Description
The Lenormand Oracle Kit by Laura Tuan combines a traditional 36-card Lenormand deck with a 160-page guidebook, providing everything needed to begin learning this distinctive system of card reading.
Lenormand is a form of cartomancy that developed in nineteenth-century Europe and takes its name from the celebrated French fortune-teller Marie Anne Lenormand. Unlike tarot, which contains 78 cards divided into Major and Minor Arcana, a traditional Lenormand deck consists of just 36 cards, each represented by a clear, recognisable symbol.
The Rider, Clover, Ship, House, Tree, Clouds, Snake, Coffin, Bouquet, Scythe, Heart, Ring and Cross are among the images that make up the system. The cards also retain their traditional associations with ordinary playing cards, which can be seen within the artwork of this deck.
Where Lenormand becomes particularly interesting is in the way the cards are read in relation to one another. Rather than relying solely on the meaning of an individual card, two or more cards can be combined to build a message. As your understanding develops, larger spreads allow these combinations to form increasingly detailed narratives around a question, person or situation.
The system can be used for short readings and practical questions as well as larger layouts, including the Grand Tableau, in which all 36 cards are laid out together.
The cards within Laura Tuan’s Lenormand Oracle Kit remain faithful to traditional Lenormand imagery, drawing on the familiar designs associated with nineteenth-century European decks. They are presented in a larger-than-usual format, making the imagery and playing-card correspondences particularly easy to see while learning.
The accompanying 160-page guidebook introduces the meanings of the cards and explains how to begin working with the Lenormand system. Written by Italian author and divination expert Laura Tuan, the guide provides a clear introduction for those discovering Lenormand for the first time while offering a traditional deck that more experienced readers can also work with.
For tarot and oracle readers curious about another form of cartomancy, Lenormand offers a noticeably different approach: concise imagery, direct symbolism and a reading method built around the relationships between the cards.
Kit Includes:
- 36 full-colour Lenormand cards
- Larger-format cards
- Traditional Lenormand imagery
- Playing-card correspondences
- 160-page guidebook by Laura Tuan
- Card meanings and instructions for reading with the deck
