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Treppner Correspondence Course Theory – Part 1:

Dear Students – from the beginner to the professional,
this complete Lenormand card reading seminar was created to answer any questions that you
may have had about reading cards. Nothing will be left out, concealed or forgotten. All tricks
and tips will be revealed, imparted and thoroughly explained. Upon completion of this
seminar, you will be able to read cards.
Mlle. Lenormand’s cards, are those, with which one can forsee and predict events. One can
ask very concrete questions and will receive concrete answers in return; but, even if one has
no questions for the oracle, one can still receive tantalizing answers. There is hardly a deck of
cards that can answer questions, which concern one’s daily life. Love, career, finances,
family, hobbies, social life, etc. „When will I get together with Peter (or will I get together
with him at all)?“ These are the types of questions that the Lenormand cards can answer.
Unfortunately, positive answers are not the only responses that one will get, it’s just as likely
that one will discover things that one doesn’t want to hear.
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That, too, will be practiced here. You will learn to recognize the messages, express them and
– above all else – learn to accept them. Because the truth is that interpreting the cards is not
that difficult; however, sometimes when one does a reading for oneself that one does not see
the truth or want to accept it. It is realy easy .
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Of course, the fun shouldn’t end there – because at the end of the day the cards are playing
cards, with which one can also use to predict. And now let’s begin. You will first have the
opportunity to go through the entire table of contents before beginning with the first lesson.
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We wish you the best of luck on the path to knowledge with the Treppner Correspondence
Course
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Course Content – divided in to six parts/lessons:

Part 1: Basic Tools – General Introduction, Introduction of Mlle. Lenormand, Requirements
for your personal environment and centering yourself. Assistance for learning about your own
intuition—as well as, shuffling, drawing, laying out and neutralizing the cards—is available.
Boundaries and the forbidden?! A list of cards representing people, various subject and object
cards, mixed cards—i.e. cards with a both positive and negative meaning. Deviation and
particularities when laying out larger card patterns using 9 x 4 and 8 x 4 + 4. Learning to
interpret card combinations—explained in a simple way. Confusing cards that represent
people – what should one look out for, in order to avoid mistakes?
Part 2: Individual and detalied meanings of the cards from 1 – 36 and with key words,
general description of love, career, charasteristics, medical use, timing guide, astrological
equivalents.
Part 3: For beginners – Daily cards (general, love, career), the 3-Day Card Formation, the 9-
Card Formation. How does one use timing cards, how does one predict timing? Presentation
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of characterization using the classic Lenormand predictions and astrological energies,
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including energies that work externally and those to which one is exposed
Part 4: Interpreting a large card layout – step-by-step explanation. The meaning of the corner
and entry cards. Interpreting a large card layout using traditional methods.
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Part 5: The 10 secrets of the great Mlle. Lenormand, written out and explained with graphic
illustrations:
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1. .. Interpreting position (Interpretation of the Houses)

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2. .. Interpreting projection (Reflection)

3. .. Corresponding cards
4. .. Knighting (Interpretation of the Knight)
5. .. Counting
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6. .. The Fours
7. .. Diagonals
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8. .. Picking up the cards? Completing the series in your head

9. .. Covering cards
10. .. The system of dealing the cards for a large card formation
Part 6: More examples of ways to lay out the cards, with their results explained from A-Z
Part 7: All Lenormand-Combination
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Mlle. Lenormand (1768 – 1843) and her cards
These cards were names after the most famous fortune teller and card reader of the 18th and
19th century, Mlle. Lenormand. Unfortunately, I also have to admit, that the name is, for the
most part, the only thing that connects the cards to the „Sibylle of the Salon“. In reality, Mlle.
Lenormand used a variety of card and tarot decks that were available at the time. She never
developed her own cards, as far as anyone knows. It was, in fact, imaginative corporations
who „borrowed“ the name of the famous lady for commercial purposes. In an early version of
the cards, the „Grand Jeu de Mlle. Lenormand“, which appeared about two years after the
death of the great clairvoyant, actual details of her card reading and work style were
integrated into the set—these details were revealed by personal friends and admirers.
However, today’s „Mlle. Lenormand Fortune-Telling Cards“, on which this book is based,
don’t have much in common with the first cards (which were often complicated in their
symbolism). Nevertheless, as a user of the contemporary version of these cards, you can still
allow yourself to be seen as a follower of a great tradition that first got ist start under Mlle.
Lenormand.
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Marie Anne Adelaïde Lenormand was born in 1768 or 1772 in the french town of Alençon
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and was the daughter of a salesman. To some, she is considered to be the prophet of
contemporary times. Her father dies when she was young and Marie Anne could not complete
her schooling in the local convent. As a result, she took up work as a seamstress. Somehow,
as a young girl she was able to come in contact with fortune-telling—she learned how to read
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palms and to read cards. As soon as she was of age, Mlle. Lenormand went to Paris, where
she would make a fateful acquaintance: A woman, who was also a card reader with a
blooming business, hired her as an assistant.
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After a turbulent time, in which both of the women got into trouble with the law—it is said
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that they were found guilty for conning people, but exact details remain unknown—and
during which time Lenormand left the country for awhile, Marie Anne decided to go into
business for herself. After returning to Paris, she opened an inconspicuous Salon in the Rue
Tournon. The charismatic fortune-teller received visitors of every social standing; however,
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she made her name as an advisor to the rich, powerful and beautiful people of her city. During
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the French Revolution, it is said that even Mirabeau, Marat and Robespierre were among her
clientele. But it was a very special client that sealed Lenormand’s legendary reputation:
Joséphine de Beauharnais, who later became the wife of Napoleon Bonapartes.
Mlle. Lenormand, who never married, nor had children, practiced her craft over the course of
decades. She out-lived the regime of the revolution, the restauration and even Napoleon; and,
remaind, until her death on 23 June 1843, extraordinarily popular.
Although much has been written about Mlle. Lenormand in diverse memoirs, there is no
information available about her fortune-telling and card readin techniques. It is only known
that she was also gifted in the areas of astrology, numerology and chiromancy (palm
reading)—and possessed a very honed intituition, if not out-and-out psychic abilities.
For the purposes of fortune-telling, Mlle. Lenormand entertained in a Salon in Paris in the
Rue de Tournon No.5. Nowadays there is a a jewelry store and a shoe store in the building.
No reminder of her legend is present, not even a single memorial plaque. However, we will
keep her memory and honor what she has left behind!
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Before getting started – Requirements for your personal environment
The Room – Preparation of the oracle-site.
Of course it’s possible to lay out cards however you want and try out everything under the
sun. However, the results would end up being more frustrating than anything. When one
wants to read cards for themself, the room and the person must be free from clutter. One can
accomplish this by clearing off the table, on which one is distributing the cards. Here’s where
the Feng Shui System can be applied: everything must flow. A table that is covered in paper
and dishes blocks the energies. Free flowing energies are indisposable, if one wants to get
definitive messages. It would be optimal to have the entire apartment in harmony, but because
that is not always possible, we will limit ourselves to the minimum. We are going to create an
„altar“, a place where the oracle will be created. Helpful in this endeavor is a nice tablecloth,
a lit candle, perhaps incense and music to set the mood. Favorite objects, talismans and photos
complete the picture. This should be an area, in which one can relax and let go. Make a ritual
out of it, in this way the positive energies can grab on to our thoughts and concentrate on our
wishes, because one opens oneself to the future.
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Finding your inner center
In order to read the cards, one needs to be centered. Often people try to interpret the cards
when they are in a state of crisis and doubt. It’s rare for someone to ask something of the
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Leonormand cards when everything is going just fine. When your own constitution can be
described as desolate, then it is probably best for you to avoid reading the cards altogether.
Negative messages—which cannot be avoided—have the possibility of simply worsening
your personal state, which can lead to a vicious cycle. The following excercise can be done
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when your inner center is off-balance and you would like to reach a clear-headed state in
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order to read and interpret the cards. Length of the excercise 5-10 minutes.
1. Lie down in a relaxing position, close your eyes and try to steady your breathing
2. Concentrate only on breathing and banish all distracting thoughts.
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3. Once you have reached a state of controlled breathing and are in a complete
concentrative state, open your eyes and repeat step 2.
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4. Keeping your eyes open and hold your breath for as long as you can—do so for one or
two minutes—holding your breath, breathing out slowly, then breathing in, then
holding your breath again, repeat.
5. After doing so, close your eyes and concentrate on what your eyelids look like from
the inside. Try to imagine what your eyelids look like from the inside. Of course,
everyone thinks that from the inside, their eyelids are black, because it’s dark. But
though the breathing exercises, you should be able to see images. If you have done
everything correctly, then you should have no influence on the images or symbols that
are being shown to you. At the beginning, the images aren’t that spectacular. Perhaps
you are only able to see a dot or a line or a vague form that you don’t really recognize.
Try to figure out what your subconscious is trying to say to you. Give the images and
symbols enough time to develop. By doing so, you will be able to see entire stories
and people pop up before your eyes.
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6. It’s important to keep in mind that you should not try to assert any influence on to the
images. Do not try to imagine a particular person or situation. Let the images flow and
concentrate on them. You may possibly fall asleep during this process because a.) this
is preparation before dreaming and b.) it’s the first step to reaching a state of
clairvoyancy. But we’ll discuss that later. Clairvoyancy is important when reading the
cards, but it is not a prerequisite, because you will also learn how to use your intuition.
7. If you haven’t fallen asleep after a period of time, then you have reached a relaxed
state of equilibrium necessary to read the cards. Repeat this ritual as often as possible,
before you begin to work with the cards and are in a stressful state—until such time
that you have internalized everything and no longer need this assistance. Simply
because you have learned to shut yourself off, when you enter your oracle site.
Getting to know your intuition – The beginnings of clairvoyancy
This step can be skipped and is not a requirement, in order to be able to interpret the cards.
This introduction is recommended, if you’ve already worked with the cards and have learned
to interpret larger card spreads or if you have familiarized yourself with the themes. It’s
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possibly even better if you’ve already trained with a few of the card formations, because this
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exercise actually delves deeper into some of those areas. In this manner you can work through
some of the messages based only on your experiences and which are free from other
projections.
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Preparation
1. Repeat the breathing exercises from earlier, except this time while sitting at your
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oracle site. Breathe deeply, hold your breath, breathe out, etc. – do this for a minute or
two. Then take card No. 1 THE HORSEMAN. Look at the card with your eyes open
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until the picture becomes blurry. Then close your eyes and wait for your subconscious
to reveal the images onto your inner eyelid. It works best when you are sitting up
straight. During this process, each person is shown new images and deeper
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interpretations. Some people see the same sort of things, but it can also be very
difference. It is most important to remember that you shouldn’t let the messages be
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influenced by your own interpretation. Therefore, you should make note of your own
personal interpretation of each card and work with it in a psychological manner. By
psychological, I mean that the new messages that you have discovered together with
your subconscious can only be used by you and sometimes can be imparted to others.
However, that is something that comes later and requires much practice. Each day you
should try this exercise with a new card and repeat the excercise with the card from
the previous day until you have worked your way through all 36 cards.
2. Once you have worked your way through all of the cards individually, then it is time
to discover the cards as a group. Start with just three cards at the beginning, then work
your way up to nine cards and eventually the big card formation. Then you can look at
the and interpret the big picture. Perform your breathing excercise, look at the big
image with your eyes open until the image becomes blurry, then close your eyes and
wait for the message from your subconscious. Let the answer from your subconscious
influence your interpretation. This gives gives shape to the interpretation. It should go
without saying that during this process, the cards are lying on the table and that you
are in a submissive position
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Main level for clairvoyancy without the cards
This excercise is best performed evenings in bed, shortly before you fall asleep, because the
preparation for dreaming and then sleeping is also used for clairvoyancy.
1. You are now in the position to create new symbols with the basics that you know
about the Lenormand cards as your guide. This can also be accomplished without
preconceived notions and you can realize the answers to concrete questions.
2. While lying in bed, perform the breathing exercises described earlier. For the first few
times, it may help to do the breathing exercises for a bit longer (5-15 minutes). Later
on, you’ll be able to leave these out completely and will also no longer have to lie in
bed to do the breathing exercises. With enough practice and concentration, you will be
able to do this anywhere and at anytime.
3. You are still in bed, the breathing exercises have been completed and your eyes are
still closed. Now you wait for the images to be shown to you by your inner eye. At
first they might not be so clear; however, they will become more clear, with practice
and concentration.
4. At first, just let the images display. Then, ask a concrete question. For example: will
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Peter and I get back together? If you and Peter are meant to get back together, then
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your subconscious will reveal this to you within about five minutes through an image.
This could be the image of a heart, a ring, sometimes you will be the person smiling –
just something that let’s you know that the answer is yes. Don’t keep asking the same
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question in the hope that it will be confirmed or that the answer will be different. If a
concrete image does not appear within this time, then the answer is no. It could also be
the case, that the image of something like a dumpster appears. That is also an answer:
throw this person or this relationship in the garbage. Accept the answer, because this
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will save you time and worry, so that you can occupy yourself with other matters. The
state of inner clarity and true answers is reached, when you go through the individual
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steps as described. You can use this method for questions about any and everything.
5. When it becomes easy for you to receive the answers, you can perform this
everywhere and for third parties as well. Shut off your mind, close your eyes (later it
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will become possible to do this with your eyes open), have the person ask you a
concrete question. With you acting as the medium for the third party or the advice-
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seeker, you can receive the answer and pass it along.

6. Some of you will be able to see symbols—like Mlle. Lenorman, others will see faces
and people. Still others will be able to see entire lifelines, just like in a film.
7. If you are open to the messages that you receive while interpreting the cards, then you
will always have the correct answer. Perhaps later you may learn that you are gifted in
the area of clairvoyancy and no longer need the assistance of the Leonormand cards
and specialize yourself in that method. This is how psychic abilities are born and it is
possible for EVERYONE. However, the training period varies from person to person,
because each person has a different speed at with they deal with their subconscious. It
also takes some people longer to work through negative energies than others. This also
has to do with the differences in the level of difficulties that each person faces in their
own life. One person might be love sick, the other might be worrying about their
career, and another might be facing a total life catastrophe. You have free yourself
from such worries, in order to receive the answers in their pure form and be able to
apply them to your life.
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Boundaries and the Forbidden
Nothing is forbidden in esotericism. You can really do what you want here, as long as you are
having fun and not putting anyone else in harms way. The spirit of freedom, driven by the
infinite universe and of which we are all a part, is to be supported and passed along—and with
it tolerance. This is the whole idea behind esoteric philosophy.
Therefore, you can lay out the cards as often as you would like, nothing is forbidden. There is
only the question if there will always be a good answer, because the energies necessary for
reading the card are sometimes simply not enough. This is different in the commercial area,
because one is basically acting only as the mouthpiece.
You can ask any question and read the cards for anyone, even if the other person isn’t present.
Honestly? Who is there to stop you? Who can control that? At the most, your own conscious.
And if you find out everything that you want to know, is another matter altogether, because a
lot of experience is needed for such readings. On the other hand, when you have enough
experience and maturity, then digging into your neighbor’s life is no longer interesting – then
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Curiosity is a part of human nature and always wants to know about secrets and the forbidden.
This is the basic idea behind tabloid magazines. Stories about people are simply thrown
together with photos and transforms the readers into voyeurs and pseudo-entourage of famous
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personalities. The cards give us a behind-the-scenes view or maybe the hope the one day
everything will be better, that one finds the love of their life or, just in general, personal
satisfaction and fulfillment. When everything is at ist worst, then the cards are perhaps the
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Like I said, it doesn’t matter, when, how often or for whom you read the cards. You can make
a little ship out of them or build a cardhouse. Yes, it may sound silly, but at the end of the day,
the cards are only made out of paper and ink. Haven’t you ever doodled on a piece of paper?
That is actually not much different, with the exception that defacing the oracle cards could set
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What can’t be done!
Predicting death in the cards and then speaking of it, is presumptuous. Death is represented so
individually and differently in a card formation—as individual as the person himself. And
who who can claim to know a person so exactly, as to know precisely what this means? Aside
from that, everyone should have to learn of the death of a fellow man at the same time –
without having made advance preparations for it.
Diseases should be just as taboo. People should go see a doctor to find out if they are
seriously ill. You’re walking on thin ice, if you try to make a diagnosis. It could go very
wrong, very quickly. A tip about getting a cold or the flu is, however, allowed. Accidents, that
you may think that you see in the cards, should also not be revealed as a warning, because
many times this itself can cause an accident, because the person becomes fixated on having an
accident. Curses and Black Magic: there’s no such thing! There’s always some kind of
commercial interest behind that. Most of time, a person is ready to give up a lot of money to
free themselves from some kind of curse. Stay away from the topic and ignore things like
trying to get rid of these hurdles or getting partners back together, etc.
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Card neutralization, shuffling, drawing or dealing

