The Anchor

Lenormand

General meaning

☀ Light

stabilitysecurityconsistencypermanencegoal reachedharbourfirmnesswork

🌑 Shadow: Stagnation, clinging out of fear, rigidity, staying where you're no longer happy, heaviness

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: stable relationshipsecurityfirm commitmentfaithfulnessconsistency
Friendship: loyaltyconsistencylasting friendshipstabilityfirm supportlifelong friend
Family: stabilityhomesecurityrootsunityconsistency
Career: permanent positionprofessional stabilityconsistencysoliditygoaljob security
Work: stable jobpermanent contractjob securityconsistencypermanence
Studies: consistencygoals reachedacademic stabilityroutinedisciplinefinishing
Money: financial stabilitysafe savingsfixed incomesecuritysolidity
Pets: stabilityroutinea permanent homesecurityconstant carestable bond
Health: stabilityconsistencystable conditionhabitsbalancesecurity
Choices: stabilitystayingchoosing securityconsistencypermanencefirmness
Creative projects: consistencyfinishingsolid baseroutinestabilitygoal reached
Creativity: disciplineconsistencyyour own stylecreative routinefinishingsolid base

Classic combinations

The Anchor + The Tower: a permanent job
The Anchor + The Heart: a stable, secure relationship
The Anchor + The Mountain: a stuck situation that won't budge
The Anchor + The House: staying at home, putting down roots
The Anchor + The Ship: settling somewhere else
The Anchor + The Ring: a stable, long-lasting relationship

✨ 3 tips for combining it

It's stability and staying: something that lasts. Example: The Anchor + The Tower is a permanent job.
It can also be getting stuck. Example: The Anchor + The Mountain is a situation that won't budge.
In love it's firm commitment. Example: The Anchor + The Heart is a stable, secure relationship.

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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).