B) with two line-spreads, one for each part of the question,
ask, shuffle, lay cards for A then ask, shuffle remaining cards and lay for B. Three
parted question? Try 3 small line spreads.
Shake shake shake señora!
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Step 5: Little Boxes
You've come this far, you deserve to treat yourself to some television. Go on
then, have at it. When you're done, come back, I have some fun things for you
to try out with what you've been watching.
As you can see there's a bunch of 2-card, 3-card and even 5-card lines inside
a GT, you already know how to work with those. (Refresher: read as a line then
do pairs, use middle cards as focus, read triplets, read mirroring cards). You'll
also notice boxes forming around cards in the GT. You can single out and cast
these small tableaus on their own by using the 9-card Portrait or “Box” Spread.
Use line spreads for quicker ‘sentence’ answers. Portrait spreads are better suited
for “a glimpse” into a situation, functioning as a mini GT. Here’s how to read
one:
The middle card (5) is the focus card and can be read together (paired) with
all the surrounding cards (5+1, 5+2, 5+3 etc.) traditionally, like in the GT, you
can read the corners (1+9 and 3+7, 9+1 and 7+3) also clockwise and counterclockwise, this gives us a small “frame”.
After framing, read corners together with the focus card as triplets. Then
check out the “Cross” formed by cards 2, 4-5-6 and 8 using the focus card so
focus+2, focus+4 etc. Follow up with the horizontal line triplets (1-2-3, 4–5-6,
and 7-8-9) then go for the vertical lines (1-4-7, 2-5-8, and 3-6-9). If you haven’t
yet, try pairs 1+2, 2+3, 4+5, 5+6 etc. Check for mirroring cards, there are quite
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a few, horizontally 1+3 4+6 7+9, vertically 1+7 2+8 3+9, and diagonally you’ve
already read the corners, have a second look just in case.
Something new you can try out with the Portrait spread is to check for what I
call in-betweeners or linking cards, like say the Ring(25) or Heart(24) between
two “people” cards, or obstacles/difficulties such as the Mountain(21), Cross(36)
or Clouds(6) getting “in the way”. Develop an eye for connections, so if there’s
a health query and you get the Tree(5) you can use it to “anchor” and connect
surrounding cards, the Mountain(21) between the Tree(5) and Sun(31) could be
saying that something must be overcome in order to get to good health, if the
Mountain mirrors the Book perhaps you’ve overlooked something important, so
do schedule that check-up.
Another example: with the Crossroads(22) you can look at the cards on either
side as possible “paths” in a decision, whatever’s above it can be putting
pressure on it, and what’s below can show the querent’s current standing or the
“way in”.
Once you start using the Portrait spread it gets really interesting, almost as
interesting as all the TV you’ve been watching. Which is why I’ve devised the
final Lenormand Exercise in this guide to be a storytelling one, and what better
way to start than with what you already know oh so well.
Exercise #2
Story Box
Choose a story you know, this can be a classic novel, a movie you watched,
or the latest episode from your favorite TV show. Formulate a question for one of
the characters as the “Querent”.
Avoid predictive questions, the idea for this exercise is you must already
“know” the answer to the question. You can try predictive questions as well but
that’s another exercise!
A good question is: What is (character)’s journey in (title)? See our example
below to understand the purpose of this exercise better, the point is for you to
practice dissecting a portrait spread, with what you know. As always use your
journal to record results.
Our example is a well-known modern “adaptation” of Jane Austen’s classic
Emma: 1995’s movie Clueless. (It had to be something you’d know.) The fun
thing about Clueless, and the reason I picked it, is there isn’t a very clear plot
line, it’s a character piece, so the story is the characters. I was interested in
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seeing what would come up.
The question: What is Cher’s journey in Clueless? I shuffled, asked and this is
what came up: (not fabricated)
Before I even see the focus card I notice Garden(20) is the first card, which
suits the movie’s “social status” theme perfectly. The focus card is
Crossroads(22) decisions (also the Queen of Diamonds, could be Cher). So
Cher’s journey involves decisions. I notice Clouds(6) are above the
Crossroads(22), so difficult decisions, also confusion (or cluelessness!) for Cher.
