Judith Bartschi Lenormand!

I just got this deck today from Amazon.de - it's very surprising! (Note: there should be an umlaut over the "a" - I don't know how to do that)

The first thing I noticed was the two mating monkeys in the Tree-5 card (!), and 11-Whip shows a dominatrix (!). 14-Fox shows how the fox got the cheese from the raven by flattering him until he sang.

And OMG OMG OMG - 18-Dog is a POODLE!!! Not a very good-looking one, but a poodle nonetheless. 24-Heart could very well be the Madonna, or (given the lotus) perhaps a Hindu Goddess - or the Queen of Heaven. 25-Ring is a depiction of an annular eclipse - where the moon doesn't completely cover the sun and you have a ring with a burst of light at one side. 7-Snake is a rainbow ouroborus surrounding the earth, with spiral galaxies above and below.

The cards are well-made and larger than the Piatnik or Mystical - about the size of the Noblet TdM. The backs have a lovely celtic-style flower/knot.

There are 40 cards - 36 + 1 title card + 3 cards with German instructions.
I have no idea how this deck will read, as I don't yet read with the Lenormand. Frankly, it seems either silly or witty; ink drawings with watercolor. Cardstock shuffles like a dream, and the titles (auf Deutsch) are in a nice handwriting-style font.

4 1/2 stars overall - but 5 stars for the Poodle alone!

It's great isn't it!

I've had it for a while, but for some reason I never read with it.
Used them only about 1 time, and then they ended up back in the box.

I'm definitely keeping them, and will try them again sometime later.
Heck even if I never use 'em, they're a keeper for me.

I saw them used to illustrate a Lenormand blog, and thought that I *had* to have them. I haven't attempted to use them yet - I'm studying the Piatnik (even though Le Fanu thinks it's a 'granny' deck lol)

I spent way to much on it (from amazon.de) to ever let it go! Good thing I like it, eh?

Just wondering how other people find this deck?

It has really lovely watercolours and I have seen it is a good price on the bookdepository. Is there a version with english titles etc?

autumn star said:

Just wondering how other people find this deck?

It has really lovely watercolours and I have seen it is a good price on the bookdepository. Is there a version with english titles etc?

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I like it. I am pretty sure there isn't an English version.

BD rocks!

Judith Bartschi Lenormand- Anyone have an English transl. of the book??

I have the cards and the book, but i need a translation in English! Already did a Google search for the book so it could translate for me, but nothing came up alas...

Is there anyone here who could help?

My Judith Bartschi Lenormand deck arrived today! I love it!

The German labels don't bother me in the least. Found it on The Book Depository for $7.02 with free shipping!

Sign me a very happy camper!

Nice-looking deck, if just a bit kitschy for me.