Not everyone knows their way around a deck of cards, even though there’s really no right or
wrong way to do it. Nevertheless, there are some tips to help make your way though. The
following instructions can, but do not have to be followed word-for-word. It’s possible that
another method may work better for you, it’s equally possible that the following procedure
may suit you very well.
Neutralizing the cards
You now own a new pack of Lenormand cards, and can see that these cards are sorted in
numerical order. The cards are together in a row from 1 to 36. If you were to shuffle the cards
now and deal them out, then you would have a number of cards still in numerical order,
perhaps even three or four cards in a row. To prevent this, the cards should be neutralized
when they are still new. A brand new deck has to be neutralized and a deck that has already
been used should be neutralized again after each use, but not as much as a completely unused
deck.
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Unwrap the cards and make 3 to 5 small stacks. Randomly place the individual cards—one
per stack. Then, make one large stack out of the smaller. Then shuffle the large stack a few
times. Then, keeping the cards face down on the table and thoroughly mix them up with your
hands. Pick up the cards one by one, so that you have all 36 cards together again in one stack
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in your hand. Make sure that if you are using the Urania „blue or red owl“cards that all of the
owls on the backside of the cards are facing in the same direction. This helps you to avoid
having to resort the cards later, e.g. when you are performing a more complex formation with
the cards and some of them are facing the wrong way. Shuffle the cards a bit once more. Now
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When you’re working with cards that are a bit older and used, then you don’t need to mix
them up on the table with your hands. Otherwise, you still perform the same procedure with
the smaller 3-5 stacks, then picking them all up in one hand and shuffling them once again
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and without concentrating. This way, you can avoid card pairs from coming together, which
tends to happen. Shuffling alone is not enough to neutralize the cards before a reading.
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Shuffling the cards
Most of the time people take the card deck and shuffle the cards from the right hand to the left
hand (or vice versa). While doing this one concentrates on a person or a concrete question.
The length of time that you spend shuffling is up to you. There are no rules, because each
person has their own rhythm and goes at their own pace. The best state that one can be in
while shuffling the cards, is when you completely shut down your thoughts, forget about time
and space and let yourself go into a trance. That is the purest form of card shuffling and
getting a concrete result. It is, however, not a requirement and can also work without doing
that. If you are unsure of how long you should shuffle the cards, then pay attention to the
rhythm of the cards, the beat should sound like the refrain to a song and you should follow
along with that in your mind. The last measure should be the complete ending of the refrain.
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If this method of shuffling is too complicated for you, then just stop mixing when you think
that the cards feel most comfortable in your hand. Just remember, these are only suggestions,
you should mix the cards the way that feels the best to you and stop mixing when it feels
right. If you don’t feel comfortable shuffling the cards in your hands, then spread the cards
out on the table and mix them that way—whatever works best for you.
Drawing the cards
Cards are drawn or laid out according to the particular lesson. When drawing cards, fan out
the already-shuffled deck in front of you, making sure that the cards are concealed. After that,
draw the cards one-by-one from the fan with your left hand (the hand closest to the heart) and
in relation to your personal situation or the question that you’re trying to answer.
You should only start turning the cards over once all of them have been drawn. Otherwise, the
results could be swayed, because the cards that one has already seen can cause emotional
fluctuations—such as joy or disappointment—and these energies can influence the next card
chosen. If you are unsure which card is the right one, then close your eyes and run your hand
over the fan and feel out the proper energy. This energy forms when a way of passage is
allowed though the gateway that connects you hand to your arm and up through your
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shoulder. A little bit of practice is necessary, in order to understand what is meant by that. The
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point being, that you should feel a river and not a barricade, if a certain card is supposed to be
picked. It is—as usual—merely a method that you are free to try, and is not the only way that
this can be accomplished. You will certainly find your own technique or ritual for drawing
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cards. This method has certainly proven to be helpful for some people. In regards to the
dynamic or the time spent on drawing the cards, there are, again, no rules. You should use
your own natural pace, by doing so you will always choose the right cards. Above all, make
sure you concentrate on each card; either on your person or on your question.
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Now you have concentrated, shuffled the cards, and the card deck is now in your hands and
hasn’t been cut—that comes later in Part 5, Section 8. Right now, we will take the cards, just
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how we shuffled them and make four rows of nine cards each. You should start at the top left
with the first card and, to the right of the first card, lay out the second card. To the right of the
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second card, lay out the third card, and so forth, until you have nine cards lying next to each
other. Once this is done, then you can start with the second row. The tenth card should be
placed directly underneath the first card (top left) in the first row. Complete the row the same
way that you made the first row (until you’ve reached the ninth card). Once the second row is
complete, then you can make two more rows in the same manner. In the end you should have
a large card formation of four rows with nine cards in each row. The schematic should look
like this:
1 -–- 2 -–- 3 -–- 4- –- 5 –- 6 –-- 7 –- 8 –- 9

10 – 11 – 12 – 13 – 14 – 15 – 16 – 17 – 18
19 – 20 – 21 – 22 – 23 – 24 – 25 – 26 – 27
28 – 29 – 30 – 31 – 32 – 33 – 34 – 35 – 36
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The differences in the two card dealing systems: 9 x 4 and 8 x 4 + 4
Up until now we’ve only dealt with two types of card dealing systems: 9 x 4 and 8 x 4 + 4. It
also seems that the latter has a slightly bigger fan base. Using this system, it is said that the
last four cards represent the so-called „fate cards“. I personally haven’t been able to discover
much fate in these cards; at least not any more, nor any less than in the other cards. This could
differ with other card readers, particularly since one can determine in advance, which card is
going to be the „main fate card“ or not. As usual, you have to keep in mind that in esotericism
and when reading the cards—anything goes. If you want to designate the 20th, 25th, 30th and
35th cards as the cards most meaningful in determining fate—then please—by all means, go
ahead. I don’t need to use this method, because all of the cards (in a particular order) tell of
my fateful future.
A further advantage in the distribution and assignment of the cards in the 8 x 4 + 4 System is
that the cards are able to reflect and correspond with each other (this is also explained in Part
5), because in this system there are eight cards per row—an even number—and one can
combine all of the cards (with the exception of the four at the bottom) and none have to be left
out.
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Gypsy cards are dealt in the same way as the Lenormand cards (reflection, correspondence,
etc.) and the cards are laid out in a row of 9 x 4. In this case, one ignores the middle row when
performing a vertical reflection. That is what we do as well. There are clear advantages and a
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good argument for the 9 x 4 formation: the last four cards are not missing from the overall
interpretation and there is a homogenous picture. In the aforementioned 8 x 4 + 4 method, I
always get the feeling that the last four cards are treated somewhat like the bad stepchildren—
like they don’t belong and are left out of the big picture. Because of this, I prefer the 9 x 4
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formation, because you can also use other variations with it, which don’t necessarily work
with the other method. And if you feel like it, you can use the middle, vertical row as the „fate
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cards“.
It’s really true that the different methods are going to produce different results, when we place
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value on the interpretation of the houses, reflection, correspondence and knighting. Therefore,
I am going to show you ahead of time the classic and traditional method of interpretation, in
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which the system of dealing does not play a role. In the other ways of interpretation, which
are important for many people, you have to pick the system that you want to work with and
stick with it. Like I said, I favor the 9-card formation – but feel free to use which ever one you
like the best. You can look over my shoulder and make your decision later, if you still feel
unsure.
By the way the 8 x 4 + 4 method is the result of predicament that arose from the later sets of
Lenormand cards. The original card sets contained 56 symbols, that could be homogenously
arranged in an 8-card formation. At some point, the card deck was reduced to 36 symbols;
however, some continued to use the 8-card formations out of habit and sort of just stowed the
rest of the cards away at the bottom. Additionally, the 8-card system has a mystique about it.
Nevertheless, I consider myself modern, which is why I’m such a proponent of the 9-card
formation.
In the end it doesn’t really make a difference. You could just as easily make a 1 x 36, 2 x 18
or 3 x 12 formation of cards, especially if that’s what you want, what you like and helps you
interpret the cards in the best way that you can.
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Once again here are the card formations, one under the other. Here you can see that the
combinations can be interpreted in the traditional way and contain the same message, they are
just laid out differently. With the 8 x 4 + 4 formation, the combinations are vertical. In the 9 x
4 formation the combinations are found diagonally—a line makes the connection more clear.
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So that you know what I’m talking about

During later interpretations and explanations, I’ll be using special terminology. For this
reason, I’m now going to go over the different communication card and cards that represent
people; the difference between thematic and object cards; and mixed-cards—cards that can be
both positive and negative. This way you’ll know what I’m talking about and will be able to
follow along. The various particularities about the cards can be found in the detailed
description in Part 2. There will be some crossing over here and there, when it comes to some
particular cards—some can be put in multiple categories, which mean that they’ll be repeated
or can be found again in other groupings.
Communication cards
Communication cards are those cards which contribute to communicating. This can mean
conversations or discussions, telephone calls, letters, mail, text messages, online chatting,
internet forums or classified ads. These four cards represent communication:
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The Lenormand cards consist not only of the two cards that are actual persons—No.28 The
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Lord and No.29 The Lady. In total there are 15 cards, that, aside from their main message also
represent a person. In some cases the symbol is quite apparent, e.g. Child, Horseman. In other
instances, there is an indirect reference to the card game Skat: House/King of Hearts,
Clouds/King of Clubs, Serpent/Queen of Clubs, Flower/Queen of Spades, Storks/Queen of
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Diamonds, Paths/Queen of Diamonds, Heart/Jack of Hearts, Lily/King of Spades, Fish/King

of Diamonds – also the Child/ Jack of Clubs or as the image of animal (Bear and Dog). By the
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way, the Scythe/Jack of Diamonds and the Birch/Jack of Clubs can, in rare instances stand for
two boys; however, I’m not listing them as yet. There are so many cards that can represent
people, that it would only create confusion to include some that only occur seldomly or
almost never at all. The cards that are primarily used to represent a person and appear in the
Lenormand cards (eight altogether) are marked in bold letters in the list below. The most
important type of person represented by the card always comes at the beginning of the list and
is underlined. The cards are listed in numerical order. At the end of Part 1, I will explain what
you should look for in order to avoid mixing up the people.
The list will begin on the next page, so that all of the cards that represent people can be found
on two pages and not split up into three.
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NO. 1 THE HORSEMAN - young man, brother, lover (younger male)
NO. 4 THE HOUSE – brother (neutral male person)
NO. 6 THE CLOUDS – Ex-Husband/Boyfriend, shady male person or an older

male person
NO. 7 THE SERPENT – female person (only in combination with The Fox is
she a schemer or a rival), girlfriend, mother, sister, female colleague, aunt etc.
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NO. 17 THE STORKS– mostly sisters, daughter or relatives
NO. 18 THE DOG – man, good friend, brother, businessman, partner
NO. 22 THE PATHS – woman, relatives (like mother or similar), girlfriend
NO. 24 THE HEART – younger man, younger lover, also boy/child
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NO. 28 THE LORD – partner, boyfriend, husband, but also father, sometimes
a son
NO. 29 THE LADY – female partner, girlfriend, wife, but also mother,
sometimes a daughter
NO. 30 THE LILY – lover, future partner, businessman, benefactor, patron,

supporter, sponsor, important contact person (sometimes, not very often, a
brother or son)
NO. 34 THE FISH – businessman, brother
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Object cards, Thematic cards and Mixed cards
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it becomes difficult to tell the difference between the cards. Object cards relate mostly to
material things, like a house, for example; however, the symbolic context can turn the card
into a thematic card—such as when one uses the symbol of a house to refer to the family,
one’s homeland or the idea of security. All in all, the usage is determined by what the main
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In some instances, I’ve put a few of the terms in italics, but this list is in no way complete. It’s
main purpose is to give you a point of orientation and will only be mentioned briefly.
The Lady and The Lord haven’t been mentioned at all.
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Mixed cards are cards, whose content can stand for both positive and negative things—they
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represent two sides of the same coin. To make it easier for the beginner, I have made a table
of the object and thematic cards, sorted in terms of positive, negative and mixed attributes.
Once again, I’ve arranged the pages, so that one can glean the information in one page instead
of two.
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Object cards
Horseman – News
Ship – Travel
House – House/Property
Flowers – Gift/material surprise
Bear – Possession
Tower – Government agency/ the authorities
Fish – Money
Anchor - Career
Thematic cards
Clover – Luck
Tree – Health/Illnes
Clouds – Ambiguity
Serpent – Detour
Coffin – Illness/Fright
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Birch – Conversation
Owls – Telephone call
Child – Fresh start
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Fox – Underhandedness
Stars – Esotericism
Storks – Change
Dog – Loyalty and cameraderie
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Mountain –Barrier – also an object card
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Paths – Decision
Mice – Loss
Heart – Love
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Ring – Bond – also an object card

Book –Secret – is also an object card
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Letter – News
Lily – Family, Sexuality
Sun – Luck and Energy
Moon – Fame, Honor, Recognition
Key – Security, Good Luck
Cross – Pain and Sorrow
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Table: Positive, Negative and Mixed Cards
Positive Negative Mixed
Horseman Clouds Tree

Clover Coffin Serpent
Ship Scythe Birch
House Fox Owls
Flowers Mountain
Child Mice
Bear Cross
Stars
Storks
Dog
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Book
Letter
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Dame
Lily
Sun
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When first dealing with card combinations, it can be easier if you work with the negative
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cards first, as they are quick to determine the outcome of a combination—even if the outcome
isn’t necessarily the best. As far as negative cards go, we’re talking about the following:
Clouds, Coffin, Scythe, Fox, Mountain, Mice and Cross. This makes the introduction a bit
easier, and gives the beginner something to latch onto with their eyes when looking at a card
formation, in addition to the main „person cards“.
1) No. 6 The Clouds – Ambiguity and Setbacks
The motif on The Cloud card has two sides and, as such, two meanings. On the left side of the
card are bright, white clouds and on the right side, dark clouds have formed. The white clouds
show improvement, whereas the dark side shows a worsening and/or can point to setbacks.
However, you can’t categorize it under the mixed cards, because The Clouds first have to
blow over before they can mean something positve. This may only last for a little while;
however, a period of time to make change is necessary. The message is dependent on where
the dark or the light side of The Clouds is facing in relation to a person or object card.
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Example: Clouds – Book

When the dark side of The Clouds are pointing to The Book, then that indicates the possibility
that continuing education may not be possible or is less useful than one believes.
Example: Letter – Clouds

Now the bright side of The Clouds is pointing to The Letter. This combination explains that a
message will give light to an uncertainty (a situation where there was previously vagueness).
2) No. 8 The Coffin – Fear, Illness and Endings

In a 3-card combination, it’s always difficult to interpret what The Coffin stands for. One
must ask where the intention lies. Where does The Coffin make sense in the combination? Is
it to the left or to the right of the bordering cards or is it between both of the cards?
Example: Anchor – Coffin – Flower

In this example, you must ask yourself for which card is The Coffin „responsible“. The
Anchor stands for the job or career and The Flowers stand for pretty things and nice surprises.
So let’s look at both combinations. The Anchor-Coffin combination symbolizes the ending of
a job or an uncomfortable situation. On the other hand, Coffin – Flowers indicate that a
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pleasant, even though that may not have been the original intention. There could nevertheless
be dissapointment. At this point, one has to look into one’s own personal situation. If you’ve
been invited to a job interview, then you can pretty much expect a rejection. If you are already
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employed, then you can expect an uncomfortable situation or termination. However, this too
has a happy ending, because The Flowers, in turn, signal a good turn of events.
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A trip, a rejection or something frightful, and a falsehood or deception. How is one supposed
to find a message in this jumble? Let’s look at the Ship – Coffin combo. This translates in to a
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frightful occurence during a trip or the cancellation/interruption of a trip. This is followed by

The Fox – so, is it possible that the trip is cancelled because the organization wasn’t done in
the proper manner? Next, we can look at The Coffin together with The Fox, which tells us
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that Fox = lies, deception and intrigue and is in combination with the ending of something. An
underhanded plan related to a trip will be discovered.
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In these two examples you can see that The Coffin has to take both of the bordering cards into
account.
3) No. 10 The Scythe - Danger

The Scythe has to be seen in the same way as The Clouds. With this symbol there is also a
positive and a negative side. On the one hand, there is the sharp blade of The Scythe, and on
the other hand, the tip of the blade is curved. The danger always lies where the pointed side of
The Scythe is pointing to a person or object card (including mixed cards). In general, it’s
dangerous when The Scythe is to the left of a person card or an object card. If the pointed end
of The Scythe is turned away from a person card or an object card—in other words, it is to the
right of the other card—then the danger has passed.
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Example: Scythe – Ring

In this case, the pointed side of The Scythe points at the ring. One can also look at this
figuratively—a sharp object is attacking a piece of jewelry. That the outcome is not going to
be good, seems the logical result. The Ring is going to sustain at least some damage, if not
completely break apart. In other words, a bond, a relationship or a contract is going to come to
an end.
Example: Fish – Scythe

The Fish indicate, first and foremost, the financial arena. The Scythe’s pointed end is facing
away from The Fish. This means that a dangerous or difficult time in the financial area is
going to be overcome or has recently been overcome.
4) No. 14 The Fox – Falsehood, Deception, Intrigue

You also have to keep an eye out here to which person or object card The Fox is assigned. In
most cases, it will have an influence on both.
Example: Anchor – Fox – Lady

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The end to some kind of lie or deception has found its end or will be uncovered, which is
indicated by The Coffin. In this instance, The Fox is still next to The Book. This could
possibly refer to a falsefied matter in connection with a test or education, perhaps through the
airing out of this secret, some type of underhandedness is exposed. Once again, one has to
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5) No. 21 The Mountain – Barrier

Who or what is being blocked by The Mountain? Yet again, the card asserts itself on both
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A piece of news or information is being blocked. This may not be such a tragic thing, because
The Sun, which follows directly after The Mountain, let’s the advice-seeker know that the
lines of communication have only been delayed.
Example: Lord – Mountain – Clover

It appears as though a man is experiencing some kind of blockage and/or needs to exert a lot
of effort, in order to find his luck. In this example, The Mountain takes precedence over The
Lord, but is only secondary to The Clover. A positive outcome is possible, but only after the
hurdles that have blocking the luck been removed.
6) No. 23 The Mice – Loss

The Mice always represent a loss of some sort or cast a shadow on or cancel out not only
positive cards, but negative cards as well. For example, the cards that The Mice can cancel
are: The Mountain, The Coffin, or The Scythe. There will be a more detailed explanation of
this later. Where do The Mice make sense in a 3-card combination? Here are two more
examples:
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Example: Ship – Mice – Clover

Do The Mice distort The Clover or are they preventing travel? It sort of looks as though The
Mice are going to cause some type of loss in terms of travel; however, even this result looks
like it will simultaneously bring some luck as well. Alternatively, the message also looks like
it could mean that this trip does not look like it is going to bring any joy—if one were to
assign The Mice to The Clover. The first interpretation is valid—a trip will be cancelled, but
this will bring luck. The silver lining, so to speak. But how did I come to this conclusion? For
the second interpretation, The Clover would have had to have been in the second position and
not in the third, in order to make sense. When a trip is unlucky the combination would be Ship
– Clover – Mountain. Try to juggle the cards to get the the message the makes the most sense.
Picture the cards in your head and rearrange each one into a new position and formulate a new
message that way. You will soon be able to see, that it does make a different the position in
which each card is located and that it does have an effect on the meaning.
Example: Anchor – Mice – Book

Again, career is being taken as an example. The Anchor is next to The Mice, which is an
indicator of unemployment. The Book is in the third position, which stands for continuing
education, which indicates that a person might be unemployed, but some kind of advanced
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in the third position (Anchor – Book – Mice), the message would have been: career-related
advanced training would not work out.
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7) No. 36 The Cross – Load and Burden
The Cross stands fate and fateful events. Something in life will be/is being moved by
unforeseen events and one will first have to go through a valley before things look up again.
When fate comes calling, it’s negative, there are setbacks and hinderances; however, in
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Example: Heart – Cross – Storks

This is a classic example. The Cross is lying next to The Heart; a combination, which, in my
experience, does not stand for a karmic or certain type of love, but instead is referring to a
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love that won’t last very long. The Storks, which follow at the end stand for a positive change
in matters of the heart. You can try the juggling test here as well, e.g. the combination Heart –
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Storks – Cross. This order also indicates a change in one’s love life; however, it also predicts
the end of it.
Example: House – Cross – Birch

In this case, fate is entering the domestic area. The combination of The House and The Cross
indicates the end of a particular living situation or stress in the house. The final card, The
Birch, confirms the separation in the home—or it could also mean discussions in the home,
that still will not be able to hold back what is to come.
Remarks:
The cards Coffin, Mountain, Cross can say the same things–Fright/Endings,
Barriers/Hinderance, Load/Ending—and result in the same type of prediction. As individual
cards messages have different contents, but in combinations the different messages actually
aren’t so different at all.
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Negative cards that neutralize:

