Through my years reading Lenormand cards, I’ve found it best to organize my “Lenormand Vocabulary” into nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs for the quickest recall and reference. I’ve distilled my personal favorite words and phrases into this spreadsheet that you can download and use as a jumping off point for your own Lenormand dictionary! I’ve also included notes on timing for each card — please understand that this is based on my own experience and understanding, not based on any traditional school of Lenormand cartomancy.
I have more free Lenormand resources here, or enroll in one of my online courses for a full immersion in Lenormand reading.
| Card | Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Rider | delivery, visitor, messenger, young man, lover | rush, move, announce, renew | suddenly, soon, bold, exciting | days |
| 2. Clover | luck, surprise, plant, money | risk, gamble, reward, hope, bargain | optimistic, flirt, surprise, lucky, green | quickly, current, spring, Sagittarius |
| 3. Ship | ship, vacation, adventure | change, travel, journey, explore, transport | wordly, adventurous, rocky | weeks |
| 4. House | family, house, building, relatives | strengthen, feel, settle | familial, familiar, old, warm | generations |
| 5. Tree | body, story, work, earth, job | root, grow, toil, work, dig, till | deeper, perennial | lifetime, Virgo |
| 6. Clouds | cloud, dream, heaven, mind | cover, cloud, obscure, hide, dream | foggy, blurred, hidden | soon, current |
| 7. Snake | deception, snake, rope, traitor, liar, opponent | coil, deceive, choke, hiss, lie, bet | smoothly, cunningly | quickly, summer, Scorpio |
| 8. Coffin | coffin, illness, misfortune, grave, death | mourn, grieve, get over | grave, sick, unhappy | sudden |
| 9. Bouquet | gift, friendship, flower | gift, smile, present, grow, display, receive | colorful, friendly, feeling | weeks, spring |
| 10. Scythe / Sickle | harvest, edge, fight | reap, harvest, swing, cut, cull, kill, inventory | sharp, curt, cutting | sudden, fall |
| 11. Whip / Broom | broom, whip, hardship, apology | whip, sweep, clean, apologize | painful, bleeding | awhile and drawn out |
| 12. Birds | gossip, vision, wing, flight, song, feather | fly, flap, chirp, tweet, chatter, gossip, talk, sing | feather, melodically, high | instant |
| 13. Child | child, youth, young lover, baby | beginning, fumbling, stumbling, | innocently, childlike, youthful, new | years |
| 14. Fox | job, employment, skill, | deceive, outsmart | cunning, pointed, sharp, witty, clever | days |
| 15. Bear | career, stability, | stabilize, strengthen, fight, engage, charge, carry, shoulder | strong, brown, black, stable, heavy, large, steady | months |
| 16. Stars | light, idea, dream, goal, stars | shine, illuminate, inspire, navigate, design | shiny, inspirational, far, infinite | ongoing, perennial, Aquarius |
| 17. Stork | pregnancy, birth ,baby, news, announcement | announce, birth, create, inspire, carry, hover, balance | new, fresh, feathered, balanced, tall, long | less than a year, Aries |
| 18. Dog | companion, friend, dog, pet | hold, conspire, encourage, | warm, friendly, encouraging | in good time |
| 19. Tower | building, architecture, structure | build, fortify, strengthen | modern, manmade, tall, strong, fortified | years in terms of career, for personal matters - months |
| 20. Garden | party, company, gathering, garden, group | socialize, meet, gather, grow | green, fresh, pretty, pleasant | months/warmer seasons/sunny weather |
| 21. Mountain | obstacle, problem, challenge, barrier, hurdle | scale, climb, overcome, push through, | tall, overwhelming, overshadowing, big, cold | winter, Capricorn |
| 22. Path | path, way, route, map, plan, idea, choice, two of something | choose, decide, plot, wander | paved, dirt, divided, torn | as long as it takes, based on querents actions, choices, Libra |
| 23. Mice | problems, debt, disorder, chaos, doubts | eating, gnawing, chewing, doubt, deny, lie | destructive, messy, unpleasant, disgusting, gross, unclean | quickly |
| 24. Hearts | love, romance, relationship | love, cherish | lovingly, in love with | very soon, urgent |
| 25. Ring | ring, commitment, proposal, marriage, engagement, fiance, contract, agreement, partnership | commit, promise, sign on, propose, | round, shiny, metal, forever | cyclic, 1 week, 1 month, 1 year, etc, Taurus |
| 26. Book | history, secret, knowledge, book, education, learning | journal, record, understand, learn, read | paper, ephemeral, witten | weeks to months, Pisces |
| 27. Letter | letter, news, correspondence, message, advertisement | write, plea, contact, disclose, share, inform, open, read | written, verbal, | weeks |
| 28. Man | the most significant male player in a reading | focus outward | manly | now |
| 29. Woman | the most significant female player in a reading | focus inward | feminine | now |
| 30. Lily | sex, innuendo, power, control | control, dominate, influence, master, | orange, white, sweet, sensual, sexy | perennial, months, spring |
| 31. Sun | light, idea, illumination, clarity, fire, warmth | illuminate, bring into the light, shine, warm, heat up, glow | bright, yellow, orange, high, above, warm, hot | some days, Leo |
| 32. Moon | night, dream, fantasy | fantasize, dream, fear, intimid | glow, white, full, new, crescent, scary, spooky | some nights, Cancer |
| 33. Key | door, lock, key, threshold, pivot | unlock, lock, hide, close, open, turn | precise, important, key | turning over very soon |
| 34. Fish | a wish, a desire, fish, water, money, wealth, riches, treasure | dream, desire, wish, swim, dive | deeper, wet, slippery, illusive | moving quickly, Gemini |
| 35. Anchor | roots, anchor, burden, obligation, occupation | weigh down, hold on, drop, sink, hold back | heavy, overwhelming, metal, iron | years, dragging along |
| 36. Cross | religion, cross, spirituality, health, divinity, God, doctor or nurse, afterlife | pray, practice, divine, channel, nurse, care for, transcend | spiritual, heavenly, divine, crossed, symbolic | a dedicated pace, perhaps a lifelong journey |