Lenormand cards

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Marie Anne Lenormand , arrested in Paris on December 11, 1809.

Lenormand cards are fortune telling cards named after Marie Anne Lenormand (1772–1843). The "small" Lenormand deck with 36 cards, which is almost exclusively used today, proves to be a product of the early 19th century thanks to the Biedermeier style. The “big” 54 Lenormand cards probably go back to Tarot cards by Etteilla (1738–1791), whose cards Marie Anne Lenormand had used. The maps were first published after her death.

In addition to the Tarot , the Lenormand are the most popular cards for divination by reading cards .

history

The Grand jeu de Mlle Lenormand appeared two years after her death in 1843 and was sold along with a collection of five books. The author used the pseudonym "Mme la comtesse de ***" and the publisher did not give a name, only an address "46 rue Vivienne". The game had 54 cards, including a female and a male card for the consultant. The content of the 5 books was quite extensive, astrology, chiromancy and other forms of oracles were covered. The card images of the big game, the “Astrythological Deck”, show scenes from Greek mythology, constellations, geomancy, 22 letters (Kabbalah), 7 talismans, Skat cards and one flower each (flower language). A variation of the cards (this time with 55 cards) was produced in Germany around 1850 by the publisher JF Aug. Reiff under the name of fortune telling cards from the famous Mlle Le Normand .

The Petit Lenormand was also published around 1850 with 36 cards. This type of game was designed by cardmakers in Germany, Austria, Belgium and Switzerland. Detlev Hoffmann proved in 1972 that the game on The Game of Hope , with new figure cards of 36 illum. Scroll. 2nd improved edition (published approx. 1800 by GPJ Bieling in Nuremberg), although this game was only intended to be used as a fortune telling game and was actually a racing game with 2 dice in which the cards were laid out and played in the order from 1 to 36 (individual cells had happy or unfortunate meanings as in other racing games). Symbols and numbers were the same as with the little Lenormand , each symbol was supplemented with a miniature map sheet (either the Ansbauer sheet or the Bayrisch-Pariser sheet). The game of hope was developed by Johann Kaspar Hechtel von Nürnberg .

Each of the cards contains icons, mostly in a Biedermeier style (e.g. rider, house, bouquet of flowers, etc.), as well as the image of a normal playing card in small format with the French colors . In some editions, the card image has been replaced by a verse that is intended to formulate the core of the card message.

The small deck with 36 cards is more common in German-speaking countries.

The 36 cards of the small deck in detail

  1. Rider (corresponds to nine of hearts in the Skat sheet ) - basic meaning: Good news, something is moving, (new) beginning
  2. Klee (corresponds to six of diamonds in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: luck , success, no need to worry; Time factor: short
  3. Ship (corresponds to the ten of spades in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: travel , distance, circumstances change; also: Let events come upon you
  4. House (corresponds to the king of hearts in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: stability , house, family, authority, constancy (also as a person card)
  5. Tree (corresponds to the seven of hearts in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: health , life; Time factor: it will take a long time (a lifetime)
  6. Clouds (corresponds to the king of the cross in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: ambiguities, difficulties, lack of perspective (foggy, medication or similar)
  7. Snake (corresponds to the cross lady in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: entanglements, cunning, intelligence, seduction, detours
  8. Coffin (corresponds to nine diamonds in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: end , illness, farewell, letting go
  9. Bouquet of flowers (corresponds to the queen of spades in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: gift , invitation, hope, satisfaction, creativity and diversity
  10. Sense (corresponding Karo- jack in Skatblatt) - basic Meaning: hazard , unexpected development, acute state Schreck; Time factor: suddenly, unannounced, faster than expected
  11. Rod (corresponds to the jack of the cross in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: argument , communication, discussion, arguments, conversations
  12. Orioles (corresponds to seven of diamonds in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: moving , excitement, restlessness, nervousness; as a number: two
  13. Child (corresponds to the jack of spades in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: child, new beginning, curiosity, innocence, unencumbered, small; as a time factor: soon
  14. Fuchs (corresponds to the nine of clubs in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: deception, lies, dishonesty, falsehood, also self-deception or negative attitude; as a time factor: not at all, wrong time
  15. Bear (equivalent to ten of the Skatblatt) - basic meaning: personal card , boss , stubbornness, elderly or official person, strength, power, possessions
  16. Stars (corresponds to six of hearts in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: clarity, inspiration, spirituality, knowledge, great happiness
  17. Storch (corresponds to the Queen of Hearts in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: changes, going on a trip, moving, changing jobs, flexibility
  18. Dog (corresponds to ten of hearts in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: loyalty, friendship, bond, hold on; Time factor: permanent
  19. Tower (corresponds to the six of spades in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: often authority or office, also loneliness or separation, as a person card: person in a leading position.
  20. Park (corresponds to eight of spades in the Skat paper) - basic meaning: public, audience, clientele, meeting, official occasion, something is / becomes openly visible
  21. Mountain (corresponds to eight of the cross in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: blockage, obstacle, inhibitions, frustration; as a time factor: not at the moment
  22. Path (corresponds to Queen of Diamonds in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: a decision is pending, choice, several possibilities; as a number: 2 or more
  23. Mice (corresponds to the seven of clubs in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: something «gnaws» at you, loss, theft, reduction, decrease, defeat, failure
  24. Heart (corresponds to the jack of hearts in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: love, happiness, partnership, intimate feelings, being there with your heart
  25. Ring (corresponds to the ace of clubs in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: partnership, marriage, also contracts, agreements, something goes in circles, cyclical, representative
  26. Book (corresponds to ten of diamonds in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: secret, secrecy, unknown, education
  27. Letter (corresponds to seven of spades in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: message, telephone call, e-mail, also superficiality; as a time factor: short-term
  28. Lord (corresponds to the ace of hearts in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: questioner or heart man
  29. Queen (corresponds to ace of spades in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: questioner or queen of hearts
  30. Lily (corresponds to the king of spades in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: harmony, sexuality, family, intimacy
  31. Sun (corresponds to ace of diamonds in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: warmth, energy, creativity, vitality
  32. Moon (corresponds to eight of hearts in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: soul mirror, feelings, intuition, psyche, also fame and honor or social recognition
  33. Key (corresponds to eight of diamonds in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: security, key to success, fulfillment, something definitely happens
  34. Pisces (corresponds to the king of diamonds in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: finances, property, also (in) the subconscious forces (also negative such as alcohol)
  35. Anchor (corresponds to nine of spades in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: work, profession, being hardworking, committing to being the proverbial anchor for one another in relationships
  36. Cross (corresponds to six of clubs in the Skat sheet) - basic meaning: fate, burden, burden, karma