The Mice have a special feature, because they have the ability to neutralize negative cars. For
example, if The Mice are next to The Scythe, The Coffin, The Clouds, The Mountain or The
Cross, then the effects of these cards are destroyed by The Mice. If The Mice are next to The
Fox, then a lie will be uncovered. The Scythe can have the same effect on negative cards, if
the blade (to the left of the relative card) is pointing to a negative card. It may help to picture
this symbolically. The Scythe can cut The Mountain, hack through The Clouds and The
Coffin and The Cross. If The Scythe is pointing towards The Fox, then it could be that a
decpetion come to light.
Negative cards that are strengthened:

The Mice and The Scythe (only if The Scythe is to the left of the relative card) are the only
cards that can neutralize negative cards. Otherwise, if two negative cards are lying next to
each other, then the negative message is strengthened and confirmed. Example: Clouds –
Coffin, Coffin – Mountain, Mountain – Scythe, Cross – Scythe, etc.
Destruction of positive cards:

Our little thieves, The Mice, are not only capable of stealing Mountains, they’re also capable
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of stealing hearts and homes. Matters of the heart turn into lovesickness and/or The Mice are
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responsible for the loss of a house/apartment – or they create the possibility that the house
will need to be repaired. This game with the negative and positive cards can go on and on.
The same can be said of The Scythe and The Clouds, if these cards are to the left of a positive
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card or if The Mountain, The Coffin or The Cross are the cards being referred to.
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formation. It’s helpful for beginners to thing of No. 29 THE LADY as your own personal
card, if you are female, and to think of No. 28 THE LORD as your partner. And vice versa, if
you are male, then your card is The Lord and your partner, The Lady. In most cases, this is the
correct association, but there are some exceptions. So, if you’re a woman, look for The Lady
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and if you are a man look for The Lord. Your partner is then the opposite of your personal
card (Lord or Lady. Nevertheless there is a hierarchy to follow and you should take a quick
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look at the other persons in the following order, before you make your final interpretation.
You’ve laid out the cards, are looking at the people and get the feeling that the message is
somehow not correct. Oftentimes this is because you are not in a relationship at the moment
and have determined that the primary person cards are objects of desire. Sometimes you don’t
know if the other person feels the same way and might only see themselves as a lover (Lily)
but not a future partner (Lord) or – simply – as a friend (Lord) or maybe they are an
entrepreneur or some one in a position of power (Bear), who could later turn into a partner.
Maybe as the Horseman, if it’s someone like a younger partner or a flirt. Sometimes the man
can change colors like a chameleon, and is The Dog one day and The Lord the next – then
The Dog again or The Lily. In order to find out, one has to know the person and their
characteristics and something about their personal life. This way, you can assign the person
correctly.
For a man, who is himself The Lord and wants to know what The Lady is up to, the hierarchy
is as follows: Lady, Serpent, Child, Flowers – The Lady is what you’re looking for if you are
in a committed relationship; The Serpent, if you are having an affair, out of which a
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relationship could develop, but not necessarily; and The Child, if the woman is younger
and/or possibly childish or naive (or perhaps short).
In Summary:
Women should look for The Lord, but if the character and personal situation (as depicted by
the card formation) do not fit, then they should try looking at the following person cards in
this sequence: Lily, Dog, Bear, Horseman. For each card, you have to look at the character,
possibly the qualities, personal settings and their condition. After doing this, you should be
able to pick out the correct person. The same is true for the man, if he is looking for The
Lady, but is not satisfied with the message. He should then look at the Serpent, Child and
Flowers cards, in that order.
Example:
A woman wants to know what the next step is for her and her athletic, flexible boyfriend –
career-wise and in the relationship. He is starting some new projects that he feels good about.
The woman wonders why her boyfriend is to the left, near the edge, and surrounded by
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Answer:
Following the description given by the woman, her boyfriend is being represented by The
Dog, because the character traits that she described clearly around this particular card –
athletic (Horseman), flexible (Storks), fresh starts at a job (Anchor, Child, Storks, etc.). It later
occurred to her that The Lord in the formation is her business partner, whose business is about
to go under (Tower – Coffin – Cross), is going through a negative transformation and whose
girlfriend recently broke up with him (Lord- Mountain – Serpent). It just that easy to
determine the right cards, if you know some information about the person and, at least some
personality traits.
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Treppner Correspondence Course – Individual Cards Explained – Part 2
At this time I will present all of the cards to you in detail, although one could certainly go
on and on about the thematic cards and their meanings. For the time being, I will limit
myself to the old standards, that way, the beginners will have sufficient learning material.
However, the professionals among you will surely be able to come across a new tip or two.
For each card, there are eight categories for their description:
1. Key Words
The terms most commonly associated with a card will be listed here. The primary meaning
is written in CAPTIAL letters, making it easy to spot.
2. General Description
Here is where you’ll find the description of how a card is mainly used and what you have
to look out for when interpreting it. This is just an overall summary of the card—the many,
smaller intricacies may only be mentioned briefly, as it would take too long to get into all
of them. Also, this way you won’t get too mentally overloaded.
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This category should be seen as a short question – receiving a quick answer or used for a
daily overview. Sometimes multiple messages are revealed, in which case you have to filter
out what is true. Because most people use the cards to ask about love, I gave this topic a
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brief and seperate treatment.
4. Career
This is also only a short description, dealing with possible vocation fields, as this could also
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turn into too much of a multilayered section. Again, this can also be used to glean quick
answers or discover your daily oracle in matters relating to work and career.
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5. Characteristics/Qualities
The main characteristics/qualities of a card will be addressed, so that you can get an idea
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6. Medicine
Under this heading, you will find the classic medical interpretations of the cards, but it is
only to be used as a reference and not to replace a visit to the doctor.
7. Timing Guide
Each card carries a timing factor within it. This will be mentioned only briefly. The usage
and determination of symbols referring to time will be explained later using different
methods.
8. Astrological Correspondence
Astrological signs, Houses, and Planets are discussed briefly and will be dealt with later in
a more detailed way in terms of the engeries and psychology involved.
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NO. 1 THE HORSEMAN (The Cavalier/The Rider)
Key Words: NEWS, young man/younger man, means of transport (car,

bicycle etc.), sport, business enterprises, a horse (the animal)
General Description: This card symbolizes movement and

communication. A card where you get moving (in hobbies, spare time,
business), get messages, you talk/converse a lot and are sociable. You
have to pay attention here and there, in which direction the rider is
moving and/or which card the rider is moving away from (the card to the
right)., because that symbolizes a form of stagnation is to be expected.
On the other hand, the card that the rider is moving towards contains a lot
of dynamic energy.
Love: A flirtatious situation is going to take place, it’s also possible for
one to receive a declaration of love.
Career: This relates to everything in the communications field and
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sports – if you have applied somewhere, then you will be hired.
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Characteristics/Qualities: communicative, social, athletic, young or
younger looking, well-dressed.
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Medicine: Joints, tendons and ligaments
Timing Guide: within two days – fast
Astrological Correspondence: 3rd House = self-representation
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Key Words: LUCK and hope, but always fleeting and can change from
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luck; however, this is usually quite short in duration. One is nevertheless

pleased about it, because it can shed light in a dark moment/emergency.
It also signifies the start of short term and spontaneous business ventures.
Love: short term happiness. Sometimes something bigger can develop

out of it, but not necessarily. It’s rather an indication of a flirt.
Career: Call-Center, Sales, Service Industry – unexpected, on-the-job

luck.
Characteristics/Qualities: merry and humorous

Medicine: Recovery from an illness. Tip: eat more food containing iron.
Timing Guide: sudden and unexpected – within four days
Astrological Correspondence: Jupiter – the planet of luck and
expansion
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NO. 3 THE SHIP
Key Words: TRAVEL (airplane, train, truck, bus), foreign travel,

meetings, business, independence, inheritance, longing/desire
General Description: A journey is the primary message contained

within this card. This could also be a short trip or a longer term trip. At
any rate, it will be memorable. In general, the card is also good for large
business ventures/enterprises.
Love: One is longing for love, and this will be fulfilled if one is patient.
For the short term: a romantic date will go well.
Career: self-employment, management positions, and everything that

has to do with the trade and travel industries – good business is to be
expected.
Characteristics/Qualities: intellectual, slender and eager to travel
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Medicine: Minerals and natural salts should be preferred and natural
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products, in general.
Timing Guide: within three years
Astrological Correspondence: 9th House = understanding, tolerance
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Key Words: HOUSE or dwelling in which one lives, property, real

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estate, homeland, comfort and security
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have an impact on one’s house, oneself and/or one’s family. Regarding
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the future—if one is trying to rent or buy a house—this card is the future
home and not one’s current home. It represents the object of desire and
one can determine if this fantasy will become reality.
Love: everything is running stably, cuddle-time is likewise to be

expected or a nice candlelight dinner in a relaxing setting
Career: Craftsman, custodian, housewife, housework - and stability!
Characteristics/Qualities: the calm type, connected to one’s homeland,

ponderous, stay-at-home/domestically-inclined
Medicine: avoid fatty meals, consider raw foods (watch your cholesterol
levels)
Timing Guide: In the morning
Astrological Correspondence: 2nd House = Security
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NO. 5 THE TREE
Key Words: MEDICINE, illness and health, a longer period, growth, the
process of maturity, growing up
General Description: This card is a bit boring and if you’re reading

cards and are sort of the spontaneous type and this card suddenly
appears; then you know that for this particular inquiry they answer is
going to take a long time to arrive! This card is also a general indicator of
all types of medicine or diseases, especially if negative cards are
combined with it (Example: Scythe, Coffin, Cross, etc.)
Love: an eternal love, but one also learn to practice some patients in
regards to a particular person.
Career: Everything in the medical field – additionally, means that one

may have to wait for a transfer or approval and/or may have to work
harder for it.
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Characteristics/Qualities: analytical, but also pessimistic and pedantic
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Astrological Correspondence: Chiron – planet of the healing arts,
analysis and thriftiness/modesty
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Key Words: AMBIGUITY, obstacles, setbacks, despicableness, ex-

husband, older (more uncomfortable) gentleman, in terms of weather:
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General Description: The clouds have a dark and a light side. If the
bright side of the cards is closest to a person card (Lord, Lady, Serpent,
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Bear, Dog, etc.), or an object card (Book, House, etc.) or a thematic card
(Star, Clover, etc.), then it is a signal for the clearing up of ambiguities. If
the dark side of the card is facing the person, object or thematic card,
then it signifies dark times for the person, object or topic. These
problems will clear up, because—as in real life, The Clouds will
dissipate. However, one has to play an active role in this. If The Clouds
are located above a card, then it’s also seen as a negative sign, but there
is no effect when The Clouds are below a card.
Love: not the best time of matters of the heart – not much is going on
Career: Research, science, technology, humanities and philosophy -
additionally, the clouds are responsible for rejection and setbacks on the
job
Characteristics/Qualities: Smoker, social drinker, slope to drugs and
dependency
Medicine: Cold, flu, cough, asthma, bronchitis, pseudo-croup
Timing Guide: six years
Astrological Correspondence: Planet Neptune – for esotericism and
indistinction
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NO. 7 THE SERPENT (The Snake)
Key Words: WOMAN (sister, friend, female colleague, mother etc.), a

confusing path, a detour, river
General Description: This mostly refers to a woman, who should be

regarded as neutral, only unless the card is paired with The Fox, which
indicates deviousness or a „slippery snake“. In reality, snakes are actually
useful to us in nature. They exterminate parasites and this is the message
imparted by this card. Confusing paths, detours and rivers are symbols –
the curving form of The Serpent. Using this logic, you can also associate
it with garden hoses, sewage drains and pipes of all kinds.
Love: a rivalry is possible, so watch out!
Career: Psychology, esotericism - a woman with important contacts
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Medicine: Stomach and intestines
Timing Guide: in seven years
Astrological Correspondence: the astrological sign: Scorpio
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NO. 8 THE COFFIN
Key Words: ILLNESS, fright, negative matter, but also transformation –

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General Description: If The Coffin is lying next to The House or The

Horseman. As such, one has to look at The Coffin as symbolizing an
illness, defect, damage, etc. Otherwise, it stand for a short fright and
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Love: This has nothing to do with love, but rather grief and concern, but
it doesn’t last long before everything is good again.
Career: Unemployment or the threat of unemployment, otherwise talent

as an artist.
Characteristics/Qualities: dark type, dark thoughts, slope towards

depression
Medicine: Head area - headache and migraines
Timing Guide: immediate and negative
Astrological Correspondence: 11th House – transferrence
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NO. 9 THE FLOWERS
Key Words: SURPRISE, joyful event, invitation, gift, a nice woman
General Description: one of the most beautiful of the Lenormand cards,

because it’s always good for a positive surprise – there’s no better way to
say it than that.
Love: an exciting rendezvous and romance will occur - an engagement is

just as likely
Career: Job in exhibitions, art exhibits/galleries, fairs/expo - invitation to

an interview or similar goes in one’s favor.
Characteristics/Qualities: friendly and charming, well-maintained

appearance, good taste
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Timing Guide: spring
Astrological Correspondence: astrological sign: Libra
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Key Words: DANGER, aggression, toothache, general pain, sharp
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a neutral or negative side to The Scythe. The left side shows the curved
side of The Scythe – that is, the safe side or the side that shows that the
danger has passed or will pass. Turned around, the right side of the card
shows the sharp, pointed side of The Scythe is facing towards a person
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card (Lord, Lady, Child, Serpent, Bear, Dog, etc.), an object card (Book,
House, Ring, etc.) or a thematic card (Stars, Moon, Cross, etc.). If one of
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these is next to The Scythe, then danger is present. If The Scythe is above
or below these card, then the situation is neutral.
Love: Danger for love, jealousy and separation is possible
Career: IT, internet, webdesign – but also annoyance in the workplace

and termination/leaving the job is possible
Characteristics/Qualities: aggressive, but also spontaneous

Medicine: toothache or abdominal pains or cuts are possible
Timing Guide: autumn
Astrological Correspondence: Planet Uranus - provides for unrest and
transformation
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NO.11 THE BIRCH (The Birchrod/The Whip)
Key Words: CONVERSATIONS, discussion, controversy, separation,

dance, and sometimes: pairs, a broom and/or cleaning, writing utensils
and signatures
General Description: The Birch is a communication card – something is

going to be discuss and this discussion could get a little heavy.
Sometimes The Birch indicates a separation. Birch and Letter means that
something requires a signature, Birch and Ring signify two contracts,
Birch and Book refer to writing and Birch and Park stand for dancing.
Those are just a few of the different possibilities and combinations.
Love: Discussions about love, hopefully only passionately and not

aggressively
Career: Interpreter and everything within the field of communication -

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Timing Guide: in two years
Astrological Correspondence: 1st House – accomplishment
NO. 12 THE OWLS (The Birds)

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General Description: I always consider The Owls to be the telephone or

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contact cards, i.e. awaiting a conversation via telephone. If that doesn’t

apply, then it means that a hectic time of unrest and worry is on its way
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to you. However, it will pass. If The Child is nearby, then the effect is
doubled.
Love: expect a telephone call about love
Career: Telecommunications - unrest on the job, possibly through

harassment
Characteristics/Qualities: causes unrest/stressful

Medicine: high blood pressure
Timing Guide: October
Astrological Correspondence: Venus – the planet of connections and
contracts
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NO. 13 THE CHILD
Key Words: AN/YOUR ACTUAL CHILD, new start, new things (e.g. a
little bit of money, extra job, attentions), young woman, sometimes a
female rival, naivety, innocence
General Description: Nothing spectacular or exciting about the

description, because if it’s not referring to a child, then it’s indicating
something new or a new start –as mentioned above.
Love: a new or recent love is coming or a new start with a well-known

partner
Career: all kinds of part-time jobs, otherwise everything concerning

children and education. Sometimes indicates a complete change of
career.
Characteristics/Qualities: childish or immature, naive
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Timing Guide: in short - positive
Astrological Correspondence: astrological sign: Cancer
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NO. 14 THE FOX
Key Words: FALSEHOOD, deviousness, fraud, plot, harassment, also

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General Description: The Fox stands primarily for underhandedness.

The Mice, The Mountain, The Coffin, etc have the ability to bring this to
an end. However, if none of these cards are directly next to The Fox, then
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you can also assume that a certain thing is very clever to do.
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Love: Caution! Deception in love and one has reason to be jealous.
Career: All kinds of independent work - and watch out for harassment
and deviousness on the job
Characteristics/Qualities: gaunt to dry - watch out, that is a Fox!

