Lenormand
Tarot
There are many variations of this spread, I personally lay the longer row at the bottom, some other readers prefer to lay it at the top. I use 6 or 10 cards, depending on the deck; some other readers use also 15, or even more. The reason I don’t use more is because, if the problem was so deep that it needed more than 4 rows, I would certainly do a grand tableau instead.
I start by reading the first row. In the above example for the Petit Lenormand, the one with 4 rows, that would be cards 1 - 2 - 3 - 4. These cards will give you the basic reason, the root cause of what’s going on.
Next, I will read the second row, cards 5 -6 - 7. That gives more context on the root cause and start giving the reason why the issue is present. I read them first as a row, then in relation to the previous line, card 4 acting as a bridge between 1 and 2, 6 as bridge between 2 and 3, and 7 as bridge between 3 and 4.
Next step is to read the third row, cards 8 - 9, first as a row, then with 8 as bridge between 5 and 6, and 9 as bridge between 6 and 7.
The final step is to read to top row, card 10. As the card is crowning the spread, it shows the main influence. It should be read as influencing cards 8 and 9.
Coming back to Mandy, let’s try to see why she has so many issues scoring a job. If we look at the bottom row, she certainly has a well done resume (letter - star), but the interviews are still cut short (birds - scythe). As Birds are usually a sign of nervousness, we can say immediately that, even if she presents herself brilliantly on paper (letter - star), she is certainly not at ease (birds) in person, with the spoken part of the process, and as a result, she cannot score enough to get a job (scythe).
If we look at the second line (sun, stork, dog), and read it as advice, we could say that going with an optimistic and friendly attitude would certainly improve her chances. While her resume is great (letter - star), she should highlight more the important points (sun). She could certainly also extend the area where she is looking, she could improve hr success (star) by considering jobs for which she would need to relocate (storks) instead of keeping the search local (birds). She has to practice on her vocal skills and appear more at ease, more friendly (birds - dog) to avoid that scythe.
Next line, with the lady and the ring, shows that Mandy needs commitment; that ring has a notion of repeating action, more resumes could be sent. It’s up to Mandy (lady) to energetically implement these changes (sun - stork), and having that commitment (ring) to improve her communication skills (stork - dog).
The final card is the bear. In terms of why interviews are cut short, she might appear too bossy or asking for too much during the interview; after all the bear is a card of power, and by extension of money, she might be asking too much for her experience. As a bridge between the lady and the ring, she has to manage better the process and how committed she is.
Deck: Maybe Lenormand by Ryan Edward
