Ohh! the 9X4 ?
It's still the Petit Lenormand (36 card deck), while the Grand is the one with 54 cards. Which is why I gave you the explanations for it..! ^_^
Full Layout (9X4) for the Petit Lenormand is a different story entirely, and I'm told that the way I read them resembles more the french way of drawing the cards.
(Incidently, I usually let the querent mix the cards when it comes to this spread. So you don't charge a card, and you don't ask a specific question. The answers should all be laid out. At least, the most important details to what is troubling the querent should be.)
Basic Rules for Reading the 9X4 Spread:
1st Concept: The present is always the column the querent cards finds itself in. (Up down)
2nd Concept: The past is always represented by the cards to the left of the querent card (on the same row).
So in the example above the 3rd column represents the woman's present (white). Anything to the left of the 3rd column is her past (in purple), and everything to the right of the 3rd column is in her future (in blue).
02-21-29
-32-04-15-24-17-26
03-19-22
-31-14-11-25-07-27
30-20-34
-01-12-16-33-06-35
36-13-18
-23-05-09-28-08-10
If you are reading from the man then it will look like this:
02-21-29-32-04-15-24
-17-26
03-19-22-31-14-11-25
-07-27
30-20-34-01-12-16-33
-06-35
36-13-18-23-05-09-28
-08-10
3rd Concept: Degrees of influence
A card is said to be controled by the querent if it is below him / her. In other words, the querrent can do something to influence things.
A card above the querent is said to be influencing the querent. In other word the card is exherting an influence which the querent can do little about.
IE:
In the above spread you will note that the female querent is in a position where she has complete influence over the things around her. She is in a place of strength. For example if you take into account the card right below her (#22, the road, queen of diamonds), you could interpret that:
The female querent is making a choice.
vs.
A choice is being made for her (were the road card be above her).
There's a lot more to this, but that should help you get started. Let me know how things go..!