Depending upon type, either smart/clever or deceptive (usually the latter)
Medicine: a wrong prognosis could be possible, in doubt get a second
opinion
Timing Guide: December
Astrological Correspondence: astrological sign: Sagittarius
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NO. 15 THE BEAR
Key Words: OFFICIAL PERSON: Lawyer, accountant, principal, real

estate broker, entrepreneur or an older person (gender neutral),
possession, power, strength, envy, jealousy
General Description: First and foremost, I regard The Bear as an

official. Only after that isn’t at all applicable to the situation are other
possibilities considered. For example, if The Bear is lying next to The
House, then that signifies either a current or future possession. Together
with The Lord, The Bear can refer to an emotional situation – jealousy,
etc. If none of that applies, then perhaps it stands for a grandmother or
grandfather.
Love: an entrepreneur could become a new or current partner - also The

Bear is a reference to a jealous person or a homewrecker
Career: Entrepreneur, real estate broker, lawyer etc. The Bear is an
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Medicine: work on your internal equilibrium through yoga, meditation,
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Timing Guide: 10-20 years
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NO. 16 THE STARS
Key Words: ESOTERICISM and spirituality. Also: seeing clearly, good

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ideas and intuition, sometimes a new start or nighttime; and in terms of

weather: snowflakes falling down slowly.
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General Description: The Stars remind everyone of the esoteric;

however, you shouldn’t over-exaggerate this comparison. I’ve often
noticed that some people always try to make such a connection, but this
is rarely the case. Most of the time The Stars should be seen as a lucky
card. I know that everyone wants to be esoteric, spiritual and balanced;
because of this, they always want this card on their side. Of course, this
could also be the meaning, just not all the time!!!
Love: a fresh start in love, this new partner could be a spiritual person
and make for an exciting night
Career: Occupations in the field of esotericism – a complete change of
occupation,self-employment or a total change within a company.
Characteristics/Qualities: Interest in spiritual topics
Medicine: think about converting to a holistic way of life
Timing Guide: At night
Astrological Correspondence: astrological sign: Pisces
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NO. 17 THE STORKS
Key Words: CHANGE, transformation, relocation, travel, flexibility,

revolt
General Description: There’s also not that much to explain here,

because mostly this is about a noticible change. Pay attention to where
this card occurs. With The House, The Anchor or with The Heart? This
way, you know where and how the change will happen.
Love: a positive change in love
Career: all types of creative jobs are good and it could also indicate an
unusually revolutionary change on the job
Characteristics/Qualities: colorful people, little rebels

Medicine: An illness has a positive outcome
Timing Guide: February
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Astrological Correspondence: astrological sign: Aquarius
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Key Words: FRIEND, loyalty, comraderie, friendship, man, dog,
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its own. First of all, it could stand for a friendly and helpful man. If this
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Love: love develops out of friendship or vice versa

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Characteristics/Qualities: faithfully and friendly, mid-blond hair

Medicine: State of health will stabilize
Timing Guide: July
Astrological Correspondence: 4th House – your feelings
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NO. 19 THE TOWER
Key Words: OFFICE and AUTHORITY, independence, diligence,

isolation, discipline, ambition, boundaries, city limits, also separation
and/or divorce
General Description: In proximity to a person, it is an indicator of

independence or bureaucracy. Together with additional cards,e.g. The
Bitch or Bear, it refers to a court case or negotiation. Still with other
cards it stands for school, diligence or isolation. It depends on the
combination, really. Sometimes The Tower shows that a person is lonely
or very diligent, disciplined or ambitious.
Love: a love is lost - a separation is approaching
Career: Self-employment or occupation as a civil servant
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Medicine: Spinal Column

Timing Guide: in one year
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Astrological Correspondence: Planet Saturn – for boundaries and
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NO. 20 THE PARK

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exhibitions, meetings, society, public traffic. Additionally, a grill party or

birthday with neighbors and friends, sporting events
General Description: There’s not much to say about The Park that
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party or similar event, then look for The Park to see how the event will
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turn out. Sometimes there will be gossip, if The Owls are present or the
wrong company, if The Fox is hanging around. The whole thing could be
a disaster if The Coffin or The Clouds are next to it. The Clouds could
symbolize that an open-air even will be rained out.
Love: You meet your new love in public (small or large event)
Career: all jobs with contact to the public
Characteristics/Qualities: is sociable, public figure

Medicine: Trip to the spa or rehabilitation measures are granted
Timing Guide: at noon
Astrological Correspondence: 7th House – meetings
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NO. 21 THE MOUNTAIN
Key Words: BARRIERS, load, obstacles, protective wall, mountains,

animostiy, cold weather, hill, upward, nature
General Description: Like the card says, there will be barriers. One has
to look to see where The Mountain is located in order to see where the
hinderance lies. Sometimes it is a burden to bear and some good could
come out of it. This is especially true in combination with The Mice, who
will move The Mountain if they are next to it. Yes, it’s just that simple
with the cards—even when The Mice are relatively small in comparison
to The Mountain. In some cases, The Mountain can be seen as a
protective barrier – which is good and can often be seen in terms of
traveling to the mountains for holiday.
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indicates stagnation in the workplace
Characteristics/Qualities: a cool and ponderous nature

Medicine: persisten illnes, discipline is needed
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Timing Guide: January
Astrological Correspondence: astrological sign: Capricorn
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Key Words: DECISION, alternativea, walking, open nature, road,

navigation
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General Description: Decision-making is the main priority of this card

and it should be the first card that is interpreted. Only when the position
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of The Paths are such that you cannot make a decision regarding the
particular topic, should you look look for alternative interpretations.
Love: one has to choose between two partners or a decision needs to be

made in one’s love life
Career: Part-time jobs – and a decision that works out in your favor
Characteristics/Qualities: decisive
Medicine: veins and arteries in general—a tendency towards varicose
veins.
Timing Guide: within two months
Astrological Correspondence: astrological sign: Gemini
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NO. 23 THE MICE
Key Words: LOSS, thieves, minimization, illness, parasites
General Description: By themselves, The Mice indicate that something

is going to go missing soon, because they are tiny thieves. Sometimes
they predict an illness, and, in rare cases, they stand for a rapid increase –
this is almost never the case, however – only when The Fish (Money) are
lying next to them. The Mice are a good sign, if they are next to negative
cards (Clouds, Coffin, Scythe, Fox, Mountain, etc.), as they cancel out
the negativity. The same thing goes for the positive cards though, e.g.
Heart plus Mice = grief; Ring plus Mice = broken connection, etc.)
Love: lovesickness or the loss of a partnet
Career: Insurance, banks, team leaders - loss of one's job, being

unemployed
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Medicine: viruses
Timing Guide: immediate - negative
Astrological Correspondence: astrological sign: Virgo
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NO. 24 THE HEART
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Key Words: LOVE, flirt, affair, affection

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General Description: Once again, there are no big surprises here. This is
about love. If romantic love isn’t applicable, then friendship or familial
love is meant. On its own, The Heart always stands for big
feelings/emotions – in a large card formation, this should be one of the
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concerning love and romance. Pay attention to the surrounding cards, in

order to draw your conclusions.
Love: the love of your life or love is just around the corner
Career: Independence in all areas - enthusiam about the job and putting
your heart and soul into everything you do
Characteristics/Qualities: the affectionate type

Medicine: The heart
Timing Guide: August
Astrological Correspondence: astrological sign: Leo
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NO. 25 THE RING
Key Words: CONNECTION, contract, marriage, partnership,

association, jewelry, circle
General Description: The Ring is another straightforward card. In most

cases it is seen as a partnership/relationship or a contract – and that’s just
the way that it should be. The Ring in combination with The Book, The
Birch, The Letter, The Anchor, etc. – indicates a business contract.
Together with love, Ring – Book can stand for a secret love. It can also
symbolize something that happens over and over again (in a circle). If a
loved one is away and The Ring is clear of negative cards and surrounded
by positive one, then it means that the person will come back, because
you are still bound to them. The Ring in the card formation belongs to
you.
Love: a partnership or a marriage is arranged
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Characteristics/Qualities: open to connections

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Timing Guide: for all eternity or „not yet“
Astrological Correspondence: 8th House – searching for connections
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NO. 26 THE BOOK

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Key Words: SECRET, contract, education, training, re-education,

seminar, a book, paper work
General Description: We’re always on the lookout for secrets to reveal,

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Therefore, secrets should take a secondary role in our train of though.

Actually, The Book can be connected with paper work/things made out
of paper: letters, invoices, balances, scrips, diaries, etc. The next
association is education or contracts. Depending on which cards are
bordering The Book, the message can either be pleasing or depressing. If
the open side of the book is facing the person card, then a secret is going
to be revealed.
Love: secret love (affair) or unknown partner waits for you
Career: Scholarly situation and advanced training are good bet
Characteristics/Qualities: myster-monger, discreet

Medicine: lacking self-confidence, can manifest psychosomatically
Timing Guide: March
Astrological Correspondence: 12th House – Intuition and subconscious
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NO. 27 THE LETTER
Key Words: MESSAGE – email, text message, letter, telephone call,

contact, smoothness, superficiality
General Description: The symbolism of this card speaks for itself. If we

are waiting for a message and want to find out if it is positve or negative,
then we have to pay attention to the cards around it. The Mountain can
block a message, The Mice can destory it altogether.
Love: a love letter
Career: everything within the field of media and communication –

expect acceptance/approval related to the job
Characteristics/Qualities: superficial person

Medicine: one gets a prescription, which helps improvement – tendency
towards hairloss
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Timing Guide: June
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Astrological Correspondence: Mercury – the planet for communication
NO. 28 THE LORD

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Key Words: PRIMARY MALE PERSON CARD, male friend, married
man, husband, father
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partner. It doesn’t always stand for the man of your dreams (the one that
you really want to have, but with whom you are not together). Pay
attention to the following hierarchy of cards representing males: Lord,
Lily, Dog (then Bear and Horseman). This way you can get an idea of the
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association. If you are a man, then pay attention to this are in the card
formation, because this is you.
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Love: a partnership with the right man will begin soon, and/or you will
make a romantic commitment
Career: Handicraft, management, self-employment - a man will become

important to you on the job Sie, you will see things through
Characteristics/Qualities: male, masculine, emancipated

Medicine: male gential area, also scrapes and scratches (smaller wounds)
Timing Guide: April
Astrological Correspondence: Planet Mars – for masculine energy and
accomplishing goals
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NO. 29 THE LADY
Key Words: PRIMARY FEMALE PERSON CARD, female friend,

woman, wife, mother
General Description: If you are a woman, then this is your personal

card. If you are a man asking about a woman, then you should look for
this card first, but also remember the following cards in this sequence:
Serpent, Child, and sometimes the Flower. You should remember this
hierarchy, if you are not currently in a commited relationship. Otherwise,
The Lady is the card for you, if you are in a partnership and can be
interpreted as such.
Love: a new woman for a really good relationship is available for a man
(or also a woman); for a woman, the desired form of commitment arrives
(wedding).
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Medicine: hormones and female genital area
Timing Guide: May
Astrological Correspondence: Planet Venus for the connection and
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NO. 30 THE LILY (is, by the way, a derivative of „holy“)
Key Words: SEXUALITY, harmony, family, man, lover, patron,

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General Description: This card is a lot of fun because it has so many

different meanings. Well, it can be confusing for some, but you only have
to understand what is being asked or what is important to you. Are you
planning a passionate evening? How are things with the family? Are
things harmonious? Will someone support your project? When is winter
going to arrive? These types of questions can all be answered by this one
card. If a question hasn’t been asked, just let youself be surprised and try
to pick out a message using the surrounding cards.
Love: an affair can develop into something more – but it doesn’t have to
Career: Social welfare matters - a man will discover and promote them
Characteristics/Qualities: sexual interests – dark type

Medicine: sexually transmitted diseases
Timing Guide: Winter
Astrological Correspondence: 5th House – the house of experience
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NO. 31 THE SUN
Key Words: LUCK, energy, warmth, heat, sun, solarium, electricity,

security, true feelings, light, brightness and summer
General Description:
The Sun is a success and luck card. Dreams come true when this card is
on the side of any other Lenormand card. A Mountain can be warmed up
by The Sun, it only takes awhile. Coffin and Sun cancel each other out.
Mice and Sun stand for loss of energy, Sun and Tower bring back more
power, etc. When combined with The Ring, The Flowers, The Klee, etc.
The Sun doubles the luck, since it is two cards lying next to each other.
Love: the one and only true love…or it’s on ist way
Career: self-employment in all fields – success
Characteristics/Qualities: optimistic, energetic, bright type
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Timing Guide: Summer
Astrological Correspondence: The Sun – for the true self
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NO. 32 THE MOON
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General Description: A great card! Especially if one wants to get out

and take center stage. Still, success in other areas is also ensured. It
doesn’t always have to be on the big stage. Personal success can just as
equally mean that one is satisfied. The Moon also stands for love and
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Love: the confirmation that the person you love, loves you back.
Career: Cook, care-taker for the elderly, nurse, conquering stage or

media, success in business/career
Characteristics/Qualities: is famous or very well-known,

charismatischMedicine: figure out your biorhythm and refuel you
energy, otherwise you get easily depressed
Timing Guide: In the evening
Astrological Correspondence: The Moon
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NO. 33 THE KEY
Key Words: SECURITY, good success, doors open, something hidden

is revealed, the Lenormand exclamation point
General Description: Aside from the classic interpretation of security

and success, The Key can also stand for the possibility of discovering
your own potential and hidden talents. Dig around a bit in youself, you’ll
be surprised to find out what you can discover with a little self-reflection.
Also, security doesn’t always just refer to positive things – Coffin and
Key are a sure-fire sign of illness, for instance.
Love: Love is certain and/or comes with a guarantee or a new partner

will come into your life
Career: Administrative affairs, office, bank - good success in business!
Characteristics/Qualities: safety-oriented, thrifty
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Timing Guide: November
Astrological Correspondence: Planet Pluto for stability and power
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NO. 34 THE FISH
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Key Words: MONEY, finances, businessman, water and fish, fishing,

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General Description: This is the main money card and the card to look
out for if we are looking for answers to a question that is financial in
nature. The message is less pleasing if there is a Coffin in the
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upswing. There’s not going to be a daily report about our financial

situation. Sometimes The Fish are sending very banal messages – for
examplem if there is a fun party being shown in the cards and The Fish is
combined with The Clouds, it could be indicating a hangover.
Love: a business partner could turn into a romantic partner
Career: Management consultant, managing director - money contracts

arrive at home
Characteristics/Qualities: wealthy, broad shoulders, thin legs

Medicine: concerning the kidneys
Timing Guide: in four years
Astrological Correspondence: astrological sign: Taurus
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NO. 35 THE ANCHOR
Key Words: WORK, career, solidarity, homeland, beach and surf, also
„chained down“
General Description:
Everyone knows that The Anchor stands for work. The reason is because
when ships would enter the harbor, they would lower the anchor and the
unload the ship. Nevertheless, there are also other meanings behind this
symbol. For example, it could stand for an arrival – to one’s homeland,
on the job or „arriving home to“ your life partner. But pay attention, The
Anchor can also be a stone around your neck, at least that can also be
gleaned from the symbolism. If you’re looking for a free time activity:
the beach and water are being indicated.
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Medicine: overeating and danger of obesity
Timing Guide: September
Astrological Correspondence: 6th House for work and analysis
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Key Words: GRIEF and PAIN, fate, endings, crossing (road/street),

religion
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General Description: Fateful? That’s how everything is supposed to be

if The Cross is present. If you think you’re about to tie the knot with the
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partner of your dreams, if The Cross is next to The Lord…then think

again! Honestly, when has fate ever come to pass with this card? Pay
attention if there is positive card next to The Cross, because that’s good –
otherwise, this card just spreads disappointment and annoyance.
Love: Fateful partner or separation? You already know! If you are honest
with yourself, you’ve known the answer all along!
Career: the classical freelance activities - an employer-employee

relationship ends
Characteristics/Qualities: argues with fate

Medicine: lower back area and discs
Timing Guide: immediate and negative
Astrological Correspondence: 10th House for limitations and the
government
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Treppner Correspondence Course – Part 3:

In this portion of the course, we are going to focus on a simple introduction for beginners. We
will cover how to draw the daily cards; then, we’ll move on to the 3-card formation for
daily occurences; the 9-card formation for shorter time periods, that can be viewed either
in a general manner or in response to a specific topic. We’ll get into different applications for
timing cards and for astrological readings—which some view as too difficult; however, for
those who receive guidance without any previous knowledge, the system can be quickly
understood. It’s a rather simplified system that is being presented, making it possible to
enlight a person as to which energies . We don’t want to dramatize here, but there are, of
course, very positive energies that we will need to learn how to classify psychologically. Last,
but not least, you will learn to develop your own card formation system – many view card
formation systems like bad stepchildren. I, on the other hand, believe that just about any
technique that you would want to use can already be found in books and on the internet. For
this reason, I won’t hardly get into the known techniques, but rather show you how to make
your own. This way, you can give tailor-made readings.
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Daily Cards
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As a beginner this is your first introduction to getting to know the cards. At this point you’re
going to mix and draw the cards, as explained to you in the first part. This „daily card“
usually indicates a general topic—the one that is the most important on that particular day.
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The messages for each card can be found in Part 2 of this course and you can simply go back
and read from there. If it’s difficult for you to relate the daily card to your personal
circumstances, then try to write down everything that happens to you that. This helps you to
sharpen your intuition and you will get better over time. It’s good to wake up everyday in the
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day. Nevertheless, it’s not possible for us to get married, fall in love or inherit something
everytday; however, something is going to happen everyday. If there’s no highlight
professionally or in a relationship, then maybe the cards are indicating a friendly visit, or
show that you’re going to visit your accountant or that you’ll get annoying phone call. The
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normal daily things in life are also shown in the cards. And sometimes you’ll draw The Coffin
and will get a good scare…because the curtain rod falls on your head while cleaning the
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windows.
Because people are (naturally) terribly impatient and curious, one can also use the daily card
to concentrate on love, career or finances. These topics already have their own pre-made
categories. Try to see if this will come up as a daily occurence in the future. Otherwise, you
can try using the individual card messages to do a quick „question and answer session“ about
love and career; however, time will play a role in this case, because a big change (on this
particular day or within 24 hours) is not likely to take place. It’s also not very helpful to be so
specific about time periods, e.g. „Will I find the love of my life TODAY?“ – the card that you
choose, can show a short period of time, but most likely not an immediate period of time.
If you practice each day and pull a new card every day, make a nator of your interpretation
and then the actual result on the following day. If you gather the notes in a small booklet, then
you can always look back on your experiences. If you get the feeling that the messages are not
on the mark, then you are misunderstanding what the cards are trying to tell you. Practice
makes perfect!
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3-Card Formation for Daily Occurences (within 1-3 days)
We’re already to the point of interpreting the combinations. Part 1 and the combination
chapter will be very useful to you at this juncture, because in Part 1 it is explained how
combinations are made and in the combination chapter can be adjusted for use in the 3-card
formation. Only coincidental messages are possible here—the messages in the cards could be
about any topic – love, career, or finances. Of course, you can try to concentrate on a
particular question, but this formation is not going to show a daily occurence, rather
something that is going to come in the future. It could possibly happen very soon, but that is
not a guarantee. It is recommended that you practice drawing combinations first—without
trying to concentrate on a particular theme. Just concentrate on yourself. You’ll be able to go
over what happened in the online forum with the other students or you can start another little
notebook and jot down your experiences. If you’re unable to let go of a particular worry—
because you’re love sick or are worrying about general problems—then choose a card from
the deck that relates to your worry. For example, choose: The Heart, for love; The Ring, for a
connection; The Book, for education, The Fish, for finances…or whatever works best for you.
After you’ve chosen and laid out the card that is to represent your topic, then shuffle the
cards, as explained in Part 1 and then draw three of them. Interpret these cards in relation to
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your topic. A general message concerning this topic will arrive within 1-3 days.
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A woman would like to know whether her advanced training will be sponsored by the state
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employment office, so she lays out The Book, which stands for education. Then, she draws
the following three cards:
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In the combination Tower – Storks – Mountain, the interpretation says that a change (Storks)
with an authority (employment office) will be blocked (Mountain). This means that her
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advanced training will not be granted by the state employment office.
Example 2:
Another woman would like to know if she is finally going to hear from the man of her
dreams. He’s pulled back and hasn’t contacted her for weeks. She draws The Heart and lays it
down, because her concern is a matter of love. The following additional cards are drawn:
The woman is glad, because the fright or disappointment (Coffin) surrounding the message
(Letter) has only gotten lost (Mice), as The Mice cancel out The Coffin. Nevertheless, it’s not
really a reason to jump for joy, as the woman will receive a message, but the two preceeding
cards do not speak of good feelings or joy. So the message is therefore, irrelevant.
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9-Card Formation for Shorter Periods of Time (approx. 1 – 4 weeks)
The 9-card formation is a very suitable introduction to interpreting the larger card formations.
Here, there are two variants, which are interpreted according to two different methods. One
method of drawing is rather random and general, the other is based on a pre-determined topic
or theme. It functions somewhat like the 3-card layout, in that one chooses a card representing
a topic beforehand, only in this case, the topic card is integrated into the formation. The
messages usually arrive at short notice. This could be because one only uses a small portion of
the card deck, ¼ of it to be exact, and perhaps the answers therefore arrive in ¼ of the time.
Honestly, I really don’t know why it happens this way and that is just a theory. Fewer cards,
therefore less waiting time. The indications suggest that the daily card (one card) is
applicable for the day on which it’s drawn and with the 3-card formation, a message arrives
within 3 days—hence, the theory behind the 9-card formation. Before you begin, you should
make sure that you’ve read Part 1, in order to learn the proper way of shuffling and drawing
the cards.
Proceeding with a General Question
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Concentrate on your personal situation. If you’ve shuffled the cards as described in Part 1,
then draw 9 cards and lay them out according to the following example:
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1–2–3
4–5–6
7–8–9
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The interpretation of the topic is to be done in the order of the uneven numbers 1-3-5-7-9 and
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then in order of the even numbers 2-4-6-8 . The card in the middle refers to the question that
is going to be addressed, however it is also included in the interpretation.
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Example 1
Hans, 42-years-old—who is curious, but otherwise content with himself and the world—has
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drawn the following card formation:
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Interpretation of Example 1:
The theme of this formation is represented by The Anchor (Position 5), which indicates
career. This is somewhat surprising to Hans, because he is actually quite satisfied with his job.
Perhaps a nice surprise is to be expected? The Clover in Position 1 and The Bear in Position 3
confirm that Hans has luck with his boss (Bear). Looking a little more at the cards, you can
see The Book (education or a secret) and The Key (success and the airing of a secret). Hans
can figure out for himself what that means. It’s about the advanced training program that he’s
been wanting to do for a long time. It’s possible that his boss will give him permission to go
to the seminar.
The other cards 2 – 4 – 6 – 8 hold a further surprise for Hans. The Park, The Letter, The
Flowers and The Dog can be seen in those positions. However, Hans does not have an
explanation for these as yet. But the cards say that Hans will receive a gift (Flowers) in the
form of an invitation (Brief) to an event (Park) fom a friend (Dog). Maybe he will be invited
to a beer garden or a concert by his best friend Wilhelm? They’ve been talking about doing
that for awhile. Maybe now is the right time?
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Proceeding with a question, where the topic is already certain
This method is to be used, when you want to determine the topic of the formation beforehand.
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Here, you choose the card in advance that is the most similar to your topic. For example:
travel (Ship), career (Anchor), self-employment (Tower), love (Heart), or a specific person
(Lord, Lady, Serpent, Lily, etc.), partnership (Ring), etc. This card is then place in the middle
of the 9-card layout in Position 1. Shuffle the cards as usual, while concentrating on the
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question. Then, draw 8 other cards and place them according to the following schematic:
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Each card should then be interpreted individually, according to their position in relation to
card number 1. So: card 1 and 2, then 1 and 3, 1 and 4, and so on. Then, interpretation should
take place according to the diagonals 2-1-9 and 4-1-7. Lastly, take into account the
combinations: 2-3, 2-5, 3-1, 3-4, 5-7, 6-9 – all of these must be accounted for. This might look
quite complex at first, but in this manner, none of the combinations are lost or ignored and it
gives us the overall view for interpretation. This way of interpreting the cards also helps to
train the mind.
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Example 2 - Travel
Ms. Luther is planning a surprise trip to her mother’s and would simply like to know how the
trip is going to go. She places The Ship and draws the following eight cards:
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First we collect all the information from the procedure described above, these are known as
the short interpretations that are covered in Part 2
The topic card in Position 1 with the bordering cards 2 – 8:

