LadyZelda
This thread serves as a “reference” where we can find the meaning of each card (that will be posted as we learn them). The meanings will be a summary of what we learn from the Treppner's Course, what I can share from “Le Petit Lenormand” by Colette Sylvestre, and also what we learn by sharing our personal study of each card, during class. The same will be true when we get to the cards' combination. GROUPING Of CARDS BY SIMILARITY - Summary of Colette Sylvestre method:
1- News – changes – movement
The Rider
The Ship
The Birds
The Storks
The Letter
2- Feelings of happiness - tenderness – harmony:
The Star
The Flowers
The Garden
The Lily
3- Luck – fate – opportunities:
The Clover
The Key
4 – Friendship – Love – harmonious relationships
The Dog
The Heart
The Ring
The Sun
5- Strength – Stability – Safety – Success
The Bear
The Tower
The Sun
The Anchor
6- Protection – Peace – Calm
The House
The Tree
The Book
7- Imagination – fame – intuition
The Moon
The Fish
8- Temporary problems – Road blocks – Doubts
The Clouds
The Mountain
The Path
9- Treason – Manipulation – theft
The Snake
The Fox
The Mice
10- Separation – Ends – Conflicts – Sorrows
The Coffin
The Scythe
The Whip
The Cross
CLASSIFICATION OF CARDS (Summary of Iris Treppner’s method)
1- Communication:
The Rider
The Whip
The Birds
The Letter
2- People cards:
Most used:
The Lord
The Lady
The Child
The Rider
The Snake
The Bear
The Dog
The Lily
The court cards found in the cartomancy insert like “the King of hearts/The house” card. Among them the most predominant are:
The Queen of Clubs/The Snake
The Jack of Clubs/The Child
The King of Spades/The Lily
(see Treppner’s Course for details about each card – if you don’t have it ask me)
3- Object Cards relate to material things:
The Rider
The Ship
The House
The Flowers
The Bear
The Tower
The Fish
The Anchor
Thematic Cards relate to archetypes like “house = family”
The Clover
The Tree
The Clouds
The Snake
The Coffin
The Scythe
The Whip
The Birds
The Child
The Fox
The Stars
The Storks
The Dog
The Garden
The Mountain (also an object card)
The Paths
The Mice
The Heart
The Ring (also an object card)
The Book (also an object card)
The Letter
The Lily
The Sun
The Moon
The Key
The Cross
4- Positive – Negative – Mixed cards
a) Positve:
The Rider
The Clover
The Ship
The House
The Flowers
The Child
The Bear
The Stars
The Storks
The Dog
The Tower
The Garden
The Paths
The Heart
The Ring
The Book
The Letter
The Lord
The Lady
The Lily
The Sun
The Moon
The Key
The Fish
The Anchor
b) Negative cards:
The Clouds
The Coffin
The Scythe
The Fox
The Mountain
The Mice
The Cross
c) Mixed positive/negative cards:
The Tree
The Snake
The Whip
The Birds
Iris Treppner give another interesting list:
1- The 2 Negative cards that neutralize the negative cards next to them:
-The Mice & The Scythe (Sharp edge toward next card):
Destroy the effect of: The Scythe, The Mice, The Coffin, the Clouds, the Mountain, the Cross, the Fox
2- Two negative cards:
Except for the Mice and Scythe, negative cards following each other reinforce the negativity.
3- Negative cards will “spoil” positive cards:
The beneficial effect of any positive card will be destroyed by a negative card. For instance, in my opinion if the Flowers are followed by the Coffin, that means the end of happiness or even a funeral
