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The House

Lenormand

General meaning

☀ Light

🌑 Shadow: Shutting yourself away at home, household conflicts, clinging to the familiar, lack of privacy, a home that suffocates

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

living togethercommitmentshared homeintimacystabilitynest

Friendship

close friendopen housegathering at hometrusted friendshiphospitality

Family

family unithousingrootsfamily of origintogethernesstraditions

Career

stable positionsolid companyjob securityrootednesscareer foundations

Work

working from homefamily businessfixed officesolid teamreal estate sector

Studies

studying at homeknowledge basestudy routineschoolfundamentals

Money

propertyreal estatemortgagehousehold expensesassetsrent

Pets

the pet's homeadoptionits own spaceroutineshelter

Health

resting at homegeneral wellbeinghealthy home environmentneed for a basestable health

Choices

choosing safetystayingmoving housethe stable optionprioritising home

Creative projects

the project's basesomething of your ownyour own studiosolid foundationsworking from home

Creativity

your own creative spacehome studiocreating from intimacywork routinehome base

Classic combinations

• The House + The Anchor: a stable home, staying where you are
• The House + The Stork: a move or renovation
• The House + The Mice: problems or expenses at home
• The House + The Garden: family gatherings, a house full of people
• The House + The Key: buying a house or finding the right home
• The House + The Rider: a visit at home or family news
• The House + The Ship: moving far away or a holiday home
• The House + The Whip: arguments at home
• The House + The Lily: a peaceful home
• The House + The Cross: heavy family responsibilities

✨ 3 tips for combining it

1. It's your home, your family and everything that feels safe to you. Example: The House + The Mice is expenses or problems eating away at your peace at home.
2. In work matters it can be a family business or working from home. Example: The House + The Tower is working remotely for a big company.
3. The cards around it tell you what the atmosphere at home is like. Example: The House + The Sun is a cheerful, bright home.

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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).