Now let’s put these two cards together:
Whip + Book When doing an actual reading, the context is the key factor in choosing the correct interpretation. With that in mind, some possible interpretations of this combination include: • a workout manual or a physical therapy study • a secret dispute • hidden abuse • sexual education, experimentation, or the Kama Sutra • a documented debate or conflict • unknown factors in an argument • hidden addiction • research about a chronic issue • struggling with studies Every card resembles a word. String those cards together with other cards and it becomes a sentence. That sentence turns into a story with every additional card added. The combinations are endless. No deck? No problem! You can turn that old pack of playing cards in your kitchen drawer into your first working deck and get started this very instant. Just take out the twos and the fives and write down the name and number of every Lenormand card on its corresponding playing card (refer to the Lenormand images here; the playing card correspondence is inset in each image). The fact that you don’t need special cloths, bags, smudge sticks, or other accou6 • Introduction