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Settling in, mulling things over
I long ago came to the conclusion that america acts like a big filter that dumbs everything down. Recently, this was reinforced by something totally unrelated to Lenormand: I moved last month, so I’ve...
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SURPRISE! All Hallows Reading Sale
Christine Daae didn’t get a reading from me on her new man, and look how THAT turned out! Don’t end up like Christine Daae, contact me for a reading! Now! :D Happy Halloween/Dias de los...
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The Ultimate Dondorf Lenormand
Le Fanu’s Lilac Dondorf Lenormand by Lauren Forestell I like decks made by readers. There’s reasons for this. You’ve probably heard it said many times that beginners should learn Lenormand with a...
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Photoessay: Why Most Study Groups Aren’t Conducive To Learning
This is from the Tarotholics group on facebook, but they’re by no means the only ones – Aeclectic Tarot, Lenormand Cards Study Group, and numerous smaller places all follow a predictable pattern. Here...
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Small draw with the Grand Jeu
It’s been awhile since I posted any Grand Jeu, so here’s a short reading I did. Sharing with permission from the friend/client who is also a reader (identifying information removed, of course), so I’ve...
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OOPS! (some common mistakes)
Learning Lenormand requires sifting through a lot of information, and most of it is very flawed, to say the least. So to (hopefully) save a few people from making these common mistakes, I’m going to...
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Andy’s “Thirty Six Cards – An Introduction to the Petit Lenormand”– don’t...
If you want a solid foundation in Lenormand reading (and not a lot of misinformation that you’ll only have to unlearn later), don’t miss Andy Boroveshengra’s Thirty-Six Cards: An Introduction to the...
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Tacheles Wahrsagekarten
This is an old deck belonging to the Gypsy Witch/Whitman family of almost-Lenormands-with-extra-cards. This version, Malkiel Rouven Dietrich’s Tacheles Cards, has been renumbered to follow Lenormand...
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On Community
“The Homecoming”, Norman Rockwell, 1945 I often see people using the terms “Lenormand community” or “cartomancy community”, with the implication that we shouldn’t fight, we should be in solidarity,...
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An Interview With Lauren Forestell
fennario:Confused about decks? Lauren’s are always a safe bet and a pleasure to use. Originally posted on Traditional Lenormand Fortunetellers Guild: What drew you to reproduce antique Lenormand decks?...
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An update…& a new deck
Lauren Forestell’s Paris Primitive/Didot Just to let people know what’s been happening – a fortuneteller’s income is fickle. One month you’re buying electronics and jade and real ladies hats from...
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Petit Lenormand’s Confusing History
fennario:Research, with citations. Originally posted on Andy Boroveshengra's Blog: The following was cut from my forthcoming Grand Tableau course (29 Sept 2014) and might interest some. Das Spiel der...
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Postcards from the Front
I’m considering a vacation. This looks like a good spot. Greetings from historic Ratchetville, Texas. Sometimes – nay, often – I need to close the doors on our scenic soiled-panty-and-beer-can lined...
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Inner space: the final frontier
Everything seems to be infested with misinformation these days, in an effort to make it more “user-friendly” (Read: “easy and dumbed down”). Much like googling “Lenormand”, the search term “scrying”...
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On the off chance you missed this
Every card in the Tacheles/Adolph Engel deck is duplicated in the Gypsy Witch. In fact, the Gypsy Witch is just a Tacheles deck with the addition of the Shepherd, Bear, Eye and Lion. Some of the art...
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This is why
A good Lenormand practice group will limit the decks you can post to things like the Blue Owl, Carta Mundi, Dondorf, Glück, Mertz, Piatnik, and other reproductions of decks first published prior to...
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Resurrecting the Zauberkarten
Die Zauberkarten is a deck first published in Vienna in 1855. It’s one of the Sibilla types that overspread the Continent in the 19th century and includes Italian Sibillas, French Sibyl decks (Sibylle...
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Andy’s Book
The expanded edition of Lenormand Thirty Six Cards will be available soon. This one goes a good way beyond the first edition’s comprehensive-yet-basic Lenormand 101, with material that was included in...
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The Roots of Idiocy
(No, not the things in the photo…read on!) Comments are welcome, because I’m really, REALLY trying to find the root of this – so I can douse it with gasoline and enjoy the bonfire. If you’ve followed...
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