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The Birds

Lenormand

General meaning

☀ Light

🌑 Shadow: Nerves, gossip, anxiety, chatter that leads nowhere, overwhelm from so much noise

Lenormand cards aren't read reversed: each card has a light side and a shadow side, and the shadow usually comes out depending on the cards around it.

By topic

Love

conversationscoupleclosenessverbal courtshipdatesgossip about the relationship

Friendship

chatsgossipplansmessageslaughterconfidences

Family

family conversationsnoisegossipsiblingscalls

Career

networkingcommunicationmeetingsinterviewsrumourspublic speaking

Work

meetingscallscommunicationrumoursteamworkinterviewsphone support

Studies

debateoral presentationstalksworking in pairstutorialsnerves

Money

negotiationmoney talksworry about expensestwo sources of incomesmall transactions

Pets

birdspairs of animalsnoisebarking or singingrestlessnesscommunicating with the animal

Health

nervesrestlessnessthroatvoicebreathingconversations with the doctor

Choices

consultingtalking before decidingtwo optionsnervous indecisionasking for opinions

Creative projects

collaborationpromotionsocial mediaoutreachyour own voicepresentation

Creativity

dialoguevoicewritingbrainstormingcollaborationssinging

Classic combinations

• The Birds + The Letter: lots of chatting, messages back and forth
• The Birds + The Fox: gossip with bad intentions
• The Birds + The Heart: a couple who talk and understand each other
• The Birds + The Clouds: anxiety, nerves, overthinking everything
• The Birds + The Ship: a short trip or a very busy one
• The Birds + The Whip: verbal arguments, fights over messages
• The Birds + The Stars: social media, lots of people talking
• The Birds + The Garden: social media, getting people talking
• The Birds + The Book: secrets being told, gossip

✨ 3 tips for combining it

1. They're conversations, calls and nerves. Example: The Birds + The Letter is messages back and forth, lots of chatting.
2. They're also couples and things that come in pairs. Example: The Birds + The Heart is a couple who talk a lot and understand each other.
3. With negative cards, they're gossip or anxiety. Example: The Birds + The Fox is gossip with bad intentions.

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Images: Das Spiel der Hofnung (J. K. Hechtel, Nuremberg, 1799), the ancestor of the Petit Lenormand. Public domain (Wikimedia Commons, British Museum).