My deck has developed a stutter….

Today’s Lenormand draw:

Bear – Snake – Letter – Clover – Rider

My previous throws all had a message that was repeated.  The first was family, the second was removed obstacles.  Today, it appears to be a fortunate message or lucky communication.  Here’s how we break it down:

Bear + snake is more than likely a business woman, the bear is about official people and possesions.  It can refer to other things (the bear+the lily usually refers to the law or a lawyer) but more often than not these are the references.

Snake + letter tells me the message will be from this woman.  Apparently (according to the snake+clover) she is a rather fortunate individual herself.  

Next, we have the letter+clover or “message fortunate” followed by clover+rider “fortunate message”.  Finally, we have the bear+rider “official message”.

When I look at the bottom of the deck, there were the Stars.  So, the message could bring some clarity, it could be about an idea or it could be about a new start.  I’ll have to wait and see, but whatever it is, it appears to be purely positive and that is always welcome in my house, lol…

I have to say I am perplexed about the repetition in the message (I personally think my guide has a fantastic sense of humor), but I do appreciate it – it makes it much easier for me to decide (because in some cases the letter can mean something superficial and the clover can mean “fleeting” or short term influence) what the cards are trying to tell me.  Perhaps I am just that thick?  None the less, it does give me a good laugh so I’ll enjoy this hiccuping while it lasts…

Five and Five – Zigeuner and Lenormand

Interesting things to note:

The central card on the bottom row (the Zigeuner cards) is “Falseness”.  The cards surrounding the central card in the top row (the Lenormand) are the Fox and the Snake, both of which resemble the Cat and Snake in falsness.  The rider (top row) also has a resemblance to the coachman in the “journey” card (bottom row) and the predominant horse is white as it the horse the rider is on.

 

In the top row, the Lady’s body is facing the other cards, however her face itself is turned away.  She is coulpled with the Fox.  This can imply either that she is clever or underhanded.  The lady is also coupled with the Rider who is approaching her.  Since the Lady is generally the Querent or Questioner, she would be me.  So the rider may be bringing me a message from a woman (snake) who is less than trustworthy (fox).  What is also unsettling is that my home is surrounded by the fox and snake.

In the Gypsy (Zigeuner) reading, it’s kicked off by Misfortune.  So it seems something rather unpleasant is going to occur.  Fortunately it will not be a long term influence (as indicated by the visit) or perhaps it will come from a visit.  The visit card has an elment of surprise to it.  The third card is falseness which is also a rather negative card.  It can indciate deception – internally or externally.  Maybe this visit will force me to face something that I know but am turning a blind eye to?  Next is unexpected joy which is a very positive card, so whatever the unfortunate event is, I can at least take heart that it will be for the best.  It’s followed by journey.  The journey card can indicate a long time or a sudden voyage.  Maybe I am happy to be going on a trip?  The other possibility is that something that appeared to be a very bad situation (misfortune) was not (falsness) when I visit it and see it for what it is?

Five Card Draw

This is very interesting…

The Rider - The Ring - The Scythe - The Snake - The Tower

It looks rather sordid, no?

A message (rider) about a contract (ring) that is to be severed (scythe) due to a woman/confusion (snake) leads to seperation (tower)?  One also has to bear in mind that the rider can be representative of a man who would probably be athletic.  The Tower can also represent independance (as the tower stands alone) or possibly authority.  Perhaps a woman in authority will be resposible?

So we could have an independant and athletic man (tower+rider) who has an agreement with a woman in authority (ring+snake+tower) that is about to be abruptly terminated.  Hmmm… so I will go “textbook” (this is based on the very wonderful Treppner course that I was made aware of by the very talented Ms. Chanah).
Rider+Ring = proposal of marriage/contract
Ring+Scythe = relationship in danger, threatening breakup
Scythe+Snake = Danger for a woman (self inflicted by an intrigue)/a surgery
Snake+Tower = A business woman, an independant woman.

Eww.  The rider with the tower could be a message from someone in authority with the ring/snake being a woman in partnership.  I have to say that unless I am missing something, this is quite ugly.  I also should add that while this deck is very pretty (it is the Art Deco or Liberty oracle) this is the second time it’s given me a strange read.  So (because I must beat things to death) I asked for clarification.  Here was my second draw:

The Lady - The Lily - The Key - The Clover - The Book

 So the lady+lily means a passionate woman, the lady+book could be an intelligent woman and/or a woman not know to me.  The lily and key = assistance from a third (male) person (king of spades), the lily and the clover luck brought by the man?  The key and clover is certain good fortune with the clover and book as the only two I don’t get in this context.

I discussed this with my husband and he mentioned there was some gossip at his job about the woman who is for the most part in charge,  Apparently she is having some marital issues.  Her name (which I also found funny) could be associated with the clover.  Hmmm…..