Lozzy's Complete Guide To Lenormand

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What Is My Aim Here At Lozzy's Lenormand?

The purpose of this site is to share as much information about the Lenormand cards and system as I can to help readers better understand and learn the cards, the many different approaches you can take and help develop your own practice in whichever way and for whichever purpose you choose.

Is Your Site Geared More To Beginners or More Advanced Readers?

The site is primarily geared to those who are starting to read Lenormand cards and is focused mainly on trying things out and practical use of the cards. However, readers more familiar with the cards may also find some of the articles and tips helpful.

What Is Your Experience?

I have been reading Lenormand cards for a good thirteen or so years now, a number of those professionally, and before that, I read Tarot cards for many years. I also have extensive experience as a teacher.

Do You Take A More Traditional Or Modern/"Intuitive" Approach to Lenormand?

My approach is based on my learnings about the Lenormand system over many years and from a wide range of sources and teachers, as well my own practice and experiences. Although I do base my readings strictly on the systems and meanings I've learned, when it comes to actual reading, intuition naturally also plays an enormous part in my readings. In terms of regional "school", you'll find my meanings tend more towards those shared by writers very loosely viewed as Modern French, rather than German. Take a look at the issue of different traditions and 'schools' here.For my own practice, I tend to focus on the storytelling aspect of Lenormand as well as the underlying 'essence' meanings of the cards. I believe in experimentation and exploration, getting to know your cards and using them as a tool in whatever way is useful to you personally. As such, I do not treat Lenormand as if it is a sacred religion with very rigid 'rules' and One True Way of reading the cards. There are methods that seem to work better than others for me and the purposes I use them for. That's kind of it, really, and I would urge all my readers to try things out and find the ways that work best for them!I should stress also that there is more than one approach to reading Lenormand cards. It's a fortune telling system that was devised from a 19th century German parlour game, likely based on older popular divination methods, that in turn was renamed after a famous French fortune teller. It was then passed through various different countries, thereby incorporating various regional folk and cartomancy traditions and sometimes variations in meanings.That means it's hard to be absolute about what is the "right" or "perfect" way to read the cards or even "the definitive" meanings, although there are a surprising number of commonalities, considering these particular cards have been around since at least 1799 . That being the case, I am absolutely not a purist, and I suspect those who are looking for the definitive and scholarly or a quasi religious approach to the cards are likely to find themselves disappointed here.Even the concept of "traditional" reading is somewhat problematic, given that the cards themselves appear to be a hybrid of different popular fortune telling systems, none of which were actually used by Mlle Lenormand herself. Most "traditional" readers base their understanding on the instructions commonly printed with the cards when they were rebranded as Le Petit Lenormand in the mid-19th century, the so-called Philippe Lenormand instructions (details here), which look only at the Grand Tableau, using a method known as Near and Far.It's worth pointing out that I do not believe that my way of reading is the only way or that I in any way claim to hold THE 'definitive' knowledge of the cards. I'm really not interested in setting myself up as some kind of guru, just in sharing my knowledge, understanding, practice and experiments so far. It continues to be journey and process of understanding for me also.

Do You Have Any Opinions On Other Lenormand Writers & Readers Or Their Approaches To The Cards?

I'm sometimes asked "What I think of so-and-so Lenormand writer or reader" and their approach to the cards, occasionally in a way that implies that I make a judgement on who is "right" and "wrong" in terms of method. In answer, I would say that I have learned so much from other Lenormand writers and readers in the past, all with different approaches (we are all individuals, after all, and use and adapt the cards in ways that work best for us) and am not remotely interested in criticising others' take on the cards and work. There is some GREAT stuff about, and you can gain so much from reading around and trying things out for yourself, so I'd strongly urge you to do so and find what works for you. Nor do I involve myself in petty rivalries with other Lenormand websites. Ethics, including business ethics, are important to me . There is room enough for all of us and you'll doubtless find we all have something different to bring to the party. Lots of Lenormand professionals write books, run both online and face to face courses and so on (and anyone claiming that they're 'the only one' or 'definitive one' is being dishonest. Rather, people have different strengths, backgrounds, experience and approaches to the cards and how they share that with others). In general, here you'll find I write about what interests me, and prefer to take a respectful, curious and open approach with regard to other readers and the various methods and 'schools'.