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While speaking with a friend, I thought it might be interesting to look at the Eclipse. On a whim, I asked “Should I read for the Sun or Moon first?”. It was of no matter to my friend so I choose the moon (being we’re both women). What happened next was very interesting.
I typically throw in lines of five. I am not sure why, but I like five. It’s not too many cards but not too few. When I threw my first line (because when I choose something specific, I will throw lines of five until the card I am seeking appears in a line) the first card out was the Sun. So I chuckled to myself because I was initially going to choose the Sun. I continued to throw my five cards and then started the next line. The first card of the second line? The Moon. The eclipse occurs when the Moon moves in front of the Sun.
Here is the full throw:
Because of the way that the cards came up, I decided to read it as layers. I am leaving out cards 1 & 5 because they are (to me) the eclipse. So, what will this energy bring?
Garden + Key : A gathering will certainly take place. This to me is a no-brainer. It could also be “Meetings are successful”.
Lily + Clouds : What I find interesting about these two cards are the two Kings. The Lily is the “Good” king – the lily is generally representative of family matters, harmony and social welfare. The Clouds – the “Bad” king are about setbacks and storminess – as a person this king is your “Grumpy” man. Think unpleasant Ex. What I dislike about this is that the Bad king sits on top of the Good king. So it appears that harmony will be disrupted. At least the clouds are a passing influence.
Ring + Dog : This makes me think “obligations will be kept” or a promise fulfilled. The clouds will still have an influence here – the dark side of the clouds face the dog. Good people may feel like they’re being dogged. Aggravation will come with the responsibilities to be kept.
Bear + Tree : There are a lot of ways to view this combination, but I see it as someone or something seeing a gradual increase of power or influence. The Bear is a very powerful animal and one which demands your attention and respect. The tree implys the growth here – slow and steady. A Maturation of sorts. Once the energy of the clouds dissipate, the energy of the Dog will take over so I see the growth and power to be more positive.
There’s also the strong possibility that there’s a message here for me personally as in two days time we will be traveling to a family reunion (garden + lily). There will most certainly be alcohol involved which makes the clouds + lily a funny combination (a family of social drinkers, which they are). It may be trying (clouds again) but in the end it appears that relationships will grow and strengthen (ring +dog & bear + tree).
Thoughts? :)
After having thrown cards a few times and getting what I felt were appropriate responses to what was in my mind, I decided to ask the Petit Lenormand the aforementioned question….
Here was what I got:
It’s really kind of amusing, but here’s what we have:
Whip+clouds – discussions that go no where. This has been the state of my relationship with my husband. I feel like he rarely (if ever) listens to me, and it can be quite aggravating (and occasionally costly). For example we had a discussion about the roast chicken I was going to make for dinner. I had just finnished preparing it – butter under the skin and lemons and rosemary in the cavity in addition to a few other things. We hung up. My husband called me back not more than 20 minutes later to ask if I wanted to go out to eat tonight. I think I was silent for a full 30 seconds before I reminded him about the discussion we’d just had. Sometimes I wonder if it might be more fulfilling for me to talk to my dogs. At least they have an excuse – namely that they can’t speak English.
Clouds+Moon – depression. Ah yes, it has reared its ugly head. This is nothing new for me – I deal with it every year during the fall. Fortunately it hasn’t been too bad this time around, but then I have been preoccupied with other things.
Moon+Anchor – this combination intrigued me. According to some schools of thought it can represent addiction. Thankfully that is one problem I don’t have! If we consider that some people believe that the moon is representative of fame, it could be fame through work (again, not a likely option for the lowly Countess, lol). OR it could be emotional work – working with people’s feelings. That’s what I was doing with my readings, and it’s quite emotionally draining as well (which could also be another meaning if we look at the moon as feelings and thoughts and the anchor as “tieing one down”).
Finally Anchor+Birds – Work+worries? Yes, that does fit. Weighted down by worries? Check. Working with phone calls? Check again. It all depends on how we choose to view the birds.
This seemed to work on so many levels. So I flipped the deck over, and what did I find?
Indeed!
We begin with the Shustah:
Green 6 (pregnant mouse), Green 12 (Magical horse), Green 3 (Unicorn)
First it is interesting to note all three cards are green. Green in the pages of Shustah represents development, desire, growth and process.
The Pregnant mouse is the card of poverty. It suggests a lack of necessities in living or infirmity.
The Magical Horse is the vehicle of expression. It suggests physical speed and conflict in timing.
The Unicorn is the card of uncontrolled force. It suggests physical energy and vital force. It also suggests emotional sublimation. Now, I am not entirely ashamed to admit that I looked up “sublimation”. It means (in this context) modifying an impulse or natural expression to one that is more socially acceptable.
This makes me wonder if the message is attempting to be too forceful (with situations that are not responding the way we would like) at this time is unwise, and that it could ultimately leave us in worse shape than we currently are in (magical horse + mouse). The wise course of action is to modify that behavior and practice patience – wait until the conflict in timing passes (unicorn + magical horse). This sounds reasonable.
Five card Lenormand draw:
The ring - The whips - The moon - The lilly - The tower
I can’t help but think we are still looking at the love affair that is secret and to be revealed.
The ring is all about parnerships – not always love relationships, but also business contracts. The ring + the whips (or the birch) could be two contracts, but my initial impression was a heated discussion between a married couple. When you add the moon to that equation, it’s a very emotional one at that. The moon is also central here. The moon could mean a woman, it could also mean acknowledgement. If I factor in the lilly – could it be that the couple is planning to come clean about their affair (the lilly could represent sexuality or a lover. The tower can indicate seperation. If you look at the cards in succession, they almost tell a story.
A couple (the ring) takes a beating (whips) that is very emotional (moon) possibly at night? and the lovers (lily) are seperated – locked away in the tower.
I have to note here too that I have a good friend who reads tarot and asked her what she thought about my crazy (the lunatic moon – hahaha) readings. Much to my surprise she got a lot of the same information, and helped clairfy some of mine in addition to filling in some blanks. Now again, there is a possibility that there is something else here.
If I look again, it somewhat reinforces the message of the shustah deck. In our forcefulness in trying to make a job “materialize” we might have almost beaten the magical horse to death and could have potentially wound up isolated and impoverished. Our ideas about how this ”should” happen were not in line with the established norms (the unicorn). If instead we wait a while (the lily could indicate winter months as well) we might have better fortune with my husband securing (ring – contracts) a job (the large institutional kind as indicated again by the tower). He may even have more than one offer as indicated by the whips (which has been a recurring message as well).
I should mention at this juncture that I despise long waits… 
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