The Child

Lenormand

General meaning

☀ Light

beginningnoveltyinnocenceyouthnaivetysomething smallspontaneity

🌑 Shadow: Immaturity, naivety others exploit, whims, starting without finishing, lack of responsibility

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: start of a relationshipexcitementnaivetytendernessfalling in loveplay
Friendship: new friendchildhood friendsplaynaive loyaltynew contacts
Family: childrengrandchildrenbabynew family stageyoung memberinnocence
Career: start of a careerapprenticefirst jobchance to growinitial training
Work: new positionapprenticeinternshipbeginnertraineeentry-level job
Studies: first stepsearly learningcuriositynoveltyearly childhood educationbeginner
Money: small incomestarting a businessallowancesavings just beginninginitial investment
Pets: puppy or kittenyoung animalrecent adoptionearly trainingmischief
Health: vitalityyouthful energychildren's healthvulnerabilitystarting a treatmentrecovery
Choices: starting something newa naive optionspontaneous decisiontaking the first stepinnocent risk
Creative projects: newborn projectfirst sketchfirst versionyoung ideatest
Creativity: fresh eyesplayspontaneitystarting from scratchnew ideas

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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).