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Lenormand Card Meanings
Pick a card to read its meaning, what it says about love and work, its timing, the playing card in its corner, and the combinations that come up most often.
1. Rider
2. Clover
3. Ship
4. House
5. Tree
6. Clouds
7. Snake
8. Coffin
9. Bouquet
10. Scythe
11. Whip
12. Birds
13. Child
14. Fox
15. Bear
16. Stars
17. Stork
18. Dog
19. Tower
20. Garden
21. Mountain
22. Crossroads
23. Mice
24. Heart
25. Ring
26. Book
27. Letter
28. Man
29. Woman
30. Lily
31. Sun
32. Moon
33. Key
34. Fish
35. Anchor
36. Cross
How to use this guide
The cards are listed in their traditional order, 1 to 36, as they were numbered in the 1799 Game of Hope that the deck comes from. Each page describes the original picture, the general meaning, love and work, the card as a person, timing, the yes or no answer and ten combinations. When a card turns up in your Lenormand reading, come back here for the full meaning.
Lenormand playing card associations
Every Lenormand card carries a playing card in its corner. Readers use these insets for timing, for court-card people and in some advanced spreads.
- 1. Rider: 9♥
- 2. Clover: 6♦
- 3. Ship: 10♠
- 4. House: K♥
- 5. Tree: 7♥
- 6. Clouds: K♣
- 7. Snake: Q♣
- 8. Coffin: 9♦
- 9. Bouquet: Q♠
- 10. Scythe: J♦
- 11. Whip: J♣
- 12. Birds: 7♦
- 13. Child: J♠
- 14. Fox: 9♣
- 15. Bear: 10♣
- 16. Stars: 6♥
- 17. Stork: Q♥
- 18. Dog: 10♥
- 19. Tower: 6♠
- 20. Garden: 8♠
- 21. Mountain: 8♣
- 22. Crossroads: Q♦
- 23. Mice: 7♣
- 24. Heart: J♥
- 25. Ring: A♣
- 26. Book: 10♦
- 27. Letter: 7♠
- 28. Man: A♥
- 29. Woman: A♠
- 30. Lily: K♠
- 31. Sun: A♦
- 32. Moon: 8♥
- 33. Key: 8♦
- 34. Fish: K♦
- 35. Anchor: 9♠
- 36. Cross: 6♣