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The Ship

Lenormand

General meaning

☀ Light

🌑 Shadow: Distance that cools things, escape, longing that paralyses, trips that get complicated, looking outside for what's missing inside

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

long-distance relationshipa trip as a couplelongingsomeone from abroademotional distance

Friendship

friends far awayfriendships abroadreunion after a triponline contactcooling due to distance

Family

faraway familyfamily tripemigrationreunion after distancerelatives abroad

Career

expansioninternational workmobilityjob transferbusiness tripsoutreach

Work

work abroadlogisticstransportremote workrelocation

Studies

studying abroadexchange programmedistance learningonline coursesexchange

Money

tradeincome from abroadlong-term investmentbuying and sellingtravel expenses

Pets

travelling with your petan animal from another countrypet carrieradoption from afartemporary separation

Health

remote treatmentchange of airgradual recoveryrest by the seareturn to calm

Choices

change of coursegoing or stayinga movea decision involving distancesetting sail for the new

Creative projects

a project that travelsinternational publicationtranslationdistance sellinglong journey

Creativity

new horizonsinfluences from other culturestravel inspirationlong-haul workbroader reach

Classic combinations

• The Ship + The Crossroads: a trip with several options or destinations
• The Ship + The Fish: trade, money from abroad
• The Ship + The Heart: long-distance love, longing
• The Ship + The House: moving far away or a holiday home
• The Ship + The Book: studying abroad
• The Ship + The Birds: a short trip or a very busy one
• The Ship + The Stork: relocating to another country or city
• The Ship + The Anchor: settling somewhere else

✨ 3 tips for combining it

1. It speaks of distance, travel and anything that comes from far away. Example: The Ship + The Letter is a message from abroad or from someone who lives far away.
2. It's also trade and money on the move. Example: The Ship + The Fish is business abroad or long-distance sales.
3. Emotionally it's longing: wanting to leave, or missing someone who's far away. Example: The Ship + The Heart is a long-distance love or really missing someone.

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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).