If I connect these to the first card, Garden(20) I see Clouds(6) fall directly
between Tree(5) and Garden(20) so there’s the idea of standing out (a tree from
the Garden) and growing up (Tree) whether socially/garden or emotionally/
clouds. Cher is totally clueless she’s experiencing growing pains, and finds
herself facing “grown-up” decisions.
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Directly below the Tree(5) is the Man(28) Cher’s significant other: Josh! Her
older, grown-up and boring (Tree) stepbrother. Coincidentally one of the movie’s
quips is about Josh getting a celebrity (Star) to plant a tree for charity (Cross?).
Below Josh/Man(28) are the Stars(16) which further describe him as someone
Cher admires/likes (he shines out to her). Stars(16) knight (like in chess) to the
Clouds(6) so Cher’s difficult decision is about her future/destiny (Stars) and the
pretty boy she likes (Man/Josh+Stars). She’s also confused/clueless (Clouds)
about her standing (Crossroads) with Josh (Man). Is it love? (All by myself!)
Back to the Crossroads(22) we’ve seen what’s to the right, now let’s check
left, Ship(3) mirrors Man(28) giving us an insight Josh is from far away/abroad.
In the story Josh is at college and comes visit his stepfather/Cher’s home.
Directly below Crossroads(22) is the House(4), where Cher is as she faces the
decision, she’s at home, it’s also the King of Hearts, her father. In the movie Cher
lives with her father. The House(4) also connects to one of the movie’s main
challenges (Cross), Josh is Cher’s step-brother, and she looks up (Stars) to her
father (House) so much she knows the Josh situation will not go down easily on
him. (Cross+House).
The left line can also be read Garden+Ship+Cross, navigating the social
scene must end (it could even be read as school ending, school being Cher’s
main social setting or garden). Choosing Josh (Crossroads-right-Man) means
growing up (Tree) and leaving some things behind (Ship) like her current social
situation (Garden) but ultimately it’s where her higher guidance (Stars) leads her.
Going the other way (Crossroads-left-Ship) far away from Josh, will lead her to
regret her decision (Cross.)
I’ll stop there. This is my very own unorthodox way of reading, I’ve broken all
our steps and rules, but that’s what this exercise is all about! To play nice I’ll
close by reading the corner cards as a “frame”. Garden+Stars Cher is the most
popular girl in school, her dreams conflict with her circle. Tree+Cross
Difficulties growing. There, same thing.
Cher’s journey involves difficult
decisions, can she put her high-school social life aside, please her father,
declare her love for Josh and grow up already? Or will she remain Clueless? Find
out on Netflix.
Have a look and see if you find more things in there. I haven’t seen the movie
in a while so I’m sure I missed quite a few. Then try it our for yourself with a
different story. You’re on!
The time has come.
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Step 6: Boldly Go
What? you thought you were boarding that old thing. You’re ready to explore
trouper, there are many places to go, things to learn and adventures to be had.
(Knighting, Counting, Houses, Playing Card inserts).
Hopefully I’ve left you enthusiastic for the journey ahead. Learn the rules
before you break them, log your travels every step of the way and more
importantly enjoy the ride!
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The Cards
No point in having a fancy meanings section here with pictures and sketches,
timing, character traits and planetary associations. That’s what your journal is
for!
Use this only as a template for your journal pages. I’ve included topic
information, three handpicked keywords for each card and a short
“visualization” story for cards 1-3 you can use as a basis for Step 1.
Start here but by no means stop here. Keep in mind you can use Court cards
as people. The Snake although an overall “negative” card can be a “smart” (or
possibly deceiving) woman (Q ).
