DownUnderNZer
I was taught by two German women who, although I did not know it at the time, followed different systems as in the French and German. It was sink and swim with them as I was just a tag a long. My teething ring was the GT.
However, when I do the 4 x 9 GT, I follow the German system as well as the "near/far distance style" used between the Man and Woman. That is how I was taught by the "traditionalist" of them both.
Been about 12 years or so that I was introduced and a solid 10....wait....saw them online (the ladies who taught me) last week and have known them since around 2003 then more solidly from 2005 as that is when I started taking notice of the Lenormand more and more.
There were no books about or anything in English on the internet when I started to learn and one of my teachers spoke English like my father which caused me to pay some real serious attention to the cards. "The belly of the mother" was the "Snake card" (I think) to her, so I had to learn how to interpret what she meant as it was not always so straight forward.
Eventually, the GT became "limited" to me, so I ventured out as I wanted something that was more direct when it came to questions.
I came across Sylvie Steinbach and joined AT in 2009 only to find that she had left it and there was a trail of not so good things happening between others and her. The archive examples were good though. Anyways, I bought her book and did not return to AT again until I wanted to learn Tarot. I also considered doing the "Advanced Course" she was going to run in NZ and Australia in 2011. Unfortunately, she wanted me to do the "basic one" as a pre-requisite, and I felt I was too beyond basic to comply plus I realized the courses were not as productive as she thought as it left some learners still confused and others not getting it at all. I did interact with her a few times as well and when it came to her system - there was no flexibility.
I do resort to her book if I really need to.....or when I find it.
DND
However, when I do the 4 x 9 GT, I follow the German system as well as the "near/far distance style" used between the Man and Woman. That is how I was taught by the "traditionalist" of them both.
Been about 12 years or so that I was introduced and a solid 10....wait....saw them online (the ladies who taught me) last week and have known them since around 2003 then more solidly from 2005 as that is when I started taking notice of the Lenormand more and more.
There were no books about or anything in English on the internet when I started to learn and one of my teachers spoke English like my father which caused me to pay some real serious attention to the cards. "The belly of the mother" was the "Snake card" (I think) to her, so I had to learn how to interpret what she meant as it was not always so straight forward.
Eventually, the GT became "limited" to me, so I ventured out as I wanted something that was more direct when it came to questions.
I came across Sylvie Steinbach and joined AT in 2009 only to find that she had left it and there was a trail of not so good things happening between others and her. The archive examples were good though. Anyways, I bought her book and did not return to AT again until I wanted to learn Tarot. I also considered doing the "Advanced Course" she was going to run in NZ and Australia in 2011. Unfortunately, she wanted me to do the "basic one" as a pre-requisite, and I felt I was too beyond basic to comply plus I realized the courses were not as productive as she thought as it left some learners still confused and others not getting it at all. I did interact with her a few times as well and when it came to her system - there was no flexibility.
I do resort to her book if I really need to.....or when I find it.
DND