UrbanBramble
I've been playing around reading Lenormand for a very long time now but not very seriously. I've started taking it more seriously lately, I've moved on to learning the GT and reading for myself and other people, saving my readings and notes, and leaving out the reading for a few days so I can kind of wander back to it and ponder.
A few things I've noticed are that when I read for myself my interpretation of the cards is almost never accurate. I know this because I know my own life and the cards don't seem to be addressing things in my life at all. When I read for other people it seems to make sense for them. When I lay out the reading and tell them what I see, they say "yeah, this is because of X" or whatever is going on in their life, and it does line up with my interpretation. While I am interpreting I am unsure of myself but it's later proven that I am correct. I've also had readings match with other Lenormand readings people have gotten from other people so that's a further testament to the accuracy of it. It's not 100% but it's better than reading for myself.
Another thing is that at a certain point in the reading I hit a "brick wall" where everything starts to look the same or I just draw a blank on a card... or I lose my place in the "sentence" and can't figure out which keyword makes the most sense in the context of the others, or I get overwhelmed by the seemingly infinite possibilities of how to interpret a string of cards. Not sure what to do in that situation except walk away and come back later, but of course I can't do that in person with a querent.
In terms of how to read I've been sort of hodgepodging my reading style together with various styles I've seen on the Forum and on online tutorials and youtube videos. Lenormand specific readings, of course. I haven't jumped in and gotten a book yet (finances). I know various teachers read various ways... maybe it's best if I find a source from just one teacher and study that? What do people think about crafting your own reading style within the Lenormand framework vs. taking on a teacher's style? I'm not talking about the difference between "winging it" and being systematic or whether to follow the Lenormand tradition, just to be clear.
I've seen a lot of threads get sidetracked into hot button issues like which reading style is best and if you can read "intuitively". Those aren't my questions (I can read other threads for that) so maybe we can limit the conversation here to problems people have had when learning, the best way to approach learning, and my specific questions? Thanks!
A few things I've noticed are that when I read for myself my interpretation of the cards is almost never accurate. I know this because I know my own life and the cards don't seem to be addressing things in my life at all. When I read for other people it seems to make sense for them. When I lay out the reading and tell them what I see, they say "yeah, this is because of X" or whatever is going on in their life, and it does line up with my interpretation. While I am interpreting I am unsure of myself but it's later proven that I am correct. I've also had readings match with other Lenormand readings people have gotten from other people so that's a further testament to the accuracy of it. It's not 100% but it's better than reading for myself.
Another thing is that at a certain point in the reading I hit a "brick wall" where everything starts to look the same or I just draw a blank on a card... or I lose my place in the "sentence" and can't figure out which keyword makes the most sense in the context of the others, or I get overwhelmed by the seemingly infinite possibilities of how to interpret a string of cards. Not sure what to do in that situation except walk away and come back later, but of course I can't do that in person with a querent.
In terms of how to read I've been sort of hodgepodging my reading style together with various styles I've seen on the Forum and on online tutorials and youtube videos. Lenormand specific readings, of course. I haven't jumped in and gotten a book yet (finances). I know various teachers read various ways... maybe it's best if I find a source from just one teacher and study that? What do people think about crafting your own reading style within the Lenormand framework vs. taking on a teacher's style? I'm not talking about the difference between "winging it" and being systematic or whether to follow the Lenormand tradition, just to be clear.
I've seen a lot of threads get sidetracked into hot button issues like which reading style is best and if you can read "intuitively". Those aren't my questions (I can read other threads for that) so maybe we can limit the conversation here to problems people have had when learning, the best way to approach learning, and my specific questions? Thanks!