Yes, They Work!
MM ~ I forgot to add, yes, they work. With Petit Jeu Lenormand, I think the instruction books overstress the "near" and "far" thing. When I lay all the cards out, if the question concerns romance, for instance, I will look for the Heart card. Besides its position in relation to the significator, you really want to look at the cards surrounding it. "Neighboring cards" seem to be much more important than "near and far". For everyone who is worried about which side of the clouds is dark on their deck, there is this: Look at the cards on either side of the Mice. The Mouse is taking away what he is facing, and bringing what is behind his back! Which way does YOUR mouse face? ~~~As far as Zigeuner/Biedermeier, I like those, but I seem to have a much closer rapport with their close cousins, the 52-card Italian Sibillas. Still, they are wonderful little on-the-go decks and have MUCH more depth than they are given credit for! BB, Stella