Many other, if not all, cards can also be used as people cards without need
describe the Man and Woman. If you’re looking for people, look everywhere,
the Dog could be a friend or possible love interest, The Bear your boss, or your
mother. Explore possibilities, there are not so much definitive meanings with
Lenormand as there are qualities.
There are also the literal meanings of the cards (mostly not included in the
keywords) The Child is, of course a child, Clouds, Stars, Tree, Garden, all selfexplanatory Rider a Horse or small vehicle, Ship can be an airplane (or
spaceship, wink) Dog any small pet, Tower a building, etc. Consider these as
you layer your readings.
The card numbers can be used for quantities and timing, dates, months, etc.
Birds are commonly depicted as a pair and so are sometimes used to signify two
of something, in that same way the Stars can mean many of something. Get
creative (I often use Mice or Clover for small or tiny things and Bear or Mountain
for BIG).
I've listed here the “main” significator cards for common queries/topics along
with related cards for reference. This list is by no means definitive. Add and
remove, make up your own topics, it's more fun than Pinterest.
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Health
Tree(Main) Clouds/Mice(Negative Outlook), Sun/Clover(Positive Outlook)
Note: There are extensive associations for health related topics -top
contender for most common query- down to bones, ligaments and specific
ailments. I consider Andy Boroveshengra's work in this field to be the most
extensive and accurate, check out his book “Lenormand 36 Cards” if you're
interested. Also, no need to remind you, diagnosis by cards: highly illégale!
Love
Heart(Main), Ring(Commitment), Dog (Loyalty, Companionship),
Anchor(Hope), Bouquet(Beauty/Lovely), Child(Admiration/Protectiveness), Birds
(Couple/Lovebirds), Tower (Single/Alone), Whip(Sex)
Note: Lily is also commonly used as a sex card. There's a male/phallic/Whip
and female/vaginal/Lillies connotation there as well. However the original card
name for Whip in German Die Rute means rod or phallus, and so does the
french name Verge, so I've chosen Whip as my sex card (plus BDSM etc.) pick
the one that
resonates with you, but make sure to choose! (otherwise:
confusion).
Money/Business
Fish(Main), Bear(Boss, Big Money/Savings, think hibernation), Ship(Trade),
Mice(Losses/Theft), Letter(Contract, Banknote/Stocks/Bonds), Tower(Institution),
Anchor(Stability), Clover(Gambling/Opportunities), Sun(Success),
Tree(Investments).
Work
Anchor(Stable/Long-term), Moon (Career Field/Recognition/Fame) Fox
(Freelance/Temporary Jobs)
Note: I've deliberately not chosen a “main” Work card, some people have
one, I work in a creative field so I see "work" very openly, and coming in many
varieties.
Family
Lily(Main) (Grandparents/Ancestors), Child (Son/Daughter), Bear (Mother),
House (Father), Birds (Siblings), Stork (Birth Mother), Tree (Lineage)
Note: Usage here is as varied as families! Lily is also used as a Father-figure
card (K ) and the Stork (Q ) a Mother card. I've chosen the Bear (Guardian) as
my “main” mother card. For someone raised by an adoptive or stepmother you
could use The Bear for the woman who raised you and the Stork your birth
mother. Although if your mother had passed I would see her as the Bear
(Protection). It’s also possible to find family members by character traits, my very
tall and bulky stepbrother who eats a lot can be the Bear. This is Lenormand not
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Pantone color swatches.
Creativity
Moon(Main), Stars(Dreams/Inspiration), Book(Knowledge, Research, Writing
Project), Child(Project, your "baby"), Letter(Writing), Fox(Chutzpah),
Heart(Passion), Sun(Energy/Inspiration), Key(Eureka!), Anchor(Perseverance/
Hope)
Here are two additional query topics of my own just for fun, go on,
experiment with a couple yourself.