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1 – 3 Ship – Heart = a pleaseant journey Reise, one likes to travel, a romantic getaway
1 – 4 Ship – Mountain = travel is prevented or there is a barrier on a journey
1 – 5 Ship – House = a journey home
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1 – 6 Ship – Horseman = a short trip or a trip in a car

1 – 7 Ship – Dog = travel with friends, visiting a friend or a man
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1 – 8 Ship – Moon = success during a trip, emotions during a trip

1 – 9 Ship – Lady = a woman takes a trip
The cards in the diagonal position:
2 – 1 – 9 Serpent – Ship – Lady = a woman is travelling to another woman or a meeting

between two women
4 – 1 – 7 Mountain – Ship – Dog = a barrier in travel on the way to a friend and/or blockage
on a trip is overcome, one drives to a friend/man
The other combos:
2 – 3 Serpent – Heart = a pleasant woman or a lover

2 – 5 Serpent – House = a woman is at home or in her homeland
3 – 4 Heart – Mountain = love blockage, blocked feelings
5 – 7 House – Dog = a man is at home or in his homeland
6 – 9 Horseman – Lady = a woman gets a message, a woman has a horse, a woman has a car,
etc.
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Result:
All of this information will now be filtered and brought down to a common denominator. Ms.
Luther would like to visit her mother. Her mother, however, is experiencing some emotional
blockage. Ms. Luther can confirm this, because her mother was never really able to show her
feelings. Her mother stays at home a lot, but is nevertheless happy and is trying to be a little
bit nicer. The trip by car is blocked, which is also confirmed by Ms. Luther, because her car is
old and stalls out often. Additionally, there are barriers in the realm of love. Ms. Luther goes
back to her hometown and meets with an old aquaintance and they still have feelings for each
other. All in all the trip will go well, her mother will open up more emotionally and an old
flame will be rekindled.
Example 3 - Love
Maria has been single for year. She would like to know if something is going to happen soon
concerning affairs of the heart. She puts The Heart in the center of the formation and draws
the following eight cards:
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And here’s the interpretation:
We know this already, but I like to repeat myself: first we collect all the information from the
procedure described earlier, these are known as the short interpretations that are covered in
Part 2:
The topic card in Position 1 with the bordering cards 2 – 8:
1 – 2 Heart – Book = secret love, unknown love

1 – 3 Heart – Fox = wrong love
1 – 4 Heart – Lily = love and passion, affair or lover
1 – 5 Heart – Sun = genuine and only true love
1 – 6 Heart – Wolken = ambiguities in love clear up
1 – 7 Heart – Lord = new love with a man
1 – 8 Heart – Ring = love connection, marriage
1 – 9 Heart – Owls = unrest/stressful love, two loves
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The cards in the diagonal positions:
2 – 1 – 9 Book – Heart – Owls = secret, exciting love, two secret loves, two secrets in a
relationship… etc.
4 – 1 – 7 Lily – Heart – Lord = passion and love the right man
The other combos:
2 – 3 Book – Fox = devious secrets

2 – 5 Book – Sun = unrevealed energies and moments of happiness
3 – 4 Fox – Lily = bad sex, wrong man, wrong affair etc.
5 – 7 Sun – Lord = that is the right man!
6 – 9 Clouds – Owls = setbacks because of telephone call/message
Result:
This case is obvious. Maria had an affair at some point, but the man didn’t want anything
more from her, aside from sex. Soon, a new man will enter her life and he is Mr. Right.
However, this ex will come back again and cause some momentary confusion, because she
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still hasn’t completely gotten over him. Now she has to make a choice between two men. She
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will choose the right one, and it won’t be a difficult decision…because she can see herself
marrying Mr. Right. A firm partnership is in the the cards.
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Timing cards
Yes, one can determine timing from the card formation and there are three ways of doing so.
On the one hand, through drawing cards; on the other hand, by looking at the layout of the
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large card formation. For this, you need a kind of template from which you can infer the
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times. This method can only function, however, if you aren’t asking the question of „when“
on a daily basis and are truly strong and pure on the inside. So, you will really have to take
your time when doing this. You could go ahead lay out a large spread of cards, interpret them
and determine the timing from that; however, you could also do it in a way in which you are
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only asking about the time. I’m going to introduce these three methods to you. And please be
honest with yourself, when dealing with the timing cards – do not do it regularly, otherwise
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the system won’t work. The cards will not be able to answer you honestly, if you keep
second-guessing the oracle, because you are unsure. If you are unsure, then don’t trust in the
cards—do not lose faith in yourself. The cards are only a medium to find the answers within
yourself.
Determining timing by drawing cards
For this you must only concentrate on your timing question, shuffle the cards well, spread
them out on the table and draw a card. In the combination part you can look under „Timing
Guide“ and from there infer the time, when the situation in question will take place.
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Determing timing using the large card formation, without additional card
interpretation.
This is the method to use, if you are not interpreting the cards, but rather, only want to
determine the timing. There is a template for this (Houses of Time) so that you can simply
find and read off the times. You must decide before hand, for which thematic card you would
like to determine the time. For example, you can ask, „When will I move?“ Then, you can
look for the house in which The Storks reside. Or, „When will I find my true love?“(Heart)
„When will I buy a house?“ (House), „When will I start my own business?“ (Tower) etc. The
topic and the cards can be chosen in advance, but you have to stick with them. Shuffle the
cards, as you have learned and concentrate. Then, lay out the cards face down in the 9 x 4
formation. Do not turn any of the cards over, until they have all been laid out. Lastly, look to
see which Time House the card is in—that is your answer.
Template Houses of Time
Row 1:
1. Time House: within two days - fast
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3. Time House: in three years
4. Time House: In the morning
5. Time House: in five years
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6. Time House: six years
7. Time House: in seven years
8. Time House: immediately - negative
9. Time House: Spring
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10. Time House: Autumn

11. Time House: in two years
12. Time House: October
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13. Time House: shortly - positive

14. Time House: December
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15. Time House: ten to twenty years

16. Time House: At night
17. Time House: February
18. Time House: July
Row 3:
19. Time House: in one year
20. Time House: at noon
21. Time House: January
22. Time House: within two months
23. Time House: immediately - negative
24. Time House: August
25. Time House: an eternity or „not yet“
26. Time House: March
27. Time House: June
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Row 4:
28. Time House: April
29. Time House: May
30. Time House: Winter
31. Time House: Summer
32. Time House: In the evening
33. Time House: November
34. Time House: in four years
35. Time House: September
36. Time House: immediately – negative
If you shuffle the cards now and then ask, for example, when you are going to move and then
the No. 17 card – THE STORKS – is located in the fifth Position in the second row (overall
postion = 14), then the cards have revealed that you will move in December.
Determining timing using the large card formation with the previous card interpretation
This is the classic method, if you want to interpret a large card formation and figure out the
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timing all at once. If you haven’t asked a specific question of the cards, but something
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nevertheless catches your eye and you would like to know when this change is going to take
place; then, you should look for THE STORKS again to see which Time House they fall
under. For specific questions, you should always look for your person card (No. 29 THE
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LADY for females and No. 28 THE LORD for males). Again, it is important to accept the
message and the timing that is revealed to you and do not ask again. Just wait for the event to
arrive, that’s how timing works.
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Astrological Energies
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Now we have to determine the energies, by which we or another person are influenced, but
that we cannot see directly. Here, we’re talking about astrology, which we can also use
psychologically. This helps us understand our actions better, as we can look even more deeply
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into the sould. In this way, we can reach understanding or apply patience, if we appear restless
or inaccessable to ourselves or a loved one. We can generally analyze a person better, much
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like the detective Sherlock Holmes, and put these valuable discoveries to use. In a moment,
you will see a list of Madame Lenormand’s cards arranges by Astrological Signs, Planets
and Houses. There’s no long or drawn out written description, merely the most important
characteristics—so that it’s nothing overwhelming. There are only a few new terms, that are
used astrologically and analytically.
The list on the following page is in numerical order from card No. 1 The Horseman to card
No. 36 The Cross. Color-coding is used, so that you can later differentiate between the signs.
The astrological signs are in red, planets are blue, and houses are represented in green.
By the way: The planet Venus occurs twice!
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Astrological List of Signs, Planets and Houses

No.1 The Horseman: 3rd House = your own representation
No.2 The Clover: Jupiter – planet for luck and expansion
No.3 The Ship: 9th House = understanding, tolerance and expansion
No.4 The House: 2nd House = security
No.5 The Tree: Chiron – planet of the healing arts, analysis and thriftiness/modesty
No.6 The Clouds: Planet Neptune – esotericism and nebulousness
No.7 The Serpent: Astrological Sign: Scorpio
No.8 The Coffin: 11th House – Transformation
No.9 The Flowers: Astrological Sign: Libra
No.10 The Scythe: Planet Uranus provides for unrest and transformation
No.11 The Birch: 1st House for accomplishing things
No.12 The Owls: Venus – planet of the connections and contracts
No.13 The Child: Astrological Sign: Cancer
No.14 The Fox: Astrological Sign: Sagittarius
No.15 The Bear: Astrological Sign: Aries
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No.16 The Stars: Astrological Sign: Pisces
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No.17 The Storks: Astrological Sign: Aquarius
No.18 The Dog: 4th House – your own feelings
No.19 The Tower: Planet Saturn – self control and diligence
No.20 The Park: 7th House – meetings
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No.21 The Mountain: Astrological Sign: Capricorn
No.22 The Paths: Astrological Sign: Gemini
No.23 The Mice: Astrological Sign: Virgo
No.24 The Heart: Astrological Sign: Leo
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No.26 The Book: 12th House – intuition and subconscious

No.27 The Letter: Mercury – the planet of communication
No.28 The Lord: Planet Mars – masculine energie and getting things done
No.29 The Lady: Planet Venus - connection and contracts
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No.30 The Lily: 5th House – the house of experience

No.31 The Sun: the „Planet Sun“ – for the true self
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No.32 The Moon: Earth’s satellite (Planet) Moon

No.33 The Key: Planet Pluto for stability and power
No.34 The Fish: Astrological Sign: Taurus
No.35 The Anchor: 6th House work and analysis
No.36 The Cross: 10th House – boundaries and the state
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Short Description of the Astrological Signs:
1. Aries 21.03. – 20.04.; Lenormand: No.15 „The Bear“
Fire sign – this is our little fighter. Aries are impatient, impulsive and very direct. They love
competition, whether in sports, hobbies or on the job. They do not like to lose.
2. Taurus 21.04. – 21.05.; Lenormand: No.34 „The Fish“
Earth sign – from the hunter to the gatherer. Taurus actually belongs to the astrological signs
that have a hard time separating themselves from personal and material matters. The material
aspects remain in the foreground; however, they also like to be responsible for community
affairs and their organization.
3. Gemini 22.05. – 21.06.; Lenormand: No.22 „The Paths“
Air sign – Geminis are the slender types, are sporty and always in motion. They „need“ an
audience that will voluntarily listen to them and get excited about their feisty speechs.
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Physical appearances – attractiveness – is very important to the Gemini.
4. Cancer 22.06. – 22.07.; Lenormand: No.13 „The Child“

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Water sign – The Cancer is the eternal child among the astrological signs. They are playful
and are reluctant to leave home. A Cancer needs security and even when everything seems in
order, a Cancer can feel neglected. Cancers like to take care of their loves and will prepare a
comfortable home for them.
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Fire sign – and here is the second child among the astrological signs. Leos are also very
playful and never really grow up. They are naive and are dependent on their fellow men, but
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they are also a little bit show-offish and like it best when they are around others who are like
them. With a Leo on your side, something is always happening. They are full of urgency, act
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fast, are very sociable and make for generous bosses.
6. Virgo 24.08. – 23.09.; Lenormand: No.23 „The Mice“
Earth sign – Virgos can be very modest and live in the background. They are very analytical
and can often read other people very well. They have a keen understanding of human
psychology. Virgos enjoy mathematics and calculating things, as well as a clean home and a
classic taste in fashion.
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7. Libra 24.09. – 23.10.; Lenormand: No.9 „The Flowers“
Air sign – strategic, tactical and very diplomatic! Libras always know exactly how to pull the
strings, so that no one feels cheated. Everyone knows the saying that a Libra is always in
favor of balance and cannot stand discord. They have a sense for beauty, aesthetics, a high
general knowledge and are linguistically gifted.
8. Scorpio 24.10. – 22.11.; Lenormand: No.7 „The Serpent“
Water sign – Scorpio is the magician under the astrological signs; they can convince and/or
inspire other people to follow them without question. They also have concrete ideas about
how something should be, are good at making plans and have leadership personalities.
9. Sagittarius 23.11. – 21.12.; Lenormand: No.14 „The Fox“
Fire sign – you’ll hardly find a pilot, who doesn’t have some kind of sagittarian emphasis in
their horoscope. Sagittarians are travellers and like to go abroad, but enjoy short little jaunts to
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the nearest ice cream shop, as well.They are also philosophers and often belong to intellectual
circles.
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10. Capricorn 22.12. – 20.01.; Lenormand: No.21 „The Mountain“
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Earth sign – Capricorns love structure, systems and are somehow always connected with the
government. Policemen, soldiers and teachers – all of them usually have some kind of strong
Capricorn influence. Unfortunately, Capricorns tend to make life hard for themselves in that
they are always trying to keep a particular order about things and have a hard time thinking
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11. Aquarius 21.01. – 19.02.; Lenormand: No.17 „The Storks“
Air sign – Aquarius is the go-to sign, when you’re in need of conversation material. Even if
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everyone else is united in their opinion, you can almost be certain that an Aquarius will
disagree. Aquarians also need constant change and movement and can oftentimes be
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identified by their ever-changing physical appearance. They also like to have partners with a
clear age difference.
12. Pisces 20.02. – 20.03.; Lenormand: No.16 „The Stars“
Water sign – the motto of the Pisces: do everything possible to avoid being noticeable or
standing in the spotlight – it makes them very unconfortable. The much more prefer being in
the background or dreaming away in their own world. Pisces are very in touch with the
subconscious and spend their lives contemplating the unknown. They are the most intuitive of
the astrological signs.
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Short Descriptions of the 12 Planets
By now you should realize that we’re actually only dealing with 11 planets and that the planet
Venus is used twice to represent different Lenormand cards. There are, of course, more
planets that exist in astrology, but we are only going to deal with the most relevant and
already proven planets. They explain to us, to which influences we are exposed.
1. Mars; Lenormand: No.28 „The Lord“
Mars always brings with it a warrior/fighting-type of energy. It wants to see things through,
be victorious and win. One has to deal with some type of aggression or one doesn’t know how
to control one’s temper
2. Venus; Lenormand: No.29 „The Lady“

Venus; Lenormand: No.12 „The Owls“
This planet stands for security and demarcation, but also for responsibilty for the community
and contact for third parties. Venus also stands for contracts, partnerships and changing one’s
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3. Mercury; Lenormand: No.27 „The Letter“

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Mercury speaks! Mercury fluences all forms of communication (newspaper, internet, radio,
TV, etc.), it represents language and linguistics.
4. The Moon; Lenormand: No.32 „The Moon“

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security and wants to be loved. It is also the planet of the people.
5. The Sun; Lenormand: No.31 „The Sun“

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position in a certain house, we can learn about our own situation. The Sun represents the true
self.
6. Chiron; Lenormand: No.5 „The Tree“
This planet was discovered relatively recently (1976). It was also recently realized that this
planet contains analytic energies. How can you picture that? Chemist, criminologists and
writers usual have a strong Chiron influence. You do as well, especially if you are trying very
hard to examine something.
7. Venus - see number 2
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8. Pluto; Lenormand: No.33 „The Key“
Pluto is the thinking and/or inventive planet. Plans, conceptions, ideas and intuition all begin
with Pluto. It is the container of knowledge – nothing is excluded.
9. Jupiter; Lenormand: No.2 „The Clover“
The ultimate planet of luck! Exapansion is the name of the game here. Luck and success in
business and social areas can also be expected. Not only in one’s job, but also in one’s free
time, as well as other secondary matter. Breakthroughs and success are a safe bet.
10. Saturn; Lenormand: No.19 „The Tower“
Government, system, boundaries/limitations, isolation, restriction, failure, diligence,

discipline, preparation time for project, etc. All of these are saturnical energies.
11. Uranus; Lenormand: No.10 „The Scythe“
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The planet that never rests! Energies of change, transformtion and circulation are provided by
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Uranus. It also tends to move fate back into the right light – sometimes combined with „pain“
or revelation.
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12. Neptune; Lenormand: No.6 „The Clouds“
With this planet, everything is shrouded in fog. One is overlooked, but also can’t see for
oneself. With this type of energy, the famous „rose-colored glasses“ can come into play and a
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Short Descriptions of the 12 Houses
1st House: Accomplishment; Lenormand: No.11 „The Birch“

