Lenormand Brief Card Meanings 1-36 Plus Extra Cards
All 36 Cards, with brief meanings included, plus a guide to additional cards in some decks
Below is a list of brief meanings for all 36 Lenormand cards.
For more details, as well as card combination lists and a link to my online card meanings and combinations courses, please click the buttons below, which will take you to the relevant pages on my Lozzy’s Lenormand website.
Brief meanings for the additional cards that appear in some individual decks are also included below.
Lenormand Card Meanings 1-36
1 Rider/Cavalier
News, arrivals, delivery
2 Clover
Luck, good fortune
3 Ship
Travel, movement, trade
4 House
Home, family, neighbourhood
5 Tree
Health, wellbeing, energy, vitality. Sometimes spirituality, the holistic.
6 Clouds
Gloom, negativity, confusion
7 Snake
Problem, betrayal, negative person
8 Coffin
Death, ending, bereavement
9 Bouquet
Blessing, gift, pleasantries
10 Scythe
Danger, cut, reduction, sudden
11 Whip/Birch Rod
Struggle, strife, conflict, punishment. Some readers use this as the “sex” card.
12 Birds
Communication, discussion, chatter
13 Child
Child, youth, beginner, brand new, small
14 Fox
Deceit, untrustworthiness, cunning. Some readers use this as a Work card.
15 Bear
Strength, defence, power, material assets
16 Stars
Goals, dreams, wishes, guidance
17 Storks
Changes, fresh start, new beginning
18 Dog
Friendship, partner, loyalty
19 Tower
Officialdom, law, structure, governance, establishment & hierarchies
20 Garden/Park
Social life, “out there”, public, shared
21 Mountain
Blockages, delays, obstructions & opposition
22 Crossroads/Paths
Choices, options, paths or routes. Multiples.
23 Mice
Loss, diminishment, erosion, worries
24 Heart
Love, romance, passions. Care.
25 Ring
Marriage, bonds of all kinds, contract, promise, agreement.
26 Book
Secrets, “what is to be learned”. Education, knowledge.
27 Letter
Message, news, documentation.
28 Gentleman
Male querent, or an important man in the picture.
29 Lady
Female querent, or an important woman in the picture.
30 Lilies
Age, maturity. Older family members. Purity. Some German readers read this as the ‘sex’ card.
31 Sun
Success, happiness, joy, light.
32 Moon
Creativity, emotion, vocation, fame, regard. Perception, adulation. Some readers view this as the “work” card.
33 Key
Answer, yes, significance, importance, destiny.
34 Fish
Enterprise, business, money, money generation. Abundance.
35 Anchor
Security, stability, certainty. Some readers view this as the “work” card.
36 Cross
Burdens, heaviness, life tests, guilt.
In addition, brief meanings for the extra cards that appear in some decks are listed below.
Ciro Marchetti’s Gilded Reverie Lenormand: Additional Cards
This popular deck includes several additional cards, unique to this deck.
37. Time
Time factors, time limits
38. Bridges
Bridge, transition, the route from A to B, what links what
39. Dice
Chance, risk, randomness, games and gambling
40. Mask
Roleplaying, falsehood, disguise. Concealment.
41. Well
Depth, hidden depths, untapped resources, but also can be draining, hard work
42. Compass
Direction, guidance, finding true north.
43. Labyrinth
The maze, the puzzle, a tangled knot. Conundrum, frustrations.
44. Magnifying glass
Look closely. Examination, scrutiny, inspection.
Rana George Lenormand: Additional Cards
This deck includes four additional cards, unique to this deck
37. Spirit
Spirits, guides, spiritual realm and intuitions.
38. Incense Burner
Cleanse, purify, atmospheres
39. Bed
Sex, sexuality, sleep, rest.
40. Marketplace
Trade, business, marketplace
Celtic Lenormand: Alternative Cards
While this deck, illustrated by Chloe McCracken, doesn’t add cards per se, its extra alternative versions of some cards do have specific meanings of their own, aside from the usual male/female alternatives to people cards (Lord & Lady as well as the Man & Woman, Male & Female Child, Male & Female Rider)
5 Oak Tree/Holly Tree
While the Oak has more or less the standard Tree meaning, the Holly Tree suggests latent energy more, that it is in its winter phase, stagnant energy, hibernation
7 Snake Fierce/Shedding Snake
An alternative to the standard Snake Card, the Shedding Snake is more transformative and positive, a sense of troubles being moved away from.
12 Songbirds/Chickens/Owls
The three alternative Birds cards in this deck represent female Goddess energy at different life stages. Songbirds are the Maiden, Chickens, the Mother, Owls, the Crone or Wise Woman
18 Dog/Cat
There are two alternatives here, from the usual loyalty-driven Dog card, to the Cat, which represents a more independent guiding energy as well as the witch’s familiar