Lenormand Vs Kipper Grand Tableaus: Main Differences

Are they read the same way or are there subtle differences?

So! A fairly quick post for today but to reiterate what you’ve probably worked out for yourselves.

While the Kipper Grand Tableau is indeed at least partially based on that of the Lenormand (if the background to the Kipper cards is to be believed), there are some key differences in how you read the cards in the two systems.

Oh, and there are some details on the background and history of Kipper cards here:

As a reminder, below is a Lenormand Grand Tableau (using the Blue Bird Lenormand)

And here is a Kipper Grand Tableau (using Leiding’s Traditional Wahrsage Kipperkarten)

Some of the differences will be obvious, like the layouts. But what are the others? Let’s take a look.