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accomplished. This mobilization can touch all areas of your life and doesn’t just refer to the
„elbow grease“ applied to get things done in the workplace.
2nd House: Security; Lenormand: No.4 „The House“
This is where security is found and it is collected and hoarded – the motto: you only have
what you have. And this is only given up reluctantly, because in the 2nd House one is always
afraid of getting caught up in bad times. Contracts are signed, in order to make things more
secure.
3rd House: Representation; Lenormand: No.1 „The Horseman“
The 3rd House primarily addresses the superficial and relates to the Self, which needs a
suitable stage for presentation. The scenes themselves can look completely different from one
another—either a real stage, on the field (sports), or at a bar.
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4th House: Feelings; Lenormand: No.18 „The Dog“
The theme of the 4th House is all-around well-being, taking care of others, and ensuring
comfort and security. How does one care for one’s fellow man? Care-takers for the elderly,
cooks, housewives, service industry and craftsmen/women, just to name a few.
5th House: Experience; Lenormand: No.30 „The Lily“
Life is good in the 5th House. There you can experience, enjoy, or switch off—there is a
constant search for the truly unique, and every resource is tapped into – even if the outlook
isn’t so rosy.
6th House: Work and Analysis; Lenormand: No.35 „The Anchor“
Taken literally, there are several different topics that are addressed by this house. First and
foremost are work and diligence. Order and cleanliness are standard, which explains why the
record keeping and budget function without a hitch. However, there is also a heightened sense
of observation and perfect analysis of human nature.
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7th House: Meetings; Lenormand: No.20 „The Park“
This house is the area for holding a meeting or the place where meetings are planned and
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made possible. Important to the 7th House are meeting in public, direct contact with the
audience or people and a changing client base.
8th House: Connection; Lenormand: No.25 „The Ring“

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groups through common interests is made. The entire process originates from some type of
leader. The connections, however, can function on many different levels.
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9th House: Understanding, Expansion; Lenormand: No.3 „The Ship“

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The dissolution of connections (from the 8th House) take place in the 9th House. Global and
holistic thinking and understanding, freedom and tolerance, as well as going abroad and
expansion (mental and material) are the order of the day.
10th House: Boundaries/Limits, Staat; Lenormand: No.36 „The Cross“
Effort, preparation for projects, and separations of all kinds take place in the 10th House.
There is always some kind of limitation placed on personal freedom—one is isolated and
should accept this condition, in order to receive one’s reward and success.
11th House: Transformation; Lenormand: No.8 „The Coffin“
A revolutionary change with a lot of movement and feedback for individual development are
assigned to this house. A convenient addition to one’s own fate is made possible by the 11th
House.
12th House: Intuition, The Subconscious; Lenormand: No.26 „The Book“
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The dissolustion of material things takes place here – as they are not important in order to be
happy. Recognition of the nonsensical nature of matter and the discovery of intuition and a
sense for the humanities.
Procedure
First take the 36 Lenormand cards and form three piles—created after sorting out the
astrological signs, the planets and the houses from one another, one pile for each category. If
you only want to find out something about yourself, then take out the card which corresponds
to your astrological sign and put it to the side. Now, concentrate and shuffle the cards for the
12 Houses, fan them out in front you and draw a card while asking the question, „Which
external influences are affecting me?“ and then place this card face down to the side. After
that, take the 12 planet cards, shuffle them, and draw one, while asking the question „Which
internal energies are moving me?“ This card should also be place face down and to the side.
Once you have the three cards, you can turn them over. You can, of course, ask the questions
for other people as well—children, partners, parents, colleagues. The person doesn’t have to
be present, you just need to know their astrological sign, so that you can keep focused on the
energies.
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Hannelore is 34 years old and would like to know, which energies are affecting her at the
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moment. So, she finds her astrological sign-card, Libra = The Flowers. Then she draws the
No.8 card – The Coffin – for external influences (Houses) and for inner condition the No. 5
card – The Tree.
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Astrological Sign: Libra –The Flowers

Air sign – strategic, tactical and very diplomatic! Libras always know exactly how to pull the
strings, so that no one feels cheated. Everyone knows the saying that a Libra is always in
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general knowledge and are linguistically gifted.
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11th House – The Coffin

A revolutionary change with a lot of movement and feedback for individual development are
assigned to this house. A convenient addition to one’s own fate is made possible by the 11th
House.
Planet Chiron – The Tree

This planet was discovered relatively recently (1976). It was also recently realized that this
planet contains analytic energies. How can you picture that? Chemist, criminologists and
writers usual have a strong Chiron influence. You do as well, especially if you are trying very
hard to examine something.
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Interpretation
In actuality, Hannelore is not one with herself and her environment. She is missing the
harmony and balance. She knows something is there, she just doesn’t know how to grasp onto
it. She kind of has the feeling, that she is being cut by other people, that they are holding back
information from her and trying to uproot her. The card THE COFFIN, which stands for the
11th House confirms Hannelore’s feelings. It’s possible, that her fate will change, but it’s also
going to be „painful“—in away, she’s going to touch the hot stove top and burn her hands, but
in the end she will learn not to repeat what she did in the past. In fact, she has to move away
from the recent past and investigate her origins. For her, that means, that the harassment has
probably only just begun. Chiron, symbolized through the card THE TREE, advises that she
should get things back on track. To do so, there are questions that need to be answered. Where
is she now? Where does she want to go? What makes her authentic? In the past, wasn’t she
always the one who tried to keep the balance? She has to learn to speak up and make
decisions – even if it makes her a little less popular. If she doesn’t learn how to dish it back
out and get under people’s skin sometimes, then the external energies – in the form of
underhanded people – will make sure that there is no way to succeed. Discord can still come
along, even if one is always terribly polite.
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Creating Your Own Card Formations

Many people are disappointed when systems for making card formations are not discussed
very much in books. Some attach a lot of important to a certain style, where the placement of
the card matches up content-wise with some sort of template. But even these systems were, at
one point or another, thought up by another person, and who really knows if this person, who
may have lived hundreds of years ago, was even really that spiritual. You never know. It is
not forbidden and will not in any way harm the practice of mysticsm or fortune-telling, if you
allow yourself to be creative. This way, you can go about things in a more individual way and
get down to the really personal questions. And it works! I will give you a little push to get you
on your way, and who knows? Maybe one day you will invent THE most popular card
formation of all time!
First of all, you have to figure out what is is that you want to know. Career, Love, Finances,
Hobby? Most people choose love, so we’ll use that as our example. Ok, now. What interests
you personally? Do you want to know if you will get together with a certain man, if you move
in together, get married, have children, know if the love will last forever, or if another man
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relationship? Will he take care of you, will you have an erotic connection, will you work or
maybe start a business together? Is the man still trying to sort out issues from his past, is his
ex still in the picutre, will he be faithful, will you always love him? What hurdles will I/he/we
face? Will there be external annoyances or will we be thick as thieves?
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Now I’ll choose six questions for „us“, for six positions. However, you can choose as many
questions and create as many positions as you want. Even in this example there are no limits.
Even if you conform to the placement and questions in the example, then it is still YOUR
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6 Questions – „X“ stands for an imaginary male person (your dream man)
1. Will X leave his wife?

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2. Will X and I then get together?

3. Will X and I develop something?
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4. Will X and I get married?

5. Will X and I have children together?
6. Are X and I meant to be a couple?
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Interpretation
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In Position 1 for the question: „Will X leave his wife?“—The Child can be seen. That means
he’s trying to make a fresh start with his wife – also because of the children. If he were going
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to split up with his wife, then there would have to be The Scythe, The Cross, The Mountain,
The Coffin , The Mice, etc. in that position.
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In Position 2 for the question: „ Will X and I then get together?“ – The Horseman is seen.
This means that he will still continue to see you…
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In Position 3 for the question: „Will X and I develop something?“ – The Flowers are in this
spot. This means that he will continue to be friendly towards you and give you gifts.
In Position 4 for the question: „Will X and I get married?“ – Here one sees The Bear – there’s
going to be another man!
In Position 5 for the question: „Will X and I have children?“ – The Key is in this spot, so, yes,
it’s possible, but it’s not the most clever idea, is it?
In Position 6 for the question: „Are X and I meant to be a couple?“ – The Lily is lying here,
which means it’s just an affair, nothing more.
As you can see, the inquiry is a virtual roller coaster beginning with the first card, which
threatened to end your dreams. Fate seems to have another man in mind for you; however,
you will experience a few more blissful encounters with your lover – and possible get
pregnant. To top it all off, you weren’t mean to be together. Frustrating? No, it’s just a peek in
to the future, in order to help you form it.
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Treppner Correspondence Course – Part 4:

So, dear students, now it’s time to put what you’ve learned to use. We are going to work on
interpreting a large card formation. We’ll go step-by-step, find the messages and then perhaps
make some revisions, but it will be made very clear how one is to interpret the combinations
in a large layout and how to summarize it all. Several formations will be shown: first, with
individual cards; then, just with the negative cards—so, that you can recognize the
combinations and interpretations. Also the meaning of inital and corner cards will be revealed.
The classic/traditional interpretive methods are going to be used, and they are always correct,
regardless of which formation you choose to use (8 x 4 + 4 vs. 9 x 4)
Large Card Formation, Step-by-step (without a pre-formulated question)
Row 1 — just think of the game „I’m packing my suitcase and bringing a…“
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A man or a domestic animal/dog
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A happy man or dog and a child or a young woman
A happy man or a dog with a child, or a young woman, or a young woman who is grieving or
suffers from back pain.
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A happy man or a dog and a child, or a young woman, who is suffering with a secret or is
worrying about education/finances. Here we have to take the first message about the back
pain out, because the worry is related to The Book.
A happy man, or a dog and a child or a young woman, who is worrying about an underhanded
secret or her education (also could have the wrong invoice).
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A happy man or dog and a child or a young woman, who is worried about an underhanded
secret or education and who could reverse some kind of danger.
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A happy man or dog (and from this point we will leave out the dog, otherwise it’s too much to
write each time) and a young woman (again, we will leave out the possible alternative of the
child), who is worried about an underhanded secret, etc. and is therefore posing a danger to
another woman.
A happy man and a young lady. The young lady is worried about her education, as something
could go wrong and has problems (of an aggressive nature) with another woman, who is self-
employed or a civil servant. This is the interpretation of Row 1. Now we have to look at Row
2 and see if any different interpretations develop.
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Rows 1 and 2
A happy, athletic man and a young lady. The young lady is worried about her education and
that something could go wrong with it and must deal with aggression towards another woman,
who is self-employed or a civil servant. Any changes to the formation from this point out will
be marked in bold letters. The message will now be supplemented or taken out completely,
because with each step the interpretation of the formation changes.
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An unhappy (Clover - Coffin) man, who receives a negative message (Horseman - Coffin)
and a young lady. The young lady is worried about her education and that something could go
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wrong with it and must deal with aggression towards another woman, who is self-employed or
a civil servant.
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and a young lady who is lovesick (Heart – Coffin) . The young lady is worried about her
education and that something could go wrong with it and must deal with aggression towards
another woman, who is self-employed or a civil servant.
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and a young lady who is lovesick (Heart – Coffin) out of jealousy (Heart - Bear) and is
suffering from it (Cross - Bear) or the young lady knows a man in power (Cross - Bear),
and is in love with him (Heart), which is why they give the man (Dog), who is „actually“
happy (Clover), a message of bad news (Clover - Coffin - Horseman) . What we have to
find out now is, whether the young lady’s sorrow is because of her education where there is
potential that something could go wrong and where there is aggression towards a woman who
is self-employed or a civil servant or whether the message is connected to the young
woman’s education where something went wrong and if the separation (Scythe) from a
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This young woman is grieving (Cross) due to a man (Bear) or a man in a position of power
(Cross – Bear), because she is in love with him (Heart), but he is already taken (Serpent).
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However, this woman doesn’t know anything about this flirtation, because the secret (Book)
is located above the Serpent.
Furthermore, we can see that this woman (Serpent), is not without her fault, because she is a
calculating personality (Fish – Fox) and likewise has a secret (Book) that has to do with
money.
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Additional cards show us that there is still a possible blockage (Mountain) in terms of the
money, since The Mountain is next to The Fish. However, the woman (Serpent) still has
access to the money, because The Mountain is not between The Serpent and The Fish, but
rather comes after The Fish. Now we have to observe to see which card comes after The
Mountain and if this story relates back to The Lady No. 28. The following interpretation is
possible: a woman (Serpent) has a devious (Fox) secret (Book) concerning finances (Fish) and
is trying by all means necessary, perhaps even violence (Scythe) to keep the other woman
(Dame) far away (Mountain) from the money.
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Now we can also get rid of the story with the young woman and the education and the
annoyance with this self-employed woman or female civil servant, because it looks like a
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different kind of connection is beginning to crystalize. We’ll keep the part of the
interpretation about the money coming between the two women and add on that the financial
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barrier will be removed (Mountain – Mice)
Here too, we will maintain all other messages and expand the interpretation by adding that
because of the money situation between the women, a legal process might be possible (Tower
– Birch)
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Here, we learn that the unhappy man has gotten a contract (Horseman – Ring) – at least for
now. Let’s wait and see what happens.
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and the decision regarding the contract is in – and it’s not positive, as The Coffin appears
next.
Additionally, there is another change of heart (Heart – Storks).
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A relocation – at least for now – is possible (Storks – House), but who is going to move? The
young lady (Child) or the person in power (Bear)?
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Additionally, it seems as though this woman (Serpent) will clear up the financial matters (Fish
– Clouds)
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There’s something else that needs to be resolved and is sick or healthy (Tree) – we’ll find out
eventually.
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Possibly a court hearing is taking awhile (Tree) to come to a conclusion, because Tower –
Birch – Park represents an public conflict with the authorities. That could just as well be the
cause of the stress (Owls).
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Let’s start on the right side again and try to compliment the formation. The man (Dog), who is
actually unhappy (Clover – Coffin) and has received a disappointing message (Coffin –
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Horseman) from a young lady (Child), gets a contract (Horseman – Ring), which is successful
or emotional (Moon). He’s going to have to make a decision about something, because The
Paths come next.
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Now we’re getting closer to what’s going on with the man (Dog). This isn’t about a contract,
it’s about a relationship. He enters an emotional (Moon) relationship (Horseman – Ring, The
Horseman, because the man is active) with a lovely woman (Flowers). It’s the decision (The
Paths) that he makes to escape his lovesickness (Coffin – Heart), even though he isn’t
suffering that much, because The Coffin in the combination only indicates a short term
lovesickness.
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heart (Heart – Storks) and has started fresh (Stars), even though she first sends out a negative
(Coffin) love letter (Heart – Horseman). The man and the young woman are unhappy about
this (Clover – Coffin), but the sadness only last a little while (Coffin – Heart) and, at any rate,
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the feelings weren’t that big to begin with, rather more friendly, since the man is being
symbolized by The Dog (good friend).
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Now we will go down one vertical column further and come to the young woman’s other man
(Bear). As previously mentioned, there’s be a change (Storks) of heart (Heart) in the woman
and a new beginning (Stars). This new man (Bear) is in a high position (Cross – Bear) and he
is in love with the woman and the woman with him. It looks as though he also wants to move
away from house and home (House – Storks), but he is still together with another woman
(Serpent). Then, some news (Letter) comes into the house. There isn’t anything more we can
say. Perhaps another card will reveal more?
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Now we have to tie in the letter, as the left half of the formation has already been interpreted.
Another man (Lily) is involved with news (Letter). This could also mean family, sex or
harmony. But those things wouldn’t make much sense in this case, because The Lily has The
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Sun between it and The Serpent. That means that there is another partner for this other woman
(Serpent). This is a possibility, as she has a secret hanging over her head (Book) – somehow,
everyone in this situation is hiding something and affairs are abound. However, now The
Letter is on the scene – maybe it’s an important communiqué (Letter) intended for the home?
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The man (Lord), who is having an affair with this woman (The Serpent) and has feelings
(Sun) for her, could be from far away or about to take a trip (Ship). However, the man (Lord)
is unsure (Clouds) of how his lover feels about him.
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it is certain (Key) that the man (Lord) is going to have a successful (Key) business trip (Ship –
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It’s true that a woman (Lady) wanted to know how a court hearing about money and
involving her sister (Serpent) was going to turn out. In the end, one can say that the case is
going to last for awhile and will be the cause of some unrest. Additionally, it doesn’t look like
there is going to be a clear winner or lose. Barriers are removed, but this probably stands for a
settlement. And as for the other stories, which don’t seem to have much to do with this
woman, but pop up anyway—they serve to provide a little bit of gossip. Her sister is married,
but is having an affair—and so is her husband. It looks like their marriage is heading for
divorce, but that may still be a ways off, since both can still be seen in the formation. The
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couple will also speak openly with one another, because The Letter reveals that there will be
family-related discussions in the home. However, let’s look at the three introductory cards
for a moment, since they are still hold a meaning for future occurences and aren’t really
related to a specific person, aside from the advice-seeker. In this formation, these cards are:
The Dog – The Clover – The Child. When considered neutrally, this combination could
signify that a fresh start with a man is on it’s way = a happy, new beginning with a man. That
could fit, because our advice-seeker is single, but not necessarily looking for a man. Then,
there are the four corner cards, that related to the topic of the card formation. In this case,
the cards are: Dog – Tower – Moon – Key = a man (Dog) is certain (Key) to be successful
(Moon) with the authorities (Tower) – that is the main message of the card formation and
relates back to the woman’s court hearing. The Dog represents her lawyer and the woman will
not have any financial losses
I hope you were able to understand this principle. If you are still experiencing difficulties
understanding this type of interpretation, here are a few tips for beginners:
First, pay attention to the negative cards (Clouds, Coffin, Scythe, Fox, Mountain, Mice,
Cross). Where are they located and where do they make sense? By doing this, you can pick
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already present. It’s not pleasant, but you can hit the points quickly and that should help
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Let’s take a look at the cards individually and not in great detail.
Clouds: The Clouds are by The Lord, something isn’t very clear to him, but it’s going to hit
him right over the head—The Clouds are right above him, after all. Also, The Mountain is
weighing down on The Clouds from above, making them particularly heavy—but that is just
an aside.
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Coffin: The Coffin is next to The Ring. This means that there is about to be a separation, and
from the looks of it, a separation between The Lady and The Lord.
Scythe: The Scythe is pointing directly at The Serpent, there is potentially some pain there or
another danger by means of injury or insult. Yes, Tree is next to it and it stands for medicine,
maybe she needs to go to the dentist.
Fox: The Fox is interesting, because it is next to The Book, to The Child, The Lily and The
Heart – the entire situation must be evaluated and The Dog and The Lady must be drawn in as
well. Secrets (Book) of a devious nature (Fox) related to love (Heart), that affect a younger
woman (Child). Clearly the man (Dog) is cheating on his girlfriend (Child) with The Lady.
Thank goodness there is a happy (Clover) change (Storks) for the young woman (Child) with
another man (Bear). Ok, the last few things haven’t got anything to do with The Fox, but they
were lying so clearly and simply next to each other, that they could be quickly mentioned
(that’s how we completed the majority of the large card formation so fast).
Mountain: The Mountain mainly makes sense next to The Letter and The Fish – this means
that a piece of information or a money transfer is being blocked. It could also have something
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to do with court proceedings (Tower – Birch – Park etc.)
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Mice: The Mice are once again next to many cards and could mean a variety of things. I’ll
place some emphasis on either The House or The Lily. Something isn’t right at home or in the
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family. If you were to take the name of The Child literally, then perhaps the erotic
relationship between the woman (Lady) and the man (Dog) not so great. Otherwise, I would
assume that something in the house is broken.
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Cross: It’s lying mainly by the Anchor, i.e. the workplace. In other words, there is some worry
about the job. If you add The Owls into the mix, then The Lord is experiencing, unrest, hectic
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Just so that this information can be digested a little bit better. Let’s take a look at only these
seven negative cards in the formation. We’ll start on the next page, so that you can see
everything on one page and understand it more clearly.
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matter related to the public will be cleared up. One can also see another lawyer (Bear – Birch,
but also another woman…). It’s important to note, that success is also present (Key) and
regardless of the trouble with the public, it will turn out well. I can’t really figure out anything
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from The Clouds and The Trees, which most likely have something to do with love or
eroticism and are irrelevant to the interpretation at this time.
Coffin: The Coffin is also in a great position. Next to The Tower, The Ring, The Dog. Here, a
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man is really worried about the creation of a contract in relation to the officials and
authorities. At the same time, he’s separated from The Serpent, because The Coffin and The
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Ring are going in The Serpent’s direction. This has to do with The Park, once again. Maybe
there is going to be some new work? It almost looks that way!
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Scythe: The Scythe is at the end, with the pointed side turned away from The Lady. This
could mean that a sticky situation could actually turn out to be quite advantageous. It’s also
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slightly possible that there will some bad news, because The Letter follows, but even if that
were the case, there wouldn’t be any damage, as it is bordered with the positive energy of The
Flowers, The Lily, and The Fish.
Fox: The Fox is boxed in between The Mice and The Horseman, which indicated that
someone is sending deceptive (Fox) messages (Horseman), but this will be cancelled out
(Mice). In other words, one will get over the intrigue.
Mountain: The Mountain is next to The Anchor, The Tower, The Owls and The Storks. This
probably means that just about everything will be hindered. Things with the authorities and at
work. This will cause worry to spread. Change will come, but it will take awhile…or is also
being blocked.
Mice: see The Fox
Cross: The same thing that applied to The Mountain, also applies to The Cross. It addresses
worries (Cross= grief and concern) that a man is experiencing and that are related to the
authorities or some kind of official Messages tend to repeat themselves, which only unites
these negative cards.
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Treppner Correspondence Course – The 10 Secrets of the Great