Note on card no. 12 This card is often called owls because of the illustration . Sometimes the context of meaning then shifts more towards wisdom, using one's own knowledge or observing the situation.

Item and person cards

The Lenormand cards are divided into material and person cards. The person cards are for example the lady (card no.29), the gentleman (card no.28), the child (card no.13). Material cards are the book (card no. 26), the ring (card no. 25) etc. There are also cards that represent both people and things. This includes B. the bear (card no. 15) - it is a person card for an elderly person, boss, lawyer or entrepreneur. Seen as a material card, it stands for possession, strength and power. Situations can also be represented with the Lenormand cards, whereby the situation cards are counted under the material cards. The sun (card no. 31) expresses energy and happiness, the clouds (card no. 6) mean, among other things, uncertainties.

interpretation

The meanings listed above correspond to the basic meaning of the respective card; Depending on the context, further interpretations are possible. When laid out, the meanings of the individual cards are influenced or even negated by those around them.

Laying systems

The following layout systems are particularly suitable for working with the Lenormand cards:

  • Daily, weekly or monthly ticket - in order to identify the main topic of a predetermined period of time or to explore it in more detail, a card is drawn from the entire deck.
  • Past / present / future - the three temporal development aspects of a situation are highlighted by displaying 3 cards.
  • The Cross - A simple basic system in which 4 cards are drawn, which have the following meanings:
            3 Dies ist der richtige Weg
1 Darum geht es                 2 Dieser Weg ist nicht richtig
               4 Dahin führt es
  • Decision game - To shed light on the possible development paths of a matter, a total of 7 cards are laid out:
  3 1 5   Die Karten 3, 1 und 5 stehen für die weitere Entwicklung, wenn die Frage mit Ja beantwortet bzw. die Angelegenheit weiterverfolgt wird.
7         Die 7. Karte gibt Auskunft über den Haupteinfluss in der betreffenden Angelegenheit.
  4 2 6   Die Karten 4, 2 und 6 zeigen an, wie es weitergeht, wenn die Frage mit Nein beantwortet bzw. die Angelegenheit nicht weiterverfolgt wird.
  • Large board - For this, all 36 cards are laid out either in 4 rows of 9 cards or in 5 rows (4x8 and below in the middle 1x4).
  • Celtic Cross - A classic placement system in which 10 cards are usually laid out and which can also be used for most other decks of cards.
  • Weeks, months or years - in order to get a more precise overview of upcoming developments in a predetermined period of time, several cards are placed on the individual days, weeks or months. The cards are then interpreted in combination. Example:
Montag       1  8   15        Januar      1  13  25
Dienstag     2  9   16        Februar     2  14  26
Mittwoch     3  10  17        März        3  15  27
Donnerstag   4  11  18        April       4  16  28
Freitag      5  12  19        Mai         5  17  29
Samstag      6  13  20        Juni        6  18  30
Sonntag      7  14  21        Juli        7  19  31
                              August      8  20  32
                              September   9  21  33
                              Oktober    10  22  34
                              November   11  23  35
                              Dezember   12  24  36

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Detlef Hoffmann, Erika Kroppenstedt: fortune-telling cards: a contribution to the history of occultism . German Playing Cards Museum, Bielefeld 1972, pp. 17, 21.
  2. ^ Freeman Marius O'Donoghue: Catalog of the Collection of Playing Cards Bequeathed to the Trustees of the British Museum by the late Lady Charlotte Schreiber . British Museum, London 1901.
  3. ↑ Ronald Decker, Thierry Depaulis, Michael Dummett: A Wicked Pack of Cards: The Origins of the Occult Tarot . Gerald Duckworth and Company, London 1996, ISBN 9780715627136 , pp. 141, 282.
  4. ↑ Humorous sheets for head and heart . Gustav Philipp Jakob Bieling, Nuremberg 1799.
  5. ^ Georg Andreas Will, Christian Conrad Nopitsch: Nürnbergisches Gelehrten-Lexicon: Sixth Part of HM 1805.

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