Online
Mice(Main), Birds (Twitter), Garden(Social Network), Letter (E-mail), House
(Your website)
Film Business
Moon(Main), Garden (Locations) Bear (Producers), Stars(Leading Actors),
Fox (Actors), Tower (Executives), Sun (Light Department), Book (The Movie),
Letter (Screenplay/Writers), Stork (Company Move), Scythe (Rewrites), Heart
(Good Director), Cross (Bad Director), Key/Ring (Props), Bouquet (Costuming),
Dog (Assistants)
1 Rider (9 )
News, Arrivals, Movement(Fast)
also Beginning(1)
Example Visualization: A Victorian country home, solitude, time is
punctuated by distant happenings, a visit perhaps, if you're lucky. Sigh. There's
mostly silence, and then you hear, far away, trotting, fast, a horse, it's here,
finally, it's coming! A handsome man in a horse rides in, you've been expecting
him. "Here is the news!"
2 Clover (6 )
Luck/Happy, Small, Opportunities
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Example Visualization: Dystopian, barren land, you walk with protective
gear, oxygen flows into your helmet. You survey the land trying to find a sign of
life. Wait a second. There's a green dot, a speck between the eroded earth, it's
tiny, perhaps four-leafed. Ephemeral. Don't take your helmet off just yet, but
enjoy the moment, be happy you've found an opportunity for life to thrive.
"What are the chances!"
3 Ship (10 )
Journeys/Foreign, Longings, Trade
Example Visualization: New York, turn of the 19th century. Ships are docking,
bringing new things with them, people from distant lands, copies of foreign
books. Some people are bartering, bargaining, others are landing, for them the
Ship is a reminder of where they’ve come from, a longing for freedom. It
represents a dream. Sailors, captains and passengers are also boarding excited
for the promise of exotic locations and adventures. “Sail away!”
4 House (K )
Home, Property, Security/Safe
5 Tree (7 )
Health, Growth, Time(Slow)
6 Clouds (K )
Confusion, Negativity, Darkness
7 Snake (Q )
Betrayal, Deception, Twisting
8 Coffin (9 )
Endings, Illness, Loss
9 Bouquet (Q )
Beauty, Invitation/Gift, Happiness
10 Scythe (J )
Severing, Warning, Sharp/Sudden
11 Whip (J )
Discussions (Heated), Sex, Snap!
12 Birds (7 )
Communications, Gossip, Stress/Sorrow
13 Child (J )
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Children/Family, Something New, Sincerity/Innocence
14 Fox (9 )
Cunning, Trickster, Job(temporary)
15 Bear (10 )
Boss/Big, Financial/Assets, Guardian
16 Stars (6 )
Dreams, Guidance, Sparkle
17 Stork (Q )
Changes, Transitions, Improvement
18 Dog (10 )
Friend, Loyalty, Trust
19 Tower (6 )
Institution, Height, Solitude
20 Garden (8 )
People/Social/Public, Crowd, Location
21 Mountain (8 )
Obstacles, Delay, Challenge
22 Crossroads (Q )
Decisions, Choice, Evaluation
23 Mice (7 )
Worries/Problems/Stress, Losses, Nuisance
24 Heart (J )
Love, Passion, Desire
25 Ring (A )
Commitment, Deal (Closing), Full-Circle
26 Book (10 )
Unknown/Secret, Hidden/Occult, Knowledge
27 Letter (7 )
Written Communications, Messages, Paperwork
28 Man (A )
Male Querent, Significant Other for Woman, Important Man in (female)
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querent’s life.
29 Woman (A )
Female Querent, Significant Other for Man, Important Woman in (male)
querent’s life.
30 Lily (K )
Time/Maturity(Age), Ancestors/Family, Wisdom
31 Sun (A )
Luck(Big), Happiness/Success, Energy
32 Moon (8 )
Recognition, Sensation/Emotions, Creativity
33 Key (8 )
Answers, Solutions/Success, Key(adj.)
34 Fish (K )
Money, Business/Financial, Flow
35 Anchor (9 )
Stability, Hope, Determination
36 Cross (6 )
Difficulties/Hardship, Redemption, End