Madame Lenormand - Part 5:
We’re finally at the part, where everyone wants to be, because every loves tinkering around
with the different messages, hoping to discover as many secrets possible and because they
want the guarantee that they have interpreted everything correctly. The thing is that one can
only collect so much information in the attempt to find clarity—eventually it all has to be
filtered, and because one can’t use every statement or repeat oneself. For this reason, we’ll
take the last card formation from Lesson/Part 4 and go through everything on the following
list:
1. .. Interpreting position (Interpretation of the Houses)

2. .. Interpreting projection (Reflection)
3. .. Corresponding cards
4. .. Knighting (Interpretation of the Knight)
5. .. Counting
6. .. The Fours
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8. .. Picking up the cards? Completing the series in your head
9. .. Covering cards
10. .. The system of dealing the cards for a large card formation
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1. Interpretation of the Houses and/or Position
What do we mean here? Well, we mean the position that the cards take, when we’re laying
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them out in numerical order. It begins with the NO. 1 card, THE HORSEMAN, percedes to
NO. 2 THE CLOVER, then to NO. 3 THE SHIP, etc. all the way to NO. 36 THE CROSS. It
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All of the cards were sorted by number (1 – 36) in the 9 x 4 formation and spread out.
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Well, now we know, that The Horseman is in the 1st House (in Position 1), etc. So, what do
we do now? Now, it’s time to imagine these positions while laying down the cards. We
should have the numbers of the individual cards in our head, in order to be able to put these
cards back into the same position. If you can’t keep track of the numbers in your head, then
make a cheatsheet so that you will be able to do the combinations for interpreting the houses.
I’ll repeat that one more time, we are going to combine the individual cards from the card
formation from Lesson/Part 4 with the positions of the individual cards, as they would be if
they were lined up in formation from 1-36. It goes like this:
Template for Interpreting the Houses and Positions
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Interpretation
Interpretation is done in combinations. The Horseman from the house interpretation is going
to be combined with the corresponding card from the previous card formation from Part 4 –
which were The Storks. Horseman – Storks stands for: a message bringing change or change
occurs through a young man, etc. Then, we look at Position 2, which is The Clover and it is
combined with card in Position 2 from the current formation (seen above). Clover – Mountain
means: no luck or luck is being blocked, etc. If you are unsure about a message, then it would
probably help if I told you that the card from the template is always the first card—
theoretically speaking, it will be to the left—and the card from the current formation is going
to be to the right of the template card. This is important, because there are other combinations
sometimes. Moving on, let’s go to the third card from the template—No. 3 The Ship—and
combine it with the third card in the current formation, The Tower. Ship – Tower, this could
indicate a business trip. You can go through the entire formation, in this manner until you’ve
made all 36 combinations. If it is too much information for you to keep in your head, then
make some notes to yourself or you can look up the combination section of this course.
2. Interpreting projection (Reflection)
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that, we will take our current mixed-up formation and then imagine that we were first folding
the the card formation in half, vertically (from top to bottom) and then horizontally (left and
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right). By doing so (vertically), the first card in the first row would match up with the first
card in the last row. The first card in the second row automatically matches up with the first
card in the third row. Then we repeat this again, this time using the second card in the first
row, together with the second card in the last row, as well as the second card in the second
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row with the second card in the third row. This is repeated until we’ve matched up all nine
cards (or also the columns). I will show this to you with an example below, which is the
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explanation with the horizontal reflection, where the middle row is ignored.
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The diagram shows how you can carry out the verticle mirror interpretation using the same
numbers and the resulting combinations. You combine the Number 1 with 1 = Storks and
Paths, Number 2 with 2 = Anchor and Moon, Number 3 with 3 = Mountain and Sun, and
Number 4 with 4 = Owls and Child, etc until you get to the last pair with the Number 18 and
18. If you are still unsure about combinations, then you can re-read that chapter of the
correspondence course.
Horizontal Reflection
This is a little bit different – once again pairs will be formed. This time from left to right and
starting outwards moving inwards. One begins with the first card in the first row and
combines it with the last card in the last row (Storks and Heart). This is to be done four times
in this row: the second time by combining the the next to last cards (Mountain and Tree); the
third time, by combining the third to last cards (Tower and Clouds); and the fourth time, by
combining the fourth to last cards (Cross and Park). Complete every row in this manner. The
vertical rows of cards are to be ignored. Here’s what the diagram looks like:
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As you can see, the middle rows have been neglected during this procedure. This is because
there are only nine rows and this is an uneven number and results in leftover cards. In this
diagram you can see that the first card from the first row and the last card from the first row
are combined with the No. 1 card. This is the Storks – Heart combination which signifies
changes in love. Now combine all of the same numbers with each other, which give us 16
other combinations. 2 with 2 = Mountain – Tree and 7 with 7 = Coffin – Key or 16 with 16 =
Fox and Stars, to clarify my point. Do that with all of the numbers, make a note of the
messages, and when in doubt use the combination chart as a guide.
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3. Corresponding cards
In this method the cards are interpreted diagonally and crosswise, whereby you have to pay
attention to the rows here. The highest row (Row 1) will be combined diagonally and
crosswise with the lowest row (Row 4) and the middle row (Row 2) will be also be combined
diagonally and crosswise to the third to last row (Row 3). As you can see from the diagram,
this will give us 16 other combinations, that you should remember or make a note of or, when
it doubt, refer back to the combo chart. The first card from the first row will be combined with
the last card from the last row; the second card from the first row, to the next to last card in
the last row; or the first card in the second row (No.9) can be combing with the last card in the
third row (Nr. 9), etc.—just to give you an idea. This is done until you’ve completed the
combinations 1 – 16.
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4. Knighting (Interpretation of the Knight)
The term „knighting“ comes from the game of chess, wherein the moves of the „knight“
chesspiece are followed and it describes how this piece is allowed to move about the
chessboard. The first thing we need to do is select a card from the formation beforehand that
we want to use to perform the „knighting“. It can be love (Heart), money (Fish), a particular
person, education (Book), career (Anchor), etc. The card that we choose to represent this topic
then becomes the starting position – here’s where our knight would be standing, if we were
playing chess. We can combine our „knight“ with all of the cards that it would be able to
reach from its stationary position and we can relate these combinations to our chosen topic.
So, the number of additional combinations can vary depending where our knight’s starting
point is. In the middle of the formation or on the edge, we can make 2-6 combinations. The
knight is allowed to move two spaces backwards or fowards and then one space up or down,
so that it always jumps in an L-form. Here are some diagrams to give you an idea of how this
can develop.
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For a better idea, let’s take a look at „knighting“ with a card that has been well-placed—The
House, which is in the third row in the fifth position (middle). In this spot, the card can
combine with six other cards.
A = Beginning E = Ending and between them are connecting lines in the form of an L
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The House to The Cross, The Park, The Coffin, The Key, The Mice and The Lord, in order to
glean more information and use other messages to equalize this input. I hope that you have
been able to understand this system and move in the described L-form – once more: two
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spaces to the right or left, then one space forward (Coffin and Key, in this case) or one space
backwards (Mice and Lord). The knight can also move one space to the left or right and then
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two spaces forward (Cross and Park). These six combinations can be combined with The
House (House – Mice, House – Lord, House – Coffin, House – Key, House – Cross, House –
Park). Don’t forget to make notes, if necessary.
Of course, sometimes a card doesn’t have as advantageous of a position as The House in this
formation, which results in fewer revelations. For example, when a card is located near the
edge (above and below or left and right). There are some diagrams on the next page
demonstrating this.
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In this graphical demonstration of knighting, the cards are positioned less optimally near the
edge. There are fewer possible combinations out of this. Let’s take The Owls and The Heart.
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If you strictly adhere to your „road map“: from the starting point (Ex: Owls), you can move
one to the right and one to the left and two backward (Paths and Mice); the possibility of
moving forward lies beyond of the card formation; moving two to the right or left is also
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outside of the card formation; and one space forward or backward (Ship and Cross)—you end
up with four possible combinations. Looking at The Heart and adhering to the „road map“, we
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can only get two combinations (Key and Fish), because all of the other possibilities would be
outside of the card formation. Make a note of these messages or take a peek at the combo
sheet.
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This is also a method used for gathering and collecting more information from the card
formation. Once again, you need to choose a topic and a corresponding card, which isn’t
meant to be counted along with the rest. From this starting point you will choose every fifth
card to interpret—in this instance you are NOT gathering combinations, but formulating a
story.
Graphical example for the topic of love (Heart). The A stands for starting point (remember
it’s not being counted). The numbers 1-5 are serving the purpose of counting and the number
five is in „red“ because we want to interpret these fifth cards in relation to the topic of love. If
it looks like you’re getting to the end of the card formation, because we have arrived at the
last card from the bottom-most row (The Scythe, in this example), we simply continue
counting, jumping to the first card in the first row (The Storks, in our example). We continue
counting until we have arrived back to the starting point. A quick tip: the last card that you
should take up for the interpretation is always located directly to the right of the starting point.
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Counting from The Heart (last card in the first row)
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Now we have to form a story that relates to love out of the sequence of counted cards. The
cards are: Serpent – Moon – Clover – Sun – Tower – Tree. To formulate the whole thing:
there is involvement in terms of love, deep feelings, luck, hope and energy in relation to a
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female figure; however, there is also loneliness (or possibly diligence or ambition) and a
constant growth. Thus, everything in is A-OK in the area of love!
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whose corner points form a rectangle, and can be summarized to make a message. The
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following diagram demonstrates, which four corner points belong together and can be used to
formulate a message. These four corner points always contain the same digit. All of the 1s and
all of the 2s, etc belong together.
The diagram on the next page offers a better overview.
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Once again, the middle row is ignored. All of the 1s belong together: Storks – Heart – Paths -
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– Clouds – Mice – Lord, and so on, until you’ve got all eight groups together.
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Subsequently, one gets eight more messages. Group 1 Example: Storks – Heart – Paths –
Scythe = a decision (Paths) will be made soon (Scythe) and a change (Storks) in love (Heart)
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These possibilities can be found from left to right and from right to left. This way there are six
4-card combinations, two 3-card combinations and two 2-card combinations. The two corner
cards are ignored. On the following page you will see two diagrams where you can recognize,
which cards always belong with the diagonals and can be used to formulate more messages.
For the sake of clarity, both of the diagrams on the next page will be represented one
underneath the other.
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With this template you can now make your own card formations and formulate the 4-card
combinations, etc. For example, the 2-card row with Birch – Bear – Book – Lady = a lawyer
or notary closes a contract with The Lady.
And now it’s your turn!
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8. Picking up the cards? Completing the series in your head
That is the question. Some do it, some don’t – pick up the cards after shuffling, that is. I
would recommend not picking up the cards for the time being, in order to preserve the
original card formation that stems directly from your hands and to interpret it just like that.
Unless you get to a point where you think you can’t see enough, because a person card or a
particular object card is lying inconveniently within the formation or on the edge—then it
could be recommended to pick up the cards. However, you must pick up the cards in the order
of how you put them down – start with the last card and always work from right to left. It
looks like this:
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Put the cards back together, so that they are the same way that they were before you laid them
out – starting at the back and moving forward. Start with the last card in the last row, place it
on top of the next to last card. Then moving to the left, place those two cards on top of the
third to last card in the last row, etc. Once you have finished with the last row, then move up
to the 3rd row, starting again at the far right—just as demonstrated in the picture above. When
you get to 3 E (the end of the third row), move up and start at 2A (the beginning of the second
row) picking up the cards all the way to 2 E. From 2 E, move up to 1 A, to the first card in the
first row—The Storks, in this case. Afterwards, turn the deck over so that cards are once again
face down. Lift the deck with your left hand, place the lower pile on top of the higher pile,
then deal out the cards once more. This way you can gain more knowledge, without having to
re-shuffle the cards. Besides, it would be just wasting energies that you already used while
shuffling the cards the first time.
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There is also another way to do this so that you can see more, but without having to pick up
the cards and lay them back out. We can complete the row in our heads. As I’ve mentioned a
number of times before, one can lay out the cards how one wants, there is not a template.
Theoretically speaking, one could make a row of cards that is 1 x 36, except in this case there
would be no combinations. But it works, too. And if that can work, then one could also do it
any time after having shuffled and dealt the cards. One doesn’t necessarily have to do this
with all of the cards, but maybe with just a few, that are close to the edge and don’t really
impart a particular message. In a 1 x 36 formation, the card in Position 1 is next to the card in
Position 2, which is next to the card in Position 3, and so on to 36. With the 9 x 4 formation,
there is a break after every ninth card, we interrupt the row and begin a new one. So, it’s
possible that important person cards or object cards are on this fracture. In order to avoid
reshuffling the cards, we just remove this fracture, and, through this, gain more insight.
For example, we can remove this fracture at the 9th and 10th card, to see if we can maybe
learn something more about love (Heart), because then it will also be framed better by some
of the other cards. At the same time, you can fix the fracture between the 18th and 19th cards.
It would look like this:
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You can do this rather arbitrarily, from left to right and from right to left. I’ll show that on the
other page. You can also put multiple cards together. You can put The Owls by The Anchor
and The Child next to The Moon and The Paths next to The Letter. This first card always
belongs on the side of the preceeding card (Storks are to the right of The Scythe). This will
close the circle.
Put the cards from left to right, then automatically slide these up a row. The first card in the
second row (Position 10) belongs to the last card in the first row (Position 9). The first card in
the third row (Position 19) belongs to the last card in the second row (Position 18), etc. This is
shown in the next diagram.
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next to The Moon—doing this results in the same messages, but one can see considerably
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more, but doesn’t have to automatically shuffle all over again. Later it’s possible to learn how
to do this in your head. Lastly, one more diagram showing the shifting of the first and last
card, which is a particularly nasty position for person cards.
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9. Covering cards
If you still haven’t learned enough from a card formation, then you can also ask specific
questions. When doing this, you take out every fourth card from the formation.
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9=27) and form 3-card combinations out of it, which we will then interpret. These
interpretations will carry a lot of weight.
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A reconstruction of the card formation with the gaps:
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You can interpret these combinations again and try to find special messages that have a
personal meaning for you. Next, take the nine cards that you sorted out, shuffle them, fan
them out in front of you and ask a specific question to one of the card in the plundered large
formation. Draw a card from the fan and use this card face down on top of the card in the
large formation, to which you posed a question. Now, turn over the other card and combine
the two cards.
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receive something soon and relate this question to The Fish (Money). Perhaps the card that
you drew from the fan was The Clover. This in combination with The Fish means that you
will get money soon. Or you ask about a party that is going to take place and you would like
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to know if it will be nice. Upon asking this question you placed the face down card on top of
The Park. In this example, the face down card is The Key, which means you will have success
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at the party. Continue to do this for the other nine cards. You aren’t required to if you can’t
think of any more questions. If you don’t receive a sufficient answer, you can also draw more
than one card per question and card. Up to 3 cards is OK.
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10. The system of dealing the cards for a large card formation
So, now we still have these nine cards available and they still want to be shuffled once and put
into a formation. Concentrate, as you are by now used to doing, shuffle the cards and lay these
out the the following sequence, starting at the top.
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Treppner Correspondence Course – Example Card Formations

Part 6:
To put everything altogether I will now present three different card formations, that we will
go through and interpret – just like the professionals do.
Card Formation 1
The first card formation relates to a 45-year-old woman, her name is Claudia and she is
experiencing some difficulties with her business. At the same time, she is trying to being two
new endeavors. One is in the field of esotericism; the second ist that she would like to work in
journalism as a sports reporter. Her financial situation is important to her and she would like
to know if she is going to have to go to court to settle a business matter. She is in a committed
relationship and has no children.
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First we will interpret the card formation in such way that we get an overview and a first look
at the relevant combinations. These can be the cards that have negative meanings, but also
those that are paired together with positive cards. We’ll start at the top left and work our way
down to the last row.
The first noticeable thing is that a woman (Serpent) receives a positive (Clover) piece of news
(Horseman). Then there is also a man (Dog) who wants to have a crucial (Paths) conversation
(Birch). This man, however, has a good idea (Stars) involving another man (Lord). A very
beautiful combination is Flower – Lily – Ring, which could mean a surprising contract (with
who knows what) is in store for the woman. Additionally, the danger during contract
negotiations is deflected, because the pointed side of The Scythe is facing away from The
Ring, but at the same time towards The Cross. This means that pain and sorrow will be cut
away by The Scythe. We can also see that the bright side of The Clouds is also facing The
Cross, which means that ambiguities will disappear completely. A little bit (Child) of money
(Fish) will bring some change (Storks) and recognition and success (Moon) for the advice
seeker (Lady). Furthermore, we see a businessman (Bear), who is either from far away or who
is taking a trip (Ship) and he’s bringing dedication and security in the area of business (Bear –
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Key – Heart – Anchor) and there will also be success and recognition tied in with that. Next, a
secret is going to be revealed (Mice – Buch) and it probably has something to do with some
sort of deception (Fox) with the authorities/officials (Tower).
That is just a rough introduction and overview of the situation. Those were all messages that
could be discovered independently of the person seeking advice or knowledge of their
situation. That is how I would always begin, if were in your place. After gleaning that
information, then you can move on to a move detailed analysis. First, we’ll get to Claudia’s
questions:
 Will the difficulties related to business disappear? Will there be a court hearing, or
will the issue be resolved out of court?
 Will I make a new start in the esoteric field – will it work out?
 Will I be able to make it as a journalist or sports reporter?
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First, we will take a look at the business affairs and for that we need to find The Tower, as
Claudia is self-employed. And right off the bat, we run into The Fox. That shows that
something has gone wrong for Claudia and she is at a disadvantage. In the house
interpretation, The Tower is combined with The Cross – yes, there is some grief in relation to
her self-employement. The Tree is corresponding to The Tower, and advises that the matter
could take a while to resolve. The Ship and The Lord come into the scene in the reflection –
so there will be some good business activity with a man. In the knighted position, the The
Cross combines with The Tower—which is confirmation of the difficulties—and The Letter.
So, some news will arrive. In order to find out what kind of news it is, we look to the
interpretation of the houses, once again. Underneath that is The Ring, which means there will
also be a contract or a deal – but the corresponding card is The Coffin, which means that
something about the matter will make Claudia ill at ease. However, reflected are The Storks
and The Scythe—so this news will either be about a very sudden change or it is the
anticipated accusation from the other side. If you take a looked at the knighted cards, they are
indicating The Letter and help to shed some light about this news: Birch – Stars – Lily –
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Clouds – Anchor – Tower. It’s quite clear that the news is about independent work (Tower –
Anchor), but also about a hearing (Birch), whereby a court hearing is ruled out, because the
cards are not next to each other in the formation (Tower – Birch – Bear). At any rate, the
ambiguities will be cleared up (Clouds) and the news is sent by someone who means well
(Lily)
A court hearing isn’t foreseen, because there is no Birch to go along with The Bear and The
Tower, which would stand for a hearing. Also, directly next to The Tower is a secret in
relation to some kind of deception that will be uncovered. Once can say that Claudia doesn’t
need to worry about going to court and experiencing a loss, but that the whole process might
take awhile. Parallel to that she will also start a business partnership with a man. It’s unknown
if something more will come out of that, but it looks like the man is her partner, because the
primary male person card comes up for the topic.
As you can see, dear students, there’s no need to go through all the combinations with
interpretation of the houses, reflection, corresponding cards or knighting—we just go through
the themes that interest us. You can fill entire books with interpretations about a single card
formation, but we’re only after the facts.
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The Stars stand for esotericsm and they are located between two men, and boxed in by The
Scythe and The Cross. Any worries will be vanquished and The Clouds with their bright side
added to the mix, are also a positive sign. However, in the house interpretation, The Coffin
pops up underneath, in the corresponding cards a strong partner appears (Bear) and reflected
are The Fox and The Serpent, knighted are Ring, Letter and House. The Fox causes worry,
because one has to either be on guard or very clever. For The Coffin in the house
interpretation, I would say the connection is still missing. Ring, Letter and House indicate a
nice contract. Does one have to look out for The Serpent because of the connection by
knighting? Let’s take a closer look at that.
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In the interpretation of the houses, The Serpent is in The Clover position and that is an
indicator of luck. Reflected, it falls on The Stars and The Bear. A-ha! A woman could
represent a strong partner in the esoteric field. Knighted, The Serpent lands by The Child, The
Storks and The Flowers – this woman wants a fresh start, brings changes and is very friendly.
The Fox, in this case, stands for cleverness. Good.
Claudia’s last question was if she should work as a journalist or a sports reporter or not. Let’s
go back to the card formation once more and see what it tells us.
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The Park is isn’t boxed in so well, here. And The Book, even less so. Looking at
interpretation of the houses, The Park is in position of The Letter – a sign for writing and
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communication. When reflected, we find the cards Storks and Cross. which mean change, but
is it fateful? The corresponding cards point to The Mountain – and well, that’s just a big fat
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barrier and the knight? Here, we see The Lord, The Dog, The Ring and The Mice – all in all,
that doesn’t bode well for a contract or getting something done. Until now. Maybe The Book
will tell us more? Interpretation of the houses: Anchor, reflected: Key and Dog,
corresponding: The Clover and knighted: Lady – House – Ring – Cross. Ergo: Possibility is
there, but it’s going to take place behind closed doors, because The Park is by and large in a
negative location. From this you can assume that writing ability is there, but mostly are home
in a quiet room. The sports reporter also falls by the wayside, as The Horseman in
combination with The Park would be necessary, since that is the symbol for spot. However, a
getting a contract for writing and working at home is a possibility and the offer will probably
come from one of the two men.
It needs to be mentioned that the constellation directly in front of The Lady: Moon – Storks –
Fish – Child and underneath that – Ship – Bear – Key – Heart – Anchor. This could also
symbolize – very shortly – that a completely different occupation could be taken up by The
Lady. It would be an occupation that one really enjoys (Heart – Anchor)
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Card Formation 2
A woman is lovesick, because the man of her dreams is still married and is reluctant to get
divorced, since he’s already built a home and has children. In addition to this, he is a public
figure. Martina would like to know what is going to happen between the two of them. Will
Gerhard leave his wife and get together with her or is another man waiting for her?
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our eyes to skim from the upper left of the card formation and find appropriate combinations.
Scythe – Clouds tell us that the ambiguities related to love (Heart) move out of the way.
Mountain – Mice reveals that barriers will be removed. The Fox next to The Lily says that
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something in the bedroom isn’t going right. Ring – Anchor is an employment contract, Lord –
Ring – Serpent, indicates a man who is in a relationship, Flowers – Book – Sun mean that an
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indefinite situtation will bring energy, Child – Owls represent two children, Ship – Storks –
Key – Moon tell us that travel is definitely going to bring a change in feelings. Yep, that’s
about it for now. So, how about we take a look at Martina’s questions.
 Martina wants to know if Gerhard will leave his wife and get together with her?
 If not, then is there another man waiting for her?
On the next page we will take a look at the big picture again, in relation to the questions.
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of whether or not Gerhard will leave his wife. The Ring is positioned quite stabily between
him (Lord) and his wife (Schlange). No card would be able to work in a destructive manner
against union (Scythe, Coffin, etc.). In the interpretation of the houses, The Bear is also
underneath The Ring and symbolizes a certain strength to this partnership. When we reflect
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The Ring, then we see The Serpent and The Fox. He is still together with his wife, but there is
also deception. That is true since Gerhard is cheating on his wife with Martina (Lilie – Fox –
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Ring). The confirmation can be seen in the corresponding cards, because that’s where Martina
is located (Lady). Gerhard is also connected to Martina. He likes her, that much is certain. In
the knight position The Ring is on The Heart, The Fish, The Coffin and The Horseman, The
Lady and The Owls – this could be a sign of a separation, but The Ring is closer to Gerhard’s
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wife, so it is her love (Heart) that is being referenced. Also, Gerhard caught up with material
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things, because The Fish (Money) are also by The Ring. Ring – Lady – Owls is a clue to two
connections – that is true, as well. Ring – Horseman – Coffin means a rejection in a question
of connection. This is referring to Martina, because further cards that there is obscurity in
relation to her love for Gerhard (Clouds – Ring) and he is turning away from the topic. The
Heart is also by The Fox, which indicates the wrong love – again, pointing to Martina. If we
look at The Heart a little bit closer there are a more conclusions that can be drawn. For
instance, it becomes apparent that The Heart, during the interpretation of the houses,
combines with The House – that stands for stability – but „actually“ for Martina; in the
reflection, The Heart combines with The Lord and The Moon, this certainly stands for a lot of
emotion and The Horseman in the corresponding cards also reveals that the promises of love
are real. In the knighted position, The Heart is next to The Mountain (love cools off), The
Ring (a love connection), The Sun (true feelings) and The Cross (a love with a lot of sorrow
and the end of a love). Gerhard isn’t a complete jerk, he likes Martina, but his wife as well.
And because he has children and a house, he is going to stay with his wife. He just met
Martina too late. If he were in a totally ramshackle relationship with his wife, then it would be
much easier to make the decision. Instead, he is going to choose the family – understandibly.
Because every new beginning is just that—new and exciting—Martina is going to have to let
go of Gerhard, wish him all the best, and break off the relationship. A good choice.
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So, now we’re to the question of whether or not another man is awaits Martina. Let’s take a
peek, shall we?
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Ambiguities in matters of love (Scythe – Clouds – Heart) will be removed. We already went
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over that. A barrier related to this will be moved, as well (Mountain – Mice). Martina will
definitely take a trip somewhere, and this trip will provide some kind of change in her love
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life (Ship – Storks – Keys – Moon). She will meet a stranger (Book) on this journey, who is a
charming (Flowers) man (Bear), who is self-employed or a civil servant (Tower). Through
this meeting Martina will be reenergized and happy (Sun). About this man: it can be said that
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he is an optimist, as he combines with The Sun in the knighted position, but he is also a
smoker, because The Clouds also combine with The Bear in the knighted position. He is
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active and likes change (Knight: The Storks). In the reflection he combines with The Dog and
The Flowers: he is loyal, friendly, and charming. The correspondence cards show a Tree by
him. Is he maybe a doctor? The Bear is located in the position of The Scythe in terms of
interpretation of the house, so maybe we can assume a dentist. Not bad!
A lot of things are happening for Martina. In the interpretation of the houses, she is in the
position of The Mice, which indicates doubt and loss. In the reflection, she is combined with
The Fox and The Serpent – yes, there will be some deception involving another woman. In
the corresponding cards and knighted position she combines with The Ring, indicating a
connection. Also in the knighted position we see Clouds – Park = no more meetings with
Gerhard in public and/or one last meeting with Gerhard in public, since another knighted
combination for Martina is Ring – Mountain (barriers in a connection), additionally there is
the combination of Storks – Clover = a happy change. Most likely with a new man.
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Card Formation 3
Heinz is a freelance photographer who hasn’t had a lot of commissions in awhile. He would
like to become more active professionally and would like to know if his efforts will be
fruitful. Also, he is single and would like to know if he is going to be alone for much longer.
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Once again, we’ll go through the card formation briefly to see which combos pop up. Cross –
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Paths, that means Heinz is standing at a crossroads, he’s going to have to make a decision.
Dog – Owls – Serpent. A man (Dog) will have a telephone coversation (Owls) with a woman
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(Serpent). Serpent – Coffin – Mice – Bear, a frightful situation will end for a man and a
woman. Scythe – Anchor, someone is going to lose some work and ambiguities will clear up
because of it. Key – Sun – Ship, a trip to southern parts is sure to take place or it could also
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mean success in business matters (which could also possibly be true, because The Fish =
money, and are located above, but The Fox is nearby, so caution is advised). Tower – Child =
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small independence; Storks – House, a change in the domestic situation takes place or a man
relocates and Lady – Clover – Brief, a woman will get a message that makes her happy.
As you may have noticed in the other card formations, there are a lot of little nooks and
crannies that I didn’t get into. For example, in this card formation: Dog – Owls – Serpent: a
man and a woman have a telephone conversation, one could mention that and try to pull more
meaning out of it. However, the questions of the person seeking advice should take priority.
Heniz wants to know if his new professional activities will be successful, we can already
confirm this from the general overview, but we will delve a bit deeper into it. To do so, we’ll
take a another look at the complete card formation on the next page, so that we can have the
cards right in front of our eyes while we are investigating.
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Heinz is standing at a crossroads (Cross – Paths) and that relates to a new project (Book), and
he has to become active (Horseman), he has success (Mond), but still has to deal with a
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barrier to the public (Mountain – Park). This could be because Heinz is blocked himself,
because in the knighted position The Mountain falls directly on him, but also on to The Sun –
Heinz is full of energy. And it’s true, Heinz is waiting for a message, which is being blocked
by The Mountain, in the reflection. The project (Book) is being blocked in the reflection, and
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subsequently Heinz himself, because according the interpretation of the houses The Mountain
falls directly on his person. This blocked message is supposed to be coming from a man (Bear
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in the reflection combining with The Letter and The Book and in the corresponding cards with
The Mountain). Apparently, because of this there are also difficulties with a woman (Serpent),
that will be resolved (Mice). A lot of money (Stars – Fish) is awaiting Heinz, as well as
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further discussions (Birch) with a man (Lily) and these discussions also involve The Dog and
The Serpent again – the business circle is closing. We can now reflect The Fish, knight them,
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find their corresponding cards – and we only see good things about this future money. So,
we’ll save ourselves the trouble, because you are NOW far enough to see for yourself how the
system works. The area of business, everything is coming up roses. Now let’s take a look at
Heinz’s love life – the card formation will be displayed again on the next page.
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The first thing we do is look to see where The Lady is location. She is far away from Heinz
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and does not yet have a connection to him. In other words, he doesn’t know her as yet. Now,
we look for The Heart. It is located in The Lily’s position in the interpretation of the houses.
So, so…love and passion are to be expected. In the reflection, paths and The Lady combine
with The Heart. A decision about love? Does Heinz actually know the woman already? In the
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corresponding cards we see The Coffin with The Heart, that means that Heinz already had a
bout of lovesickness over this woman. In the knighted position, The Heart is next to Heinz,
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The Moon (deep feelings), The Fox—be cautious—and it is by money, that means Heinz likes
material things, which is clear, as he’s always had to cutback on spending for financial
reasons. Let’s change to The Ring. In the interpretation of the houses, it falls to The Letter.
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Heinz should excpect a message relating to love or a contract. Reflected, we see The Clouds
and The Moon—those are feelings, but also unclearness. In the corresponding cards, The
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Horseman brings a message from The Lady about a connection—she is namely to be found in
the knighted position of The Ring, from which we can infer that it’s probably about his ex-
girlfriend, because the other cards in the knighted position are Scythe and Mice = separation,
but it is possible that this could be reversed. In the interpretation of the houses The Lady
combines with The Fish, which indicates that she likes money too. That’s a good match. In
the reflection, she combines with The Heart (and The Heart in the knighted position joines
with Heinz. Very good!) and The Coffin. She went through a big heartbreak (possibly because
of another woman, because Heinz combines with The Child (young woman) in the
corresponding cards. On the other hand, Heinz’s ex comes to The Paths (decision) in the
corresponding cards. In the knighted position, she combines with Lily, Anchor, Fox, and
Ring. This means that she cheated on Heinz, possibly with a man from work, but he is no
longer working at her company.
Result: Heinz meets up with an ex-girlfriend. She cheated on him, which is why he broke up
with her and he let himself be comforted by one of his ex’s friends. The Clover indicates that
The Child had a lot of access to The Lady. Perhaps nothing happened between this young
woman and Heinz. At any rate, his ex regrets her mistake and is pining after him. She will call
him and he must then decide if he can forgive her, which it looks like he can.
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Treppner Correspondence Course Theory – Part 1:

Course Content – divided in to six parts/lessons:

1. .. Interpreting position (Interpretation of the Houses)

2. .. Interpreting projection (Reflection)

8. .. Picking up the cards? Completing the series in your head

Part 7: All Lenormand-Combination

Mlle. Lenormand (1768 – 1843) and her cards

Before getting started – Requirements for your personal environment

The Room – Preparation of the oracle-site.

Getting to know your intuition – The beginnings of clairvoyancy

Main level for clairvoyancy without the cards

seeker, you can receive the answer and pass it along.

Boundaries and the Forbidden

only hope, not to mention a distraction from the problems at hand.

us back a pretty penny.

What can’t be done!

Card neutralization, shuffling, drawing or dealing

Neutralizing the cards

you are ready to begin the real shuffling.

Shuffling the cards

Drawing the cards

Dealing the cards

1 -–- 2 -–- 3 -–- 4- –- 5 –- 6 –-- 7 –- 8 –- 9

The differences in the two card dealing systems: 9 x 4 and 8 x 4 + 4

So that you know what I’m talking about

Diamonds, Paths/Queen of Diamonds, Heart/Jack of Hearts, Lily/King of Spades, Fish/King

NO. 1 THE HORSEMAN - young man, brother, lover (younger male)

NO. 4 THE HOUSE – brother (neutral male person)

NO. 6 THE CLOUDS – Ex-Husband/Boyfriend, shady male person or an older

NO. 15 THE BEAR – authority figure, employer, boss or partner,

NO. 17 THE STORKS– mostly sisters, daughter or relatives

NO. 18 THE DOG – man, good friend, brother, businessman, partner

NO. 22 THE PATHS – woman, relatives (like mother or similar), girlfriend

NO. 24 THE HEART – younger man, younger lover, also boy/child

NO. 30 THE LILY – lover, future partner, businessman, benefactor, patron,

NO. 34 THE FISH – businessman, brother

Ring – Bond – also an object card

Table: Positive, Negative and Mixed Cards

Positive Negative Mixed

Horseman Clouds Tree

Learning to interpret combinations

1) No. 6 The Clouds – Ambiguity and Setbacks

Example: Clouds – Book

Example: Letter – Clouds

2) No. 8 The Coffin – Fear, Illness and Endings

Example: Anchor – Coffin – Flower

Example: Ship – Coffin – Fox

frightful occurence during a trip or the cancellation/interruption of a trip. This is followed by

3) No. 10 The Scythe - Danger

Example: Scythe – Ring

Example: Fish – Scythe

4) No. 14 The Fox – Falsehood, Deception, Intrigue

Example: Anchor – Fox – Lady

Example: Coffin – Fox – Book

5) No. 21 The Mountain – Barrier

Example: Letter – Mountain – Sun

Example: Lord – Mountain – Clover

6) No. 23 The Mice – Loss

Example: Ship – Mice – Clover